Summer Opportunities

Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

• June 19 - July 1, 2022 (Summer Journalism Institute) 
• June 5 - June 17, 2022 (Social Media Boot Camp)
• June 5 - June 17, 2022 (Media Innovation Camp) 
• July 17 - July 30, 2022 (Cronkite Sports Broadcast Boot Camp) 

Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host two-week, in-person camps over the summer that will focus on teaching popular majors like broadcast and digital journalism, sports broadcasting, digital media innovation, and social media. All are taught by award-winning faculty and leading journalism professionals. Students will stay on campus in the Taylor Place residence hall on ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus, and live and work with other student journalists from across the U.S. 

Boston University Summer Term High School Programs

Five pre-college programs are being offered, each of which provides rigorous and collaborative college life experiences that will enable students to gain a strong sense of their personal and academic potential. 

HIGH SCHOOL HONORS is a six-week residential, commuter, or online program in which students take Boston University undergraduate courses and earn up to eight transferable college credits. Students must be entering their junior or senior year of high school in fall 2022.  

RISE INTERNSHIP/PRACTICUM is a six-week, non-credit residential or commuter program in which students conduct scientific research in a university lab under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students must be entering their senior year of high school in fall 2022.  

ACADEMIC IMMERSION (AIM) is a three-week, non-credit residential program for students to focus intensively on a single academic topic while experiencing life on a college campus. This summer, they are offering three AIM tracks:  Introduction to Experimental Psychology, Introduction to Medicine and Creative Writing. Each track combines classroom work in the subject area with experiential learning activities. Students must be entering their junior or senior year of high school in fall 2022.  

SUMMER CHALLENGE  is a two-week residential or online program in which students take two non-credit seminars of their choice and experience college life. Students must be entering their sophomore, junior or senior year of high school in fall 2022.  

SUMMER PREVIEW is a one-week, non-credit residential or commuter program in which students explore one subject of interest while previewing the college experience. Students must be entering eighth grade or their freshman or sophomore year of high school in fall 2022.       

Bucknell Academy Summer Experience

June 26 - July 1, 2022 

Bucknell Academy Summer Experience is a collaborative residential experience where students are invited to explore the value of a liberal arts perspective in making challenging decisions to improve today's world. Students will experience interdisciplinary study from top tier professors while challenging their thought processes. This year's theme is The Anthropocene: How have humans permanently changed the planet and what do we do about it? 

Colorado College's Pre-College Program

• July 11 - 27 (Pre-College)

This summer's offerings include Human Kinesiology, Feminist & Gender Studies, Economics, Art History, Geology, English, Political Science, Sociology and a Cross Genre Writing Workshop. Classes will be held in-person and students will live on-campus and participate in Colorado College's residential experience. 

Columbia University Pre-College Programs

This program offers exceptional students the opportunity to experience the college classroom through course offerings that are engaging and rigorous, meet like-minded peers, and explore New York City through co-curricular activities.   

Costa Rica Internship

Students get to experience first hand the impacts that they can make for other living creatures at an animal rescue sanctuary. They will also be working alongside a local community, furthering their sustainability education and learning skills such as carbon neutrality through tree planting.

CSI Experience

June 19 - 23, 2022

Are you fascinated by criminal behavior and crime scene investigations? Do you want to learn how detectives solve crimes, interview individuals, detect deception, and analyze evidence? Then come participate in this interactive, hands-on experience with former FBI agents, state police commanders, prosecutors, judges, first responders, and criminal investigators with decades of experience in narcotics, homicide, cyber, tracking, crisis management, behavioral analysis, and a variety of other public safety and disaster-related investigations. For further information about the program, contact Jill Joline Myers, the director of the School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration, at 309-298-1038. You can also visit wiu.edu/summeryouth.  

Foresight Prep Summer Leadership Institute

June 26 - July 23, 2022 

Foresight Prep equips high school students passionate about social justice, the climate crisis, and creating change with the tools, insight and perspective to take action on urgent issues, and pursue future education and career paths as change-makers. Explore diverse approaches to creating change including: Community Organizing and Social Justice Movement Building, Sustainable Community Development, Urban Design and Planning, Social Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Policymaking and Electoral Activism and The Arts as a Vehicle for Change.  

Georgetown University Summer Programs

Georgetown's Summer High School Programs offer an immersive learning experience that provides the tools needed for college success. Ranging in length from one to eight weeks, their programs span a wide range of subjects, covering everything from forensic science and politics to creative writing and data science. You will have the opportunity to meet classmates from around the world and earn college credit.  

