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Sally Ride Science Camps For Girls (Overnight Program w/ Commuter Option)
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Tidepools and Beach Trip
Students in the Marine Science groups excitedly explore the creatures living in the tidepools on the California coast.
Yes! We're at the beach
Strolling on the coast
Pose with seashells
Nature hike
Holding out a find for the camera
Counselor explains the microbiology of the sea urchin
On top of the world
From the beach back to the bus
Taking a break at the tidepools
Look at what I found
Watching for signs of life
Where did that elusive star fish go?
Oh what a beautiful day
Beach Bunnies
Check out this crab leg
A+ Summer Pre-College
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A+ Pre-College
A+ Summer Pre-College engages 11th and 12th grade students in college-level academic activities. Our comprehensive curriculum allows students to build and employ the higher-level thinking skills they will need to succeed in college. Over the course of 13 days, students will attend courses in College Writing, Reading and Research Methods, and Presentation Skills. Students will also receive seminars and lectures covering study skills necessary for college, such as time management, course/major selection, note taking and critical reading.
Bonfire evening fun
Friends Forever
Why are you taking my picture?
Get Ready For The Spike!
In front of the dorms
Designing a survey for research class
Writing feedback
Girls goofing around
Break time
Roomies
A+ Summer High School
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A+ High School
A+ Summer High School challenges rising 9th and 10th grade students with high-level academic activities that develop the skills needed for high school success and achievement. Over the course of 9 days, students will attend classes in advanced argumentative writing, critical reading, and logic/problem solving. Students will also receive seminars and lectures covering study skills and strategies such as time management, note taking and course planning.
Strike A Pose!
Happy campers
At the cactus garden
Director talks to students on basketball court
Ah the California palms
Rodin sculpture garden
In front of the Hoover tower
Classroom door in the main quad
In the main quad
Goofy scavenger hunt photo
A+ High School
Group Photo! What a wonderful, wonderful weather!
In front of the Branner dorms at Stanford
Relaxing in the shade!
Prickly campers
Fountain in front of Stanford library
Sculpture garden at Stanford
Close up of Hoover tower
Campers LOVE Rodin!
Stanford campus is full of fountains!
A+ Summer Middle School
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A+ Middle School
A+ Summer Middle School immerses students in an environment that encourages advanced thinking, creative problem solving, and a lifelong love of learning. For 7 days, students will explore their potential as inventors, detectives, and strategists. Interdisciplinary classes will strengthen students’ talents in reading, writing, math, and science, while pushing them to employ these skills in new and imaginative ways.
Capturing an Unforgettable Summer!
2007 A+ Middle Staff
A+ Middle Staff being goofy
Staying Cool at Stanford!
Unraveling a Mystery
Analyzing Handwriting
Analyzing Fingerprints
Designing a Future Energy Efficient Home
Lifelong Friends
Performing a Murder Mystery
Taking on a New Identity
Just Having Fun
Mousetrap Ending Revealed
Solving the Mystery
CAPC Day Camp
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CAPC Day Camp
A special day camp session of CAPC held at Palo Alto High School in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The walk to class
SAT practice exam
Campus tour at Stanford
Advice from the college counselor
Writing class
Buddies
Editing the personal statement
Break between classes
Lunchtime
CAPC Intensive
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CAPC Intensive
White water rafting
Scavenger hunt at UC Berkeley
Soccer game
Looking over an application with college counselor
Outdoor college counseling session
Harvard square campus tour
New friends
Before class at the International House
Rafting at CAPC Intensive
Two heads are better than one
Is this campus right for me?
CAPC boys
Cal campus
Picnic
Intensive campers out and about
Laundry time!
At Sather gate on the UC Berkeley campus
Touring campus
The Cal bear
Director in the dorms
College counseling session
High School Actors Workshop
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CAW High School
Actors
The Bay Area is known for the arts
Visiting the Golden Gate bridge
The actors dance
After class in the dorms
Computer Camp
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Computer Camp
Computer Camp gives students in grades 4-12 hands-on instruction to develop practical and creative computer skills. Students can attend specialized sessions of web design, JAVA programming and more.
Working on website design
Walking from lunch back to class
Updating the website
Excursion to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Making new friends
Getting some air in between classes
High school campers hang out on campus steps
Word processing workshop
Future Bill Gates on camp excursion
Hanging out in front of the dorms
Playing video games during downtime
Checking out the new operating system
Tutorial session
Video Production Camp
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Video Production
Getting an action shot with small camera
Storyboarding
We love film and video
Finalizing the soundtrack
Lighting workshop for indoor filming
Future Oscar winners...
Taking it easy
Action shot
Enjoying some downtime
Putting the final touches on a film
Video campers
Lecture on editing techniques
Young filmakers
Discussing a scene outside
Capturing a shot
Advanced Video Production
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Advanced Video Production
Testing the equipment
Video campers
Lighting demo
Video campers having fun
Video production
Filmakers take a break
Campers love trips to Jamba Juice at Stanford
Lead instructors give a demo
On the way to Cannes
Public Speaking Institute - Regular Program
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Public Speaking Institute
Public speakers at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Girls hanging out
Practice speech at high school PSI
Excursion day
PSI staff goofing around at the boardwalk
Drafting a persuasive speech
Walking to afternoon delivery class
Walk from dining hall to Stanford's main quad
Practice speeches
Brainstorming a topic
Impromptu speaking game
Heading back from the dining hall
Elementary Ed camper helping instructor
Middle school campers dancing
Discussing the last debate on the way back to the dorms
Listening to a friend's practice speech
More dancing
Public Speaking Institute - Advanced Program
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Advanced Public Speaking Institute
On campus
Hogging time in cross examination
Getting some last minute coaching
At the dining hall
Model congress speech
Working on debate case in the dorms
Slick talkers pose for a photo
Doing research for the debate
Playing cards in the evening
Free time in the dorms
Preparing for the final debate
Making lifelong friends
Excursion to the golden gate bridge
On the excursion
Cards in the dorms
Goofing around with new friends
American Legal Experience
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American Legal Experience
Argue before a jury of peers at the American Legal Experience. ALE uses mock trial activities as a fun and challenging way for high school students to learn public speaking and critical thinking skills.
