Land in Tokyo for orientation, where you will begin Japanese classes and practice writing systems like hiragana and kanji. Your language skills will develop through 60+ hours of direct exposure in formal classes, with host family interactions, peer-to-peer practice, and more. Because English is not widely spoken in Japan, you will have countless opportunities for immersion. You’ll also enjoy sushi and indulge in handmade noodles at the city’s famed ramen shops. You will learn what Tokyo’s exciting and unique districts have to offer, including anime and manga in Akihabara and the colorful fashion scene in Harajuku. 

Continue practicing your Japanese and deepen your understanding of culture and family life during your host community visit. Learn to cook homemade soba noodles or roll your own sushi with a family. Participate in cultural activities such as the art of Japanese calligraphy, learn Zen meditation, or experience a traditional tea ceremony. 

At the conclusion of this program, students will earn a language certificate noting the number of hours of language training completed through formal classes and experiential learning. 

*Things to Know Beforehand*
- Physical activities may include hiking.
- Explore urban life by foot (lots of walking!) and learn to navigate the public transit system.
- Meat, seafood, rice, and noodles are staples of Japanese cuisine and may require some planning ahead for vegan and vegetarian diets.
- Access to the internet is limited and internet speeds and connectivity will vary.

Most programs abroad are open to all students who have completed their 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade year but have not yet entered college or university.

*Virtual Exchange*
Most virtual exchange programs are open to students between the ages of 14–19 who are currently enrolled in high school and have not yet started college. Students should have regular access to the internet, basic English language competency, and a demonstrated motivation to complete their program. Select your program to view full eligibility requirements.

My Japan trip

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Life changing time in Japan!

Languages

History

Outdoor-adventure

Japan: Japanese Language & Culture

The Experiment in International Living

Drumming

Williamstown, MA

First single hit #1 on Jazz Fusion Charts

Diego

Music Composition

Mendham, NJ

NJMEA Young Composers Competition Winner (2016) and Finalist (2017

Senior Thesis in Music Composition at Williams

Matt

Watch-making

Hanoi, Vietnam

Gold Medal: International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics

Hoang

Students will also explore different areas of professional skill development, including playwriting structure and techniques, acting methods that help bring a play to life, scene structure and more in order to assist students on their journeys as creatives and future professionals

Residential Program
$5,975
Day Program
$5,325

Summer Academy is open to high school students (grades 10-12 and Graduating Seniors based on the grade the student is entering in the Fall 2023 school year). Students must be 15 years old by the first day of their term. 

Writing

Creative Writing

Theater

Humanities

From Page to Stage: Playwriting, Performance & Production

School of the New York Times

Through lectures and hands-on laboratory investigations in state-of-the-art laboratories, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of disciplines such as molecular biology, neuroscience, physiology, pharmacology, immunology, and other medical sciences. Students will learn how laboratory science can be translated into improved human health and will engage in investigative experiences that will allow them to apply their laboratory skills to real-life problems. In addition, students will interact with practicing professionals in fields such as medicine, physical therapy, toxicology, genetic counseling, and biomedical laboratory research. The Health and Biomedical Sciences Summer Camp will provide a fun, challenging, and engaging college environment in which students will develop a deeper understanding of what it means to be a biomedical scientist and health professional.

 
Camp Goals 
The goal for this camp is not only to provide students with a window into the scientific basis of human health and medicine but also to offer them a glimpse of college life through an engaging and challenging academic experience.

Campers will live in a college residence hall, participate in lectures and laboratories in the state-of-the-art Neidig-Garber Science Center, and eat their meals at the student-loved Mund Dining Hall. Additionally, campers will be mentored by resident advisors who are current LVC science majors. Resident advisors are selected based on their expertise in the sciences, as well as their maturity and experience mentoring younger students.

The camp is designed for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Lebanon Valley

Science

STEM

Pre-Med

Research

Medicine

Biology

Chemistry

Psychology

Sustainability

Health and Biomedical Sciences Summer Camp

Lebanon Valley College

Formerly run as the Williams College Math Camp (WCMC), PZMC is the same camp with a new name. Same structure, same instructors, same location, same content!
PZMC is a residential math camp for about 25 mathematically gifted high school students who have completed or are currently enrolled in Algebra 2 or its equivalent. Students will be exposed to several different areas of mathematics through colloquia and other activities, but the primary focus of the camp will be Number Theory & The Art of Mathematical Thinking. Students will learn to explore the theory of numbers by asking thoughtful questions, working out examples, looking for patterns, making conjectures, and finally, proving their results. Students will learn through interactive lectures, group problem solving sessions, and final projects/presentations.

A typical day at math camp includes the following: group problem solving sessions, interactive lectures with ample time for student-driven mathematical discovery, a math talk by an award-winning mathematician or a panel discussion on what it’s like to major in mathematics at college, and plenty of time for fun including hiking, museum trips, and a math movie night!

