Start exploring Politics summer programs for 10th graders

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 20–Jul 30, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$7,500

Location:

New Haven, CT (Yale University)

Grades:

Completed 10th-11th grade (ages 16-18)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Regular Jan 6, 2027

Two-week residential academic session at Yale in one interdisciplinary track: Innovations in Science & Technology, Politics, Law & Economics, or Solving Global Challenges.

Dates:

Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2027

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$3,095–$3,725

Location:

Washington, DC (Georgetown University campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th graders through graduating seniors (completed grades 8–12)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Early bird Jan 31, 2027 · Final May 15, 2027

A week examining the three branches of government, political parties, public opinion and interest groups through lectures, debate exercises and congressional simulations, with visits from elected officials, Capitol Hill staff, lobbyists and policymakers.

Dates:

Jul 11–17, 2027

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$3,095–$3,725

Location:

Washington, DC (Georgetown University campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th graders through graduating seniors (completed grades 8–12)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Early bird Jan 31, 2027 · Final May 15, 2027

A week on how democracies handle conflict, covering elections and electoral violence, democratic endurance and erosion, polarization and populism, with a crisis simulation and talks from professors, activists and policymakers.

Dates:

5 sessions between Jun 21–Aug 6, 2027 (1 week, 3 weeks, and 6 weeks options)

Length:

1 week–6 weeks

Cost:

$2,883–$25,676

Location:

New York, NY (Columbia Morningside campus)

Grades:

8–12 (varies by track)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Early registration Feb 1, 2027 · Final Apr 1, 2027

Students take one intensive non-credit course at Columbia's Morningside campus, choosing from courses across art and architecture, business and economics, creative writing, humanities and philosophy, journalism, law, marketing, mathematics, neuroscience, physical sciences, politics, science and medicine, social impact, psychology, and technology.

Dates:

Jun 20 – Jul 2, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$6,500

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (LMU Westchester campus)

Grades:

Rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors (ages 14–18) (completed grades 9–11)

Format:

Residential

An advanced seminar on the politics of identity in a changing America, focusing on how different groups interact socially and politically.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 3–Jul 23, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$6,999–$9,499

Location:

New Haven, CT (Yale University campus)

Grades:

9-12

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Three-week program at Yale. Students spend the session in morning and afternoon courses or in one academy, as residential or commuter students. Students select one morning and one afternoon course. Available topics: Entrepreneurship with NFTE, AI Scholars: Build Intelligent Systems For Social Good, Global Politics: Human Rights & International Law, Stem Cells in Action, Neuroscience: Brain Physiology & Disease, Quantum Physics: Superposition & the Subatomic World.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

1 week per session

Cost:

~$1,000 per week (East Bay discounts occasionally offered)

Location:

Berkeley/East Bay, CA (UC Berkeley, VC Nest, Nueva School, UCSF)

Grades:

Rising 6th-12th grade (completed grades 5–11)

Format:

Day