Stanford University Summer School
Description of Stanford University Summer School
- Location: Stanford, California, USA
- Students age: 14-18 years
- Dates: 2-22 July (3 weeks)
- Accommodation type: full board (residence)
- Educational programs: summer course for future leaders.
Summer program at one of the best universities in the US - Stanford University - will be the best gift for active, independent and ambitious schoolchildren, who want to take leadership positions in the world community in the future. In addition, this course can serve as an excellent adaptation to American cultural, academic, language and student life: the students of the summer course will feel like real students on the campus of one of the most prestigious universities, will enter into a single student brotherhood with their own laws and regulations.
On the basis of the University of Stanford, children can use all necessary infrastructure and resources. Staying here will help to make dozens of new friends from all over the world, and, finally, to have fun and enjoy spending time.
The city of Stanford, which houses the university and the summer camp, is located just 60 kilometers from San Francisco (the road will take about an hour), in a cozy and sunny state of California.
What is the refund or cancellation policy in case of unforeseen circumstances?
We have a flexible refund and cancellation policy that takes into account unforeseen circumstances such as illness, travel restrictions, or emergencies. We understand that plans may need to change, and we work with parents to accommodate their needs whenever possible.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Stanford University Summer School
SUMMER COURSE OF FUTURE LEADERS
The summer course program is aimed at developing critical and creative thinking, developing personal qualities and leadership skills, performing in public (oratory), defending one's point of view and accepting the opponent's opinion.
Students are offered many interesting seminars on various topics:
- Research
Actual problems of modern society and the search for ways to solve them; studying the practical experience of international companies and organizations.
- Logistics
Plans for the implementation of the theoretical project, the active development of critical and creative thinking, practice and team building; search for non-trivial solutions for various problems.
- Marketing
Students will learn how to build a successful corporation, to understand how to quickly solve the most common problems, learn to interact with the media and to successfully promote their brand and idea.
- Finance
Creation of own financial model - students will even be able to test the effectiveness of some strategies for attracting investments; creation of the company's budget.
- Organization Management
Skills for creating a successful and large business, analyzing the work of the most successful firms and corporations, international exchange of experience are developing.
Accommodation, meals, prices
For students of summer courses the comfortable, fully equipped and furnished double rooms are provided in the residences of the university (the amenities are on the floors in sufficient quantity). Meals are organized on the full board basis (thrice a day + snacks and road lunches in the days of excursions): the diet is as varied and balanced as possible, fully meets the tastes and needs of adolescents.
Subjects, specialties
Activities Stanford University Summer School
In their free time, students just will not be bored! For them, the broadest opportunities for sport, studying, team games and outdoor activities are available:
- Beach volleyball
- Yoga
- Aerobics
- Basketball
- Gym
- Frisbee
- Fitness
- Football (American and Soccer)
- Running
- Hiking
- Swimming.
Practically every day (in the afternoon and in the evening) interesting and various entertainment and cognitive activities are arranged. It can be a Talent Contest or a variety of sports competitions, tournaments, poetic competitions, practice in the art of colouring textiles (t-shirts can be picked up for memory) or biotatuaries, making ornaments, karaoke shows, and environmental game "Hunting litter". There are joint screenings (including in the open air), Olympic games, discos, parties and fun holidays, bowling tournaments.
The organizers do not forget about interesting excursions (most of them are already included in the price): it can be San Francisco and shopping, trips to the beach of Half Moon Bay, sports matches (for example, the San Francisco baseball team Giants), visiting major theme parks of entertainment and etc.!
It is worth noting the huge Cantor Museum of Art (which regularly hosts 24 art exhibitions), the Hoover Tower (you can see the city from a bird's eye view), the large Stanford shopping center and the memorial area and stadium with the same name, and the large aqua complex Avery Aquatic Complex.
Admission dates and extra charges
The course cost already includes:
- Studying on the program
- Accommodation and meals (residence, double rooms, full board)
- Program of excursions, sports and leisure activities
- All textbooks, books and materials
- Medical insurance
- Use of the entire infrastructure of Stanford University.
The following components are paid additionally:
- Round trip air tickets
- Transfer in both directions
- Consular fee (payable at the Embassy)
- Visa fees and services, translation and certification of documents
- Deposit for a place (refundable).
Literature and references
Institution on the map
Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about Stanford University Summer School
Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
