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Summer Opportunities
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The list is provided to inspire you to investigate your options. There are many additional opportunities out there!
Oregon-based Summer Programs
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BodyVox workshops and intensives for dancers (beginner-advanced)
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Building Camps for girls are sponsored by Oregon Tradeswomen
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Catlin Gabel Summer Programs including a workshop on college essay writing, the Elana Gold '93 Memorial Environmental Restoration Project and the PLACE urban studies programs, which use a social justice approach to experiential education and real-world learning to raise the stakes for children and youth to share their voice and lead.
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Cyber Camps offer a week of hands-on projects related to the growing field of cybersecurity, coed and a girls only options
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Fire Fighter Camp for Girls
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Free Geek’s volunteers bring home a computer after 24 hours of volunteering
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iDTech, a national tech education company, offers STEM education on the Lewis & Clark campus
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Mercy Corps Summer Camp: International Development 101
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Multnomah County Library, join Summer Reads or volunteer at the library
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My Voice Music offers music lessons, classes, Hip Hop Lab and an Artist Mentorship Program
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NW Film Center, Film Camps for kids + teens (animation, green screen, media arts)
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NW Youth Corps offer Epic Oregon Summer Camping Weeks for 14-15 year olds and five week work experience/camping and a community service focused day program for 16-18 year olds.
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Oregon Episcopal School Summer Programs (including writing, geometry and visual arts): OES Summer Offerings
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OMSI’s Youth Volunteer Program: Teen Youth Alliance Thinkineers
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OMSI’s OMSI 9-12th Grade Summer Camps
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Open Signal offers media arts classes and workshops for teens
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Oregon College of Art & Craft offers pre-college intensives for artists in ceramics, metals, comics, fashion and more
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Oregon Department of Transportation’s Driver Education Teen Parent Resources
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Oregon State University’s pre-college summer programs
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Oregon State University’s Summer Experience in Science & Engineering for Youth provides education and research for girls and minorities interested in STEM fields
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Oregon Zoo has many volunteer opportunities for youth.
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Outward Bound's wilderness adventures (some Oregon rafting/mountain trips, most programs in other states)
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PDXtechies, iOS Programming Summer Camp
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PLACE, a youth civic engagement program with an urban planning focus
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Portland Center Stage, Summer Intensives
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Portland Community College, Summer Teen Program
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Portland Parks & Rec, Teen Force
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Portland State University’s Invention Bootcamp(free, four week program a foundation in the transportation industry and a chance to strengthen their STEM skills.
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Portland State University’s Transportation Institute (free, two week program for girls)
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Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) offers POWGirls filmmaking classes for girls
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Process Institute’s Summer Youth Leadership Intensive Leadership & Conflict Resolution Camp
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls
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Saturday Academy, offers a wide variety of hands-on classes and camps
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The CENTER (Create Engage Notice Teach Empower Remember) offers Exchange for Change , an exchange between urban and rural communities.
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Strangeland Family Youth Choral Academy
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Trackers Portland offers teen adventure camps
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Tryon Creek State Natural Area, Summer Volunteer
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University of Oregon Summer Music Camps
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Young Entrepreneur’s Business Camp, one week events at your choice of OSU, UO or the U of Portland
Volunteer Opportunities
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You can find summer volunteer opportunities at on the Service page of this RHS website.
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On the Hands-On Portland’s website you can type in your zip code or a keyword like computers or animals to find non-profits that need your time and talent.
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Volunteer Match is another great online resource for finding a cause or non-profit who needs your passion and drive.
College/Academic Summer Programs
Science Programs
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BU Research Internship Program
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Beaver Works Summer Institute
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Clark Scholar Program
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Carleton Computer Science Institute
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Carleton Summer Science Institute
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Garcia Summer Scholars
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High School Summer Science Research Program (HSSSRP)
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High School Honors Science/Mathematics/Engineering Program (HSHSP)
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International Summer School for Young Physicists (ISSYP)
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LaunchX at MIT
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LLRISE: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers
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Navy Science & Engineering Apprenticeship Program
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Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP)
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Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR)
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Student Science Training Program (SSTP)
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SSP (Summer Science Program)
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Science & Engineering for Minority Students at MIT - MITES
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RSI (Research Science Institute) at MIT
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University of St. Andrews International Summer Program
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Women in Technology
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WPI Stem Programs
Math Summer Programs
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Awesome Math
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Canada/USA Mathcamp
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Carleton Quantitative Reasoning Institute
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Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM)
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MathILy
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Mathworks at Texas State University
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Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS)
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Ross Mathematics Institute
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Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)
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Texas State Mathworks Honors Summer Math Camp
Music Summer Programs
Programs in Liberal Arts/Humanities
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Carleton College Summer Programs
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Duke Summer College
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Economics for Leaders
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Global Youth Village
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John’s College Great Books
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Lewis & Clark Fir Acres Creative Writing Workshop
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National Security Language Initiative for Youth through the Department of State
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Summer Language Academy at Middlebury
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School of the Arts Summer Institute
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Telluride Association Summer Programs
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US Department of State Student Internships
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World Affairs Seminar
Scholarship Programs
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Bank of America Student Leaders
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Girls on Ice
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Gettysburg Civil War Institute
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American Youth Leadership Programs through the Department of State
Visual Art Programs
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Cooper Union Summer Art Intensive
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Emerson College Summer Academy (Acting/ Theatre/Design, Animation, Journalism, TV, Film, Writing)
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Oregon School of Art and Craft
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Pacific Northwest College of Art
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Skidmore College Summer Studio Art
Programs Abroad
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