For Parents and Caregivers
Career College and Life Readiness programs
Looking for programs that can help build critical thinking or cultivate social awareness, self-efficacy and communication skills? These 100+ programs provide our middle and high schoolers with a multitude of meaningful learning and professional opportunities.
All of these organizations, our College, Career and Life Readiness exemplars, work tirelessly to prepare Boston students with meaningful learning and professional opportunities across our city and region. Programs are listed by their age group focus: Middle School, High School, or both Middle and High School.
Learn more about these summer/fall programs and contact information below. Generation Success-aligned programs are also available on the Boston After School & Beyond website. Sign your student up today!
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Contact: Reginald Toussaint (Reginald_Toussaint@nobles.edu)
Arnold Arboretum - Arboretum Young Scientists
Bethel Institute for Community Development - Bethel Math and Science Scholars
Contact: Kalya Murray (kmurray@bethelboston.org), 617-524-4510
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - Red Oak Afterschool and Summer Program
Contact: Kathy Choi at 617-635-5129 extension 1013
Boston Public Schools, STEM Department - STEAM Academy for Change
Boston Scores - Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Gaby DeAngelis (gabrielle@bostonscores.org) or 617-553-4711
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester - Marr Summer Camp
Breakthrough Greater Boston - Boston Campus
CitySprouts - Dorchester Young Leaders Program
Contact: Call: 617-876-2436, Email: (smontagno@citysprouts.org)
CitySprouts - Roxbury Young Leaders Program
Contact: Call: 617-876-2436, Email: (smontagno@citysprouts.org)
Crossroads - Class of 2026 Session 1
Crossroads - Camp Mitton
Crossroads - Camp Wing
Dearborn STEM Academy - Summer Learning Academy
DotHouse Health - Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Dirk.bovell@dothousehealth.org
"e" inc. - "e" inc. Summer Science Discovery Program
Edison K-8 School - The Young Queens and Kings Scholar Program
Contact: ksemper@bostonpublicschools.org
Elevate Youth - Kenny & Hennigan
Contact: cam@elevate-youth.org
Frederick Pilot Middle School - Summer Scholars Program
Contact: Frederick at 617-635-1650
Girls' LEAP - BCYF Blackstone Community Center
Contact: Shalaya West (Shalaya@girlsleap.org)
Girls' LEAP - Roxbury Tenants of Harvard
Contact: Shalaya West (Shalaya@girlsleap.org)
Greenwood Sarah K-8 School - STEAM Ahead SLA
Horizons Greater Boston - Mattahunt - SLA
Jackson/Mann K-8 School - Summer EL
Jeremiah E. Burke High School - Middle School Academic & Mentoring
KeySteps - UMass Boston School for the Environment
Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center - Camps in Mattapan and West Roxbury
Contact: (bnccamp@massaudubon.org)
Mildred Avenue K-8 School - Mildred Avenue Summer Academy
Contact: Diana Fortes (dfortes@bostonpublicschools.org)
Neighborhood Network Center Inc. - CDF Freedom Schools
Contact: Audreyana Washington (awashington@uhmproperties.com)
OneLove Sports Academy - Summer Learning Academy
Contact: (jamaalwornum@onelovesports.org)
OneLove Sports Academy - One Love Sports League - Monday
Contact: (onelovesportsacademy@gmail.com)
Patrick J. Kennedy - Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Jessica Vazquez, 617-635-8466, (jvazquez3@bostronpublicschools.org)
Phillips Brooks House Association - Keylatch
Phillips Brooks House Association - Mission Hill Summer Program
