Summer Camps and Jobs
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Summer Camp List
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Camps for Elementary School-Age Students
Program
Cost
Contact/Registration
826 Boston Creative Writing Workshop
Virtual Programming
An opportunity for students to develop their writing skills in a fun, virtual, and safe environment to foster creativity and community.
FREE
Agassiz Village Summer Camp
Virtual Programming
Agassiz Village is a summer camp in Poland, Maine. Fun and daily activities designed with traditional summer camp memories in mind. The goal of this program is to raise camper self-awareness and develop specific leadership skills and values.
FREE
abahi@agassizvillage.org or 781-860-0200 ext. 1005
American Chinese Christian Education Social Services, Inc. (ACCESS)
Virtual ProgrammingOur focus is on regaining the lost learning time in school through daily English language arts and mathematics lessons in the mornings and enrichment specialties in the afternoons. We will have paper materials ready for each session to deliver or mail to your child. Each day’s work will be clearly labeled and sealed so that your child knows what packet to use when.
$900/3 weeks. Vouchers and Scholarships available.
ASA Hoops
On Location
ASA Hoops is a year-round operation offering clinics, classes, camps, and AAU. Summer camps are still fluid for many facilities and gyms as they decide if they will open. We will list camp by town and will note if our gym rental is confirmed or pending. Customers who register for a pending location will be refunded if canceled.
$300 to $400
Brendan Smith, Coachb@asahoops.com,
617-909-5990
Boston Public Schools
Virtual Programming
Each child receives a school kit each week with all the materials needed to participate in online learning. The kits are distributed at local BPS food sites and include materials such as scissors, legos, clay, paper handouts, and books. The Summer Early Focus program builds on children's learning during the school year. One BPS teacher supports up to 10 students in each virtual classroom. Students engage in high-quality instructional practices, take virtual field trips, and have structured and unstructured play opportunities with the materials distributed in the weekly kits.
FREE, attendance for all 25 days is required
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Boston Scores
Virtual Programming
BPS teachers work collaboratively using the District’s Expeditionary Learning curriculum to make our project-based academic classes challenging, adventurous, meaningful, and fun. They will use playgrounds, the surrounding communities, and special visitors as an extension of their class.
Boston Scores use the U.S. Soccer Foundations’ Soccer For Success curriculum, which blends fun technical instruction with nutritional education. Soccer and other sports-based activities engage students, who have the choice to participate in either athletics or enrichment activities.
FREE
Eve Hewins, eveh@bostonscores.org or Nelson Reyes, nelson@bostonscores.org
Boys and Girls Club of Boston - Hennigan Club
Virtual Programming
The Hennigan Club provides ELA and Math instruction in the morning and enrichment activities in the afternoon. Students participate in a variety of programming including Athletics, Tech, Art, and Social Recreation.
FREE Josh Davis, jdavis@bgcb.org
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Community Music Center of Boston
Virtual Programming
SummerARTS 2020 is online this summer. Children will enjoy singing, song-games and dances, rhythm instrument playing, and instruction on specialty instruments. They will learn and create movement, play energetic games, and experience new dances and styles, including jazz, modern, hip-hop, and theatre dance. Children will explore drama through improvisation, pantomime, creating plays, drama games, and storytelling. Children will draw, paint, make prints, weave, create paper and clay sculpture, make masks, jewelry, and much more.
$600
Samantha Gambaccini,
SummerARTS Director,
Community Music Center of Boston
Virtual Programming
SummerMUSIC is a unique, culturally enriching three-week program that offers group instruction, community building, and multiple opportunities for developing skills, self-expression, and connection with peers. Young musicians currently will enjoy an exciting summertime experience while they study their instrument under the tutelage of the CMCB faculty. All students engage in a chamber music group. Students will have an opportunity to develop musicianship skills such as rhythm, ear training, and music theory, while also working on life skills like teamwork, creativity, and frustration tolerance.
$570
Michael DePasquale, Director of In-House Programs
617-482-7494 x23, summermusic@cmcb.org
or Ann Miklich, SummerMUSIC Director
617-482-7494 x20, miklich@cmcb.org
CrossRoads MA
Virtual Programming
Crossroads offers three, 2-week virtual camp sessions. The staff offers up to three hours of innovative and engaging online programs each day. There are age-appropriate, fun, and highly engaging content, including arts & crafts, physical fitness, exploration and discovery challenges, special guests, and innovative new takes on traditional camp activities.
FREE
Registration: Sheldine Jean-Baptiste, sheldine@crossroadsma.org
General questions: Elvira Teixeira, elvira@crossroadsma.org
or Will Ashworth, willa@crossroadsma.org
"e" inc
On Location
"e" inc’s Summer Science Discovery Program is back with all new topics and activities based out of the "e" inc. Discovery & Action Center in the Charlestown Navy Yard.
$425
French Cultural Center
Virtual Programming
A mix of French lessons, exercises, and fun interactive games, managed via Zoom, as well as daily hands-on projects to do at home. This is an immersive and interactive approach to learning French. Kids will embark on a virtual time-traveling adventure with René le Renard. Each week, we’ll accompany our fox friend and explore exciting locations in the French-speaking world, from the court of King Louis XIV at Versailles, to the studios of famous artists like Monet and Van Gogh, to the music festivals of Dakar, and Quebec City.
