Feeling as if you need additional support at school? At home? Consider The Door! Membership is FREE!

http://www.door.org/membership

Membership

If you are between the ages of 12 and 21, then you can become a member of The Door. It's easy, it's free and it’s completely confidential. No appointment, forms or paperwork are needed! Just walk in and go to the Member Services Department on Monday through Thursday between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., and until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Joining The Door means new opportunities, new friends, learning and fun, and it also means joining a diverse community of young people who represent many parts of the world.

How to become a Door member

The Door's membership process is easy — there is no fee to join or requirements to become a member, and you’ll have access to everything you need. To start, you will have a brief interview with an intake counselor to talk about yourself and your interests, and to learn about all of The Door’s Programs & Services. After the interview, your intake counselor will help you sign up for any of the services you want or need. Come join us today and discover a whole new world of opportunity!  

If you are a young person with questions about becoming a member, please emailmemberservices@door.org.

If you are a service provider or affiliated with another organization and would like to arrange a tour of The Door, please contact Bailey Huguley at bhuguley@door.org.

The Door- VOLUNTEER!

http://www.door.org/volunteer

Help a young person discover his or her potential!

Volunteers and interns are needed throughout The Door’s programs to help us meet the diverse needs of more than 11,000 young people every year. Here are just a few of the volunteer opportunities currently available:

Talent Search

Talent Search focuses on those students who require extra support and guidance as they make their way through high school or a GED program. These are young people who may not be aware that college is accessible or affordable, and/or who may not be able to compete for acceptances to competitive universities without the support of tutors, advisors and mentors. Talent Search seeks to create a space where young people can use their skills and talents in order to achieve their goals and dreams.

Learn more about volunteering with the Talent Search Team.

Member Services

The Member Services Department welcomes and orients new members and is responsible for providing a brief interview and intake assessment to all new members. Appropriate referrals are made by Member Service intake counselors to The Door’s programs based on a young person’s needs and interests.

Learn more about volunteering with Member Services.

Runaway and Homeless Youth

There are nearly 4,000 youth who are homeless and alone in New York City. We provide homeless youth with essentials like food, clothing, and hygiene products, as well as referrals to shelters and access to the wide array of services at The Door.

Learn more about volunteering with our Runaway and Homeless Youth Department.

For corporate group volunteer opportunities, please contact Sharon Kim, Coordinator of Special Events and Individual Giving at skim@door.org or 212-453-0257.

http://www.door.org/volunteer

Looking for a just-right volunteer opportunity?

http://www.nycservice.org/#s


Use this brilliant website to find short term, medium term and long term volunteer opportunities in NYC!  

1.  Visit the site.

2.  Click around to tell what sort of service interests you.

3.  Sign up!

Sophomores and juniors! Travel to the Arctic! FREE! Due: February 15, 2013...

Travel!
Learn!
All for free!

Current 10^th and 11^th grade students with a strong interest in the natural sciences and a passion for learning may apply to participate in the 2013 Joint Science Education Project (JSEP), a unique summer research experience in Greenland. JSEP is a two part program: The Kangerlussauq Science Field School, sponsored by the Government of Greenland; and the US-led Science Education Week, sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

This summer, selected high school students from the United States will join their peers from Denmark and Greenland to spend three weeks conducting field science in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and visiting a research station on the Greenland ice sheet. Students will work with Arctic scientists and with their peers on research projects in a wide variety of fields including biology, geology, climatology, chemistry and engineering.

This program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs in collaboration with the Joint Committee, is led and supported by Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows each year. Lynn Foshee Reed (NSF, ’12-’13) will lead the 2013 JSEP experience.
Students must submit applications by February 15, 2013.

More information, including the application, can be found at www.arcus.org/jsep.

Kangerlussauq Science Field School, 28 June - 10 July 2013: Students learn about and participate in Arctic science with the assistance of researchers and teachers at field stations around Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.
Science Education Week, 11 - 19 July 2013: A subset of students will continue their exploration by traveling to and experiencing science at the top of the Greenlandic ice sheet.
To get a better idea of the entire program, please go to last year's website and read the journals.

