Arts Programs
Alfred University-Creative Writing , Alfred, NY – Four-day program for students who love to write and want to hone their writing skills; www.alfred.edu/summer/camps/writing.cfm
, summerpro@alfred.edu
Alfred University-Theatre Institute , Alfred, NY – Two-week program in theatre performance and production; www.alfred.edu/summer , summerpro@alfred.edu
Ball State University-Design Works 2012 , Muncie, IN – College-style studio experience for high school juniors and seniors; www.bsu.edu/cap/designworks, msmith@bsu.edu
or call
765-285-5862
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp , Twin Lakes, MI – Drawing & Painting, Fiber Arts, Ceramics,
Sculpture; scholarships available; www.bluelake.org
or call 800-221-3796
California College of the Arts Pre-College Summer 2012 , Oakland, CA – Animation,
Architecture, Film, Graphic Design, Jewelry/Metal Arts, Photography & more; scholarships available; www.cca.edu/precollege or call 800-441-1ART
Cleveland Institute of Arts Pre-College Summer 2012 , Cleveland, OH – Spend two weeks experiencing life as an Art & Design student; July 8-21; www.cia.edu/precollege or call
216-421-7460
Columbia College Chicago-High School Summer Institute , Chicago, IL – Visual, performing, media and communication arts; www.colum.edu/hssi or call 312-369-7130
Columbia College Chicago-Summer Music Workshops , Chicago, IL – String Camp; Chamber
Music Workshop; Flute Institute; www.colum.edu/ sherwood or call 312-369-3100
Elmhurst College-Jazz Combo Camp , Elmhurst, IL – For middle school or high school students looking to expand knowledge of jazz; www.elmhurst.edu/jazzcamp, jazzcamp@elmhurst.edu
or call 630-617-3611
Harrington College of Design HS Boot Camp, Chicago, IL – Bring your creative ideas to life alongside other Chicago area high school students; focus on interior design, graphic design, photography; www.harrington.edu//bootcamp.pdf, ktaussig@harrington.edu
or call 877-939-4975
Kenyon Review Young Writers , Gambier, OH – Two-week creative writing adventure; www.kenyonreview.org
or call 312-369-7130
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) , Milwaukee, WI – Full range of art and design classes; scholarships available; www.miad.edu/precollege, precollege@miad.edu
or call
414-847-3330

New York Film Academy, New York City, Hollywood, Abu Dhabi, Australia & more
–
Summer Camps for Film & Acting (ages 14-17); filmmaking, acting for film, digital filmmaking, photography, screenwriting, 3D animation, video game design and more; www.nyfa.edu/summer_camp or call 800-611-FILM
Pratt Institute Pre-College Program , Brooklyn, NY – Architecture, Creative Writing, Fashion
Design, Graphic Design & more; scholarships available; www.pratt.edu/prostudies, preco@pratt.edu
or call 718-636-3453
Putney School Summer Program , Putney, VT – Visual Arts, Theatre, Music, Dance, Farm,
Creative Writing, ESOL; financial aid available (apply by March 1); www.putneyschool.org/summer , summer@putneyschool.org
or call 802-387-6297
Sarah Lawrence-Summer 2012 , Bronxville, NY – Filmmaking, Musical Theatre, NYC
Experience, Creative Writing, Animation; www.sarahlawrence.edu/highschool or specialprograms@sarahlawrence.edu
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)-Summer at SCAD , Atlanta & Savannah, GA –
Week-long programs designed to broaden students’ understanding and appreciation of the arts; www.scad.edu/summer (general), or contact www.scad.edu/savannahartsmarts , email savannahsss@scad.edu
, or call 800-869-7223 (Savannah); or contact www.scad.edu/atlantaartsmarts, email or atlantasss@scad.edu
, or call 877-722-3285
(Atlanta)
School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Pre-College Summer Studio , Boston, MA – 2D/3D/4D ,
Digital Studio; www.smfa.edu/precollege-apply, precollege@smfa.edu