Rates vary for age and members/non-members
617-912-0400
Generation Teach, Inc.
Virtual Programming
The GT Virtual Academy is an academic acceleration summer program for Boston, Denver, Holyoke, and Providence students. Attendance is mandatory. This summer, students participate in math, reading, and law classes. In math, students solve real-world problems collaboratively. Reading class focuses on a fun novel. In law, students build critical thinking skills by analyzing and debating real law cases. Students build towards a cumulative project for each class. During whole group time, students build community and compete for daily and weekly drawings as they participate in individual and group challenges.
FREE
857-220-7240 or info@genteach.org
Girlstart
Virtual Programming
Girlstart created Summer Camp at Home for girls to be brave, creative, and curious as they engage in fun, hands-on STEM activities, explore different careers, and get inspired by pioneering women in STEM. Girls will receive: The Summer Camp at Home kit–this includes 15+ hands-on activity materials, a comprehensive engineering journal for self-guided discovery, a camp t-shirt, Girlstart swag, and even a tiny programmable robot for endless hours of fun. Digital video library to supplement her hands-on learning, available for your camper to view at any time.
$195/week
camps@girlstart.org or 512-915-5636
Hero Kids
Hybrid Programming, On Location, or all Virtual
We are a fully customizable sports program, offering 11 sports programs. Our team plans for you and collaborates with you to create a camp for your kids that fits all of your family’s needs and interests. Choose your Camp model from Hero Camp at Home, Hero Camp 1:1. Hero Virtual Camp and Hero Camp Hybrid and we will customize your child's summer camp.
Based on program and registration
857-400-8858
Horizons at Dedham Country Day
Virtual Programming
Horizons at Home provides daily instruction, combining learning time that takes place together online and opportunities for students to work at their own pace. Along with addressing the 'summer slide' and the `COVID slide', Horizons provides support to students completing their summer learning packets, while engaging them in exciting hands-on projects. Horizons is providing "Horizons at Home Kits," filled with STEAM activities, books, and learning materials.
FREE
Meredith Laban, mlaban@dcds.net or 781-915-2626
iConnect
Virtual Programming
Engaging online learning and recreation this summer for students in fifth to eighth grade. Project-centered and web-based approaches to math and English language arts, plus recreational activities. Students interact in small groups online. Prizes for academic achievement and for winning games.FREE
Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI-USA)
Virtual Programming
Students are grouped by grade in the morning to work in small groups in mathematics and English language arts with individual tutoring, as needed, and hands-on experiential learning. In the afternoon, students participate in extra-curricular activities such as music, art, and physical fitness. Middle school students participate in hands-on STEAM programs in the mornings and join the extracurricular activities in the afternoons. Fridays are devoted to field trips and hosting visiting specialists who interact with the children and reinforce classroom learning.
$50/application fee.
$75/weekly.
Scholarships are available.
edner.cayemite@gmail.com; 617-910-8834
Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre
Virtual Programming
The Ballet at Home™ Summer Intensive Course© is intended for committed students who understand that current social restrictions do not have to prevent them from making the progress they typically expect from a live intensive summer program. Individualized instruction in ballet technique, conditioning, repertory, and creative independent assignments is given with the caring attention that is the hallmark of JMBT’s school. Participants receive a student instructional workbook and other course materials designed to optimize comprehensive ballet training.
With repertory class: $625
Without repertory class: $500
617-354-7467
Learn More Here
Deadline to submit A video is June 18Josiah Quincy Orchestra Program
Virtual Programming
An hour-long music class, 3 or 5 days a week. Students unleash their musical creativity and gain new skills in music composition, improvisation, and active listening in small group sessions. Plus, a private lesson each week.
$160-$400 / month. Financial assistance available
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Virtual and On Location, offered by locations
Camp Invention Connect™ takes our nationally acclaimed summer program, Camp Invention, and reinvents the experience to bring it into your home. It includes the 2020 Camp Invention curriculum, Elevate, through a set of four at-home activity kits that are packed full of materials and delivered to your home. The program provides hours of hands-on fun that encourages children to go outdoors and stretch their imaginations. All activities can be screen-free and child-led, keeping the need for parental involvement to a minimum. There are optional virtual collaboration sessions with a certified educator and other young inventors. This program gives kids the opportunity to become innovators through teamwork and immersive, hands-on creative problem-solving.
Virtually: $175. On Location: $285. Discounts available.
North End Music & Performing Arts Center
Virtual and On Location
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center leads with a strong focus on serving the North End, Charlestown, and surrounding neighborhoods of Boston by making quality music and arts programming accessible for all.
$75 to $355, depending on the program
info@nempacboston.org or 617-227-2270
Ocean Protection Advocacy Kids
July: Virtual Programming; August: On Location
Empowering youth to become curious ambassadors for the environment through the arts. Two virtual workshops are offered in July. Each day includes a break from the screen to help refresh everyone’s brains. The August programs are on location with social distancing protocols in place.
