Links to the Best Summer Programs
These are some of the coolest summer programs around. Our list includes everything from sports, writing and engineering camps to those located on university campuses, ships and overseas.
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360° Student Travel 
Make your summer count with Community Service, Language and Adventure programs throughout the USA, Canada, Europe, Costa Rica, Belize or South Africa. A summer of substance and fun too!
Four Star Summer Camps
Academic programs for middle & high school students offering: Writing (Essay / Creative), SAT Prep & more. Small classes, fun learning, new friends - summers that last a lifetime.
A+ Summer Program
Held at Stanford University, A+ Summer is designed for motivated middle school and high school students. Our stimulating curriculum builds students' proficiency in critical thinking, logic and writing skills that are essential for success in high school and college.
Actors Workshop
Held at UC Berkeley, this studio acting program is designed for entering 7th-12th graders. Students here immerse themselves in scene work and exercises under the instruction of a top-notch faculty while seeing productions throughout the Bay Area!
Atlantic Center for the Arts
Atlantic Center for the Arts' your word: Teen Creative Writing Residency offers writers workshops and mentorship by distinguished authors in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction/memoir.
ACTeen Film Acting Academy
Audition for NYC’s 1st and most recommended teen film & theater acting conservatory. Professional working staff and graduates (currently starring in nine TV series) attest to quality training.
Alfred U. Summer Writing Institute
This dynamic program will expand your identity as a writer through intensive workshop experiences.
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
AADA alumni have been nominated for 72 Oscars, 202 Emmys and 57 Tonys. 6-Week Intensive Program. July 5 - August 12, 2005. New York. Los Angeles.
Actors Movement Studio: Summer Theater Institute
Our unique actor training offers techniques to develop the actor’s Voice, Presence, and Imagination. Work with some of the world’s most respected teachers and Guest Artists. 5 wks in NYC, begins June 1.
Art Institute of Boston
A Pre-College Session. July 6-30, 2005. The Young Artist Residency Program offers a full schedule of courses and activities for college credit. Experience Boston and college life.
Arts Camp at Long Lake
Are you looking for a fun, co-ed creative camp? This is it! Drama, dance, music, fine arts plus 3 and 6 weeks of sleep-away fun. Ages 10 to 16.
Bard College at Simon's Rock Young Writers Workshop
Since 1983 the Young Writers Workshop has offered students the opportunity to explore new directions in their writing in a supportive, collaborative environment. Daily informal writing activities lead to more polished pieces, including personal narratives, short stories, poems, and exploratory essays.
Barnard Pre-College Program
Experience college life while exploring New York City with high school students from across the country and around the world!
Beloit Summer Language
If you are serious about learning a language, come to one of the nation's finest language programs, the Center for Language Studies (CLS) at beautiful Beloit College in Wisconsin.
BIMA -The Berkshire Institute for Music and Arts
BIMA engages Jewish teens in an intensive summer arts program at Williams College to advance their skills in music (choral/jazz/chamber ensembles), creative writing, or painting.
Boston Architectural Center
A summer program for high school students entering grades 10-12 who want to explore architecture and interior design.
Broken Bridge
Immerse yourself in your art for ten days on Pomfret School’s beautiful, 500 acre, New England campus. Choose from five workshops: poetry, fiction, drawing, acting, and 3D assemblage. Make it happen.
Bryn Mawr: Writing for College
The Writing for College program is for academically talented young women ages 16 through 18.
Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp
Freely explore the performing and creative arts in a supportive, non-competitive environment with professional artists and instructors.
Camp Experts
Free summer camp and teen program advisory service. Camps, academics, travel, community service, sports, arts, specialty programs and much more.
Carnegie Mellon PreCollege
Internationally recognized for our programs in computer science, fine arts, engineering, business and the humanities. You'll find a dynamic, intense student body working very hard -- and playing hard, too!
Catholic University Summer
As a CUA Summer College student, become immersed in college life and get a head start on your college career before you finish high school!
Center for Creative Youth
Study at a 5-week intensive program at Wesleyan University. Each class will enhance your problem-solving skills in music, theater, creative writing, dance, filmmaking, and visual arts.
University of Chicago Summer
This college-preparatory program engages you in the most rigorous and rewarding study of your life.
Chop Point Summer
Great counselors, fabulous friends, adventure trips, canoeing, hiking and more. For teenagers ages 12-18.
Churchill Academy - Westminster
Take this opportunity to really experience college life and enhance your leadership skills.
College Admission Prep Camps
Held at UC Berkeley, UCLA, Tufts U. and U. San Diego, Education Unlimited offers multiple versions of this pre-college program that covers SAT Prep, Personal Statement Writing and College Counseling for students entering grades 11-12. Day Camps, 11-day, 14-day and 18-day sessions available.
