learning2gether Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I ran across these and thought I'd share. 2009 SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FREE!! MIT announces its MITES Program, (), a challenging 6 week summer program that prepares promising rising seniors for careers in engineering and science. If you are selected, all educational, housing, meals and activity costs are covered. You must, however, pay for your own transportation to and from MIT. To apply, go to http://mit.edu/mites/www Deadline is Feb. 2. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Science & Engineering Apprenticeship program (summer) -Applications due: Feb. 27, 2009 - This program places academically talented H.S. students (at least 16 yrs old, sophomores/ juniors) with interest in science & math in Dept. of Defense laboratories for an 8-wk period over the summer. This is an invaluable experience in the world of scientific research, with hands-on exposure to scientific & engineering practices not available in the HS environment. It is a paid apprenticeship ($2,000) and the students are assigned a scientist or engineer as their mentor. To apply online or get more information about the program: http://www.usaeop.com. Students must submit their transcript (minimum GPA 3.0) and teacher recommendation to the program director for consideration and daily transportation is the student's responsibility. Program runs from June 22 - August 14, 2009. FREE!! Princeton University announces its Summer Journalism Program for low-income sophomores or juniors with at least a 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) who have an interest in journalism. The cost is free including travel costs to and from Princeton! Apply now! Go to www.princeton.edu/sjp Deadline is Jan. 23. Please note: The deadline has been extended to February 20, 2009 (11:59 p.m.). The combined income of your custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, must not exceed $45,000. (Note: This program is for students from under-resourced financial backgrounds. If the combined income of your custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, exceeds $45,000 and you still wish to apply, you may attach a statement explaining why you believe your family qualifies as financially under-resourced.) FREE!! The National Center for Health Marketing's Global Health Odyssey Museum is pleased to offer the 2009 CDC Disease Detective Camp (DDC). DDC is an academic day camp for students who will be high school juniors and seniors during the 2009-2010 school year. Campers will take on the roles of disease detectives and learn how CDC safeguards the nation's health. The camp will be offered twice from June 22-26 and July 13-17. For more info and to apply to go www.cdc.gov/gcc/exhibit/camp.htm. Deadline is April 20. FREE!! The American Legion sponsors a week-long summer leadership program called Boys State. This year's program will be held at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland from June 21-27. If you are a junior interested in a leadership opportunity see your guidance counselor right away for more information. The Leadership Center at Morehouse College presents the 2009 Coca-Cola Pre-College Leadership Program. There are 2 programs, one for male students completing their sophomore or junior year, and the other for male students completing their senior year. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale). The curriculum focuses on personal and interpersonal leadership skills. The program runs from June 20 to June 26. The cost is $400.00 and the application deadline is February 20. To apply, go to www.morehouse.edu.. Application access is listed under "Events=2 0at the Leadership Center." NASA sponsors the National Space Club Scholars Program, a 6 week summer internship at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. It is open to students who will be 16 years old and have completed the 10th grade by June 2009, have demonstrated high academic success, and have an interest in space science or engineering as a career. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applications are available in the Career Center or online at www.education.gsfc.nasa.gov/pages/placement.html Apply now! The application must be postmarked by February 17, 2009. University of Maryland, College Park: Women in Engineering, E2@UMD, July 12-18 orJuly 19-25; rising juniors and seniors. Go to www.wie.umd.edu/precollege or call 301-405-3283 University of Maryland Young Scholars Program targets rising juniors and seniors who have a strong academic record and a desire to excel to experience college life while earning three academic credits. 14 courses are offered for three weeks from July 12 - 31, 2009. Visit www.ysp.umd.edu/pr CITY YEAR, WASHINGTON DC (Americorps) - Graduating seniors who are not sure what they want to do after high school should consider applying for a paid community service position with City Year, Washington, DC., a group of 17-24 year olds committed to full-time service for ten months in the Washington, DC community. Benefits include: living stipen d ($200 per week), health care coverage, free metro pass, and $4,725 educational scholarship. For more info: www.cityyear.org or email: cmurphy@cityyear.org/dc or call: 202-776-7780, Amanda Seligman. Recruitment open houses will be held once a month at their headquarters: 918 U Street, NW, 2nd floor, Washington, DC 20001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thanks for the list! Carrie:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 An addition (NOT free! lol) Virginia Commonwealth has a summer intensive arts program--your child can study film, dance, art, or theatre. http://www.vcu.com for more info---really worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie-Knits Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 My son applied today for Operation Catapult at Rose Hulman .... an engineering summer program. Not free either but sounds like a very good experience to have. Also Vanderbilt sent info about a summer program they have called PAVE ... again not free. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathie in VA Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 There are also some interesting ones at Patrick Henry College in VA (also not free :glare:) but they do look neat! http://www.phc.edu/teen_1.