Thursday, September 9, 2021

Science, Technology, Math, and Engineering Summer Programs for Middle and High School Students

 

Date: July
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Tuition: $1000 -- Early bird special: $800 (for payments made before June 1). Tuition includes all art materials, such as sketchbook, watercolors, VR viewer for smartphones, etc.
Scholarships are available through the generosity of sponsors such as Prellwitz Chilinski Associates, Inc. and Robert Houseman. These grants help the BAC continue its mission to diversify the design professions while fostering the next generation through hands-on engagement.

Students in 11th and 12th grade who complete the BAC Summer Academy program earn 1.5 college credits, and are eligible for a $2,000 scholarship towards one of the BAC's undergraduate programs.

 Boston Leadership Academy

Grades: 7-12

Take part in our award-winning summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) teen academic programs. Gifted students will engage in experimental research & take exciting field trips. Topics include Biology, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Robotics, STEM Entrepreneurship, and more.

One-week programs allow students with limited free time the opportunity to dive into a unique STEM subject. These are also an excellent way to mix and match several subjects, helping students decide what they feel most passionate about.

Three-week research programs offer an exclusive opportunity for high school students to study at an advanced level. Whether it’s in the lab, on a field trip to Boston’s famed facilities, or presenting their individual project to the class, BLI three-week students join an elite group who experience college-level academia before graduating from high school.

One-week edge programs offer students the chance to get ahead of the curve when preparing for math, science, or AP courses. Whether it’s to get a better score in geometry, get a five in AP Biology, or to strive in Physics, Edge programs will prepare you for that task.

SCIENCE: For students who envision themselves making discoveries in the lab or developing groundbreaking cures, a three-week research program will be a dream come true. Not only do the Science programs allow students the opportunity to clock hours upon hours in the lab, but many are BLI’s flagship programs. Having been honed over time and led by teachers with incomparable lists of accomplishments, these programs are perfect for the future scientist.

ENGINEERING/TECH: Given that engineering is one of the most lucrative career paths, it does a student well to select this area of study early on. BLI offers programs in robotics, aerodynamics, mechanics, and more, all of which require students to develop advanced critical thinking skills and techniques. Whether it be an airplane or a prosthetic limb, high school students rarely have the opportunity to study the inner-workings of our most fascinating technology like they do in BLI’s Engineering programs.

MEDICINE: For students on the pre-med track, there is no better credential to add to a college application than a three-week, competitive admissions research program. Students may practice suturing skills, emergency procedures, or anatomy research, spending hours each day in the lab assisted by experienced TAs and outstanding instructors. Future medical students will thrilled by the active, hands-on nature of BLI’s Medicine programs.

Boston University: STEM Programs

Grades: 7-12

BU Summer Term High School offers five unique programs. You can earn college credit, discover new subject areas, perform cutting-edge research, or immerse yourself in hands-on learning.

STEM subjects offered include Biology, Pre-Med, Neuroscience, Abnormal and Experimental Psychology, Chemistry of Medicine, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology, Infectious Diseases, and more.  

High School Honors: Motivated students currently in their sophomore or junior year enroll in BU undergraduate courses, earning up to eight college credits. On campus or online. Six weeks. Residential or commuter.

Research in Science and Engineering (RISE): Academically accomplished current juniors conduct university-level research in state-of-the-art laboratories and gain valuable insight into the scientific process. Six weeks. Residential or commuter.

Academic Immersion (AIM): Current sophomores and juniors focus intensively on one subject combining classroom work with experiential learning activities. Topics for 2021: Introduction to Experimental Psychology, Introduction to Medicine, and Creative Writing. Three weeks. Residential only.

Summer Challenge: Current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors select two non-credit BU seminars that include lectures, discussions, project-based assignments, and field trips. Two weeks. Residential only.

Summer Preview: Current seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade students spend a week studying one subject of interest. Small class sizes ensure individual attention. One Week. Residential or commuter.

Brandeis University: Pre-College Program

Grades: 9-12

Brandeis University’s Precollege Online Program offers flexible, online courses in Climate Change, Civil Litigation, Women’s Health and Global Health for high school students. You’ll learn from Brandeis University professors, be mentored by a Brandeis student, and earn a Certificate of Completion.

The courses are 100% online and almost entirely asynchronous, meaning that you can complete the course whenever it works with your schedule. There will be 30 hours of overall course time over 2 or 4 weeks, depending on the session you choose, including video lessons, unit assignments, and sessions with your mentor.

The four courses offered are:

  • Climate Change: Inside the Science and Advocacy
  • Civil Litigation: Go Behind the Scenes of a Lawsuit
  • Women’s Health: Biology and Wellness 
  • Global Health: When the World Gets Sick

The Case Western Reserve University Pre-College Program offers flexible, online courses in the origins of the universe and social entrepreneurship for high school students. You’ll learn from CWRU instructors, be mentored by a current student or alumnus, and earn a Certificate of Completion.

