Extracurriculars That Build Strategic Planning
Setting long-term goals and mapping out the steps to reach them.
The American Legion Boys’ Nation is a prestigious, week-long civic leadership program held annually in Washington, D.C., for 100 high…
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is a prestigious, week-long educational experience held annually in Washington, D.C., for outstanding…
The UPenn Management & Technology Summer Institute (M&TSI) is a rigorous three-week program for high school students interested in the…
Model United Nations (MUN) conferences are academic simulations where students role-play as delegates representing countries in the United Nations. Participants…
The National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) offers high school students immersive, career-focused summer programs at top universities across the U.S.…
The Wharton Global Youth Program is a collection of academic programs designed for high school students to explore business, leadership,…
The LaunchX Online Summer Innovation Program is an intensive three week virtual entrepreneurship experience designed for high school students interested…
The Economics for Leaders program, offered by the Foundation for Teaching Economics, is a selective summer program designed to help…
The Stanford Math Tournament (SMT) is a highly selective, student-run mathematics competition hosted by Stanford University for high school students.…
Participate in a global three-stage quantitative finance competition centered on developing and back-testing predictive mathematical models (alphas). The program involves…
Participate in a free, experiential investment challenge that involves managing a $100,000 virtual cash portfolio. Teams develop a comprehensive investment…
Teen Age Republicans (TARS) is the official youth auxiliary of the Republican Party and the nation's largest organization for young…
Young Democrats of America (YDA) is the nation's largest youth-led partisan political organization, with over 20,000 members across all 50…
High School Democrats of America (HSDA) is the official high school arm of the Democratic Party, connecting young progressive students…
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is a leading feminist advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equality and justice for women…
Shell Eco-marathon is an international competition organized by Shell that challenges student teams to design, build, and race the most…
The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest (RGMC) is an annual STEM competition hosted by the Rube Goldberg Institute where teams of…
The Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest is an annual writing competition organized by the Ayn Rand Institute that invites…
The John Locke Global Essay Competition, organized by the John Locke Institute, is a prestigious international competition open to students…
The AFSA High School Essay Contest is an annual writing competition organized by the American Foreign Service Association that invites…
Technovation is a global technology and entrepreneurship program where students work in teams to identify real-world community problems and build…
The Posse Foundation Scholarship is a prestigious full-tuition leadership scholarship that identifies and recruits students with extraordinary leadership potential from…
SkillsUSA National Championships is one of the largest hands-on workforce development events in the world, bringing together more than 7,000…
The USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) is a prestigious national competition and training program where high school students develop advanced skills…
The USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) is an invite-only, proof-based mathematics competition organized by the Mathematical Association of America for high…
The International History Olympiad is a prestigious biennial competition organized by International Academic Competitions that brings together top history students…
The National Economics Challenge is America's premier economics competition for high school students, organized by the Council for Economic Education.…
The Singularity: AI Essay Contest, organized by Veritas AI, is a free global competition open to high school students in…
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is the largest business career and technical student organization in the world, serving more…
The Diamond Challenge is an annual global entrepreneurship competition hosted by the University of Delaware that invites high school students…
CyberPatriot is a national cyber defense competition created by the Air and Space Forces Association to inspire students in grades…
The American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) is a highly selective national math competition administered by the Mathematical Association of America,…
The American Regions Mathematics League (ARML) is a prestigious national mathematics competition that brings together over 1,800 high school students…
LaunchX is a summer entrepreneurship program that gives high school and early college students the experience of launching real businesses…
The Kelley Women's Leadership Institute (KWLI) is a selective, free pre-college program offered by the Kelley School of Business at…
Leadership in the Business World (LBW) is an intensive summer program offered by the Wharton Global Youth Program, designed exclusively…
Canada/USA Mathcamp is a prestigious five-week residential summer program for mathematically talented students ages 13 to 18 from around the…
The NYU High School Academy is a college and career readiness program offered by New York University's School of Professional…
Imagine Cup is Microsoft's annual global startup competition where student teams develop innovative technology solutions to real-world problems using AI…
The McCombs Future Executive Academy is a free, six-day summer program hosted by the McCombs School of Business at the…
The Global Business Academy is a 10-day summer program offered by Colorado State University's College of Business for high school…
The Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session is the most recognized program of the National Hispanic Institute, designed for…
The US Air Force Academy Summer Seminar is a highly selective five-day residential program for high school juniors, accepting approximately…
Stanford Summer College is an eight-week residential program at Stanford University where high-achieving high school students take rigorous college-level courses…
The Apollo Theater Academy Arts and Entertainment Production Internship is a paid, six-week professional development program offered by the iconic…
