Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide

For a child interested in discovering more about the STEM subject areas - science, technology, engineering and math - there are numerous school-based, out-of-school and summer enrichment programs where she can build skills and have fun. From joining a math circle to competing in math competitions, there are many math-based extracurricular activities to discover and enjoy. If your child is tech-minded and loves figuring out how things work, look for engineering, robotics, and computer classes to engage her imagination. If her interest is in the laboratory sciences, there are many unique, hands-on after school science programs themed around particular areas of science that often include hands-on lab experiences. A child who is passionate about and excels in any of the STEM subject areas will find increasingly rigorous and selective opportunities available to her.



  1. John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
    The world leader in gifted education since 1979, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth is a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and developing the talents of academically advanced pre-college… Read more
  2. Johns Hopkins University Engineering Innovation
    Engineering Innovation is an exciting, college-level, summer program for motivated high school students with an aptitude in math and science and an interest in (or curiosity about) engineering. This… Read more
  3. Johnson & Wales University Career Explorations
    During the summer before your junior or senior year, explore a variety of careers in the fields of culinary arts, baking & pastry arts, criminal justice, science, hospitality or fashion at one of… Read more
  4. The Junior Academy
    The Junior Academy at the New York Academy of Sciences is an elite group of problem solvers made up of talented students, STEM experts, and companies around the world dedicated to designing… Read more
  5. Junior Humanities and Science Symposia
    The Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (JSHS) Program is a tri-service – U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force – sponsored STEM competition which promotes original research and experimentation in the… Read more
  6. Junior Summer Math Camps (JSMC) Hosted by Mathworks at Texas State University
    The Half-Day non-residential (grades 3 - 8) JSMC is held at San Marcos High School in San Marcos, Texas: The program is open enrollment. There is no selection process for the Half-Day JSMC. We… Read more
  7. Kaiser Permanente (KP) Launch High School Program
    Through KP LAUNCH, Kaiser Permanente offers young adults a variety of paid internship opportunities in the Oakland headquarters and medical offices across Northern California. Iinterns have the… Read more
  8. Kansas City Section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE-KC) - Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED)
    Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) is SWE-KC's signature and award-winning outreach program. SWE-KC introduces middle school and high school to various engineering disciplines with a keynote… Read more
  9. Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) Youth Courses and Camps
    The Continuing Studies Department at Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) offers non-credit classes for youth. Classes include: drawing, painting, photography, digital… Read more
  10. KISS Institute for Practical Robotics: Botball Robotics
    The Botball® Educational Robotics Program engages middle and high school aged students in a team-oriented robotics competition, and serves as a perfect way to meet today’s new common core standards.… Read more
  11. Kopernick Observatory & Science Center (KOSC) High School Internship Program
    The Kopernik Observatory & Science Center (KOSC) is the premier observatory and science center in New York State. Becoming an intern is an important way to gain valuable work experience and help… Read more
  12. Kopernik Observatory & Science Center (KOSC) Classes for Kids
    KoperniKids (ages 3-6) KKJoin us for the KoperniKids program, a kid-friendly approach to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) exploration designed especially for children 3 to 6 years… Read more
  13. Kopernik Observatory & Science Center (KOSC) Summer Camps
    Summer is a great time for children to continue their learning at Kopernik. In our Link Summer STEM Exploration day camps, children in grades 1-12 will be exposed to a variety of topics in Science… Read more
  14. Lawrence Hall of Science (UC Berkeley) Summer Camps
    This summer, give your child an opportunity to explore, investigate, discover, and invent with a camp at the Lawrence Hall of Science! Our camps offer a range of experiences, from conducting your own… Read more
  15. Lawrence Hall of Science (UC Berkeley) Teen Volunteers
    The Lawrence Hall of Science has a fun and dynamic program for teens. All teens who wish to participate are required to apply to the program in February, and then to volunteer in various roles at the… Read more
  16. LEGO Rebrick Contests
    A collection of official LEGO contests. Anyone can participate by submitting digital photos and videos of their own custom LEGO creations online. Rules of each contest and requirements may vary.… Read more
  17. Los Alamos National Laboratory High School Internship Program
    The High School Internship Program (HS) provides qualified northern New Mexico high school seniors the opportunity to develop skills and gain work experience, while receiving exposure to a variety of… Read more
  18. Magee Women's Research Institute High School Summer Internship Program
    Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) is an independent research institute and one of the largest institutes in the nation that focuses on reproductive biology, women’s health, and infants’ health.… Read more
  19. Maine Space Grant Consortium Internship
    The Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC)'s mission is to: Improve its Affiliates research infrastructure in areas of mutual interest to NASA and the state of Maine; Encourage more students to consider… Read more
  20. Hk Maker Lab
    Hk Maker Lab is committed to providing engaging and meaningful engineering design experiences to New York City high school students. The Hk Maker Lab summer program brings together 24 students from… Read more
  21. The Mandelbrot Competition
    The Mandelbrot Competition takes place in five rounds spaced throughout the school year. Each round consists of seven short-answer questions valued by difficulty at one, two, or three points. The… Read more
  22. Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center ROV Competition
    The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is a national partnership of organizations working to improve marine technical education and in this way help to prepare America’s future… Read more
  23. Math Circle
    Math Circle is a nonprofit that provides summer programs and outreach opportunities designed to build a mathematical community that values intellectual curiosity and collaboration. At Math Circle,… Read more
  24. Math League
