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Summer Enrichment & Volunteer Opportunities

Top Summer Programs For High School Students In 2022 Visit this site for a list of top summer programs for high school students. There is a growing minority of selective summer programs that select high achieving high school students strictly on the basis of merit. A number of these programs are offered for free or at relatively low costs, and will prove an impressive addition to your college application.

SummerDiscovery Visit this site for Pre-college and Middle School Enrichment programs and teen tours. The 3-6 week Musiker Discovery Programs, are for students in grades 7-12 and run the gamut from camping in Alaska to European adventures. The enrichment programs include programs at UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, Michigan, Georgetown, UVA or Cambridge.

4 Star Camps
4 Star Camps brings young people together from literally the world over. People from fascinating and diverse ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds spend their summer abroad at our summer camp. Diversity and international flavor are important elements of the camp. Located on the beautiful and historic grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville since 1975, 4 Star has diligently been striving to provide students the high quality instruction and programming that is expected as part of the 4 Star Experience. An enthusiastic, dedicated and well-qualified staff will be on-hand to provide an exciting and safe learning environment. For more informatiuon, call 800-334-STAR (7827) or go to https://www.4starcamps.com

Experience Notre Dame This Summer
Stimulate your spirit. Exercise your mind. Participate in Notre Dame's Summer Experience. Summer Experience is a unique opportunity for academically outstanding high school students to explore one of nine academic fields of study. For two weeks, participants become part of the Notre Dame student body, through their academic studies, social interactions, and spiritual encounters. For more information go to:https://www.nd.edu/~se/

University of Delaware Summer College
For current 10th and 11th Graders
For more information go visit: www.udel.edu/summercollege

The following is a list of college/universities offering summer Marine Biology programs from NACAC list:
University of Miami (FL)
Roger Williams University (RI)
Occidental College (CA) www.oxy.edu/oxy/marinebiology/
Nature Center at Woods Hole (Cape Cod, MA)
Coastal Carolina University (SC)
Long Island University (NY)
University of New England (ME)
UC San Diego (CA)
UC Santa Barbara
COSMOS at UC Santa Cruz (CA)
College of the Atlantic (ME)
University of Maine (ME)
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MA)
Texas A&M Galveston (TX)
University of Oregon (OR)
Oregon Institute of Marine Sciences
Cornell University, which is run cooperatively by Cornell and the University of New Hampshire
Southwestern College (KS)
Porter Sargent Publishers Inc. (14 programs listed) www.portersargent.com
Boston University High School Honors and Summer Challenge Programs
High School Honors is a six week residential program that allows students to register for two summer college courses. Students must be a junior and 16 -17 years of age.
Summer Challenge Program is a non-credit residential program for students 14-17 years of age. They choose seminars such as creative writing, law, persuasive speaking and more. For more information call 617-353-1378.

Rutgers Summer Reading Skills Program
Classes offered for high school students in Egg Harbor Township. Call 1-800-978-9596 for more information.

Job Opportunities

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Volunteer Opportunities

Bureau of Land Management Volunteers

U.S. Fish and Wildlife

National Park Service

National 4-H Council

Corporation for National and Community Service

Idealist.org

Habitat for Humanity

Volunteer.gov

American Red Cross

American Cancer Society

Salvation Army

Upper Township School District

 

Contact other organizations for volunteering opportunities:

- Political campaigns

- Senior citizen centers

- Community centers

- Libraries

- Hospitals

- State parks

- Environmental organizations

- Animal shelters