Note: There is no cost to students except for incidentals and any clothing they plan to wear. Extreme cold weather outerwear is provided however clothing to wear underneath is not. Students will need a good sturdy pair of hiking boots and rain gear. Students must be 10th or 11th grade at the time of application submittal and subsequent selection process.
Contact Lynn Foshee Reed at lreed@nsf.gov if you have questions regarding the application or the 2013 JSEP Experience.

FREE! WHEELS YOGA Wednesdays 3:15 PM-4:15 PM in the dance studio

WHEELS YOGA CLUB

Wednesdays

3:15 PM- 4:15 PM

Dance Studio

Interested?

See Ms. Palmer-Smith 

Room 449

(Free. 

Yep.

Free.

Totally free.)

Cooper Union Summer Research Internship Due March 8, 2013

http://cooper.edu/academics/outreach-and-pre-college/summer-research-internship


The School of Engineering's Research Internship Program provides a great opportunity for high school students to tackle research problems in a college setting. Interns work in teams comprising of both high school sophomores and juniors on applied research projects under the constant guidance of Cooper Union undergraduate teaching assistants. Each project is supervised and mentored by Cooper Union faculty and covers fields such as civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical, biomedical and environmental engineering; mathematics, chemistry, and astronomy.
For more information, contact: Susan Dorsey, Director, 212-353-4286 or dorsey@cooper.edu.

Cooper Union Summer Research Internship Due March 8, 2013

Appilication fee is $50.  Financial aid available.  See Ms. MacNeil

Trailblazers Summer Enrichment

http://www.trailblazers.org/about/


Through outdoor experiential education and adventure programs, Trail Blazers helps people of all ages build the values and life skills essential for productive citizenship.

Trail Blazers is an award-winning youth development organization that, for 125 years, has touched the lives of thousands of young people from New York and New Jersey. Each summer, over 400 children attend Trail Blazers’ core program, the Outdoor Experiential Education Adventure, a unique sleep away and day camp program. Since 1887, Trail Blazers has sponsored thousands of children to take part in these outdoor adventures where learning happens experientially — by living and playing together, and experiencing the challenges and opportunities the natural environment offers. Today, Trail Blazers remains the second oldest summer program in existence in the United States, and the first to offer environmental education.

 

 

Summer at University of Toronto

http://www.ysp.utoronto.ca/med

Summer at University of Toronto

Faculty of Medicine’s Youth Summer Program

Every summer, high school students are offered an exclusive glimpse into the world of medicine and medical research by the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine. Students from across North America and around the world are invited to learn at Canada’s most prestigious medical school!

During the Med YSP you will…

• Be a student at one of the world’s finest medical schools
• Experience what it is like to be a medical researcher
• Learn from some of the world’s leading doctors and research professionals
• Work in cutting-edge laboratories
• Gain a deep understanding of how the body works
• Receive valuable academic enrichment and career guidance

From its home in the University of Toronto’s Medical Sciences Building, in the heart of Toronto’s “Medical Discovery District”, the Med YSP offers students currently enrolled in grades 10 and 11 four unique one-week modules that each introduces a major medical discipline.
Each module includes lectures from world-class faculty and hands-on experimentation, guided by distinguished medical researchers, in cutting-edge research laboratories. The Med YSP’s unparalleled access to the University of Toronto’s medical faculty and research facilities allows participants to experience what it is like to be a student at Canada’s premier medical school.
In addition to the enriching academic content, students get a taste of university residence life while staying at New College and participating in evening activities that showcase the city of Toronto.
View the YSP 2013 Brochure View the Flyer for Module 5

Ithaca Summer College

Ithaca Summer College

Outside Funding is avialble

See Ms. MacNeil for information!

http://www.ithaca.edu/summercollege/

 

Welcome to Summer College!

