Kathi O Leary Summer Photo photography camp

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: Kathi O Leary Summer Photo
photography camp

Focus: It was a camp to teach you how to become a better photographer.

Age Eligibility: high school

Financial aid available?: Not sure

Description from student participant: I love the teacher( I've gone there for
3 years) and you have access to nice computers and editing softwares, and many
opportunities to take good pictures

Where is the program: San Francisco

Length: 1 week or less

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Chloe Craig-Lotito '20

The Oberlin Dance Collective

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: ODC (The Oberlin Dance Collective)

Focus: Dance

Age Eligibility: rising 9th graders (summer after 8th grade), rising 10th graders (summer after 9th grade), rising 11th graders (summer after 10th grade), rising 12th graders (summer after 11th grade), You must qualify or try out

Financial aid available?: Yes

Description from student participant: It was a nice experience to collaborate with other dancers and learn different dance forms. You also have a chance to choreograph and make solos for you and other people. The dance forms in this camp include, Contemporary, Ballet, Partnering, African, and hip hop. However, they mostly focus on Ballet and Contemporary. 

Where is the program: 351 Shotwell St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Length: 2-3 weeks

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Isis Queen '21

Interlochen Center for the Arts

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: Interlochen Center for the Arts

Focus: Visual Arts

Age Eligibility: rising 9th graders (summer after 8th grade), rising 10th graders (summer after 9th grade), rising 11th graders (summer after 10th grade), rising 12th graders (summer after 11th grade), You must qualify or try out

Financial aid available?: Not sure

Description from student participant: The program was well-funded, teachers were passionate about their subjects, and every student was recognized as an individual. Interlochen also focuses on students applying to art schools, has art portfolio reviews, and representatives from art schools across the country visit. 

Where is the program: Northwestern Michigan

Length: 3-5 weeks

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Emma Giometti '21

Young Performers' Theatre

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: Young Performers' Theatre

Focus: Excelling my abilities to act.

Age Eligibility: rising 9th graders (summer after 8th grade), Whatever age, if the week you want to go to allows you to participate.

Financial aid available?: Not sure

Description from student participant: The community is great, the teaching is great, the theater is great as well.

Where is the program: Fort Mason Center; 2 Marina Blvd, Building C, Fort Mason Center

Length: 2-3 weeks

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Dasha Vyn '21

ID tech camp, Stanford

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: ID tech camp, Stanford

Focus: Video game design and technology

Age Eligibility: rising 9th graders (summer after 8th grade), rising 10th graders (summer after 9th grade), rising 11th graders (summer after 10th grade), rising 12th graders (summer after 11th grade)

Financial aid available?: Not sure

Description from student participant: The counselors are awesome and it's geek heaven, with all the geek culture involved with the program

Where is the program: Standford, but it has programs all over the place. However, the Stanford installment is universally thought of as the best.

Length: 3-5 weeks

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Harry Levinson '21

American Conservatory Theater

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: American Conservatory Theater

Focus: Acting

Age Eligibility: rising 9th graders (summer after 8th grade), rising 10th graders (summer after 9th grade), rising 11th graders (summer after 10th grade), rising 12th graders (summer after 11th grade)

Financial aid available?: Not sure

Description from student participant: I would suggest this program to others because it pushes you out of your comfort zone in a safe advisement. There is usually a very diverse group of children in each class. 

Where is the program: San Francisco

Length: 2-3 weeks

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Natalia Cuyler

San Francisco Ballet Summer Intensive

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: San Francisco Ballet Summer Intensive

Focus: Ballet

Age Eligibility: rising 9th graders (summer after 8th grade), rising 10th graders (summer after 9th grade), rising 11th graders (summer after 10th grade), rising 12th graders (summer after 11th grade), You must qualify or try out

Financial aid available?: Yes

Description from student participant: We had dance classes from 9 to 5

Where is the program: San Francisco Ballet School

Length: 3-5 weeks

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Hana Butler '21

Sae Jong Camp (at Camp Westminster)

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: Sae Jong Camp (at Camp Westminster)

Focus: Korean-American culture

Age Eligibility: Rising 9th graders (summer after 8th grade), rising 10th graders (summer after 9th grade), rising 11th graders (summer after 10th grade), rising 12th graders (summer after 11th grade)

Financial aid available?: Yes

Description from student participant: At camp there's never a dull moment. The classes teach us about aspects of Korean culture that you won't learn in a history classroom. The campgrounds by the lake are beautiful and the campers and counselors are great to be around. The whole experience of being around other Korean Americans at Sae Jong Camp for a week is enlightening and can barely be described with words.

Where is the program: Camp Westminster, 116 Westminster Dr, Roscommon, MI 48653

Length: 1 week or less

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Owen Shin '20

California State Summer School for the Arts

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: California State Summer School for the Arts

Focus: Summer art school

Age Eligibility: rising 9th graders (summer after 8th grade), rising 10th graders (summer after 9th grade), rising 11th graders (summer after 10th grade), rising 12th graders (summer after 11th grade), You must qualify or try out, summer 12th grade

Financial aid available?: Yes

Description from student participant: It is a highly intensive summer art program taught by college art professors

Where is the program: In California

Length: 2-3 weeks

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Claire Garlington '19

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: ACLU Summer Advocacy Institute 

Focus: Advocacy and policy 

Age Eligibility: rising 11th graders (summer after 10th grade), rising 12th graders (summer after 11th grade), You must qualify or try out

Financial aid available?: Yes

Description from student participant: Highlights of this program were hearing from the amazing speakers at the ACLU and going to all of the museums in D.C. 

Where is the program: The program took place in Washington D.C. Half of us stayed in Arlington Virginia at a hotel and half of us stayed at the Georgetown Campus in D.C. proper.

Length: 1 week or less

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Ruby Bleskacek '19

Broadway Artists Alliance

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: Broadway Artists Alliance

Focus: Musical Theatre

Age Eligibility: rising 9th graders (summer after 8th grade), rising 10th graders (summer after 9th grade), rising 11th graders (summer after 10th grade), rising 12th graders (summer after 11th grade), You must qualify or try out

Financial aid available?: Yes

Description from student participant: Its an amazing experience to work with working Broadway professionals and industry members and develop your triple threat skills. You have to audition for the program and you are accepted in a certain major (Acting, Voice, or Dance). For the last session (which I attended) there is a final showcase on an off-broadway stage. I met a lot of amazing people and learned a ton.

Where is the program: New York City (just south of midtown) at Ripley Grier Studios.

Length: 1 week or less

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Ava Litchfield '19

Babson College Summer Study: Entrepreneurial Development Experience

Type of Program:  Summer Enrichment Program or Camp

What is official name of the program: Babson College Summer Study: Entrepreneurial Development Experience 

Focus: Entrepreneurship and Business with end goal of pitching a new business venture

Age Eligibility: rising 11th graders (summer after 10th grade), rising 12th graders (summer after 11th grade), You must qualify or try out

Financial aid available?: yes

Description from student participant: It was a great introduction to entrepreneurship and business. There is such a diverse group of students from around the world which enriched the experience even more. This program was also very helpful in dealing with group work that you would encounter in the work world. 

Where is the program: Babson College in Whelsley Massachusetts 

Length: 3-5 weeks

Bay Students who have participated (if email is included, they are happy

to email or talk to you about the program): Rachel Steinberg '18