Beginning today, announcements specific to the summer programs will be published on Friday's bi-weekly. Please be sure to read both bulletins each week so that you don't miss out on important information from the school and the counseling department.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan is accepting students for Joy of Coding: Intro to Coding summer courses. In the past years the program has accept about 4000 student across the America and 25 countries.

The course builds on principles of logic to show students how coding powers apps they use daily, such as Instagram filters and AI chatbots. 

These days, almost all STEM fields, not just Computer Science, use coding as a means to instruct the computer to "do more" cool stuff, designing vaccines, programming robots and driverless cars, inventing apps to detect and diagnose diseases in humans, animals and plants. 

We are looking for math and science-loving students who perhaps don't realize that coding is for everyone and not just for Computer Scientists. The students we are looking for:

+ enjoy the logic in math

+ love solving problems creatively and, 

+ are willing to reach out for help to our team of coaches when stuck - everyone gets stuck somewhere when learning something new!   

Some details about the course:

The Joy of Coding online course has been specially created by the University of Michigan Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for anyone who wants to experience first-hand the power and thrill of coding computers to do amazing things.

Course Dates: June 19 -  July 31, 2024 

Course Format: completely online, asynchronous, no scheduled lectures

Course Cost: $149 + tax, need-based financial aid available

Prerequisites: 

+ students must be 13 years or older 

+ No prior coding experience is required!

+ Have taken high school algebra

+ Have a desire to learn

+ Are able to commit 4 - 6 hours a week and chip away at the material daily 

Students will: 

+ Have weekly asynchronous coding lectures/assignments using an interactive textbook

+ Learn to code at their own pace with support from Michigan ECE faculty and students 

+ Have our commitment to help you get unstuck when learning to code  - everyone gets stuck somewhere, at some point!

+ Receive a certificate of accomplishment to bolster their college applications

 For priority consideration, please submit an application by May 31 on our website

Click link below for more information:

https://cchsptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/assets/05069/summer_opportunities/The_Joy_of_Coding_Flyer_2024.pdf

Is that time of the year again for NC State Wilson College of Textiles for their annual summer program, the Summer Textile Exploration Program (STEP). 

Any students who have an interest in engineering, design, fashion, management, chemistry, or any other related field, we'd like to invite you to read more about STEP below:

STEP is a chance for rising high school seniors to experience the best of what the Wilson College of Textiles and NC State have to offer. During one of five weeks in the summer of 2024, students will have the opportunity to meet faculty, staff, current students and alumni while exploring textiles through projects, workshops and other activities. Students will live in our residence halls, eat in our dining halls and see what it’s like to be a college student. STEP will take place during the following weeks:

• STEP Week 1: June 9-14
• STEP Week 2: June 16-21
• STEP Week 3: June 23-28
• STEP Week 4: July 7-12
• Textile Pioneer Week: July 14-19 (Open to students from Tier 1 or 2 counties only)

Each student has the opportunity to rank their level of interest in one of the subject areas below and will complete a project pertaining to that subject.

• Apparel Design
• Textile Engineering
• Business Management
• Textile Design
• Polymer Color Chemistry

The STEP application will close on April 15. If you have any students interested, please invite them to apply here. Scholarship opportunities are available for those with financial need.

We have begun accepting applications for the 2024 Summer Writing Institute for high school students. This June we will hold our 47th session of the college-prep program with a range of analytical and creative writing courses. I hope you might have students (rising sophomores, juniors, seniors) who would enjoy this residential opportunity on the beautiful Rhodes College campus. Our website includes information about the academic program, tuition, financial aid, college prep, and extracurricular activities. If you have any questions, please email me directly at finlayson@rhodes.edu. 

Calling all students: Lebanon Valley College is giving an opportunity to technically incline high school students to explore Actuarial Science or Computer Programming.

An actuary is a business professional who uses mathematical and
financial tools to help identify and manage risk, so it's a great career
for students who are strong mathematically but who aren't necessarily
interested in teaching.

For the past 30 years we run a one week summer camp for rising high school seniors to help them pursue Actuarial Science or Computer Science. 

Here's a link to the camp web sites:

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Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes is a summer enrichment program that provides passionate and intellectually curious students with intensive study in a single course. Our program covers advanced subjects rarely taught in high school, offering students a chance to challenge themselves by diving deep into cutting-edge topics.  
Please visit our website to learn more about our program. Click here for questions: 

Please Click Here. 

The application deadline is March 29, 2024 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. 

Here is a flyer for more information:

https://cchsptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/assets/05069/summer_opportunities/stanford_flyer.pdf 

Smash: Spanish

https://cchsptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/assets/05069/summer_opportunities/Spanish__1_.pdf

Smash General Information

https://cchsptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/assets/05069/summer_opportunities/General__English_.pdf

Summer is a perfect time for motivated high school students to start thinking about college. Georgetown University’s application period for summer is now open.

The online pre-college programs help students ages 13 and older explore their interests. Through participating in our courses, students can discover if an interest could lead to a college major or even a future career.

