Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide



  1. US Geography Olympiad
    The United States Geography Olympiad was founded in the summer of 2012 as a nationwide competition to test the geography skills of American students and to help foster geography education throughout… Read more
  2. George Washington University (GW) Pre-College College Intensive
    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
  3. George Washington University (GW) Pre-College Summer Immersion
    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
  4. High Mountain Institute Rocky Mountain Semester and Summer Term
    The HMI Semester: a single-semester accredited school for high school juniors and seniors, in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. HMI is akin to a college study abroad program, but for high school… Read more
  5. Institute of Competition Sciences (ICS) - Listing of academic competitions
    ICS maintains a listing of hundreds of academic competitions in order for students to get ranked in their ICS Global Academic Champions Ranking. Since 2012, ICS has been defining best-practices in… Read more
  6. James Madison University Youth Programs - Summer Honors Institute
    The JMU Summer Honors Institute is a unique week-long program where talented rising high school juniors and seniors get a first-hand look at life in a dynamic university and its Honors college. As a… Read more
  7. Japan Bowl
    The Japan Bowl® is a Japanese language competition created by the Japan-America Society of Washington DC in 1992. The Japan Bowl tests the achievements of Japanese learners throughout the US and… Read more
  8. National Academic Quiz Tournaments - Quiz Bowl
    Quiz bowl is a game in which two teams compete head-to-head to answer questions from all areas of knowledge, including history, literature, science, fine arts, current events, popular culture, sports… Read more
  9. National Geographic GeoBee
    The National Geographic GeoBee is a competition for public schools, private schools, and homeschools in the United States and its territories, as well as the Department of Defense Dependents Schools… Read more
  10. The National History Bee & Bowl
    The National History Bee and Bowl are buzzer-based history quiz competitions for Elementary, Middle, and High School-aged students throughout the USA. The Bee is a competition for individual students… Read more
  11. The National Latin Exam
    The National Latin Exam is a voluntary exam given in schools in the spring. Its purpose is to promote the study of Latin and to encourage the individual Latin student. The National Latin Exam,… Read more
  12. Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG)
    With 33 years of experience, SIG designs a multi-week program that combines challenging academics with social, cultural, and recreational opportunities to nurture students’ social skills, as well as… Read more
  13. University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Research Mentorship Program
    The Research Mentorship Program is a competitive, six-week summer program that engages qualified, high-achieving high school students from all over the world in interdisciplinary, hands-on,… Read more
  14. University of Chicago Summer Session
    Discover the awesome course opportunities for high school students this summer at the University of Chicago. Within a supportive campus community, students from all over the globe are exposed to… Read more
  15. Yale Summer Session
    Yale Summer Session seeks motivated high school students who wish to enroll in Yale College courses for credit. In for-credit courses, qualified high school students will share the classroom with… Read more