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Suzuki Family Music Camp or Summer Camp for grades 5-12:

Blue Lake Camp’s original mission to inspire young artists to achieve their potential has not wavered since camp begain in 1966. Now more than ever, the constant distraction of cell phones and social media pulls us away from focusing on the three dimensional presence of our lives. Blue Lake, at Twin Lake MI, offers a much needed break for students to look up, get inspired, and discover their potential as individuals and artists.

All campers have a well-rounded daily schedule that consists of approximately 6 hours of instruction, plus time for recreation, rest, practice, free time, and evening events, performances, and activities.

1 1/2 week sessions run from June 21 to Aug. 2, 2023.

Go to BlueLake.org

Sign up at least one week before the event

Earn digital credentials, become eligible for micro-scholarships and expand your horizons through all-virtual opportunities with others your age from around the world.

Programs include global internships, skills courses, competitions and workshop events on various starting dates from May 22 to Aug. 27, 2023.

Information and signup at SLU.edu

Applications for the 2023 Summer Cohort of the STEM Research Program are open.

Led by MIT researchers, the STEM Research Program helps ambitious high school students work 1-on-1 with a PhD mentor to learn about the cutting edge in their STEM field of interest and produce an independent research project.

After weekly meetings with their mentor to discuss new STEM topics and their related research paper, students receive an evaluation written by their mentors.

Timeline
Week 1: Meet with your mentor and align on a topic
Week 2-4: Explore the topic and identify the research question
Week 5-9: Write research paper with 1-1 support from research mentor
Week 10-12: Make final edits and submit the paper for final evaluation

Complete this application to be considered for participation and receive more information. We look forward to working on interesting mathematics with you!

Website of the program

Open Application

Whether you’re looking for a summer camp or a new interest to explore, an in-person experience or a virtual program, you’ll find what you’re looking for here.

View details here

Early Bird Deadline: April 1, 2023, 11:59 PM (apply early and save $250)

Regular Deadline: May 30, 2023, 11:59 PM

Innovation, Design, Engineering, Advanced-Manufacturing and Automation (IDEAA) offers a summer program for students who have completed 8th grade and are between 14 and 17 years old. Preference is given to students who have taken at least one design or engineering class and who are going into 11th or 12th grade.

Objectives for the program are to motivate and train high school students in the fields of Innovation, Design, Engineering, Advanced-Manufacturing, and Automation. After graduating from the IDEAA Summer Program, students will be eligible for various internship opportunities provided by industry partners throughout Central Indiana. All IDEAA Summer Program Graduates can count on the guidance and support of the Diversity & Innovation Institute during their academic career, and are regularly invited to STEM and social events throughout the year.

Program runs from July 10 -21, 2023, from 9:00 AM to 4 PM. The program will be hosted at the DNOVA Institute Lab located in the Ivy Tech Community College – Lawrence Campus. Participants will also travel to industry visit locations.

Registration Fee: $35 per student
Reduced Tuition: $950 (Regular), $1,900 (Out-of-State) per student.
Financial Assistance to cover up to the full tuition is available on a case by case basis and is distributed based on need.

Details and Registration

Application due: May 1, 2023
Are you looking for a leg up on college applications?
Do you want to hone your writing skills?
Do you need some inspiration to write and want to get feedback from peers and published writers?
Do you want to have a pre-college experience at a big-time university?
John Carroll Your Writiers Workshop, from July 24-28, 2023 is for you! Open to students entering grades 8-12.

Day camp and residential options.

Details and Application

Students in these workshops will learn new skills or sharpen existing talents, and some will begin preparing their own schools’ publications and media projects for the coming school year. These workshops offer hands-on experiences and tutorials.

Various workshops are offered from July 10-14 and July 16-20, 2023. Topics include Yearbook, Leadership, Reporting & Writing, Design, Documentary Filmmaking, Intro to Photography, Photojournalims, Podcasing and 360 Journalism.
The fee for a 5-day workshop is $490. This fee includes instruction, lodging, supervision and a $110 meal card. Some grants are available.

Details and Application

Come explore your passion at Indiana University’s Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Precollege Summer Programs.

You’ll learn about the latest tech, get experience using it, and see what one of the nation’s best technology schools is like.

