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{American University} Discover the World of Communications
Welcome to Discover the World of Communication, where you will learn to build a digital portfolio, write a script, shoot and edit a film, write a news story like a pro, speak with confidence, persuade, inform, educate, and entertain. Our professional, hands-on workshops-open to students entering grades 9 through 12-are taught by American University School of Communication faculty and communication professionals. During class and after hours, you can explore the city from a variety from a variety of angles. View live television and radio broadcasts at local studios such as NBC4, WTTG Fox 5, NPR, and ESPN Radio, cover a Nationals baseball game or WNBA game from a press seat, and tour local attractions including the National Zoo, the Newseum, National Cathedral, Georgetown, and the Smithsonian museums.
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{Carleton College} Summer Humanities Institute
The Summer Humanities Institute is a full residential college experience. At SHI, you can experience what it means to be completely absorbed in the learning process at a nationally ranked liberal arts college. Your classes feature hands-on experiences and group work to broaden your learning experiences. You'll live with a roommate in a Carleton residence hall, attend class, and study like a college student while learning to balance your academic responsibilities with a variety of social and co-curricular activities.
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{Carleton College} Summer Quantitative Reasoning Institute
At the Summer Quantitative Reasoning Institute (SQRI), students will learn how to think like a social scientist by not only receiving instruction in how they study the world, but by designing and engaging in a sustained, three-week collaborative research project with peers and their faculty mentors. Students in SQRI will present their analyses and results in writing and in public presentations, culminating at the end of the program in an oral exposition of their project's findings using text, figures, and graphs. In short, SQRI will provide students with a realistic glimpse of what Carleton students experience when they develop their quantitative reasoning skills as a social science major in pursuit of careers in such diverse fields as law, science, academics, public policy and public administration, journalism, and information technology.
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{Center for American Archeology} High School Field School
High School Field School is your opportunity to be an archaeologist. Join our summer field crew and participate in real archaeological research alongside professional archaeologists. You will learn how to do fieldwork, laboratory work, identify artifacts, and more with professional archaeologists as we investigate the Golden Eagle site.
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{College of William and Mary} Summer Program in Early American History
This unique program offers students an opportunity to live and study at the College of William & Mary for three weeks during the summer. Students will earn four hours of transferable college credit studying early American history right where it happened. What sets the program apart from your typical history class is that students will travel daily to the museums, battlefields, archaeology sites, homes, and places where history lives. Come face to face with professional historians and curators. Learn not only the history of America but also what's being done to preserve it. Participate in an active archaeological dig and get your hands dirty looking for 18th-century artifacts.
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{Colorado State University} Black Issues Forum
The purpose of the Black Issues Forum is to provide students an opportunity to demonstrate their written and oral communication skills and to enhance their leadership potential. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with university faculty, staff, and current students as they discuss and evaluate the important issues of today that affect the African American community at the local, state, national, and/or global level.
{Colorado State University} Native Education Forum
The Native Education Forum is a six day summer program for rising high school juniors and seniors. Students will gain university classroom experience, earn one academic credit, research issues critical to Native American/Indigenous communities, and get valuable assistance from professionals in the university application process.While on campus, students will have the chance to interact with university faculty, staff and current students as they discuss and evaluate important issues that affect indigenous communities.
{Crow Canyon Archaeological Center} High School Archaeology Camp
Brush away the dirt to uncover a piece of ancient pottery—and be the first person to touch that artifact in nearly a thousand years. Work alongside archaeologists, learning from them as you dig, map, and document your finds. Every summer at Crow Canyon, teens join our research team in southwestern Colorado, helping to discover the history of the ancestral Pueblo Indians (Anasazi) of the Mesa Verde region. At this academic/science camp, high school students learn excavation and lab techniques, then work alongside our archaeologists. You’ll dig at an archaeological site inhabited by ancestral Pueblo people nearly 1,000 years ago. You’ll also wash, catalog, and analyze ancient artifacts in the lab. It's an authentic, hands-on introduction to archaeology at the pre-college level.
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{Emerson College} Sports Communication Institute
Sports Communication is a key to one of the world’s most expanding and influential industries. This program introduces you to this wide-ranging field. This week-long program provides lectures, presentations, writing projects, and experiential performances before some of our nation’s most renowned leaders in Sports Communication.
