ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
for students interested in a future career in Media Relations or Law

  • Boston University Institute for Television, Film and Radio Production (ITRP):  ITRP is a five-week, hands-on program for high school students interested in the many aspects of media production. Create your own 16mm film; direct a live multi-camera TV program; write news and documentary scripts; produce a live radio web cast; edit projects on nonlinear editing systems; and much more. At ITRP you learn by doing. For more information go to: www.bu.edu/com/itrp/

  • Brighton Summer College Admissions Prep: Brighton specializes in two areas of summer enrichment for high school students: Preparation for College Admissions and International Language and Culture programs.The formula is simple. Prepare your college applications when you have the most time to focus, living in a real collegiate environment, and with guidance from admissions professionals, experienced counselors and writing instructors. These 9-day programs @ UCLA and Tufts Universities ensure that you understand the process and submit applications that stand out and maximize your chances for admission to your first-choice schools. For more information: www.brightonedge.org

  • Brown Pre-College Summer Program & Leadership Institute: An intensive Ivy League experience for both high school and middle school age students. For more information go to: http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Summer_Studies

  • Cambridge Prep Experience: A summer program at Cambridge University for students completing grades 8 & 9. For more information call 800-828-8349 or go to: www.oxbridgeprograms.com

  • Harvard Summer School Secondary School Program: Take courses alongside undergraduates and earn college credit. For information: www.ssp.harvard.edu

  • UC Irvine Summer Reading Skills Program: Programs for students grades 6-11. This program will help your son or daughter with the best ways to improve vocabulary, reading speed, taking notes and preparing for tests. Classes are offered locally in Simi Valley & Thousand Oaks. To recieve more information and to register call: 1-800-964-2030 or
    1-800-978-3532


  • Young Writer’s Camp: @ UC Santa Barbara, California Lutheran & Oxnard College: The Young Writers' Camp Programs are designed to offer students in grades 2-9 many opportunities to explore the varied facets of writing, regardless of their skill levels. Students participate in a stimulating and non-threatening camp environment that helps create a community of writers to give optimum support and nurturing. Meanwhile, teachers build campers' confidence while providing the writing tools that inspire creative thinking. For more information on dates and sites, go to: http://education.ucsb.edu/scwrip/

  • (AFS) International Intercultural Programs: Exciting summer foreign exchange opportunities to Europe, Canada, Japan and Brazil! For more information:http://usa.afs.org

 

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