Yonsei University is offering a really unique program this summer: Global Leaders and Dreams, for both Korean and international students:
The Yonsei Global Leaders and Dreams (GLAD) is a new program designed for gifted Korean and international high school students who want to “transform themselves in order to transform the world.” In an era marked by [...]
Summer's archives
New summer program in Korea
Introducing the summer programs omnibus
Every year I am asked who has a good summer program in film or leadership or art or language or…well you get the idea. Years ago I put together a series of webpages to make it easy to find these programs. Honestly, I find Peteron’s summer directory database cumbersome and awkard to use. I have [...]
Summer options
Here is a breif presentation on summer options.
Summer options
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Some favourite sites for explore summer options:
petersons
Allen’s Guide
International counselor – these pages will be updated sometime next week. Lots of great stuff coming I promise.
Thinking sciences and technology? Think Sloan
The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is
an ever-expanding resource center for anyone interested in exploring
career opportunities in computing, engineering, healthcare,
mathematics, science, and technology. Explore degree fields along with
comprehensive education, salary, networking, job hunting, and career
planning resources. Browse interviews with hundreds of people who offer
candid insight into their own diverse careers. Many resources are in
PDF, PowerPoint, or [...]
Summer opportunities #5: SpaceCamp
Program: SpaceCamp
Organized by NASA, These 6 and 13 day programs provide unique insight and experience on the final frontier. Adults are welcome as well!
Check out the fun:
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Summer opportunities #4: Earthwatch
Earthwatch Institute is an international non-profit organization that brings
science to life for people concerned about the Earth’s future. Founded in 1971,
Earthwatch supports scientific field research by offering volunteers the
opportunity to join research teams around the world. This unique model is
creating a systematic change in how the public views science and its role in
environmental sustainability.
Today, Earthwatch [...]
Summer opportunities #3: National Outdoor Leadership School
Program: National
Outdoor Leadership School
NOLS is one of the premiere leadership and wilderness training programs
around. Prior outdoor experience is not a prerequisite for most NOLS courses.
If you are in good shape, have a positive attitude, and want to learn
wilderness skills in beautiful country, you will have the time of your life.
You could backpack in the Rockies, [...]
Summer Opportunities #2: Hong Kong U of Science and Technology
An exciting program for talented pre-university youths is going to take place this summer at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Co-sponsored by HKUST and Savantas Policy Institute, Talented Youth Summer Program 2008 seeks to nurture exceptional Grade 11 and 12 (or equivalent) students by challenging them to explore their full potential.
The theme [...]
Summer opportunities 1: General introduction
In the spirit of Chinese New Year, I thought I would do a series on summer programs and opportunities. I am often asked how high school students should spend their summers. For me summer is a time to:
Rest
Reflect
Rejuvinate
Obviously this could look very different for each student. Given that summer is actually a very long time, [...]
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