The Enormous List of Summer Camps
Article Type: Tasty Bits

Middle School

General Academic Programs:

  • Stanford EPGY Summer Institutes: Computer Programming, Creative Writing, Earth Sciences, Expository Writing, Mathematics, Physical Sciences; Grades 6-7; Requires General Application & Work Sample
  • Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY): Humanities, Math & Computer Science, Science, Writing; Grades 7-8; Requires minimum SAT scores (varies by grade level)
  • Duke TIP Summer Studies: Fine Arts, Humanities, Math, Science, Social Science, Technology; Grades 7-8; Requires minimum SAT scores (varies by grade level)
  • Brown University SPARK: Science; Grades 6-8; Requires General Application
  • Oregon State Summer Programs: Music, STEM; Grades 6-8; Requires General Application
  • LeadAmerica Medicine & Science Program: Medicine & Science; Grades 6-8; Requires General Application
  • UCLA Extension: STEM; Grades 7-8; Requires General Application
  • Northwestern Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS): All Academics; Grades 6-8; Requires Teacher Nomination, 90th Percentile Scores on recent achievement tests or IQ of above 125

High School

General Academic Programs:

Note: “General Applications” include teacher recommendations, standardized test scores, and personal statements.

  • Columbia Summer Programs: Arts, Design, STEM, CS, Humanities, Business, Law, College Prep; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application & Optional Interview
  • Cornell Summer Sessions: Arts, Design, Engineering, Humanities, Business; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application
  • Emory University Pre-College: Arts, STEM, Humanities; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application
  • University of California Irvine Summer Scholar Program: Arts, Design, STEM, CS, Humanities; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application
  • UC COSMOS: STEM, CS; Grades 9-12; Requires General Application

Similar Programs:

  • Brown Pre-College Program
  • Emerson College High School Programs
  • University of San Diego Accelerated Academic Summer Program
  • Summer at USC
  • Boston University High School Programs
  • American University College Programs for High School Students
  • Northwestern University Summer Session
  • Summer at Stanford University
  • Berkeley Summer Sessions
  • Penn Summer High School Programs
  • Georgetown University Summer Programs
  • New York University Pre-College
  • University of Rochester Pre-College Programs
  • University of Chicago Summer Programs
  • Duke University Summer Session
  • UC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions
  • Ithaca Summer College
  • George Washington University Pre-College
  • UC San Diego Summer Session
  • Clemson University Summer Scholars
  • Case Western Reserve University Summer Session

Rutgers Summer Session

University of South Florida Pre-College

Santa Clara University Young Scholars Program

Debate Camps (Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Parliamentary, Congress): Grades 9-12

Note: Applications to debate camps often require win-loss records at previously attended tournments.

  • North Western Debate Institute
  • Cal National Speech and Debate Institute
  • Liberty Debate Institute
  • Capitol Debate: Communication, Law, and Debate Camp
  • Gonzaga Debate Institute
  • Harvard Debate Council Summer Workshops
  • Michigan Debate Institutes
  • Bay Area Speech and Debate Academies
  • Spartan Debate Institutes
  • KU Debate Camp
  • Missouri State Debate Institute
  • The Debate Institutes at Darthmouth
  • Indiana University Debate
  • Georgia Debate Institutes
  • University of Miami Debate Team
  • Cornell International Summer Debate Camps
  • Chicago Debate Summer Institutes
  • Stanford National Forensic Institute
  • Oregon Debate and Speech Institute
  • Victory Briefs Institute
  • POI Debate Institute

Chess (Elementary-High School):

  • The United States Chess Federation
  • USA Chess Camps
  • UT Dallas Chess Program
  • Bay Area Chess
  • US Chess Center Summer Camps
  • Berkeley Chess School Summer Camps
  • Chess NYC
  • Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess

Outdoors

Note: General Applications do not require academic data.

  • Wilderness Ventures: Adventure Trips, Community Service Trips, Leadership Trips, Bicycle Tours (all in both international and domestic locations); Grades 6-12; Requires General Application
  • Lifeworks International: Adventure and Community Service Trips (all in international locations); Grades 9-12; Requires General Application

Similar Programs

  • Broadreach Summer Programs
  • Adventure Treks
  • Crow Canyon: Archaeology Summer Camps
  • Williwaw Adventures
  • ActionQuest Adventure Camps

Theater/Film Camp

  • USC Cinematic Arts Summer Program: Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Film and TV Business
  • New York Film Camp
  • University of Wisconsin Whitewater
  • Muskingham University Music Theater Camp
  • BYU Theater Workshop
  • Alfred University Theater Residential Institute
  • Liberty University Theater Summer Camps
  • UCLA School of TFT Summer Programs
  • US Performing Arts Camps
  • Northern Illinois University Theater Arts Camp Junior (Grades 6-8)
  • East Carolina University Summer Drama Camp