Summer Enrichment

Computational Biology Camp (CB), Biotechnology Sequencing Camp (BTS), and R Programming & Machine Learning Camp (R Camp), a 3-week Sequencing Your Genome Camp, where students can sequence their own genomes (virtual or at University of Michigan)

https://www.mircore.org/
Girls Make Games Virtual Summer Camphttps://www.girlsmakegames.com/summercamps

SigmaCamp and SigmaCamp Next (Long Island, NY)

https://sigmacamp.org/

Environmental Science/Conservation/Forestry/Wildlife/Agriculture

Virginia Department of Forestry Programming for High School Students

Camp Woods and Wildlife

Youth Conservation Camp
Envirothon (AHS Club/Team)
4H
Virginia Conservation Leadership Institute

https://dof.virginia.gov/education-and-recreation/youth-education/youth-programs-camps/

Youth Conservation Camp sponsored by Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts at VA Tech

https://vaswcd.org/conservation-camp/

VA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (with National Park Service X Americorps)

https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/youth-conservation-corps

The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen (Nelson County)

https://www.twnf.org/

Young Innovators Climate Energy Program Summer at University of Chicagohttps://summer.uchicago.edu/programs/young-innovators-climate-energy-program
Neubauer Phoenix STEM Summer Program at University of Chicagohttps://summer.uchicago.edu/programs/neubauer-phoenix-stem-summer-scholars

NATURE Camp
https://www.naturecamp.net/

Appalachian Conservation Corps

https://appalachiancc.org/

AgDiscovery at Virginia State University

https://www.vsu.edu/agriculture/high-school-summer-programs.php

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/aphis_general/bro-agdiscovery.pdf

Virginia Summer Residential Governor's School in Marine Sciences/VIMS

*See the Governor's School page

National Youth Science Camp (for high school graduating Seniors)
https://www.nysacademy.org/programs/nyscamp/2024-nyscamp/

Climate Justice Collaborative Internships/Volunteering (here in Charlottesville)

see schoolinks posts

Health/Medical Sciences

BioMedTech Girls--in collaboration with the UVA Department of Biomedical Engineering and Charlottesville Women in Tech https://www.tech-girls.org/bio-med.html

*sign up for their newsletter so you don't miss the deadline

Summer Science Program

https://summerscience.org/

UVA Mini Med School

https://med.virginia.edu/mini-med/

Martha Jefferson/Sentara Hospital Youth Program Volunteering

https://www.sentara.com/hospitalslocations/martha-jefferson-hospital/about-us/volunteers

VCU's Medical Science Internship Program
https://medschool.vcu.edu/admissions/md/summer/

UVA Medical Center Junior Volunteers

https://uvahealth.com/services/volunteer/junior-volunteer-summer-program

Virginia Summer Residential Governor's School in Health/Medical Sciences

*See the Governor's School page at top.

VCU Healthcare Career Exploration

https://dsei.vcu.edu/paths/programs/high-school/

National Institute of Health Summer Internships in Biomedical Research for high school students

https://www.training.nih.gov/research-training/hs/hs-sip/

National Institute of Health Step Up Program

Humanities

Carleton Liberal Arts Institute

https://www.carleton.edu/admissions/visit/clae/

Christopher Newport University: Summer Humanities Institute

https://cnu.edu/summerhumanities/

The Smithsonian: Youth Programs and Internships

https://www.si.edu/youth-programs

Gettysburg College Summer Camp Psych/Psychology

https://www.gettysburg.edu/offices/conference-event-services/summer-programs

Virginia Summer Residential Governor's School in Humanities

*See the Governor's School page at top.

Iowa Young Writers

https://iyws.clas.uiowa.edu/

History, Politics, Law, Global Politics, Journalism, Writing

Internship with the Jefferson School in Charlottesville
https://jeffschoolheritagecenter.org/internships/

William and Mary Law--Legal Tech Center Online Courses

https://www.legaltechcenter.net/courses-and-training/legal-education-for-high-school-students/

Bank of America Student Leaders Program

https://about.bankofamerica.com/en/making-an-impact/student-leaders

SORENSON INSTITUTE (UVA) High School Leaders Program

https://www.coopercenter.org/sorensen/hslp

National History Academy in Middleburg, VA (4 weeks)

Home - National History Academy

William and Mary American History Programs

https://www.wm.edu/as/niahd/precol/courses/

Archeology Field School/Colonial Williamsburg and William and Mary Anthropology
https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/research-and-education/archaeology/archaeology-opportunities/

https://www.wm.edu/as/anthropology/summer-field-school/

Gettysburg College Summer Pre-College programs in American History and Civic Engagement

https://www.gettysburg.edu/offices/conference-event-services/summer-programs

Archeology Field School at Montpelier

https://www.montpelier.org/archaeology/field-schools

NEW YORK TIMES SUMMER PROGRAM/Journalism

https://nytedu.com/

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State Camp Cronkite

https://cronkite.asu.edu/community/high-school-programs/camps/

American University Community of Scholars/School of International Service

https://www.american.edu/sis/communityofscholars/

Pre-college Summer Programs

*Pre-College programs offer ALL KINDS of subject-area and subject-specific academies!