Case University: Pre-College Programs

Grades: 9-12

About Case Western Reserve University

  • CWRU is known as one of the country’s premier research institutions, preparing ambitious students for successful futures in the arts, business, engineering, humanities, natural sciences, nursing and social sciences.
  • At Case Western Reserve, ranked 18th in the world for contributions to innovation*,  we prepare students to invent, create, design and engineer answers to real-world challenges—then they take prize-winning solutions to market. *Nature Index Innovation

About the Case Western Reserve Pre-College Program

The CWRU Pre-College Program courses are 100% online and almost entirely asynchronous, meaning that you can complete the course whenever your schedule allows. There will be about 30 hours of overall course time over two or four weeks, depending on the session you choose, which includes engaging recorded video lessons, unit assignments, and live sessions with your mentor. 

The four courses offered are: 

  • Engineering: From 2D Sketch to 3D Model
  • Computer Science: An Introduction to Digital Technology
  • Astrophysics and Evolutionary Biology: The Origins of Life
  • Social Entrepreneurship: The Business of Helping Others

Columbia University: Pre-College Program

Grades: 9-12

Enjoy rigorous academic programs for high school students. Experience college life, meet motivated high school students from all over the world, broaden your worldview, and earn an official Columbia University Statement of Attendance. Programs are offered in NYC, Barcelona and Middle East.

Open to students entering grades 9 through 12 and freshman year of college, the program combines academic rigor and instructional excellence with lively extracurricular offerings and careful supervision and support.

DigiPen Academy

Grades: 9-12

Students in the Pre-College Program will get a feel for what it’s like to take college courses at DigiPen and learn what it takes to be successful in the game industry.

During this four-week program, mornings are dedicated to learning core concepts from our faculty-level instructors, and afternoons are spent in their project lab, where students get to immerse themselves in the roles of programmers, game designers, artists, music and sound designers.

Students receive grades for their Pre-College classes, plus a final transcript that can be included in their application to DigiPen. Any student who successfully completes the Pre-College Program and matriculates to DigiPen Institute of Technology within three years will receive a credit equal to the Pre-College Program tuition to apply toward their first-semester tuition as a freshman.

Prerequisites

Participants must be at least 16, entering their Junior or Senior year of high school, or have graduated high school within the last 18 months. Computer Science students are expected to have successfully completed Algebra 2, and we recommend music students have some experience playing an instrument.

Engineering Summer Academy at Penn

Grades: 10-12

The Engineering Summer Academy at Penn offers a unique summer opportunity for a select group of motivated and talented high school students.  Experience rigorous and challenging college-level studies at our high-tech, ivy-league program in the heart of Philadelphia!

Whether students are local to the area or hail from halfway around the world, we welcome them to explore what the Engineering Summer Academy at Penn - University of Pennsylvania has to offer. ESAP is designed to provide exceptional STEM students the opportunity to explore the field of Engineering before applying to college. Situated on our historic Philadelphia campus, right in the heart of the city, pre-college students can also take advantage of the vast array of activities and resources available to the Penn community.

Coursework incorporates exciting STEM subjects and material. High school students enroll in one of our six offered courses:

  • Biotechnology - In this course, students will learn some of the fundamentals of molecular biology and have the chance to do hands-on genetic engineering. Students apply what they learn in the classroom by performing molecular cloning experiments in the laboratory.  A group research project and journal club discussions round out this enriching course.  Eligible students should have at least 1 year’s coursework in Biology and Chemistry.
  • Computer Graphics - Students will be introduced to the character pipeline for video games and animation.  It will include design, anatomy, modeling, texturing, rigging, programming, and animation.  Beginning with clay modeling and sketches, students will quickly progress to utilizing some of the most advanced software in the industry (such as Alias, Maya, and Photoshop) to create their own animated character.  Although it may be useful, prior experience with modeling tools (i.e. Photoshop, Maya, etc) is not a prerequisite for this course.
  • Computer Science - This course will be introduce both the practical work of programming and the important foundations of computer science.  Using a variety of programming languages, students will learn about abstraction, modularity, objects, loops, arrays, classes, and OOP.  This course is for beginners with little to no experience with programming, but students who have already taken an AP-level computer science course can benefit from the intense and rigorous college-level curriculum.
  • Networks - During this course, students will learn some of the basic tools, methods, and algorithms for analysis of networked systems, as well as practical applications of this new science.  These include social networks (Facebook, Twitter), infrastructure networks (Internet), or energy networks (electric grid). Students should have coursework in physics and math.  Eligible students should have coursework in physics and math.  Some computer programming knowledge is recommended but not a pre-requisite.
  • Nanotechnology - Through lecture, lab, and group projects, the course will cover topics in nanomaterials, nanofabrication techniques, imaging nanostructures, real-life applications of nanotechnology, nanoscience ethics, and other concepts necessary to understanding why very small systems exhibit unique behavior.  Eligible students should have coursework in Chemistry.
  • Robotics - Students will be introduced to the state of the art in robotics, design, manufacturing, and automation. The course ties together engaging classroom discussions on a variety of topics including sensing, actuation, control, and embedded programming with a rigorous series of laboratory exercises and projects.  The course will culminate in a group project in which students will design, fabricate, assemble, and program teams of small mobile robots to perform a series of tasks using a combination of autonomous actions and teleoperator control.  Eligible students should have prior coursework in Physics, Math, and C programming or Autocad.

