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

Yellowstone Wildlife Ecology Program

This program is an amazing opportunity to work with

the US Forest Service in the wilderness in and around

Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone is the oldest National Park in the United

States and home to some of the country’s most fascinating

wildlife and geological features. The greater Yellowstone

ecosystem provides the ideal setting to get immersed in

wildlife, mountains, rivers, and forests all in an effort to

better understand the varying conservation issues facing

the region.

We’ll start the week doing conservation research and service

work with the US Forest Service in the wilderness just north

of Yellowstone focusing on different wildlife population

surveys and monitoring projects. Next, we spend three

days exploring the amazing wildlife and landscapes of

Yellowstone, looking for wolves, bears, bison, elk, bighorn,

sheep and more. We take a celebratory rafting trip on the

Yellowstone River on the final day of this adventure!

The 9-day course includes over 30 hours coursework

and instruction including conservation biology, wildlands

management, and the scientific method. Participants

complete over 20 hours of field research and using develop

and present a field-based research project using the data

they collect.

On the course, visiting students will join their peers from the

area. Share your research experience and enjoy getting to

know some new friends on this project.

www.ecologyproject.org

High School Summer Scholars Program at Washington University in St. Louis

Just a short ride from the world-famous Gateway Arch is a great University where you can have a unique summer experience. The High School Summer Scholars Program at Washington University in St. Louis could be the most rewarding, exciting, and challenging five weeks of your life. As a High School Summer Scholar, you will be part of a small, select group of current sophomores and juniors exploring the realities of college life. You will earn up to 7 units of college credit that will transfer to most accredited colleges and universities, giving you a head start toward your college career. And you'll develop academic and social skills that will give you a tremendous advantage when you leave for college next year. Our beautiful campus sits on the edge of Forest Park near the zoo, art museum, science center, history museum, and the Muny open-air theatre. Here you can make friends and have fun while exploring St. Louis.

http://ucollege.wustl.edu/programs/highschool

Putney Student Travel

Putney programs are special. They emphasize cultural immersion, learning by doing, having fun, getting off the beaten track, making friends, and giving something of yourself to others – rather than touring or sightseeing.

In 2009, Putney offers six categories of programs: Community Service, Global Awareness in Action, Language Learning, Cultural Exploration, Excel pre-college Enrichment, and Putney Foundations for 7th and 8th graders. This website provides only an outline of the actual group experience. What makes our work so rewarding are the letters and reports from our alumni saying that their summer with Putney was “the best summer of my life.” Many parents describe their child’s growth as “far exceeding the effects of a year at school.” The maturity, self-confidence, and sensitivity towards others that most participants develop are derived from close friendships, personal discovery, and the tremendous satisfaction of conquering new challenges.

Putney offers programs all over the world. For more info, see Cheryl or:

http://www.goputney.com/index.htm

Oxbow Summer Art Camp

“No lanyards made here”
Welcome to the Oxbow Summer Art Camp, a unique experience for youth ages 14-16 who love art. At Oxbow, we don’'t do busy craft projects. We expose campers to a professional level of instruction in a variety of mediums and give them the opportunity to design and create their own projects. Campers return home with concrete evidence of their progress and the realization that they are capable of making great art.

www.nolanyardscamp.org

See Cheryl or the Educational Opportunities Bulletin Board for more info.

Lakside Summer School

From June 22 until July 31, Lakeside's campuses will be filled with students learning, playing and making new friends. We would love for you to be a part of our Summer School Programs.

From a full-day experience including enrichment, hands-on classes and outside play for students in grades 5 to 8, to sports-specific week-long camps for students in grades 5 to 9, to classes for high-school students, Lakeside offers a wide variety of opportunities.

http://www.lakesideschool.org/body/programs/SummerSchool/

Jackson Hole Music Experience's Summer Rock Camp

Jackson Hole Music Experience (JHME) invites aspiring rock musicians of all ages to
register for Rock & Roll Camp 2009 at Colter Elementary School. Celebrating its fifth
year, Rock Camp is a highly popular multi-day program that helps young musicians
develop their musical skills in the context of a real rock band.

“Due to public demand, the world class clinicians, classes, and ensemble workshops that
the kids have enjoyed for the last four years will now be available to adult musicians for
the first time ever,” said JHME board member Andy Calder. In addition to launching the
adult program, Rock Camp 2009 has some great new features for the kids, including a
bigger and longer program for first time participants and a Rookie Program for younger
students. The week-long Rock Camp program will run from July 13-17, 2009. Call
307.733.3970 for more information.

Encounter India, Bringing Students Together

The Mahindra United World College of India (MUWCI) offers participants from around the world an opportunity to come together, work, learn, and experience India through one of the defining features of the College: The Community Interaction Program (CIP)
. This program builds relationships with our surrounding communities based on equity and the mutual sharing of experiences, knowledge, and energy.

This unique experience will be offered between June 28, 2009 and July 18, 2009. During their stay here, participants will have the chance to volunteer and work with various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) which work in rural grassroots
development. There is also opportunity to travel within India and to discover its culture, hospitality and diversity.

More info at: http://www.muwci.net/triveni/summer.html

VISIONS Service Adventures

"Since 1989 VISIONS has set the standard for international community service summer programs for teens. Our programs for high school students blend hands-on community service, cross-cultural immersion, exploration and adventure in communities in North, Central and South America, the Caribbean West Indies, and Vietnam.

Living with other teenagers in the heart of a host community whose members become familiar friends, you will experience ways of life very different from your own. Immersed in this other culture, you'll awaken to days with a rhythm and substance that push you to tap into and trust your potential."

http://www.visionsserviceadventures.com/

See Cheryl or the Educational Opportunities Bulletin Board for more info.

University of Wyoming Summer High School Institute

The MISSION of the Summer High School Institute is to provide a place where some of the state's most intellectually talented sophomores could gather before their junior and senior years, living and studying in an environment with no pressure for grades, and sharing ideas and friendship with other gifted students.
307-766-3005
hsi@uwyo.edu
http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/PROVOST/hsi/

Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy

Offers summer language immersion programs in Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish for middle school and high school students. www.mmla.middlebury.edu
1-800-687-1943 x7001