UCLA Summer Sessions

UCLA Summer Sessions and Special Programs offers summer programs to motivated high school students who would like to get a jump-start on their college career and gain enrichment in a variety of interesting and challenging subjects.

UCLA is one of the most prestigious universities in the world. It is located in a safe, residential area in suburban Los Angeles, and it is the most popular of the University of California campuses. UCLA is internationally recognized for its innovative curricula, commitment to community service, and excellence in undergraduate teaching. The UCLA faculty includes Nobel Prize winners and over 300 Fulbright scholars.

UCLA students study on a beautiful 419-acre campus, sixty percent of which is open land devoted to lush, green fields, tropical trees, flowers, and plants. The university is situated at the foot of the Santa Monica Mountains and nestled between the residential communities of Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Westwood, and Santa Monica--just minutes from spectacular Pacific Ocean beaches.

http://www.summer.ucla.edu/HighSchool/overview.htm

Youth Rally!

This is an all expense paid week on energy with the potential to win college scholarships sponsored by Lower Valley.

See Cheryl for details.

Application Due 5/7/10

Colorado College Summer Session for Pre-College Students

Colorado College welcomes all current juniors in high school to our pre-college programs. High school seniors who plan to attend college next year are also welcome to apply to our summer session courses.

• Tuition rates for study during the summer at Colorado College are exceptionally competitive. A summer course is approximately one-half the tuition charged during the regular year.

• Classes are taught by our own renowned faculty, who are experts in their fields and active scholars.

• Colorado has the most beautiful mountains of the country. (Not that we’re biased or anything.)

• Our backyard is our classroom too; Geology of the Pikes Peak Region, The Anthropology of Food in the Southwest, and Environmental Stewardship all let you explore our region.

• Small class sizes with 5 to 20 students; personal interaction with other students and faculty is key.

• Classes are taught on the Block Plan, our year-round, one-course-at-a-time calendar format.

• We provide mentoring, information about applying to college, and weekend activities in Colorado.

• No mosquitoes, guaranteed!

Experience the unique intellectual adventure that is Colorado College.

http://coloradocollege.edu/summersession/precollege/index.asp

Pratt Summer Pre-College Program

Each summer, over 400 high school students from across the country and around the world immerse themselves in art, design, architecture, creative writing, and Critical & Visual Studies in Pratt’ s intensive four-week college-level program. Pratt uniquely combines academic excellence with hands-on studio work.
The highly structured Pre-College curriculum is modeled after Pratt’s B.F.A. program. The curriculum is comprised of four courses and activities. Students have an elective (2 credits), a foundation (2 credits), an art history appreciation course, a portfolio development course, a lecture series, and a cultural insights track. Students pick one of the following electives: Architecture, Art & Design Discovery (Brooklyn only), Art History, Creative Writing, Critical & Visual Studies, Fashion Design (Brooklyn only), Fine Arts/Painting & Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration (Digital) (Brooklyn only), Illustration (traditional), Industrial Design (Brooklyn only), Interior Design (Brooklyn only), Interactive Arts (Brooklyn only), Jewelry/Metal Arts (Brooklyn only), Media Arts/ Video, Photography, Sequential Art & the Comic Book (Brooklyn only) and Sculpture.The cultural insights track comprises weekend social and cultural activities including plays, museums, gallery and studio visits, films, etc. All parts of the curriculum are mandatory for Brooklyn resident students. The faculty includes architects, artists and designers recognized in their fields. Guest lecturers and critics may also participate in the program. Students earn 4 college credits upon completion of the program.

Pratt offers two locations for its summer Pre-College program: one in Manhattan (at 14th Street near 7th avenue) – for commuter students only – and one on Pratt’s Brooklyn campus, NY, for both commuters and residents.
Click on second website link below for Brooklyn Campus information.

http://www.summeroncampus.com/main/ProgramDetail.asp?ID=600