Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide



  1. Concordia Language Villages
    Coming to the Language Villages for a summer language immersion program is just like entering a new country. You’ll get your Village passport stamped at customs, receive your cabin assignment, and… Read more
  2. Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) Art and Design Classes for Kids and Teens
    Continuing Education at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design offers top-notch, relevant, and engaging art and design programming for kids, teens, and adults taught by professional working… Read more
  3. Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) Pre-College Art Summer Program for High School Students
    MCAD’s Pre-College Summer Session is an exciting and challenging 2-week, 3-credit residential studio art and design program. It is open to high school students who have completed their sophomore,… Read more
  4. Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) Pre-College Studio Intensives
    Pre-College Studio Intensives are weeklong classes for teens ages 15–18 on topics including drawing and painting, digital photography and filmmaking, animation and comic art, and graphic design and… Read more
  5. Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) Pre-College Summer Session
    MCAD’s Pre-College Summer Session is an exciting and challenging two-week, residential 3-credit residential studio art and design program. It is open to high school students who have completed their… Read more
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC)
    NYLC offers young people effective and engaging training in schools and community-based organizations. We have more than 35 years of youth leadership development experience, providing young people… Read more
  9. Pace Center Technology and Engineering Programs
    PACER’s mission of EX.I.T.E. Camp is to empower middle school girls with disabilities in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). EX.I.T.E. Camp provides a safe and supported… Read more
  10. University of Minnesota Medical School Lillehei Heart Institute Summer Research Scholars Program
    The Lillehei Heart Institute offers annual summer research scholarships in basic science research related to cardiovascular disease. These highly competitive, prestigious scholarships are designed to… Read more
  11. University of St. Thomas Science, Technology, and Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS)
    Building on the success of the STEPS programs hosted at the University of St. Thomas since 2000, five engineering one-day programs will be offered in the summer 2018. It is a no-cost engineering… Read more
  12. Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center Summer Camps and Trips
    Founded in 1971, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center was the first environmental learning center in the nation to be accredited as a K-12 school and is recognized nationally and internationally… Read more