Summer Gifted Programs
 
Summer Opportunities for Gifted and Talented Youth
This list is collected each year to help our students discover summer opportunities. It is for informational purposes only. Students and their parents should research each program carefully. If you are aware of a program that you believe should be listed below, please e-mail Cathy Counts.
General Topics
Space, Astronomy & Aviation
Business & Entrepreneurship
Fine Arts
General Science
Law and Public Speaking and Government
Dance
Mathematics
Archeology
 
Music
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Summer Colleges for High School Students
Engineering
Communication Arts
General Summer Programs for Gifted and Talented High School Students
Medicine & Health Care
Theater
Service Programs
Environment
Filmmaking
Multicultural Experiences
Marine Biology
Architecture and Design
Language Study Programs
Wilderness and Wildlife
Industrial Design
Study Abroad
 
Summer Opportunities
for Gifted and Talented Youth
 
This list is collected each year to help our students discover summer opportunities. It is for informational purposes only. Students and their parents should research each program carefully. If you are aware of a program that you believe should be listed below, please e-mail Ms. Forney .
 
 
SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING and COMPUTER SCIENCE
 
Space, Astronomy & Aviation:
Astronomy Camps
Duke University Pre-Collegiate Program in Astronomy
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Summer Academy
Flight Training Adventure Camps for Youth
SOARS: Space Opportunities and Research Summer/ Penn State U.
U.S. Space Academy
University of Delaware: Delaware Aerospace Academy
 
General Science:

Boston University Research Internship Program for High School students
** Caltech: Young Engineering and Science Scholars (YESS) Program
Carnegie Mellon Summer Program
High School Summer Science Research Fellowship Program
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
MIT: High School Studies Program (HSSP)
MIT: Research Science Institute (RSI)            
**MITES: Minority Introduction to Engineering Entrepreneurship and Science
NASA SHARP Program
National Youth Science Camp
Research in Science at Erskine
Rockefeller University: Rockefeller Science Outreach Program   
Puschino Science Center, Russian Academy of Science PreCollege Research Abroad
Smith College Summer Science Program
Student Science Training Program - UF-SSTP
Summer Science Program
University of Delaware: FAME/UNITE/MERIT Summer Camps   
University of Maryland: Exploring Engineering(E2@UMD)   
University of Rochester: Rochester Scholars   
University of Wisconsin: Engineering Summer Program (ESP)
 
Mathematics :
Carnegie Mellon Summer Program
Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Camp
Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics
Institute of Technology Center for Educational Programs
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth   
MathCamp
Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program
Michigan Math and Science Scholars
Oakland University Summer Mathematical Institute
Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS)
Ross Mathematics Program
Rutgers Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics
Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)
Summer Math at Mount Holyoke College
Summer Scholar Programs at (U of Miami) - supercomputing in chemistry
 
Computer Science:
Carnegie Mellon Summer Program
Computer Animation at Queens College
Cornell Summer College for High School Students
CyberCamps
iD Tech Camps
 
Engineering:
All Girls/All Math at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Carnegie Mellon Summer Program
**Georgia Tech Pre-College Program for Under-Represented Students
** MITE - Minority Introduction to Engineering at UVA
**Purdue University: Exciting Discoveries for Girls in Engineering (EDGE)
Summer Camp   
Purdue University: Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP)
Summer Program for High School Students in Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Vermont
North Carolina State University Summer Programs   
Summer Science, Engineering, and Architecture Enrichment Program at Clemson
University of Cincinnati: Men in Engineering and Computer Science Summer Camp   
University of Cincinnati: Women in Engineering and Computer Science Camp   
University of Michigan: Camp CAEN (Computer Aided Engineering Network)   
University of Wisconsin-Madison Engineering Summer Program
 
Medicine & Health Care:
Duke University Pre-Collegiate Program in Medicine
Medical Scholars Firespark Program
National Student Leadership Conference on Medicine and Health Care
Summer Scholar Programs at (U of Miami)
 
