Get ready for summer
Each summer, a variety of Yale programs welcome local students to campus. Below, we’ve highlighted free summer programs for K-12 audiences.
Each summer, a variety of Yale programs welcome local students to campus. Below, we’ve highlighted free summer programs for K-12 audiences.
Camp Kesem at Yale has been helping kids affected by a parent’s cancer since 2013, providing year-round support and a free summer camp.
In CTW, New Haven students explore moral and political questions with Yale professors in a 2-week summer program, then meet throughout the year.
The INHCC Summer Research Program is an internship in the Neurology lab of Dr. Serena Spudich who works on HIV research.
The Morse Summer Music Academy in New Haven offers a free 4-week music program for grades 4-12 students in band, choir, and orchestra. Apply now!
Pathways Summer Scholars is a free 2-week program led by Yale faculty and staff for local high school students to explore arts and humanities.
Pathways to Science Summer Scholars is a 2-week intensive summer program that offers high school students hands-on science learning in Yale labs.
The Shafer Scholars program offers New Haven high school juniors a chance to attend Yale Summer Session and live on campus with full support.
Students explore medieval bookmaking and conservation with Yale’s Traveling Scriptorium—where history, art, and preservation come to life.
The Ulysses S. Grant Program at Yale offers a six-week summer program for New Haven middle schoolers to enhance critical thinking and collaboration.
Yale Community Rowing offers middle school students a one-week summer program to learn rowing while building teamwork, discipline, and self-esteem.
The Yale Daily News Summer Journalism Program is a four-day intensive high school journalism course that is free to New Haven students.
YNSS offers New Haven high school students hands-on neuroscience research, lab training, and mentoring to prepare for future college science studies.
The Yale Summer Debate Program by Urban Debate League helps New Haven students build public speaking, argumentation, and critical thinking skills.
The President’s Public Service Fellowship funds Yale students to work full-time with New Haven public and nonprofit organizations each summer.
YYGS is a two-week global summer program where nearly 2,000 high schoolers explore STEM and humanities, with full scholarships for NHPS students.
Yale’s Physics, Engineering & Biology program offers high school students research, scientific programming, and high-performance computing experience.
Discovery to Cure inspires high school students to pursue careers in science and medicine through hands-on lab experience with research scientists.
The Yale Pathways Research Internships program pairs students with science research internships at Yale, providing workshops and mentors for guidance.
The YCCI Summer Internship is a 4-week virtual program for high school students to explore healthcare, medicine, clinical research, and data science.
The Yale Conference and Events summer housing and operations page has a list of additional tuition-based programs.