Gettysburg College's Summer Programs

Gettysburg College is excited to offer several opportunities for high school juniors and sophomores to attend academic programs and athletic camps over the summer months.  Please check their website for their program options and varied dates throughout the summer. 

Hawaii Internship

Students engage in hands-on work with local Hawaiian organizations, each doing meaningful work in the area of environmental sustainability. They will learn how their work impacts the local environment and contributes to environmental sustainability on a global scale.  

Joy of Coding

• June 22 - August 3, 2022  (Online Course) 

The Joy of Coding is an online course specially created for anyone who wants to experience first hand the power and thrill of coding computers to do amazing things. Created with high school students in mind, it is a great way for anyone to step into the wondrous world of coding. The course includes weekly video lectures, reading and coding assignments.  No prior coding experience is required. 

Norwich University Honors Program

This program provides a framework for exploration of the complexity of the world's most challenging problems through an applied experiential learning process, offering an academic experience encompassing the following core elements: customized opportunities for enhanced academic growth, learning community of like-minded peers, one-on-one faculty mentorship over the student's tenure in the honors program, individualized hands-on research experience and prestigious honors designation upon graduation.    

Pacific Discovery

June 30 - July 20, 2022 

Journeys to Hawaii or Costa Rica with authentic cultural immersion, rewarding service-learning volunteer projects and inspiring adventures. They provide opportunities for meaningful connections with local people, pushing personal boundaries, and gaining knowledge of a country or region's history, societies and environments, facilitated by their knowledgeable program instructors. At the end of the program, students walk away with a certificate of completion that shows the contact hours of the internship. These summer internships programs are suitable for high school students, ideally 15-17 years of age.

Parsons Paris Fashion and Luxury

Parsons online pre-college programs help students ages 13 and older explore their interests. Through participating in their courses, students can find out if their interests could lead to a college major or even a career. Parsons is a global leader in fashion industry education. Their aim is to help students develop a signature voice in this evolving field while learning methods for bringing beautiful, responsibly made and relevant work to light.  

2022 PREFACE Program at Rensselaer

• June 27, 2022 - July 12, 2022 

PREFACE is a summer program for talented students who have been historically under-represented in science, engineering, and the technological fields, and who express a strong early interest in pursuing careers in these areas. This year's program will take place virtually weekdays during the above mentioned dates.  

Reynolds Young Writers Workshop at Denison

• June 19 - 26, 2022 

The Reynolds Young Writers Workshop at Denison is an energizing eight-day program for motivated high school students (rising juniors and seniors) who love to write. For nearly 30 years, the Reynolds Workshop has brought together young writers who are passionate about writing and eager to connect to a close-knit community of writing friends. The workshop is held every June on the beautiful campus of Denison University, a leading liberal arts college, in the village of Granville, Ohio.  

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Summer Session Dates: 

• Ten-Week Session: May 31 - August 14 
• Five-Week Session: May 31 - July 2  
• Five-Week Session: July 6 - August 9 
• One-Week Intensives: August 1 - 5, August 8 - 12 or August 15 - 19 

Join the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for one of their Adult Continuing Education courses. Enjoy the flexibility and convenience of learning from wherever you are or choose an on-campus course for an in-person experience. Students from around the world and right here in Chicago are joining for courses taught by their acclaimed faculty.  

Summer Leadership Academy at Mount Mary University

• June 19 - June 24, 2022 

Mount Mary University's Summer Leadership Academy is a great opportunity for your female students to build confidence, develop professionalism and get ready for college. The Summer Leadership Academy has been re-imagined and expanded into six-day, five-night residential program. The academy's new format offers many of the most popular leadership sessions from past academies. However, this summer students will take a deeper dive into career pathways. They will learn about confidence, importance of sisterhood, finding the right fit in a college, racial dynamics as a leader and careers that best fit their interests. Students will choose a career pathway in arts and design, humanities and business or STEM, where they'll spend the week learning about the programs and pathways available within each area of study through tons of hands-on-activities.   

TCU's Analytics Academy

July 17 - 22, 2022 

The Neeley Analytics Initiative and the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University are excited to introduce the Neeley Analytics Academy for the summer of 2022. The Analytics Academy will be a one-week residential program for high school students entering grades 10-12.  Neeley Analytics Academy brings students to campus for a hands-on experience focusing on data analytics and market research. Strong math skills, a record of scholastic achievement, leadership skills, and motivation and interest in analytics and problem solving are required. 

TCU High School Summer Analytics Camp

Texas Christian University offers a new one-week, on-campus summer program that introduces high school students to the exciting world of analytics, its impact on their daily lives and how it has changed industries.  

