ACA is celebrating 32 years offering exciting teen summer programs including Study Abroad, Pre–College Enrichment, Teen Tours, Career Exploration & Mentorship Programs, Surf & Sports Camps, Community Service & Adventure Programs, and Camp-On–Campus Middle School Programs. From our premier U.S. programs to our celebrated international experiences, we are certain you‘ll love the electives, activities, excursions, and friendships that make an ACA summer truly unforgettable! ACA highlights include freedom-of-choice activity options, dining-on-the-town meal plans, weekend adventures that are always included, and college credits. With safety as our top priority, we use private transportation only and upscale accommodations in safe locations. ACA offers the most well-rounded, personalized teen programs available anywhere, ensuring a rewarding and enriching experience like no other!
Phone: 773-342-0200
Instagram: @acasummer
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SUMMER TERM PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS
The pre-college programs at Boston University Summer Term provide students with rigorous and collaborative college life experiences that enable them to gain a strong sense of their personal and academic potential.
RISE Internship/Practicum is a six-week non-credit program in which students conduct university-level scientific research under the guidance of a faculty mentor or instructor. Students must be entering their senior year of high school in fall 2025. Open to residential and commuter students.
Contact: summerhs@bu.edu | 617-353-1378
Brand-Ed
The School of the New York Times (NYC)
Our summer program explores topics in journalism, media, technology, arts, culture, sports, fashion, business and more. Courses are taught by reporters, editors and other industry experts who have an insider’s knowledge of the terrain and will guide you to out-of-the-way places and unique experiences.
Students will explore a range of topics shaping the industry today and can choose from specialized courses in fashion business, fashion styling, and fashion media. Join like-minded students and fashion enthusiasts from around the world and go behind the scenes to learn about the inner workings of the fashion, media and lifestyle industries with Vogue experts as your guide.
Sotheby’s Summer Institute invites high to immerse themselves in one of the most vibrant art capitals in the world: New York City. From learning the intricacies of running galleries and museums to exploring painting and drawing techniques throughout history, these two-week courses are designed to engage, inspire, and fuel creativity.
Manchester City Sports Business School
Next Gen Man City aims to connect the next generation of leaders with the sport industry and give them their first experience of what a future career in the sector could look like. This unique summer residential program takes students inside the world of Premier League Champions, Manchester City, and offers a hands-on immersion into the business of sport.
Watch our BrandEd video here!
Discovery Internships
Owned and operated by the Musiker family, for over a decade, Discovery Internships has been placing current 10th-12th graders in real-world work experience internships with a 99% success rate. We offer 1,000 unique opportunities in more than 25 career fields in NYC, London, and Boston. Students will enhance their resume, earn 3 college credits, and learn about an industry that they might like to eventually pursue as a career.
Contact: 516-621-3939
NEW ENGLAND INNOVATION ACADEMY
Join New England Innovation Academy (NEIA) this summer for this one-of-a-kind pre-college program with the #1 ranked College in Entrepreneurship, Babson college.
Designed to help ambitious high school students explore what it means to be entrepreneurial and prepare for what is next in the real world, this three-week boarding experience delivers the foundation for a successful career. Learn entrepreneurial thinking, problem-solving, and team-building—through classes, workshops, and networking experiences on NEIA’s unique campus with full time Babson professors. Students will also have the opportunity to visit innovation hubs, startup companies, and learn entrepreneurial mindset through real-world practitioners’ lens.
Summer Springboard
Summer Springboard offers college-bound teens a unique and enriching experience where they dive deep into specific subject areas guided by creative, dynamic instructors, engaging professors, and seasoned professionals. Proudly partnered with esteemed institutions such as Yale University, UC Berkeley, Oxford, Georgetown, UCLA, UC San Diego, Fordham, Simmons, and others, Summer Springboard provides students with a taste of life on major campuses in locations like New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Each campus is carefully chosen for its outstanding academic excellence, safety, and comfort, inspiring students to reach their full potential.
Our programs seamlessly blend hands-on learning, exciting excursions, career shadowing, and expert instruction, particularly in the medical field. Join us for an innovative summer experience at some of the nation's leading colleges and universities, setting the stage for a future of academic and personal success.
TEEN JUST-US BOSTON
Teen JUST-US is a six-week paid summer social justice experience for teens in the greater Boston area. It includes a three-day-per-week paid internship at a local not-for-profit. The participants support the organization and work on a social justice project. They spend the other two days as a cohort learning about social justice/tikkun olam from a Jewish perspective, building community, and engaging in field trips and service projects. This program will be run through the Temple Israel of Boston teen program.
Current high school sophomores or juniors can apply. They must be able to access public transportation (Red, Green, Orange, Blue, or Commuter Rail) as our cohort days are at Temple Israel of Boston and all of the internship sites are on the T. There are no costs to the program and the teens receive a $1,000 stipend at the conclusion of the summer. Teens can identify the social justice areas that are most important to them, and we do our best to match them with internships in those areas. More information and the application can be found at the Learn More button below.
No previous Jewish knowledge or experience required, just an interest to learn more and engage in social justice with peers.
Tufts Pre-College Programs
Offers motivated high school students the chance to explore college-level academics, learn from Tufts faculty, and experience life at a top research university. Through flexible summer and year-round options where they can build skills, discover potential majors before applying to college, and, in some cases, earn college credit. Students can explore programs in the arts, engineering & computer science, health & medicine, social impact & leadership, and business.