Progress in Medicine (Roots of Progress)
A career-exploration program in medicine, biotech, health policy, and longevity science combining five weeks of live online seminars with a Stanford campus residency, where students tour research labs and biotech companies and learn from expert advisors before writing a capstone essay.
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A free, year-long mentorship program pairing first-generation, college-bound Bay Area high schoolers (sophomores preferred) with UCSF graduate student mentors from Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Physical Therapy, and Medicine, through monthly Saturday workshops and one-on-one mentoring.
BizWorld Young Entrepreneur Success (YES!) Program
A free 10-12 week mentorship program from BizWorld for young entrepreneurs ages 16-22 with an early-stage business idea or venture. Participants receive one-on-one mentorship from industry professionals, networking opportunities, and access to funding resources; past cohorts have generated over $3 million in combined revenue.
Stanford Lifestyle Medicine High School Summer Program
A fully live, synchronous virtual summer program in which Stanford Lifestyle Medicine faculty teach rising juniors and seniors the seven pillars of lifestyle medicine (nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management, and more), effective health communication, and a final capstone project.
Stanford Summer Session: Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology
An eight-week Stanford Summer Session course open to current high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors that introduces core anthropological concepts and methods through ethnographic case studies on gender, power, and immigration, plus hands-on field-observation exercises in Bay Area communities.
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.
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.