Summer and Spring Opportunities for REALM Charter

Master Summer Program List

Updated (3/15/2017)

Review this document thoroughly

Think about your interests or areas you would like to learn more about when deciding which summer program to participate in.
Discuss the program details and dates with your parents.
Begin the application process on your own. Need help applying? Ask: your advisor, or Mr. Alix Coupet
There are TONS of free programs on this list. If there is a program you are interested in but cannot afford, seek help to find out if there are scholarships
available.

Citizen or Additional Information/Requirements Website Link

Program Name Grade Min G.P.A If there is a
Target Residency Fee, are Due Date
Req? there
scholarship
s available?

Summer Employment Ages none Berkeley n/a - its a See Summer job paid! http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.u
with Youthworks 14-24 residency job website s/youthworks/
required

HIGH SCHOOL all tbd Mar 15 The Youth Leadership Corps Is an Outward Bound http://www.outwardboundc
STUDENTS - YOUTH (you can try California merit-based FULL scholarship program that alifornia.org/planning/schol
LEADERSHIP to apply focuses on leadership, a commitment to service and arships/youth-leadership-co
CORPS after the character development. Accepted students will rps/
deadline to participate in a two week rock climbing and backpacking
be on the expedition in the Sierra Nevada mountains in August
waitlist) 2017. Transportation, food, and all gear will be provided.
This wilderness expedition will be followed by monthly
student-led service projects throughout the school year.
The deadline to apply is March 15.

Queeriosity all none none free Queer writing competition and festival through youthspeaks.org/queerisotit
youthspeaks y

Youth Speaks Youth all none none free May 26 Youth Advisory board internship with youthspeaks http://youthspeaks.org/sp
Advisory Board: okes/
Spokes

Concurrent 9 - 12th none Open to No Fees - May 1 Want to get a boost in your GPA? Want to spend less See Counselor
Enrollment Courses all time in college? Want to take a class that REALM does
not offer?
See Ms. Dominguez or Ms. Roxana if you would like to take
a college course over the summer. Courses are available at
college campuses or online.

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 METS Summer 10th none ongoing Academic Enrichment: Project-based courses offered in Email
Program grade areas such as literature/writing, science math, art, SAT Prep yvonnedorantes07@gmail.c
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(11th grade), and more. College Readiness & Financial
Talent Search Literacy workshops for all grades Spirit Weeks, Culture Day,
Program METS Olympics and more! Educational and Cultural Field
Trips for all grades Lunch and Bus Passes Provided

Stanford 9-12th varies no Varies, Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies advances the education of https://spcs.stanford.edu/pro
Pre-Collegiate early academically talented, intellectually curious, pre-college grams?grade-level=&progra
Studies deadline students. We offer a variety of programs designed to meet m-subject=All&program-year
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programs available during the summer at Stanford. xposed-form-programs-page

Duke Summer 10, 11 None No No 3/14 Get ahead this summer and earn college credit with https://learnmore.duke.edu/p
College for High academically-motivated students from around the world in D uke ortal/applications/application
School Students Universitys Summer College for High School Students.This Profile.do?method=loadAppl
4-week credit-bearing program offered by Duke University attracts icationIndex&applicationProf
students who represent the next generation of leaders from around ileId=3013685
the world.

Duke Youth 9-12 varies Varies No 3/14 All programs seek to engage learners in innovative, interactive, http://learnmore.duke.edu/yo
Programs from transformative learning experiences. Co-curricular social and uth/
programs recreational activities are carefully planned and delivered to
complement the instructional day. The camp learning community
approaches learning as a shared responsibility among students,
instructors, and counselors.

Cornell University- 10, 11 3.0 3/15 The CURIE Academy is a one-week summer residential program for https://sites.coecis.cornell.e
Curie Academy high school girls (minimum GPA of 3.0, incoming junior or senior) du/curieacademy/
who excel in math and science. The focus is on juniors and seniors
who may not have had prior opportunities to explore engineering.
Application requires an essay, recommendation form, online
application.

Girls Who Code 10 11 none n/a Free! 3/17 The Summer Immersion Program is a FREE 7-week summer https://girlswhocode.com/su
program for 10th-11th grade girls to learn computer science, get mmer-immersion-programs/
exposure to tech jobs and join a supportive sisterhood of thousands
of girls across the US! It is an introductory computer science course
and no previous experience is required. We welcome all eligible
applicants who have an interest in technology and a willingness to
learn!

Berkeley Experience 3.5 3/24 Experience Berkeley (EB) is a free program that assists Black, https://drive.google.com/file/
Latino, & Native American students in the completion of their UC d/0B7e9tmn7UsD6MGMwZ
application and personal statements. We provide students with TllODQtYjI5ZS00OGQwLW
mentors, tools, and resources to develop a competitive application FkNWMtNzAyYTA5YzgxYW
ultimately increasing chances for admission to UC Berkeley. Nl/view
Throughout the program students will have the opportunity to meet
UC Berkeley admission officers,Connect with UCB staff and
students, Become familiar with UCB campus, Receive information

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 on college life & scholarships. Students are mentored by Black and
Latino UC Berkeley undergraduates, who provide one-on-one
support throughout the entire UC application process.

Carleton Summer 10 11 yes 3/27 . The Summer Computer Science Institute (SCSI) at Carleton https://apps.carleton.edu/su
Computer Science focuses on understanding how to think about these processes, how mmer/scsi/apply/
Institute to program computers to implement them, and how to apply
computer science ideas to real problems of interest. During a 3 week
program, SCSI students, faculty, and Carleton undergraduate
research assistants will engage in lab-based and classroom-based
computing research related to faculty and student interests. The
students will take courses and conduct collaborative guided research
in small groups guided by SCSI faculty members and Carleton
College undergraduate Research Assistants and will culminate in a
demonstration at the SCSI Research Symposium held at the end of
the program.

