Enrichment Opportunities

Summer is a great time for vacation and fun... but it's also a great time for children to explore areas of learning in ways that are different than those they are exposed to during the school year.

For more information about summer planning, please visit the NAGC website's Planning for Summer Guide.

If you are interested in a program, be sure to check it out right away. Some programs have application deadlines and/or may fill up before the start of summer.

Many of the summer opportunities listed below also offer year-round enrichment options.

Connecticut:

ArtsKids at the The Palace in Stamford (Music, Theatre, & Dance programs throughout the year) (Grades 2-5) (Scholarships Available)

https://www.palacestamford.org

Cajal Academy Summer Program, Westport, CT (Including Twice Exceptional, 2E, Grades 2-11)

https://www.cajalacademy.org/summer

C-Hit Summer Journalism program for High School students at UCONN (Ages 16 and older)

http://c-hit.org/c-hit-to-host-2022-summer-multimedia-journalism-workshop-at-uconn/

CT Summer Camps and Programs

https://www.ct.gov/kids/cwp/view.asp?a=2574&q=437286

Discovery Science Center, Bridgeport, CT (Grades K-12)

https://www.shudiscovery.org/programs-education/summer-programs2/

Eli Whitney Museum (Hamden, CT) (Ages 6-15)

http://www.eliwhitney.org/7/summer-2022

ID Tech (Fairfield & Middletown and online) (Ages 7-17)

https://www.idtech.com/

Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk, CT (Ages 6-15)

https://www.maritimeaquarium.org/camps

Personal Interest Projects (Online) (Grades 4-12)

https://www.skills21.org/pip-platform

Project Oceanology (Groton, CT) (Grades 6-12)

https://www.oceanology.org/

Talcott Mountain Science Center (Avon, CT) (Grades K-8)

https://www.tmsc.org/summer

Westfield Academy (West Hartford, CT and Online) (Ages 8-19)

https://www.westfieldacademy.net/summer-camp

Other:

Ideal 4 Gifted Summer Programs Online (Including Twice Exceptional, 2E, Ages 5 and up)

www.IDEAL4Gifted.org

CodeREV (Online) (Grades K-12)

https://www.coderevkids.com/

Davidson THINK Summer Institute (University of Nevada, Reno, NV) (Ages 13-16)

https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-programs/summer-programs/think-summer/

Digital Media Academy (Online) (Ages 9-18)

https://digitalmediaacademy.org/

Duke University Pre-College Programs (Duke University, North Carolina) (Grades 6-12)

https://learnmore.duke.edu/youth

Girls Garage (Design & Construction) (Online & Berkeley, CA) (Ages 9-18)

https://girlsgarage.org/

Girls Who Code (Online) (Grades 9-11)

https://girlswhocode.com/programs/summer-immersion-program

Institute for Educational Advancement (Online & Pasadena, CA) (Grades K-8)

https://educationaladvancement.org/programs/iea-academy/

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (Online) (Grades 2-12)

https://cty.jhu.edu/

Harvard Undergraduate International Relations Scholars Program (Online) (Grades 9-12)

https://www.harvardforeignpolicy.org/harvardirscholarsprogram

Michigan State University (Online) (Grades 3-11)

https://gifted.msu.edu

Northwestern Center for Talent Development (Online) (Ages 3-18)

https://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/

Purdue University (In-person and online)

https://www.education.purdue.edu/geri/youth-programs/

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes (Online) (Grades 8-11)

https://summerinstitutes.spcs.stanford.edu/about

Summer Discovery (Online & Many locations) (Middle & High School)

https://www.summerdiscovery.com/

The Lawrence Hall of Science (Berkeley, CA) (Grades K-12)

https://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/visit/camps_and_classes/summer_camps

The Quad Manhattan (NY, Programs for Twice-Exceptional Children, 2E) (Grades K-12)

https://www.thequadmanhattan.com/summer

Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students SCATS (Grades 6-8) &

Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth VAMPY (Grades 7-10)

(Bowling Green, KY)

https://www.wku.edu/gifted/

Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) (Many locations, including Fairfield University for elementary & Yale University for middle & high school) (Grades K-12)

https://www.giftedstudy.org/

World Scholars Academy (Online & Hawaii) (Ages 12-18)

https://www.worldscholarsacademy.com/

And More...

Gifted Summer Programs: Listed by Topics of Interest

https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/gifted-summer-programs-listed-by-topics-of-interest/

Gifted Summer Residential Programs

https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/gifted-summer-programs-residential/

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page

https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/summer.htm