Criteria:
- Current High School Students who are currently enrolled in or have completed Algebra 2 or its equivalent (many of our participants have considerably more math than this)
- Successful applicants will demonstrate strong interest and promise in the field of mathematics
- Occasionally, we consider current 8th graders with very strong math backgrounds

A Summer Calculus Camp called PZ Math

PZMC - Number Theory & The Art of Mathematical Thinking Summer Camp

Math

PZMC Number Theory Camp

PZ Math

Poetry

Admitted to Iowa Young Writer’s Studio + 2 others (Awarded Full Financial Aid)

Nguyen

Business is Global is planning an in-person program for 2023! While staying on the beautiful Indiana University Bloomington campus, enjoy great curriculum taught by our world-class faculty. Join us this summer and immerse yourself in cultures and languages from around the world. Explore key business disciplines. Experience personal and professional development. Discover opportunities in higher education and the world of international business.

If you will be a rising high school sophomore, junior, or senior in the summer of 2023 and interested in experiencing the intersection of business, language, and culture—this two-week program is for you. This intensive experience, presented by IU CIBER (the Indiana University Center for International Business Education and Research) will bring to life the phrase “business is global.”

High school sophomore, junior, or senior in the summer of 2023 

Writer (With quotes from former participants)

Call for Applications for the 3rd Annual B.G. Thompson, Jr. Study Abroad Award. 

Learning Russian at a U.S. Based Summer Language Program

Contemplating Russian from Bloomington, Indiana (A Summer in the Midwest)

Business

Leadership

Entrepreneurship

Business Is Global: Summer Language Program 

Indiana University Kelley School of Business

The 2-week Musical Theatre Extension program begins after the 5-week Theatre Arts program has concluded and focuses on Musical Theatre training. The 5-Week program has minimal, if any, musical theatre curriculum, and so the 2-Week extension is an intensive deep dive into Musical Theatre that applies skills and principles learned in the first 5 weeks.

Students must participate in the 5-week Theatre Arts training before beginning their specialized training in Musical Theatre. Students may NOT just attend the 2-week extension.

Students will receive classes in Voice, Dance, Acting for the Song, and more from experienced NHSI and Northwestern faculty.  At the conclusion of the 2-week program, students will perform a song cycle based on the work explored in their classes.

Tuition Fee: $8,800

$1,000 non-refundable tuition deposit

$50 NHSI Application Fee for first application; $20 Application Fee for each subsequent application if applying to more than one concentration or program

$40 FACTS Financial Aid Application Fee (collected directly through the FACTS application)

- Students must be current high school juniors who will be rising into their senior year of high school following their summer at Northwestern
- Should rank academically near the top 30% of your high school class
- Meet a high standard of character, responsibility, and intelligence
- Able to provide evidence of experience and/or substantial interest in the theatre arts

In the unlikely event of Online Programming, the following materials are required:
- ALL Students must use a desktop or laptop computer with a webcam, microphone, and audio capability. 
- This online course works best with a fast, reliable internet connection, and requires Chrome web browser. 
- ALL Students should be prepared to dedicate 6-10 hours per week for this course.

Official at Northwestern National High School Institute

Theatre Arts Musical Theatre Extension

NHSI general idea?

Northwestern University Theatre Program "Cherubs"

Music

Dance

Theatre Arts Division: Musical Theatre Extension

Northwestern National High School Institute

This multidisciplinary approach to learning encourages students to sample different fields and employ critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. The course is geared toward students eager to discover their passions, try something new and prepare for college and life after high school.

Journalism

Pre-Law

Social Justice

Immigration in New York: Law/Journalism/Culture

The New York Film Academy offers teens the life-changing opportunity to learn, practice, and perform under the guidance of Broadway-level faculty at our musical theatre summer programs. Our teen students work one-on-one with teachers whose past and present credits include regional productions, national tours, tv/film, and Broadway shows like “Hamilton,” “Wicked,”, “MJ the Musical”, “Mamma Mia,” “Chicago,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Be More Chill,’ “The Lion King,” and more!

NYFA’s philosophy of learning by doing means that from the very first day campers are actively practicing and developing new skills in song interpretation, tap, ballet, jazz, and how to present themselves professionally in auditions and performance. Each student is guided to work in solo and group scenarios that point them to their highest potential, instill a sense of confidence, and allow them to shine.

Teens who attend our musical theatre camps can choose between our prestigious Harvard location, where students receive incredible individualized attention in the beautiful performance space at Lowell Hall, or our New York City Campus, where our classrooms overlook the beautiful Battery Park and the Statue of Liberty. At all locations, campers are challenged in demanding classes, learn the history of musical theatre, and prepare for their final performance for friends and family.