In Ithaca's residential pre-college summer program, high school students experience college life and college-level courses while living in a safe environment. The College has two program offerings, each with courses designed and reserved expressly for pre-college students.

One Week Session July 14 - July 19, 2013

Three Week Session June 23 - July 12, 2013

Students love their classes, stay up late, and enjoy trips, picnics, movies, concerts, talent shows, and other events both planned and spontaneous. Most importantly, our summer college alumni report they were better prepared for a successful transition to college. And many students appreciate the opportunity to earn college credit in their academic courses. Credits earned during the three-week summer college program are accepted at Ithaca College and normally transferable to other colleges. Students who attend the one-week session earn a certificate of completion.
We hope you'll be able to join us for a three-week or one-week session this summer (or even both) and become part of our summer college community.

Admission Guidelines, Scholarships, Deadlines

Admission
Applications will be processed on a first come, first served basis, usually within one week after completed applications are received. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis based on course availability.
While a strong academic profile is normally needed for acceptance, students may be accepted into courses where they have already demonstrated a strong background or ability in a specific field or subject.
Students who will be between 15 years and 18 years of age at the time of the summer college program are welcome to apply.
Acceptance into Ithaca's summer college program does not guarantee admittance into Ithaca College.
The application deadline is April 15.

Financial Aid/Scholarships
Students who believe they will be eligible for financial aid when they apply to college are encouraged to apply for financial aid.
Partial tuition scholarships are available for the three-week program based on financial need. Students should complete their online application and then complete their financial aid application.
Financial aid applications must be postmarked by April 15.

Refunds
Should an application have to be canceled after the complete program fees have been paid, please notify the Office of Extended Studies in writing. The $25 application fee is nonrefundable.
A complete refund of the balance of the program fee will be made if notice of cancellation is postmarked before May 1. Cancellations postmarked after that date will be considered on an individual basis, and resultant refunds will be partial.

Discover Hopkins! Summer Enrichment Program!

Discover Hopkins

Outside funding is available!

See Ms. MacNeil for more information!

http://www.jhu.edu/summer/precollege/discover/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

Short in length but not in content! Discover Hopkins Programs are intensive programs designed to expose you to topics from different perspectives. For instance, observe top researchers and listen to experts at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, as you survey the latest in environmental health.

Instructors will lead you through your topic with a morning lecture. The experts captivate your afternoons--faculty, alumni, and other guest speakers who are leading researchers or practitioners on the subject. We don't stop here--we enhance your learning of the topic with a variety of guided field trips in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia.

The Discover Hopkins Programs are open to both residential and commuter students.

Get started today by applying online or find out if you're eligible or pre-certified. Financial aid is available as need-based partial tuition grants.

 

Barnard College Pre-College Summer Programs

Outside funding is available!

See Ms. MacNeil

 

 

 

http://barnard.edu/precollege/summerprograms

Summer Programs

Session Dates for Summer 2013

Summer in the City(coed): Sunday, June 23 - Saturday, July 20, 2013

Liberal Arts Intensive(coed): Sunday, June 23 - Saturday, June 29, 2013

Young Women's Leadership Institute: Sunday, July 7 - Sunday, July 14, 2013

Dance in the City(coed): Sunday, July 7 - Wednesday, July 17, 2013

*NEW* Summer Science Seminar (for Young Women): Sunday, June 23 - Saturday, June 29, 2013

*NEW* Entrepreneurs in Training (for Young Women): Sunday, July 7 - Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Transcript Information

In most of our programs, in lieu of an official "transcript," classroom instructors provide an evaluation on official letterhead for each student. This policy places a greater emphasis on the journey of learning, rather than a grade. If you would like to submit your instructor evaluation(s) as part of a regular college application, you may send the evaluation directly to your college(s) of choice. Since our office does not provide "official" transcripts, your evaluation does not need to be sent directly from our office. Please note that these evaluations are not letters of recommendation, but are rather informational regarding the content of the class(es) and evaluative regarding a student's performance. Students in S-Cubed Summer and Entrepreneurs-in-Training will receive certificates of completion rather than an evaluation due to the multi-faceted aspects of those programs.