PVCC offer online enrichment classes for high school students

PVCC offers college-credit coursework

PVCC Early College Scholars Program

https://www.pvcc.edu

UVA NOVA Inspire

1-2 week enrichment courses in professional writing, creative writing, forensic science, business and more

tuition based $$$-$$$$

https://northern.virginia.edu/programs/internal/inspire/

Carleton Liberal Arts Institute

https://www.carleton.edu/admissions/visit/clae/

VALHEN Summer Programs at JMU, GMU, and VT

https://www.valhen.org/programs

Virginia Tech Pre College Programming

https://www.vt.edu/admissions/peddrew-yates-institute.html

see Valhen programs

James Madison University The JMU Summer Honors Institute https://www.jmu.edu/pce/programs/all/honorscamp/index.shtml

UVA Community Scholar

https://www.scps.virginia.edu/class-registration/community-scholar

Norfolk State Summer Bridge for SENIORS who are admitted to Norfolk State

https://www.nsu.edu/summer-bridge-program

Hampton University Pre-College Program for current Juniors/Seniors

https://home.hamptonu.edu/academics/summer/precollege/

Summer Science Scholars at University of Lynchburg

https://explore.lynchburg.edu/summer-scholars/

Summer Transition Program for Seniors admitted to University of Lynchburg

https://www.lynchburg.edu/about/office-of-equity-and-inclusion/get-involved/summer-transition-program/

Spelman College Summer Programs

https://www.spelman.edu/academics/summer-programs

Howard University Programs in Business/Leadership

https://business.howard.edu/students/high-school-summer-enrichment-programs

Telluride

https://www.tellurideassociation.org/our-programs/high-school-students/

UVA Advance

https://summer.virginia.edu/uva-advance

Roanoke College Summer Academy

https://www.roanoke.edu/summeracademy

University of Mary Washington Summer Enrichment Programs
https://www.umw.edu/summer/sep/

Georgetown Summer Programs for High School Students

Hampton University Summer Programs

https://www.hamptonu.edu/academics/summer/programs.cfm

Wake Forest Pre-College Programs and Academies/Summer

https://precollege.wfu.edu/

College of William & Mary-- high school programming

https://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/precollegiate/

St. John's College Summer Programming/Pre-College for high school students

https://www.sjc.edu/summer-academy

Carnegie Mellon Summer Academies

https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/academic-programs/index.html

Harvard Pre-College Programs

https://www.summer.harvard.edu/high-school-programs/pre-college-program

https://www.summer.harvard.edu/high-school-programs/secondary-school-program

Duke Summer Pre-College Programs

https://learnmore.duke.edu/precollege/all-programs

Tulane Summer Programs (virtual program costs are very reasonable $)

https://summer.tulane.edu/courses summer.tulane.edu/courses

Miami of Ohio

https://miamioh.edu/visit-miami/summer-scholars/index.html

Architecture

Inside Architectural Design (Inside Design) Summer Academy at Virginia Tech https://archdesign.caus.vt.edu/special-programs/inside-architecture-design/

See also Miami at Ohio summer program/architecture (under Pre College programs)

Learning through Making opportunity with UVA Architecture (posted in schoolinks)

UVA School of Architecture Events

https://www.arch.virginia.edu/events?search=&start=&end=&range=upcoming&events=&pageindex=0&pagesize=12

Arts

Blue Ridge Center for Music and Creative Arts (Madison County, VA)

https://www.blueridgecenterarts.com/

Christopher Newport University's Summer Music Institute
https://cnu.edu/summermusic/

VCU ARTS: The VCU Summer Pre College Arts Program

https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/pre-college-prep/pre-college-summer-program/

PAID INTERNSHIP and Scholarships AT FOUR COUNTY PLAYERS Theater

https://fourcp.org/education/

LIGHT HOUSE STUDIO: Learn the Art of Filmmaking

https://lighthousestudio.org/

JMU Summer BAND CAMPs

https://www.jmusbc.com/

LIVE ARTS Theater in Charlottesville

https://livearts.org/youth/

New York FIT Fashion Institute of Technology Summer Workshops

https://www.fitnyc.edu/academics/precollege/classes/high-school-summer-workshops.php

Virginia Summer Residential Governor's School for Visual and Performing Arts
Visual Arts

Dance

Instrumental

Vocal

Drama

*see the Governor's School page/tab at top

NYU New York University SUMMER ART INTENSIVE

https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/programs/art-education/high-school-programs

World Languages/Study Abroad

The Summer Language Institute (SLI) at UVA

https://summer.virginia.edu/summer-language-institute-sli-2024

Summer Residential Governor's School in World Language/World Language Academies

*see the Governor's School page at top

National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), U.S. Department of State

https://www.nsliforyouth.org/

Critical Language Scholarship

https://clscholarship.org/

Study Abroad Programs by the US Department of State (they offer MANY programs)

https://exchanges.state.gov/highschool/

High School Diplomats/US and Japan Cultural Exchange (Summer)

https://www.highschooldiplomats.com/

Flight

Virginia Space Grant Programs

https://vsgc.odu.edu/

Pathways Flight Academies

www.vsgc.odu/pathwaysflightacademies

BLAST Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology/Virginia Space Coast Scholars

www.vsgc.odu.edu/blast

Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) NASA X Virginia Space Coast Scholars www.vsgc.odu.edu/VASTS

Virginia Space Coast Scholars at NASA Wallops Flight Facility

www.vscs.spacegrant.org

Virginia Space Flight Academy

https://www.vasfa.org/

Business:

Leadership in the Business World at Wharton

https://globalyouth.wharton.upenn.edu/programs-courses/leadership-in-the-business-world/#-tab-one

Apprenticeship

Facilities Management Program at UVA
https://apprenticeship.fm.virginia.edu/application.html

Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad/EMT Certification and Training

https://rescue1.org/ (check out CATEC and PVCC partnerships for EMT training)

Volunteering

see the volunteering tab!

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