Summer Enrichment
Summer Enrichment
Our Counseling Department has compiled a variety of summer enrichment programs designed to inspire, challenge, and support students in pursuing their interests and goals.
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Summer Discovery offers a variety of educational programs for students at universities where they are exposed to great academics, culture, sports, and residential life.
The American Culture and Language Institute (A.C.L.I) at The Hun School in Princeton is designed specifically for international students who wish to study English at an American school.
Berkeley College Pre-Collegiate Program offers you the chance to join the community of more than 250 high school students who spend their time enjoying a summer at Berkeley experiencing courses, co-curricular events and workshops planned just for you. Berkeley College Pre-Collegiate Program Website
Boston College invites talented and motivated high school students who have completed the 11th grade and have outstanding academic records immerse themselves in a campus environment that encourages academic exploration, fosters personal growth, and develops strategies for dealing with the more intense demands of college.
Brown's Pre-College courses are our most popular offerings - Students in grades 9-12 explore subjects, experience college life, and advance their studies without the pressure of grades. Brown's Pre-College Website
Exploration: Featuring more courses, activities, and trips than any other summer program, Exploration is a unique, safe, and supportive learning environment. Our students make friends from around the world, discover new interests and abilities, and have fun at every turn. Exploration Website
Georgetown University Summer Programs: The Institutes at Georgetown University offer high school students an eight-day immersion into one of five subject areas: Medicine, Law, Science, Politics, and Arts and Humanities. Here, you will have the opportunity to explore what interests you in an accelerated, hands-on environment while experiencing campus life and the excitement of Washington, DC. Also offered is a Summer Honors Intensive, Summer College Courses and College Prep. Applications are due April 15th! Georgetown University Summer Program Webiste
Mercer County Community College offers a variety of credit and non-credit courses: Mercer County Community College Website
NYU Precollege offers rising high school juniors and seniors in the New York Metro area an opportunity to experience academic and student life at New York University. NYU Precollege Website
Rutgers Summer Session at the New Brunswick campus offers high school students the opportunity to take courses that will help students gain competitive advantage for admissions to your top-choice university, earn credits toward a university degree, check out possible majors, take courses with college students on a major university campus, take a prerequisite for an advanced course.
Stanford University High School Summer College offers courses during Summer quarter for advanced high school students. Stanford Website
The Summer Institute for the Gifted offers residential and day programs for gifted and talented students in grades K through 11 at various colleges and universities. The Summer Institute Website
Syracuse University's Summer College for High School Students at Syracuse University offers credit and non credit 2, 3 and 6 week academic programs allow you to explore your college options in a variety of subjects before you graduate from high school. All programs are designed to give you a realistic view of undergraduate coursework.
TCNJ welcomes academically talented rising high school juniors and seniors as participants
Tufts Summer Study is a precollege program for rising high school juniors and seniors. Summer is a time to relax, but it's also a time to look ahead to what comes after high school. Challenge yourself this summer by enrolling in a unique program at a premier institution. Make the most of your time this summer, consider a career, or continue your academic journey.
The Young Scholars Program invites high school students from throughout the U.S. and the world to an amazing pre-college experience at the University of Maryland. Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors with exceptional ability and promise pursue academic interests, discover career opportunities, and earn three university credits. This summer, be part of an international, multicultural community and experience university life at Maryland. The Young Scholars Program Website
University of Pennsylvania Pre College Program allows talented high school juniors and seniors earn college credit taking arts and sciences and engineering classes with regular undergraduates. Participants experience the demands of college coursework and can choose to live on campus or commute.
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eCamps offers athletic camps in Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Squash, Tennis and Polo. eCamps Website
Peddie School offers a variety of athletic camps: Basketball, Triathlon Clinic, Golf, Sports Leadership, Lacrosse, Rowing and Nike Tennis.