Residential Life

Program residents live on the Barnard campus in Sulzberger Hall, a modern air-conditioned facility equipped with high-speed internet connections. Students live in double and triple rooms, and roommates are assigned based on students' responses to a housing questionnaire. Monday to Friday breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunches and dinner are included in the cost of the program.
All students in residence are guided by a carefully selected group of Barnard and Columbia Resident Assistants and are supervised by the Associate Director of Residential Life, a full-time administrator.
If you live on campus, your Resident Assistant (RA) will become a very important resource and friend during your stay. Hall meetings are arranged as well as hall activities. In addition, living with a roommate within a real college dormitory setting is an important part of your pre-college experience.

Commuting Students

Students who live in the greater New York City metropolitan area may choose to attend the four-week or one-week sessions as commuters. Commuters may occasionally arrange to stay overnight in the residence hall at a moderate cost on a space available basis. Commuters may enjoy meals in our dining facilities while on campus.

On and Off Campus Activities

We offer a host of activities to engage students outside of classroom hours. With New York City at our doorstep and the facilities of Morningside Heights and Columbia University all around, students may choose fitness activities in the Columbia gym (for a nominal fee) or venture to Riverside Park with friends. They may also choose from a host of excursions offered for each night such as restaurant outings, walking tours or free summer concerts, or they may go to the movies or theatre, try salsa dancing at Lincoln Center, or they may choose one of our on-campus activities like movies in the dorm, s’mores on the lawn, or just hangin’ out with old or new friends.

Social Policy & Guidelines

If you enroll in Barnard's summer programs, you must be capable of assuming responsibility for your behavior and willing to comply with all regulations designed to protect the health and safety of all participants. You are required to attend all classes, Life After College sessions, or Leadership Institute workshops; residential students must comply with sign-out procedures and observe curfews. In keeping with college policy and legal restrictions, smoking and the use of drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited. Unacceptable student conduct will result in disciplinary action and/or dismissal. Details of the social policy are sent to each admitted applicant.

Safety & Security

Your safety is one of our highest priorities. Morningside Heights, the neighborhood in which Barnard is located, is among the safest in Manhattan based on New York City Police Department statistics. When you arrive on campus, you will have an orientation to New York City "street smarts" with a member of the Barnard Safety and Security Staff so you learn to be alert and aware of yourself and others. 24-hour desk attendants monitor the residence halls, and only those with Barnard identification may enter. Security guards also staff booths on the perimeter of the Barnard campus.
You also play a role in assuring your own safety by complying with the program's 11:30 p.m. curfew Sunday through Thursday, and the midnight curfew on Friday and Saturday. Students who go off campus when they are not in class must sign out in a logbook and sign in when they return. Curfew and sign-in/sign-out procedures are taken very seriously by the program's director and college officials; violating these policies will result in disciplinary action and/or dismissal.

Disability Services

Barnard serves students with a broad range of temporary and permanent disabilities, including visual, mobility, and hearing impairments, as well as students with hidden disabilities. The Barnard campus is also wheelchair accessible. The buildings on campus interconnect and have special features and access routes. Regular counseling sessions are not available for summer program students.

Travel Information

Barnard College is easily accessible from all New York City metropolitan area airports, train and bus stations, as well as by car. Students commuting to campus daily take the #1 Broadway local train, or one of the several buses (M-104, M-4, or M-60) directly to Barnard. All admitted students receive detailed travel instructions.

In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal, state and local laws, and in accordance with our values, Barnard College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age or disability in the administration of any of its educational programs, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs or in its employment practices. In addition, Barnard College does not discriminate on the basis of alienage or citizenship status, gender (including gender identity), marital partnership status, military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or domestic violence victim status in its employment practices. Finally, in accordance with Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Barnard College does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs, activities or employment practices.

