Additional opportunities for academic advancement are available during the summer. 

WPI Summer Courses & Programs. Summer courses at WPI for visiting college students and high school students help you focus on your studies, stay on track, or explore new subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. Select courses are available to high school students for full college credit. Some are available for enrichment only. Introduction to Robotics, Pre-Calculus and Discrete & Computational Geometry are open to gifted and highly motivated students. Classes start July 13 and end August 13. For a complete listing of summer courses, visit the website at www.wpi.edu/+summer or call 508-831-5517 for more information.

FREE Summer Math Program at WPI for Girls Grades 6-9. This program, scheduled for August 3-7 (9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) requires the recommendation of a math teacher. Full details are avilable at www.wpi.edu/+summer.

ExxonMobile Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp. This free program at WPI is open to students entering grades 6, 7, or 8. The dates are July 26-August 7. For more information and download an application, visit the Bernard Harris website at www.theharrisfoundation.org/programs/summersciencecamp/camp_wpi_09.htm.
 

UMass Amherst Reading Program.  UMass Amherst Continuing & Professional Education sponsors a summer outreach program in reading skills and speed reading for children and adults.  Classes meet in Shrewsbury at St. John’s High School and in Worcester at Clark University.  For more information or to register call 1-800-978-9596.  Program flyers will be posted on the bulletin board across from the high school office.

Walnut Hill Summer Theater.  Walnut Hill is a five-week residential summer stock experience for young actors, ages 13-18, at the school’s Natick campus.  If you are interested in an intensive summer theater experience, please visit www.walnuthillarts.org for application instructions.  

Northwestern University Summer Institute.  Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, the alma mater of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert, offers a National High School Institute in film and video, speech, theater arts, and debate.  To join this summer’s class, visit www.northwestern.edu/nhsi for application instructions.

US Performing Arts & Digital Media Camps.  Summer programs for students ages 11-22 are available in acting, animation, film, play/screenwriting, dance, musical theater, TV Sit Com, and more, at universities and performing arts centers across the country.  A catalog of programs to be held this summer is available in the Guidance Department.  You may also explore options by visiting www.usperformingarts.com or calling 888-497-3553.

“Facing Your Future” Program at Calvin Theological Seminary.  FYF is a program for high school students that runs from July 1-22, 2009, at Calvin College and Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  You will be stretched and challenged to reflect theologically on modern issues concerning world affairs, the church, and the individual Christian.  You will engage in group discussions concerning various readings such as Plantinga and CS Lewis, films, excursion experiences and worship.  This program will challenge you to think about how God is calling you to serve him as you transition to the next phase of your life and into the future.  There will be time for recreation and service, small groups, individual reflection and you will travel to one of three excursion sites and participate in ministry there. To learn about past programs, visit www.calvinseminary.edu/fyf.  If you would like to participate, you must see Mr. Vriesema to apply. 

Roger Williams University Summer Academy.  Roger Williams University in Providence is sponsoring two summer academy programs in Architecture and Visual Arts Studies, July 5-August 1, 2009.  Taught by Roger Williams faculty, these intensive, four-week residential programs are for high school students who have completed their junior year.  Each program offers a variety of studio, seminar and field experiences, along with extracurricular activities and field trips.  Students are advised on college admission processes and portfolio development in preparation for college applications.  Architecture studies include Drawing, Architectural Design Studio, Computer Graphics Studio, Sustainable Design and topical lectures.  Visits to architects’ offices, and weekly field trips to great architecture in the Northeast are an integral part of the academy experience.  Visual Arts Studies include a credit-bearing Foundations of Drawing studio, Media Exploration studio and seminar courses in Art Today and Portfolio Development.  The program culminates in an exhibition or installation as a group project.  For an application, scholarship and program information, visit saahp.rwu.edu/summer_academy.

Interested in biotechnology? Biogen Idec in Kendall Square, Cambridge, will hold summer community lab sessions for high school students.  Adventures in Biotechnology, open to rising sophomores and above, lets you learn and DO biotechnology using several key biotech lab techniques as you work with DNA and proteins to make a “medicine” over the course of the week.  Session I (July 6-10) and Session II (Aug. 17-21) meet 9-3 MTW, 9-4 Th, and 9-1 on Friday.  Advanced Adventures in Biotechnology is for rising juniors or seniors who have some knowledge of DNA, DNA structures, and proteins.  In this intensive, hands-on lab experience you will be engineering a chimeric antibody that could be used as a medicine.  You will learn PCR, site-directed mutagenesis, tranformation, transfection, PAGE and ELISA.  A teacher recommendation may be requested.  This advanced session meets weedays from 9-3 for two weeks, July 20-31.  Registration opens on April 8.  For more information, contact Tracy Callahan, Director, Community Lab at communitylab@biogenidec.com or at 617-679-2698.

Summer at Rensselaer.   This summer opportunity for young women entering their senior year will introduce them to engineering design and marketing.  Participants will leave this two-week program (July 5-17, 2009) with a better understanding of how creativity and technical knowledge can be merged and how the most successful ideas in engineering often come from a mixture of careful computation and imaginative brainstorming.  Formal instruction will be mixed with hands-on experimentation, group projects, and student presentations.  Field trips to engineering companies will complement studio time and reinforce concepts.  For more information, contact Mike Gunther at guntm@rpi.edu, call 518-276-8351, or visit http://summer.rpi.edu.

Bay Path College “It’s My Business” Summer Program.  Bay Path is offering a summer program for rising sophomore, junior or senior girls who are interested in business entrepreneurship. During the program students will spend time with prominent entrepreneurs and CEOs and be mentored by college faculty who will help them design a winning business plan.   This one-week non-residential program will be held July 20-24, 2009, at the campus in Longmeadow, MA.  For more information or to register on-line, visit www.baypath.edu (under News & Events, Summer Programs).

Summer Scholars Program - Washington University in St. Louis. Get an early taste of college life at Washington University with its Summer Scholars Program for rising juniors and seniors with a B+ or better average.  You will take real college courses and earn credits that you may apply at Washington University or transfer to another college.  Choose from classes in foreign languages, science, humanities, arts and social science. Two sessions are available: June 7-July 11 (deadline May 1) and July 12-August 14 (deadline June 5).  Some scholarship assistance is available for those with demonstrated financial need.  See Mrs. Allen for more information on eligibility and costs.  For application materials, visit summerscholars.wustl.edu or call 866-209-0691.

Summer Institute for the Gifted.  For 24 years, SIG has been offering high quality programs for academically advanced students at some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the nation.  In 2009, residential session for students in grades 4-11 will be held at Amherst College, Bryn Mawr College, Emory University, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Michigan, University of Texas-Austin, Princeton University (grades 7-11), and Vassar College.   SIG also offers a day program for gifted students in grades K-6 at several universities.  For eligibility requirements and more information, please visit the SIG website at www.giftedstudy.com or call toll free (866) 303-4744.

Norwich University Leadership Camps.  Norwich University offers two leadership camps for male and female students entering grades 10,11, and 12 and for graduates accepted to Norwich.  These comprehensive outdoor survival and drill camps are designed for exceptional students who want to develop teamwork skills and self-confidence while building strength of character. They are NOT military boot camps for kids with disciplinary problems. Participants are required to have a 2.5 GPA or above.  For more information on Future Leader Camp 2009 and Drill Camp 2009, visit www.norwich.edu/admissions/summerprograms or call (802) 485-2531.