Making a sound legal argument
ALE students with famous supreme court claimants
All camp lecture
Roomates hanging out between classes
Strategizing for the mock trial under the sun
Cross examination
Preparing the opening statement in the dorms
Staff smiles
Shirt signing on the last day of camp
Prep Camp Excel
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Prep Camp Excel
Excel prepares 9th-10th grade students to succeed to their full potential in high school while getting a taste of life on a college campus. Participants will develop academic essay writing skills, get test taking practice and training (including PSAT practice tests) and work on study and presentation skills to improve classroom performance.
PSAT math class
Campers
Excel campers on campus
Excel campers do a scavenger hunt on the Cal campus
Excel!
Hanging out in the dorms
Campers with Cal bear
Excel-ence
Playing cards after class
Trying on hats at the mall
Just hanging out
Excel buddies out and about
Roommates in the dorm lounge
Emerging Writers Institute
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Emerging Writers Institute
Live the literary life at UC Berkeley with the Emerging Writers Institute. EWI develops and supports students. imaginative writing of poetry, plays, fiction, and nonfiction. Students in grades 10-12 will be challenged technically and artistically through guided daily writing workshops, one-on-one instructor evaluations, presentations of their work, and field trips throughout the literary Bay Area.
Bathtub Reading at the Beat Museum
Getting Inspired by Bay Area Art and Architecture
Receiving One-on-One Feedback
Touring City Lights Books in San Francisco
Exploring Literary San Francisco
Cable car goof
Visiting the Victorians in the City
Workshopping in Fiction Class
Literary Murder Mystery Party
Sally Ride Science Camps for Girls (Day Camp)
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Sally Ride Science Day Camp
Special day camp session of the Sally Ride Science Camp for Girls held at California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Talent show
Fish dissection
Groupwork
Guest speaker
Checking out an old computer chip
Making friends
Building robots
Robot construction
Registration day
Fish dissection
Fingerprint analysis activity
Microscopes
ePrep Online SAT Annual Subscription
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ePrep
Online SAT preparation offered in partnership with ePrep.
ePrep Online SAT Basic
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ePrep
Online SAT preparation offered in partnership with ePrep.
Public Speaking Institute - Drama Focus Week
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CAW Middle School
Morning warmups
Acting at UC Berkeley
On stage
Mystery Acting
Improv game
Middle School Workshop
Cal campus
Optional Group Flight (ECCT)
Optional Group Flight (CCT)
Required Tax Forms
Stanford Forms
Summer Focus at UC Berkeley
Young Authors: Short Story Fiction
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Short Story Fiction
Short story fiction at DaVinci Day Camp
Folklore and Fairytales: Story Writing
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Folklore and Fairytales
Folklore and Fairytales Workshop - DaVinci Day Camp
Speech Masters: Presenting with Fun, Drama and Applause
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Speech Masters
Speech Masters workshop at DaVinci Day Camp
The Player’s Gavel: Theatrical Mock Trial
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Player's Gavel: Mock Trial Workshop
Player's Gavel: Mock Trial Workshop at DaVinci Day Camp
Wings of Icarus: Exploring Flight
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Wings of Icarus
Wings of Icarus - DaVinci Day Camp
Masons of Old: Medieval Design
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Masons of Old
Masons of Old - DaVinci Day Camp
Bards of Melzi: Creative Communication
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Bards of Melzi
Bards of Melzi Workshop at DaVinci Day Camp
Intrepid Explorers: Science Discovered
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Intrepid Explorers
Intrepid Explorers Workshop at DaVinci Day Camp
East Coast College Tour
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East Coast College Tour
This chaperoned trip allows 10-12th graders to visit ten prestigious colleges over the course of 7 days. The tour begins in Boston and includes NY and DC. Chaperoned flight options from the West Coast are available. ECCT is a great mix of education, culture and fun.
First tour of the day
On the charter bus from Boston to Providence
Resting on campus steps
Tour goes to Times Square
Checking out the landmarks
Harvard square
Comparing classroom buildings
Campus tour
Touring campus
Goodbye hugs on the final day
Strolling through campus
Riding the T
Eating lunch on campus
Tour at University of Maryland
Just arrived on campus
California College Tour
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East Coast College Tour
This chaperoned trip allows 10-12th graders to visit ten prestigious colleges over the course of 7 days. The tour begins in Boston and includes NY and DC. Chaperoned flight options from the West Coast are available. ECCT is a great mix of education, culture and fun.
First tour of the day
On the charter bus from Boston to Providence
Resting on campus steps
Tour goes to Times Square
Checking out the landmarks
Harvard square
Comparing classroom buildings
Campus tour
Touring campus
Goodbye hugs on the final day
Strolling through campus
Riding the T
Eating lunch on campus
Tour at University of Maryland
Just arrived on campus