Carleton Summer 10 11 none n/a yes 3/27 The Summer Writing Program emphasizes a writing process https://apps.carleton.edu/su
Writing Program approach, teaching you how to compose academic papers similar to mmer/writing/
those you will write in college. The program is designed for
college-bound students with strong reading and writing abilities.You
will receive extensive written evaluations of the three college essays
you write during the program. In addition, we will provide a written
evaluation of each students participation in the program. Six
Carleton credit hours (which are equivalent to approximately three
college semester hours) are awarded to participants who
successfully complete the program.

Carleton Liberal 10 4/1 Carleton College is honored to host an inspiring summer program https://apps.carleton.edu/su
Arts Experience designed for the best and brightest college-bound students mmer/clae/apply/
representing high schools across the country. The Carleton Liberal
Arts Experience (CLAE) will select 50 high school students who
have just completed their sophomore year and bring them to
Carleton, all expenses paid, for a one-week summer program. The
CLAE program introduces the strengths of a liberal arts education
through an array of courses in science, art, social sciences, and
technology.

Washington 9-11 3.0 n/a 4/1 High School Summer Institutes combine traditional undergraduate http://summerexperiences.w
University in St. class and lab curriculum with organized field trips, guest lectures, ustl.edu/institutes/summer-in
Louis and hands-on activities in order for you to gain valuable academic stitutes-application
and career experience. Institutes are divided into morning and
afternoon sessions. You will have assigned readings and
assignments throughout the program. Every student completes a
student reflection essay and a final project which varies for each
institute. In the evenings, students attend academic seminars,
workshops, and social events.

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 High School 9-12 n/a n/a Paid job 4/8 The High School Explainer Program makes students https://explainers.explora
Explainer part of the museum staff, giving them the important torium.edu/highschool/ap
responsibility of being the museums primary point of ply
contact with visitors. The Explainers learn about
exhibits and facilitate visitor-exhibit interactions;
open and close the museum; run daily
demonstrations (including cows eye, heart, and
flower dissections); find lost children; evacuate the
museum during emergencies; and more.

Savannah College 9-12 3.0 n/a Yes 5/1 Various Programs- see website for details. Opportunities for http://www.scad.edu/acade
of Art and Design: students to enroll in college level classes at SCAD in the U.S. and in mics/pre-college-summer-pr
Pre College Summer Hong Kong. Several different programs available. ograms
Programs

EMBARC SUMMER 11 12 3.0 No Scholarships 5/1 EMBARC IS A FOUR WEEK SUMMER DESIGN https://cedberkeley.slideroo
available INTENSIVE AT UC BERKELEYS COLLEGE OF m.com/#/login/register
DESIGN ACADEMY
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN THAT BRINGS TOGETHER
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE
BACKGROUNDS TO EXPLORE ARCHITECTURE, URBAN
DESIGN AND SUSTAINABLE CITY PLANNING THROUGH
THREE COMPONENTS: AN ARCHITECTURE + URBAN
DESIGN STUDIO, A SUSTAINABLE CITY PLANNING
WORKSHOP AND A DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT

Cal Poly Pomona - 11 No 5/30 The Residential Intensive Summer Education (RISE) program was http://www.cpp.edu/~cpprise
The Residential established in 2003 to honor the University's commitment to /docs/RS_RISE_Application.
Intensive Summer excellence and diversity. uring the program, students will stay in pdf
Education (RISE) residential suites, participate in skill building activities, as well as be
exposed to academic, social, cultural opportunities available on
campus. Rising Seniors Student Application due May 30, 2017

New York University 10 11 Yes 7/1 Incoming juniors and seniors (current 10th/11th graders) can http://www.nyu.edu/admissio
Pre College experience academic and student life at NYU by taking college-level ns/high-school-programs/pre
Program credit-bearing courses with current college students. Courses are college/apply.html
available in over 36
subjects. Online application must have transcripts, personal
statement, letter of recommendation from guidance counselor.
Scholarship Deadline is March 25, 2017. July 1, 2017 is the final
application deadline. **Also see summer programs for High School
Freshmen and Seniors as deadlines and requirements vary.

Academic Talent 9-12 Scholarships 4/1 Summer classes at UC Berkeley for students who want to take https://atdp.berkeley.edu/
Division Program at available advanced courses and increase the likelihood that theyll get into
UC Berkeley competitive colleges.

Doctors without Fall 2017 http://pmfmd.com/doctors-on

Borders pipeline -board/
program

Joint BioEnergy March 12 Earn money to study science! https://www.jbei.org/educati

Institute on/research-experiences/icl
em-program/

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GB Films 9-12 BridgeUp:Film is an after-school scholarship program for https://glassbreakerfilms.rev
ealnews.org/programs/bridg
9th-12th grade young women that provides training and eup/
mentorship in journalism and visual storytelling. We teach
video production, reporting, and storytelling skills to help our
scholars tell meaningful and important stories in their
communities and to aspire to be leaders in their field. Funded
through the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation, and created in
connection to Glassbreaker Films and The Center for
Investigative Reporting, our goal is to combat the lack of
gender representation in film and media. Working in small,
collaborative groups led by industry leaders, our scholars will
learn and use professional equipment to create and
broadcast their own short films.

Wishbone 9-12 Get funding for lots of different summer programs! https://www.wishbone.org/

Generation Initiative 9-12 Email cindy.ng@teachforamerica.org for more details about https://www.generationinitiati
ve.org/
youth employment support

Girls Inc http://www.girlsinc-wcc.org/

College Board - college all Online resource https://www.collegeboard.or

and career planning g/