Extracurriculars & Programs in California for High School Students

Every displayed entry lists a location in California.

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91 published catalog entries match this page; the 30 most relevant are featured below; 1 can be done online.

Catalog entries

Browse 30 catalog programs:

• Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) — Catalog organization: Society for Science — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) — Catalog organization: Stanford University School of Medicine — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• SF YouthWorks — Catalog organization: SF YouthWorks (JCYC)
• Research Experience for High School Students (REHS) at SDSC — Catalog organization: San Diego Supercomputer Center, UC San Diego
• Project Pull — Catalog organization: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
• Marine Teens Internship — Catalog organization: Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC)
• LA County Bloomberg Arts Internship — Catalog organization: Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
• KP LAUNCH High School Program — Catalog organization: Kaiser Permanente
• Teen Gallery Guides @ Getty — Catalog organization: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) Local Programs — Catalog organization: Los Angeles Philharmonic and community partners — Cost: Free
• WriteGirl Teen Writing and Mentoring Program — Catalog organization: WriteGirl — Cost: Free
• UCLA Olga Radko Endowed Math Circle (ORMC) — Catalog organization: UCLA Department of Mathematics — Cost: Free
• SCAS Research Training Program — Catalog organization: Southern California Academy of Sciences — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• San Diego Math Circle — Catalog organization: San Diego Math Circle — Cost: Free
• Riordan Scholars Program — Catalog organization: UCLA Anderson School of Management — Cost: Free
• Monterey Jazz Next Generation Jazz Orchestra — Catalog organization: Monterey Jazz Festival — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Teen Conservation Leaders — Catalog organization: Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Mission Bit Coding Classes — Catalog organization: Mission Bit — Cost: Free
• Youth Crew — Catalog organization: The Marine Mammal Center — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• JACL National Scholarship Program — Catalog organization: Japanese American Citizens League
• Exploratorium High School Explainer Program — Catalog organization: Exploratorium — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• Expanding Horizons Institute (EHI) — Catalog organization: Teach Democracy — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• CLYLP Statewide Leadership Conference — Catalog organization: Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project
• Youth Mental Health Academy — Catalog organization: Child Mind Institute — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• Careers in Science (CiS) Intern Program — Catalog organization: California Academy of Sciences — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• California State Summer School for the Arts — Catalog organization: California State Summer School for the Arts — Cost: $5,174–$10,475
• Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (BAMO) — Catalog organization: Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad
• A.C.T. Young Conservatory — Catalog organization: American Conservatory Theater — Cost: $400–$1,900
• SPARC — Summer Program for Applied Rationality and Cognition — Catalog organization: Summer Program for Applied Rationality and Cognition Inc.
• Berkeley Model United Nations (BMUN LXXV) — Catalog organization: Berkeley Model United Nations — Cost: $85

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