Princeton University Sports Camps offers camps for young athletes in 22 sports. Today Princeton University hosts about 60 camps annually, with more than 7,000 athletes from around the world in attendance. Princeton University Website
Wharton Sports Business Academy is a program will teach students about ownership, sports agents, and celebrity endorsements as they meet and learn from leaders in the sports business world. This program examines various academic disciplines, such as management, law, negotiation, marketing and leadership, as they apply to the sports industry with an overview of the business and legal aspects of various intercollegiate, Olympic and professional sports enterprises. Wharton Sports Website
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Baruch College Entrepreneurship Academy is committed to cultivating and preparing driven and high caliber students who are interested in considering a future designing and building engines of creativity for society and the marketplace. The fundamental objective of the Entrepreneurship Academy is to provide the grounding and exposure to prepare students to begin to think critically about how ideas are ushered to reality. Baruch College Entrepreneurship Academy Website
Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, Camp LeBow offers an introduction to business education through exceptional summer programs designed for outstanding high school students with an interest in business. Camp LeBow offers the opportunity to maximize and develop the business and leadership skills sought after by employers and college admissions officers. Drexel University's LeBow College of Business Website
The PricewaterhouseCoopers Accounting Careers Leadership Institute (the Institute) is a week-long, hands-on opportunity for Latino/a and African American or Black juniors (rising seniors) in high school to learn more about the accounting profession and about the key role accountants play in society. Throughout the program, students work directly with Bryant University faculty, staff, and students, as well as professionals from
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) – the largest professional services firm in the world.The PricewaterhouseCoopers Accounting Careers Leadership Institute Website
UPenn's Leadership in the Business Worls (LBW) Program enables rising high school seniors to learn about leadership in the 21st century and provides participants with insight into the future of the business world. UPenn's Leadership in the Business Worls (LBW) Program Website
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DeSales offers students an introduction to the theories and techniques of digital movie making.
Fashion Institute of Technology offers classes for high school students to explore art and design, business and technology majors and develop art and design portfolios. Fashion Institute of Technology Website
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising offers high school students an opportunity to take sample classes and explore the world of design and entertainment for 3 days in the summer.
Moore offers art and design courses for boys and girls, young men and women in 1st through 12th grades. The Young Artists Workshop allows beginner and advanced students to learn new skills in a vibrant artistic environment. The Summer Art & Design Institute is a pre-college residential program for young women to immerse themselves in college level studio courses while earning 3 college credits. Moore Website
NYU offers students summer programs at Tisch School of the Arts. WEBSITE
School of Visual Arts' Pre-College Program is designed for high school students who want to enhance their creative skills, learn more about a particular field of art, develop a portfolio, and/or experience the challenges and triumphs that exist at one of the most dynamic colleges. School of Visual Arts' Pre-College Program Website
Tyler School of Art at Temple University offers excitement of creating art, many of these quick intense workshops are a fun way to focus on exploring new media and techniques. For students planning to apply to an art school, this is an opportunity to acquire work in a variety of media that is suitable for use in portfolio presentations. The workshops provide a time and place where student artists can immerse themselves in a studio experience on a college campus.
UPenn Art & Architecture Summer is a rigorous four-week, non-credit program consisting of intensive study in one of the following concentrations: animation, architecture, filmmaking, drawing and painting, sculpture, and photography.
Performing Arts:
McCarter Theatre offers a musical theatre summer program for those in grades 9-10 and a Shakespeare summer program for grades 9-12.
NYU offers students summer programs at Steinhardt Art, Music and Theater. NYU Website
Princeton School of Rock offers Summer Boot Camps for musicians ages 7-18 who want an immersive summer day camp experience. Students spend one to two full weeks working in a hands-on atmosphere honing their performance and ensemble expertise as well as learning valuable music industry-related skills.Princeton School of Rock Website
The Rutgers University Summer Acting Conservatory is a four-week program designed to allow high school students the opportunity to experience intensive, professional actor training taught by accomplished professionals within the context of a college environment. The Rutgers University Summer Acting Conservatory Website
US Performing Arts Camps has multiple programs that benefit students in outstanding training, improved skills, college recruitment and admissions, increased self-esteem and on-going mentoring. Programs available are in acting for the camera, acting for the stage, television acting, dance, college auditions, playwriting/screenwriting, musical theater, sitcom writing/production, Set Design and USPA Glee Camp. Locations include Florida State University, Georgetown University, Ohio State University, Oberlin College, Pepperdine University, Texas Christian University, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Massachusetts, University of Miami and Webster University. US Performing Arts Camps Website
Westminster Conservatory offers a variety of music and performing camps for toddlers through high school and adults. We welcome students with or without previous experience. Westminster Conservatory Website
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Brown offers their Leadership Institute program to help students better understand global challenges: health, environmental destruction, conflicts and wars, poverty, mass immigration, global security, and human rights abuses. Brown Website
Discovery Pre-College Enrichment Programs. Discovery Website
Eleanor Roosevelt Girls’ Leadership Workshop (GLW) delivers programs each summer to educate, empower, and activate adolescent girls to become the next generation of social justice leaders.
