BRYANT UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
June 26 - July 1, 2011

The PricewaterhouseCoopers Accounting Careers Leadership Institute at Bryant is entering its sixth year. Held on the Bryant campus, the free hands-on program, which will be held on the Bryant campus June 27-July 2, gives 40 high school seniors from as far away as Jamaica and Florida insight into the world of accounting and life as a college student. Working with Bryant accounting faculty and PwC professionals, they analyze businesses like Nike, Yahoo, Mattel and Microsoft. They also participate in a variety of leadership and team-building activities. www.bryant.edu/Bryant/

The Real Thing: On Campus

Summer at WPI

Looking for something new and exciting to do over summer break? Would you love to spend your summer splicing DNA or designing a robot? Or would your prefer creating your own multimedia Web pages, investigating interplanetary travel, or exploring flight? Well, WPI just may have the perfect solution for you: The Frontiers and Launch Programs at WPI!

Frontiers

Frontiers is a summer residential program for soon-to-be juniors and seniors interested in science, mathematics, engineering, and robotics.

Learn more about Frontiers:
July 10-22, 2011 (session I): Enroll in a science, technology, or engineering program and a communication workshop
July 24–August 2, 2011 (session II): Immerse yourself fully in robotics

Launch

Launch is a week long academic program for rising freshman and sophomores in high school interested in furthering their knowledge in biology, chemistry/biochemistry, interactive media & game development, and robotics.

Learn more about Launch:
August 8-12, 2011 Choose from biology, chemistry/biochemistry, interactive media & game development, and robotics

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Frontiers Program
wpi.edu/+frontiers
launch@wpi.edu
508-831-5286 508-831-5875 fax

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY @ St. Louis

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

Ecology Project International (EPI)

Student Travel & Field Ecology

Ecology Project International (EPI) develops place-based, field education programs which partner local experts and students to address critical conservation issues. We invite outgoing, adventurous students to join a course in Costa Rica, Galapagos, or Yellowstone in 2011.

www.ecologyproject.org/promo/individualstudents/

VISIONS Service Adventures joins you in welcoming another school year. Summer 2011 will be VISIONS' 23rd year of community service programs in under-resourced communities around the world. Our programs for high school and middle school students blend three key ingredients: service, cultural immersion, and adventure. VISIONS also offers year-round Custom Programs for school groups.

VISIONS has provided thousands of teens the opportunity to step out of their familiar lives in order to experience cultures very different from their own. Please click here to see some of the projects that our volunteers have completed. You can view our new program video on the bottom of our homepage.

Our program locations include Ecuador & the Galapagos, Peru, Nicaragua, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Montana, Alaska, Mississippi, and Vietnam. Spanish and French-speaking sites include language immersion.

Next week your school will receive a brochure which describes all our programs and foundational principles. If you would like additional brochures or any other information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Katherine Dayton, Director

VISIONS Service Adventures

321 East Main Street, Suite 426
Bozeman, Montana 59715
406.551.4423 / 800.813.9283
www.VisionsServiceAdventures.com

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