Summer Programs and Upcoming Open Houses/Information Sessions

Reynolds Young Writers Workshop at Denison
The workshop is an eight-day residential program that incorporates small creative writing workshops, group sessions with Denison creative writing faculty and notable visiting writers, and much more.
June 17–24, 2018
Financial assistance is available to families who need it, and information about the program is online at reynolds.denison.edu. 
Applications must be submitted no later than Sunday, March 4, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. 

OPEN HOUSES/INFORMATION SESSIONS

UMass Lowell Music Department Annual Shadow Day
Anyone interested in attending should complete the online registration form. Shadow Day will take place on February 22 and 23.
UMass Lowell Music Department offers degrees in:
Music Performance
Music Studies (Education)
Music Business
Sound Recording Technology
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please email us at admissions@uml.edu.

Nashua Community College Career Discovery Day  
Thursday, April 5th from 8 am until 1 pm
This will be an amazing opportunity for students to learn about different careers!  They will have the option to choose three different careers to check out, including hands on experience! They will be attend Breakout sessions with program chairs and hopefully they will discover possible options for them, as the approach high school graduation in the years to come! 

Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill Campus
College for a Day, April 11, 2018
8:45am check in (or earlier)
9:00 am Classes start!
No Fee Community Event

Your students will have the opportunity to be a student in a college classroom or attend a workshop based on their selection from the list of college courses or presentations offered starting at 9am and ending by 2pm!!

Over 60 academic degree programs to choose from! “College for a Day” participants may select to attend up to four (4) classes and/or presentations, and have lunch during “College for a Day” at Northern Essex Community College.

SUMMER PROGRAMS

Boston University's Academy of Media Production Summer Program
The application deadline is March 31, 2018.
Sign up today!
Program Dates:
July 9 - August 3, 2018
Program Information & Application Materials: bu.edu/amp
Questions should be directed to buamp@bu.edu

Cornell University Summer College Programs for High School Students
June 23 - August 7
Subjects ranging from architecture, business, hospitality, and engineering to international relations, science, social change, and veterinary medicine—and many more.
Three week and/or six week programs for rising 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students
https://www.sce.cornell.edu/scl

University of Dayton Summer ProgramsENTREPRENEURSHIP 101 – June 17-29
Rising high school juniors, seniors and first-year college students will learn more about entrepreneurship, the idea-generation process, elevator pitches and more. Through engaging lectures and class activities, site visits and guest speakers, students will have the opportunity to earn three credit hours and compete for up to $10,000 in UD scholarship dollars in an elevator pitch competition — all while living on campus and experiencing life in Dayton.
Learn more at go.udayton.edu/entrepreneurship101.

LEADERSHIP 101 – June 17-29
What makes someone a great leader? Open to rising high school juniors, seniors and first-year college students, this two-week experience will help students gain an understanding of the foundations of leadership, assess their leadership behaviors and preferred leadership style, discover the five practices of exemplary leadership and create a personal leadership development plan. This highly interactive session includes extensive discussion and collaborative exchange of ideas, leadership assessments, class and individual exercises, guest speakers and site visits.
Learn more at go.udayton.edu/leadership101.

Foresight Prep at Oberlin College
Social Justice  |  Climate Change  |  Leadership
July 15-28, 2018
Foresight Prep @ Oberlin is an intensive, pre-college institute for high school students passionate about social equity and the environment. We facilitate hands-on seminars designed to empower motivated high school students to take action on urgent issues, and a year-round network connecting alumni with real world changemakers for ongoing mentorship.

Visit the program website to learn more and apply: https://www.foresightprep.org

Early Bird Deadline: February 19
Apply by February 19 for the Early Bird Deadline: 25% discount for accepted students, and priority consideration for need-based financial aid.

New England Center for Investigative Reporting Pre-College Summer Journalism Institute, based at the Boston University College of Communication, provides students an opportunity to improve their journalism skills and develop as storytellers.

Students have the option of living on campus to have the full Boston University Terrier life experience.

Our three, two-week workshops begin on June 25 and run through August 3. During each session, students will also attend guest lectures from experts and local journalists; visit historic sites and museums such as Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts; participate in group community service; receive unofficial tours of local colleges, and more.

For more information about our program, visit our website: http://studentprograms.necir.org/pre-college-summer-institute/

University of Vermont Summer Pre-College Courses
Go to http://www.uvm.edu/~summer/precollege to learn more.
Additionally, UVM’s Summer Academy program is open for enrollment for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students, providing them with the unique opportunity to earn 3 college credits through intensive 4-week courses (2 weeks on-campus followed by 2 weeks online).

This year’s Summer Academy course offerings include:
Health and Medicine: Students can discover their interests, learn about the latest advances in bioscience and molecular medicine, and develop an understanding of diverse medical and health science career paths that might be right for them.

Biomedical Science and Human Disease: In this introductory course, students will expand on the knowledge learned in high school biology and chemistry to explore the biomedical sciences including Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Genetics, Clinical Biochemistry, and Hematology.

Using Drones to Map, Monitor, and Measure Our Changing Landscape: UAS or drones, have provided us with new ways to map, monitor, and measure our changing landscape. In this course, students will learn how to operate drones and process drone data to in support of environmental mapping and monitoring.

Shakespeare in Practice: In this creative course, students will train with teaching artists of The Vermont Shakespeare Festival, a professional theater that works in collaboration with the Department of Theatre at UVM. This course utilizes Shakespeare’s MACBETH as a framework for full-bodied actor training including Technique, Movement, Voice and Speech, and Intro to Theatre Production/Design.