Start exploring Photography summer programs

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$6,250

Location:

Monteverde, Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Dorms, Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Students build a photography portfolio; includes ziplining over the Monteverde Cloud Forest canopy and excursions to Santa Rosa National Park and the Pacific coast for coastal/underwater photography.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$7,150

Location:

Auckland, New Zealand

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Hands-on classes in composition, lighting, and editing taught by professional photographers, with daily photo challenges across Auckland's beaches and volcanic peaks (including a street-portrait day at Viaduct Harbour). Excursions to Rotorua (geysers) and Taupō (waterfalls, lake views); students curate a final gallery show with an artist's statement.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$6,850

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Photography classes and guided photo walks (composition, lighting, cyanotype printing), a market scavenger hunt, and a Las Ventas bullring tour; kayaking in Valle de Lozoya. Excursions to Segovia and Valencia.

Dates:

Jul 15–25, 2027

Length:

11 days

Cost:

$4,720–$5,245

Location:

Italy

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Structured photography instruction (technical and conceptual) built around Italy's scenery, architecture, and markets. Optional add-on: a Tuscan cooking class at a private winery in Montalcino.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 27–Aug 14, 2027 (12 days options)

Length:

12 days

Cost:

$7,690

Location:

Canadian Arctic

Grades:

9-12 (Completed)

Format:

Residential

Putney Student Travel career program: Canadian Arctic. Typical group: 18-21 students, 2-3 leaders.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 1–Jul 26, 2027 (12 days options)

Length:

12 days

Cost:

$3,395

Location:

Imperia, Liguria

Ages:

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

Format:

Group Housing

Five-day marine research course with the Delfini del Ponente group on the Ligurian coast: dolphin photo-identification, seagrass snorkel surveys, sea-turtle beach monitoring, and a day at sea in the Pelagos Sanctuary. Maximum 16 students. The EU ETIAS travel authorization is expected to apply from late 2026.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 5–Aug 5, 2027 (2 weeks (15 days) options)

Length:

2 weeks (15 days)

Cost:

£6,650 (about $8,783)

Location:

St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

Ages:

13-18 per program site (matches completed grades 7–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Two-week residential summer school at St Edmund's College, Cambridge for 13–18-year-olds from around the world, pairing a three-hour morning academic course (Business & Entrepreneurship, Debate, English Language, Journalism, or Study Skills) with an afternoon elective (Outdoor Leadership, Photography, Tennis, or Theatre), plus evening programmes, clan competitions, and Saturday cultural trips.

Dates:

Jul 12–28, 2027

Length:

17 days

Cost:

$9,690 + airfare

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Grades:

Currently in grades 9-12 (as of the day you apply)

Format:

Residential

Residential pre-college in Tokyo. Students choose one seminar: Anime & Illustration, International Business & Trade, Japanese Cuisine & Culture, Japanese Fashion, Japanese Language, or Photography & Digital Storytelling. They stay in single rooms at the Temple University Japan Campus. Typical group 35-45 students with 10-12 instructors. Not college credit.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 15–Jul 27, 2027 (21 days options)

Length:

21 days

Cost:

$8,170

Location:

British Virgin Islands

Grades:

Ages 15 and up

Format:

Residential

Tropical marine biology focus: 20-22 dives, AQ Tropical Marine Bio Course + Research Diver Specialty + Underwater Photography/Naturalist. Requires PADI Open Water/referral.