Brown University Pre-College Programs

Interested?  Funding is available for exceptional applicants!  See Ms. MacNeil

http://brown.edu/ce/pre-college/

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About Brown University Pre-College Programs

Explore the Academic Possibilities

Experience college life, prepare for academic success, and make new friends from around the world in Brown Pre-College programs, with more than 300 courses to choose from – on campus, online, or abroad.

Summer Pre-College Courses

Each summer, Brown offers nearly 200 courses carefully selected to reflect the breadth of the University’s curriculum. Eligible students have completed at least the 9th grade. Experience college life and learning in these non-credit courses that vary in length from one to four weeks.

Summer Session Credit Courses

Brown University's Undergraduate Summer semester is open to qualified rising and graduated high school seniors: study side-by-side with Brown undergraduates and earn college credit in these seven-week courses drawn from across the Brown curriculum.

Online Courses

Brown offers Summer, Fall, and Spring sessions of online courses - designed specifically for engaged high school students - in Anatomy, Entrepreneurship, DNA Science, Leadership, Engineering, Writing, and Medicine.

Global Programs

Global Programs offer rigorous academic experiences in the context of cultural immersions that prepare students for the increasingly complex challenges of the 21st century. High school students can choose to study this summer with Brown in Costa Rica, Rome, Naxos, Segovia or Turkey.

Brown Leadership Institute

Learn the skills necessary for effective and socially responsible leadership through coursework in environmental issues, trade, health, security, human rights, conflict and diversity.

Brown Environmental Leadership Lab (BELL)

Develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to address the environmental issues facing your local communities and the planet.

BELL: Rhode Island - Sustainable Development
BELL: Costa Rica - Biology, Conservation, and Sustainability
BELL: Hawaii - Environmental Ecology and Hawaiian Culture
BELL: New Orleans & Louisiana Gulf Coast - Ecology, Culture, and Sustainable Development

Intensive English Language at Brown

English Language and Academics for University-bound Students
This acclaimed program combines focused English language study with liberal arts courses for high-achieving, university-bound students.

TheatreBridge & Playwrights Workshop

Immersive Theatre Study for High School Students
TheatreBridge and Playwrights Workshop offer a connecting link between high school and college theatre and encourage a commitment to a life of creative engagement. The highly selective programs provide promising young actors and playwrights an opportunity to stretch their imaginations and skills as they create new work under the mentorship of established theatre professionals.

SPARK - Science for Middle School Students

Identifying Talent, Opening Doors
For students who have completed 7th and 8th grade and love science. SPARK courses are designed to expose the intellectual concepts of familiar topics that are part of the student’s world. The result is an experience that’s fun, engaging, and interesting.

Summer Sports Camps

Brown University offers summer sports camps for young athletes. We are committed to providing an exceptional camp experience for campers of all ages and skill levels. Camps are led by Brown's varsity coaches, their staff and current Brown athletes.

Brown Summer High School

Brown Summer High School is Summertime Academic Enrichment for Providence-Area High School Students. Presented by the Brown Education Department.

Request Program Information & Updates »

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN INTERNSHIPS- DUE February 2, 2013 and May 4, 2013

http://www.nybg.org/edu/explainer-program/

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN

Who are Explainers?

Explainers are high school students ages 14 - 17 who have been accepted into a competitive internship program and work as volunteer educators in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden.

What do Explainers do?

Explainers facilitate experiences with nature and plant science for children and families. Using seasonal lessons and explorations of the garden, Explainers prepare children to use their senses as tools for exploring the garden. Explainers rotate through activity stations that are located both outside in the garden and inside the Discovery Center. They commit to a minimum of 125 training and volunteer hours.

Where do the internships take place?