    Math contests give students an educationally enriching opportunity to participate in an academically-oriented activity and to gain recognition for mathematical achievement. Our main goal is… Read more
  25. Math Olympiads for Elementary & Middle School (MOEMS)
    Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) is a worldwide math competition, organized by a not for profit foundation with the same name. It is held yearly from November through… Read more
  26. Mathcamp
    Canada/USA Mathcamp is an intensive 5-week-long summer program for mathematically talented high school students, designed to expose these students to the beauty of advanced mathematical ideas and to… Read more
  27. MATHCOUNTS Competitions Series
    The MATHCOUNTS Competition Series is a national program that provides students the opportunity to compete in live, in-person contests against and alongside their peers. Created in 1983, it is the… Read more
  28. Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP)
    The Mathematical Olympiad Program (abbreviated MOSP) is a 3-week intensive problem solving camp held at the Carnegie Mellon University to help high school students prepare for math olympiads,… Read more
  29. Mathematics, Science, and Technology Program at Michigan State University (MST@MSU)
    The Mathematics, Science, and Technology (MST@MSU) program at Michigan State University is a one-week summer commuter or residential program for academically talented middle school students who are… Read more
  30. MathILy
    MathILy is an intensive residential summer program for mathematically excellent secondary students. Do you want to explore and create mathematics? Then read on, for that's what MathILy is all about!… Read more
  31. MathPath
    MathPath offers students of middle school age who are extremely talented in mathematics the summer opportunity to learn and develop at a pace and to a depth that matches their abilities while also… Read more
  32. MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge
    MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge is a contest for high school juniors and seniors. Through participation, students experience what it’s like to work as a team to tackle a real-world problem… Read more
  33. Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience High School Summer Research Internships
    Open to high school students preparing to enter their junior or senior year, the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) Summer Research Internship offers aspiring scientists an… Read more
  34. Medical College of Wisconsin Apprenticeship in Medicine Program (AIM)
    The Apprenticeship in Medicine (AIM) program provides carefully selected high school students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to stimulate their interest in careers in medicine, biomedical… Read more
  35. Med-Start Health Careers Program at the University of Arizona (UA)
    The Med-Start Health Careers Program is a summer academic enrichment program for any 11th grade Arizona high school student interested in pursuing a career in the health sciences. Students… Read more
  36. Michigan Math and Science Scholars (MMSS) at University of Michigan
    The Michigan Math and Science Scholars program is designed to offer a pre-college experience exposing students to a breadth of curricula offered at the University of Michigan while introducing high… Read more
  37. Michigan State University High School Honors Science/Mathematics/Engineering Program (HSHSP)
    The Michigan State University High School Honors Science/Engineering/Mathematics Program (HSHSP) is a seven-week, intensive summer research program designed for motivated students from across the… Read more
  38. Michigan State University (MSU) College of Engineering - Future Engineers
    MSU has a variety of programs pertaining to engineering of all ages. Programs include: Spartan Engineering Pre-College Design Day & Competition: Middle and high school Innovative and Creative… Read more
  39. Michigan State University (MSU) College of Engineering High School Engineering Institute (HSEI)
    Students spend a week exploring engineering through lecture, lab and design sessions run by faculty and student assistants from our various programs. Special sessions are also presented on diversity… Read more
  40. Michigan State University MSU Media Summer Camps Program
    Camp programs feature content pulled right from the college curriculum, created and advised by leading faculty in the relevant content area, and led by experienced teaching assistants and college… Read more
  41. Michigan State University (MSU) National Supercomputing
    Cyclotron Laboratory Physics of Atomic Nuclei (PAN)
    PAN is an outreach program at two world leading nuclear physics laboratories: Nuclear Science Laboratory located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame and the National Superconducting… Read more
  42. Michigan Technological University (MTU) Summer Youth Programs (SYP)
    Summer camp? Sort of... but better. Our programs aren't ordinary, and neither are our students. They build robots, perform chemical analyses, explore entrepreneurship, and explore ecosystems. They… Read more
  43. Microsoft Dream.Build.Play Challenge
    The Dream.Build.Play Challenge is a long-running indie game development contest sponsored by Microsoft. The annual contest challenges developers to build a game and submit it in one of four… Read more
  44. Microsoft High School Internship Programs
    Find inspiration, plan for college, and empower your future with Microsoft's high school internship programs. Get hands-on experience and on-the-job learning as you work on technology projects that… Read more
  45. Microsoft Imagine Cup
    Microsoft’s Imagine Cup is a global competition for the next generation of software developers. It challenges computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of… Read more
  46. Microsoft NINJA Camp
    Microsoft NINJA Camp prepares current seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students with disabilities for future careers in tech by providing training in an inclusive and fun environment. It’s a… Read more
  47. Minneapolis Public Schools - Girls in Engineering, Mathematics and Science (GEMS) & Guys In Science and Engineering (GISE)
    GEMS and GISE are single-gender afterschool and summer school programs designed specifically for girls and boys grades 4th – 8th in the Minneapolis Public School District. The Little GEMS and Jr.… Read more
  48. Minnesota State High School Mathematics League Summer Mathematics Institute
    The League offers 2 summer math institutes: one is for students entering grades 7-9 in the fall after the program, and the other is for students entering grades 10-12 in fall after the program.… Read more
  49. Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES)
    Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six-week residential academic enrichment program for rising high school seniors – many of whom come from underrepresented or… Read more
  50. Mississippi State University Extension Summer Camps
    Every year, Mississippi State University offers summer camps designed to educate and inspire kids from elementary through high-school. Our camps give kids the opportunity to further their knowledge… Read more