The Berkeley Lab Government and Community Relations, K-12 STEM Education & Outreach team is very excited to welcome everyone to the 2026 Berkeley Lab High School Summer Graduation and Symposium!  This website includes an overview of the program day. 

The 120+ students presenting on Friday, July 24, 2026, will represent cohorts from the Quantum Computing, Mathematics and Physics Camp, Berkeley Lab Director's Apprenticeship Program (BLDAP), and the Experiences in Research (EinR) Programs. 

QCaMP - is a four-week primer on computing fundamentals, quantum physics, and problem-solving. Students explore a mixture of topics that help them to dive into basic and complex concepts to look at new phenomena. This program is jointly hosted with Sandia National Labs. Funding for QCaMP is sponsored by Department of Energy and is an Office of Science's WDTS Pathways Summer Program.

BLDAP:IPLMDS is a six-week training program that introduces students to a STEM network,  python coding, and data science. Students are invited to join post-summer workshops to build on skills and dive deeper into additional STEM areas throughout the year. Many participants may choose to join us for a second summer in the Experiences in Research Program. Funding for this program is provided by the Department of Energy and is an Office of Science WDTS Pathways Summer Program. 

EinR is a six-week internship program that matches high school students with a Berkeley Lab mentor. Students spend their summer working on a project organized under one of four areas: Administration/Communications, Coding Dependent, Data Science, and Experimentation and Data Collection.  The program is expected to provide students with an interdisciplinary and independent research experience. Funding for EinR is provided by Director Mike Witherell, Deputy Director for Research Carol Burns, and the Berkeley Lab Foundation.