California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA)
Month-long residential intensive across 8 arts disciplines; admitted students earn "California Arts Scholar" status and Governor's Medallion; some win Herb Alpert Foundation scholarships.
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California State PTA Reflections Arts Program
Students create original work in one of six mediums (visual art, music composition, film, dance choreography, literature, photography) responding to an annual theme, advancing through school/district/state judging.
Alonzo King LINES Ballet Summer Program
Ballet/contemporary dancers train intensively in technique and improvisation under company faculty and guest choreographers, culminating in a public showcase.
LINC Summer High School Program — SEJI (Science & Environmental Justice Intensive)
3-week intensive where SF Bay Area teens study environmental justice and climate science at a Marin County field station and in San Francisco, earning a completion stipend.
Marine Science Careers + Internship Academy
Weeklong (and multi-week) academy where teens explore intertidal ecology, animal husbandry, lab investigations, and shipboard research aboard Ocean Institute vessels.
NatureBridge Summer Teen Program (Yosemite)
Teens ages 15-18 backpack and camp in Yosemite National Park while studying ecology and building leadership skills through NatureBridge's environmental education curriculum.
Reagan Foundation – Great American Leadership Program
Residential leadership program studying presidential leadership through workshops, crisis simulations, and Reagan Library access.