Start exploring Pacific Northwest summer programs

Dates:

Jul 19–Aug 27, 2027 (Mon–Fri half days)

Length:

6 weeks of Monday–Friday half-day seminars

Cost:

$775

Location:

Edmonds, WA (Sunset Bay beach)

Grades:

High school grades 10-12

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Apr 30, 2027

Six-week series of half-day, small-group law seminars for high schoolers taught by attorney parents at the beach - U.S. justice system, negotiation, expert witnesses, juvenile justice, in-house corporate law, and accident law - with mock negotiations, staged accidents, and role play.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 2, 2027 (5 days and 6 days options)

Length:

5 days–6 days

Cost:

$2,999–$3,399

Location:

Seattle University, WA

Grades:

Students currently in grades 6–8

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Middle school STEM program on a college campus with hands-on challenges across fields such as coding and robotics, forensic science, and anatomy, offered as a residential program with dorm stays and evening activities or as a day program.

Dates:

17 sessions between Jun 20–Aug 20, 2027 (6 days, 10 days, and 13 days options)

Length:

6 days–13 days

Cost:

$1,990–$3,890

Location:

Olympic National Park, WA

Ages:

Grades 5–12 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential

Several departures, each with its own route.

Dates:

Jun 27–Jul 2, 2027

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$1,398–$3,048

Location:

Seattle, WA (University of Washington)

Ages:

12-14 per program site (matches completed grades 6–8 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 4–Jul 24, 2027 (1 week and 2 weeks options)

Length:

1 week–2 weeks

Cost:

$2,998–$7,498

Location:

Seattle, WA (UW Foster School of Business)

Grades:

Completed 9th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

8 sessions between Jul 4–Aug 28, 2027 (1 week options)

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$1,625

Location:

Edmonds, WA (Puget Sound)

Grades:

6–9 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential

Several departures, each with its own route.

Dates:

Jul 30 – Aug 11, 2027

Length:

13 days

Cost:

$4,999

Location:

Pacific Northwest

Ages:

13-15 per program site (matches completed grades 7–9 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Hiking and backpacking adventure across the Pacific Northwest.

Dates:

Jul 25–Aug 6, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$2,998–$6,048

Location:

Seattle, WA (University of Washington)

Grades:

Completed 8th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 6–Jul 23, 2027 (14 days options)

Length:

14 days

Cost:

$5,895

Location:

Pacific Northwest (WA/OR region, not further specified)

Grades:

8th-9th grade

Format:

Residential

Pacific Northwest adventure trip.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 27–Aug 6, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$5,895

Location:

Pacific Northwest

Grades:

9-11

Format:

Residential

Mountain hiking plus basics of sea kayaking; averages 8 miles/day; groups capped at 10 students.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 27–Aug 6, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$5,595

Location:

Pacific Northwest (Olympic National Park)

Grades:

6-9

Format:

Residential

Hiking, backpacking, and sea kayaking from Olympic National Park.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 9, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,499–$7,499

Location:

Eugene, OR (University of Oregon, Lundquist College of Business)

Grades:

9-12

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 4–Jul 6, 2027 (14 nights options)

Length:

14 nights

Cost:

$5,325

Location:

Pacific Northwest (Cascadia region)

Eligibility:

Grades 8–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Open enrollment until trips fill

Fourteen-night camping expedition through the Pacific Northwest for high school students, with overnight whitewater rafting, rock climbing, sea kayaking, backpacking, and day adventures.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 30–Aug 7, 2027 (18 days options)

Length:

18 days

Cost:

$5,788

Location:

Pacific Northwest

Grades:

8–9 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential

Rafting, surfing, rock climbing, hiking, and cave exploration.

Dates:

WCC assigns one of Jun 27–Jul 16 or Jun 30–Jul 19, 2027

Length:

20 days

Cost:

$10,599

Location:

Hawaii (Oahu, Big Island, Maui) & Pacific Northwest (Portland, Eugene, Seattle)

Grades:

Completing grades 8-10

Format:

Residential

20-day active teen tour of Oahu, the Big Island, and Maui , surfing lessons, snorkeling with sea turtles, Volcanoes National Park, a luau , followed by nine days in Portland, the Oregon dunes, and Seattle.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 13–Jul 26, 2027 (21 days options)

Length:

21 days

Cost:

$6,495

Location:

Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Grades:

Current grades 6-8

Format:

Residential

Sea kayaking program in Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 13–Jul 26, 2027 (21 days options)

Length:

21 days

Cost:

$7,195

Location:

Pacific Northwest

Grades:

Current grades 7-8

Format:

Residential

Pacific Northwest travel program for middle schoolers.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 1–Jul 12, 2027 (30 days options)

Length:

30 days

Cost:

$10,280

Location:

Palmer, AK (Chugach or Wrangell–St. Elias ranges)

Grades:

Ages 16 and up (open to adults)

Format:

Residential

Credit:

6 college credits or 1.5 high school credits

30-day mountaineering expedition in south-central Alaska's Chugach Range or Wrangell–St. Elias, learning glacier travel, snow and ice climbing, and expedition leadership.

Dates:

Jun 21 – Jul 25, 2027

Length:

35 days

Cost:

$10,495

Location:

Pacific Northwest

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Extended Pacific Northwest travel program - the longest domestic trip in the catalog. Only one departure offered.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

1-4 weeks

Cost:

Field $7400; Ecology $4900

Location:

Friday Harbor, WA

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$6600

Location:

Portland, OR

Ages:

11-14 per program site (matches completed grades 5–8 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

5 weeks

Cost:

Contact program for pricing

Location:

Worcester, MA (in-person option) or online

Eligibility:

Rising 11th-12th graders (matches completed grades 10–11 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter

Credit:

Yes (WPI college credit, transferable)

Five-week program letting high schoolers take an actual WPI undergraduate course for real, transferable college credit at a 50% tuition discount; over 100 courses to choose from (recommended: one course per session); available in-person, live online, or on-demand.