Day Summer Programs Beaver Summer Programs: Extreme Sports
Beaver Summer Programs: High Adventure
Beaver Summer Programs: Simply Circus
Boston Architectural College Summer Academy
Extreme Sports is a ramped-up daytripping program traveling to nearby, action-packed destinations. Campers will be challenged as they rock climb, sky dive in a wind tunnel, surf at Narragansett Beach, battle in paintball, and kayak on the ocean. Phone: (617) 738-2750 Email: camp@bdcschool.org Website: www.bcdcamp.org
A unique and thrilling specialty program for campers who love the circus arts. Perform aerial acrobatics, learn to juggle, be a clown, balance on wires, and much more! Wrap up the week by performing in a dramatic circus show, demonstrating your newly developed skills. Phone: (617) 738-2750 Email: camp@bcdschool.org Website: www.bcdcamp.org
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A challenging outdoor education program designed to engage campers in a variety of outdoor activities including camping, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, and white water rafting. Two-week sessions include day and overnight trips in small groups. Phone: (617) 738-2750 Email: camp@bcdschool.org Website: www.bcdcamp.org
Spend four weeks this summer exploring architecture and design through hands-on projects in the Boston Architectural College design studios in Boston's Back Bay. Construct scale models and experiment with a wide range of materials and design methods. Phone: (617) 585-0101 Email: summer@the-bac.edu Website: www.the-bac.edu/summer
F1 Boston 2012 Summer Junior Novice Camps
FashionCampNYC
Mazemakers
Meadowbrook Summer Programs: Teen Tripping Program
F1 Boston is the ultimate Junior Racing experience for boys and girls, ages 7-17, serious about getting the best possible start in racing in state-of-the-art karting complexes. Phone: (781) 228-2080 or (781) 228-2005 Email: bweinstein@f1boston.com Website: www.f1boston.com/index.cfm/page/ Junior-Racing-/pid/10263
Mazemakers is a small, dynamic learning community of young people entering grades 2-8. We emphasize community, authorship, and challenge. Participants choose their own courses and projects, challenging themselves and each other along the way. Phone: (781) 314-9230 Email: mazemakers@gmail.com Website: www.mazemakers.com
Summer in French for Teens
Learn French and explore Francophone cultures without leaving Boston! Courses are taught in immersion by native speakers and incorporate workshops in cooking, theater, fashion, music, and art. All levels welcome. Children's program also available. Phone: (617) 912-0415 Email: education@frenchculturalcenter.org Website: www.bit.ly/wsEr69
An intensive five-day hands-on camp experience, taught by the experts, designers, and retailers you read about in your favorite glossy, and aspire to work with one day. FashionCampNYC explores the “business� of fashion. Ages 12 to 18. Phone: (866) 909-6911 Email: gordon@fashioncampnyc.com Website: www.fashioncampnyc.com
A series of one-week programs designed for the young teen completing 7th or 8th grades. Join your teammates as you go on fun, challenging day trips such as sea kayaking, hiking, visiting Project Adventure, white water rafting, surfing, and more. Phone: (781) 647-0546 Email: camp@meadowbrook-ma.org Website: daycamp.meadowbrook-ma.org/daytripping.html
URBANFRAME - Summer Youth Community Design/Build
URBANFRAME offers teens a unique hands-on introduction to design and architecture. Based at MIT and under the guidance of an architecture professor and team of graduate students, youth design, build, and install real architecture for the community. Phone: (617) 444-9904 Email: dmh@urbanframe.org Website: www.urbanframe.org
Overnight Summer Programs 4 Star Camps
4 Star Camps has conducted a wide range of academic and athletic summer programs at the University of Virginia for students aged 10-18 since 1975. We offer intensive academic camps as well as tennis and golf programs. Whatever your goals may be for the future, we welcome you to begin with us. Phone: (800) 334-STAR (7827) Website: www.4starcamps.com
Alfred University Summer Programs
Alfred University offers summer programs in art, creative writing, chemistry, computers, engineering, entrepreneurship, renewable energy, robotics, theatre, equestrian, and swimming. Students enjoy learning, making friends, and experiencing life on a college campus. Phone: (607) 871-2612 Email: summerpro@alfred.edu Website: www.alfred.edu/summer/camps
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Academic Session at The Hun School of Princeton* Students looking to advance their academic curriculum or gain credit for a particular subject attend The Hun School each summer. Live at the School and see what a boarding school is like. Academics during the day and activities on the weekends. Phone: (609) 921-7600 Email: donnaosullivan@hunschool.org Website: www.hunschool.org
The American Culture and Language Institute* This program provides classroom instruction in English by The Hun School’s International Program faculty. In addition, trips to American historical and cultural attractions balance out the program. All levels of English ability are accepted. Ages 11-17. Phone: (609) 921-7600 Email: donnaosullivan@hunschool.org Website: www.hunschool.org