The Everett Children’s Adventure Garden is a unique, 12-acre outdoor/indoor museum at The New York Botanical Garden (in Bronx, N.Y.). In this innovative space children discover plant science through fun, hands-on, and engaging educational programs. Interactive exhibits convey different plant science concepts. Playful elements such as topiaries and mazes capture children’s imaginations and create an atmosphere of exploration and fun.

Why do teens want to be Explainers?

Teens share a sense of community, forge new friendships, and spend time outdoors exploring nature. Teens become more self confident through public speaking, gain a deeper knowledge of a topic (plant science and ecology specifically), and share experiences with peers. MetroCards or small stipends are provided to defray the cost of transportation to and from the Garden. Benefits also include admission for Explainers’ families to visit the garden, discounts at the Cafe and Shop in the Garden as well as documentation of service hours and recommendations for college or other scholarship programs.

When do Explainer Internships happen?

Twenty-five new Intern Explainers are accepted into the program three times a year (see dates on the right-side of the page). During the school year, Explainers volunteer on weekends and optional school holidays. Weekend shifts last 4.5 hours in either the morning or afternoon. In addition to a weekend shift, summer interns also volunteer for two 4.5-hour weekday shifts, Tuesdays through Fridays. At the beginning of each new session, Explainers are given six months after the first training date to complete the 125 hours.

How do teens become Explainers?

Applications are reviewed within the week of the Open House/Application Deadline (see dates on the right-side of the page). Applicants who are invited to be interviewed will be contacted via e-mail within five business days of the application deadline. Interviews are held on the Saturday following the Open House weekend. Group interviews are interactive and take place at the Adventure Garden. Applicants accepted into the program will receive an e-mail within five business days after the interview and will receive an invitation to attend the required Explainer Orientation with a parent or guardian. Explainers accepted into the program are required to complete four consecutive weekend days of training during school year internships or four consecutive weekday training days during summer internships before they may begin actively volunteering. Training includes “shadowing” sessions working side by side with experienced mentor/educators. Explainers attend regular “Refresher” trainings when Program curriculum changes.

The Leadership Center at Morehouse College. Summer 2013. Deadline: February 25, 2013

https://www.morehouse.edu/centers/leadershipcenter/pre-college.html

 

 

Program Dates: Saturday, June 15 - Saturday, June 21, 2013

Online Application Deadline: February 25, 2012

For additional information Contact:
LaKetha D. Hudson Project Coordinator
lhudson@morehouse.edu
Download 2013 PCP Brochure

Eligibility:
Male students completing their sophomore or junior year of high school by June 2013.
Male students completing their senior year in high school who have applied for admission to Morehouse College for Fall 2013.

Apply online for the 2013 Coca-Cola Pre-College Leadership Program

Since 1997, the Coca-Cola Pre-College Program at the Leadership Center at Morehouse College, the first of its kind at a historically black college and university (HCBU), has been a beacon in providing leadership training to high school students and college pre-freshmen. For seven days each summer, students from high schools across the United States are introduced to the traits, skills and behaviors necessary for effective 21st century leadership. Each day the program accentuates a leadership principle: love, integrity, courage, wisdom and hope.

The curriculum is focused on personal and interp

ersonal leadership skills emphasizing the development of character, civility and community. Training sessions are highly interactive and diverse, including lectures, workshops, rituals, journaling and outdoor leadership focused activities. During the week long experience, each day accentuates a leadership principle (love, integrity, courage, wisdom, and hope), and the curriculum builds personal and interpersonal leadership skills using indoor and outdoor group activities: from Tai Chi, a ropes team-building course and historical tours, to rituals and ceremonies such as truth-telling sessions, mask-making, and a "Cave of the Heart Ritual‚" derived from Plato's Allegory of the Cave. The activities emphasize self-awareness as a basis for better understanding of ethical leadership practices in the 21st century. For many, the experience is life altering.

FREE! Bezos Scholars Program @ the Aspen Institute Due: February 8, 2013

http://www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org/scholars

Bezos Scholars Program @ the Aspen Institute

Now accepting applications for 2013! Apply today or learn more...