, or call 617-369-
3644
UIC School of Architecture-Pre-College Architecture Workshop , Chicago, IL – For incoming high school juniors and seniors and 2012 graduates; get introduced to creative architectural design thru curated activities, lectures, and visits in Chicago; www.arch.uic.edu/hiarch or call 312-996-4809
US Performing Arts Camps , Various campuses in the US – see website for offerings at different locations; www.usperformingarts.com
, or call 888-497-3553
Summer College Programs
Alfred University-Summer Programs for Teen , Alfred, NY – Art, Chemistry, Computer,
Entrepreneurship, Equestian and Swimming programs; www.alfred.edu/summer , summerpro@alfred.edu
or call 607-871-2612
American University-Community of Service , Washington, DC – Pre-college summer program focusing on international relations; http://www.american.edu/sis/communityofscholars/ , communityofscholars@american.edu
or call 202-885-2442

Barnard College-Summer in NYC , NYC, NY – Summer In the City, Liberal Arts Intensive,
Young Women’s Leadership Institute, Dance In the City; www.barnard.edu/precollege or call 212-854-8866
Beloit College-Summer Fields , Beloit, WI – Engineering, Writing/Literature, China &
America, CSI programs; www.beloit.edu/summerfields, osp@beloit.edu
or call 855-368-
9196 (toll-free) / 608-363-23393
Boston University-High School Programs , Boston, MA – High School Honors, Research
Internship, Summer Challenge and Summer Preview programs; www.bu.edu/summer/highschool, www.facebook.com/busummerhs or call 617-353-1378
Carleton College-Summer at Carleton , Northfield, MN – Carleton Liberal Arts Experience
(CLAE), Summer Writing Program, Quantitative Reasoning Institute, Summer Science
Institute; for sophomores and juniors; scholarships available; www.carleton.edu/summer or call 866-767-2275
Furman University-Summer Scholars , Greenville, SC – Graphic design, Leadership Quest,
Marketing and Business Administration, Mock Trial, Pre-Health, other programs; www.engagefurman.com
or call 864-294-2034
Marist College-Summer Pre-College , Poughkeepsie, NY – New York programs in Business,
Creative Writing, Criminal Justice, Digital Movie Making and more; Italy programs in
Fashion, Interior Design and Studio Art; www.marist.edu/precollege
Northwestern University-Center for Talent Development , Evanston, IL – Equinox Honors and AP courses, Civic Leadership Institute - service learning program; www.ctd.northwestern.edu, summer@ctd.northwestern.edu
or call 847-491-3782 ext 2
Northwestern University-College Prep , Evanston, IL – Intensive three-course sequences or two-week IN FOCUS seminars on various topics; www.northwestern.edu/collegeprep or call 847-467-6703
Rochester Institute of Technology-College & Careers 2012 , Rochester, NY – Explore career options through interactive academic sessions; www.admissions.rit.edu/careers/ or call
585-475-6631
Skidmore College-Summer Pre-College Programs , Saratoga Springs, NY – Pre-College program in Liberal and Studio Arts; www.skidmore.edu/precollege , summerprecollege@skidmore.edu
or call 518-580-5599
Smith College-Summer at Smith for HS Girls , Northampton, MA – Sustainable Futures,
Discovering Women’s History, Strings at Smith (co-ed); Science & Engineering; Young
Women’s Writers Workshop; www.smith.edu/summer, scraig@smith.edu or call 413-
585-2165
St John’s College-The Summer Academy , Annapolis, MD/Santa Fe, NM – Literary criticism programs; www.stjohnscollege.edu/admissions/summeracademy.shtml

University of Miami-Summer Scholars Program , Coral Gables, FL – Pre-College program for high school students; earn college credit and expand your perspectives; www.miami.edu/ssp, ssp@miami.edu
or call 305-284-5078
Washington University in St Louis-High School Summer Experiences , St Louis, MO –