College of Saint Rose Summer Academy
Our exciting Summer Academy for kids in grades 6-10 provides parents and students many different programs to choose from that are flexible and convenient.
ColoradoCollege Summer
Explore Summer at Colorado College. Earn college credit. Choose from over 60 courses from over 30 departments. Study in the beautiful Pikes Peak region in the Southwest.
Computer and Video Production Camps
Held at Stanford and UC Berkeley, students' creativity and technology skills will definitely be challenged! Computer Camp students choose a focus of Web Design or Java Programming. Video Production students work with top Bay Area professionals and start shooting on day one!
Cornell Summer
The best summer of my life!” Join other talented high school students this summer taking college-credit courses with Cornell faculty and exploring college and career options.
Cranbrook Summer Art Institute
We offer 3-week summer classes to teenagers serious about art. All abilities welcome! Classes include video, photography, architecture, sculpture and zine-making
Creative Writing Institute
Held at UC Berkeley, this two-week creative writing program is designed for entering 10th-12th graders to support their imaginative writing across literary genres. Students choose a focus of Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction, or Playwrighting.
Crow Canyon Archeological Center
Touch the Past. Archaeology Learning Adventures for teens offers a chance to experience archaeology firsthand. Have fun, make new friends, and gain experience in excavation and analysis.
Cushing Academy
A unique boarding school experience for students from across the U.S. and the world, combining challenging academics with great athletics, performing and visual arts, and excursions across New England.
Cybercamps!
A computer camp for teens, 14-18. Create video games, modify existing ones and compete in tournaments! Hands-on technology courses in Game Design, Flash MX, Robotic at universities nationwide.
Deer Hill Expeditions
Engaging young people in Wilderness Expeditions, Service and Native Cultures since 1984. Outstanding adventures and service projects in the American southwest and Costa Rica.
Duke University Youth Programs
Summer enrichment programs for students, grades 6-12. Fine arts, drama, science, creative writing, and college selection/admissions. Study with professionals, published writers, and artists.
Earlham Explore-A-College
A college-level summer program for high-schoolers. Take a class from an Earlham professor and earn 2 college credits. Classes in Sciences, Languages, Humanities, Art and Outdoor Education
East Coast College Tour
The tour allows entering 10th-12th grade students to visit and experience life at several prominent East Coast colleges. Visiting two colleges each day, students take campus tours, meet with admission representatives, and receive materials to evaluate each school.
Ensemble Theatre Community School
At ETC extraordinary people make exceptional theatre. Students study acting in classes, rehearsals and performances. ETC emphasizes collaboration. Our small size and professional faculty ensure individualized training. Beginners and experienced students are encouraged to apply.
Exploration Summer Program
Since 1977, Exploration Summer's co-ed, academic enrichment programs provide students from around the world a rewarding summer.
Focus at UC Berkeley
Held in conjunction with UC Berkeley, Summer Focus allows entering 11th-12th grade students to earn college credit while still in high school! This six-week pre-college program gives you an excellent idea of what college life will be like!
Georgetown Summer
Build academic confidence, self-awareness, and community spirit in the nation's capital.
Global Scholar Summer in International Affairs
Ahead of the Curve is a new two-week seminar on globalization at Michigan State University. The seminar is designed for talented high school students who have an interest in international affairs.
Great Summers
Experience the summer of a lifetime! Free info. and expert guidance on 800+ outstanding programs for high schoolers, from pre-college, academic, teen tour, and language, to community service and travel.
George Washington Univ. Pre-College Program
Discover GW and DC! Two residential programs enable you to explore your academic interests and college life: a 6-week for-credit program for 11th graders or 10-day mini courses for grades 9-11.
Harvard Summer School
Motivated high school students find the Harvard Summer School a challenging, rewarding, and exciting Ivy League college experience.
Design at Harvard
Our summer Career Discovery program helps you decide if a career in design is right for you and prepares you for admission to a professional degree program.
Hotchkiss Summer Portals
We accept 8-10th graders in Fall 2007 who have a strong interest in chamber music or environmental science. Hands-on instruction from well-known faculty, scholars and artists. Substantial financial aid is available.
Computer iD Tech Camps
"I like iD Tech Camps because as a teen, I got the chance to do something that people only dream of doing."
Weeklong programs at 50 prestigious universities nationwide. Video games, robotics, programming, film, Flash, and more. Mention code WD65 to save!
Weeklong programs at 50 prestigious universities nationwide. Video games, robotics, programming, film, Flash, and more. Mention code WD65 to save!