4-Week Teen Musical Theatre
Tuition: $ 4,725

3-Week Teen Musical Theatre
Tuition: $ 3,525

Whether you see yourself pursuing a career in filmmaking or want to learn these practical and applicable skills for yourself, you are eligible for it. teens and kids camps are designed to meet the needs of the inexperienced and the experienced alike. All programs teach the discipline from the ground up, allowing someone to join us without prior experience.


Art Center College of Design for Film?

Musical Theatre Camp

New York Film Academy

The Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an immersion experience for rising junior and senior high school students seeking to learn about (1) the field of veterinary medicine, (2) the steps involved in successfully completing a pre-veterinary undergraduate program and becoming a competitive candidate for applying to veterinary school, and (3) the time and financial commitments involved in choosing this career path.

This two-week class includes an overview of the veterinary profession and the academic preparation and animal experience required for becoming a competitive applicant to veterinary school. Students will complete hands-on rotations in basic comparative anatomy and physiology, animal handling and restraint, and overviews of veterinary pharmacology, clinical pathology, parasitology, biosecurity, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics, and wound management.

The schedule for the program consists of short lectures and discussions on the UMass-Amherst main campus in addition to hands-on modules at the University’s Hadley and South Deerfield Farms. During hands-on modules, students will interact with sheep, goats, beef cattle, and horses. There will also be off-campus field trips, academic games, and team presentations.  

Class Objectives - Students completing this course successfully should be able to:
- recognize and use some basic veterinary terminology. 
- explain basic mammalian and avian cardiac, respiratory, digestive, skeletal, and reproductive anatomy and physiology.
- perform domestic animal handling, restraint, and basic physical assessments.
- describe some common veterinary therapeutics and the laws regarding their use.
- understand fundamentals of diagnostic imaging (radiography, ultrasonography, CT, and MRI) and perform a trans-abdominal reproductive ultrasound examination on a sheep.
- describe basic similarities and differences between zoo, wildlife, and exotic animal care and management.
- develop a personalized plan of action (completion of academic requirements and animal experiences) for becoming a competitive veterinary school applicant.

Criteria:
- Rising junior or senior in high school

A Primary Center For Learning and Career Development

What Do Students & Parents Say?

Pre-med

Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program

UMass Amherst University Without Walls

The Apollo Theater Academy Technical Stage Production Internship provides high school students with opportunities for professional and personal development as they explore careers in Technical Stage Production. Interns learn how to apply technical elements of theater such as lighting design, videography, audio engineering, carpentry, and production design to live and recorded stage productions. Over six (6) weeks, interns are trained by and assigned to work with members of The Apollo’s production crew to learn what goes into creating events at the Apollo Theater.

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Engineering

The Apollo Theater Academy High School Internship Program: The Apollo Theater Academy Technical Stage Production Internship

Apollo Theater

Anti Trafficking Advocacy

Ames, Iowa

High School President of Teens Against Trafficking Club

Winner: Iowa Bar Association American Citizenship Award (for anti-trafficking work)

Arianna

Paleontology

New York, NY

Founder of Girls' STEMpede: website amplifying the voices of women in STEM

Calliope

Public Service

Santa Barbara, CA

Long Time Volunteer at 1st Orphanage in China for Special Needs Children

Take part in a learning experience like no other, where you will improve your skills, rethink your publishing strategies and take your media game to the next level.

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association invites print and online staffs to take part in its 40th annual Summer Journalism Workshop - offered this year with both in-person and virtual options.

Each participant, whether student or adviser, will have access to content focusing on either writing, editing, management or advanced design.


For secondary school students and teachers from schools in the U.S. and international schools following an American plan of education.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association: Summer Journalism Workshop

M.S. from Columbia University (Graduated 1960)

Is the journalism program at Harvard better than the one at Columbia University?

CSPA Summer Journalism Workshop

Columbia University Pre-College Programs

This class explores the application of legal principles to advancements in technology, including social media, drones, video games, cryptocurrency, and smartphone apps. In learning about these particular topics, students gain a more general understanding of some of the most important concepts underlying much of U.S. law.

residential cost: $12,449.00 per session,

applicants must be entering grades 9 through 12 or freshman year of college in the fall. Students must be currently enrolled in school upon applying,You must submit all materials directly, not through an agent or third-party vendor, Falsification, forgery, and misrepresentation of any type will risk forfeiture of admissions and/or enrollment, All admissions decisions are final. There is no appeal process. The Admissions Committee reviews each application thoroughly and with great care., Members of the Columbia University community are expected to uphold the highest standards of respect, integrity, and civility. Students, program participants, faculty, and staff accept these values when they join this community. In doing so, they agree to abide by the following Community Values: Respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others, Accountability for academic integrity and personal behavior, Civility and honesty in all interactions with community members.