Global Scholar is an intensive two-week academic enrichment program that offers rising high school juniors and seniors to chance to pursue college-level coursework in international affairs. Held at a university in exciting Washington, DC, the program prepares students to be successful thinkers and leaders.Global Scholar Website
Government Internships and Enrichment Programs. Government Website
Junior Statesmen Summer School offers a challenging, dynamic academic experience for students who have a passion for politics and government at Georgetown, Princeton, Yale and Stanford. Junior Statesmen Summer School Website
The National Student Leadership Conference is sponsored by the National Student Leadership Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan, education organization, the NSLC provides students with the opportunity to experience life on a college campus; develop essential leadership skills; and explore a future career through exciting simulations, exclusive site visits and interactive meetings with renowned leaders in their chosen field. The National Student Leadership Conference Website
TCNJ's Bonner Fellows Program is a nationally renowned organization that fosters community service on college campuses. The College of New Jersey is privileged to have a partnership with this extraordinary organization. The Bonner Center at TCNJ focuses on learning through community service—we call it community engaged learning. As a Summer Bonner Fellow, students will learn and serve with college students from one of the best “domestic peace corps” programs in the country. You’ll live on one of the most beautiful campuses in the region, earn four college credits, meet like-minded students, as well as build your service portfolio for high school graduation requirements or college applications.
TCNJ's Urban Teacher Academy (UTA) is offered to high school juniors interested in pursuing careers in urban education.
UPenn's International Leadership Program will introduce students to the dynamic field of international relations and equip you with the critical skills needed for future global leadership. We have designed a creative multi-faceted approach that blends world events and history with leadership and current issues.UPenn's International Leadership Program Website
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Baruch College Pre-Med Academy introduces outstanding high school students to the world of medicine. The courses offered give students and opportunity to explore a wide range of topics in medicine and health care and discuss important issues impacting the field today. Applicants should be strong students with at least a B high school average as they prepare for understanding the need for a robust college curriculum and the competitive nature of the medical school admissions process. The fundamental objective of the Pre Med Academy is to provide the grounding and exposure to prepare students to begin to think constructively about their college curriculum and medical school for a vocation in medical practice or research.Baruch College Pre-Med Academy Website
The Health Careers Institute at Dartmouth provides incoming 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students with opportunities to explore health careers and, of course, have fun! The primary purpose of the Health Careers Institute is to allow students to explore a wide range of career possibilities in the field of health care, while learning about important issues and topics in health care today. The Health Careers Institute at Dartmouth Website
Drexel's Mini-Med Summer Camp is a unique, 5 week program open to academically gifted high school students with an interest in pursuing a career as a physician. This program will expose the students to clinical, didactic and research aspects of medicine. Drexel's Mini-Med Summer Camp Website
Drexel University College of Medicine provides paid Summer Research Internships (HSSRI) to students from area high schools with an interest in biomedical research. Drexel University College of Medicine Website
The National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (NYLF/MED) introduces outstanding high school students to the world of medicine. This 10-day program familiarizes students with professionals from some of the nation’s top medical centers and faculty from renowned institutions of learning.
Penn State College of Medicine is offering this lecture series for high school students to learn more about important trends in medicine and health. College of Medicine faculty will provide in-depth lectures on important issues and advances in medicine and research. Penn State College of Medicine Website
UPenn Nursing Summer Institute offers a unique 4-week intensive program for rising high school juniors and seniors that features cutting-edge research, the latest advances in virtual learning and clinical experience in Philadelphia’s top hospitals. As the only undergraduate Ivy League nursing school, Penn is recognized world-wide for setting the standard of academic excellence in this field. Working with Penn faculty and classmates from around the world, students will enjoy an innovative classroom curriculum that covers health care topics such as current epidemics, genetics, bioethics and emergency nursing. UPenn Nursing Summer Institute Website
The Veterinary School at the University of Pennsylvania offers a summer program for high school students (11th and 12th graders) and is an exciting experience held during the summer. This is a day program of one week sessions. Three sessions have been designed specifically for college students and two sessions have been designed for high school students. The program has been created for those who are interested in the science of veterinary medicine.