Environment:
Alaska Earth Systems Field School
Earthwatch
Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute at Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Landmark Volunteers at Kerr Reservoir & Wildlife Management Area
Lawrence Academy Summer Programs
**Stanford: Quest Scholars Program   
Student Conservation Association
 
Marine Biology:
Acadia Institute of Oceanography
Adventure Camps at SeaWorld
Blue Academy Ocean Experience
Broadreach Marine Biology field studies
Discovery Hall Summer High School Program
(Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium)
Ocean Educations Ltd.
Oceanology at Occidental College
Odyssey Expeditions Tropical Marine Biology Summer Camp
Sail Caribbean
Sea Camp
SeaCamp in Galvaston
SEACAMP San Diego
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Adventure Camps
University of Miami Summer Scholar Programs
Wallops Island Marine Science Pre-College Summer Program
Whale Camp
 
 
Wilderness and Wildlife:
ActionQuest (Virgin Islands)
Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies
Costa Rica Rainforest Outward Bound School - CRROBS
Deer Hill Expeditions
Duke University Pre-Collegiate Program at Mountain Lake   
Earth Expeditions
Grouse Ridge Wilderness Backpacking Science Camp
The Road Less Traveled
Student Conservation Association
Trails Wilderness School in Alaska, Washington, Wyoming, Missouri
Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing
 
 
Business & Entrepreneurship:
National Student Leadership Conference in Business and Commerce
 
Law and Public Speaking and Government:
Georgetown International Relations Program for High School Students
Junior Statesmen Summer School and Symposium on Politics and Government
National Student Leadership Conference on Law and Advocacy
National Student Leadership Conference in International Diplomacy
Public Speaking Camp
Wake Forest Summer Debate Workshop
Washington Workshops Diplomacy and Global Affairs Seminar/
Advanced Congressional Seminar
World Affairs Youth Seminar - Auburn U
 
Archeology:
Alexandria Archaeology Summer Camp
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
 
Creative Writing:
Duke University Pre-Collegiate Programs in Creative Writing   
Fir Acres Workshop in Writing and Thinking
Idyllwild Arts (fiction, playwriting, poetry)
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth   
Sewanee Young Writer's Conference
Simon's Rock Colege of Bard Young Writer's Workshop
Summer Writing Program at Carleton College
Susquehanna University Writers' Workshop for High School Students
Tisch School for the Arts Dramatic Writing
Writer to Writer
Writing for College at Bryn Mawr college
Young Scholars and Writers Camp at Rhodes College
Young Writers at Kenyon
Young Writers Program at UVA
 
Communication Arts:
Columbia College Chicago High School Summer Institute
California State Summer School for the Arts (film)
Institute for Televison, Film, and Radio Production at BU
The Media Workshops Foundation
Georgetown University's Summer Debate Program for High School students
Georgetown University's Summer Journalism Program for High School students
 
Theater:
Northwestern University's Summer Theater Arts Program for High School students
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
  800-222-2867
Midsummer Shakespeare Co. at Queens College
Idyllwild Arts
Carnegie Mellon Summer Program
The Acting Workshop at Berkeley
Columbia College Chicago High School Summer Institute
Tisch School of the Arts
 
Filmmaking:
Duke University Pre-Collegiate Program in Film-Making
New York Film Academy High School Camp
Northwestern University's Media Arts Summer Program for High School Students
Tisch School of the Arts
 
Architecture and Design:
Carnegie Mellon Summer Program
Ringling School of ARt and Design Pre-College Perspective
Design Camp at N. Carolina State U
919-515-8329
marva_motley@nscu.edu
 
Fine Arts:
Idyllwild Arts (visual arts; ceramics; jewelry; painting & drawing; photography; 3-D Art)
Carnegie Mellon Summer Arts Program
Carnegie Mellon Summer Design Program
Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation
  719-635-3220
Center for Creative Youth at Wesleyan University
Ringling School of Art and Design Pre-College Perspective