Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide

Does your child long for summer so that he can run a lemonade stand? Does he want to create a new cryptocurrency for his school? If business is in your child’s blood, plenty of meaningful business opportunities await him. Start at school: many schools offer business courses or have business-related clubs. At the high school level, nationally-recognized business associations offer a wide variety of exciting learning activities and competition opportunities. A child can also gain insight and excellent business experience by taking a business position (e.g. business/finance manager or team manager) in a school club or sports team. If school-based courses or clubs are hard to come by, check out your local community college for opportunities or encourage him to start a club to create his own.

Outside of school, check out university and/or community college summer business courses like finance, marketing or entrepreneurship. Encourage your child to get a paying job or to apply for an internship/volunteer job at a local company or nonprofit. If your child is a member of an extramural club such as Boy Scouts or a private swim team, volunteering for a business or management role in the club is also a good way to get hands-on, real-life business experience. Finally, with so many online resources available to run and promote a home-based business, a child with a special interest can flex their entrepreneurial muscles by offering babysitting services, handmade jewelry, website design or other product or service.



  1. Each year Alfred University welcomes students from all over the country to our beautiful camps to take part in popular academic camps and institutes. These programs provide a great opportunity to… Read more
  2. Residential camps covering topics such as: video, traditional and experimental print media, and large format digital print media. During the first morning of each of these camps, there will be an… Read more
  3. Try out college life and take college-level courses in special programs for high school students. High school students with a B or better grade point average may enroll as non-degree students in… Read more
  4. Global Scholar is an international relations summer program that builds the knowledge and skills high school students need to make social change on a local and global scale. Through hands-on… Read more
  5. Babson’s Summer Study is a residential program for rising high school juniors and seniors that gives students real-world experience while building their business knowledge and entrepreneurial skills.
  6. Every year, through the Student Leaders program Bank of America helps connect 225 community-minded high school juniors and seniors to employment, skills development and service. They’re awarded paid… Read more
  7. Summer programs offered: Summer in the City: Students take two courses of their choice over the span of four weeks. As part of the program, students both participate in admissions and career… Read more
  8. Wall Street 101 is a non-residential held at the Bentley University campus in Waltham, MA. This 5-day non-residential program provides a fun and interactive opportunity for rising high school… Read more
  9. Open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, these are short (two and three-week long) non-credit courses that provide students the opportunity to “try out" the full experience of living and… Read more
  10. Award-winning summer STEM research programs for teens. Residential 3-week programs: The Boston Leadership Institute selects outstanding high school students for our three-week programs. Students… Read more
  11. For two weeks, experience life on a college campus and take on new academic challenges in our residential summer program for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Summer Challenge… Read more
  12. Brandeis Summer School offers advanced high school students the opportunity to experience college courses with some restrictions Students who have completed their Junior year of High School can test… Read more
  13. Develop a startup mindset on 2 college campuses. This two-week summer program integrates Brown University Pre-College Programs' long tradition in developing critical thinking based in history, theory… Read more
  14. The Brown University Pre-Baccalaureate Program is a highly selective program for college-bound students. Get a head start on college credit, explore fields of study that may become your major, and… Read more
  15. The Brown University Pre-Baccalaureate Program is a highly selective program for college-bound students. Get a head start on college credit, explore fields of study that may become your major, and… Read more
  16. Each summer, serious students choose Summer@Brown to prepare for college success, and meet the challenges of Ivy League academics. Living and learning on Brown’s magnificent campus, students… Read more
  17. Capitol Debate's goal is to enrich the lives of students through communication programs including public speaking, debate, business and STEM communication summer camps. To do that, we gather expert… Read more
  18. During the four-week program summer program for high school students, you become entrepreneurs-in-training by studying how music is recorded, produced, and distributed to consumers. To complement the… Read more
  19. Columbia University offers several summer programs for high school students, both in its home city of New York City, but also in foreign countries as well. For students that will be in New York, they… Read more
  20. Cornell University Summer College offers academically motivated high school students the chance to experience college life at a great Ivy League university, take regular college classes with Cornell… Read more
  21. The Cornell University Summer Session traces its roots to summer courses in geology, zoology, and entomology that were presented in the late 1870s. The University offered these courses in the summer… Read more