Summer Academy Eligibility
Admission to ESAP is highly selective, and each required element of the application is taken into careful consideration.  Students who succeed in our program demonstrate a history of academic excellence, creative thinking skills, and the ability to work well independently and in a group setting.  They also exhibit the motivation to take an active learning role in a fast-paced college environment. Applicants must have completed their freshman year of high school (ninth grade) and be 15 years old by the start of the program (move-in day).

EXPLO: Grades 8-10

EXPLO is where you can pursue your strengths, discover new interests, and make friends who expand your horizons. Get ready for a summer of exploration and a lifetime of friendship. We have courses + activities for every explorer, including introductory career exploration in medical science, business and entrepreneurship, and more.

Here, students from around the world come together to explore their strengths and interests, exercise their independence, challenge each others’ perspectives, and find the common ground between them. We welcome every student’s unique experiences and perspectives, celebrate their individuality, and shine a spotlight on their potential. Come as you are — and discover who you have the power to become.

Courses include:

  • Forensic Science
  • Photography
  • Medical Careers
  • Aeronautical Engineering

Electives include:

  • Interior Design
  • Tennis
  • Personal Finance
  • Hip Hop Dance

EXPLO Grades 8–10 is hosted at Sarah Lawrence College, a 44-acre wooded campus tucked alongside the tree-lined village of Bronxville, New York. Living on a college campus when you’re at the beginning of your high school journey is not only a lot of fun — it’s also a great learning experience. Some of the life skills our students report picking up from residential life include: 

  • Managing their schedule 
  • Doing laundry on their own 
  • Managing money 
  • Balancing healthy choices and treats at meals 

And while you’ll learn what it’s like to live away from home, you won’t be on your own. Our staff members, faculty, and administrators are here to help guide you through your summer experience, encourage you to step outside of your comfort zone, and make sure you get to experience the endless opportunities an EXPLO summer has to offer while feeling as safe and secure as possible.

EXPLO: Pre-College for Grades 10-12

What if you could test drive your future before making a decision that defines the course of your life?

EXPLO Pre-College + Career programs are an unparalleled opportunity for students to explore an academic major and career they are most curious about — not through textbooks and lectures, but by completing real-world projects created exclusively for EXPLO by the experts shaping the future of the profession. What’s more, you can earn college credit in the process.

Program description: EXPLO Pre-College + Career concentrations provide a deep dive into a subject that lights you up. Whether you want to pursue a career in STEM, law, or business, we’ve got a concentration for you.

Get hands-on experience in the work of the profession with projects created by industry experts who are innovating the future of their fields. Build a functional self-driving car; prepare functional biosynthetic cardiac tissue; investigate a real-life cold case with a renowned forensic expert; dive into the American justice system alongside a state supreme court justice; get coaching from leading business consultants to address problems plaguing actual businesses; design and build an implantable medical device — and so much more. Our Pre-College + Career concentrations include:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Business
  • Engineering
  • Crime Scene Investigation + Forensic Science
  • Medical Rotations
  • Psychology + Neuroscience
  • Surgical Interventions
  • Trial Law and the American Justice System

In addition to engaging academics and career exploration, EXPLO mirrors the many opportunities undergraduate students have at their fingertips when they get to college. Learn to navigate your choices and cultivate a wide range of interests that will enrich your undergraduate experience — and your life. Attend academic sessions featuring special guest speakers, participate in student clubs, explore the natural splendor of Maine, and more. You’ll check in at your residence hall by 10:30 PM to relax with your friends and get ready for another day of exploration and adventure.

Georgetown Pre-College Program

Grades: 9-12

At Georgetown, we believe that you're more than a mind. You're an individual with unique talents, dreams, and passions. Our long-held Jesuit tradition of cura personalis means "care for the whole person," and our goal in creating these new online courses is to provide a holistic experience for you. As an individual with unique talents, dreams and passions, you deserve the opportunity to develop and refine what makes you you. If you are intrigued by a certain subject and would like to explore it in-depth before college, here is your chance.

