Additional Summer Programs
Summers - Teen International Service, Leadership and/or Adventure Trips
Rustic Pathways Programs for Teens
http://www.rusticpath.com/
Global Routes Programs for Teens
http://www.globalroutes.org/
Action Quest
http://www.actionquest.com/
Williwaw teen adventure trips
http://www.williwawadventures.com/
Outdoors wilderness
http://www.outwardboundwilderness.org/index.html
Odyssey Expeditions
http://www.odysseyexpeditions.org/
Broadreach Adventures
http://www.gobroadreach.com/
Student leadership programs
http://www.lead-america.org/
Academic Study Associates - US and international experiences, college prep
http://www.asaprograms.com/home/asa_home.asp
International Cultural Adventures (ICA) - Education and community service in Asia and South America
http://www.icadventures.com/
International summer camps for teens
http://www.internationaldoorways.com/
Summer college prep and study abroad experiences
http://www.brightonedge.org/abouthome.html
The Experiment in International Living
http://www.usexperiment.org/
AIFS Summer Programs
http://www.summeradvantage.com/
Sea-Mester: Expeditions in the Lesser Antilles
http://www.seamester.com/
Search engine for high school and college students - international opportunities
http://iiepassport.org/
Volunteer overseas, internships, summer opportunities etc.
http://planetedu.com/
Volunteers for peace, international work camps
http://www.vfp.org/
Search by numerous categories
http://studyabroad.com/
United Nations Volunteers
http://www.unv.org/
Discount student travel and travel assistance
http://www.statravel.com/
International Student Travel Confederation
http://www.istc.org/sisp/index.htm
Youth International (mostly for ages 18-25)
http://youthinternational.org/
Putney Student Travel - month long trips to El Salvador, Cost Rica, Ecuador, Senegal and more.
http://www.goputney.com/
Where There Be Dragons LLC - student trips to Peru, Vietnam, Bolivia, Central America etc. for community service and adventure
http://www.wheretherebedragons.com/
Power of Hope - arts-centered intergenerational and multicultural learning programs
http://www.powerofhope.org/
World Learning
http://www.worldlearning.org/
Other Summer Opportunities
NYU's "Take the Summer On" program
http://www.nyu.edu/summer/
Peterson's summer opportunities
http://www.petersons.com/highschool/landing.asp?id=872&path=hs.fas.summer
Directory of camps
http://www.mysummercamps.com/
Julian Krinsky Summer Camps
http://www.jkcp.com/
Teen Ink Summer Programs for High School Students
http://www.teenink.com/Summer/
Work on essay, mock interviews and other preparation; other language/cultural experiences.
http://www.asaprograms.com/home/asa_home.asp
Education Unlimited - Academic Summer Camps and Programs
http://www.educationunlimited.com/
Host a student from another country
http://www.academicyear.org/hf_host.asp
Host an Au Pair care giver
http://www.aupairinamerica.com/
Summer programs for gifted students grade 4-11
http://www.giftedstudy.com/
Musiker Discovery Programs
http://www.summerfun.com/
American Camp Association - find camps
http://www.acacamps.org/
Another camp program, national and international
http://www.qln.com/supercamp.aspx
Summer camp jobs (counselors and more)
http://www.joltcamps.com/
Youth Exploration summer programs
http://www.explo.org/
Summer camp resource
http://www.summerfun.com/
For high school juniors who intend to pursue their educations and careers in energy related technologies.
http://comet.westcoastpttc.org/
Explore jobs and careers short term
http://www.backdoorjobs.com/
A free service to help match your child with the right environment for fun and personal development.
http://www.campexperts.com/
Guide to academic and adventure camps for kids and teens
An extensive guide to US and international summer programs
http://www.allensguide.com/
Search on Boys State for government related opportunities for boys
http://www.legion.org/
Under "Programs" look for Girls State for government related opportunities for girls
http://www.legion-aux.org/
Specialized Summer Programs (some free)
Claremont McKenna College "Step up to Leadership" - nomination by high school principal - free http://www.mckenna.edu/
Clark University - Summer Science Program - free
http://www.clarku.edu/
Congressional Page Program
Paying job delivering messages to members of Congress - contact your representative in Congress
Governor's School - some states offer this - contact your high school counselor or state department of education
MIT and CIT - Research Science Institute
http://www.cee.org/rsi
FACES - Freeman Asian Cultural Experiences at Sewanee - free
http://www.sewanee.edu/
Telluride Association Summer Prorgams - humanities and social sciences - by nomination http://www.tellurideassociation.org/
Wabash College - Learn About Business program
http://www.wabash.edu/olab
Boston University - Institute for Television, Film and Radio Production
http://www.bu.edu/com/itrp
Concordia Language Villages - summer language instruction
http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb
Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill - Girls Leadership Workshop
http://www.ervk.org/
Landmark Volunteers - community service in the US
http://www.volunteers.com/
MIT - Women's Technology Program
http://wtp.mit.edu/
Highschool programs for engineering and science (directory)
http://tbp.mit.edu/highschool/
US Military Academies - programs that give students a chance to experience military life - contact the various military academies
NYU - Tisch Summer Program - arts programs in Greenwich Village, NY
http://www.nyu.edu/
Notre Dame - summer Introduction to Engineering
http://www.nd.edu/
For Minorities
Carleton College - Liberal Arts Summer Experience
http://www.carleton.edu/admissions/CLAE
MIT - Minority Introduction to Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Science
http://www.mit.edu/
Carnegie Mellon University - Summer Programs for Diversity http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/