Phillips Brooks House Association - South Boston Outreach Summer
Phillips Brooks House Association - Roxbury Youth Initiative
Phillips Brooks House Association - Franklin I-O
Phillips Brooks House Association - Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment
Phillips Brooks House Association - Chinatown Adventure
Seymour Institute - Bringing the Change
Contact: Sarah Greenwood School, 186 Glenway St, Dorchester, 02121
Shaloh House - Summer Program at Shaloh House
Contact: Call 617-787-2200 or visit https://www.cgiboston.com/
Sociedad Latina - STEAM Team, Dearborn
Contact: https://a103364.socialsolutionsportal.com/apricot-intake/78e24d91-60d6-4cf2-9a23-0c5bc9cb727a
Sociedad Latina - STEAM Team, Boston University
Contact: https://a103364.socialsolutionsportal.com/apricot-intake/78e24d91-60d6-4cf2-9a23-0c5bc9cb727a
sySTEMic flow - STEM in the Summer
Contact: Jessica Sanon (jsanon@systemicflow.com)
Team New England Basketball Club - TNE Summer Enrichment Program
Contact: (GhillTNE@gmail.com)
The Boston Project Ministries - Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Contact: (info@tbpm.org), 617-929-0925
The Steppingstone Foundation - Steppingstone Scholars
Contact: https://www.tsf.org/apply/applying/
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center - Summer Learning Expedition
Contact: https://thompsonisland.org/programs/connections/summer-learning-expedition
Warren Prescott - Summer Bridging Acad and Science
YMCA - Ashley Street Summer Learning Academy
YMCA - Camp Ponkapoag SLA
Contact: Ashley Cobb (ACobb@ymcaboston.org)
YMCA - Dorchester Summer Explorers
YMCA - Gardner Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Mariela DeLeon (MDeLeon@ymcaboston.org)
YMCA - Huntington Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Kelly MacLean (KMacLean@ymcaboston.org)
YMCA - Oak Square Camp Walsh Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Devin Collins-Ives (DCollins-Ives@ymcaboston.org)
YMCA - Parkway Bear Camps Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Benjamin May (BMay@ymcaboston.org)
YMCA - Roxbury Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Unique Payne (UPayne@ymcaboston.org)
YMCA - Umana Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Carolyn Lopez (CarolynLopez@ymcaboston.org); Marisol Berlin-Santana (mberlinsantana@bostonpublicschools.org)
YMCA - Wang Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Jen Kelly (JKelly@ymcaboston.org)
Contact: https://successlink-boston.icims.com/jobs/21648/acedone/job?bga=true&height=500&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240&mobile=false&needsRedirect=false&width=947
Afrimerican Academy - Summer Learning Academy
Asian Community Development Corporation - Summer Leadership Academy
Contact: Emma Ishida (Emma.Ishida@asiancdc.org)
Boston Arts Academy - BAA Summer Reading and Math Program
Contact: BAA's main office at 617-359-3243
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - Youth Center Summer Program
Contact: Cin Wong (cin.wong@bcnc.net) or call at 617-635-5129 x1022
Boston International Newcomers Academy (BINCA) - 21st CCLC Program
Boston Public Health Commission - Boston Area Health Education Center
Contact: bahec@bphc.org
Boston University - Upward Bound & Upward Bound Math Science Summer Program
Contact: reggie@bu.edu
Brigham and Women's Hospital - Project TEACH
Camp Harbor View - Leaders in Training (First Year)
Camp Harbor View - Summer Camp (July Session 1)
Children's Services of Roxbury - Youth and Police in Partnership
Contact: Harry Harding, Mobile: 6175190531, (hharding@csrox.org); Tim Fitzgerald, Mobile: 857.492.6941, (Tfitzgerald@csrox.org)
