Intensive Global Policy and Leadership Program

• At American University in Washington, D.C.
• July 19-31 2015
• We empower aspiring young global citizens and leaders with the knowledge, skills and community to address the biggest global issues facing our generation and our world
• Space is limited. Rolling admissions. Scholarships are available.
• For more information go to www.globalscholar.org or call at 202-709-6172 or globalscholar@aidemocracy.org 
• Must have an interest in global issues.

Model Atlanta Regional Commission

• Rising 10 and 11 grade student apply to the Model Atlanta Regional Commission youth leadership leadership program.
• Any student in the 9th or 10th grade in the 10-county Atlanta region (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglass, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale counties) may apply.
• Class meets once a month on Saturdays for six months beginning on September 2015 
• No cost to participate
• Applications are due April 3
• For more information and for an application, go to www.atlantaregional.com/marc or contact marcstudents@atlantaregional

MIT Engineering Outreach Programs

• This link includes a large list of opportunities for students to learn about engineering at MIT over the summer.  
• Different courses have different prices
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17f88hX5LtZy30yCqPrnNkzFbRG_tAT1B27nt2RNqp8w/edit?pli=1#gid=1050911292

The Game Experience

• Summer camp for learning how to design video games
• Date: July 5-26 
• Registration Deadline: May 15
• Length: 21 days
• Location: University of Washington in Seattle Washington
• Price: 5,300
• Scholarships are available for the camp
• Go to https://www.expamerica.net/summer/game-experience/ for more info and to apply

Banson NYC

• NYC Fashion Summer camps for high Schoolers
• 2 sessions
• A: June 21-27
• B: July 12-18
• Each a week long
• Stay at LIM College dorms
• Cost is $1950
• For more information, go to www.bansonnyc.org or 917-328-1469

Science Festival at GwinnettTech

• Explore science behind the scenes
• Games and interactive activities
• Feature presentations
• Meet faculty members
• Food trucks
• FREE
• Happens on March 26
• Register at www.GwinnettTech.edu/ScienceWorks

Terry Accounting Residency Program

• Open to high school sophomores, juniors, seniors entering UGA
• Learn about accounting profession
• Get a taste of campus life at UGA
• Happens on June 24-27
• Application is due March 27
• For more info, go to terry.uga.edu/diversity

hcareers

• Interested in Business, Marketing, Culinary Arts, Hotel/Lodging Management or Event Planning?
• Academy is sponsored by the Ritz-Carlton Lodge at Reynolds and The Classic Center of Athens, Ga
• Students will listen to guest speakers in the industry, participate in job shadowing and industry tours and take part in team-building and leadership, all while working towards the culminating project that integrates the skills and information you have gained throughout the week.
• Must have: 
•  GPA: 2.5
• Acceptable attendance record
• Acceptable discipline record
• Submit a file containing the following:
• Completed application
• completed records release form
• essay question
• Professional resume
• Recommendation from teachers, employers or community representative
• School transcripts
• Mail Student files to:
• Beth Turner:

Hospitality Careers Academy Coordinator 

300 North Thomas Street

Athens, GA 30601

• Application deadline is April 15,2015
• Academy Dates July 13 through July 17,2015

Engineering Summer Camps at Embry-Riddle

• Boeing is offering scholarships to engineering summer camps at Embry Riddle
• If you're interested in engineering and aerospace fields, apply for a scholarship to the summer camp online at summercamps.erau.edu

Council on International Educational Exchange

• Joint funded program that allows US students to live with a host family and attend a school in Germany for a year. 
•  No knowledge of German is required

•  For more info, go to www.ciee.org/highschool

Terry Business Academy

• Selective pre-collegiate summer program at the University of Georgia Terry College
• Allows students interested in business to experience many aspects of business
• What's included:
• Exploration of business majors
• Instruction on presentation skills and marketing plans
• Site visits to corporate headquarters and innovative companies in Athens and Atlanta
• Golf lessons
• Social activities
• Happens June 14-20 and July 5-11
• For more info, go to terry.uga.edu/diversity

UNG Federal Service Language Academy

• 3 week residential program for students who are interested in an immersive intensive language experience, fitness, and exploring international-related careers with the federal government
• Students would take first year Arabic, Chinese, Russian, German, Korean, Portuguese or second year Arabic, Chinese, Russian, German, Korean, and Portuguese
• If you complete the academy successfully, it could count as high school/ college credit
• For more info, go to www.ung.edu/fsla 