{Gettysburg College} Civil War Era Studies Camp
Civil War Era Studies Camp provides rising high school Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors an immersive experience into Civil War history. The goal of Civil War Era Studies Camp is to provide a window into the history of the American Civil War. What are some of the major questions of the Civil War? Campers will be virtually introduced to research in the Civil War in a fun, challenging, and engaging environment. Campers will not simply learn about the Civil War, they will travel virtually to the actual fields, in the archives holding original diaries, letters, and photos. Perfect for students interested in history and the Civil War, this camp gives students an insider view of the field as well as preparation for college studies.
{Gettysburg College} Civil War Institute Summer Conference
The High School Student Scholarship Program component of Gettysburg College’s annual Civil War Institute summer conference provides high school students an opportunity to explore the history of the Civil War era on the site of the war’s most decisive battle. Participants will join conference sessions, interact with noted historians, and participate in special tours and programming geared toward high school students, including a historical simulation activity revolving around the 1863 New York City Draft Riots.
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Great Books Summer Program
The Great Books Summer Program is an experience like no other in American education. For over sixteen years, GBSP has gathered exceptional middle and high school students from across the world to read, discuss and debate selections from the greatest works of literature. Students experience college-level seminars, engage in lively discussion, and enjoy summer fun with other literary-minded students. We offer summer camps at the University of Oxford, Amherst College, Stanford University, and Trinity College, Dublin. We're especially pleased to return to University of Chicago and Stanford Center at Peking University in Beijing for summer 2019!
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{Hillsdale College} The Land and Literature of England
What made these authors great? Why do their works endure? What do they tell us about their times, and what do they tell us about ours? What do they tell us of living well? These questions and more arise in a broad yet intensive survey of select English authors. Enduring works reveal perennial truths about the human condition, as well as reflect on urgencies particular to their own day. This course will study the ideas and historical influences behind such works, all the while looking at the light great authors shed on the nature of a good life. Includes stops at: Windsor, Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Oxford, Bath, London, and Canterbury.
{Hillsdale College} The Roots and History of American Liberty
In a letter to James Madison in March of 1788, George Washington observed, “Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” With historic cities like Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Washington, D.C. as the backdrop, study the American founding this summer, as well as its effect on the course of American liberty for more than two hundred years. Includes stops at: Gettysburg, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
{Hillsdale College} Western Civilization: Visions From Italy
From the politics, philosophy, religion, art, and architecture of Italy, cultural forms evolved that inspired much of later Western Civilization. In Ancient Rome and Renaissance Florence, citizens struggled to find the proper relationship of Man to his God(s) and to his community, both in times of political and cultural domination, and in times of societal collapse and civic despair. Explore the material expression in the artistic and architectural treasures of these two fascinating cities: Rome, a city whose history spans more than 2,500 years, one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe; and Florence, the “Athens of the Middle Ages,” and one of the wealthiest cities of all time. See majestic structures such as the Pantheon, Forum, Colosseum, and St. Peter’s, and the sublime artistry of men like Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Botticelli. Includes stops at: Rome, Pompeii, Florence, and Venice.
{Hillsdale College} Winston Churchill and World War II
The Second World War was history’s most terrible, and its outcome hinged on the efforts of “citizen soldiers” from many nations who bravely sacrificed to defeat a murderous tyranny. Visit some of the sites where the valor and leadership of great men decided the fate of millions and inspired future generations to emulate their commitment to noble ideals. Study the greatest seaborne invasion of all time, Operation Overlord, the allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, as well as the life of Sir Winston Churchill, a man who inspired the world as few before. Follow the trail of momentous events and understand what made this time a generation’s “finest hour.” Includes stops at: London, Oxford, Normandy, Versailles, and Paris.
{National WW2 Museum} Student Leadership Academy
During Student Leadership Academy, students spend one week with the Museum's staff of historians, curators, and educators in the most immersive WWII experience available at the Museum. A ride aboard PT-305, the Museum's WWII combat-veteran PT boat, concludes this exceptional week.
