Enrichment & Summer Programs

 

The School District of Philadelphia offers a number of different summer programs that range from credit recovery to (ESY) Extended School Year to academic enrichment.

• Temple University – College Credit Courses for High School Students
  • Get ahead of your college career by enrolling in college courses early! High School students may register for any undergraduate classes that do not have prerequisites.
• Temple University – Summer Academy
  • This three-week program will give you a challenging academic college experience. Earn academic credit from a nationally and internationally recognized university and participate in workshops and non-credit courses that provide unique experiences, insights, and instruction that enhances summer learning.
• Temple University – Boyer College of Music and Dance Summer Programs 
  • From piano to percussion, ballet to modern dance, spend your summer unlocking your creativity in a city well known for its vibrant music scene and cultural flair.
• Temple University – Tyler School of Art Summer Programs
  • For more than 25 years, Tyler School of Art has offered non-credit studio workshops designed to meet the needs of beginning, intermediate, and advanced level high school students. Discover a wide spectrum of hands-on studio workshops and camps this summer.
• Temple University – College of Engineering Summer Programs
  • The College of Engineering is actively engaged in nurturing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies in our community and with our region’s youth. Find out more about our STEM department and available programs.
• Temple University –  College of Science & Technology Summer Programs
  • Work in a lab, in the field, or in a classroom during our exciting summer programs. Get hands-on with real-world science, robotics, forensic science and more!
• Temple University – EducationUSA Academy at Temple University 
  • Temple University in partnership with EducationUSA is proud to offer this fun-filled program to International high school students who are 15 to 17 years old.
• MITE2S – Minority Introduction to Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Science
  • This program is a six-week residential program at MIT for rising high school juniors. The students take classes at MIT and interact with their faculty and students. The program is free; the only costs are transportation to and from MIT. Visit the website to see other summer programs, internships, scholarships and engineering societies.
• Monell Science Apprenticeship Program
  • Seven-week paid summer research experience for Philadelphia-area high school and undergraduate students interested in biomedical science. Participants often return for multiple summers throughout high school and college.
• LEAD Leadership, Education, and Development
  • 3-4 week residential summer programs in business, engineering and computer science at universities around the country, including UPenn and Villanova
• West Point Summer Leaders Experience
  • SLE gives high school juniors a week to experience life as a cadet to inform their college selection decision. SLE is a fast-paced program of academic classes, military training, physical fitness training, and intramural athletics conducted during the month of June each year.  You must have standardized test scores to be considered for SLE.