Idyllwild Arts
The Idyllwild Arts Summer Program has offered students of all ages an exciting array of performing and visual arts courses since 1950.
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Study creative writing, music, theatre arts, visual arts and dance at a summer arts camp for students ages 8-18 or an arts academy for 435 high school students.
Iowa Young Writers Studio
Join us this summer to share your work, practice craft, and improve your writing. Find out how much your writing can improve after just 2 intensive weeks!
The Jewish Museum: SummerArts
The Jewish Museum has an annual studio arts program for high schoolers, where you'll learn new approaches to painting, sculpture, videography & ceremonial arts while exploring NYC!
Johns-Hopkins Pre-College
Anxious to see a university and sample courses and campus life? This program lets you begin your college journey early.
The Juniper Institute for Young Writers at UMass
The Juniper Institute for Young Writers offers intensive fiction and poetry workshops and exposure to world-renowned authors. Write new work, revise work-in-progress, and gain insight into the creative process. Writers finishing 10th, 11th, or 12th grade are invited to apply.
Julian Krinsky Pre-College Programs
Join teens from 35+ states & 30 nations. Choose from Model UN, business, community service, fitness, cooking, and fine arts programs at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, and UPenn.
Landmark Volunteers
If you are entering 10th, 11th or 12th grade and are looking for an opportunity to expand your world through community service, you might qualify as a Landmark Volunteer.
Maine Photographic Workshops
Work with some of the world's most respected artists in photo, film, video, film acting, and digital media. Learn the latest tech and methods as you build a portfolio/reel for college apps.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Study art in the unique atmosphere of a college for the visual arts. On-campus housing is available.
Michigan Engineering
Learn java, c++, flash, web development, pocket pc, game programming, digital filmmaking, virtual reality, system administration...
Montserrat College of Art
Visual arts pre-college program for credit for high school juniors and seniors. On Boston's beautiful North Shore.
Management & Technology Summer Institute
High School Summer Program offers Introduction to Business & Engineering, Lab Experience, and Team Project Opportunities. Also, enjoy campus life and social activities.
Ocean Studies/Acadia
AIO Ocean Studies introduces you to marine science through a unique combination of biological, physical and chemical oceanography with field, offshore, and lab work.
Oxbow Summer Art Camp
NO LANYARDS MADE HERE! You get professional-level instruction, field trips, state-of-the-art indoor-outdoor studios, and lots of art, gourmet food and FUN! No applications, portfolios or previous art training needed. Ages 13-16.
Parsons Summer Programs
This summer, students from around the world will come to Parsons The New School for Design in New York and Paris to learn more about design and themselves through intensive pre-college courses.
Portsmouth Abbey
Students learn in a friendly and structured style of life and strengthen their academic position while also taking enrichment courses.
Pratt Summer
Study the fine arts, architecture, creative writing and more at this prestigious institute this summer.
Prep Camp Excel
Held at UC Berkeley, UCLA and Endicott College, this program has entering 9th-10th grade students focus on the critical skills necessary for success in high school and get a head-start on building impressive academic resumes.
Public Speaking Institute
Held at Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Tufts U. and Endicott College, our Public Speaking Institute focuses on building delivery and debate skills for entering 4th-12th graders. A one week session of the American Legal Experience offers a focus on the American judicial system.
Putney School Summer Programs
Work closely and cooperatively with professional artists, writers and performers in the visual arts, the performing arts, and creative writing on a spectacular hilltop campus in southern Vermont.
Putney Student Travel/Excel
This will be our 55th summer offering fun, challenging, active, intellectually stimulating summer programs for high school students in the U.S., Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Australia.
Ringling School of Art and Design
Explore vocab of art & design and contemporary techniques. Geared to those wanting a career in the visual arts or design, this is also great for those eager for a college environment and challenging courses.
RISD Pre-College Program
A 6-week program tailored toward highly-motivated students who want to develop their visual arts skills along with college admission portfolio pieces.
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
Summer art camps at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design for high school students who are serious about building their portfolios for college admission.
Sarah Lawrence College Programs For High School Students
Discover Sarah Lawrence's unique programs, 2-week courses in 8 fields. Whatever your interests, SLC will help you explore your passions in a supportive environment. High School courses offered in Fall and Spring too!
Savannah College of Art and Design
SCAD offers summer art camps and workshops for younger teens in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., and a precollege experience for rising high school seniors in Savannah.
SEA Education
SEA focuses on the coastal and offshore marine environment around Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Sewanee Young Writers
Been bitten by the writing bug? Visit us for two weeks of literary discussion and creation.
School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston's Pre-College Summer Studio
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's Pre-College Summer Studio--Explore painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, video, digital photography, and more while earning college credit.