Click Here for the digital flyer for more information.

miRcore is a non- profit research organization with the mission to democratize medical research. miRcore is having their annual summer camp for motivated high school students is now open. Students will have the chance to research with tools that scientists currently use. Our camps provide a great opportunity for students to learn more about the intersection between biology and computer science, and work with other students with similar interests. During the camps, students will learn and engage in computational biology tools, analyzing high-throughput sequencing data, and R programming with machine learning for research. Our camp sessions offered include the Computational Biology Camp (CB), Biotechnology Sequencing Camp (BTS), and R Programming & Machine Learning Camp (R Camp). We also offer a special 3-week Sequencing Your Genome Camp, where students can sequence their own genomes!

A unique feature of our camps is that following the summer, students can continue their learning experience with the miRcore Volunteer Program, which meets throughout the school year online (remote students) and in person (at the University of Michigan and Scripps Research Institute). Our volunteer program guides students in year-long group research to publish research abstracts and to present at our Annual High School Research Conferences (2024 keynote speaker: Dr. Anthony Antonellis, Chair of the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan). Beyond personal research advances, the miRcore Volunteer Program supports student growth in leadership and healthcare advocacy through student-directed voluntary activities. Volunteers are trained to lead the school club Genes in Diseases and Symptoms (GIDAS), where they teach other students precision medicine and research methods to participate in the Conference. There are also opportunities to get involved in advocacy through miRcore Science Advocacy, where we train students to empathetically share important and sensitive science topics with others, such as genome privacy.

The flyer attached  includes the dates and times for all the 2024 summer camps we offer. miRcore is excited for students to join us this summer.

For more information about MVP, visit our website https://www.mircore.org/.

West Point is offering for the summer a Summer Leaders Experience (SLE). At West Point we develop Leaders of Character, and we are looking for high-achieving young people who are in great standing with their school and community, and who want to challenge themselves. Please see the attached flyer to share with your students, educators, and parents!

What is SLE?

• SLE is a one-week program for current Juniors (High School Class of 2025) to visit West Point in June.
• Students in this program get to spend the week with our cadets, live in the barracks, and eat in the mess hall.
• Learn about West Point’s world class academics by trying 5 of our 17 academic workshops.
• Learn about military training and becoming a Leader of Character at West Point by completing two military days to include rappelling, Zodiac boats, combatives (like Jiu-Jitsu) training and more!
• Challenge themselves physically by attempting the Candidate Fitness Assessment, conducting physical training, and sports.
• Complete their admissions interview with a cadet.
• Spend the week making friends with other students from all over the US who are applying to West Point.

Every student have really enjoyed this program and they especially enjoyed interacting with the other cadets. Students may sign up for this program now by using the QR code in the attached “2024 SLE FLYER” or directly at westpoint.edu. Our priority application deadline for SLE is the following Friday on March 15^th and we will accept applications until April 15^th. SLE is competitive and not all who apply are offered to attend.

Learn more about SLE- https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/summer-program
Apply now- https://apply.westpoint.edu/portal/candidate

Camp Horizon registration is open for 2024! This free camp is open to any child ages 6-16 who has lost a loved one (family member, class mate, teammate, friend, etc). This year's camp is Saturday, June 22^nd at Community Bible Church in Stockbridge and is Wonka themed. We're looking forward to a full day of fun and learning together. Camp Horizon includes activities and education designed to help children learn how to recognize and manage emotions, develop coping skills, honor the loved one lost, and build a healthy support system. We provide all meals and supplies for the day, and have licensed therapists on-site to help support the children through the day. This year we're excited to include a music therapy session and outdoor carnival-style recess. We also host an optional caregiver's session geared towards providing resources and support for the caregivers of the children in attendance. 

Our camp flyer is attached for more information. Our registration process is now completely self-service and available online now: https://www.sacredjourneyhospicefoundation.com/camphorizon

More Information for Camp Horizon:

https://cchsptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/assets/05069/summer_opportunities/Camp_Horizon_2024.pdf

It's that time when  students search for summer programs that tap into their interests and begin the next chapter in their lives of aligning them with their future career goals.
 
At Boston University Summer Journalism Academy (BUSJ), students not only have the opportunity to have award-winning working journalists as instructors, but they also have the chance to experience Boston University and the city of Boston. 
 
For 16 years Boston University College of Communication has offered this program to high school students to teach them core skills in news reporting, interviewing, and writing, focusing on hands-on experience in and around Boston and their home communities. Our photojournalism program taught by former Boston Globe photographer, Steve Haines, prepares students, like Taylor Coester (a BUSJ alum and now a BU student), to work alongside journalists in capturing the best photo for their stories. Parents and students enjoy hearing that no third-party vendors are involved, and they can experience an authentic pre-college experience at a college on their list.
  
Students decide if they would like to attend our program in-person or virtually. Applications for the on-campus session June 24 to July 12 are due April 19. Applications for learn-at-home sessions starting June 17, July 1 and July 15 are due May 10.
 
If you have a student who wants a real college experience this summer and wants to pursue a communication degree, encourage them to learn more by visiting www.summerjournalism.org and applying soon, as limited seats are available for our in-person sessions. 

Chamblee High School

3688 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd

Chamblee, Georgia 30341