  22. Emory Summer College is a nonresidential program in which exceptional high school students who have completed their sophomore or junior year may enroll in Emory undergraduate courses and earn college… Read more
  23. Since 1985, Envision’s immersive career exploration and leadership development programs have inspired more than 800,000 students. Located at top college campuses across the country, Envision programs… Read more
  24. EXPLO summer programs allows students to investigate subjects they’re not likely to encounter during the school year. Our courses aren’t for credit and are ungraded. They encourage students to step… Read more
  25. High school students in the Pre-College Program spend a summer in Washington, D.C., taking advantage of GW's expertise in global development, international relations, public policy and administration… Read more
  26. High school students in the Pre-College Program spend a summer in Washington, D.C., taking advantage of GW's expertise in global development, international relations, public policy and administration… Read more
  27. Georgetown's Business & Leadership Immersion introduces you to the ins and outs of the business world. Combining investment challenges and group presentations with dynamic faculty lectures and… Read more
  28. Explore the advantages and challenges of managing your own enterprise in the Entrepreneurship Institute. Our one-week program takes an in-depth look at ethical entrepreneurship, social responsibility… Read more
  29. Georgetown's Sports Industry Management Institute introduces you to the increasing career options in the sports industry—a $250 billion-a-year business that continues to be one of the fastest-growing… Read more
  30. GRAMMY Camp is a 5-day nonresidential summer music industry program for high school students interested in having a career in music. Hosted on the campus of USC Thornton School of Music in Los… Read more
  31. Imagine studying at Harvard for seven weeks, fully immersed in the college experience. Whether you choose to live on campus, commute, or take courses online, you’ll have the opportunity to explore… Read more
  32. Experience life as a business student, while still in high school. It’s never too early to start thinking about your future. In fact, if you’re a hardworking sophomore or junior high school student… Read more
  33. In Ithaca College's residential pre-college summer program, high school students experience college life and college-level courses while living in a safe environment. The Summer College for High… Read more
  34. 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
  35. Since 1989, the National Student Leadership Conference has invited a select group of outstanding middle school and high school students to participate in its fast-paced, high-level, interactive… Read more
  36. The Office of Precollege Programs supports and oversees a wide range of youth outreach activities designed to increase college access and academic preparation for Oregon’s youth. Academic programs… Read more
  37. Exposure to a dynamic industry can be a game changing experience for a student. TIP provides an opportunity for students to grow, and for businesses to build a diverse pipeline of future talent and… Read more
  38. This isn’t your typical camp:  QØ Startup Camp is 5-day crash course on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship with location-based adventures for high school students.     QØ Startup Camp infuses… Read more
  39. Each year select, highly-motivated high school students explore the world of higher education in a five-week intensive program that includes university courses, advising, and meetings with key people… Read more
  40. SPARK's Mission: To provide opportunities for motivated high school students in the Greater Seattle area hands-on, in-depth learning by connecting them with industry experts, educators and mentors… Read more
  41. Each one of our unique programs gives you unprecedented exposure to a cutting-edge field of study and the inspiration and confidence to pursue it later if you choose. All of our programs are… Read more
  42. For over 50 years, Syracuse University Summer College has been giving high school students the opportunity to learn about potential careers and college majors through its renowned pre-college program… Read more
  43. Temple Summer Academy invites students entering grades 11 or 12 to experience the academics, energy, and culture of Temple University through this rigorous four-week summer program. Temple Summer… Read more
  44. The Clark Scholar Program is an intensive seven week summer research program for highly qualified high school juniors and seniors. The Clark Scholars Program is designed to attract gifted students… Read more
  45. The Summer Academic Experience Courses offers pupils from around the world the unique opportunity to experience courses taught in the Scottish academic tradition by current academic staff. Students… Read more
  46. UCSB Summer Sessions offers a variety of Pre-College programs that provide students with a unique opportunity to earn college credit while in high school. Simultaneously, these programs are designed… Read more
  47. The UF Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership & Sustainability summer program gives college bound high school students the opportunity to live, work, eat, and play on the campus of the University of… Read more
  48. In University of Maryland’s innovative Terp Young Scholars and Terp Discovery programs, talented middle and high school students learn from faculty and industry experts, explore UMD’s abundant… Read more
  49. Summer at UMass Amherst is heating up. Pre-college programs at UMass combine all the major elements of college, including great academics, living in a residence hall, and eating in our award-winning… Read more
  50. The Management & Technology Summer Institute (M&TSI) is a rigorous and rewarding for-credit summer program for rising high school seniors and a select few rising high school juniors… Read more