Varies on the program
Jeffrey Morgan, Executive Director, jmorgan@opakedu.org
203-521-9537
Paraclete
Virtual Programming
At Paraclete, our AmeriCorps teachers practice project and game-based activities that engage students and emphasize hands-on activities. Classes are kept small to provide students with adequate individual attention. The day has 30 minutes of reading and encourages a lifelong love of learning. Paraclete is here to support the students of South Boston. Our AmeriCorps teachers are working hard at Paraclete tutoring remotely. Summer activities run over Zoom.
FREE
Molly Zollo, Program Director, mzollo@paraclete.org or 617-268-5552.
Phillips Brooks House Association
Virtual Programming
The Summer Urban Program provides academic instruction and summer recreation to 750 children between the ages of 6 and 13.
$40 registration fee. Scholarships are available.
617-249-3293 or sup@pbha.org
S.T.E.A.M. Ahead
Virtual Programming
Our Summer Learning Academy is a virtual summer day program. The program will be held in conjunction with Boston Public Schools (BPS), the BPS Summer Learning Initiative, and our partners at Boston After Schools and Beyond. Curriculum for computer coding, ELA, and math is taught in our virtual classrooms. All exploratory S.T.E.A.M. learning is taught through our self-guided learning modules.
FREE
sySTEMic flow
Virtual Programming
The Get AHEAD program is for students who identify as black, Indigenous or a woman of color. sySTEMic Flow offers enrichment classes and skill-focused seminars that tackle social issues and allows participants to gain practical skills outside the classroom setting. Courses available are Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, and Trigonometry.
$450 - $600
978-552-8150 or contact@systemicflow.com
Deadline June 26
Tenacity
On Location or Virtual Programming
Our Summer Tennis & Reading Program (STRP) is held at 23 public parks across the city. Each age group meets for a three-hour session. Time is split between tennis/fitness and summer reading activities. Offered in partnership with the City of Boston, Tenacity’s STRP provides an enriching learning environment for city youth, keeping minds and bodies active during the summer recess.
FREE
617-562-0900 or tenacity@tenacity.org
UMass Boston
Virtual Programming
This Summer TAG | ALERTA offers an intensive five-week online summer learning academy. Students take academic classes in the morning and recreational activities in the afternoon. Our summer program offers high school and college students a summer job and also gives them a meaningful experience with rigorous training in teaching and youth development. Afternoon activities are lead by high school students, most of whom are TAG | ALERTA alumni. The program is specially designed for Latinx students but open to all students at BPS, with a component dedicated to English Learners.
FREE
617-287-7638, TAG@umb.edu or 857-301-7850
Due June 22
VietAID
On Location
VSPY is a youth program that serves the Dorchester community. Our program focuses on academics in the morning and enriching field trips/activities in the afternoon that builds on students’ social and emotional growth. This year we are reteaching what students are learning during their remote/online learning period. We are strengthening students' understanding of content in their previous grade so that they will be prepared for the upcoming school year. Our field trips strictly adhere to the CDC and WHO guidelines in order to ensure the safety of our students and their families.
Thanh Nguyen thanh@vietaid.org or 617-822-3717 x21
Application Due June 24
YMCA
Virtual Programming
Virtual Summer Learning Academy. A learning kit is provided to each student for 5 weeks of the curriculum in Math, English Language Arts, STEAM, and SocialEmotional Learning, enabling students to work independently at home while accessing teacher support. Family guides are provided.
$1,000/5 weeks Youth Builders Summer Camp
Virtual Programming
Youth and Family Enrichment Services offers a half-day program that focuses on the performing arts, such as singing, instrumental music, theatre, and dance. We'll also hold a daily "Virtual Adventure Time" that will include anything from virtual museum visits to creative writing and storytelling workshops to show-and-tell!.
$100/week, plus a $25 non-refundable enrollment fee Mishella Etienne-Campbell,
781-964-7557 or
metienne-campbell@yofes.orgRegister Here by July 10
Zoo New England
Virtual Programming
Summer Learning at Franklin Park Zoo is a 5-week, academic program for students entering 4th or 5th grade. This program prepares students for the upcoming school year academically and offers a unique summer experience with opportunities to learn about zoo animals up-close and go behind the scenes with zookeepers.
FREE Rebecca Nuske, 617-989-2683 or rnuske@zoonewengland.org
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Camps for Middle School-Age Students
Program
Cost
Contact/Registration
Access to Language Studies
Virtual Programming
Pursue educational opportunities not typically available at schools. Students dive deeper into topics such as Environmental Science, Creative Writing, Film Production, Music History, US College Preparation, Art Appreciation, and Personal Finance.
$430
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Virtual Programming
Youth will create, design, rehearse, and perform Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, with social distancing embraced at the heart of the process. Public online performances will be the culmination of a month-long intensive collaboration.
$900, scholarships available
Mike, mfw@actorsshakespeareproject.org; Lindsay, lindsay@actorsshakespeareproject.org; 617-241-2200
Agassiz Village Summer Camp
Virtual Programming
Agassiz Village is a summer camp in Poland, Maine. Fun and daily activities designed with traditional summer camp memories in mind. The goal of this program is to raise camper self-awareness and develop specific leadership skills and values.
