Business & Leadership

U.S. Air Force Academy – Summer Seminar

U.S. Coast Guard Academy – Academy Introduction Mission (AIM)

U.S. Military Academy – Summer Leaders Experience

U.S. Naval Academy – Summer Seminar

Residential program for rising high school juniors and seniors that gives you real-world experience while building your business knowledge and entrepreneurial skills. 

Every year, through our Student Leaders program we help connect 225 community-minded high school juniors and seniors to employment, skills development and service. They’re awarded paid summer internships with local nonprofits such as Boys and Girls Clubs of America and participate in a national leadership summit in Washington, D.C. The Student Leaders Summit focuses on skill building and creating a more civically engaged society.  Very selective.

The Berkeley Business Academy for Youth introduces youth from around the world to the disciplines and skills that make business work. B-BAY students learn from professors who are at the top of their field and from youth mentors. Class projects and presentations give students hands-on experience in a safe learning environment-all on the vibrant UC Berkeley campus. 

All over the world, youth are advocating for change both locally and globally. Through the Brown Leadership Institute, you’ll increase your understanding of complex social issues and your ability to advance social justice, no matter your current level of engagement.

Founded in San Francisco in 1998 by the Helen Diller Family Foundation, the Diller Teen Fellows program has become the premier leadership development initiative for Jewish teens in the 11th grade (apply for the fellowship as a current 10th grader).

For high-school students interested in hotels, restaurants, catering, clubs, casinos and related fields, Hilton College's Hospitality Industry Summer Camp Program is an ideal opportunity to visit the College and explore hospitality professions.

For sophomores only. Please see the College & Career Advisors in the fall to ask about the nomination process.

The Northern California Leadership Seminar is a leadership development program which brings together students from across the region. The seminar is a motivational program that includes critical thinking, mentoring, panel discussions, goal-setting, and project planning activities. Students learn individual leadership styles, group dynamics, and leadership in society–all with a focus on Leadership for Service to their communities. Students are challenged to make a difference now in their schools and communities, and challenged to perform 100 hours of service within the 12 months following their seminar, beginning with four hours of service during the seminar itself. 

LEADership, Education and Development is committed to developing generations of life-long learners with the capacity to contribute to human-kind, equipped to "think differently" about how they learn, when they learn and the relevancy and application of what they learn.

The Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive brings American high school sophomores and juniors (ages 16-17) together with International high school students from all regions of the world for four weeks to live and learn together at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Students learn about entrepreneurship, globalization, team building, project management, leadership and working within a culturally diverse environment.

5 different programs - see website for details and locations

Leadership Seminars is a competitive, 10-day program on Notre Dame's campus for academically talented students who show impressive leadership within their communities. Approximately 150 students are admitted to Leadership Seminars each year, and students could be eligible to receive one transferable college credit upon completion of the program. Tuition, housing, and meals for students admitted to Leadership Seminars will be paid for by the University.  

Circuit Stream's teen programs will help your child explore their interests and discover potential career paths.

Offered in partnership with the University of Washington-Continuum College

Are you passionate about sports, data, and statistics? The Sports Analytics Research Lab provides an academic research experience for University of Pennsylvania students, open to rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

Led by current West Point cadets, Summer Leaders Experience (SLE) is a weeklong immersion into a West Point cadet's academic, military, and social life. SLE is for rising high school seniors. High school juniors should apply by the deadline of their junior year. At SLE, you will explore West Point from all angles, including our high-tech educational facilities, team-building athletic activities, and realistic military training.   

SLE gives you a taste of the character, determination, commitment to excellence, and leadership skills required to become a cadet at West Point.

The Wharton Global Youth Program mobilizes the extensive opportunities of the Wharton academic community to educate and inspire pre-collegiate students to explore business practices, analyze the world’s complex challenges, and take the first steps in becoming leaders who will transform the global economy.