Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide

If your child loves singing, dancing, acting, playing an instrument, composing music or painting and designing, she will find a plethora of outstanding fun and instructional programs where she can develop her talents and meet people who love what she does. Check out extracurricular arts activities, including performance opportunities, at your child’s school or at local community centers. Specialized private weekend classes and summer programs for students of all levels are sponsored by various art institutes, music festivals, universities and professional music and dance companies.

To perform at the highest levels, many arts, especially music and dance, require private lessons and enrichment. If your child likes to perform, look for audition opportunities at local fairs, festivals, community orchestras and theaters. Many professional theaters and ballet companies sponsor summer intensive programs from talented youth. A child who enjoys competing may be interested in participating in arts contests where her work can earn recognition and win awards. The best students compete, at national arts contests that offer scholarship prizes.



  1. Appel Farm Summer Arts Camp
    Through on-site arts education programs, outreach to schools and community-based partnerships, Appel Farm provides people of all ages, cultures and economic backgrounds with a supportive, cooperative… Read more
  2. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) College of Architecture and Design High School Summer Program
    The College of Architecture and Design offers residential summer programs in a state-of-the-art university setting for exceptional high school students interested in architecture, interior design,… Read more
  3. New Jersey Scholars Program
    The New Jersey Scholars Program is a tuition-free five-week summer program for students who are residents of New Jersey, United States citizens and rising seniors at the high school level in New… Read more
  4. Princeton Ballet School Summer Intensive and Summer Programs
    Princeton Ballet School is the Official School of the American Repertory Ballet. Summer Intensive is a program which attracts advanced students from all over the globe interested in studying with our… Read more
  5. Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts Summer Programs
    Mason Gross School of the Arts offers exciting and innovative summer arts programs! Summer intensives in art & design, music, and dance are wonderful opportunities for students to explore, create… Read more
  6. Stevens Institute of Technology Pre-College Programs
    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