Georgetown University now offers pre-college online courses for students ages 13 and older. Each features dynamic video lessons by renowned Georgetown faculty and live sessions with university mentors. The program is available year-round, and the online format enables you to study anywhere, anytime, at your own pace.

The four courses currently offered are:
- International Relations: How the World Works
- Law: How to Think Like an Attorney 
- Medical Research: Evidence-Based Practices Behind Medical Discoveries
- Entrepreneurship: An Inside Look at Innovation

ID Tech

Grades: 7-12

This summer, teens can explore a prestigious campus, make friends as they master new STEM skills, and join a community of 450,000 alumni who are changing the world with technology. Build in-demand skills in coding, game development, robotics, and design. Top universities have hosted our programs for over 20 years. Held at 130+ locations.

In our next-gen labs, music is playing. Collaboration takes place in small clusters. Tech rockstar instructors share their knowledge, helping you bring your creations to life. Whether you want to code a mobile app, develop your own video game, design levels for VR, produce a viral video, or experiment with AI, you’ll have a blast turning your passions into real-world skills.

Why iD Tech Camps?

  • Uniquely qualified, passionate instructors and guaranteed small classes make all the difference
  • 30+ innovative courses for all interests, backgrounds, and skill levels
  • A gamified learning system, The iD Tech Pathway™, designed for your long-term success
  • Industry-standard products from Apple, Google, Adobe, Autodesk, and more  
  • A taste of independence and a glimpse into collegiate life
  • Off-computer activities including gaming tournaments, sports, board games, and campus excursions
  • Friday Family Showcase—debut your final project and receive your official iD Tech diploma

NYU Tandon Machine Summer Learning Program

Grades: 9-12

NYU Tandon’s Program in Machine Learning offers middle and high school students the opportunity to develop and apply practical skills in the cutting-edge fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

NYU’s Tandon Program in Machine Learning is a two-week online program that introduces middle and high school students to the data analysis, computer science, mathematical techniques, and logic that drive the fields of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). New and always improving applications in these fields are increasingly apparent in more aspects of our daily lives, such as interactive voice controls for homes; autonomous vehicles; real-time monitoring and traffic control; cutting-edge diagnostic medical technologies; and video and image recognition technologies.

This program offers students a unique opportunity to learn directly from some of today’s most innovative researchers in the field. Students will learn ML’s core principles such as model development through cross validation, linear regressions, and neural networks. They will develop an understanding of how logic and mathematics are applied both to “teach” a computer to perform specific tasks on its own and continuously improve those tasks along the way.

The program is suited for academically strong students who have an interest in computer and data science and the ways in which they are used in society to develop new capabilities, services, and products. No prior experience in computer science is required.

Want to learn cutting-edge science from professional researchers working hands-on with stem cells in a biotech research lab? We offer this and more! Pathways to Stem Cell Science is the worlds only biotech-based provider of career education & STEM programs for all ages Prek-12 & college.

Pathways to Stem Cell Science

Grades: 6-College

Do you want to learn cutting-edge science from professional research scientists in a real biotech research lab working hands-on with actual stem cells?  Interested in future STEM careers but not sure what options are available or how to go about it?  Check out our hands-on real-world and career education programs at Pathways to Stem Cell Science.

ABOUT US.

Pathways to Stem Cell Science is a unique non-profit biotech-based education and research company located in Los Angeles California. Our educational mission is to "inspire, guide and prepare students for future bioscience careers, with an emphasis on the cutting edge fields of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine".  We are the only biotech-based organization in the world offering real-world science programs for all grade levels, Prek-12 and college.  

OUR PROGRAMS.

We provide an innovative pipeline of lab-based courses, enabling students of all ages to work hands-on with stem cells in professional biotech facilities alongside PhD level research scientists. Our programs feature authentic science that cannot be learned in school or college to address the skills gap created by traditional bioscience education. We also educate students about bioscience careers and the logistics of turning their science passions into a science occupations.

We provide:

  1. Hands-on labs with stem cells - our students learn to isolate, culture and manipulate real stem cells.
  2. Authentic lab skills - our students learn broadly applicable real-world skills that are highly sought after across the biosciences sector.
  3. Real-world exposure - we expose students to real-world science environments in academia, industry and medicine they would not otherwise experience.
  4. Career exposure - we expose students to the vast array of potential bioscience careers.
  5. Career education - we show students how to turn their passion for science into a viable career, providing real-world education for identifying, researching and pursuing actual biosciences jobs and developing viable career plans.
  6. Professional teachers - our programs are taught by professional PhD level scientists who are also exceptional teachers. They also feature guest speakers from across the world and the biosciences industry.
  7. Research opportunities - some of our programs offer opportunities for independent research, guided by the worlds leading stem cell scientists.
  8. Certificate of completion - we provide a certificate of completion for participating students.
  9. Social development - our programs promote the technical, informational and social skills students need to succeed in college and professional bioscience fields.
  10. Work place preparation - our courses mirror work place internships to prepare students for future professional life.
  11. Personalized mentorship - we offer small classes with a 4:1 student to teacher ratio to provide high quality personalized training and mentorship.
  12. Continuing support - our students recieve ongoing support after they leave our programs, through recommendation letters, mentorship and alumni resources.  

