Teen Ink Summer Program and Camp Guide for Teens
Community Service / Activism Programs
Are you a teen looking to learn about and impact the world? Our list of summer camps and programs is sure to have just what you're looking for. Topics include, but are not limited to, international study, service learning, community service, creating positive change, and sustainability. Interested in applying your skills in other subjects to community change? There are also camps focusing on activism and community service through science, adventure sports, writing, and the arts. Participate in cultural exchanges and immersion with other teens or programs created specifically for girls. Browse our list of summer camps for your perfect camp, and be sure to check out the many scholarship opportunities offered by the programs.
Abroad Programs by SPI
High school study abroad programs for college credit in Spain, France, Italy, Costa Rica and China. Earn college credit and have the summer of your life!
ActionQuest
For over 30 years, AQ has offered international sailing, scuba, marine biology and community service. Through hands-on learning and adventure travel, we ignite young adults’ inherent leadership skills.
Barnard Pre-College Program
Experience college life and prep while exploring New York City with high school young men and women from across the country and around the world!
Bold Earth Teen Adventures
Adventure teen travel camps since 1976. BOLD EARTH’s focus is culture, language, leadership and service leading to a lifetime of exploration and friendship. USA, Asia, Africa, Europe, South America.
Community Service Worldwide: VISIONS Service Adventures
Since 1989, VISIONS has set the standard for community service programs for teens. Build schools and homes, help children and elders. Live with other teens in a neighborhood of our host community; be more than a tourist.
Deer Hill Expeditions
Engaging young people in Wilderness Expeditions, Service and Native Cultures since 1984. Outstanding adventures and service projects in the American southwest and Costa Rica.
Earlham Explore-A-College
A college-level summer program for high-schoolers. Take a class from an Earlham professor and earn 2 college credits. Classes in Sciences, Languages, Humanities, Art and Outdoor Education
French Woods Festival
America’s leading performing arts facility where every child chooses their own individual schedule, from more than 80 activities run by certified teachers and counselor specialists.
Global Leadership Adventures
GLA offers volunteer programs for teens in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Participants explore historic and natural sites, learn the local language and history, and serve the community through volunteer efforts.
Global Works Travel
Global Works’ summer programs for teens encompass service projects, outdoor adventures, cultural exchanges and language immersion in Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the South Pacific.
Great Summers
Experience the summer of a lifetime! Free info. and expert guidance on 800+ outstanding programs for high schoolers, from pre-college, academic, teen tour, and language, to community service and travel.
Hawaii Wilderness Adventure School
Ready for adventure? With a focus on education, culture, service and leadership, earn high school credit while enjoying the best of Hawaii’s outdoors.
Lifeworks International
Incredible summer service adventure programs in the British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, China, Thailand, India, Peru, Ecuador and the Galapagos. Teens actively participate in promoting positive change.
New York Film Academy Summer Camp
Hands-on summer camps available to teenagers 14-17 in Filmmaking, Acting, Screenwriting, Photography, Musical Theatre, Music Video, Broadcast Journalism and Game Design spanning from one-week to six-weeks.
Summer Discovery & Discovery Internships
Welcome to Summer Discovery Pre-College Programs, the world’s finest and most popular teen Summer high school, internship, and middle-school enrichment programs.
Travel for Teens
Travel for Teens offers community service, language immersion, photography, and cultural immersion trips to Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America, and Australia for students 13 to 18 years old.
UMass Amherst Summer College
A Pre-college program for qualified high school students. Two week or six week course intensives and research opportunities, the end of June through early August.
UVM/GIV Engineering Institute
Start solving the world’s sustainability issues now! Empower yourself with knowledge through fun hands-on engineering projects and tours.
Whale Camp at the Fundy Marine Science Institute
Directly observe and research whales, dolphins, porpoise, puffins, seals in their natural habitat. College credit for writing and art programs. Based on beautiful Grand Manan Island between Maine & Nova Scotia.
Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing
ACA-accredited outdoor adventure camp & travel program for ages 8-18. Rock climbing, kayaking, canoeing, caving, backpacking, mountain biking & more.
World Horizons International
Summer travel for teens includes community service, language and cultural immersion. Project locations: Iceland, Fiji, Costa Rica, Canada, Dominica, Maine, Utah, Hawaii.
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