The Boston Architectural College's Summer Academy – Global is a four-week online pre-college design program for students ages 14 and older who are passionate about architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, engineering, and game design. Running from July 6 to 31, students work in small cohorts of 8 to 10 participants alongside dedicated instructors in a virtual studio environment, tackling design challenges in ideation, sketching, digital design, and model making. The program costs $2,000 for three transferable college credits or $1,800 without credit, making it a rare opportunity to earn real academic credentials while exploring creative fields. It is an excellent choice for high school students who want a rigorous, internationally connected design experience before pursuing college-level study.
Creating drawings, paintings, or other visual work to express ideas and observations.
Modeling parts and products in 3D software before they're built for real.
Breaking down a challenge and working through it methodically to a solution.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Planning tasks, timelines, and resources to get a project done on schedule.
Crafting original stories, poems, or scripts that express ideas and imagination.
Students explore architecture through design challenges, sketching, digital design, and model-making with practicing professionals.
Program explicitly targets aspiring interior designers and teaches foundational design skills across multiple disciplines.
Digital design, iteration, and presentation skills developed through curated design challenges prepare students for user-centered design work.
Program mentions aspiring game designers and teaches digital design and ideation skills applicable to game design.
Students develop sketching, drawing, digital design, and presentation skills through individual and collaborative design projects.
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