COURSE GRADE LEVELS.

We offer a vareity of different programs for preschool, elementary, middle-school, high-school and college students.  

MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSES.

We offer the following middle school programs for students to learn core science concepts and essential hands-on lab skills.  

  1. Bio 101
  2. Intro to Cell biology
  3. Stem cells and Biotechnology
  4. Stem Cell Research Program

HIGH SCHOOL COURSES.

We offer the following high school programs to prepare students for college and workplace internships.

  1. Bio 101
  2. Methods in Stem Cell Engineering
  3. Intro to Stem Cell Systems
  4. Molecular Stem Cell Biology
  5. Regenerative Medicine and Disease Modeling
  6. Stem Cell Research Internship
  7. CIRM SPARK Program

COLLEGE COURSES.

We offer the following college programs to prepare students with work-based skills for graduate research and professional employment.

  1. Essential Cell Culture Techniques
  2. Human Stem Cell Techniques

CUSTOM COURSES.

We develop custom courses for schools, universities, counselors and individual students, tailored to your specifications.

COURSE SCHEDULES.

Our programs run throughout the year from January to December in a range of different formats including weekends, after school and vacations.  We can also schedule courses outside of standard training times for groups of 5 or more students.

ADMISSIONS.

We accept any eligible domestic or international student on a first-come-first-served basis up to the posted deadline. Scholarships and tuition subsidies may be available for low-middle income students, subject to fundraising success.

Rochester Pre-College Online Program

Grades: 9-12

The University's pre-college academic enrichment programs allow high school students to design their own educational plans, study only what they want to study, and let their interests drive them to do what they love, while exploring college life up close and personal.

Pre-College Programs make it possible for several hundred students from across the country and around the globe to explore the University and its resources through credit and noncredit courses. Numerous academic options include taking a one-week course, participating in an intensive film, business, engineering, or medical program, living on campus for a month to complete a college class for credit, and participating in a summer study-abroad seminar.

Rosetta Institute

Grades: 6-12

The Rosetta Institute of Biomedical Research offers Molecular Medicine workshops for high achieving high school and middle school students interested in pursuing a career in medicine or related fields, such as pharmacy, nursing or medical research.  Offered year-round.  Online/Residential/Commuter options available.  

We offer several workshops – Molecular Biology of Cancer, Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Immunology, Molecular Biology of Aging, Medicinal Chemistry, Medical Bioinformatics, Covid-19: Biology/Immunity/Medicine, Intro to Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Research, Immunology Research and Biomedical Research – that are taught by PhD-level instructors with years of research and teaching experience. Through engaging lectures and hands-on laboratory classes, students learn normal molecular and cellular biology, and then learn how these normal processes are disrupted or distorted during the development of disease. In addition, there is a heavy emphasis on modern drug development and the emergence of the era of personalized medicine. To conclude the workshop, students use what they have learned to create an original research project on a gene or molecular process of their choice.

More broadly, workshop attendees make friends from around the world, strengthen their academic skills, and experience college dorm life in a safe environment.

Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer workshops are scheduled. 

Summer @ Brown

Grades: 9-12


Summer@Brown offers more than 200 non-credit courses reflecting the wide range of Brown University’s Open Curriculum, and puts students in contact with ways of thinking, seeing and doing that challenge them to reflect deeply and think critically about their work, their learning and their lives.

With over 4,000 students attending across the many terms of the summer, coming from all 50 United States and over 70 different countries across the world, Summer@Brown students join a community of peers with just as broad and deep a variety of backgrounds and aspirations.

As part of a community of young scholars all engaged in the serious fun of learning – and without the extraneous pressure of formal grades and credit – in Summer@Brown students immerse themselves in subjects they choose and experience the satisfying challenges of college-level academics.

Outside of class, students participate in a full program of events and activities. Days and nights on Brown’s summer campus are filled with workshops, activities and events that inform them, engage them, and entertain them, helping them make new friends from around the world, learn to live independently and responsibly, and so further preparing them for college life and learning.