FREE
abahi@agassizvillage.org or 781-860-0200 ext. 1005
AHEAD Analytics Head Start
Virtual Programming
An enrichment program for young minds to take a deeper look into the exciting world of data mining and data visualization. Fees include the program, textbook, software, and lunch provided each day. It is required that students bring their own laptops and charger each day.
$500
bethany@analyticsheadstart.com
617-453-8524 info@analyticsheadstart.comAmerican Chinese Christian Education Social Services, Inc. (ACCESS)
Virtual ProgrammingOur focus is on regaining the lost learning time in school through daily English language arts and mathematics lessons in the mornings and enrichment specialties in the afternoons. We will have paper materials ready for each session to deliver or mail to your child. Each day’s work will be clearly labeled and sealed so that your child knows what packet to use when.
$900/3 weeks. Vouchers and Scholarships available.
ASA Hoops
On Location
ASA Hoops is a year-round operation offering clinics, classes, camps, and AAU. Summer camps are still fluid for many facilities and gyms as they decide if they will open. We will list camp by town and will note if our gym rental is confirmed or pending. Customers who register for a pending location will be refunded if canceled.
$300 to $400
Brendan Smith, Coachb@asahoops.com,
617-909-5990
Big Picture Art House
On Location
Part camp, part art class. Photography around Boston and editing & relaxing at the home teaching space near the Franklin Park Zoo. Downtime: Wii, board games, basketball hoop, Netflix, cards.
$465; Girls Overnight: $1075
Boston College
Virtual Programming
Four two-week, fully online courses. Learning activities are taught by Boston College faculty. Students can expect classroom activities including discussions, virtual group work, faculty lectures, readings and videos, and individual assignments. Assignments and specific schedules vary depending upon course topics chosen. Details will be provided in the course syllabi coming soon.
$1,000
617-552-3800 or bce@bc.edu
Boston Debate League
Virtual Programming
August 17-28. Interactive fun and learning that promise to make you a better debater and leave you more informed on this year's important debate topic of Criminal Justice Reform. Learn from experienced coaches and expert debaters, as well as experts in the field of Criminal Justice Reform. There's also time for playing games, friendly competitions and building communities.
FREE
Deadline to apply is July 1
Boston University Boston ScoresVirtual Programming
BPS teachers work collaboratively using the District’s Expeditionary Learning curriculum to make our project-based academic classes challenging, adventurous, meaningful, and fun. They will use playgrounds, the surrounding communities, and special visitors as an extension of their class.
Boston Scores use the U.S. Soccer Foundations’ Soccer For Success curriculum, which blends fun technical instruction with nutritional education. Soccer and other sports-based activities engage students, who have the choice to participate in either athletics or enrichment activities.
FREE
Eve Hewins, eveh@bostonscores.org or Nelson Reyes, nelson@bostonscores.org
Boston University Summer Journalism
Virtual Programming
Boston University presents a virtual classroom experience for high school students interested in journalism, communications, or writing. Students get the opportunity to expand their skills and prepare for college.$1,200
busji@bu.edu or 617-353-5391
CitySprouts
Virtual Programming
CitySprouts Summer Program is a garden-focused STEM program. Through video meetings and other online formats, youth connect with and learn from CitySprouts instructors With guidance, youth learn skills such as growing plants, cooking, engineering, and designing and carrying out science experiments. Through hands-on activities and getting outside, youth will explore nature and food systems in their community. Upon completion of a Community Action Project, participants earn a $100 stipend.
FREE
Community Music Center of Boston
Virtual Programming
SummerMUSIC is a unique, culturally enriching three-week program that offers group instruction, community building, and multiple opportunities for developing skills, self-expression, and connection with peers. Young musicians currently will enjoy an exciting summertime experience while they study their instrument under the tutelage of the CMCB faculty. All students engage in a chamber music group. Students will have an opportunity to develop musicianship skills such as rhythm, ear training, and music theory, while also working on life skills like teamwork, creativity, and frustration tolerance.
$570
Michael DePasquale, Director of In-House Programs
617-482-7494 x23, summermusic@cmcb.org
or Ann Miklich, SummerMUSIC Director
617-482-7494 x20, miklich@cmcb.org
CrossRoads MA
Virtual Programming
Crossroads offers three, 2-week virtual camp sessions. The staff offers up to three hours of innovative and engaging online programs each day. There is age-appropriate, fun, and highly engaging content, including arts & crafts, physical fitness, exploration and discovery challenges, special guests, and innovative new takes on traditional camp activities.
FREE
Registration: Sheldine Jean-Baptiste, sheldine@crossroadsma.org
General questions: Elvira Teixeira, elvira@crossroadsma.org
or Will Ashworth, willa@crossroadsma.org
Generation Teach, Inc.
