Summer Enrichment Opportunities
Lourdes High School does not endorse any summer program, but is making this list available as a starting point in your research to find a summer enrichment program to match your interests. Opportunities will be added as they become available.
Opportunities by location
Minnesota
- Career Immersion Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
- Concordia Language Villages, language immersion programs, Bemidji
- First Step Institute, St. Catherine University, St. Paul (open to girls in 10th or 11th grade who identify as a person of color and/or Indigenous person)
- GenCyber, Cybersecurity Camp, Inver Hills Community College
- H.O.P.E Academy, Winona State University, Winona (for underrepresented students)
- Minnesota Business Venture Program, St. Cloud State or St. Johns University
- Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, Macalaster College, St. Paul
- Pre-College Summer Session, Minnesota College of Art and Design, Minneapolis
- Scrubs Camp, Winona State University, Winona
- Speed Reading and Study Skills, University of Minnesota
- Summer Academic Programs, Carleton College, Northfield
- Computer Science Institute, Humanities Institute, Language and Global Issues Institute, Quantitative Reasoning Institute, Science Institute, Summer Writing Program, and Liberal Arts Experience
- Summer Camps, Augsburg College, Minneapolis
- Debate and Advocacy Workshop, Youth Theology Institute, Scrubs Day Camp, and High School Mathematics League
- Summer Camps, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter
- High Altitude Ballooning Camp, multiple athletic camps
- Summer Programs, St. Olaf College, Northfield
- Music Academies, Theater Camp, Swim Camp, Diving Camp, Chess Camp, Volleyball Camp, Women's Soccer Clinic, and Football Camp
- Summer Youth Corp, Conservation Corps, St. Paul
- Young Writers Workshop, Hamline University, St. Paul
Midwest
- Big Red Summer Academic Camps. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
- Cherubs Program (National High School Institute), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Theater Arts, Film & Video, and Debate
- College Preparation Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Debate Camp, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Design Camp, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- I Want to be a Teacher Camp, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI
- Iowa Young Writers' Studio, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Jazz Summer Program, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI
- Leadership Seminars, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
- Summer Arts Programs, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI
- Summer Camps and Programs, Luther College, Decorah, IA
- Summer Camps and Academies, Hiram College, Hiram, OH
- Emerging Writers Workshop, Crisis Simulation Workshop, Ecology Research, High School Leadership
- Summer Experiences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Summer Scholars, Pre-Medical, Pre-Engineering, Creative Writing, Humanities, Global Leadership, Environmental Studies, Young Leaders, and Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology
- Summer Institute Residency Program, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Summer Programs, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI
- Software Engineering, Nursing, Architectural and Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, and more.
- Summer Research Institute, Creighton University, Omaha, NE (prepares students for careers in health sciences through biomedical research and community-based research)
- Summer Scholars, Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, OH
- Summer Scholars, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
- Summer Travel Programs, Hillsdale College, MI (US: The Roots & History of American Liberty; see International section for other offerings)
- Summer Youth Programs, Michigan Tech, Houghton, MI
- Women in Automotive Engineering, Rail & Intermodal Transportation, National Summer Transportation Institute, and more.
- Young Writers' Workshop, Kenyon College/The Kenyon Review, Gambier, OH
- WiSE University, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- a week long, residential program for rising junior and senior women who are interested in engineering
Eastern US and Canada
- August Writers' Workshop, The School of the New York Times, New York, NY
- Biomedical Research Academy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Cyber Defense Training Camp, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- Open to rising juniors and seniors
- Engineering Summer Academy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- GenCyber Residential Camp, Marymount University, Arlington, VA
- Open to students 15-18 years old
- Global Scholar, International Relations Program at American University, Washington D.C.
- International Summer Debate Camp, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Experience, Babson College, Babson Park, MA
- Jazz Camp, Newport, RI
- LEAD Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Leadership in the Business World, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- McGill Summer Academy, Montreal, Canada
- New England Center for Investigative Reporting, Boston University, Boston, MA
- NYC Summer Academy, The School of the New York Times, New York, NY
- NYU Pre-College, New York University, New York, NY
- Pre-College, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- Pre-College, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
- Pre-College Creative Writers Workshop, Emerson College, Boston, MA (5-week program)
- Pre-College Programs, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
- Architecture, Art, Design, Drama, Music, and National High School Game Academy
- Pre-College Programs, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
- Summer Business Institute, Summer Band Workshop, Light the World! (theology), Experiences in Architecture, Drama Institute, Engineering New Frontiers, and American Politics Ethics, and Catholic Culture Summer Institute
- Pre-College Programs, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
- global development, international relations, public policy and administration, politics, diplomacy, history, biomedical engineering, museum studies and the arts
- Pre-College Programs, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
- Cybersecurity, Pre-Med, Game Design, Business Explorer, Civil Engineering Design and Architecture, and more.