Summer Discovery Program

Grades: 7-12

** We're still planning our summer 2022 offerings, but here's a snapshot of what we'll be offering.**

Join Summer Discovery for hands-on courses at some of the world's top universities. Through real-world application, team projects, and modern technologies, our courses prepare students for college, careers, and life. Over 14 partner universities including  UCLA, Michigan, Georgetown, Cambridge, and the University of Pennsylvania.  Learn more at www.summerdiscovery.com.

Summer Discovery is the leading pre-college provider for middle and high school students. In partnership with prestigious universities across the US, UK, and Singapore, we deliver on-campus experiences and online learning opportunities taught exclusively by university instructors. With more than 55 years in the summer experience industry and 40+ years partnering with universities, we’re the most experienced summer pre-college program provider.

We offer more than 300 pre-college credit and non-credit courses, both on-campus and online. Our students discover their academic potential and explore potential college majors with the guided support of our trained and dedicated team of professionals.  Outside the classroom, Summer Discovery experiences are filled with fun activities and opportunities to network, make friends, and explore the world. This unique combination of academic enrichment and soft-skill development sets our students apart in the college admissions process. Popular programs include UCLA, Michigan, Georgetown, Cambridge, and University of Pennsylvania. Discover more about our on-campus and online programs at www.summerdiscovery.com.

High School Programs:

  • UCLA
  • UCLA Business
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • UCSB & UCLA Combination Program
  • CU-Boulder
  • UT Austin
  • U Michigan
  • U Michigan & UCLA
  • Georgtown U
  • Johns Hopkins
  • UPenn
  • UPenn Law
  • Wharton
  • Cambridge U and London
  • Hult International Business School London
  • Yale-NUS College Singapore

Middle School Programs:

  • Jr. Discovery Georgetown
  • Jr. Discovery UCLA

Activities: Extracurricular and evening activities, trips, and excursions are included. Students will have a variety of on and off-campus activities as well as weekend road trips to experience the best of the surroundings of the city they are staying in.

Courses: Depending on the campus, courses may be offered for college credit and/or enrichment (non-credit). Please contact us for the course type by campus.

Teach Me Wall Street

Grades: 9-12


Teach Me Wall Street Virtual Summer Camp for Teens, Grades 9-12.  Our Wall Street Learning Pathway covers 4 areas Wall Street 101, Investing & Trading, Personal Finance  (Budgeting & Beyond), Fintech, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency.   Instruction is live and interactive.

We offer 4 Tracks on our Wall Street Learning Pathway. 

  • Track 1 - Wall Street 101 - Explore how Wall Street works and the basics of stocks and bonds. 
  • Track 2 - Investing & Trading - Learn the best investment strategies to help you grow your money and how to do analysis to find these investments.
  • Track 3 - Budgeting & Beyond - Learn how to create and manage a budget and avoid financial pitfalls.
  • Track 4 - Fintech, Bitcoin, Blockchain & Cryptocurrecy - Focus on new, uncharted and developing technologies plus the exciting  career opportunities they present.

Boot-Camp Details:

  • Tracks are run twice a day to accommodate students in different time zones.
  • Camp runs Monday – Friday, 10am - 12pm EST, and 1pm – 3pm EST.
  • Students enroll in the 10am EST or 1pm EST sessions. If their schedule changes, they can alternate between offered session times.
  • International students can contact us to learn about additional session times that are available for varying time zones. 
  • The first Boot-Camp session begins Monday, June 14, 2021.

TRACK 1 - Wall Street 101 - 1 week

This is the foundational boot camp for beginning investors and lays down the groundwork for the more advanced summer boot camp offerings. It covers:

HOW THE STOCK MARKET WORKS - Who the players are and how a company gets listed on the stock exchange.

THINGS YOU CAN INVEST IN - Stocks, bonds, mutual funds and commodities.

ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE - Learn about regulators, the Federal Reserve Bank, and others.

BOOM and BUSTS – Find out how and why crashes occur and what causes the stock market to go up and down.  

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED – Get an overview of different Wall Street jobs, education options, and ways to build connections to prepare for a future in finance.

TRACK 2 - Investing and Trading Boot Camp - 2 weeks

Wall Street 101 is covered the first week. Topics of the second week include:

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – When to buy stocks - Learn how to read stock charts, and forecast the ups and downs of stocks and the market.

FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS - What to buy - Find out how companies, industries and economics are analyzed to determine if an asset is good or bad.

STRATEGY TESTING – Pick stocks and simulate trading in real-time.

Track 3 - Budget & Beyond the Budget

This boot camp teaches valuable life skills in matters of personal finance and money management.  

BUDGETING – Learn the purpose and process of creating a budget.

FINANCIAL PITFALLS – Find out how to identify and avoid hazardous financial traps.

REAL LIFE – Learn about bank accounts, 401Ks, taxes and insurance, and find out how to manage and use credit cards responsibly.