The Summer Leadership Academy is a selective week-long program at Mercy University designed for rising high school seniors with strong…
Meta Summer Academy is a selective summer program organized by Meta (formerly Facebook) that offers high school students an immersive…
UC San Diego FUTURES Programs are career pathway programs offered by UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies that give…
The Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition is the largest and most prestigious virtual pitch competition for high school students worldwide,…
Summer Discovery is a pre-college summer program that places students in immersive academic environments at 15+ world-renowned universities, including Ivy…
The Ross Mathematics Program is a six-week intensive summer program that immerses motivated pre-college students in deep mathematical thinking and…
ALA Girls State is a competitive, week-long civic education program sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary for high school juniors…
Marist Summer Pre-College: Business is a pre-college program offered by Marist University that gives high school students a firsthand look…
The NextGen Leadership Institute is a three-week pre-college summer program offered by Barnard College that combines rigorous academics with leadership…
Camp Business is a one-week summer program offered by Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, designed for students in grades…
Young Founders Lab is an elite startup incubator and bootcamp that prepares ambitious high school students to launch their own…
Lean GAP is a four-week summer entrepreneurship program that guides high school students through the full process of building a…
The Georgetown University Entrepreneurship Academy is a two-week summer program hosted by Georgetown University where high school students receive comprehensive…
USC Exploring Entrepreneurship is a four-week summer program at the University of Southern California that introduces high school students to…
The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Bootcamp is a two-week pre-college program at Tufts University where students in grades 10 through 12…
The Athena Summer Innovation Institute is an intensive three-week program at Barnard College where high school students with entrepreneurial ambitions…
Career Insight: Business and Entrepreneurship is a two-week residential summer program hosted by the University of Chicago for students in…
Wall Street 101 is a competitive experiential learning program hosted by Bentley University for rising high school juniors and seniors…
Moneyball Academy is a three-week summer residential program hosted by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for rising…
Essentials of Finance is a selective two-week residential summer program offered by the Wharton Global Youth Program for high school…
The California High School Speech Association (CHSSA) is the governing body for competitive speech and debate in California, overseeing individual…
Essentials of Entrepreneurship is an intensive two-week residential summer program offered by the Wharton Global Youth Program at the University…
The University of Minnesota College Invitational is an annual policy debate tournament hosted by the University of Minnesota that welcomes…
Harvard Model Congress (HMC) is a premier government simulation conference organized and staffed entirely by Harvard undergraduates, offering high school…
The Tournament of Champions (TOC) is an athletic organization that provides high school students with competitive opportunities in basketball and…
The Harvard National Speech and Debate Tournament is one of the most prestigious invitational tournaments in the country, drawing high…
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is a prestigious national scholarship initiative that recognizes exceptional high school seniors who demonstrate outstanding leadership,…
The Coolidge Scholarship is a fully funded, four-year presidential scholarship sponsored by the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Fund that covers tuition,…
The Startup UCLA Summer Institute is a pre-college entrepreneurship program hosted by UCLA that immerses high school students in grades…
The NAIOP-Drexel Summer Real Estate Program is a 10-day residential summer experience at Drexel University in Philadelphia, designed for rising…
Howard University's School of Business Summer Enrichment Program is a two-week residential experience that immerses high school students in college-level…
The Rutgers University Summer Business Camp is a one-week residential program hosted by Rutgers Business School for high school students…
The Snider Enterprise and Leadership Fellows (SELF) Experience is a selective three-week summer program offered by the University of Maryland's…
The Cal Invitational is a prestigious annual speech and debate tournament hosted by UC Berkeley, open to high school students…
The Business Careers Awareness Program (BCAP) is a free, week-long residential summer program hosted by the University of Arizona's Eller…
The Global Innovation Challenge 2026 is an online competition organized by InventFuture that invites high school students to develop and…
Hatch Idea Lab is an entrepreneurship and design thinking program run by One Stone that empowers high school students across…
HMMT (Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament) is one of the largest and most prestigious high school mathematics competitions in the world, drawing…
The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the world's most prestigious mathematics competition for high school students, bringing together the most…
The USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future and Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability High School Summer Internship Program…
Teach Me Wall Street Summer Camp is a live, virtual finance and investing program for high school students in grades…
The USC Bovard Scholars Program is a highly selective, free summer initiative hosted by the University of Southern California for…
The Global Youth Impact Summit 2026 is an international leadership conference hosted by CGAD in Porto, Portugal, bringing together 100…
The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) is a fellowship-based initiative that develops the next generation of environmental and social change leaders…
Nexus Youth Exchange 2026 is a four-day international program organized by the Nexus Public Policy Institute, bringing together young leaders…
The UPG Sustainability Leadership Program is a competitive, application-based initiative run by United People Global that recruits and develops the…
The Hansen Leadership Institute (HLI) is an international leadership development program that brings together high school students from regions of…