Bezos Scholars Program: Cultivating Big Ideas

This leadership development program inspires students and educators to put their passion into action. The Bezos Scholars Program @ the Aspen Institute selects 12 public high school juniors and 12 dynamic educators to receive a seven-day, all-expenses-paid scholarship to attend the Aspen Ideas Festival, June 25 - July 1, 2013. On the Aspen Institute campus, Student and Educator Scholars attend seven days of seminars, tutorials, lectures and debates. They share meals and Scholars-only roundtable discussions with some of the most provocative thinkers, writers, artists, entrepreneurs and change-makers from around the world. Each day, dedicated leadership trainings help them understand themselves as leaders and prepare them for the challenge ahead: Creating sustainable Local Ideas Festivals that will transform their schools and communities.

Local Ideas Festivals: Turning Passion into Action

The program is a journey that begins in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado each summer and continues throughout the following school year as Scholars return home with inspiration, tools and resources to launch their own big ideas. During the next academic year, Scholar teams apply for $1,000 seed grants for planning their Local Ideas Festivals. Scholars’ passions are mobilizing classmates and community members to conserve water, communicate across cultural differences, increase literacy and address critical global issues.

A Huffington Post feature recently lauded the Bezos Scholars Program for “incubating big ideas and model citizens—one high school at a time.” Learn more about how to Apply.
The application deadline for 2013 Bezos Scholars is February 8, 2013

FREE! COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCIENCE HONORS PROGRAM DUE: February 28, 2013

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/shp/

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
SCIENCE HONORS PROGRAM
2012-2013

The Columbia University Science Honors Program (SHP) is a highly selective program for high school students who have a strong interest in the sciences and mathematics. The SHP holds classes at Columbia from 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. on Saturdays throughout the academic year. Courses are primarily in the physical, chemical, biological, behavioral, and computing sciences; and instructors are scientists and mathematicians who are actively engaged in research at the University. During the past few years, the SHP has offered the following courses:

Organic Chemistry

Computer Visualization in Chemistry

Experiments in Genetics and Molecular Bacteriology

Eukaryotic Genetics and Genomics

Genetics and Biodiversity Conservation

The Cytoskeleton - Dynamic Scaffolding of the Cell

Principles of Immunology

Human Physiology

Neurobiology of Development and Disease

Psychology of Memory

Mind and Brain

Comparative Psychology

Computer Programming in Java

Number Theory

Groups and Symmetry

Topics in Topology

Calculus in the Complex Plane

Chaos and Fractals

Fossil Fuels and Global Change

Energy Use in a Modern Economy

Concepts in Biological Physics

Optics and Lasers

Electronics and Circuit Theory

Solid-State Physics and Engineering

From Nanoscience to Nanotechnology

Relativity and Cosmology

Exploring Black Holes

Quantum Theory and Its Applications

Elementary Particles - The Basic Building Blocks of Matter

Experiments in Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Introduction to Astrophysics

Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology

FREE Summer Arts Institute DUE: February 8, 2012

http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/summerarts.html

Summer Arts Institute Summer Arts Institute: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007| Donate Summer Arts Institute 2013 If you are interested in applying for Summer Arts Institute 2013, please click here to download the 2013 application. Completed and signed applications should be returned by mail to the address listed below. Applications must be received by 6 p.m. on Friday, February 8, 2013. Summer Arts Institute 333 7th Avenue, Room 801 New York, NY 10001 Contact us at summerarts@schools.nyc.gov or 212-356-8573 for further information.

Student Application for the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute

Student Application for the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute

High schools / Deadline: January 18, 2013

 

Applications for the 2013 Angelo del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PR/HYLY) program are now available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HYLI2013.

 

The institute begins in January and is open to juniors and seniors of any Hispanic background. The program provides students with an opportunity to learn how a bill is passed in Congress and culminates in a free weekend trip to Albany. Students also learn resume-writing, debating, and leadership skills. Please urge all eligible students to participate in this exceptional and free program. For more information, contact Miguel Cordero at Mcordero@schools.nyc.gov.

