ACA is celebrating 32 years offering exciting teen summer programs including Study Abroad, Pre–College Enrichment, Teen Tours, Career Exploration & Mentorship Programs, Surf & Sports Camps, Community Service & Adventure Programs, and Camp-On–Campus Middle School Programs. From our premier U.S. programs to our celebrated international experiences, we are certain you‘ll love the electives, activities, excursions, and friendships that make an ACA summer truly unforgettable! ACA highlights include freedom-of-choice activity options, dining-on-the-town meal plans, weekend adventures that are always included, and college credits. With safety as our top priority, we use private transportation only and upscale accommodations in safe locations. ACA offers the most well-rounded, personalized teen programs available anywhere, ensuring a rewarding and enriching experience like no other!
Phone: 773-342-0200
Instagram: @acasummer
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SUMMER TERM PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS
The pre-college programs at Boston University Summer Term provide students with rigorous and collaborative college life experiences that enable them to gain a strong sense of their personal and academic potential. Here is a brief overview of our programs:
RISE Internship/Practicum is a six-week non-credit program in which students conduct scientific research in a university lab under the guidance of a faculty mentor or instructor. Students must be entering their senior year of high school in fall 2024. Open to residential and commuter students.
Check out our video here!
Contact: summerhs@bu.edu | 617-353-1378
BrandEd
The School of the New York Times (NYC)
Our summer program explores topics in journalism, media, technology, arts, culture, sports, fashion, business and more. Courses are taught by reporters, editors and other industry experts who have an insider’s knowledge of the terrain and will guide you to out-of-the-way places and unique experiences. We translate the knowledge and practices of The New York Times into educational experiences for diverse learners. We encourage analytical curiosity while helping students sharpen important life skills and values such as equity, critical thinking, information literacy and the pursuit of truth.
For students who are curious and passionate about the world of fashion - experience it first-hand in the heart of New York City. Students will explore a range of topics shaping the industry today and can choose from specialized courses in fashion business, fashion styling, and fashion media. Join like-minded students and fashion enthusiasts from around the world and go behind the scenes to learn about the inner workings of the fashion, media and lifestyle industries with Vogue experts as your guide.
Sotheby’s Summer Institute invites high to immerse themselves in one of the most vibrant art capitals in the world: New York City. From learning the intricacies of running galleries and museums to exploring painting and drawing techniques throughout history, these two-week courses are designed to engage, inspire, and fuel creativity. Taught by leading scholars and professionals in the field, each course draws on the global expertise of Sotheby's Institute of Art and takes students behind the scenes of world class museums, galleries, auction houses, artists’ studios, and more.
Manchester City Sports Business School
Next Gen Man City aims to connect the next generation of leaders with the sport industry and give them their first experience of what a future career in the sector could look like. This unique summer residential program takes students inside the world of Premier League Champions, Manchester City, and offers a hands-on immersion into the business of sport.
Watch our BrandEd video here!
Discovery Internships
Owned and operated by the Musiker family, for over a decade, Discovery Internships has been placing current 10th-12th graders in real-world work experience internships with a 99% success rate. We offer 1,000 unique opportunities in more than 25 career fields in NYC, London, and Boston. Students will enhance their resume, earn 3 college credits, and learn about an industry that they might like to eventually pursue as a career.
Contact: 516-621-3939
The food project
Are you curious about farming, community partnership, and social justice? Apply to be a part of the Food Project’s summer seed crew program and get paid to learn and dig into the work! During this six-week program, you will work with staff to grow vegetables and distribute thousands of pounds of produce, while developing leadership, teamwork, workplace, and civic participation skills. After working on our farms each morning, Seed Crew spends most afternoons in workshops learning about sustainable agriculture, food access, social justice, and more. Seed Crew members will work approximately 32 hours per week, and will be paid per hour. Contact: seedcrew@thefoodproject.org | 781-259-8621 ext 3.
Apply here!
Instagram: @the_food_project
InternWorks
Internworks provides high school and college students with a custom on-site/virtual internship experience.
All programs include:
Guaranteed Placement - Every student is placed in a premium, custom-developed internship. We partner with an ever-expanding list of employers—from small businesses to international corporations—to fulfill the specific requests of each student.
Student-Focused Experience - Each student is carefully evaluated and placed in an internship that is customized to best fit the student's interests, abilities, and skills. Our programs enable students to get real-world experience while gaining confidence and developing professional skills.
Individualized Work Plan - InternWorks and the employer work together to develop an Internship Work Plan that includes structured tasks, responsibilities, and age-appropriate learning objectives.
Personal Internship Coach - Every intern is matched with a personal Internship Coach who provides one-on-one coaching and guidance throughout the internship.
Career-Readiness Modules - Our internships are enhanced by an integrated, robust career-readiness curriculum with modules designed to teach the valuable skills necessary for students to succeed in the internship as well as in their future education and workplace experiences.
Evaluation & Feedback - Every student receives an individualized Career Readiness Report based on a student's self-evaluation and workplace mentor feedback. This evaluation tool is provided by SkillSurvey and the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Contact: info@internworks.com 617-527-0055
NEW ENGLAND INNOVATION ACADEMY
Join New England Innovation Academy (NEIA) this summer for this one-of-a-kind pre-college program with the #1 ranked College in Entrepreneurship, Babson college.
Designed to help ambitious high school students explore what it means to be entrepreneurial and prepare for what is next in the real world, this three-week boarding experience delivers the foundation for a successful career. Learn entrepreneurial thinking, problem-solving, and team-building—through classes, workshops, and networking experiences on NEIA’s unique campus with full time Babson professors. Students will also have the opportunity to visit innovation hubs, startup companies, and learn entrepreneurial mindset through real-world practitioners’ lens.