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{Northeastern University} Humanity in a Digital World
For students who are interested in the social sciences and humanities, the Humanity in a Digital World program will study the relationships among technology and knowledge, society and ethics. Over the course of the two weeks, students will develop a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between the technological, artistic, informational, and social aspects of their world. Students will begin with spirited discussion of the values expressed through, and created by, human technologies. Students will visit Mindtrek VR, a multi-person virtual reality experience. They’ll get to explore a virtual world together, experience a spaceship breaking down, managing threats, and working together to make it through the experience. This experience will be used to motivate discussions about whether emerging technologies can replace current interpersonal interactions, whether they enable us to replace real relationships with virtual ones, what we can learn from virtual activities, and what the costs and benefits of doing so would be. Students will also learn to create and run computer simulations to test hypotheses about the world. For example, students might create a simulation of climate or other resource negotiations to see what kinds of factors generate agreement or which factors undermine agreement. We will then talk about when to trust such simulations, when they can be a tool for thinking about the world outside the simulation. In a second week of hands-on projects, students will explore how such contemporary technologies evolved from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first. In hands-on projects, students will print using letterpress techniques and learn how today’s new media draw from their historical predecessors. In visits to local resources such as the Northeastern Archives, Museum of Fine Arts, and Massachusetts Historical Society, students will get up close with these histories. Finally, students will learn how computational tools can illuminate the past in new ways, experimenting with programming their own text analyses of historical texts.
{Ohio State University} Humanities and Cognitive Science High School Summer Institute
The Ohio State University is excited to announce the fourth annual Humanities and Cognitive Sciences High School Summer Institute! This week-long summer program provides a critical thinking forum for rising high school students to explore the big questions at the intersection of the humanities and cognitive sciences. At the Summer Institute, students will learn about the correlation of brain sciences and the humanities. For example, new research in brain sciences can help us understand how we create and consume culture such as film, comic books, TV, poetry, short stories, and video games. Combining this knowledge with research being conducted in the humanities can help us better understand critical processes such as thought, feeling, and action in our scientific world.
{Ohio State University} Philosophy & Critical Thinking (PACT) Summer Camp
The Ohio State Philosophy and Critical Thinking (PACT) Summer Camp is a perfect introduction to the exciting world of philosophical thought. This weeklong summer learning program for high school students is organized and led by the Department of Philosophy at The Ohio State University. It's designed to introduce students to philosophy through learning experiences that are rigorous, engaging, and fun including: a poster project, two formal debates, a trip to the Cartoon Library, a movie screening, a scavenger hunt, and guest lectures by several OSU philosophers. We hosted our inaugural summer camp in June of 2017 on the topic of "Rights and Liberty", with 23 students from a wide range of local high schools participating.
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{Ohio State University} Project R.O.O.T.
Project R.O.O.T. (Reaching Our Own Through Teaching) is a pre-collegiate summer program for Central Ohio high school students (rising juniors and seniors) who are interested in careers in the field of education and human ecology. During this 3-day (June 13-June 15) in-person program, students will engage in panel discussions, college classes, campus tours, workshops on admissions and funding college, and networking activities. Students who participate in this program will also be offered membership into an existing network of social justice education professionals, year-round mentorship by EHE and community educators, and a one-time of stipend of $200.
{Smith College} Hidden Lives: Discovering Women's History
Formerly known as the Discovering Women’s History program, this newly expanded two-week residential program offers you the chance to explore your interests in women in politics and history, gender and race in film, intersectional feminism and queer movements.
{Stanford University} Summer Humanities Institute
Stanford Summer Humanities Institute is a three-week residential program where rising high school juniors and seniors explore the big questions at the heart of the humanities in seminars led by distinguished Stanford professors. Studying the humanities allows students to dive into the depths of the human experience, engaging history and the arts to better understand different cultures and learn more about the way we think, speak, and interact with the world.
{Telluride Association} Summer Seminar - Critical Black Studies
This summer, high school sophomores and juniors (“rising juniors” and “rising seniors”) will participate in six-week educational programs on topics related to Critical Black Studies. Telluride works with faculty to create exciting courses designed to inspire young people to explore the histories, politics, literature, and art of people of African descent. We cover all program costs for every student, including tuition, books, room and board, field trips, and facilities fees.
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{Telluride Association} Summer Seminar - Anti-Oppressive Studies
This summer, high school sophomores and juniors (“rising juniors” and “rising seniors”) will participate in six-week educational programs on topics in the humanities and social sciences, geared towards exploring the ways in which white supremacy and other oppressive powers have shaped social structures. Telluride works with faculty to create exciting courses designed to inspire young people to explore the histories, politics, literature, art, and other areas within the humanities and social sciences through anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks. We cover all program costs for every student, including tuition, books, room and board, field trips, and facilities fees.