* Day option available
ArtsBridge Summer 2012*
The elite ArtsBridge Summer NYC 2012 program gives dancers and actors specialized guidance on what it takes to be a theatre artist with a close look at college admission in the performing arts field. Phone: (855) 778-2787 x102 Email: hmoye@artsbridge.com Website: www.artsbridge.com
Brown University Pre-College Programs
Pre-College Summer@Brown is about challenge, discovery, and new friends. Each summer, talented high school students from around the world come to Brown for a true residential college experience. Phone: (401) 863-7900 Email: summer@brown.edu Website: www.brown.edu/summer Photo by Karl Dominey
FSU Design and Manufacturing Academy
Ready to explore diverse opportunities in design and manufacturing? Campers will use solid modeling software to design and prototype simple household products and a micro-machine. Demonstrations and workshops in welding, tooling, plastics, and more! Phone: (231) 591-5820 Email: caps@ferris.edu Website: www.ferris.edu/summercamps
Boston University Summer Term High School Programs*
Boston University invites you to preview college through one of our four Summer Term High School Programs. We offer you the chance to learn and explore new subjects as you bond with other students through fun activities on campus and around Boston. Phone: (617) 353-1378 Email: summerhs@bu.edu Website: www.bu.edu/summer/highschool
Community Service Programs Around the World - VISIONS
Now in its 24th season, VISIONS blends ambitious service work, cultural immersion, and adventurous exploration. We live in the heart of under-resourced communities in locations around the world. Participants work and socialize with our local hosts. Phone: (800) 813-9283 Email: info@visionsserviceadventures.com Website: www.visionsserviceadventures.com
Global Routes: Summer Teen Community Service
Our international high school programs provide students with unparalleled opportunities to immerse themselves in small, rural communities through volunteer projects and homestay experiences. Students develop lifelong friendships and a passion for traveling off the beaten path! Phone: (413) 585-8895 Email: mail@globalroutes.org Website: www.globalroutes.org
* Day option available
Greenheart Travel: Language School Abroad
Loop Abroad's Plight of the Elephant
New Mexico Tech Explosives Camp
NYCDA: Summer Acting Training Program*
Interested in stepping outside the classroom to learn? The best way to learn a language is to live it! Through our language schools you can become immersed in the language and culture of a new country and spend a summer on the adventure of a lifetime! Phone: (312) 264-1666 Email: akacyn@greenhearttravel.org Website: www.greenhearttravel.org
The Explosives Camp is a dynamic, highly participatory camp for 16 to 19 year olds who are interested in explosives. The camp includes synthesis of energetic materials, uses, preparation, and detonation in a completely supervised environment. Phone: (575) 835-5348 Email: chocken@emrtc.nmt.edu Website: www.emrtc.nmt.edu/explosivescamp/ index.php
Parsons The New School for Design - Summer Program* Students from around the world join the Parsons community every summer to take part in renowned programs in New York and abroad. They explore art and design, build new skills, and leave with confidence to create expressive work that matters. Phone: (212) 229-8933 Email: summer@newschool.edu Website: www.newschool.edu/parsons-summer
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Head to Thailand to volunteer hands-on for a week at an elephant reserve, spend two weeks discovering the culture and environment of Thailand via city trips and jungle treks, and try living with a hill tribe, helping them relocate elephants into the wild. Mention TeenLife when applying and receive 10% off tuition! Phone: (617) 833-3823 Email: admissions@loopabroad.com Website: www.loopabroad.com/content/plight-thai-elephant
A rigorous, but exhilarating four-week program that offers an opportunity to explore acting techniques, camera performance skills, commercial basics, film and TV basics, improvisation, and more, with a professional faculty of working actors and directors. Phone: (212) 812-4038 Email: mjeter@sft.edu Website: www.sft.edu/programs/summerprogram.html
Powerhouse Theater Training Program at Vassar
A training ground for theater artists since 1985. Students from around the country participate in this program for actors, directors, and writers. Explore theater with peers and professionals alike by living, breathing, and creating theater every day. Phone: (845) 437-5902 Email: edcheetham@vassar.edu Website: www.powerhouse.vassar.edu
* Day option available
Rutgers Summer Music, Dance & Art Camps*
SLG: Chinese Language & Culture Immersion Summer Camp
Summer Discovery*
Summer Session at Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA)*
Join the vibrant cultural community flourishing at the Mason Gross School of the Arts this summer during one of our exciting and innovative summer arts programs: Band & Orchestra Camp, Jazz Institute, Choral Academy, Design Camp, and Dance Conservatory! Phone: (848) 932-5241 Email: ckenniff@masongross.rutgers.edu Website: www.masongross.rutgers.edu/extension/ summer-programs
