Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide



  1. ARC/ORAU Summer Math-Science-Technology Institute
    The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)/ High School Summer Math-Science-Technology Institute is a two-week summer residential program that provides high school students and teachers from the… Read more
  2. Aspirnaut Summer Research Internships for High School Students
    AspirnautTM Summer Research Internships are hands-on and mentored laboratory experiences for high school students interested in a career in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or… Read more
  3. Center for STEM Education for Girls Summer Institute
    The STEM Summer Institute for Girls was created in 2011 as a model STEM summer program for girls. After 5 years as a program for rising 9th through 12th graders, we added rising 7th and 8th graders… Read more
  4. A Novel Idea
    At A Novel Idea, we believe in the transformative power of language. We believe that words can change minds, change hearts, change our lives, and change the world. That's a tall order for anyone, let… Read more
  5. Sewanee (The University of the South) Academy Programs
    The Sewanee Academy Programs are short residential programs for middle and high school musicians that run concurrently with the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Program selections vary. See website… Read more
  6. Sewanee (The University of the South) Pre-College Field Studies Experience
    Sewanee's Pre-College Field Studies Experience is a summer residential program for talented students who are passionate about the outdoors and interested in advancing their knowledge and skills in… Read more
  7. Sewanee (The University of the South) Summer Music Festival
    One of the nation’s premier orchestra and chamber music training festivals Festival participants will be fully immersed in the musical experience. Students will participate in daily orchestra… Read more
  8. Sewanee (The University of the South) Young Writers’ Conference
    Are you a 9th, 10th, or 11th grader who is passionate about creative writing? Do you write poems or stories, in class or out, but wonder how good they are, and how you could make them better? Your… Read more
  9. Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music Precollege Program
    As fulfillment of the founding mission of the Blair School of Music, the Precollege program is dedicated to providing superior musical training to its students as well as to contributing to the… Read more
  10. Vanderbilt University Research Experience for High School Students (REHSS)
    The Research Experience for High School Students is an intense, 6-week scientific research internship at Vanderbilt University, centering on full immersion in a Vanderbilt University or Vanderbilt… Read more