Science Department

    • Above and Beyond-
      Educational Opportunities for Students
       
      Columbia University Science Honors Program is a highly selective  program for high school students who have a strong interest in science and mathematics.  The SHP holds classes at Columbia from 10:00AM-12:30PM on Saturdays throughout the academic year.  Applicants must currently be in the 11th, 10th, or 9th grade.
       
      CSI Summer Camp The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey invites you to be part of Stockton CSI, a residential summer camp for high school students who want hands-on experience with a criminal investigation and trial. 
       
      DNA Day Essay Contest   Visit page for contest rules, guidelines, and essay question.  Deadline 5:00 p.m. March 6, 2015.
       
      Douglas Science Institute at Rutgers University
       
      The Dupont Challenge science essay competition. Submission deadline January 31, 2015.
       
      Partners in Science is an eight-week summer program provided by the Liberty Science Center for high school juniors and seniors.  The program pairs students with mentors in science, health and technical fields and challenges them to participate in ongoing research and indepedent projects.
       
      Rutgers Summer Scholars Program Visit the website to see a full list of course offerings and schedules.
       
      Science on Saturday Program sponsored by Princeton University.  Free and open to the public.
       
      The Stevens Summer The Stevens Summer is about experience, challenge, discovery and exploration. Each summer, talented high school students from around the world come to Stevens for a true residential college experience.  On-campus housing and meals are included, on the beautiful Stevens campus in Hoboken, NJ - right across from New York City.
       
      Summer Science Scholars Series Offered through UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
       
      Summer Architecture Career Discovery Program  A two week on campus introduction to architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for 10th, 11th and 12th grades.  Sunday, July 5 to July 17, 2015.
       
      The Summer Science Program Offered to 11th grade students
      to work in a team and learn to apply astrophysics, calculus and programming to determine the orbit of a near-earth asteroid. 
       
      Worchester Polytechnic Institute Student Summer Program Frontiers is an on-campus, residential, research, and learning experience that challenges soon-to-be high school juniors and seniors to explore the outer limits of knowledge in science, mathematics, and engineering.  WPI Launch is a learning and research opportunity for students entering freshman and sophomore years of high school. You'll spend your days working with faculty focusing on current problems and challenges in the fields of biology, chemistry/biochemistry, interactive media and game development, or robotics.