Virtual Programming
The GT Virtual Academy is an academic acceleration summer program for Boston, Denver, Holyoke, and Providence students. Attendance is mandatory. This summer, students participate in math, reading, and law classes. In math, students solve real-world problems collaboratively. Reading class focuses on a fun novel. In law, students build critical thinking skills by analyzing and debating real law cases. Students build towards a cumulative project for each class. During whole group time, students build community and compete for daily and weekly drawings as they participate in individual and group challenges.
FREE
857-220-7240 or info@genteach.org
Girlstart
Virtual Programming
Girlstart created Summer Camp at Home for girls to be brave, creative, and curious as they engage in fun, hands-on STEM activities, explore different careers, and get inspired by pioneering women in STEM. Girls will receive: The Summer Camp at Home kit–this includes 15+ hands-on activity materials, a comprehensive engineering journal for self-guided discovery, a camp t-shirt, Girlstart swag, and even a tiny programmable robot for endless hours of fun. Digital video library to supplement her hands-on learning, available for your camper to view at any time.
$195/week
camps@girlstart.org or 512-915-5636
Hero Kids
Hybrid Programming, On Location, or all Virtual
We are a fully customizable sports program, offering 11 sports programs. Our team plans for you and collaborates with you to create a camp for your kids that fits all of your family’s needs and interests. Choose your Camp model from Hero Camp at Home, Hero Camp 1:1. Hero Virtual Camp and Hero Camp Hybrid and we will customize your child's summer camp.
Based on program and registration
857-400-8858
Horizons at Dedham Country Day
Virtual Programming
This summer, Horizons at DCD is home-based. Horizons at Home provides daily instruction, combining learning time that takes place together online and opportunities for students to work at their own pace. Along with addressing the 'summer slide' and the `COVID slide', Horizons provides support to students completing their summer learning packets, while engaging them in exciting hands-on projects. Horizons is providing "Horizons at Home Kits," filled with STEAM activities, books, and learning materials.
FREE
Haris Kuljancic, hkuljancic@dcds.net or 781-915-2626
iConnect
Virtual Programming
Engaging online learning and recreation this summer for students in fifth to eighth grade. Project-centered and web-based approaches to math and English language arts, plus recreational activities. Students interact in small groups online. Prizes for academic achievement and for winning games.
FREE Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI-USA)
Virtual Programming
Students are grouped by grade in the morning to work in small groups in mathematics and English language arts with individual tutoring, as needed, and hands-on experiential learning. In the afternoon, students participate in extra-curricular activities such as music, art, and physical fitness. Middle school students participate in hands-on STEAM programs in the mornings and join the extracurricular activities in the afternoons. Fridays are devoted to field trips and hosting visiting specialists who interact with the children and reinforce classroom learning.
$50/application fee.
$75/weekly.
Scholarships are available.
edner.cayemite@gmail.com;
617-910-8834Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre
Virtual Programming
The Ballet at Home™ Summer Intensive Course© is intended for committed students who understand that current social restrictions do not have to prevent them from making the progress they typically expect from a live intensive summer program. Individualized instruction in ballet technique, conditioning, repertory, and creative independent assignments is given with the caring attention that is the hallmark of JMBT’s school. Participants receive a student instructional workbook and other course materials designed to optimize comprehensive ballet training.
With repertory class: $625
Without repertory class: $500
617-354-7467
Learn More Here
Deadline to submit a video is June 18Josiah Quincy Orchestra Program
Virtual Programming
An hour-long music class, 3 or 5 days a week. Students unleash their musical creativity and gain new skills in music composition, improvisation, and active listening in small group sessions. Plus, a private lesson each week.
$160-$400 / month. Financial assistance available Junior Achievement
Virtual ProgrammingJoin other high school students to ignite your entrepreneurial spirit, explore career options, learn about personal finance, network with business leaders, and collaborate with peers from different schools in Greater Boston.
FREE
Sue Ung, sung@janewenglang.org
The application deadline is June 19
Apply HereNorth End Music & Performing Arts Center
Virtual and On Location
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center leads with a strong focus on serving the North End, Charlestown, and surrounding neighborhoods of Boston by making quality music and arts programming accessible for all.
$75 to $355, depending on the program
info@nempacboston.org or 617-227-2270
Northeastern University
On Location
The Coastal Ocean Science Academy is a marine science summer day program that introduces and connects young people to local marine and coastal habitats and the factors that shape them. The program is based on MSC’s campus in Nahant and includes off-site field trips.
$600/5 days. $50 - optional shuttle service.
Emily Duwan, e.duwan@northeastern.edu or 781-581-7370 x373
Ocean Protection Advocacy Kids
July: Virtual Programming; August: On Location
Empowering youth to become curious ambassadors for the environment through the arts. Two virtual workshops are offered in July. Each day includes a break from the screen to help refresh everyone’s brains. The August programs are on location with social distancing protocols in place.
Varies on program
Jeffrey Morgan, Executive Director, jmorgan@opakedu.org
203-521-9537
Paraclete
Virtual Programming
At Paraclete, our AmeriCorps teachers practice project and game-based activities that engage students and emphasize hands-on activities. Classes are kept small to provide students with adequate individual attention. The day has 30 minutes of reading and encourages a lifelong love of learning. Paraclete is here to support the students of South Boston. Our AmeriCorps teachers are working hard at Paraclete tutoring remotely. Summer activities run over Zoom.
