Explore Summer
Start your shortlist
← Pre-defined lists

Start exploring Leadership & Gifted programs for middle schoolers

Leadership & Gifted Programs open to students who have completed 6th through 8th grade. Select more filters below to refine your search.

Start your shortlist

Tap on favorites below, or save every result at once.

Active filters6th grade7th grade8th gradeLeadership & Gifted

Step 2 · Compare programs

15 programs to compare

Heart programs to add them to your shortlist.

Wilderness & AdventureLeadership & GiftedApplication

Moondance Adventures

Grades
Grades 6-12
Format
Residential (Expedition/Overnight)
Location
Rockies, Chamonix, Pacific NW, Fiji
Dates
Multiple sessions Jun - Jul
Length
14-21 days
Cost
$5695-$10895
Visit program website ↗Contact us / report an issue
Leadership & GiftedApplication

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY)

Residential/Day

Grades
Grades 2-12 (residential 5-12)
Format
Residential/Day/Online
Location
Multiple university campuses incl. JHU + online
Dates
Session 1: ~Jun 22-Jul 11; Session 2: ~Jul 13-Aug 1 (varies by site)
Length
3 weeks/session
Cost
Roughly $800-2000+ (day/online); residential higher
Visit program website ↗Contact us / report an issue
Leadership & GiftedApplication

Iacocca Global Future Leaders Lab: Silicon Valley

Grades
Ages 15-17
Format
Residential
Location
San Francisco & Silicon Valley, CA
Dates
Jun 21-24
Length
3 days
Cost
$1950, incl. housing & meals
Visit program website ↗Contact us / report an issue
Wilderness & AdventureLeadership & GiftedFirst-Come

NOLS Teen Expeditions

Grades
Ages 12-17
Format
Residential (Expedition/Overnight)
Location
Wind River Range WY; Alaska; Idaho
Dates
Jul 9 - Aug 7 (WY)
Length
1-4 weeks
Cost
$5350-$8490
Visit program website ↗Contact us / report an issue
Wilderness & AdventureLeadership & GiftedFirst-Come

Outward Bound High School

Grades
Ages 12-18
Format
Residential (Expedition/Overnight)
Location
CO Rockies, MN Boundary Waters, CA Sierra
Dates
Multiple cohorts Jun - Aug
Length
7-30 days
Cost
$2900-$7540

The hidden details

  • Mandatory solo wilderness camping

    Outward Bound courses require a solo wilderness camping period, typically 24–72 hours, as a core part of the curriculum.

    Source: Outward Bound USA course structure and participant requirements (2026-01-01)

Visit program website ↗Contact us / report an issue
Leadership & GiftedPre-College & CreditFirst-Come

Summer Springboard

Grades
Middle & high school
Format
Residential/Commuter
Location
UC Berkeley, Yale, Georgetown, Columbia/Barnard, UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, MIT, Duke, Cal Poly, Georgia Tech, U Michigan, U Washington, Oxford
Dates
Multiple sessions Jun - Aug
Length
1-2 weeks
Cost
Commuter $3298; Residential $5698-$6298
Visit program website ↗Contact us / report an issue
Leadership & GiftedFirst-Come

Envision by WorldStrides (NYLF tracks)

Medicine/Law/Engineering/Business/National Security

Grades
High school
Format
Residential
Location
Various college campuses
Dates
Summer 2026
Length
~1 week+
Cost
Contact program for pricing
Visit program website ↗Contact us / report an issue
Leadership & GiftedWriting & HumanitiesFirst-Come

Creative Delegates (League of Creative Minds)

Diplomacy, negotiation, international law, geopolitics, and debate

Grades
Rising 6th-12th grade
Format
Day
Location
Berkeley/East Bay, CA (UC Berkeley, VC Nest, Nueva School, UCSF)
Dates
Jun - Aug 2026 (weekly sessions)
Length
1 week per session
Cost
~$1,000 per week (East Bay discounts occasionally offered)
Visit program website ↗Contact us / report an issue
← View all ready-made searches