Scholars Program (courses in Languages, Sciences, Humanities or Social Sciences) and
Summer Institute (Writing, Pre-Med, or Photojournalism); scholarships available; www.summerexperiences.wustl.edu
, summerexperiences@wustl.edu
or 866-209-0691
Engineering Programs
Alfred University-Engineering & Science Camps , Alfred, NY – Ceramic Engineering,
Robotics, Computer Engineering, Consumer Chemistry, Renewable Energy; www.alfred.edu/summer , summerpro@alfred.edu
Purdue University , W Lafayette, IN – STEP (Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects) scholarships available; www.engineering.purdue.edu/STEP , step@ecn.purdue.edu
or call
765-494-7217
Summer Gap Programs/Miscellaneous
Camp Glen Brook, Marlborough, NH – Waldorf camping experience for over 65 years;; www.glenbrook.org
or call 603-876-3342
Choate Rosemary Hall-Brighten Up! Summer Programs , Wallingford, CT – Academic enrichment, Government Institute, Math/Science Workshops, Study Abroad, Writing
Workshops, Theatre Arts, more; financial aid available (by March 1); www.choate.edu/summerprograms, choatesummer@choate.edu
or call 203-697-2365
College Experience-Summerfuel – Study abroad or on the campuses of Harvard, Yale,
Stanford, UC Berkeley, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Tufts; www.summerfuel.com
Deer Hill Expeditions , American SW and Costa Rica – Wilderness Adventure, Community
Service, Native Cultures & Arts; www.deerhillexpeditions.com, info@deerhillexpeditions.com
or call 970-533-7492 / 800-533-7221
Kroka Expeditions, Marlow, NH – Wilderness adventure, community living, farming, and the practice of traditional and indigenous skills; www.kroka.org
, summer@kroka.org
or call
603-835-9087
Omega Teen Camp , Rhinebeck, NY – Dance/Movement, Music/Drama, Nature/Wilderness,
Sports, Creative Arts; www.OmegaTeenCamp.org, eOmega.org
, or call 800-944-1001
OxBridge Academic Programs , New York, NY or Oxford/Cambridge, France, Spain –
Academic summer programs for students age 13-18; www.oxbridgeprograms.com
, info@oxbridgeprograms.com
or call 212-932-3049

Projects Abroad – Teaching, Care, Medicine & Healthcare, Culture & Community, Journalism,
Veterinary Medicine, Sports, Business, Law & Human Rights, Language, Archaeology; www.projects-abroad.org
, info@projects-abroad.org
or call 888-839-3535
Rochester Institute of Technology-Explore Your Future (e*y*f*) , Rochester, NY – Six-day summer program that helps sophomores and junior explore their career options; learn about career opportunities in business, engineering, imaging arts, information technology and the sciences; www.rit.edu/NTID/EYF or call 585-475-6700 (voice/TTY), 866-644-
6843 (toll-free), or 585-743-1366 (videophone).
Seafaring Adventure Camps , New England Coast – One and two-week learning adventures along the New England Coast, sailing and living aboard a schooner; www.oceanclassroom.org
or call 800-724-7245
Summer Discovery/Discovery Internships , USA, England, Spain, China – Pre-college enrichment, college prep and community service; scholarships available; www.discoveryinternships.com, www.summerdiscovery.com
, info@summerdiscovery.com
or call 516-621-3939
Teen Life 2012 Guide – Academic, Adventure/Trips, Arts, Community Service, Environmental,
Internships, Special Interest, Travel/Culture; includes gap-year programs and overnight summer programs; www.teenlife.com
Travel for Teens , International – Spring break and summer travel for grades 7-12; 8 days to 8 weeks; www.TravelForTeens.com
or call 888-457-4534
Where There Be Dragons – Learning adventures in the developing world, rugged travel, service, language immersion; www.wheretherebedragons.com
, info@wheretherebedragons.com
or call 303-413-0822 or 800-982-9203 (toll free)