Pre-College Programs for High School Students

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This summer, put your future on the right course.

Explore your passions. Collaborate with experts. Make new friends. Experience college life before high school graduation.

Connecticut College invites curious, creative, insightful and innovative high school students to join us on campus this summer for a two-week residential pre-college experience like no other. You’ll be immersed in hands-on study in an area of interest to you, working side-by-side with Connecticut College’s world-class faculty and staff. We’ll show you how to carve your own path and put your learning into action in your own communities. And when you aren’t in the classroom, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy all that college life has to offer on a picture-perfect waterfront New England liberal arts campus.

Pre-college programs are not for credit, so it’s all about the love of learning.

The registration deadline is May 1st.

Apply here residential Experience Need more info? Email us at: Summer@conncoll.edu

Entrepreneurship

Venture Incubator

July 5-14, 2023

Participants in this program will gain a greater understanding of entrepreneurship, new practical skills in critical thinking, collaboration and problem solving, and awareness of the importance of networking. Over the two-week residential program, participants will have the opportunity to develop a business concept and explore strategies for bringing their venture to market.

Open to rising 9th-12th graders.

Tuition: $2,950

Program Director: Noel Garrett, Dean of Academic Support and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics at Connecticut College

Dance

Dance Intensive with David Dorfman Dance

July 5-14, 2023

Participants in this program will work with the renowned David Dorfman Dance company, one of the most influential contemporary dance companies in the United States, through an intensive two-week residential program focused on technique and choreography while exploring how “bodies serve as powerful conductors of emotion, strength, vulnerability and change.” Participants will holistically explore, challenge and embrace the breadth of possibility within their own moving bodies and minds.

Open to rising 9th-12th graders.

Tuition: $2,950

Program Director: David Dorfman ’81, Professor of Dance at Connecticut College and Artistic Director of David Dorfman Dance

International Studies

Global Focus

July 17-28, 2023

Participants in this two-week residential program will gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between pressing global issues and the role of diplomacy while developing the capacity to engage across cultural and national boundaries. Using a case study from the Council on Foreign Relations, students will explore topics related to global governance, migration, human rights, and the role of media and public opinion in policy making. The program includes hands-on training in intercultural dialogue, guest lectures by faculty and community experts, an overview of international careers and opportunities, and practical experience using communication and critical thinking skills through a Model Diplomacy simulation.

Open to rising 9th-12th graders.

Tuition: $2,950

Program Director: Melissa Ryan, Director of the Walter Commons for Global Studies and Engagement, Connecticut College

Environmental Studies

Environmental Action through Research, Theory and Heart (E.A.R.T.H.)

July 17-28, 2023

Participants in this two-week residential program will study the past, present and future of climate change, and learn how to advocate for solutions. Students will study the historical global circulation patterns and local geologic evidence that constructed past climates, as well as the science of renewable energy and how it may be used to affect our changing climate. E.A.R.T.H. students will explore our 750-acre arboretum campus and observe evidence of glacial activity, sea-level rise and carbon sequestration, as well as participate in policy simulations.

Open to rising 9th-12th graders.

Tuition: $2,950

Program Directors: Margaret Bounds, Director of Sustainability; Doug Thompson, Professor of Geoscience and Environmental Studies; and Chad Jones, Associate Professor of Botany at Connecticut College

Summer Programs

P: 860-439-5157 E: summer@conncoll.edu

Mailing Address

Connecticut College
Summer Programs
270 Mohegan Ave
New London, CT 06320

Campus Location

Walter Commons for Global Study and Engagement Blaustein 103A

Office Hours

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Summer Hours and during breaks

8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m

Director of Summer Programs

Ashlyn Healey

Ahealey2@conncoll.edu

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