Pricey summer pre-college programs won't get your kid into a better school

Pre-law

Law at the Cutting Edge of Technology

Intensive training in the principles of effective expository writing, with an emphasis on sound logic, correct grammar, and persuasive rhetoric. Introduces research techniques, including use of the library, conventions and principles of documentation, analysis of sources, and ethics of scholarly research. Weekly papers will be written and discussed.

- Prerequisites: COMM 1000 or COMM 1010
- All graduates of approved colleges and universities are eligible
- Rising seniors with a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 (B) or better from accredited secondary schools along with a one-page expository writing sample. Sophomores (entering junior year) who have an exceptional record of academic performance may apply for special consideration. A letter of recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor must be submitted along with a transcript and an expository writing sample.
You must be able to travel to one of Fordham's two campuses, Rose Hill or Lincoln Center, at least three times per week. (University housing is not available for this program.) However, there are several virtual options available to students who cannot travel to campus. 

Bronx Students Have New ‘Visions of the Good’ After Fordham Summer Program

Composition II

Fordham University Pre-College Program Pre-College Program

At the National Student Leadership Conference on Theater, you will live and learn in New York City, and have access to all the city has to offer. You will go backstage and see the inner workings of Broadway, participate in master classes and discussions with top New York artists, and spend evenings in the audience of Broadway shows.


We encourage students who demonstrate academic excellence and leadership ability to apply to our academic summer leadership programs. Students must currently be enrolled in 6th-12th grade. Students may attend the NSLC through the summer following their high school graduation. A completed Grade Verification Form is required for students who did not receive an invitation.

Theater Program at Colombia University

National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) 

Computational Biology

Denver, Colorado

Researcher at Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard

ISEF 2019 Gordon Moore Award Recepient - Top Award @ Biggest Teen Science Fair

Krithik

CATS Academy Boston is an international boarding school based in Braintree, Boston. 
We offer a world-class education, attracting students from across the globe. In a diverse and exciting international community, you will learn to be your best and achieve a place at a top university.

Who is this programme for?
Explore top university or college options while studying in Boston – America’s most academic city. Attend classes in English language development, learn the approach of the SAT and ACT examinations and familiarise yourself with the skills you need to achieve top marks. On this course you will take SAT and ACT practice tests, complemented by workshops on preparing for American college admissions.

What will you achieve?
You will:

understand the format of the SAT and ACT examinations
practise your English
make friends from all over the world
learn strategies to be your best in the exams
sit practice exams.

Details of the program can be found here=> https://catsacademyboston.com/ugc-1/1/10/0/ivy_league_prep_-_cats_boston_-2023.pdf 

Deadline: Admissions are on rolling basis 

Age: Max 16
Language level requirements: TOEFL 40+ or equivalent
Average class size: 14
Availability:  CATS Boston
Academic Requirement: Upper Intermediate
Language Level: B2 level


Cambridge Arts, Technology & Science Academy in Boston

Government

Economics

Debate

Ivy League Program

Cambridge Arts, Technology & Science Academy in Boston 

The Duke Pre-College Program provides advanced academic opportunities and an introduction to the college experience to students currently in grades 6 - 11. Our courses are created to give students access to cutting-edge curriculum and technology beyond the average classroom while connecting them with transcendent peers from around the world and influential professionals in their future field. In addition to accessing university facilities and labs, our students interact and learn from renowned faculty and researchers. Participants gain valuable experiences that prepare them for not only their college curriculum and careers that follow, but also to become empowered, influential leaders.

How can we better understand and interpret the science of marine sustainability? You might be surprised to learn that fisheries are one of the most significant interactions between people and the sea! Learn about sustainability through the impacts of climate change, use and consumption on the marine ecosystem. Search for ways to create resilience to these anthropogenic (human-caused) factors. 

Go behind-the-scenes (online) at the Duke University Marine Lab! Investigate the many facets of marine fisheries sustainability – from different interactions between people and the ecosystem to ecosystem trophic cascades to fisheries supply chains. Explore the roles of researchers, practitioners and stakeholders. This holistic systems approach will introduce you to the ranges of research in the field – from fisheries ecology and biology to economics and political ecology.

Discover the wide range of interdisciplinary scientific materials as well as the Duke University researchers who study these fields! Come away with not only a greater understanding of marine fisheries sustainability and research but also the many facets of marine science and research that occur at the Duke University Marine Lab!

Ocean Sustainability in the Anthropocene

Duke Pre-College Program

This course is an investigation into how different types of physicians think within their discipline and what it means to be a doctor in today’s society.. The course includes asynchronous work, which students are expected to complete between class sessions.

Service

Community Service

Medicine as a Career Choice: Thinking Like a Doctor

An intensive program designed to perfect students' skills in understanding spoken and written French and in speaking and writing. Prepares students for further work in literary, language, and cultural studies as well as for non-academic use of French.