The program concludes with Rocket Pitches of innovative ideas (products, services, solutions) based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals with a clear market in mind. All students will receive a certificate of completion from the Babson Academy for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurial Learning.
Students will also learn intimate deals about college application process with an expert College Counselor and experience firsthand what schools are really looking for by visiting the campuses and meeting with faculty.
SCI FAIR ACADEMY - SUMMER PROJECT SPRINT
The SRA Summer Project Sprint is your child's perfect introduction to scientific research. Our program is primarily hands-on, and students work together to complete a research/engineering project in topics ranging from computer science to biology to environmental engineering. While working on their projects students also learn foundational research skills like how to read research papers, design experiments, and analyze data - all powerful tools for their future. Our staff is made up of accomplished student researchers, who have several years of teaching experience, creating an engaging environment for students.
This program runs in-person at 2 Militia Drive, Lexington, MA from July 22-26, 8.30am-12pm, and is open to rising 6th to 9th graders.
Reach out here with any questions, we'd love to help!
This spring and summer, AI Academy is offering a hands-on introduction to AI for middle and high school students. We have beginner cohorts for students with no past experience as well as advanced cohorts for experienced students.
Students will learn Python coding and AI fundamentals and build an AI project applying these skills to a real-world problem based on their interest in Art, Finance, Healthcare or Robotics. Example projects include applying AI to self-driving cars, stock market indicator prediction and music recommendations.
Our instructors are experienced student researchers from elite schools like Stanford and Cornell (see bios). With small 5:1 student-teacher ratios, lessons are personalized to the student.
Our spring session runs from March 17th - May 26th - see here for more details or Contact Us
Parth @ AI Academy ( scifair.tech )
Summer Springboard
Summer Springboard offers college-bound teens a unique and enriching experience where they dive deep into specific subject areas guided by creative, dynamic instructors, engaging professors, and seasoned professionals. Proudly partnered with esteemed institutions such as Yale University, UC Berkeley, Oxford, Georgetown, UCLA, UC San Diego, Fordham, Simmons, and others, Summer Springboard provides students with a taste of life on major campuses in locations like New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Each campus is carefully chosen for its outstanding academic excellence, safety, and comfort, inspiring students to reach their full potential.
Our programs seamlessly blend hands-on learning, exciting excursions, career shadowing, and expert instruction, particularly in the medical field. Founded with the mission to create a supportive environment for college-bound teens to explore both personal and academic passions, Summer Springboard's Pre-College summer programs offer a unique combination of academic challenge, personal leadership development, and self-discovery. Join us for an innovative summer experience at some of the nation's leading colleges and universities, setting the stage for a future of academic and personal success.
TEEN JUST-US BOSTON
We are so excited to announce that the Teen Just-Us application is now open for Summer 2024. Teen JUST-US is a six-week paid summer social justice experience for teens in the greater Boston area. It includes a three-day-per-week paid internship at a local not-for-profit. The participants support the organization and work on a social justice project. They spend the other two days as a cohort learning about social justice/tikkun olam from a Jewish perspective, building community, and engaging in field trips and service projects. This program was previously run by the incredible Amy Tananbaum who had to step away for health reasons, so now the program will be run through the Temple Israel of Boston teen program with Amy's guidance.
Current high school sophomores or juniors can apply. They must be able to access public transportation (Red, Green, Orange, Blue, or Commuter Rail) as our cohort days are at Temple Israel of Boston and all of the internship sites are on the T. There are no costs to the program and the teens receive a $1,000 stipend at the conclusion of the summer. The program dates for this coming summer are Monday, June 24th - Friday, August 2nd. Teens can identify the social justice areas that are most important to them, and we do our best to match them with internships in those areas. Application will be due by mid-March and there will be an interview to follow. More information and the application can be found at the Learn More button below. In addition, there is a video about the program on the page. For more information, reach out to Fallon Rubin, Program Director at frubin@tisrael.org.
No previous Jewish knowledge or experience required, just an interest to learn more and engage in social justice with peers.
WPS SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Embark on an extraordinary adventure this summer with the WPS Summer Leadership Institute—an empowering three-week program designed to ignite the passions and leadership potential of high school students!
Location: Our T-accessible campus in Newton Centre
Experience Beyond Ordinary:
Immersive, hands-on experiences
Visits to cutting-edge institutions like an MIT maker space
Dynamic engagements with experts in engineering, biotech, social innovation, and more!
Skills That Transform:
Hone skills in entrepreneurship
Master the art of digital storytelling
Develop networking and influencing prowess
Immediate Impact:
Upon completing the WPS Summer Leadership Institute, gain access to the exclusive WPS Innovation Everywhere Internship program.
Receive funding and skill development
Incubate your revolutionary ideas
Contribute to existing programs under the guidance of seasoned area experts
The WPS Institute is a non-profit organization committed to transforming learning and empowering students through innovative educational programs. Learn more about our programs at wpsinstitute.org.
The Ultimate Medical Immersion Program
Held each summer in Ghana, West Africa. At our program, students receive up front and hands on experiences in the medical field by participating in learning sessions at our 3 clinical locations. Every year, students return having actually assisted in delivering babies, assessing patients in the emergency room under nurse and doctor leadership and training, observing surgery with detailed physician oversight, and all students will work in pathology attending a full body autopsy. You will also learn skills such as taking vital signs, IV training, and wound care training and application with patients. Watch our video here: https://youtu.be/HEUgFdBpH6E?si=aRrf53A1SWoC1i5o