Gap Year Opportunities

Breck's College Counseling office has compiled the following list to help Upper School students find worthwhile summer opportunities. Just click on the underlined name of the program to be transferred to the website of the program listed.

Gap Year Opportunities

www.americorps.gov
www.audubon.org
www.camphill.org
www.cityyear.org
www.enrichmentalley.com
www.globalservicecorps.org
www.iicd-volunteer.org
www.NOLS.edu
www.outwardbound.org
www.planetgapyear.com
www.seamester.com
www.semesteratsea.org
www.servenet.org
www.thinkbeyondborders.org
www.wheretherebedragons.com

 

Science, Math, Engineering and Computer Science

Astronomy, Space and Aviation

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Summer Academy
SOARS: Space Opportunities and Research Summer (Penn State University)
U.S. Space Academy

General Science

Boston University Research Internship Program for high school students
Carnegie Mellon Summer Program
High School Summer Science Research Fellowship Program
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Knowledge Exchange Instititute — Science and Business
MIT: Research Science Institute (RSI)
MITES: Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science
National Youth Science Camp
RISE: Research in Science at Erskine
Rockefeller University: Precollege Science Outreach Program
Smith College Summer Science Program
Student Science Training Program
Summer Science Program
University of Delaware: FAME/UNITE/MERIT Summer Camps
University of Maryland: Exploring Engineering
University of Rochester: Rochester Scholars
University of Wisconsin: Engineering Summer Program (ESP)

Mathematics

Carnegie Mellon Summer Program
Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology Camp
Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
MathCamp
Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program
Michigan Math and Science Scholars
Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS)
Ross Mathematics Program
Rutgers Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics
Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)
Summer Math at Mount Holyoke College
Summer Scholar Programs at University of Miami

Computer Science

Carnegie Mellon Summer Program
Cornell Summer College for High School Students
CyberCamps
iD Tech Camps

Engineering

Carnegie Mellon Summer Programs
Clemson Summer Science, Engineering and Architecture Enrichment Program
ITE -- Introduction to Engineering at UVA
Purdue University: Exciting Discoveries for Girls in Engineering (EDGE)
Purdue University: Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP)
North Carolina State University Summer Programs