Summer Programs
Live, Virtual Information Sessions
Have questions about our interactive summer programs for high school students? Get answers in a live information session. Register for an upcoming session using the links below.
Ignite
STEM Foundations for Middle Schoolers
Ignite is for rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders who want to build STEM confidence and skills through hands-on science and technology challenges. Ignite is a collection of week-long courses run during the day. Students work with peers and expert instructors on engaging activities that introduce in-demand STEM fields like engineering, coding, robotics, and scientific inquiry.
Launch
Applied STEM for Teens
Launch is designed for rising 9th, 10th, and 11th graders ready to apply technology and research tools to real-world challenges. Launch students can step into the shoes of a video game designer, computer programmer, crime scene investigator, robotics engineer, and more!
Frontiers
Residential, College-Like Experience
Frontiers is a residential/overnight program for rising 10th–12th graders that mirrors the collegiate STEM experience. Students on campus get an immersive preview of college life at WPI. They explore a STEM major and humanities or business minor. The Frontiers program encourages students to connect with peers from around the globe, while building independence, and leadership skills.
Summit
An advanced college credit residential summer program
The five week, credit bearing, residential program will have you tackling the same kinds of lectures, labs, and project work WPI students do during the year. Choose from an engineering or life sciences concentration while earning up to two courses of college credit upon successful completion.
High-Achieving High School Students
Get a Head Start on College
High-Achieving High School Students is a five-week session for students who love STEM. This in person, live online (synchronous), or on demand (asynchronous) program will allow you to arn college credit at WPI during summer session. Two sessions are available.
Other Summer Opportunities
What’s summer like at WPI?
There’s the in-depth research being conducted in labs across campus, the project-based learning opportunities and professional gatherings, sports camps, pre-college programs, a wealth of summer courses, and a few simple, fun ways to pass the summer days.