FREE
Molly Zollo, Program Director, mzollo@paraclete.org or 617-268-5552.
Phillips Brooks House Association
Virtual Programming
The Summer Urban Program provides academic instruction and summer recreation to 750 children between the ages of 6 and 13.
English Language Learners between the ages of 14-19 are served by the Refugee Youth Summer Enrichment Program$40 registration fee. Scholarships are available.
617-249-3293 or sup@pbha.org
Sociedad Latina STEAM Team
Virtual Programming
Education and enrichment to boost academic achievement, support STEAM engagement, build social-emotional skills, and explore careers. Youth receive support from STEM professionals, college tutors, and use STEAM to address community issues through hands-on project-based learning.
FREE S.T.E.A.M. Ahead
Virtual Programming
Our Summer Learning Academy is a virtual summer day program. The program will be held in conjunction with Boston Public Schools (BPS), the BPS Summer Learning Initiative, and our partners at Boston After Schools and Beyond. Curriculum for computer coding, ELA, and math is taught in our virtual classrooms. All exploratory S.T.E.A.M. learning is taught through our self-guided learning modules.
FREE
Students Help Students (SHS)
Virtual Programming
SHS is an organization of Boston Latin School students who strive to give middle school students the tools they need to expand their intellectual horizons and potential. We specialize in writing, journalism, STEM, visual arts, and peer mentoring, and strive to make our lessons as engaging and accessible as possible.
FREE
sySTEMic flow
Virtual Programming
The Get AHEAD program is for students who identify as black, Indigenous or a woman of color. sySTEMic Flow offers enrichment classes and skill-focused seminars that tackle social issues and allows participants to gain practical skills outside the classroom setting. Courses available are Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, and Trigonometry.
$450 - $600
Partial scholarships are available.
978-552-8150 or contact@systemicflow.com
Deadline July 7
Tenacity
On Location or Virtual Programming
Our Summer Tennis & Reading Program (STRP) is held at 23 public parks across the city. Each age group meets for a three-hour session. Time is split between tennis/fitness and summer reading activities. Offered in partnership with the City of Boston, Tenacity’s STRP provides an enriching learning environment for city youth, keeping minds and bodies active during the summer recess.
FREE
617-562-0900 or tenacity@tenacity.org
UMass Boston
Virtual Programming
This Summer TAG | ALERTA offers an intensive five-week online summer learning academy. Students take academic classes in the morning and recreational activities in the afternoon. Our summer program offers high school and college students a summer job and also gives them a meaningful experience with rigorous training in teaching and youth development. Afternoon activities are lead by high school students, most of whom are TAG | ALERTA alumni. The program is specially designed for Latinx students but open to all students at BPS, with a component dedicated to English Learners.
FREE
617-287-7638, TAG@umb.edu or 857-301-7850
Due June 22
VietAID
On Location
VSPY is a youth program that serves the Dorchester community. Our program focuses on academics in the morning and enriching field trips/activities in the afternoon that builds on students’ social and emotional growth. This year we are reteaching what students are learning during their remote/online learning period. We are strengthening students' understanding of content in their previous grade so that they will be prepared for the upcoming school year. Our field trips strictly adhere to the CDC and WHO guidelines in order to ensure the safety of our students and their families.
N/A Thanh Nguyen thanh@vietaid.org or 617-822-3717 x21
Application Due June 24
Youth Builders Summer Camp
Virtual Programming
Youth and Family Enrichment Services offers a half-day program that focuses on the performing arts, such as singing, instrumental music, theatre, and dance. We'll also hold a daily "Virtual Adventure Time" that will include anything from virtual museum visits to creative writing and storytelling workshops to show-and-tell!.
$100/week, plus a $25 non-refundable enrollment fee Mishella Etienne-Campbell,
781-964-7557 or
metienne-campbell@yofes.orgRegister Here by July 10
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Camps for High School-Age Students
Program
Cost
Contact/Registration
826 Boston College Essay Boot Camp
Virtual Programming
Get a head start on your college essay. Learn to brainstorm, outline, and draft/revise. Work one-on-one with trained writing tutors to bring your story to life.
FREE
Access to Language Studies
Virtual Programming
Pursue educational opportunities not typically available at schools. Students dive deeper into topics such as Environmental Science, Creative Writing, Film Production, Music History, US College Preparation, Art Appreciation, and Personal Finance.
$430
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Virtual Programming
Youth will create, design, rehearse, and perform Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, with social distancing embraced at the heart of the process. Public online performances will be the culmination of a month-long intensive collaboration.
$900, scholarships available
Mike, mfw@actorsshakespeareproject.org; Lindsay, lindsay@actorsshakespeareproject.org; 617-241-2200
Agassiz Village Summer Camp
Virtual Programming
Agassiz Village is a summer camp in Poland, Maine. Fun and daily activities designed with traditional summer camp memories in mind. The goal of this program is to raise camper self-awareness and develop specific leadership skills and values.
