Summer Schools & Camps
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More than 100 years ago, the English poet, Alfred Tennyson, wrote, "In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love."  Today, for our middle school students, one could add: cherry blossoms, baseball, or summer vacation.  Meanwhile, our young man's, or woman's parents might be thinking about which summer experience will be best for their child(ren)?

With that in mind, we would like to offer the following sites for your consideration.  The first three are guides or directories to hundreds of possibilities or summer activities for middle school aged children.  Please note some sites list only telephone numbers or e-mail addresses.  The succeeding specific sites for middle school students serve as examples only, and are not necessarily recommended by ASIJ.

Putney School Summer Programs
Putney, Vermont.
Studio and Performing Arts, Writing, ESL.
Philips Exeter Academy
Exeter, New Hampshire
Learning for learning's sake for motivated students.
Peterson's Guide
A widely used guidebook publisher.
Summer Opportunities Search (Also available in Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, and French languages).

Taft Summer School
Watertown, Conn.
June 27-July31.  Five-week enrichment program for students entering grades 8-12.

Academic Study Associates (ASA)
Pathways for Middle School Students
Middle School enrichment at Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.
Audubon Nature Camps
Maine, Wyoming, Connecticut, Vermont, Wisconsin and Minnesota.  For families, adults and kids.  Wildlife viewing, hiking, kayaking, geology and nature photography.

MS Virtual Library  
03/10/11