An opportunity at the American Museum of Natural History during NYS Regents week

http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/grades-9-12/digital-learning-week




During January, 2013 Regents Week, AMNH is offering four new day-long programs. Each is designed using various digital tools to explore different museum halls. We invite you to help us test them out.

Space is limited and will be given on a first come, first served basis. Applicants can apply to more than one of the four programs but placements will aim to include the largest number over the course of the week. No previous experience is required around either the digital tool or content area. Participating youth will be invited to be the first to test out AMNH’s new digital badging system and contribute to the new AMNH Youth Advisory.

Digital Learning Week

Follow Me: Margaret Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples (an AMNH Youth Audio Guide Program)

January 22, 2013

In Follow Me: Margaret Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples (an AMNH Youth Audio Guide Program), youth participants will prototype the development of a hall-based audio guide as science journalists. Working with a wide-range of museum staff experienced in both audio production and museum content, youth will learn about the Margaret Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples, use anthropological tools to conduct interviews with museum staff highlighting their unique perspectives on the exhibits, and use the social media app Audioboo to process and share their guides. This hall is important historically because of Margaret Mead and has become a recent draw for young visitors due to the popularity of the film character Dum Dum. By the end of the day, youth will have produced dozens of brief sound clips that will be aggregated into a prototype of an audio tour.

Digital Learning Week

Virtual Wonder Cabinets

January 23, 2013

In Virtual Wonder Cabinets, youth participants will design their own virtual museum exhibit. With a special focus on the Akeley Hall of African Mammals (and including the other halls featuring nature dioramas), youth will come to understand and appreciate the history, purposes, and wonder of a natural history diorama, learn how to arrange museum content into a compelling scientific narrative for public education, and present their work through an online multi-media presentation. This program aims to combine the power of objects and the importance of science with an inherent sense of wonder.

Digital Learning Week

Morpholution

January 24, 2013

In Morpholution, youth participants will be introduced to the practices used by evolutionary scientists in Morphobank, a web application for conducting phylogenetics or cladistics research on morphology. Youth will explore how the tool is used by scientists to document and communicate evolutionary data and will generate evolutionary trees based on their own data collected throughout the day.

Digital Learning Week

FoodCraft

January 25, 2013

In FoodCraft, youth participants will explore the science and politics of food through playing the video game, Minecraft (no previous experience required), and the new AMNH exhibit Our Global Kitchen: Food, Natute, Culture. More specifically, challenges to food production, preparation, trade, and transportation will be encountered in historical and present day simulations, such as a pre-Columbian Aztec marketplace, illustrating the vital and complex role that food plays in our lives.

 

Whitney Museum of American Art Artists and Writers Program... Due 1/25/2013

http://whitney.org/Education/Teens/GetInvolved

Whitney Museum of American Art

http://whitney.org/Education/Teens/GetInvolved

Youth Insights currently offers two free, semester-long after-school programs each spring and fall for 10th through 12th grade New York City high school students:

YI ARTISTS

The Youth Insights Artists program brings teens together with contemporary artists, providing opportunities to work collaboratively, discuss art critically, think creatively, and make art inspired by this exchange. YI Artists meet on Wednesday afternoons from 4 to 6:30 pm.

YI WRITERS

In the Youth Insights Writers program, teens work closely with contemporary artists to explore art and the connections between art and text through critical and creative writing. YI Writers meet on Tuesday afternoons from 4 to 6:30 pm.

DATES & DEADLINES

YOUTH INSIGHTS APPLICATIONS FOR SPRING 2013

Youth Insights (YI) is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2013 term, February-May 2013. Apply online here.

Applications are due Friday, January 25, 2013 by midnight.

YI Writers meet on Tuesday afternoons from 4–6:30 pm

YI Artists meet on Wednesday afternoons from 4–6:30 pm