Berkeley M.E.T. Innovation Academy
A selective residential summer program at UC Berkeley for rising high school juniors and seniors interested in technology and entrepreneurship, combining hands-on engineering projects with business and innovation training led by Berkeley's College of Engineering and Haas School of Business.
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LLNL Manufacturing Workshop
A free, three-day hands-on workshop at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where students 16 and older learn 3D printing and computer-aided design, explore manufacturing and machining career pathways, and meet LLNL machinists and engineers.
Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Architecture
A five-week residential pre-college architecture program at Carnegie Mellon University where rising juniors and seniors build a design portfolio through studio work, drawing, digital media, and field trips to architecture firms and fabrication labs.
embARC Summer Design Academy
A four-week residential and commuter summer program at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design where rising high school juniors and seniors explore architecture, urban design, and sustainable city planning. The program combines an Architecture + Urban Design Studio, a Digital Design Workshop, a Materials Exploration Workshop, and a lecture series with practicing designers, with no prior design experience required.
National Flight Academy
A residential aviation-themed STEM academy aboard a simulated aircraft carrier in Florida, where students in grades 6-12 fly missions in simulators and learn navigation, meteorology, aerodynamics, and leadership skills over multi-day sessions.
Build SF Summer Design Institute (AFSF)
A virtual summer design institute from the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco where high schoolers learn architectural sketching, design process, and digital design tools while meeting twice weekly with a professional architect mentor and presenting an original project.
Cooper Union: Introduction to Architecture Online
A live-online summer architecture course from Cooper Union's School of Architecture, where high schoolers work through design fundamentals, architectural history, and digital techniques in daily synchronous studio sessions with faculty critique, earning a certificate of completion.