Stanford Tech-X: Mental Health + Technology Immersion Experience
A one-week Stanford Department of Psychiatry summer program where high school students explore digital mental health tools and the impact of social media and AI on mental health through interactive seminars with Stanford faculty and experts.
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Youth Leadership Institute: K-12 Behavioral Health Services Campaign
A statewide, three-year youth advocacy program in which teams across California counties (including Marin, San Mateo, and Sacramento) research and advocate for improvements to California's Behavioral Health Services Act, presenting findings to local and state legislators.
Alameda Family Services Youth Advisory Board
A youth advisory board run through Alameda Family Services' school-based health centers, where Alameda Unified School District high school students identify and address topics such as mental health, sexual health, healthy relationships, and body image.
Camp BizSmart: Innovate This!
An in-person weekend Maker's Lab competition on the Monterey Central Coast (with an optional Santa Clara University residential option) where teams of teens ages 13-18 assume C-level executive roles to design a water-filtration product for the Monterey Bay Aquarium and pitch it to investors for a cash prize.
COSMOS UC Davis - Cluster: Future Mobility on Ground and Air
A residential four-week COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science) cluster at UC Davis where students work with aerospace and mechanical engineering faculty on how ground and air vehicles are designed, including analyzing aerodynamic performance and designing quadcopters for Earth, Moon, Mars, and Titan.
COSMOS UC Davis - Cluster: Introduction to Engineering Mechanics
A residential four-week COSMOS cluster at UC Davis (5:1 student-to-faculty ratio) that introduces students to engineering mechanics through hands-on labs, field activities, and lectures taught by UC faculty researchers.