The class will meet Monday - Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and students should expect about 2-3 hours of work outside the classroom each day, as well excursions and other program activities.

Requirements:
- Entering the senior year of high school (summer after junior year) or freshman year of college (summer after senior year).
- 16 years of age or older by their program start date.

How beneficial is summer school like the Yale summer school for an international student?

Intermediate and Advanced French I

Yale Summer Session

Funded by the New York Press Association, the Community Journalism Program is a  partnership between Hofstra University and the Hempstead School District.

Under the close supervision of Hofstra faculty, graduate students from The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication will visit Hempstead High School weekly to teach fundamental journalism practices and principles.

Working together with their Hofstra counterparts, Hempstead students will receive instruction in news gathering, writing, storytelling, presentation, and publishing in order to produce news and feature stories about their school and the surrounding community.

Publishable works will appear on LongIslandReport.org, Hofstra’s multimedia news outlet, and liherald.com, the website of Herald Community Newspapers, a group of 17 award-winning weekly newspapers.

Hempstead students who want to further their reporting skills can apply to attend the Summer High School Journalism Institute, a free, intensive, two-week workshop that will be held at Herbert School’s state-of-the-art facilities. Here, students will receive advanced instruction in print, online and TV news production.

Hempstead students will be exposed to a wide variety of newsgathering technologies not found in most high schools. At the same time, they will work with top media professionals, who can offer sound, real-world advice in landing that first journalism internship or job –– and who might even hire them in the future.

High School Students

Participants must have demonstrated a prior interest in the media through their participation in their student newspapers and/or literary journals


Creatve Writing

The Hofstra High School Journalism Institute

Hofstra University

During NYFA’s teen film camps, each weekday is split between in-class instruction and on-set production. The below subjects are taught both in-class and on set, where students get to apply the lessons they learned in the classroom to a real film set. In our longer film camps (three, four and six-week), these subjects will be treated in greater detail and taken to a higher level than in the shorter camps. Students in longer programs make more films and, therefore, have more opportunities to develop their abilities and employ what they have learned. But regardless of the length of the camp, our students would agree that they learned more in even just one week than some learn in a month through being on set and gaining hands-on experience working on actual productions. At the end of each camp, the students’ directorial work is celebrated in a screening open to crew, faculty, family, and friends. Curriculum Some of the classes and subjects students can expect to cover in the New York Film Academy’s filmmaking camps include the following. As the director is the leader of a film set, students will learn the language and practice of filmmaking so that they can apply this knowledge to their own original films. They will discuss shooting plans for their film projects and screen their work with their instructor throughout the course. Directing is approached as the art of visual storytelling. Students will find that directing the camera concerns more than just where to place the camera. Through hands-on demonstrations, the students will learn how camera movement, visual arrangement, and editing patterns not only depict the action but also express the underlying drama. Each student directs a series of films in crews of four. Students also rotate in these crews among the principal film crew positions. Crews are required to meet each week with the directing instructor to review scripts and shooting plans. Writing It’s the script that is the backbone of any film and in NYFA’s summer film camps for teens, students will become comfortable writing original screenplays. Students learn the process of taking take a story from initial idea, through treatment and step outline, to a finished script for their final film with the help of our exceptional faculty. Story structure, theme, character, tension, and conflict will be explored as they are used in filmmaking. Hands-on digital camera and lighting NYFA’s summer camps for teens feature a no-nonsense approach to cameras, placing students behind a camera from day one. Students will learn to shoot using industry-standard HDSLR cameras. They will learn proper loading, operation, and maintenance of the camera. In the first week students will shoot and screen tests for focus, exposure, lens perspective, film latitude, slow/fast motion, and contrast. Any students needing extra instruction are given review sessions as necessary. Digital editing While the script provides the backbone of a production and cameras capture the action, it is the editing process that gives all that footage actual structure. Students will learn to edit their films with digital editing software. Their instructors will cover both the technical aspects of the editing process, as well as the conventions and theory behind editing choices and styles. Working with actors To direct actors, one must learn how to work with actors and receive instruction and experience in how to get effective performances from actors in their film projects. Students also get the chance to gain some experience as actors, providing them with important insight into what happens on the other side of the camera. Online film director Our Online Film Directing Workshops are a hands-on, filmmaker experience designed to provide teens with the opportunity to explore storytelling through the art of film. This experience consists of three one-week modules. Students may enroll in all three modules or select to complete individual modules (students are not required to complete one module to attend the next).

Filmmaking Camp

The four-week college immersion programs at the USC School of Dramatic Arts offer high school students the opportunities to work with theatre professionals and explore a creative experience in the dramatic arts.