TRACK 4 - Fintech, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency

New technologies are emerging every day, and buzzwords like “Bitcoin”and “fintech” are floating around in the news. This boot camp will demystify these and other buzzwords for students, and explore the following topics:

BLOCKCHAIN – Learn what it is, how it works and how it will shape our future with supply chains and other business uses. 

CRYPTOCURRENCY – Find out how Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Etherium came about, and how it is used.  Discover how Bitcoin mining works and learn how to protect your investments.

FINTECH - "Finance & Technology"  Explore cutting edge technologies that are changing the financial world and its products and services.

JOBS OF THE FUTURE - Learn how you can prepare for careers in these emerging fields.

Tufts Pre-College

Grades: 10-12

Are you in learning about STEM, but don’t know where to start? At Tufts Pre-College Programs, we have options! From our two-week intensives covering specific topics, to our six-week programs and courses, you'll gain exposure to STEM and continue to pursue your interests.

Our 2-Week Intensives focus on specific areas of interest, and provide students with virtually interactive opportunities to explore different topics.

  • Coding 101: Students of all skill levels will learn (or expand their knowledge of) coding language Python, attend exciting virtual speaker series, and apply what they’ve learned as they focus on designing, creating, and pitching their own app. 
  • Engineering Design Lab: Students will attend daily, virtual instructional make-a-long sessions covering higher level engineering concepts such as Internet of Things (IoT) and image processing with a send-home Maker Kit.  Students will hear from guest speakers from the School of Engineering, and work in small, collaborative teams to complete projects with iterative design components and rapid prototyping.
  • Engineering Investigations: Students will be engaged in learning methods and approaches for engineering design, exploring engineering ethics and its intersections with ethics and social justice, and applying these ideas through hands-on projects and exciting guest presentations.
  • Mini-Med School: Students are given the opportunity to work closely with medical students as they explore crucial facets of the medical school experience at one of the nation's leading medical schools - Tufts University School of Medicine, through lectures and medical case studies coupled with a hands-on lab. 

Tufts Pre-College Programs also offers longer, 6-week courses and programs that explore various STEM subjects. 

  • Tufts Summer Research Experience: Students work virtually with Tufts research faculty and graduate students, contributing to the cutting-edge research being done at Tufts labs, ranging subject areas from the hard sciences like chemistry, to social sciences like anthropology and psychology, and to engineering labs focused on engineering education and research.
  • Tufts College Experience: Students in this flagship program will enroll in two for-credit courses out of the 60+ virtual courses available to high school students in more than 20 different academic departments, such as Biology and Chemistry. TCE students may also enroll for free in our workshops designed to help prepare them for college applications: our SAT Prep Workshop and Admission Essay Writing workshop.
  • Courses at Tufts for High Schoolers: Like our Tufts College Experience, students in CATHS can enroll in one of more than 150 courses to high school students this summer across the two sessions, most of which are Tufts undergraduate courses taught by Tufts faculty and staff.
  • Hallmark Courses: These are our Pre-College owned college level-courses, specifically designed for and offered to high school students, open to both Tufts College Experience and Courses at Tufts for High Schoolers students.
    • Health Science Honors: Health Science Honors students will attend virtual weekly physiology and anatomy lectures/labs and learn about the human body as well as its functions, along with completing virtual case studies to learn about the philosophy and practice of medicine.
    • Bioinformatics through Sequencing: Students will participate in a genuine research-based activity in the field of bioinformatics and will learn important molecular biology and genetics laboratory techniques. 

UC San Diego Pre-College Program


Grades: 6-12

UC San Diego Extension’s Pre-College Programs provide 3rd - 12th-grade students opportunities to become immersed in intellectually and academically enriching experiences that leverage the power of an internationally ranked public university. Offering online credit-bearing year-round and summer programs for kids, teens, and adults.

Your Future Starts Here

Our world-class faculty offers academic and intellectual enrichment through our year-round online pre-college programs for kids, teens, and adults. We offer cutting-edge coursework and career development programs, ensuring our students have the opportunities to become changemakers, equipped with the tools needed to address the world's most pressing issues.

Students engage in unparalleled educational opportunities that leverage the intellectual capital of an internationally ranked research university and teach highly sought-after skills that can make students more competitive candidates for college admissions and internship opportunities. 

Academic Connections students engage with some of the most exciting fields of research UC San Diego has to offer in physical and social sciences, engineering, and arts and humanities. All courses are challenging and place emphasis on active learning and putting knowledge to use in independent and creative ways.

In our Research Scholars program, students receive unparalleled educational opportunities that leverage the intellectual capital of an internationally ranked research university and teach highly sought-after skills that can make students more competitive candidates for college admissions and internship opportunities. Students assume the role of researcher, becoming fully immersed in projects that have real-world applications.

