Summer Workshops
Focused, hands-on summer workshops for middle and high school students — from design, entrepreneurship, art, and chemistry to writing and college essays.
Middle School · Grades 5–8
August 3 – August 21, 2026
August 3 – August 21, 2026
Design & Entrepreneurship Lab
Dream it. Build it. Pitch it.
A hands-on workshop for curious middle schoolers who love to make things and solve problems. Through design thinking, teamwork, and creative challenges, students invent their own products, build prototypes, and pitch their ideas to the group — discovering what it feels like to think like an inventor and an entrepreneur.
August 3 – August 21, 2026 · Grades 6–8
The Art & Artistry of Chemistry
Where the lab bench becomes a canvas.
A one-week intensive (Mon–Fri) where students learn the foundations of chemistry with an eye to its artistic beauty. We won't open a single tube of paint — instead we'll mix our colors from the pantry and watch safe, kitchen-science reactions bloom across the page. Students explore the foundations of chemistry in all its beauty and its applications in the creation and restoration of art. Grocery-store chemistry: no flames, no fumes — just acids, bases, and pigments you can find in any kitchen, plus natural dyes, homemade ink, and chromatography.
High School · Grades 9–12
August 3 – August 21, 2026
Creative & Analytical Writing Workshop
Find your voice — and sharpen it.
This workshop helps students in Grades 9–12 build strong writing skills through engaging prompts, close reading, and hands-on practice. Students experiment with storytelling, master the essentials of persuasive and analytical writing, and learn to write clearly and confidently across genres — for school and beyond.
August 3 – August 21, 2026
College Essay-Writing Workshop
Write essays that get you noticed.
A one-week workshop for students entering Grade 12 who want expert guidance on their Common App essays. With personalized feedback from highly experienced college consultants, students brainstorm, draft, edit, and polish their responses to the 2026 Common App prompts — emerging with two finalized essays ready to submit in the fall.
Taught by experienced educators
Jenny Ho, Karen Baynes, and Lee Skerry bring a combined 40+ years of experience as public and private high school teachers and college consultants.
Jenny Ho
High School Teacher & College Consultant
Karen Baynes, Ed.D.
High School Teacher & College Consultant
Lee Skerry
High School Teacher & College Consultant
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Spaces are limited and fill quickly. Reach out for registration details and to secure a place in any of our Summer 2026 workshops.
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