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{University of Alabama} CAMP: Communication And Media Preview
Communication and Media Preview (CAMP) provides high school students with the opportunity to discover and create stories. During this five-day, four-night immersive experience at The University of Alabama, students will practice skills and improve knowledge related to the fields of communication and media, develop connections with aspiring communicators, and become familiar with the college experience. Participants will work with cutting-edge technology alongside the nation’s leading experts in areas such as advertising, communication studies, creative media, news media and public relations.
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{University of Dallas} Arete: An Introduction to the Classics
High school students enrolled in our Arete program will participate in an intensive two-week college experience as residents on UD’s Irving campus. By studying important classical texts, students will develop the indispensable reading and writing skills for advancing their college aspirations.
{University of Dallas} Rome and the Catholic Church
This course explores the truth, goodness, and beauty of Catholicism as manifested in great theological texts, lives of saints, artistic masterpieces, historical landmarks, and miracles connected with the Eternal City.
{University of Dallas} Shakespeare in Italy
University of Dallas professors lead students through the most compelling works of Shakespeare's corpus in the midst of his most enchanting and breathtaking Italian settings on our Shakespeare in Italy program.
{University of Houston} Stranger Than Fiction
Very few things are as simple as they might seem. Stranger than Fiction will introduce you to a world of often hidden complexity and nuance, the ins and outs of which can rival even the best mystery books. You’ll read page-turning long-form articles and excerpts from books by Lytton Strachey, A. J. Liebling, E. B. White, George Orwell, Joseph Mitchell, Joan Didion, Hunter S. Thompson, Jessica Mitford, James Baldwin, Calvin Trillin, Oliver Sacks, Jane Kramer, Michael Lewis, Janet Malcolm, and Emily Nussbaum among others. Each “morning after” you’ll retrace your steps and you’ll discuss the pieces you’ve just read in a seminar-like setting to see what makes them tick as narrative, analytic, or critical propositions. In the afternoon, you’ll watch unforgettable films based on true stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat, while also providing the grist for post-mortem appraisals of how and why they work as they do.
{University of Southern California} Ethics in the 21st Century: Business, Politics & Technology
The world has undergone a social and technological revolution in the 21st century. How ought we live in this new world? We are employees, entrepreneurs, voters, scientists, caregivers, consumers, family members, and so on — and also human beings. It can be far from obvious what these roles morally demand of us amid rapid and unpredictable change. In this course, we will consider urgent moral questions using traditional methods of philosophical inquiry. Questions we will study include: What do businesses morally owe their employees, shareholders, customers, competitors, and society at large? To what extent may we prioritize our fellow citizens over people outside our national borders? How should we address socioeconomic inequality? What obligations do doctors have to their patients, and what should they do when resources are limited? May we alter ourselves, our children, and humanity through genetic engineering? How much historically human work should be done by artificial intelligences and other machines? Is growing meat in labs a good alternative to factory farming? What duties do we have to future generations regarding resource conservation? This course will prepare students to be more reflective (and, we hope, more ethical) members of society, in addition to equipping them with skills in critical thinking, argumentation, and writing that are highly sought after in the academic, legal, and business world.
{University of Virginia} Cornerstone Summer Institute
The Cornerstone Summer Institute provides rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors with the opportunity to engage in historical investigation, archaeological excavation, and community engagement in order to learn and develop thinking skills that will prepare them for success in college and beyond. Designed by members of the University of Virginia President’s Commission on Slavery and the University, the institute encourages critical thinking while students learn about both the University’s past and the modern-day legacies of slavery. Students explore the early history of the University by getting hands-on experience with archival records, by rolling up their sleeves on an archaeological dig where enslaved people lived and worked, and by learning–through community engagement–how the U.Va. story had an impact on the surrounding area.
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{Yale University} Yale Young Global Scholars: Literature, Philosophy & Culture
Literature, Philosophy, & Culture session (LPC) is designed for students with an interest in the expression and interpretation of creativity and culturally significant texts. Participants study fiction, philosophy, poetry, theater, film, music, visual arts, dance, and other creative arts. Instructional staff will frame texts and media comparatively and internationally, enabling students to think more fluently about their places in the world and cultivate the skills to better articulate themselves in speaking and writing. Students will be presented with interdisciplinary and international perspectives and will consider the function of the arts and humanities when inspiring solutions to social problems and dilemmas.
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