Tufts University Online Summer Program for Pre-Vet Students

• July 11 - July 15, 2022 (Session #1) 
• July 25 - July 29, 2022 (Session #2) 

This is an exciting and intensive program where students can explore the wide variety of careers available within veterinary medicine, and work together virtually with faculty and veterinary students.  

For students who are trying to determine whether veterinary medicine is the right career path, this is a great way to gain a deeper understanding of the profession. The program is also helpful for students who have already decided on a future in veterinary medicine, as it allows them to collaborate with current veterinary students and explore important topics within the field.   

United States Naval Academy STEM Program 2022

Science Technology Engineering Mathematics  

• Session 1: - Rising 9th Graders (June 6 - 11)
• Session 2: - Rising 10th Graders (June 13 - 18) 
• Session 3: - Rising 11th Graders (June 20 - 24) 

Thinking of a career as a coder, game developer, designer or robotics engineer? Engineering is all about creating, building and making things better. So what does it take to be an engineer? If you like math and science, you are off to a great start. If you enjoy discovering new things, solving problems, and learning how things work, even better. Creativity, persistence and the desire to make the world a better place are also important qualities. Becoming an engineer requires hard work and a good education. Their Naval Academy summer program will be a great start to your career in science and engineering.

Applications are now open. Use the link above to apply.  When applying, be sure to use an email address that is checked often. All correspondence will be sent via email. In addition, no recommendations for the STEM program are accepted. 

Please note, their session dates are based on their midshipmen training schedule and facility availability. They are aware that these dates conflict with some schools, but, unfortunately, they are the only dates available to them.  Sessions vary by grade level and students may only attend the designated session for their grade. 

If you have any questions, please contact Captain Mike Mazurczak, United States Naval Academy Blue and Gold Liaison Officer, at 630-936-9027 or email him at mmazu@aol.com.    

United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar 2022

2022 Session Dates: 

• Session 1: - (June 4 - 9) - Session 2: - (June 11 - 16) - Session 3: (June 18 - 23) 

The United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar is a fast-paced, six-day experience for high achievers who have completed their junior year in high school. Summer Seminar teaches you about life at the Naval Academy, where academics, athletics and professional training play equally important roles in developing our nation's leaders. If you think that you may be interested in pursuing an appointment to the top Public Liberal Arts College in America and the #5 engineering undergraduate program in 2021 according to U.S. News and World Report, as well as serving your country as an officer, you should seriously consider attending the Naval Academy's Summer Seminar. 

Please note the application is not first come, first served. Please gather all of the required information before applying. Applications are now open. Be sure to apply with an email address that you check often, as all correspondence will be sent via email. Please note they do not accept recommendations for Summer Seminar.   

Please also note that their session dates are based on their midshipmen training schedule. While they are aware that these dates conflict with some schools, they are the only dates available. If you are not able to attend a session due to conflicts, please indicate this information when asked on the application. Students who request to change sessions after selection are not guaranteed admission to the new session. 

If you have any questions, please contact Captain Mike Mazurczak, United States Naval Academy Blue and Gold Liaison Officer, at 630-936-9027 or email him at mmazu@aol.com.

University College Dublin High School Summer Program

• July 6 - 21, 2022 

The UCD High School Summer Program is an enrichment program designed specifically for North American students who are interested in learning more about Irish history and culture, and may be considering the possibility of applying to universities in Ireland for their undergraduate degrees. Through a series of taught lectures and interactive workshops at UCD, they introduce students to the academic culture in Ireland and the variety of subjects they can study.  They also introduce students to Ireland's rich history and cultural identity through field trips around Dublin and the Irish countryside. At the end of the two weeks, they hope the students will have found that the academic programs and vibrant cultural heritage will be a great fit for future studies.  

Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis offers a variety of summer programs, allowing students to explore academics and campus life at WashU.  

Olin Business School Programs:

• Olin Fleischer Scholars Program: July 10 - 16, 2022 
• BOLD@Olin: July 17 - 23, 2022  
• Gateway to Business Program: July 17 - 22, 2022  

Arts & Sciences Programs:

• High School Summer Scholars Program: July 17 - August 19, 2022 
• High School Summer Academy: June 12 - July 16, 2022 
• High School Summer Launch: July 10 - 16, 2022  

Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Programs:

• Architecture Discovery Program:July 10 - 23, 2022 
• Portfolio Plus Program: July 10 - 30, 2022 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Flexible Summer Program

This program gives students the chance to build in-demand skills, engage with like-minded students, and dive into a STEM discipline of their choosing at their state-of-the-art campus or online from the comfort of home.