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Job Opportunities
PA Outdoor Corps More information https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/outdoorcorps/pages/default.aspx
Free Programs
Camp Connect
Camp College is an intensive three day/two night workshop designed for rising high school seniors and juniors. Paired with mentors, participants will learn about all aspects of the college search and application process, experience life in the residence halls, learn about financial aid, standardized test exams and have a lot of fun! At the end of Camp College, we expect that the students will be equipped with the tools to navigate the college application process. And best of all, there is no cost to students to attend this amazing camp! All materials are usually in May.
Forensic Science Mentoring Institute Summer Science Program in Willon Grove, PA
Shakespeare’s Mucho Ado About Nothing
Yocum Institute for Arts Education Apprentice
TRIP Initiative: summer program at Temple University for students interested in STEAM
Fox Chase Cancer Center, in partnership with the College of Science and Technology at Temple University, is offering an intensive 5-week laboratory training program called the Teen Research Internship Program (TRIP) Initiative for select high school students from Philadelphia and the surrounding communities. The program offers a hands-on training experience in a science lab to increase both student excitement about science and to help prepare them for future careers in science and medicine.
The next TRIP course will be held in the Science Education Resource Center on Temple University’s main campus in Philadelphia on Tuesdays and Thursdays from July 10, 2018 through August 9, 2018. After the in-lab portion of the course concludes, students will present their work at a scientific symposium on Thursday August 16, 2018. Two sessions of the program will be offered where Session A is from 8:30 am-1:30 pm and Session B is from 12-5 pm (Note: both sessions overlap from 12-1:30 pm). Up to 8 students will be enrolled in each session.
Importantly, this program is free for all students. Our previous sessions of the program have shown it to be transformative to students, giving them a much needed peek into the science world that both excites their imagination and helps with career path decisions.
Instructions on how to apply can be found athttp://www.tripinitiative.com/. We are looking for bright, talented and motivated students that can commit to all 5 weeks of the program and that want to learn more about research.
Discover Nursing, Reading Hospital Application
https://reading.towerhealth.org/academics/health-sciences/programs/nursing/discover-program/
Discover Week runs June 25-28, 2019. The program includes an orientation session for participants, and an activity schedule from 8 am – 4pm. The program is for students entering into their junior or senior year and who have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Application Deadline March 29, 2019.
The number of participants is limited to 14. The selection of qualified applicants is made on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students can submit this information to attention at:
Melanie Anderson, Admissions Officer, School of Health Sciences, Melanie.anderson@towerhealth.org
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences
PO Box 16052
Reading, PA 19612
Va. Tech Black College Institute for Rising Seniors and Juniors
Free and Paid options
Best College Review’s 50 best Pre-College Summer Technology Programs for High School Students
HS Navigator has opportunities for students who are looking to add to their college resume or to help with their career exploration. This website has compiled over 2000 internships, summer opportunities, pre-college programs, and volunteer opportunities. All students have to do is select the type of opportunity, what subjects you are looking for, and any of the other options such as paid, grade levels, or co-ed, and the website will generate a list of opportunities that meet your specifications.
PSU Berks Summer Discover Camps
2018 Summer Honors Program hosted by the Cook Honors College, IUP
Applications for the Summer Honors Program (for rising juniors and seniors) from July 22-August 4th, 2018 are now available.
The application deadline is May 1st, 2018.
http://www.iup.edu/admissions/honors/summer/
To apply, students must submit an application, a teacher recommendation and an official high school transcript. Applications and supporting materials can be mailed or emailed separately or together. Notification of acceptance and course placement will be sent out on May 15th. We will be admitting 120 students this year. Due to generous alumni contributions, all enrolled students will receive a $1000 scholarship bringing total program costs to only $400. Full payment of $400 is due on June 1to hold your seat.
If you have other questions or want to learn more about the program, please feel free to email me at kevinb@iup.edu or call our office at (724) 357-4971.
Crime Scene Camp at Cedar Crest College
- Ages 10 – 14
- Computer 2D Design Camp, Computer 3D Design Camp, Engineering: Mechanics Camp, Engineering: Electronics Camp, Digital Video & Animation Camp, Website Design Camp, Robotics & the Boe-Bot Camp, Airplanes, Flight & Rockets Camp
- Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes allows students currently in grades 8–11 to apply to a single-subject intensive course selected from a wide range of disciplines, and benefit from small class size and academically themed residences.
- Stanford Summer Humanities Institute brings students in grades 10 and 11 together to explore the big questions at the heart of the humanities. Seminars are led by distinguished Stanford professors during this three-week residential program.
- Stanford AI4ALL invites students in 9th grade to apply to this three-week residential summer program. Participants learn about topics in AI, partake in ongoing research at Stanford, and receive mentorship from professors, graduate students, and industry professionals. Young women and students from underrepresented and/or low-income backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply.
- Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC) students participate in a highly-selective program centered around lectures, guided research, and group problem-solving in advanced math topics. This four-week program is intended for an elite group of talented students in grades 10 and 11.
- Stanford Pre-Collegiate University-Level Online Math and Physics offers 13 courses throughout the year, including a summer term for high school students, grades 9–12. Students earn Stanford University Continuing Studies credit.
