Extracurricular
Programs

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Bank Of America

Bank of America Student Leader

Bank of America Student Leader

The program connects over 300 high school juniors and seniors from more than 100 communities annually, offering paid internships with local nonprofits and participation in a national leadership summit, thereby providing them with practical work and life experience.

TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science)

TEAMS Competition

TEAMS Competition

Original academic and innovative concepts are developed for the TEAMS competition based on the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, or other engineering challenges. Undertaking these challenges requires critical job-readiness skills, such as collaboration, analytical thinking, and multi-dimensional problem solving.

MathLeague

MathLeague.Org Contests

MathLeague.Org Contests

The mathleague.org program includes a number of services focused on enhancing the quality and quantity of competitive mathematical opportunities available to students everywhere. We offer a variety of programs for students in grades 3-12.

ImPactful

mPactful Teen Innovation Sandbox

ImPactful Teen Innovation Sandbox

The ImPactful Teen Innovation Sandbox pilot was a week-long spring camp experience for Linda Vista teenagers to engage in social good innovation. This unique partnership between the Jacobs Institute, Cloudcast Media, and the San Diego County Office of Education combines design thinking, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and podcasting to promote civic engagement and create local impact.

The Theatre Lab

The Theatre Lab Teen Program

The Theatre Lab Teen Program

Each summer more than 100 young people from all over the metropolitan area take part in The Theatre Lab’s acting, performance, and musical theatre institutes for teens. We offer serious theatre training taught by seasoned teachers and theatre professionals in a unique environment that’s friendly, supportive, and fun. Teens throw themselves into The Theatre Lab’s programs with abandon. At the end of every session students tell us they’ve grown over the summer—both as artists and as people.

Telluride Association

Telluride Association Summer Seminar

Telluride Association Summer Seminar

If you participate in TASS, you will attend a three-hour college-level class each weekday, which will typically include discussions, small-group work, lectures by faculty, and other activities. You will be expected to read books and articles, view films and art, and participate in other class activities. You will also write essays during the summer, with help and feedback from the instructor team.

Artists For Humanity (AFH)

2024 AFH Artists Fellowship

Artists for Humanity

The 2024 Fellowship empowers both AFH alumni and local artists to amplify their voices, bridging traditional and digital realms while fostering career growth and creative innovation.

AIM Institute

Youth In Tech

Youth In Tech

Shaping tomorrow’s diverse tech workforce means starting today. AIM’s Youth in Tech program provides exciting technology learning experiences with partner organizations for students ages 7-17, helping them envision a future in a tech career.

FIRST

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)

FIRST Robotics Competition

FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a global nonprofit (501(c)(3)) organization that prepares young people for the future through a suite of inclusive, team-based robotics programs for ages 4-18 (PreK-12). Our programs are suitable for schools or structured afterschool activities and receive support from a vast network of volunteers, educators, and sponsor/donors, including over 200 Fortune 500 companies.

Vision Tech Camps

Vision Tech Program

Vision Tech Program

Vision Tech offers an innovative and personalized experience for all students featuring programs that teach teens about coding, engineering skills, building robots, creating their own video games, and more.

Future Founders

Future Founders Community

Future Founders

Future Founders is building the nation’s largest inclusive community of intentional young entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial-minded leaders. Our programs immerse youth in experiences that inspire and empower them to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset and create their own opportunity.

Prequel

BETA Camp

BETA Camp

BETA Camp is a Virtual entrepreneurship program where teens build a real business – from ideation to revenue. It is a hands-on summer program, but it is required to pay a tuition.