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaJuana Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 University of Dallas offers several excellent summer programs for classically educated high school students: Shakespeare in Italy http://www.udallas.edu/travel/italy.cfm Latin in Rome http://www.udallas.edu/travel/latin.cfm Arete: A College Preparatory Seminar for High School Students http://www.udallas.edu/summer/arete.cfm My dd loved Shakespeare in Italy, and if we would have had more time before graduation, she would have done Latin in Rome, too. Both of these summer programs are conducted on the UD's Rome campus located just outside of the city of Rome and include trips to other cities in Italy. The Arete program is conducted at the campus in Irving, Texas. These are all academic programs with excellent professors. The two courses in Rome earn a student three credits from University of Dallas, and give them a taste of the academic program at UD, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) Speaking of Indiana, my older daughter is planning on trying the Indiana University Slavic Studies seminar. It is an immersion environment. (she'll be a college graduate by then, yay!) They also welcome mature high school students, the website said. It looks like an amazing array of slavic languages (first year) for those that would like to try some of them. Then for Russian they go up to college level year 6! So there would be something for everyone in Russian, at least. As she's in the Air Force, if you keep your language skills up you get a monthly salary increase if it's a strategic language. I also think she's interested in trying out the atmosphere at a civilian university:001_smile:. I'd love to hear about the Rose Hulman program.... Edited February 4, 2009 by NancyL misspelled word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I ran across these and thought I'd share. 2009 SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FREE!! Princeton University announces its Summer Journalism Program for low-income sophomores or juniors with at least a 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) who have an interest in journalism. The cost is free including travel costs to and from Princeton! Apply now! Go to www.princeton.edu/sjp Deadline is Jan. 23. Just curious if anyone tried any of these and submitted a homeschool constructed GPA? Thanks for the info too. Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in MD Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Our ds went to the Drexel summer mentorship last summer and absolutely loved it. (now it is his top choice college) Here is a link to get you started if your interested. Not free but only about 300 for 3 weeks in residence...it is an NSF grant supported program. http://http://www.drexel.edu/coe/special/summer/mentor/ Also, the programs at University of Maryland that are mentioned in the original post are quite good. Don't be fooled by the fact that the link goes through the Women in Engineering dept....most are co-ed. Ds did three or four camps there over the years, only one was a one week residence program and it was about 700 I think. Other engineering types of things that may be local for some folks are run by the ASM is here....I believe this is a day camp and free http://www.materials.drexel.edu/MaterialsCamp/#apply I think these camps (the Materials one above) are all run by local ASM chapters so if you check for a local chapter then you could see if there is one nearby. HTH Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura K (NC) Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Research Apprenticeship Program at NC A&T State University - hands-on residential program in science research for rising high school juniors and seniors. From June 29 - July 24 students will live on campus and work under the direction of top research scientists to produce an independent research project. Deadline for on-line applications is February 27. Visit http://www.ag.ncat.edu. CERTL Research Program - provides hands-on science or mathematics research experience with faculty from Winston-Salem State University and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The six week program (June 15-July 24) is offered for students in grades 9-12 who are highly motivated to learn science and mathematics. Minority students are encouraged to apply. A program stipend will be provided. Applications must be postmarked by March 1. http://www1.wfubmc.edu/NR/ rdonlyres/AE68810B-F5E5-4AF9-A880-B992C59D2BC5/0/912CERTLProgram08.pdf Registration for the 2009 NC State Design Camps will begin on Tuesday, February 17. The purpose of these camps is to expose high school students to academic and professional pursuits in architecture, graphic design, landscape architecture, art + design and industrial design. Financial assistance is offered to offset the cost of tuition based on financial need. More information is available online at: http://www.cam.ncsu.edu/designcamp . Juniors interested in attending West Point Military Academy should consider attending the Summer Leaders Seminar (June 6-12) which provides a better understanding of the service academy. Students should be ranked in the top 20% of their class and above with strong PSAT scores. Apply online at http://www.admissions.usma.edu as early as possible due to rolling admissions. Application deadline is April 1, 2009. Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) offers fast-paced courses for 9th - 12th graders across the liberal arts and science curricula. Courses included filmmaking, astronomy, pre-law and international field trips. Visit http://www.tip.duke.edu/ for more information. "Clemson University's summer enrichment program for talented middle and high school students will give you challenging courses and plenty of opportunities for fun, friendship and a Clemson experience." Visit http://www.clemson.edu/summerscience for details. The application deadline is May 1, 2009. North Carolina Outward Bound - "experiential wilderness-as-the- classroom" for ages 14-18. Summer courses include Appalachian Mountains Backpacking, Rock Climbing & Whitewater Canoeing, and Outer Banks Sea Kayaking. For more information visit: http://www.ncoutwardbound.org . The Governor's Page Program is an opportunity for students ages 15-18 to spend one week in Raleigh learning about state government. Information and an application is available at http:// http://www.volunteernc.org/code/govpage.htm . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyinNNV Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I would be happy to talk to any interested families. My dd has attended for two years (this will be her third). http://www.harpseminar.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I would be happy to talk to any interested families. My dd has attended for two years (this will be her third).http://www.harpseminar.com/ Can you PM me with more info? My dd's harp teacher wants her to go. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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