SMU Talented & Gifted
SMU's Talented and Gifted Program offers intellectual challenges and exciting learning experiences to academically accelerated students completing the seventh, eighth or ninth grade.
Snow Farm Summer in Art
On our 50-acre Berkshire foothills farm, we run craft programs including glass blowing, flameworking, welded sculpture, ceramics, metalsmithing, fiber arts, woodworking, photography and painting.
Stanford Summer College
Summer students enroll in undergrad courses, earn college credits, and live in a student dormitory to gain an inside perspective on college life.
Saint Michael's College Exploration Week
Sample college life in Burlington, VT in this exciting 1-week residential program. Learn a college subject of your choice, experience the great outdoors, and participate in social and cultural events.
Summer Institute for the Gifted
SIG is the ultimate 3-wk summer program for gifted students. Great campuses and 30+ academic, performing arts and sports classes. Then show off your talent at the SIG Final Program!
Supercamp
A place to play, learn and grow through classes and outdoor challenges. Fun 8-10 day academic summer programs held on prestigious college campuses worldwide.
Syracuse Summer College
This 6-week academic program allows high school students to study, explore career interests and earn college credit.
Teton Science School
Join students from around the country on an educational adventure exploring field research, natural history, and backpacking in the Greater Yellowstone/ Teton Ecosystem.
Junior Statesman
Got a passion for politics? Immerse yourself in a dynamic experience and debate all summer.
Tufts Summer Study
An opportunity to assess your talents, interests, and values. Your experience will help you clarify your options as you prepare for the college application process.
UArts Pre-College Summer Institute
Programs for high schoolers, grades 9-11,in 23 art-related fields including everything from Advertising and Animation through Painting and Web Design.
University of Connecticut's Mentor Connection
Designed to provide you with opportunities to participate in creative projects and investigations with university mentors.
UCSD Writing Online
Designed to prepare high school students for the demands of college-level writing.
University of Dallas Summer Programs
Experience a unique combination of informed European travel and rigorous study, and earn college credit, through University of Dallas High School Summer Abroad.
UDayton Women in Engineering
Join other girls your age for total immersion in through classroom activities, participatory experiments, visits to industries and contact with practicing women engineers.
University of Maryland Young Scholars
Motivated middle and high school students pursue academic interests, study with exceptional faculty, discover career paths, experience campus life, and enjoy field trips and activities with students who share similar interests. University of Maryland--Get Ready, Get Started, Get Ahead!
University of Miami Summer Scholar
High School sophomores and juniors learn about the college experience by studying for three weeks and earning college credit at the University of Miami!
U. of Penn Summer at Penn
Summer at Penn provides among the most comprehensive and academically-stimulating credit course offerings in the U.S. on a beautiful, historic campus.
USC Summer Programs
Workshops include the The USC Young Actors Workshop and The USC Summer Science Program for Girls
The University of Virginia's Workshop for Young Writers
Work with published writers, live on the University of Virginia campus, and join a visionary artist's community. Take your writing where it's never been before.
Virtual High School
Take your summer school course online. Earn the credit you need, while getting the tan you want! Visit us at www.goVHS.org to learn more about these hot summer offerings!
Visions Service Adventures
Learn about your world. Educate yourself. Explore life in a distant community. Service immersion programs in the Americas, Caribbean West Indies, Australia.
Summer at Walnut Hill
With programs in the arts with students from around the world, Walnut Hill offers the strongest summer arts training in the nation on a beautiful campus near Boston. Ballet, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Writing.
Washington University Summer
Get a taste of college life, live in residence halls, and make new friends from around the world.
Westcoast Connection Active Teen Tours
Experience the summer of a lifetime on an active Teen Tour throughout the USA, Canada, Hawaii, Europe or Australia! Create friendships and memories that will last a lifetime!
Whale Camp
Discover yourself, writing and illustrating a book of poetry and stories, on Grand Manan Island ... with whales, dolphins, seals, puffins, eagles and your imagination.
Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing
ACA-accredited outdoor adventure camp & travel program for ages 8-18. Rock climbing, kayaking, canoeing, caving, backpacking, mountain biking & more.
Woodberry Forest Summer
In our Summer Adventure Program, grades 7-12 learn from gifted educators while focusing on one major course. It's the ideal place to experiment intellectually or just get ahead in school.
World Horizons International
Summer travel for teens includes community service, language and cultural immersion. Project locations: Iceland, Fiji, Costa Rica, Canada, Dominica, Maine, Utah, Hawaii.
Yale Summer
We seek exceptionally promising students of all backgrounds and educate them to develop their intellectual, moral, civic and creative capacities to the fullest.
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