Reading Skills and Speed Reading Programs offered by Kutztown University in West Lawn
Middlebury Monterey Language Academy
I Lead (Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, PA)
Health and Biomedical Sciences Summer Camp, Lebanon Valley College
http://www.lvc.edu/health-bio-summer-camp/schedule.aspx
Lehigh University-Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship (Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA)
http://www.iacocca-lehigh.org/Iacocca/psge/
University of Pittsburgh Health Career Scholars Academy (University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh,PA)
Programs with Reduced Cost
PSU Berks Discovery Camps (Theatre, Computers & Cyber Security, Engineering, Forensic Science, and Veterinary Science) PSU Berks Discovery Camps
PA College of Technology: Designing a Digital Future Camp PA College of Tech
PA College of Technology: Health Careers Camp Health Careers Camp
Lehigh Materials Camp, FREE, Applications due by April 5th ASM Materials Camp
Registration is now open for Penn State’s College of Communications 2013 summer camps in MultimediaJournalism and Film-Video
All high school students who will be enrolled in the fall of 2013 are eligible.For complete information about the camps: http://www.outreach.psu.edu/communications-camps/
Dates: July 7 – 11, 2013, The camps will be held at the University Park campus in State College, PA.
Spark the Wave (Villanova University) http://www.sparkthewave.org/
- Training: Wave Week = July 14-19, 2013
- Current Sophomores/Juniors
- Reduced Cost if you apply by May 1, 2013
Free Enterprise Week– http://www.pfew.org/flash/index.html
- Early Bird Application Deadline: March 1, 2013
- Final Application Deadline: April 12, 2013
- Current Sophomores/Juniors
Notre Dame Leadership Seminar (University of Notre Dame) http://precollege.nd.edu/notre-dame-leadership-seminars/
- July 21-31, 2013
- Current juniors
- All expenses, including travel, will be paid by Notre Dame (with the exception of the application fee)
Telluride Association Summer Program (Locations at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Cornell University, Ithaca)
http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/high_school_students/tasp/tasp_general_info.html
Additional Resources
- Enrichment Alley http://enrichmentalley.com/
- YMCA of the Upper Main Line-Education & Leadership
- http://www.umly.org/branch/corp/programs/default.asp?tab=0&panel=0#TabbedPanels1
- Sumer Research Opportunities
- Lehigh University PA School for Entrepreneurship
- http://www.mwrif.org/29/high-school-interns
- http://www.monell.org/education_training/science_apprenticeship_program/
- http://www.bk.psu.edu/ce/youth.htm
- http://www.ptei.org/interior.php?pageID=53
- http://www.studenteducationprograms.com/
- http://teenink.com/Summer/
- University of Pittsburgh Health Career Scholars Academy
- http://www.whatkidscando.org/resources/spec_summer.html
- http://www.summerstudy.com/enrichment-high-school-students
- http://enrichmentalley.com/
PA Free Enterprise Week
Sophomores and Juniors are invited to apply for a free one-week summer program being offered at Lycoming College and Pennsylvania College of Technology. Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW) provides an opportunity for students to turn an imaginary company into a financial success, determining selling prices, marketing costs, budgets for production, research and development, financing and stock offerings for their company. Students develop their own marketing strategies and design an advertising campaign for their company’s product. Students will meet and work with some of Pennsylvania’s top executives and enjoy such free-time activities as a volleyball tournament and a pool party. Applications are available in the Upper House Counseling Office.
Reading Health System- Junior Volunteer Program
Every summer through the Junior Volunteer Program they offer teens a way to give back to their community while accruing hours for graduation and community service projects. From June to August “Junior Volunteers” give their time once a week in scheduled 3-4 hour shifts, working in assigned Reading Health System departments. The program is open to high school student ages 15-18 who can commit to a minimum of 32 hours of service. Enrollment opens January 2, 2013 and space is limited. For more information please visit their website at www.readinghealth.org/jrvolunteer or contact Nicole Kocher directly, Volunteer Coordinator, Reading Health Systems, at nicole.kocher@readinghealth.org or 484-628-4077.
Employment Centers
- http://www.careers.org/
- http://jobs.careers.org/
- https://www.cwds.state.pa.us – PA Career Link
- http://www.monster.com/
- http://www.myfirstpaycheck.com/ -Jobs for Teens
- http://www.myfuture.com/ – Department of Defense Careers (Also Careers in Commerce, Education, and Labor Departments)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Through volunteering, older children and teens become empowered and learn that they can make a difference and that they can be a part of impacting our community’s future.
- http://www.berksarl.org/
- http://www.berkshumane.net
- http://berks.redcross.org/index.php?pr=Vol_FAQ
- http://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Parks/Pages/VolunteerattheParks.aspx
- http://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Aging/Pages/CommunityBasedService.aspx
- http://www.lppool.org/
- http://www.readinghospital.org/volunteer
- www.uwberks.org or by calling the Volunteer Center at 610-685-4574
On the Web site, click on “Volunteer” and then “Volunteer Solutions” on the left-hand side.
Volunteer Solutions is an online program that connects volunteers with opportunities. More than 250 volunteer opportunities are listed. They can be sorted by a specific interest area, by agency, or by keyword.