Eligibility: High School Student

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The NYU School of Professional Studies is launching its inaugural cohort of the Data Analyst Academy, a six-week summer program that aims to introduce young people to the world of data.  

Participants in the Data Analyst Academy will have a chance to:

• Learn about how data analysis skills contribute to a wide range of job types

• Hear from professionals in the field about how they use data in their work

• Work with large data sets to uncover insights on different topics

• Gain expertise in using Microsoft Excel, an incredibly powerful data analysis tool

Earn an NYU Certificate of Completion

The Academy will meet once per week at the SPS campus in midtown from July 7th to August 11th.

Eligibility:  Current 9th, 10th & 11th grade students in NYC who will be entering 10th, 11th or 12th grade in the fall

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This free, 3 week long program introduces New York City high schoolers to potential career paths in the music industry, builds their leadership skills, and introduces them to professionals working in the field. Students will get a firsthand look at a variety of topics, ranging from the sound design of Broadway theatres to technologies and platforms used to distribute music to exploring the sciences and physics of sound.

Application Deadline:

Session 1: May 26, 2023

Session 2: June 2, 2023

Dates:

Session 1: July 10-July 28, 2023

Session 2: July 31-August 18, 2023

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Eligibility:  Applicants must be enrolled in a New York City high school; Applicants must demonstrate financial need (priority consideration for students who receive free lunch or reduced lunch); see website for additional eligibility

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Summer Shakespeare is a five-week summer intensive that is free for qualifying students. Twenty-two students are selected to train five days a week in voice, movement, ensemble work and scene study (50 hours of classes total). The program culminates in a production of an abbreviated Shakespeare play. Summer Shakespeare is an intensive program that requires the quick understanding and execution of new skills.

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Eligibility: Rising Seniors (current juniors) 

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Applying to College does not have to be difficult because College Passport is here to help you every step of the way. 

Whether it's:

• Creating your college list

• Writing your personal statement 

• Understanding FAFSA 

• Talking to college admission reps 

• Doing your interviews

• Or test prep

If you are a High School junior who is on track to graduate in June 2024 and wants help in applying to college, then our FREE Senior Summer Success Camp by College Passport at University Settlement is your answer

Eligibility: 14 to 18 years old 

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We're looking for creative and outspoken individuals to develop and pilot projects that create positive community impact and address some of the underlying issues affecting youth to join our team.  The program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4pm-6pm. Members will receive a montly stipend of $220. 

Eligibility: For high school students

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The BRG Leg Up Program is a free four-day summer intensive where we provide diverse high school students with the foundations of business, finance, and economics as well as introduce them to the consulting world. The dates for this summer’s program are July 23rd to July 26th. 

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Eligibility: Any NYC public high school student, including 2023 graduates. Charter school students are eligible. Past journalism or podcasting experience is not a factor in our selection process.

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We’re now accepting applications for the fourth annual Summer Youth Podcast Academy in partnership with Gimlet Media. The program is open to NYC public high school students, including 2023 grads.

Program dates: August 7-25

Weekdays 10am-3pm in person at our 25 Broadway office in lower Manhattan.

Workshops from industry pros

Make your own podcast episode!

Field trips to media companies

$500 stipend + daily lunch allowance + subway fare

Application deadline: May 29 at 11:59pm 

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Eligibility:  Rising Seniors (will be a senior in Fall 2023); additional eligibility

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Over six (6) weeks, interns are trained by and assigned to work with members of The Apollo’s production crew to learn what goes into creating events at the Apollo Theater. Interns learn how to apply technical elements of theater such as lighting design, videography, audio engineering, carpentry, and production design to live and recorded stage productions.

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Eligibility: Students in grades 6-11

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The Baruch STEP Academy, a free STEM enrichment and college readiness program, is still recruiting for its Summer 2023 Programs. The program is offering in-person programming for 4 weeks this summer for eligible students who are currently in grades 6-11. 

Program Dates: July 10th - August 3rd on Mondays through Thursdays ONLY. 

Schedule: 9:30am-2pm

IN-PERSON PROGRAMS

Students will participate in one course for the duration of the program. 

Middle School- https://tinyurl.com/Summer23MiddleSchool

• Coding Design

• Ecology 

• SHSAT Test Prep (almost full)

High School- https://tinyurl.com/Summer23HighSchool

• Anatomy

• Computer Science (almost full)

• Engineering Foundations

• Environmental Sustainability

• Physiology

• Psychology

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Eligibility:  high school graduates from 2020, 2021 or 2022 

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College and Career Connect (C3) at LaGuardia Community College is designed to help out-of-school young adults who graduated from high school in 2020, 2021, or 2022, get a sample of what college life is like.

Being a college student is about more than just going to class and getting good grades; it is also about becoming involved in clubs and on-campus activities, making friends, building a network, and developing career, and financial readiness skills to succeed in college and beyond.

C3 provides a real college experience, at no cost to participants, for six weeks over the summer.

C3 at LaGuardia is supported by generous grants from the Heckscher and Petrie Foundations.

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Eligibility: The program is open to current 9th, 10th & 11th grade NYC Public School students who will be entering 10th, 11th & 12th grade in Fall 2023

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Sound Thinking NYC is a free program offered by the CUNY Creative Arts Team (CAT) and the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), in partnership with NY is Music, a coalition of music industry leaders. Now in its sixth year, STNYC is part of a series of MOME initiatives designed to address the under-representation of women in the media and entertainment industries. All students interested in gender equity and inclusion in the music industry are welcomed and encouraged to apply. 

The STNYC Summer Intensive is a free three-week long program for high school students to explore careers in the music industry. The program is open to current 9th, 10th & 11th grade NYC Public School students who will be entering 10th, 11th & 12th grade in Fall 2023.