Courageous Sailing - Instructors-in-Training
Crossroads - Class of 2025 Session 1
Digital Ready - Summer Studios
Contact: sarah@digitalready.org
Freedom House - Summer Learning Institute
Contact: Ashley Harton-Powell (ahartonpowell@freedomhouse.com)
Freedom House - Smartphone Storytelling Program
Contact: Ashley Harton-Powell (ahartonpowell@freedomhouse.com)
Girls' LEAP - Teen Mentor Program
Contact: Roxanna Higginson (roxanna@girlsleap.org)
Health Resources in Action - LEAH Knox Scholars
Contact: Paul Gregg (pgregg@hria.org)
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston - Teen Arts Council
Level Ground Mixed Martial Arts - Student Trainer Program
Contact: Jasmine Clark (jasmine@levelgroundmma.org); Alexandra Fuller (ali@levelgroundmma.org)
MassArt - Artward Bound
Contact: bfstrohm@massart.edu
National Park Service - Hill to Harbor Corps
National Park Service - Historias de Boston
Northeastern University - Bob Case Acad Bridge to Calculus
Contact: Raj, (r.jesudason@northeastern.edu)
Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Contact: Deep Chinappa (dchinappa@pyd.org) or 617-556-4075 x120
Phillips Brooks House Association - Recent Immigrant Summer Enrichment
Roxbury Youth Program - Summer
Contact: Tarik Bartel (tbartel@uuum.org); Peter Tam (ptam@uuum.org); Chris Allen -(callen@uuum.org)
Sociedad Latina - ALAS
Contact: https://a103364.socialsolutionsportal.com/apricot-intake/78e24d91-60d6-4cf2-9a23-0c5bc9cb727a
Sociedad Latina - Escalera
Contact: https://a103364.socialsolutionsportal.com/apricot-intake/78e24d91-60d6-4cf2-9a23-0c5bc9cb727a
Speak for the Trees - Teen Urban Tree Corps Program
Contact: Eva Paradiso (eva@treeboston.org)
Taylor Made Mentoring - Taylor Made Mentoring
Contact: Charles Taylor (Charlesmentoracademy@gmail.com), (617)5865964
The Boston Project Ministries - Healthy Youth Champions
Contact: (info@tbpm.org), 617-929-0925
The Boston Project Ministries - Artists in Action
Contact: (info@tbpm.org), 617-929-0925
The Boston Project Ministries - Mental Health Ambassadors
Contact: (info@tbpm.org), 617-929-0925
The Possible Zone - STEAM Bootcamp (Summer)
The Possible Zone - Pathways Bootcamp (Summer Session 2)
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center - Green Ambassador Program
Contact: Jay Esty (jesty@thompsonisland.org), or apply online at https://thompsonisland.org/programs/green-ambassadors
UMass Boston - Upward Bound
Contact: Janay Graham (janay.graham@umb.edu); Suamy Ventura (suamy.ventura@umb.edu)
UMass Boston - Urban Scholars Program
Contact: Jamie Morrison (Jamie.morrison@umb.edu), 617-297-6961; Anthony Olivier (Anthony.Olivier@umb.edu), 617-602-9237; Laura Abdelahad (Laura.Abdelahad@umb.edu), 857-271-6310
UMass Boston - Upward Bound Math-Science
UMass Boston - Gastón Institute - DYEE SuccessLink Youth (TAG | ALERTA)
Contact: tag@umb.edu, 857.301.7850
Youth in Crisis - New Program
After School Arts Program - After School Arts Program (ASAP)
Contact: info@afterschoolartsprogram.com
Agassiz Village Summer Camp - Summer Camp, Summer Teen Advancement, and Leaders
All Dorchester Sports & Leadership - Summer Enrichment Program
Apprentice Learning - City Summer Internship
Beat the Odds - Beat The Odds
Beat the Streets New England - Coaches in Training
Contact: Leah Boutelle (leah@btsne.org); Addison Ray (addison@btsne.org); Bior Guigni (bior@btsne.org)
Boston Debate League - Debate Camp
Contact: Ranner Faugas (ranner@bostondebate.org)
Boston HBCU Alumni Network - HBCU Summer Leadership Development Academy
Boston Lions Track Club - Boston Lions Track Club and Mentoring
