Summer Opportunities for Gifted Students
Just some of the opportunities you might want to consider in Missouri

Start early, because many of these applications are due in February or March!

To find more opportunities, go to college websites and do a search for “High School Summer Programs”.

Drury University (Center for Gifted Education) - Springfield, MO

• Summerscape – Grades 6-9
• Drury Leadership Academy – Grades 10-12
  www.drury.edu/academics/precollege/

Washington University - St. Louis, MO

• High School Summer Experiences
  See website for eligibility
  http://ucollege.wustl.edu/hssp
• Mini-Medical Program – Ages 15  and up
  https://minimed.wustl.edu/
• Young Writers Institute
  http://swi.ucollege.wustl.edu/youngwriters

University of Missouri, Columbia - Columbia, MO

• Summer Media Workshop
  http://muconf.missouri.edu/smw/
• Mizzou Engineering Summer Program
  http://engineering.missouri.edu/k-12/high-school-summer-camp/
• High School Mini Medical School – 11th grade
  http://som.missouri.edu/hsminimed-details.shtml

University of Missouri, Rolla - Rolla, MO

• UMR has a variety of programs, including engineering, aerospace, nuclear engineering and much more.
  http://futurestudents.mst.edu/precollege/index.html

Webster University - St. Louis, MO

• Webster has multiple offerings, including a band camp, musical theatre intensive, string orchestra camp, baroque string academy, composition, and songwriting.
  http://www.webster.edu/cms/summer/index.shtml

St. Louis University - St. Louis, MO

• Adventures in Medicine and Science
  http://aims.slu.edu/index.php?page=summer-workshops
• Engineering and Aviation Summer Program
  http://parks.slu.edu/about-parks/summer-programs/

Truman University - Kirksville, MO

• Joseph Baldwin Academy (7th, 8th, 9th grade)
  http://jba.truman.edu/

Cottey College - Nevada, MO

• Music and Dance Workshops – 9th, 10th, 11th grade girls
• Exploring Science Workshop – 9th, 10th, 11th grade girls
  http://www.cottey.edu/home/departments/summerprograms.html

STARS - St. Louis, MO
(Students and Teachers as Research Scientists) – 10th/11th grade
Six week program where students participate in science research projects at one of the collaborating research institutions: Saint Louis University, Washington University, University of Missouri-St. Louis, or MO Institute for Mental Health.
http://www.umsl.edu/~sep/programs/stars.html

COCA - St. Louis, MO
Fine arts programs offered at three different locations
www.cocastl.org