- Pre-College Programs, Tufts University, Medford, MA
- Pre-College Summer Programs, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
- Includes Boston College Experience (BCE) Honors Program and BCE Math Experience
- Research Science Institute, MIT, Cambridge, MA (free program; application deadline 1/12/18)
- SEA High School Summer Programs, Environmental studies in Woods Hole, MA and at sea
- Speed Reading & Study Skills, Boston University, Boston, MA
- Summer Academy and Pre-College Programs, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Summer Academy, St. John's College, Annapolis, MD
- Summer at Smith, Smith College, Northampton, MA
- Summer Camps, New York Film Academy, New York City and other locations
- acting, photography, graphic design, 3D animation, screenwriting, documentary camp, and more.
- Summer Camps, School of Creative and Performing Arts, Vermont, New York, and LA
- photography, screenwriting, film making, acting, dance, music, and action film making/mountain biking camps
- Summer Immersion, Columbia University, New York, NY
- Summer Seminar, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
- Summer STEM Program, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
- Wall Street 101, Bentley University, Waltham, MA
- Women's Technology Program, MIT, Cambridge, MA (application deadline 1/15/18)
- Yale Young Global Scholars, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Southern US
- eGirl Summer Engineering Camp, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
- Pre-College Summer Program, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Atlanta, Hong Kong, and online
- Residential Summer Engineering Program, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
- SUMMA Theological Debate Society, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
- Summer Academy, Duke University, Durham, NC (non-credit)
- Summer College, Duke University, Durham, NC (earn college credit)
- Summer Debate Camp, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Summer Debate Workshop, Baylor University, Waco, TX
- Summer Discovery, University of Texas, Austin, TX
- Engineering, Sports Management, Medicine, Psychology, and Fashion
- Vanderbilt Summer Academy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- Young Writers' Camp, Duke University, Durham, NC
- Young Writers' Conference, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Western US
- AI4ALL (Artificial Intelligence Camp), Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- Open to female students in 9th grade at the time of application.
- Career Exploration Summer Programs, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ
- Programs on topics such as aerospace career exploration, global security, cyber security, engineering, aerial robotics, and more.
- Computer Science Summer Institute, Google, Mountain View, CA
- Open to seniors who will be attending college in the fall. 2018 applications are closed, but you can register to be notified when applications for summer 2019 are open.
- COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science), UC San Diego (non-CA residents pay out-of-state tuition for the 4 week residential program)
- Girls Leadership Summer Camp, Oakland, CA
- Pre-College Summer Institutes, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (Nanoscience, Acting & Performance, Dance, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, Digital Filmmaking, and more)
- Pre-College Summer Programs, University of California, Berkeley
- Pre-College Summer Programs, University of California, San Diego
- Pre-Collegiate Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (online and in-person offerings)
- SEACAMP, marine science camp, San Diego, CA
- STEM Academies, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Summer Art Camp (residential program for students ages 14-16), The Oxbow School, Napa, CA
- Summer Music Academy and Jazz Academy, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Summer Programs, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
International and Multi-Location
- American Field Service (AFS-USA), Study abroad programs with summer options
- Earthwatch Teen Expeditions
- EF Language Courses Abroad
- Hillsdale Summer Study and Travel Programs, Hillsdale College, MI (England, France, or Italy)
- Inspiring Girls Expeditions, multiple US and international trips, free tuition, application deadline 1/19/18.
- SPI Language Immersion Study Abroad Programs
- Study Abroad, University of Notre Dame (Rome or Ireland)
- Summer Immersion, with Columbia University, Barcelona, Spain
- Summer Language Academy, Middlebury Interactive Languages (immersive language learning programs in Spanish, French, Chinese, German, and Arabic in the US and abroad)
- Teen Summer Expeditions, National Geographic