Luddy Precollege Summer Program: July 16-22, 2023

high school students entering 10-12 grades will explore how the Luddy community uses and designs computational tools to solve problems in engineering, science, and society. Participants will learn to use the python programming language to control a multiplicity of systems, interact with experts across our school, and gain a broad vision for computing in the 21st century. Cost for the residential camp is $750.

Women’s Cybersecurity Immersion Camp: June 26-20, 2023

This week-long interactive virtual camp is designed for women, entering grades 9-12 who are interested in exploring the ever-expanding field of cybersecurity. Participants will work in teams to design their own projects while getting hands-on experience with popular cybersecurity tools and technology, including Wireshark, Nmap, Burp Suite, and more. This year’s camp will include a focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Students with little to no technical background are encouraged to apply. The camp is 100% virtual format.

Cost is $300.

Details and Applications

Notre Dame Vision: Session I: July 10-14; 2023, Session II: July 17-21, 2023
Saints & Scholars: Session I: July 16-21; 2023, Session II: July 23-28, 2023

The Saints & Scholars Summer Theology Institute is a one-week, pre-college program that provides 80 high school students each year the opportunity to:

• Live on a college campus—and benefit from the peer mentorship of select Holy Cross College students
• Participate in lively seminar discussions that are rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition and guided by faculty from Holy Cross College and the University of Notre Dame
• Serve community organizations related to your area of interest
• Share community-building experiences with students from around the country

Cost: A $850 registration fee covers both weeks ($425 Vision and $425 Saints & Scholars)

Details and Application

Explore and learn with various courses at the U. of Chicago this summer.

Details

Application Deadline: May 1, 2023

The Summer Scholars Program is a week-long* summer experience for high-achieving students who will be juniors or seniors in the fall. The Summer Scholars curriculum is built for active learners. Students participate in lively discussions, hands-on projects, and real-world experiences with our faculty.

Session 1: Sunday, July 9 – Friday, July 14
Session 2: Sunday, July 16 – Friday, July 21*

* Some specific Session 2 modules will run for two weeks between July 16 – 28.

Enrollment Cost ($350) and Program Fee ($730) includes all instruction fees and materials, housing and meals.

Details and application

Deadline: April 15, 2023

Academy options include Chemistry Exploration, Improvising & Devising Theatre, Pre-Med, Computer Science & Cybersecurity, Design of a Lunar Base and Environmental Science/Engineering.

Academies are one week, residential immersive programs conducted at various times from June 25 to July 9 and are open to current 10-12 grade students.
Most cost $550 (Environmental Academy is $150) which includes all instruction materials, plus room and board on our beautiful campus in Loretto, PA.

Participants will be eligible for a $1,000/year scholarship (up to four years) to St. Francis University in Loretto, PA, if enrolling as a full time SFU student within 28 months of high school graduation, and receive one college credit.

Details and Application

Deadline is May 26, 2023.

This one-week camp explores the design disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning, including site evaluation, sustainability, planning, sketching, and 3D modeling using Sketch-Up.

The camp is for 9-12 grades and located at Ball State CAP: Indy; 25 North Pine St., Indianapolis, IN. Camp runs from June 19-23, 2023 and costs $400. Scholarship opportunities are available.

Register online at bsu.edu

July 9-15, 2023

Each summer, dozens of students from across the nation come to Purdue’s business school for a FREE week-long program called the Future Scholars Camp. This year, you could be one of them.

With a focus on top students from historically underrepresented minority groups, the Business Opportunity Program (BOP) brings soon-to-be high school seniors together for a week on campus as they jump-start their futures. At camp, you will have the opportunity to participate in workshops to enhance your teamwork and leadership skills, engage with Purdue faculty and corporate partners, and interact with current BOP students who were in your shoes not long ago.

This year’s program is July 9-15, 2023. Students with at least a 3.3 unweighted GPA are invited to apply.

If selected, your only expense will be transportation to and from Purdue University – your time on campus is fully funded. If you have questions, reach out to our office at bop@purdue.edu.

Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will be hosting a Pharmacy Camp from Tuesday, June 20 through Friday, June 23, 2023.

The camp is open to high schools students entering the 10-12 grades in the fall of 2023. Students will gain an understanding of medication therapy in today’s healthcare environment and explore the role of the pharmacist in contemporary healthcare. There will also be an introduction of the many career paths in pharmacy, including ambulatory and acute patient care, drug compounding, pharmaceutical research, a field trip to an outreach pharmacy, and more!