The Sound Thinking NYC Summer Intensive program will run TWO summer intensive sessions:

•  Session 1 will run from Monday, July 10th to Friday, July 28th, 2023, *Mandatory orientation: TBD*

• Session 2 will run from Monday July 31st to Friday, August 18th, 2023 *Mandatory Orientation: TBD*

Location: Creative Arts Team

101 W. 31st Street, 6th floor

New York, NY 10001

Hours: Monday-Friday

9:00am to 3:00pm

Lunch: Free, healthy lunches provided.

Transportation: Student Metrocards provided to travel to CAT and for field trips.

(Lost or stolen Metrocards will not be replaced.)

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Eligibility: 11th and 12 grade students 

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Vaughn College’s Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP)’s registration for summer and school year is now available and open. Students’ can register for either summer, the school year, and/or both. If you have any questions, please contact stepacademy@vaughn.edu. Classes will be conducted in person on Mondays and Tuesdays amd on ZOOM on Wednesdays and Thursdays. We are offering classes in the following subjects: 

• SAT Prep 

• SHSAT Prep 

• Basic Flight

• Advance Flight

• 3D Design

• Career Development 

• Sports Medicine 

• Basic Electronics 

• Soft Skills

• Overall Wellness 

• Image Editing 

• College Credits 

Eligibility: 

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• Democracy Camp is a weeklong in-person intensive engaging diverse teens from across NYC in analyzing the history and current state of our democracy, investigating specific challenges of our times (for ex, voting rights or racial injustice), designing Democracy Projects to tackle the challenges you’ve identified, making recommendations about how to work across differences to create inclusive civic solutions, and creating action plans to implement with peers over the 2023-24 school year.  

Democracy Camp will start with an orientation and community building on Tues, June 27 from 4:30-7:30PM and will then run the rest of the week from 11AM-5PM through Sat, July 1 with an extended evening of fun and festivity on Thurs, June 29 from 5-8PM.  Democracy Camp will be conducted at the NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W 64th St in Manhattan 

• The YVote ChangeMaker Summer Institute will equip you to be on the front lines of a youth social movement focused on creating change--and holding elected officials accountable--around issues you care about: criminal, climate, gender & LGBTQIA+, immigration, mental health, and racial justice. Program meets IN PERSON on Tuesday evenings, July 11-Aug 15, from 5:30-8:30 PM, with a Day of Action on Saturday, Aug 5 from 10AM-4PM. Location TBD in Manhattan 

Participants in each program will qualify for a stipend of up to $250 for full and engaged participation. 

If you are interested or available only for a Zoom-based program, you may want to apply for our Next Generation Politics Summer Civic Fellowship, which meets Wed, July 12-Aug 16 from 5-7PM ET on Zoom. Within it, you'll participate in conversations that emphasize multiple perspectives on key civic issues of our time with experts and civic-minded teens from across the city and country. Head over to https://www.tinyurl.com/NGPSummerApp to apply.

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Eligibility: Peer Leader candidates must be New York City residents between the ages of 14 and 18 years old and fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to be eligible for the position. All teens are encouraged to apply.  Peer Leader candidates under the age of 18 must have parental permission and must be able to obtain working papers by June 29th, 2023.

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Every year Teens P.A.C.T. selects a group of passionate young people dedicated to positively impacting their peers and community at large. Due to COVID-19, THIS IS A HYBRID POSITION. Peer-to-peer interactions, training, project development, and supervision between November 2023-December 2023 will be done remotely. During the summer and fall months there will be some in-person interactions and activities.  

By submitting an application, you accept the challenge of leadership and are thus one step closer to joining the Teens P.A.C.T. team. 

The Peer Leader Program is very similar to a paid internship.  In addition to receiving a stipend, the program is designed to help you develop solid work experience and important interpersonal skills. This is not only a job; it is a learning experience!  Accordingly, we are looking for outgoing teens that have a strong sense of community building and are willing to grow in this position. Teens P.A.C.T. offers a competitive hourly stipend for creation,  collaboration, and sharing of virtual sexual health education and resources. 

Eligibility: 15 to 21 years old; resident of NYC

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The Supported Summer Lab is a free experimental filmmaking program that provides community, support, and resources for neurodivergent NYC students ages 15-21 as they explore storytelling through filmmaking. Reel Works focuses on individual needs to provide multiple entry points to expression. This workshop will have one lead Filmmaking Instructor with a Special Education background, as well as a Paraprofessional Certification and two Peer Mentors. Learn more and apply by June 12, 2023.

Online Info Sessions:

May 8th at 5:00 PM RSVP Here

May 15th at 5:00 PM RSVP Here

Applications Deadline: June 12th at 11:59 PM EST

Workshop Meet and Greet: June 5th and 20th from 4-6:30 PM or by appointment

Workshop days & times: Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30 PM- 5:30 PM

Tuesdays 12:30-5:30 PM 

When: Starts July 12th & Ends August 2nd

Eligibility: high school students

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Youth Food Advocates (YFA) is ideal for young people who are interested in systemic change in New York City food systems, with a focus on school food.

The program is ideal for young people interested in: 

• Becoming school food experts

• Gaining advocacy skills for a better school food system

• Learning about and improving NYC food policy

• Making an impact in their school communities and citywide

Important 2023 Dates & Info

Thursday June 15 11:59pm: Application closes

Acceptance letters are sent after 4th of July

New members have 2 weeks to accept

Summer Leadership Training

Monday, August 21, 2023 to Friday, August 25, 2023

All materials, breakfast, lunch, snacks, and metrocards are provided

In-person, in lower Manhattan (FiDi), details TBD

100% attendance required

YFA members complete about 100 hours of programming from August to June

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