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Summer Programs
 
Many parents have inquires about summer enrichment programs for their children. to 
better serve our community we have compiled a list of summer enrichment options for our students. We have listed information on various programs local, national and 
international, in various categories. These resources include programs in Theatre, Art, 
Science/Engineering, Judaic Studies, Computers, Israel, and General Academic 
Enrichment. Several of our students have participated in a number of these programs.

When making inquiries concerning programs that are not local, please be sure to
inquire about kashrut and provisions for Shabbat. With some programs, kashrut and 
Shabbat accomodations are in place, but for others, accommodations need to be 
made. We will help in any way we can.

*Please note that several of the summer programs have February/March deadlines.

Academic Enrichment


Enrichment Alley
http://www.EnrichmentAlley.com
enrichmentalley@aol.com

Barnard's Summer in NY:
A Pre-College Program
http://www.barnard.edu/pcp/summer.html
212-854-8866

Boston University
Summer Challenge Program
http://www.bu.edu/summer/highschool

Boston University
High School Honors Program
http://www.bu.edu/summer/highschool

Genesis at Brandeis University
http://www.brandeis.edu/genesis
781-736-8416

Brown University
http://www.brown.edu/summer
401-863-7900

Columbia University
High School Summer Programs
http://www.ce.columbia.edu/hs/index.cfm
212-854-2820

Cornell Summer Program
http://www.ccm.edu
973-328-5000

Drew Creative Writing
plaprey@drew.edu

Drew University Early College
plaprey@drew.edu

Harvard Summer School
http://ssp.dce.harvard.edu
617-495-3192

John Hopkins Pre-College Program
http://www.jhu.edu/summer
summer@jhu.edu

NYU: Pre-College Program
for High School Students
http://nyu.edu/nyusummerinfo
212-998-2292

Pace University
Summer Program
for High School Students
http://www.pace.edu
212-346-1323

Rutger’s Summer Program
http://www.summersession.rutgers.edu

Sarah Lawrence College Writer's 
Workshop
http://www.slc.edu/summer
734-647-4466

Stanford Summer
http://www.stanford.edu
summersession@stanford.edu

Summer Institute for the Gifted
http://www.giftedstudy.com
866-303-4744

University of Pennsylvania
Summer at Penn
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/highschool

UCLA Summer Sessions
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/highschool/overview.htm

University of Chicago
http//summer.uchicago.edu
773-834-3792

Washington University St. Louis
Summer Scholars Program
mhussung@wustl.edu
866-209-0691

Yale Summer
http://www.yale.edu/summer

Summer at YU
http://www.yu.edu/summeratyu


Science/Engineering/Medicine

Astronomy Summer Institute
at Alfred University
http://www.alfred.edu/summer

Cooper Union Research Institute
href="http://www.cooper.edu/classes/summer/program.html
212-353-4286

Harlem DNA Lab
http://www.dnalc.org/harlemdnalab
516-367-5170

Liberty Science Center
Partners in Science
http://www.lsc.org/educators/studentprograms.partnersinscience
201-253-1533

Michigan Math & Science Scholars (MMSS)
http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mmss
734-647-4466

Polytechnic University Center
for Youth in Engineering & Science
http://www.poly.edu/yes
718-637-5944

Rockefeller University Summer
High School Program
http://www.rockefeller.edu/outreach
212-327-7431

Roswell Park Cancer Institute
http://www.roswellpark.org/summer

Science Training Programs
for Science, Math & Engineering
- Directory for Students (SIP)
http://www.sciserv.org
202-785-2255

SciTech at the Technion
http://www.technion.ac.il/scitech
516-466-9500

Stevens Institute of Technology
http://www.stevens.edu/undergrad/summer
201-216-5105

Stony Brook University Biotechnology Camp
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ligase/Forstudents/BiotechSummerCamp/biotechsummercamp.html
631-632-9750

Stony Brook University
Summer Research Institute
http://www.ceas.sunysb.edu/program.asp