Camp Neuro and Camp Cardiac

Camp Neuro

• 1 week summer summer camp open to all high school students 15 and older. 
• Learn about the brain and psychology
• Provides an excellent starting point for careers in medicine
• for more info go to www.campneuro.org

Camp Cardiac

• 1 week summer summer camp open to all high school students 15 and older. 
• Learn about caring and maintaining the heart
• Provides an excellent starting point for careers in medicine
• for more info go to www.campcardiac.org

Gap Year Programs from Teen Life

• For students planning on taking a gap year between college and high school
• Teen Life has many programs for students who want to get money for college as well as teens who want to go have a year of experiences before college. 
• For a full list of programs, go to https://www.teenlife.com/category/gap-year/

An inexpensive Summer Reading Program

• Our program is simple-we provide high quality, high interest books for students to select and keep at the end of the school year kind of like a book fair where all the books are free.
• Summer Reading Program Options: Option 1 $24.50
• Five assorted fiction and non-fiction paperback and hardcover books per students from a major publisher.
• Includes: Tote bag for each student, summer reading journal and book activity sheet for each student and customized letter to community explaining summer reading program for each student.
• Option 2
• 10 assorted and non fiction paperback and hardcover books per student from all major publisher
• Includes: Tote bag for each student, summer reading journal and book activity sheet for each student and customized letter to community explaining summer reading program for each student.
• Go to thereadingwarehouse,com 

Military Youth High Adventure

• From July 19-23
• Ages 12-15 
• Activities
• Outdoor experiences
• campfire
• ziplining
• rafting
• hiking
• Open to youth and families from all branches of military service
• Go to georgia4h.org/military to register and for more info

Wall Street West on Peachtree

• One week camp for high school students that discusses: financial literacy, investing for growth, hedging, and trading.
• Skills learned include:
• Best practices in personal finance
• Become proficient with a trading platform
• Understand currency risk
• etc. 
• For more info and registration, go to https://pe.gatech.edu/courses/wall-street-west-peachtree

Youth Job Readiness Workshops

• Job readiness workshops
• Held on Tuesday April 7 at the Goodwill of North Georgia
• 1502 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA 30096
• 3 sessions
• 9-11 am
• 12-2 pm
• 2:30-4:30 pm
• Topics
• dressing for success
• interview prep
• rewume writing
• job fair etiquette
• Must RSVP by April 3 to:
• JBruin@GwinnettWiaCrc.org
• JScott@GwinnettWiaCrc.org
• MRuiz@GwinnettWiaCrc.org
• Career Fair
• Held on April 9 from 2-6 pm at the Goodwill of North Georgia
• 1502 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA 30096

2015 LSU Spring Invitational Program

• By Invitation only emailed during the last week of January.
• Invitation Requirements: 
• Level 1: Students with an ACT score of 28(SAT of 1250 ) or greater and academic HSGPA of 3.2 or higher
• Level 2: Students with an ACT score of 28 (SAT 1250) or greater and academic HSGPA of 2.9 or greater
• Level 3: Students with an ACT score of 27 (SAT of 1210) or greater and academic HSGPA of 3.2 or greater
• All students must be admitted to LSU before attending program.  Admissions applications and necessary documents are due before January 5, 2015
• Deadline:  Students have until March 17,2015 to register.  Since space is limited students should apply early.

ProjectFUN by Digipen

• Programs offered to learn about video game programming and design
• 4 workshops available
• Summer workshops
• one to two weeks
• grades 1-12
• Online courses
• Scholar's Program
• two week academic courses for grades 9-12
• Pre-college program
• 4 weeks
• high school juniors, seniors, or recent graduates
• Learn more at projectfun.digipen.edu

Young Judea Summer Programs

• Immerse yourself in Israel through journeys, meet teens from all of our summer programs through Maccabiah, take your own journey during Special Interest Week and choose additional world travel!
• Be able to Scuba Diving in Red Sea
• Working on a Archeological Dig
• Volunteering at a Kibbutz
• Hiking Sea-to-Sea
• Also offer optional travel programs throughout Europe as well as specialized leadership training courses and other activities.  This is your life and your trip of self-discovery.  No two are alike.
• More information please call 917-595-2100 or go to www.youngjudea.org