FREE
abahi@agassizvillage.org or 781-860-0200 ext. 1005
AHEAD Analytics Head Start
Virtual Programming
An enrichment program for young minds to take a deeper look into the exciting world of data mining and data visualization. Fees include the program, textbook, software, and lunch provided each day. It is required that students bring their own laptops and charger each day.
$500
bethany@analyticsheadstart.com, 617-453-8524, info@analyticsheadstart.com
Apprentice Learning
Virtual Programming
A paid career exploration program ($100/week stipend). Over five weeks, interns are introduced to opportunities in Boston’s professional world through a blend of career education activities and real-world experiences. Each week, you will prepare for workplace visits by engaging in group discussions on goal setting, values, as well as by practicing leadership, self-presentation, communication skills, and self-advocacy in the workplace and beyond.
FREE
Letta Neely, lneely@apprenticelearning.org
ASA Hoops
On Location
ASA Hoops is a year-round operation offering clinics, classes, camps, and AAU. Summer camps are still fluid for many facilities and gyms as they decide if they will open. We will list camp by town and will note if our gym rental is confirmed or pending. Customers who register for a pending location will be refunded if canceled.
$300 to $400
Brendan Smith, Coachb@asahoops.com,
617-909-5990
Big Picture Art House
On Location
Part camp, part art class. Photography around Boston and editing & relaxing at the home teaching space near the Franklin Park Zoo. Downtime: Wii, board games, basketball hoop, Netflix, cards.
$465; Girls Overnight: $1075
Boston College
Virtual Programming
Four two-week, fully online courses. Learning activities are taught by Boston College faculty. Students can expect classroom activities including discussions, virtual group work, faculty lectures, readings and videos, and individual assignments. Assignments and specific schedules vary depending upon course topics chosen. Details will be provided in the course syllabi coming soon.
$1,000
617-552-3800 or bce@bc.edu
Boston Debate League
Virtual Programming
August 17-28. Interactive fun and learning that promise to make you a better debater and leave you more informed on this year's important debate topic of Criminal Justice Reform. Learn from experienced coaches and expert debaters, as well as experts in the field of Criminal Justice Reform. There's also time for playing games, friendly competitions and building communities.
FREE
Deadline to apply is July 1
Boston University Summer Journalism
Virtual Programming
Boston University presents a virtual classroom experience for high school students interested in journalism, communications, or writing. Students get the opportunity to expand their skills and prepare for college.
$1,200
busji@bu.edu or 617-353-5391
Community Rowing Inc.
On Location
CRI is offering sculling programming in single-person shells this summer. Learning to row or developing skills in a single-person boat offers a highly engaging opportunity for new rowers to begin their introduction to the sport. They learn and practice the basics of the rowing stroke, balance, and navigation in stable, single person shells. CRI offers two youth recreational summer programs - Summer Learn to Scull and Summer Skills. These are 2-hour sessions that meet twice per week and run for 2 weeks. Class sizes are small and may fill up quickly
FREE for BPS students
Hero Kids
Hybrid Programming, On Location, or all Virtual
We are a fully customizable sports program, offering 11 sports programs. Our team plans for you and collaborates with you to create a camp for your kids that fits all of your family’s needs and interests. Choose your Camp model from Hero Camp at Home, Hero Camp 1:1. Hero Virtual Camp and Hero Camp Hybrid and we will customize your child's summer camp.
Based on program and registration
857-400-8858
Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre
Virtual Programming
The Ballet at Home™ Summer Intensive Course© is intended for committed students who understand that current social restrictions do not have to prevent them from making the progress they typically expect from a live intensive summer program. Individualized instruction in ballet technique, conditioning, repertory, and creative independent assignments is given with the caring attention that is the hallmark of JMBT’s school. Participants receive a student instructional workbook and other course materials designed to optimize comprehensive ballet training.
With repertory class: $625
Without repertory class: $500
617-354-7467
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Deadline to submit a video is June 18Josiah Quincy Orchestra Program
Virtual Programming
An hour-long music class, 3 or 5 days a week. Students unleash their musical creativity and gain new skills in music composition, improvisation, and active listening in small group sessions. Plus, a private lesson each week.
$160-$400 / month. Financial assistance available
Junior Achievement
Virtual Programming
Join other high school students to ignite your entrepreneurial spirit, explore career options, learn about personal finance, network with business leaders, and collaborate with peers from different schools in Greater Boston.
FREE
Sue Ung, sung@janewenglang.org
The application deadline is June 19
MassART
Virtual Programming
MassArt’s Pre-College Summer Studios program is for the young artist who is serious about their work. For 11-12 grade students, there is a four-week intensive experience in art-making and critical thinking. Students develop the discipline required to achieve excellence in their artistic endeavors and produce work for their portfolios.
Pre-College students attend three core courses–2D Fundamentals, 3D Fundamentals, and Issues and Images–to strengthen the foundational skills that students need if they are choosing to pursue higher education in the visual arts. Students also take one elective that begins the third week of the program and meets for the remainder of the program.
$3,060
Northeastern University
On Location
The Coastal Ocean Science Academy is a marine science summer day program that introduces and connects young people to local marine and coastal habitats and the factors that shape them. The program is based on MSC’s campus in Nahant and includes off-site field trips.