Highlights:
- Students may live on campus or commute daily
- Field trips to see professional theatre in Los Angeles
- College credit offered: 3 units of USC elective credit
- Classes culminate in a workshop performance

Courses
- Acting Intensive - A conservatory-style training course that challenges students and offers a strong foundation in the craft of acting. Taught by the School’s world-class faculty, the program emphasizes process and includes scene study, movement, voice, as well as on-camera acting workshops and a monologue audition master class. The four-week class culminates in a public workshop performance for family and friends.
- Comedy Performance - More and more television shows and movies are populated by well-trained improv and sketch comedians. Study with USC’s distinguished comedy team in improvisation, stand-up comedy, sketch writing, as well as physical comedy and industry-focused master classes. Plus, specialty workshops in acting for commercials and voice over in our state-of-the-art studio. Four weeks of training culminates in a public performance for family and friends.
- Musical Theatre - Immerse yourself in music, movement (or dance) and play in this intensive, conservatory-style course that celebrates your unique self through musical theatre. During movement classes, you will be exposed to different styles of dance that will enhance your ability to tell a story physically. In vocal performance classes, you will learn how to act the song and feel the music. Meanwhile, acting classes will be devoted to your personal connection to character and text and the basic principles of acting. Please note: Admission to the Musical Theatre course is by audition — please see the website for more information. 

High School Summer Conservatory

University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts

Join other high school students for a week of engaged discovery. Learn about the opportunities available to you in business from accomplished business leaders. Develop your leadership and teamwork styles. Engage with local organizations in a mini consulting project. Envision your future as a leader who will change the world, for good.

The WashU BOLD@Olin program will immerse you in life-changing opportunities for learning, networking and personal growth. You’ll learn from Olin Business School faculty, network with current students, gain experience working on case studies, and discover the many areas of study—majors and minors—available at WashU Olin.

Summer 2023 Brochure => https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xBOTCKJiASFIMP3bifViJeLmLRACaNlb/view

BOLD@Olin

Washington University in St. Louis

Each summer, Berklee welcomes students across the globe to its campus in the heart of Boston. More than 3,000 students travel from over 70 countries to hone their craft, make global connections, and collaborate with other like-minded musicians, actors, and dancers. 

Our faculty are Grammy-, Oscar-, and Tony-winning artists who are dedicated to helping you learn how to succeed in today’s performing arts and entertainment industries. In addition to our world-renowned undergraduate faculty, Berklee summer program participants learn from acclaimed visiting artists. Recent guests include Jacob Collier, Charlie Puth, Esperanza Spalding, and Ebony Williams.

Learn the essential building blocks of jazz guitar in Jazz Guitar 101. This course covers fundamental concepts, including chord/scale usage, reharmonization, approach notes, arpeggio substitutions, and how to incorporate melodic tension in rhythm, harmony, and melody. By studying the styles of influential jazz guitarists like Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, John Scofield, Mike Stern, and Pat Martino, you'll understand the jazz language and improve your improvisational skills. With video, MP3 tracks, and written notation, this course helps you quickly integrate these techniques into your playing.

By the end of the course, you will:
- Negotiate basic jazz chord changes
- Learn five jazz standard tunes and to be able to comp and play an effective solo over the chord changes
- Play and know how to use stronger harmonic language through the use of Mixolydian, harmonic, and melodic minor scales, the bebop scale, and the pentatonic scale

Jazz Guitar 101

Berklee Online

Each summer, Berklee welcomes students across the globe to its campus in the heart of Boston. More than 3,000 students travel from over 70 countries to hone their craft, make global connections, and collaborate with other like-minded musicians, actors, and dancers. 

Our faculty are Grammy-, Oscar-, and Tony-winning artists who are dedicated to helping you learn how to succeed in today’s performing arts and entertainment industries. In addition to our world-renowned undergraduate faculty, Berklee summer program participants learn from acclaimed visiting artists. Recent guests include Jacob Collier, Charlie Puth, Esperanza Spalding, and Ebony Williams.

After a quick overview of the media industry today, one will learn the technical and aesthetic challenges in this highly competitive field. Students will be able to analyze and spot a film score and become a better storyteller through various writing exercises.

By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- analyze the story in a film based on the common three-act structure
- appreciate the art of filmmaking as a collaborative process of many different departments, music being just one of them
- understand the historical and technical challenges in film and music synchronization
- understand the creative process of writing to picture
- set up your DAW with appropriate tempo and meter maps
- ackle the most common challenges film composers come across, including:
- use electronic synthesis as a creative tool
- navigate the intricacies of the business, including:
- Contracts and deals
- publishing vs. writer’s share
- self-promotion
- career paths
- import video and create an offset start point in your DAW for scoring purposes
- create final audio mixes within a QuickTime movie

Requirements
Completion of Music Theory 101, Music Theory and Composition 1, and Basic Ear Training or Ear Training 1 or equivalent knowledge and experience is required. Students should be comfortable with the features and workings of their DAW (digital audio workstation) of choice, be it Logic, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, or any of the other programs specifically listed. An existing competency in creating music, combined with a thoughtful awareness of drama and human emotion will be critical assets to draw upon from your own background.

