Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide



  1. US Performing Arts was founded in 2001 to provide the very best training in the performing arts and digital media for pre-college students ages 11-19. USPA set out to create summer programs that… Read more
  2. The Planetary Society’s mission is to empower the world’s citizens to advance space science and exploration. Through the work of our Global Volunteer Network, we’re able to bring this mission to life… Read more
  3. ProjectCSGIRLS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization aimed to cultivate a love for technology and computer science in girls and encourage them to pursue their interests and careers in these fields.… Read more
  4. This isn’t your typical camp:  QØ Startup Camp is 5-day crash course on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship with location-based adventures for high school students.     QØ Startup Camp infuses… Read more
  5. Robofest is Lawrence Technological University’s (Southfield, MI) international autonomous robotics program for students in 4th grade through college. Student teams design, construct, and program… Read more
  6. For more than 60 years, Sandia has delivered essential science and technology to resolve the nation's most challenging security issues. Sandia's headquarters in located Albuquerque, New Mexico, andr… Read more
  7. Are you ready to reach beyond the classroom, the country, and even the normal limits of life? School Year Abroad (SYA) is your chance to make this great big world your own. Spend a year of high… Read more
  8. DoSomething.org is mobilizing young people in every US area code and in 131 countries! Sign up for a volunteer, social change, or civic action campaign to make real-world impact on a cause you care… Read more
  9. The Clean Tech Competition is a unique, worldwide research and design challenge for pre-college youth. The program encourages scientific understanding of real-world issues and the integration of… Read more
  10. Splash! is a yearly academic outreach program by many universities that invites high school students to attend classes created and taught by students, alumni, and local community members. Splash was… Read more
  11. SCA’s mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land. Are… Read more
  12. With 33 years of experience, SIG designs a multi-week program that combines challenging academics with social, cultural, and recreational opportunities to nurture students’ social skills, as well as… Read more
  13. SMASH Academy, our flagship program, is a three-year STEM- intensive residential college prep program that empowers students to deepen their talents and pursue STEM careers. Every summer, scholars… Read more
  14. SWENext is a way to become part of the Society of Women Engineers as a student through the age of 18. Become part of SWE and #BeThatEngineer! Joining is free. Any student 13 or older can become a… Read more
  15. The Team America Rocketry Challenge is the world’s largest student rocket contest and a key piece of the aerospace and defense industry’s strategy to build a stronger U.S. workforce in science,… Read more
  16. The signature program of The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA, invites teams of students in Grades 4 - 12 to use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem. Participants… Read more
  17. ID Tech is the original tech camp for kids. The best. For 20 years, our family company has paved the way in STEM education, introducing the most relevant, in-demand curriculum to set students on… Read more
  18. TechGirlz is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the gender gap in technology occupations, by focusing on girls at the crucial middle school age. TechGirlz inspires middle school girls to… Read more
  19. Technovation is the global technology entrepreneurship program for girls, with over 1,300 alumnae from 19 countries. Middle school, high school, and university students research, design, build, and… Read more
  20. More than just a student science competition Since its inception in 1992, nearly 400,000 students from across the United States and Canada have participated in Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision. It's a fun… Read more
  21. VEX Competitions bring STEM skills to life by tasking teams of students with designing and building a robot to play against other teams in a game-based engineering challenge. Classroom STEM concepts… Read more
  22. Summer workshops and premium resources for Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum Debate. Institutes have been located in Philadelphia, PA and Los Angeles, CA. Check website for current locations.
  23. Volunteers For Peace (VFP) organizes, promotes and supports voluntary service opportunities in the USA and abroad as an effective means of intercultural education, service learning, and community… Read more
  24. Open Enrollment Programs are available to individual high school students who are interested in traveling with other students who have a similar curiosity about the world. These programs have been… Read more
  25. The annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge invites students in grades 5-8 to submit a 1-2 minute video describing a unique solution to an everyday problem for the chance to win $25,000 and an exclusive… Read more
  26. YFU understands that studying abroad is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and we want to give you the freedom to tailor your study experience. Within our network, YFU has national organizations… Read more
  27. Zero Robotics is a robotics programming competition where the robots are SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites) inside the International Space Station. The… Read more