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AI and Social Innovation Capstone with Stanford Researchers Inspirit AI is a 25-hour enrichment program taught by Stanford and MIT graduate students that introduces students to foundational artificial intelligence concepts by building impactful projects in climate science, public discourse, and healthcare. CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION Adeesh Goel adeeshg@inspiritai-education.com
Kourage Kids Camp Volunteer applications due by September 19th each year: To register, call (309) 672-5746 or email Jill.Prosser2@carle.com. For more information, click here as a volunteer. Camp Healing Heart and Kourage Kids Camp are for children and teens ages 5 through 17 processing the death of a loved one or friend. The goal of both one-day camps is to provide a safe and caring environment for campers to express their grief, emotion, fear and concerns while learning coping skills that will help them in adulthood. Many camp volunteers are counselors who also have experienced grief. As they support campers with therapeutic sessions and fun activities, the volunteers also may experience healing.
Bradley University hosts an Arts & Tech Camp on July each year. Discover a summer like no other at Bradley University’s Arts and Technology Camp! Designed for high school students, this immersive camp offers a perfect blend of creativity and innovation. Whether you’re an aspiring artist, performer, or tech enthusiast, you’ll find something that ignites your passion. Spend your summer exploring exciting workshops, making new friends, and building skills that last a lifetime. Residential camp: $1,150 ; Day camp $750. Speech & Debate, Musical Theatre, Video Game Development, Short Filmmaking, Cybersecurity, Music for Video Games, Engineering Exploration, Painting, Graphic Design, Experimentation in Biology, Speech & Debate, Slam Poetry, Animation, Tabletop Games, User Experience Design, Video for Broadcasting, Digital Music Technology, Improv Comedy, Entertaining Engineering, Accident Investigation. BATCampinfo@bradley.edu CLICK HERE for more information
Stephen Turban, a Harvard/McKinsey alum and one of the co-founders of Ladder Internships, a selective start-up internship program for talented high school students. Ladder Internships is a selective start-up internship program for high school students, founded and run by Harvard graduate students. In the program, students work 1-1 with supervisors from top start-ups to work on real-world projects in a real start-up environment. Our companies and supervisors come from Y Combinator, Harvard iLabs, Wharton, Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey & Company. No prior working experience is required. The application deadline for the Winter cohort is November 26, here is the brochure and the application link.
LUX Summer Institute for Youth Leadership a 4-day workshop for students grades 9-12 where participants will explore spirituality, identity and community through a unique and meaningful lens, including the world of comic books. Led by Monmouth’s chaplain, the Rev. Dr. John Huxtable, the four-day program encourages participants to reflect on their personal worth and their connection to creation and the Divine.
Want to volunteer at least twice a week to help with Summer School in the Dunlap District? Dates: June 12 - July 13 (No school on Friday's and Off July 3rd and July 4th) Time 8:00am-11:30am Apply at: https://forms.gle/zvN56QEjquU7yR1A7
Pathways to Saluki Medicine - Due March 1st-- Pathways to Saluki Medicine is a medical based summer camp hosted by the Physiology Department at SIU school of medicine. It is a 5-day overnight camp in June for any high school student interested in the medical field or biomedical science. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION Chelsea Griffith at 618-453-1518 or chelseag@siu.edu ; Angela Raymer at 618-453-1588 or araymer@siu.edu
Premier Girls State brings together young women from the state of Illinois for a week-long program where they are provided training in city, county and state government. The participants have a chance to run for office, vote, campaign and write legislation for the organization. Guest speakers in the political arena and motivational speakers are invited to encourage young women to become more confident and provide them with a solid foundation of leadership and management as they transition into adult life. https://www.alaigs.org/
American Legion Illinois Premier Boys State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for high school students. It is a participatory program in which students learn by doing and become part of the operation of city, county, and state governments. Now a national program of the American Legion, Boys State was founded in Illinois in 1935 to counter the socialism-inspired Young Pioneer Camps. https://illinoisboysstate.org/
Volunteer at Northwest United Methodist Church - Wednesday evenings watch kids (play, watch movies and supervise crafts) from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Contact Marilyn Anderson at andersons3517@sbcglobal.net, or 309-691-6482 if interested.
Whitney’s Walk for Life -last Saturday in July at Jubilee College State Park, 5 K walk or run. Raise funds for suicide prevention.
RUCK 22: John Pettit Memorial Walk - Memorial Day weekend each year in Elmwood https://www.vfw4724.org/ruck-22
Rose-Hulman Summer STEM programs for high school students. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Entrepreneurship Summer Program for HS Students- https://launchx.com/summer-program/ ; online & in person
Foreign Exchange Program in Germany - Are your students ready for a life-changing adventure? Funded by the U.S. and German governments, the CBYX Scholarship is a full ride scholarship for motivated high school students to study abroad in Germany. https://usagermanyscholarship.org/apply/
Mount Mary University - Summer Leadership Academy The Summer Leadership Academy is a robust leadership development, college prep and career exploration program for high school girls who are currently in their freshman, sophomore and junior year.
Students spend their mornings attending leadership and college prep sessions, engage in hands-on career exploration in the afternoons, and participate in personal development and social activities each evening. Students select their career pathway from the following options: Arts & Design, Business, Communication & Technology, Health Sciences, or STEM. Each pathway offers a field trip that connects students with real-world career environments and local professionals. Throughout the week, participants stay overnight in the residence halls, building lasting connections, and fully immersing themselves in campus life. New participants who successfully complete this transformational leadership and college readiness program will earn 2 college credits from Mount Mary University. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Summer Programs at WashU (Washington University in St. Louis) - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Miami University - Summer Scholars Program The Summer Scholars Program is a week-long summer experience for high-achieving high school students who will be juniors or seniors the following fall. This program provides experiential learning opportunities that will prepare you for college and future success. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Cleveland State University Summer Film and Media Camp - http://www.csufilmodyssey.com/ for ages 13-18 the Odyssey Program at Cleveland State University’s School of Film & Media Arts inspires a new generation of creative talent with a range of offerings for high school students interested in learning the art of filmmaking. From one-day Saturday workshops covering a variety of filmmaking topics to immersive in-person one and two-week summer camps, the Odyssey Program provides experiential learning opportunities for young film fanatics of all skill levels.
UNC Asheville Summer 2025 Pre-College Programs - Pre-Med, River Ecology & Adventure, Creative Writing, Film Scoring & Sound Design, Ceramics, Climate, Robotics, Rocketry & Aerospace Engineering, Geology & Adventure, Meteorology, Music Composition & Songwriting For more information or to register, please visit https://camps.unca.edu/pre-college
Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Programs: https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/
Georgetown University PreCollege Summer Program: CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Banson NYC Fashion Summer Camps - Click here for Banson NYC Website
West Point Summer Leader Experience (SLE) provides rising high school seniors with a week-long immersion into the academic, military, and social life of a cadet. This opens up Feb. 15, 2025. Below are three ways to learn more: https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/summer-programn NYC
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