Students undertaking the course should have the following prerequisite musical and technical skills:
Ability to read and create music
Ability to compose music and create scores (either from a notation program such as Finale [full version] or Sibelius) or handwritten and scanned
Some experience with MIDI sequencing and digital audio software for producing and finalizing musical mock-ups via sample libraries
Courses that may help you prepare for Film Scoring 101 include the following:
Pro Tools 101
Producing Music with Logic

Film Scoring 101

Each summer, Berklee welcomes students across the globe to its campus in the heart of Boston. More than 3,000 students travel from over 70 countries to hone their craft, make global connections, and collaborate with other like-minded musicians, actors, and dancers. 

Our faculty are Grammy-, Oscar-, and Tony-winning artists who are dedicated to helping you learn how to succeed in today’s performing arts and entertainment industries. In addition to our world-renowned undergraduate faculty, Berklee summer program participants learn from acclaimed visiting artists. Recent guests include Jacob Collier, Charlie Puth, Esperanza Spalding, and Ebony Williams.

Delve into music production techniques with our world-renowned Music Production and Engineering Department faculty and facilities. Customize your entire experience by selecting your classes, which include topics such as modern record production, multitrack recording and mixing techniques, and DJ production skills. The weekend culminates in a keynote address and presentation featuring a noted industry professional.

The following list of classes gives you a sense of what to expect:
 Critical Listening: Explore techniques used to analyze popular recordings from a variety of perspectives, both technical and musical.
Business of Music Production: Discuss licensing, publishing, royalties, contracts, and distribution.
Demystifying Mastering: Even for those who have heard of it, mastering is a discipline shrouded in mystery. Every song on the Billboard Top 100 has been mastered, and every record made by a major artist gets mastered. So, what is it?
Making and Selling Your Own Recordings: Learn how mastering can enhance your final product, how to prepare for manufacturing, how to design your package, and about the most successful marketing methods for independently released albums.
Multitrack Mixing Techniques: Explore the aesthetic choices related to the balance, dynamics, arrangement, preparation, and realization of a successful mix.
Multitrack Recording Techniques: Participate in an accelerated workshop covering many aspects of recording, including microphone selection and placement, equalization, and dynamic signal processing.
Project/Home Studio Design and Setup: Learn about basic equipment requirements, budget considerations, affordable acoustic modifications, and the formation of appropriate expectations.
Turntable Techniques: Learn about the historical development of the turntable, from its origins in Jamaican music to its prominence in hip-hop and contemporary music. Develop basic skills using the turntable for performance/live expression and as a production tool.
Vocal Production: It’s all about the vocals; ask any established producer. This session will focus on how to help your vocalist give you the best, truest vocal performance, and how to enhance that performance by “comping” (combining parts of different vocal takes), context-based level-riding, and phrasing adjustment to augment emotion.
Keynote Presentation: The weekend culminates in a presentation by a noted industry professional.
Evening Sessions: Enjoy open recording and mix sessions, demonstrations, and lab time.


Music Production Workshop

Berklee School of Music

Each summer, Berklee welcomes students across the globe to its campus in the heart of Boston. More than 3,000 students travel from over 70 countries to hone their craft, make global connections, and collaborate with other like-minded musicians, actors, and dancers. 

Our faculty are Grammy-, Oscar-, and Tony-winning artists who are dedicated to helping you learn how to succeed in today’s performing arts and entertainment industries. In addition to our world-renowned undergraduate faculty, Berklee summer program participants learn from acclaimed visiting artists. Recent guests include Jacob Collier, Charlie Puth, Esperanza Spalding, and Ebony Williams.

The Berklee Bass Department and Victor Wooten are offering an opportunity to broaden musical knowledge and skills. This event will cover a variety of musical styles and aim to enhance overall musicianship, as well as provide new techniques for performance and a deeper understanding of different music genres.

Every participant's schedule will include a class in each of the following:
- Master classes: Attend small-group, lesson-format master classes led by faculty focusing on different practice,  technique, and performance methods. 
- Clinics: Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten, and special guests will present clinics on ear training, theory, and general musicianship.
- Ensembles: Expand your rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic skills in small ensembles each day.
- Faculty concerts: Explore new styles as you take in the performances by our renowned Bass Department faculty. Friday evening's concert will feature all of the Bass faculty, and Saturday evening's concert will feature Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten. 
- Jam sessions: Play with other students and faculty members in various styles through this informal performance opportunity.

Bass Workshop

Students work on both assigned and self-directed projects while learning traditional black-and-white darkroom techniques.

Photography: The Camera Craft

CWS is the National Hispanic Institute (NHI) capstone experience for high school juniors preparing for their senior year. Created 30 years ago, it aims to provide future leaders with as much insight and practice as possible to prepare for the transition to adulthood, with an emphasis on both college readiness and leadership development.