$1,200/5 days. $100 - optional shuttle service.
Emily Duwan, e.duwan@northeastern.edu or 781-581-7370 x373
Ocean Protection Advocacy Kids
July: Virtual Programming; August: On Location
Empowering youth to become curious ambassadors for the environment through the arts. Two virtual workshops are offered in July. Each day includes a break from the screen to help refresh everyone’s brains. The August programs are on location with social distancing protocols in place.
Varies on the program.
Jeffrey Morgan, Executive Director, jmorgan@opakedu.org
203-521-9537
Phillips Brooks House Association
Virtual Programming
The Summer Urban Program provides academic instruction and summer recreation. English Language Learners between the ages of 14-19 are served by the Refugee Youth Summer Enrichment Program.
$40 registration fee. Scholarships are available.
617-249-3293 or sup@pbha.org
Sociedad Latina Summer ALAS
Virtual Programming
Academy for Latinos Achieving Success (ALAS) is a paid summer internship program that combines college access support and workforce development training through academic support and enrichment activities. This is a safe, welcoming space that prepares high school students for postsecondary success in college and the workforce.
FREE
Suffolk University
Virtual Programming
Pre-College is a fun and affordable way for high school students to study art and design at the college level and get connected with Boston’s art and design scene.
This course is offered online and gives students a taste of the visual basics that all artists and designers must know. Students in the program receive college-level instruction, projects, and critiques, and develop online learning skills in a visual-arts context. Included is studies in Drawing and 2D/3D Design. Projects employ a mix of digital and hand-based approaches.
$795 + $100/supplies
Synavoice
Virtual Programming
SynaVoice SOL is a pop-up camp developed to provide high school students with a stimulating summer experience. Each one-week session focuses on a specific area of interest or topic that engages students and expands their horizons. The daily sessions end at noon each day.
$350 - $400
sySTEMic flow
Virtual Programming
The Get AHEAD program is for students who identify as black, Indigenous or a woman of color. sySTEMic Flow offers enrichment classes and skill-focused seminars that tackle social issues and allows participants to gain practical skills outside the classroom setting. Courses available are Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, and Trigonometry.
$450 - $600
Partial scholarships are available.
978-552-8150 or contact@systemicflow.com
Deadline July 7
Tenacity
On Location or Virtual Programming
Our Summer Tennis & Reading Program (STRP) is held at 23 public parks across the city. Each age group meets for a three-hour session. Time is split between tennis/fitness and summer reading activities. Offered in partnership with the City of Boston, Tenacity’s STRP provides an enriching learning environment for city youth, keeping minds and bodies active during the summer recess.
FREE
617-562-0900 or tenacity@tenacity.org
VietAID
On Location
VSPY is a youth program that serves the Dorchester community. Our program focuses on academics in the morning and enriching field trips/activities in the afternoon that builds on students’ social and emotional growth. This year we are reteaching what students are learning during their remote/online learning period. We are strengthening students' understanding of content in their previous grade so that they will be prepared for the upcoming school year. Our field trips strictly adhere to the CDC and WHO guidelines in order to ensure the safety of our students and their families.
N/A Thanh Nguyen thanh@vietaid.org or 617-822-3717 x21
Application Due June 24
WriteBoston
Virtual Programming
At Teens in Print’s Summer Journalism Institute (SJI), you learn everything you need to know to critically analyze today’s news stories and create your own. Our team of professional journalists teaches students to interview government officials. You learn about journalism’s checkered history, from the heroic reporters who helped impeach a president, to the not-so-ethical journalists who were fired for publishing lies. By the end of the program, you will walk away with a deep understanding of journalism, plus an all-important byline in the form of a print article. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, WriteBoston is currently developing an alternative to the in-person Summer Journalism Institute. Fill out the interest form to receive updates and instructions.
N/A Carla Gualdron, TiP Program Director, carlagualdron@writeboston.org.
YouthBuild Boston
Virtual Programming
Our Designery program is online. Students are paid a bi-weekly stipend while they hone fundamental graphic, modeling, and design-thinking skills through real design projects for non-profit clients around the city.
FREE
Summer Jobs for Boston Youth
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Summer Jobs, Internships, and Volunteering
Summer JobsIn partnership with the Boston Private Industry Council and area employers, the City of Boston helps place teens in summer jobs throughout the city.
- City of Boston summer jobs
- Boston Private Industry Council summer jobs program
- SuccessLink (Boston Department of Youth Engagement & Employment)
- ABCD SummerWorks
African Community Economic Development of New England
Career Guide for People with Disabilities
The Trustees One Waterfront Ambassadors
Americorps National Civilian Community Corps
Apply for a Social Security Card
Help Finding a Summer Camp
- Boston After School & Beyond
- Access Recreation - Boston
- Special Needs Camps & Fairs - Massachusetts
- Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Find BPS Partner Summer Programs
- Student Camp and Trip Advisors
- Mommy Poppins
- National Camp Association
- Cambridge Camping Association
- American Camp Association, New England