Contact: Tomorrow Peeples (bostonlionstrackclub@gmail.com), 617-922-5910
Boston Police Activities League - Act Up with 5-0
Contact: Kerline Desir (kerline.desir@pd.boston.gov); Christopher Byner (christopher.byner@boston.gov); Laura Dickerson(laura-dickerson@pd.boston.gov)
Boston Police Activities League - Girls Reflecting Our World
Contact: Officer Jamila Gales (jamila.gales@pd.boston.gov); Christopher Byner (christopher.byner@boston.gov); Laura Dickerson (laura-dickerson@pd.boston.gov)
Catholic Charities of Boston - Teen Center at St. Peter's
Catholic Charities of Boston - Teen Center SLA
Community Rowing, Inc. - RowBoston
Contact: Janice Hagerman (janice.hagerman@communityrowing.org)
Courageous Sailing - Steps To Lead
Dreamcatcher Initiative - Men's Group
Contact: adrian@dcisboston.org; alexis@dciboston.org
Fresh Films - Digital Content Virtual Program
Contact: https://freshfilms.org/programs/boston/
Girls' LEAP - BCYF Lahey
Contact: Shalaya West (Shalaya@girlsleap.org)
Girls' LEAP - Open Enrollment
Contact: Shalaya West (Shalaya@girlsleap.org)
Greatest MINDS - Greatest MINDS Summer College to Career Academy
Contact: George Greenidge (info@gminds.org; greatestminds.boston@gmail.com; george.greenidge@gmail.com)
Harlem Lacrosse - Summer Academy
Contact: Pat Cronin (pat@harlemlacrosse.org)
Horace Mann School for the Deaf - Summer Learning
Horizons at DCD - Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Haris Kuljancic (Hkuljancic@dcds.net)
IFSI - Summer Enrichment and Leadership Academy
Jeremiah E. Burke High School - Talk2Em Guide to Financial Literacy
Level Ground Mixed Martial Arts - Athletic Program
Contact: gym@levelgroundmma.org
Mass Audubon - Environmental Leadership Teen Program
Nxt Era Panthers - Nxt Era Panthers
Phillips Brooks House Association - Leaders!
Piers Park Sailing Center - Science of Sailing
Contact: www.piersparksailing.org/youth
Richard J. Murphy K-8 School - Murphy S.M.I.L.E. Program
S.T.E.A.M. Ahead - STEAM Academy - 2022 Summer Sessions
Sarepta Women and Children Empowerment Center, Inc. - Synergy Partnership
TechBoston Academy - Summer Learning Academy EL
Tenacity - Tenacity Summer Tennis & Reading Program - Rogers Park
Tenacity - Tenacity Summer Tennis & Reading Program - Boston Common
Tenacity - Tenacity Summer Tennis & Reading Program - Billings Field
Tenacity - Tenacity Summer Tennis & Reading Program - Dorchester Park
The3PointFoundation - C.A.B. Academy - Dewitt
Contact: Erica Rivers (erica.rivers@3pointfoundation.org) or via phone at 617-320-9880
The3PointFoundation - C.A.B. Academy - Fessenden
Contact: Erica Rivers (erica.rivers@3pointfoundation.org) or via phone at 617-320-9880
The Calculus Project - Boston University - Session 1
Contact: amims@thecalculusproject.org
The Dream Program, Inc. - DREAM Boston
Contact: (617) 249-4361, (boston@dreamprogram.org)
The Dream Program, Inc. - DREAM Boston Summer Enrichment
Contact: (617) 249-4361, (boston@dreamprogram.org)
The HYPPE - Summer Learning Academy
The PIM Project - The PIM Project
Trinity Boston Foundation - TEEP
Contact: Taneyri DeJesus (tdejesus@trinityconnects.org)
UMass Boston Gastón Institute - TAG/ALERTA
Contact: tag@umb.edu, 857.301.7850
Veronica Robles Cultural Center - Summer Learning
Contact: vroccboston@gmail.com, 617-308-2314
Veronica Robles Cultural Center - Dance and music program
Contact: vroccboston@gmail.com, 617-308-2314
Whittier Street Health Center - New Program
Contact: Christine Pajarillo (617) 989-3212, (christine.pajarillo@wshc.org)
YMCA of Greater Boston - Achievers Summer Learning Academy
Contact: Jessica Colon (JColon@ymcaboston.org)