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 Summer Opportunities for Upper School Students| Summer is a chance to relax, rejuvenate, and do something interesting that you don’t have a chance to in the busy school year. I’ve listed a few Summer Opportunities outside of Waterford as examples and a beginning point for what is possible. I am not specifically promoting any of these camps. I have listed programs that seem to be legitimate or are associated with high quality institutions, but don’t have personal references for many of them. Doing the background work to see if the camps are appropriate or what you are looking for is up to you. For more info, applications, or to be nominated, follow the web addresses or see Mrs. Rauscher. | |
 | • U of Utah Biology Research --8 weeks in summer, 2-weeks of intensive lab course, and six weeks working w/research biologist at U of Utah on individual research project. You are paid $500 stipend for research www.biology.utah.edu/hsprog.php. | | | Engineering State, USU—June 11-14, 2007; 4 days, $300. www.engineering.usu.edu/estate. App deadline March 16, 2007. | | | Boys’ State, Weber State, June 11-15, 2007, 5 days, $350. www.utlegion.org or http://weber.edu/academicaffairs/misc/utboysstate.html. | | | Girls’ State. American Legion Auxillary. www.legion-aux.org | | | Governor’s Honors Academy at Southern Utah U, June 20-29, 2007. 10 days, $800. www.suu.edu/gha. App deadline March 5, 2007 | | | Spy-Hop Productions Reel Stories Each year, 12 Utah high school students write, direct, and edit their own short documentaries through Reel Stories, Sundance Institute's Youth Documentary Workshop at Spy Hop Productions. Students will spend one evening a week from March to June working on pre-production and story development, including a once-a-month meeting with a Sundance Film Festival director. During production and post-production from July to August, students learn to write a script, conduct an interview, design and sequence shots, plan the action, light the scene, and run a set. Applications are due in February. www.spyhop.org. look under “Programs” and “Reel Stories” |
| Nominations for Leadership or Career Exploration Camps (usually fee-based camps held in the summer—let me know if you would like to be nominated for any of these): |
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| TASS—Telluride Association Sophomore Seminars—top students in interested in intellectual discourse. The Sophomore program seems to look for African-American Students especially. The top 3-5 Waterford students nominated every year. | | | TASP—Telluride Association Junior Seminar—Top students interested in intellectual discourse. The most prestigious Junior summer program—very low cost. Top three to five Waterford students are nominated every year | | | Science Day at the U—very low cost | | | National Youth Leadership Forum on Law—in Washington DC, eight different 9-day sessions, June through August 6— Let Mrs. Rauscher know if you would like to be nominated to attend. Waterford students have attended, and it’s been good. www.cylc.org. | | | National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine—Let Mrs. Rauscher know if you would like to be nominated to attend. Nominations due March 2, 2007. Have a 3.3 or higher, and interest in medicine. www.nylf.org. Tuition-based, held around country at research and university based hospitals, dates and locations TBA | | | People to People Ambassador Program Future Leaders Summit. Classes V-X. Fulfilling Dwight D Eisenhower’s vision of fostering world citizenship. Summer. See me by March 26, 2007 if you would like to be nominated. 1-800-720-6115 for more info. | | | Girls’ Leadership Workshop at the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill—Focus on Leadership and Social Justice, held at Eleanor Roosevelt’s home in Hyde Park, NY. Nine-day program, good deal at $500 July 22-28 or July 29-August 5, 2007. Application deadlines Feb. 15 and March 1. www.ervk.org |
| Out of State Academic (Some of many): |
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| • Smith Summer Science and Engineering Program. Grades 9-12, July 1-28, 2007, about $3000. www.smith.edu/summerprograms/ssep. | | | Columbia University Summer High School Programs in NYC and Barcelona for grades 9-12. www.ce.columbia.edu/highschool. | | | Boston U Summer Challenge www.bu.edu/summer/highschool. | | | www.music.northwestern.edu/nhsmi. Academic programs at Northwestern too. | | | SummerMath at Mt. Holyoke (MA) Four weeks for high school girls of all math abilities. www.mtholyoke.edu/proj/summermath | | | Northwestern College Prep. Six or eight weeks of college courses, and college writing tutorial, and workshop on college application process. April 27 deadline. $5200-5800. www.northwestern.edu/collegeprep. | | | Washington U in St. Louis Summer Scholars Program. Two five week sessions, June-July, July-August for students with B+ or better, and PSAT combined 180+. Take college courses, earn college credit in foreign languages, sciences, humanities, arts, and social sciences. www.ucollege.wustl.edu/hssp. | | | Brown University Summer Programs. www.brown.edu/Administration/Continuing_Studies | | | US Naval Academy Summer Seminar. 5-day programs in June. www.usna.edu/Admissions. | | | Exeter Summer 2007 July 1-August 4, 2007 Academic exploration. www.exeter.edu/summer. | | | U of Notre Dame Summer Experience: African American Scholars at Notre Dame; Latino Community Leadership Seminar; Global Issues Seminar. Competitive, no cost for top Catholic students. | | | Summer Discovery. Held on six campuses in US (UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, U Michigan, Georgetown, Northeastern in Boston, as well as in England, Italy, and Spain. Four to six weeks. $5500-6900. www.summerfun.com. |
| Outdoor Leadership, Service, etc. |
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| Outward Bound. Backpacking, canoeing, canyoneering, desert, dogsledding, mountaneering, rock climbing, sailing, sea kayaking, rafting, multi-expedition. www.outwardboundwilderness.org | | | NOLS. National Outdoor Leadership School. www.nols.edu | | | Windsor Mountain International—Service, camps, leadership, wilderness. www.windsormountain.org. | | | Lifeworks International. International service trips to Costa Rica, Galapagos, British Virgin Islands, Thailand, China, Australia. www.lifeworks-international.org | | | Amigos de las Americas. Service trips to Central and South American countries. www.amigoslink.org. |
| Oxford Advanced Studies Program. Held at Somerville College, Oxford University in Oxford, UK. Academic and cultural study. Choose from courses in literature, classics, drama, art, architecture, film, psych, politics, philosophy, economics, business, law, math, sciences, and languages, etc. $7650 for month of July. www.oasp.ac.uk. | | | OxBridge Academic Programs. Summer Programs in Europe. In Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, Barcelona, and Montpellier, France. Courses in many disciplines (see above). Grades 8-9 and 9-12. www.oxbridgeprograms.com | | | Amigos de las Americas. Service trips to Central and South American countries. www.amigoslink.org. | | | AFS—Study Abroad Summer Program. Spanish-speaking in Central or S. America, Japanese in Japan, etc. www.afs.org/usa | | | Intern Exchange—London June 28-July 27, 2007. www.internexchange.com | | | Study Programs International Spain, Italy, Mexico. www.spiAbroad.com | | | Lifeworks International. International service trips to Costa Rica, Galapagos, British Virgin Islands, Thailand, China, Australia. www.lifeworks-international.org | | | ActionQuest. Sailing, Scuba, cultural exploration, and tropical marine biology are the foci of trips to Tahiti, Australia, Ecuador, Galapagos, Mediterranean, French Caribbean, or British Virgin Islands. 14 -17+years. Two-three week trips; $3800-4800. www.actionquest.com | | | Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel. July 2-August 8, 2007, Jewish students who are Juniors. App deadline Jan. 31, 2007. www.bronfman.org. |
| Tell everyone you know that you are looking for an interesting summer job. |
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