Camp activities include:

• Preparing pharmaceutical products in a compounding lab and a clean room.
• Attempting clinical assessment techniques such as taking a blood pressure.
• Visiting an outreach pharmacy.
• Meeting and interacting with current pharmacists from a variety of different practice areas.

Where: Butler University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 4600 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208

When: Tuesday, June 20–Friday, June 23, 2023

Who: High school students: 10th, 11th, or 12th grades in the fall of 2023

Registration Fee: $150. Fee includes lunch and snacks for each day, a camp T-shirt, transportation for field trip, and camp project supplies.

Campers will be supervised by College of Pharmacy and Health Science faculty and staff during all activities.

Project Indy is comprised of a network of community organizations, employers, and corporate partners who are providing job opportunities, soft-skill development and job-readiness training to in-school and out-of-school youth in Marion County.

Mayor Joe Hogsett has created Project Indy to help connect youth to jobs in Indianapolis.

Read more about Project Indy with online application at projectindy.net. Find out more at jobreadyindy.org

An amazing community-based organization in Indianapolis, the Center for Leadership Development, has incredible opportunities set up to help students be successful and capitalize on amazing networking opportunities. BCHS has had several students receive full-tuition scholarships to colleges and universities through their Emerging Scholars Program.

Sophomores through Seniors are eligible to register now for Self-Discovery, which is required before participating in Emerging Scholars. Please consider taking part in this if you are able. There are also other programs available for younger students.

Visit cldinc.org for information

Each year, BCHS lists private tutors and companies that have advertised their services to us. BCHS counseling
department does not vouch for the effectiveness of these services nor do we negotiate fees.

View 2022-23 tutoring list

A full list of tutors and other coursework help and homework aids can be found on the main BCHS website, under ‘Academics’.

Go to the main Website

Peer tutoring will be available from National Honor Society students beginning Quarter 2, 2022

• Step 1 – Make the excellent decision that you want to meet with a NHS tutor for help.
• Step 2 – See your teacher. See your teacher. Working with teachers to learn about your areas of growth helps give you a plan for questions to ask your peer tutor.
• Step 3: Starting in Quarter 2, 2022, you can meet with peer tutors in Room 106 during B seminar. You will not need to sign up in advance.

Questions? See See Mr. Horrigan in Room 106.

Exploring provides exciting activities and mentorship for youth with hands-on experience to determine whether or not a particular career field is right for them.  Students can develop valuable networking contacts with professionals working in selected career fields by participating in this program.

In May 2022, Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors were emailed an Interest Survey “Exploring” which will give them the opportunity to participate in career exploration programs offered in their areas of interest next fall. The survey is also available in the School Counseling canvas course.

Find information about the program at www.exploring.org/.

Exploradoor is a great resource for Indianapolis students to pursue opportunities in our area.

It is a free resource that ‘opens doors’ among teens, their families, schools  to Indiana  programs and opportunities.

Listed in the portal are opportunities for enrichment, experiences and leadership. ‘Open the Door’ to build your resume, explore your passion, and connect with ways to serve.

The Indiana Department of Education is partnering with Schoolhouse.world to support students in grades eight through 12 with free tutoring for SAT preparation, math courses and Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Live small-group tutoring via Zoom will focus on SAT reading, writing and math as well as AP course tutoring in calculus, statistics, chemistry, biology, physics and computer science.

Signup for a session today at Schoolhouse.world

Exploring Posts give students the opportunity to learn about careers associated with local area companies and organizations. Exploring is an affiliate of Boy Scouts of America and has been offering valuable connections to real-world career exploration to Indy and Bishop Chatard students for many years.

Eli Lilly, BSA Lifestructures and One America are just a few of the companies offering Exploring Posts, many of which start this week! But students can register anytime. Guidebooks are being distributed to Sophomores and Juniors, and are also available for any student to pick up in the Guidance Office.
Info and registration also available at www.crossroadsbsa.org/programs/exploring/

It’s inevitable that we all experience stress in our daily lives.  Some stress is actually good for us but too much stress can be harmful.  Check out the special edition School Counseling Newsletter November 2016 specifically addressing stress and how to effectively manage it.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers free math and science homework help.Visit askrose.org

Too much to do with too little time? Stressed about life? View the handouts below for tips from the guidance department about how to handle stress. Included are apps that can help you track your stress levels!

Handling Stress
How to create a stress plan
Download ‘Stress Plan’ form

Online App to track stress