Listed below are enrichment programs at colleges and universities. Many offer opportunities to enrich your education while living on campus. The programs vary widely in terms of cost, so be sure to inquire about scholarship opportunities.
A+ Summer Pre-College, Stanford University, August 5 – August 17
Students will attend courses in College Writing, Reading and Research Methods, and Presentation Skills. Students will also receive seminars and lectures covering study skills necessary for college, such as time management, course/major selection, note taking and critical reading.
Tuition: $3,725. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/4/a+-summer-pre-college.html
Advanced Video Production, UC Berkeley, July 12- July 22
Students will develop multimedia production skills including scripting for video, lighting, directing, shooting, editing and special effects. Students will also shoot and edit presentations by The Actors Workshop and receive special instruction and experience in producing live shows.
Tuition: $3285. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/17/advanced-video-production.html
American Legal Experience, Stanford University, July 26- August 1
American Legal Experience participants will work with experienced public speaking instructors and a directing attorney to learn the structure of the court systems, differences between the process of law involved in civil and criminal trials, and most importantly proper methods of the formation and presentation of convincing legal arguments.
Tuition: $1865. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/20/american-legal-experience.html
CAPC Day Camp, Palo Alto High School, July 27- August 7
Provides students with SAT prep (30 hours), personal statement writing and college counseling curriculum, NON- RESIDENTIAL.
Tuition: $2,385. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/7/capc-day-camp.html
CAPC Intensive, UCLA, July 5- July 22; Tufts University, July 21-August 7; UC Berkeley, July 26-August 12
Provides students with SAT prep (more than fifty hours), personal statement writing and college counseling curriculum.
Tuition: $5,650. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/10/capc-intensive.html
Tuition: $4,150. For more information, click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/9/capc-original.html
Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project (CLYLP), CSU/Sacramento, July 25-August 1
The week long conference is open to current 10th and 11th grade California high school students; 120 applicants will be selected at no cost to themselves or their families. Through the training and tools provided at the conference, CLYLP alumni become successful leaders in both the public and private sector, becoming, among other things, successful educators, policymakers, business persons, doctors and attorneys.
For more information and pplication materials, click here: www.clylp.com.
The deadline to apply is April 13, 2009.
Computer Camp, Stanford University, July 26- August 1
Students choose web design, Java programming, Business and Technology, or Elementary Education as their core curriculum.
Tuition: $1865. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/15/computer-camp.html
Emerging Writers Institute, UC Berkeley, August 2- August 15
Students will learn through guided daily writing workshops, one-on-one instructor evaluations, group editing sessions, and creative presentations of their work.
Tuition: $3585. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/24/emerging-writers-institute-.html
High School Actors Workshop, UC Berkeley, July 8- July 26
Focuses on teaching the professional acting techniques that translate onto both stage and screen. Students are required to submit a 250 word personal statement that explains their interest in acting and desire to attend the program.
Tuition: $3500. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/13/high-school-actors-workshop.html
Intensive Actors Workshop, UC Berkeley, July 5- July 26
Students learn the techniques of Stanislavski through practical exercises and the rehearsal of a classic play. Applicants are required to submit a 250 word personal statement that explains their interest in acting and desire to attend the program AND a recommendation from a teacher, acting coach, or related person.
Tuition: $4385. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/12/intensive-actors-workshop.html
Music at San Jose State, San Jose State, June 21- June 27
Students will participate in Concert Band, Orchestra, or Choir as a major performing ensemble . Students will have a daily sectional rehearsals, chamber ensemble, and elective classes (choices for elective include piano, music theory, improvisation, music appreciation, music technology/composition and jazz ensemble).
Tuition: $ 450. For more information click here: http://www.music.sjsu.edu
Public Speaking Institute – Advanced Program, UC Berkeley, July 12- July 22
Camp emphasizes public speaking across genres, allowing students to apply speech writing, delivery and argumentation skills across a range of public speaking activities and electives. Participants construct their own personal program by choosing a “Speaker’s Focus” from a variety of advanced classes
Tuition: $2735. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/19/public-speaking-institute---advanced-program.html
Public Speaking Institute- Regular Program: Stanford, June 28- July 4; UCLA, July 12- July 18; Tufts University, July 21-July 27
Students are trained in the areas of public speaking, logic and rhetoric through an interactive and dynamic curriculum that encourages incremental progress through ongoing practice and exercise.
Video Production Camp, Stanford University, June 28- July 4
Campers produce, direct, light, shoot and edit like the experts as they make their own movies. Students will learn to utilize titles, graphics, music, voice-over and live-action video while developing leadership, communication, project management, creative design and technical skills. Students work in a lab equipped with video cameras, production lighting and PC-based editing systems so that they may learn-by-doing as they shoot and edit their own movies
Tuition: $ 2035. For more information click here: http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/16/video-production-camp.html