The Sally Ride Science Junior Academy offers fascinating and fun STEAM workshops for students entering grades 3 through 12. Embracing the roles of space explorer, ocean engineer, computer scientist and more, they immerse themselves in hands-on projects. Top-notch STEAM instructors incorporate real-life stories of vibrant women conducting research in each field inspiring students and making STEAM careers more accessible.

UNC-Wilmington Marine Quest Summer Program

Grades: 7-12


Dive into Marine Science with UNCW MarineQuest!

Discover the amazing world of modern marine science while exploring beautiful coastal habitats with our university-based summer academic enrichment programs.

Experience applied marine biology, chemistry, geology, physics, engineering and biotechnology while conducting field-based scientific investigations at the marsh, beach, fouling docks, and/or on a research vessel.

Start developing the skills and tools you will need to become a modern marine scientist by participating in laboratory and field-based research, and in a variety of water sports to enhance your learning, including: fishing, kayaking, snorkeling, boogie boarding, and/or scuba diving. All campers will contribute to a coastal community service project to give back to the marine environment. Past projects have included removing marine debris, building a living seashore, and monitoring plankton.

In order to ensure a quality experience, we have created a variety of different summer and school-year programs that are suited for appropriate ages, academic standing, and maturity levels. Check out our website to find a program right for you!

About UNCW MarineQuest

For more than 40 years, MarineQuest has been the official marine science outreach program for the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Watson College of Education, and the Center for Marine Science that provides young people with opportunities to explore, discover and value our marine habitats. Whether you experience MarineQuest as a summer camper exploring the ocean or as a student on a school field trip discovering the marsh, the outcome is the same: MarineQuest is more than just another day at the beach; MarineQuest is making waves in environmental education!

World Scholars Summer Program

Grades: 6-12


World Scholars Academy offers elite STEM summer courses designed and taught by world-leading STEM professionals. Discover your future career path and accelerate your success with personalized college guidance and high-level instruction led by the world's most accomplished educators.

World Scholars Academy Online STEM programs are delivered virtually in (i) ten live and interactive online classes, and (ii) two one-on-one personalized academic tutorials. Courses are available for 15-18 year-olds and 12-14 year-olds in Medicine, Engineering, and Computer Science.

Our Courses

15-18 year-olds                                     12-14 year-olds
World Doctors Academy                     Discover Medicine Academy
World Engineers Academy                  Discover Engineering Academy
World Coders Academy                       Discover Computer Science Academy

Course Elements

  • 20 hours of live instruction
  • Two one-on-one tutorials with your professor
  • Course project
  • Daily assignments
  • Collaborative group work
  • Individual academic feedback and guidance
  • Take-home continuing study exercises and resources
  • Letter of recommendation for university applications and work experience from your professor (upon satisfactory participation)
  • Lifetime access to video recordings of each class for future review
  • Complimentary admission to our Career Exploration Course
  • Course completion certificate

Classes will last approximately two hours and will be delivered on weekdays. Please visit our website for additional course details.

Yale Young Scholars Summer Program

Grades: 10-11

Yale Young Global Scholars invites students from over 150 countries and all 50 U.S. states to spend two weeks at Yale University attending an academic session of their choice.

Innovations for Science & Technology (IST) is designed for students interested in exploring a wide variety of biological, physical, and applied science topics by applying scientific principles to real-world problems.

Session Snapshot:

IST students explore interdisciplinary scientific fields such as physics, molecular biology chemistry, biochemistry, astronomy, engineering, neuroscience, immunology, psychology and earth science. This session challenges students to examine the world as scientists as they gain exposure to a wide array of biological, physical and applied sciences topics. The session builds students’ critical thinking and analytical skills, while simultaneously stressing the importance of collaboration and teamwork, thereby training students to become more impactful scientists.

Sample Seminar Offerings

  • Building a Better Human? Exploring Transhumanism
  • Introduction to Extragalactic Astrophysics
  • Disease Hunters: Predicting Endemics Before They Occur
  • CRISPR: Cas9 and the Microbiome
  • Diets of the Future: Sustaining Ourselves and a Dying Earth
  • The Future of Mental Health Diagnoses and Treatments

Is IST a Good Fit for Me?

If you are intrigued by any of the following questions, then this session is a great choice:

  • How do we go about finding new planets, and could they sustain human life?
  • Why are certain drugs more effective than others?
  • Can we use observations from nature to improve how we design products and buildings
  • Can organisms be engineered to serve specific purposes?
  • How can we best mitigate human pollution in the atmosphere, oceans, and soil?

Program Location:

YYGS hopes to host on-campus and online sessions for June & July 2022, and we are working closely with our colleagues across Yale to evaluate options. We will provide timely updates regarding 2022 session offerings on our website.

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