The Veterinary School at the University of Pennsylvania will again offer a summer program for both college and high school students (11th and 12th graders). The Veterinary Exploration Through Science (VETS) program is an exciting experience held during the summer. This is a day program of one week sessions. Three sessions have been designed specifically for college students and two sessions have been designed for high school students. The program has been created for those who are interested in the science of veterinary medicine.
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Brown's Environmental Leadership Lab (BELL) Program draws from a variety of academic disciplines including biology, chemistry, geology, physics, engineering, economics and leadership theory. BELL Program Website
The Columbia University Science Honors Program (SHP) is a highly selective program for high school students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades who have a strong interest in science and mathematics. Classes are held at Columbia from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturdays throughout the academic year in physical, chemical, biological, behavioral and computing sciences as well as pure and applied mathmatics. Applicants must apply online. The program is available only to students who attend high schools in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut and who live within a 75-mile radius of the Columbia campus.
Hofstra University's Summer Science Research Program offers high school students opportunities in science research under the guidance of professionals in science and mathematics. Now in its ninth year, HUSSRP provides selected research-oriented high school students the opportunity to work with our science faculty during the summer in an on campus research program. Hofstra University's Summer Science Research Program Website
NASA'S The Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience (INSPIRE) is a multitier year-round program designed for students in ninth to 12th grade who are interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, education and careers.
UPenn's Teen Research and Education in Environmental Science (TREES) Program is a unique summer research and mentorship program offering hands-on environmental research opportunities to motivated high school students. Each summer, approximately six high school students work one-on-one with mentors on projects that they choose and design. TREES Website
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Drexel University Computing Academy: five-week, residential summer learning experience at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Through DUCA, students share an authentic college experience, exploring information technology, computer science, business, and digital arts & media through interactive, group projects and labs, all while living in a residence hall, eating at University dining facilities, exploring Philadelphia, and, best of all, making new friends.Students who successfully complete DUCA and subsequently enroll at Drexel University will receive a $3,000 renewable scholarship.
iD Tech offer technology camps and summer intensives covering various technology areas. iD Tech Website
iD Visual Arts Academy offers intensive courses in filmmaking, photography and web design. iD Visual Arts Academy Website
NASA'S The Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience (INSPIRE) is a multitier year-round program designed for students in ninth to 12th grade who are interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, education and careers.INSPIRE Website
NJIT offers student programs in STEM careers (science, technology, engineering and math)
PROMYS at Boston University is a six-week summer program at Boston University designed to encourage motivated high school students to explore the creative world of mathematics in a supportive community of peers, counselors, research mathematicians, and visiting scientists. PROMYS Website
Storming Robots, LLC has a variety of programs for those interested in robotics. Storming Robots, LLC Website
TCNJ (Website) offers Summer Camps in Civil Engineering and Robotics:
UPenn's Summer Academy in Applied Science & Technology (SAAST) is an experience for-credit, college-level coursework at Penn Engineering that combines sophisticated theory with hands-on experience in cutting edge technologies. Choose one of six high-tech courses: Biotechnlogy, Computer Graphics, Computer Programming, Nanotechnology, Robotics, and Technology and Democracy. SAAST Website
US Performing Arts Camps has multiple programs that benefit students in outstanding training, improved skills, college recruitment and admissions, increased self-esteem and on-going mentoring. Programs available are in Digital Film Making, Animation and Design Camp. Locations include Florida State University, Georgetown University, Ohio State University, Oberlin College, Pepperdine University, Texas Christian University, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Massachusetts, University of Miami and Webster University. WEBSITE
Widener's Engineering Summer Camp was developed by engineering faculty at Widener to introduce high school students to the field of engineering in a nurturing, noncompetitive, "hands-on" environment.
Women in Sciences and Engineering Institute (WISE) promotes the representation and diversity of women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. WISE Website
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Baruch College Pre-Law Academy is committed to cultivating and preparing high caliber students who are interested in a future in the legal profession. Applicants should be strong students with at least a B high school average as they prepare for understanding the competitive nature of the law school admissions process. The fundamental objective of the Pre Law Academy is to provide the grounding and exposure to prepare students to begin to think critically about admission to the nation's top law schools for a career in practice, research or service. Baruch College Pre-Law Academy Website