Summer 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.

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.

CAG Sponsors:

Random Hacks of Kindness, Jr. (Woodbury, CT) (Kids Coding for a Cause-Applying technology to achieve social good, 4th-8th grade)

Skills 21 at EdAdvance Personal Interest Projects (Online) (Grades 4-12)

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

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)

https://www.eliwhitney.org/summer-2023

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

https://www.idtech.com/locations/connecticut-summer-camps/fairfield-university

https://www.idtech.com/locations/connecticut-summer-camps/wesleyan-university

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-2

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/

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/

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