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Georgetown University (Hoya Summer High School Sessions)
Dates:
Jun 13–26, 2027
Length:
2 weeks
Cost:
$5,075–$6,465
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
Two weeks taking a business idea from design thinking and prototype testing through market research to a business plan, with guest entrepreneurs, communication and networking practice, and a final team pitch competition.
Georgetown University (Hoya Summer High School Sessions)
Dates:
Jul 18 – Aug 7, 2027
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$7,085–$9,085
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
Three weeks covering business decision-making, investing, strategy, finance, marketing, ethics and AI for business, with daily business briefings, McDonough School of Business faculty, D.C. business experts and a hands-on capstone.
Georgetown University (Hoya Summer High School Sessions)
Dates:
Jun 27 – Jul 17, 2027
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$7,085–$9,085
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
Three weeks on international business, from globalization and financial markets to institutions such as the World Bank, IMF and WTO, with investment challenges, case studies, field trips and a startup simulation.
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Berklee Summer - Los Angeles
Berklee College of Music
Dates:
Aug 2–6, 2027
Length:
5 days
Cost:
$2,045–$3,745
Location:
Los Angeles, CA (Berklee in Los Angeles, downtown arts corridor)
Ages:
14+ (high school, college and adult students) (completed grades 8–12)
Format:
Commuter / Residential
Deadline:
Register by Jul 1, 2027
Five-day music workshops at Berklee in Los Angeles. Students spend the session in one subject, as residential or commuter students. A five-day program at Berklee's Los Angeles campus on how the music industry works and how to launch a career as an artist, manager or entrepreneur.
One-week commuter academy on Adelphi's Garden City campus. Students spend full days on hands-on projects and career exploration in one focus, with professional mentorship. The business academy has students work in teams to research, design, and pitch a startup idea.
Entering 9th grade (fall 2027) through college age (completed grades 8–12)
Format:
Online
Six-day live-streamed leadership and entrepreneurship program for high school and college-aged students, with daily speaker sessions, goal-setting and life-skills workshops, and small-group meetings over Zoom.
Pacific Summer High School Institute: Building Your Own Business
University of the Pacific
Dates:
Jun 7–17, 2027
Length:
11 days (2 weeks)
Cost:
$4,000
Location:
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Grades:
Entering grades 9–12 (completed grades 8–11)
Format:
Residential
A two-week residential program at University of the Pacific in which high school students develop a business idea with the Business Model Canvas and pitch it to judges.
Duke Pre-College: Entrepreneurship (Middle School)
Duke University
Dates:
Jun 12–23, 2027
Length:
12 days (includes weekends)
Cost:
$4,550–$6,030
Location:
Duke University, Durham, NC
Grades:
Current 6th–8th graders (at least 11; 13+ to live on campus)
Format:
Commuter / Residential
A 12-day Duke Pre-College course where middle school students think like innovators, developing a business idea through market research, branding and a pitch, working with Duke Ph.D. students and faculty in a mix of lectures and hands-on projects.
Summer Discovery (on the Georgetown University campus)
Dates:
4 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 23, 2027 (2 weeks options)
Length:
2 weeks
Cost:
$4,299–$7,599
Location:
Washington, DC (Georgetown University campus)
Grades:
Completed 6th–8th grade
Format:
Commuter / Residential
Summer Discovery courses at the Georgetown University campus. Give a dream startup a shape, a story, and a reason to exist. Then think through the choices that could help it grow. In this course your student will examine what entrepreneurs do, debate whether successful founders are born or made, and explore startup and brand origin stories.
A corporate/urban-planning comparative program: inside DJI, Huawei, BYD and the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen, then Singapore's City Gallery planning model, Gardens by the Bay, BLOCK71 startup hub, and the National University of Singapore.
4 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 31, 2027 (2 weeks options)
Length:
2 weeks
Cost:
£5,795 (about $7,760) · £6,995–£10,295 by room tier (about $9,370–$13,790); meals, excursions and insurance included
Location:
Cambridge, England
Ages:
13–15 (completed grades 7–9)
Format:
Commuter / Residential
Atlas Summer Courses at Cambridge, run by Summer Discovery. At Atlas Summer Courses, Business and Entrepreneurship is designed for 13–15-year-olds who want to understand how successful businesses are built and run. Students will learn the fundamentals of business, including marketing, promotions, customer satisfaction, and profit generation.
2 sessions between Jun 13–Jul 31, 2027 (2 weeks (14 days) options)
Length:
2 weeks (14 days)
Cost:
$2,970
Location:
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Ages:
14-18 (completed grades 8–12)
Format:
Residential
2-week fully supervised Projects Abroad high school program — Business Development in Cambodia — based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with structured project work, social events, and sightseeing, staying in a hotel.
2 sessions between Jul 5–Aug 2, 2027 (2 weeks options)
Length:
2 weeks
Cost:
£5,995
Location:
Eton College, Windsor, England
Ages:
12–16 (completed grades 6–10)
Format:
Residential
Two-week residential business and entrepreneurship simulation at Eton College where students work in teams to launch a venture and steer it through ten simulated years, pitching for investment, negotiating deals, handling a press conference, and responding to breaking news, with excursions to Westminster, the London Eye, and Windsor.
Completing grades 9-12 (motivated rising 9th graders also considered)
Format:
Residential
Four-week residential honors session at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. Students take one major for the full session (Business & Entrepreneurship, International Relations, Psychology, or World History), a minor in each two-week half, and an independent capstone. Certificate of Completion, not college credit.
One-week academic program for middle schoolers. Students spend the week in one course. One-week weekday commuter course in MS Business & Entrepreneurship at NYU's Kimmel Center, with lunch included.
Entering 9th grade (fall 2027) through college age (completed grades 8–12)
Format:
Residential
Six-day leadership and entrepreneurship program at UCLA for high school and college-aged students, with motivational speakers, entrepreneur panels, goal-setting and communication workshops, a mentor workshop with more than 100 professionals, and daily small groups of same-age participants.
Pacific Summer High School Institute: The Business of Esports
University of the Pacific
Dates:
Jun 7–17, 2027
Length:
11 days (2 weeks)
Cost:
$4,000
Location:
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Grades:
Entering grades 9–12 (completed grades 8–11)
Format:
Residential
A two-week residential program at University of the Pacific in which high school students study how esports organizations earn money through sponsorships, tournaments, media rights and marketing, and the business functions behind them.