Weitzmann Institute of Science
http://www.weizmann-usa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=edu_lawrence
212-895-7906

Wilkes Honor Summer Institute
at Florida Atlantic University - Juniper
http://www.honorscollege.edu
561-799-8131
  Performing Arts/Art Programs

Architecture at University of Southern 
California
http://college.usc.edu/summerprograms

Art & Architecture Summer at Penn
http://www.jkcp.com

BIMA at Brandeis University
http://www.bimasummerarts.org

Drew Studio Art Portfolio Program
http://www.fitnyc.edu
212-217-7882

Lucy Moses School
http://www.kaufman-center.org/lucy-moses-school

Mosaic Colony
http://www.mosaiccolony.org
212-947-4770

New Jersey Center for Visual Arts
http://www.artcenternj.org
908-273-9121

Parsons School of Design
http://www.parsons.edu
212-229-8910

Rhode Island School of Design
Pre-College Program
http://www.risd.edu/precollege

School of Visual Arts
http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/adm/index.jsp?sid0=4&=sid1=63#2

Stagedoor Manor
http://www.stagedoormanor.com

Summer Arts at the Jewish Museum
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/home/content/education/summerarts/sa_program.html
212-423-3256

Tisch School of the Arts
Summer High School Program
http://www.tisch.nyu.edu/object/2008SummerHighSchool.html

Usdan Center for the Performing Arts
http://www.usdan.com/index.htm


Judaic Studies

Samberg Family History Program
http://www.cjh.org/education/samburg.php
212-294-8301

Drisha Summer High School Program (girls only)
http://www.drisha.org/highschool.html
212-595-3185


Leadership Programs

Panim Works: DC Jam (Washington, DC)
http://www.dcjam.org
301-770-5070x217

NCSY-Summer Leadership Program
http://www.ncsy.org
888-868-7496


Chesed

92nd Street Y: The Tiyul Program
http://www.92y.org
212-415-5600

American Jewish World Service
http://www.ajws.org/what_we_do/service_and_travel_opportunities/volunteer_summer
212-792-2900

CDPA Chessed '09-PERU
http://www.highschoolchesed
914-833-7787

Innovation Israel at Tel Aviv University
http://www.innovationisrael.org/about.htm

Panim Works - Southwest
panimworks@panim.org
301-770-5070x209

Yachad-Ramp it Up
http://www.yachad-dc.org/images/rampitup.pdf
202-296-8563

Yad B'Yad East-West Coast/Hawaii
http://www.njcd.org
212-613-8369


Israel Programs

Beit Elazraki Children's Home (Emunah)
http://www.elazraki.org.il/helpE.asp?p_info=237
212-564-9045x315

Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel
http://www.bronfman.org
518-475-7212

Camp Koby
http://kobymandell.org/TeenSummerProgram/index.htm
888-622-5629

Legacy Internships for Young Scientists
(Hebrew University)
http://www.legacyheritage.org/lhiys_about.html
212-578-8190x126

Mach Hach Ba'Aretz
http://www.bneiakiva.org
212-465-9536

NCSY-Shakespeare in Jerusalem
http://www.ou.org/summer/trips/C603
888-TOUR-4-YOU

Student Conservation/Kosher Conservation Crew
http://www.thesca.org/cc_jewishstudents
703-524-2441


Europe

ACA American College Adventures
(Italy, Spain)
http://www.acasummer.com

ASA Academic Study Associates
(Oxford, Cambridge, Spain, France, Italy)
http://www.asaprograms.com

Oxbridge Academic Programs
(Oxbridge, Cambridge, Spain, France)
http://www.oxbridgeprograms.com

The Szarvas Fellowships
http://www.szarvas.org
212-362-3361 





Other suggestions include contacting your local hospital, newspaper, library, nursing 
home, or industry to request information about opportunities to volunteer or summer 
positions available for high school students.

 
 
     
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