Getting coached for success in the college admissions process is only one part of making decisions about your future; making a final institutional selection based on your life goals and values requires a different lens. The CWS addresses the emotional and psychological factors that impact life plans by providing a process for decision-making called Inquiry-Based Learning. Using this process,  students team up to take on complex challenges and use inquiry-based processes to offer strategic plans for their future goals. CWS graduates are considered high-potential candidates for future faculty roles with NHI, as they are students of the inquiry process used by NHI leaders to evolve new program experiences, ideas, and concepts in community social entrepreneurship. 

Collegiate World Series

National Hispanic Institute

The field of accounting has been identified as one of the fastest-growing professions, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. Yet studies have shown that there has been declining enrollment in accounting and finance among minority students. The goal of the Accounting Career Awareness Program, part of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc., (NABA) is to increase the understanding of accounting career opportunities among high school students in underrepresented minority groups. 

Accounting Career Awareness Program

Point Park University

SVA’s Pre-College Program is designed for high school students who want to enhance their creative skills, learn more about a particular field of art, develop a portfolio and experience the challenges and triumphs that exist at one of the most dynamic colleges.

- Receive up to three college credits
- Students will explore the fundamentals of art & design at a level not readily available in high school
- Classes such as Animation, Advertising, Cartooning, Painting, Photography and many more

Animation majors at SVA are skilled artists and storytellers who come to understand the mechanics of movement through a solid foundation in drawing, narrative development and principles of animation. The purpose of this Pre-College program is for students to gain a basic understanding of the 2D animation production process, from learning the foundations of drawing to creating digital animation through the Adobe Animate pipeline. Students will begin with an introduction to both drawing and animation in the first week, moving to study the intersection between animation and storytelling in the second week. The program will conclude with a focus on how to prepare an animation portfolio for college admission. Please note: Pre-College courses may include the use of nude models. Course curriculum and faculty are subject to change.

Animation Program

School of Visual Arts (SVA) Summer Program

SVA’s Pre-College Program is designed for high school students who want to enhance their creative skills, learn more about a particular field of art, develop a portfolio and experience the challenges and triumphs that exist at one of the most dynamic colleges.

- Receive up to three college credits
- Students will explore the fundamentals of art & design at a level not readily available in high school
- Classes such as Animation, Advertising, Cartooning, Painting, Photography and many more

Five esteemed faculty members teach this extremely intensive course where small finished works are created everyday, then arranged into a cohesive accordion book. The book will have block printed cloth covers and end papers designed by each student and you will learn how to bind them all together.

Illustration Program

SVA’s Pre-College Program is designed for high school students who want to enhance their creative skills, learn more about a particular field of art, develop a portfolio and experience the challenges and triumphs that exist at one of the most dynamic colleges.

- Receive up to three college credits
- Students will explore the fundamentals of art & design at a level not readily available in high school
- Classes such as Animation, Advertising, Cartooning, Painting, Photography and many more

In the first week, students will be introduced to essential concepts in graphic design. Type, color, form, hierarchy, and concept will be discussed in detail, with students designing projects, both by hand and on the computer, with these concepts in mind. By the end of the first week, students will have multiple projects completed, including posters, hand-drawn typography, and illustrations. Students will also receive instruction in the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite. For the second week, it's all about building a three-dimensional design project. Each student is given the very same object. In previous summers, the objects have been skateboards, chairs, and guitars. Each student is also given a word that represents a concept, movement or idea. The students then transform their objects into a 3D sculptural design piece that represents their word. It's a lot of work, but the results are always fun and really exciting! 

Graphic Design with 3D Workshop Program

Summer Academy is an intense college-level art program. This rigorous experience is modeled after PAFA's own world renowned, undergraduate first-year arts curriculum.
Students will master essential drawing skills in the Foundations of Drawing course. Students build on this foundation by choosing to explore a range of other skills, including sculpture, printmaking, oil painting, illustration and animation. 
Students gain additional artistic and professional development experience with critique sessions (affectionately known as ‘crit’) and behind the scenes tours of PAFA and other Philadelphia art spaces. 

Summer Academy participants have the opportunity to:
- Get expert guidance from leading artists among PAFA's stellar faculty 
- Get a head start on preparing a portfolio for applying to college
- Earn 4.0 college credits
- Participate in an exhibition in PAFA's world-class art museum
- Earn a merit-based scholarship for Summer Academy and become eligible for a Next Step Scholarship to PAFA if they enroll in the BFA program

Students benefit from one-on-one portfolio reviews with the school's admissions staff. Summer Academy alumni who are accepted to PAFA's BFA program are eligible for a $4000 Next Step Scholarship ($1000 per year).

Intermediate Computer Science Program

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