Summer Discovery and Discovery Internships provide the world’s most popular pre-college academic enrichment, foreign language immersion, and internship programs for high school and middle school students on college campuses worldwide. Phone: (516) 621-3939 Email: info@summerdiscovery.com Website: www.summerdiscovery.com
SYA Summer
SYA Summer offers Language Institutes in China, France, and Spain designed to advance language skills. In Italy, our World Citizen Initiative explores some of today’s pressing global issues. You'll live with a host family and travel within each country. Phone: (978) 725-6828 x134 Email: whermann@sya.org Website: www.syasummer.org
A unique language and cultural experience for students worldwide, ages 8-18. Intensive Mandarin courses combined with colorful activities, eyeopening traveling, and full accommodations offer participants a summer full of fun, excitement, and learning. Phone: (866) WITH-SLG (948-4754) Email: info@sinolanguage.org Website: www.sinolanguage.org
Summer at HPA offers students entering grades 6-12 a unique four-week boarding school experience structured for academic enrichment. Our program is designed to make the most of the summer and take advantage of our wondrous island–home to 80% of the world's ecosystems. Phone: (808) 881-4088 Email: summer@hpa.edu Website: www.hpa.edu
University of Dallas: Arete in Irving
Providing an enriching educational experience through the introduction of UD’s nationally recognized core curriculum. Students will initiate their journey to freedom by exploring the essential texts of Western Civilization and reflect on works of fine art, film, and music. Phone: (972) 721-5181 Email: udsummer@udallas.edu Website: www.udallas.edu/academics/summer/hs/arete
* Day option available
University of Dallas: Shakespeare in Italy
Come travel with us to Rome to share Shakespeare's passion for Italy and our passion for the Bard. During the 17-day program, students will stay on our beautiful campus in Due Santi and travel to sites where Shakespeare set some of his most famous plays. Phone: (972) 721-5181 Email: udsummer@udallas.edu Website: www.udallas.edu/academics/summer/hs/ italy
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Wesleyan Summer Gifted Program
This is a two-week, residential camp for the gifted. Held on Wesleyan's campus, students stay in dorms and take classes taught by seasoned college professors in five subjects. Activities and a talent show foster their creativity. Phone: (304) 473-8072 Email: sgp@wvwc.edu Website: www.wvwc.edu/summergifted
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4 Star Camps Academic Session at The Hun School of Princeton* Alfred University Summer Programs The American Culture and Language Institute* ArtsBridge Summer 2012* Beaver Summer Programs: Extreme Sports Beaver Summer Programs: High Adventure Beaver Summer Programs: Simply Circus Boston Architectural College Summer Academy Boston University Summer Term High School Programs* Brown University Pre-College Programs Community Service Programs Around the World – VISIONS F1 Boston 2012 Summer Junior Novice Camps FashionCampNYC FSU Design and Manufacturing Academy Global Routes: Summer Teen Community Service Greenheart Travel: Language School Abroad Loop Abroad's Plight of the Elephant Mazemakers Meadowbrook Summer Programs: Teen Tripping Program New Mexico Tech Explosives Camp NYCDA: Summer Acting Training Program* Parsons The New School for Design - Summer Program* Powerhouse Theater Training Program at Vassar Rutgers Summer Music, Dance & Art Camps* SLG: Chinese Language & Culture Immersion Summer Camp Summer Discovery & Discovery Internships* Summer in French for Teens Summer Session at Hawaii Preparatory Academy* SYA Summer University of Dallas: Arete in Irving University of Dallas: Shakespeare in Italy URBANFRAME - Summer Youth Community Design/Build Wesleyan Summer Gifted Program
Beaver Summer Programs: Extreme Sports Beaver Summer Programs: High Adventure Beaver Summer Programs: Simply Circus Boston Architectural College Summer Academy F1 Boston 2012 Summer Junior Novice Camps FashionCampNYC Mazemakers Meadowbrook Summer Programs: Teen Tripping Program Summer in French for Teens URBANFRAME - Summer Youth Community Design/Build
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4 Star Camps Academic Session at The Hun School of Princeton* Alfred University Summer Programs The American Culture and Language Institute* ArtsBridge Summer 2012* Boston University Summer Term High School Programs* Brown University Pre-College Programs Community Service Programs Around the World - VISIONS FSU Design and Manufacturing Academy Global Routes: Summer Teen Community Service Greenheart Travel: Language School Abroad Loop Abroad's Plight of the Elephant New Mexico Tech Explosives Camp NYCDA: Summer Acting Training Program* Parsons The New School for Design - Summer Program* Powerhouse Theater Training Program at Vassar Rutgers Summer Music, Dance & Art Camps* SLG: Chinese Language & Culture Immersion Summer Camp Summer Discovery & Discovery Internships* Summer Session at Hawaii Preparatory Academy* SYA Summer University of Dallas: Arete in Irving University of Dallas: Shakespeare in Italy Wesleyan Summer Gifted Program