Enrichment Opportunities
The links below are provided as a resource to our students seeking Enrichment Opportunities.
Please contact Mr. Breon, DHS Gifted Advisor, with any questions.
ROLLING ADMISSION
DHS Clubs & Activities
Make sure you first check out our own Clubs and Activities page for Enrichment available right here at DHS!
SAT Prep
Penn State offers virtual SAT Prep.
Khan Academy's online SAT Prep is free.
Johns Hopkins Center for Gifted & Talented Youth
Want to learn about space colonization, crime scene investigation, AP® Calculus, web design, essay writing, and more? Led by expert instructors, CTY’s online courses let you go beyond what you’re learning in school and dig deep into the topics you're passionate about. Learn more here.
PAGE (PA Association for Gifted Education)
PAGE runs sessions for parents throughtout the year. See PAGE's upcoming events here.
SUMMER
These programs may have due dates for applications as early as January! Check out the specific programs for details.
Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences
PGSS is an annual program that fosters scientific thinking, scholarly collaboration, and interpersonal connections in our society while encouraging women and minority students to consider scientific careers. Held at Carnegie Mellon University. Learn more here.
Bucknell Summer Programs
Bucknell University offers Summer programs in Engineering, Chemistry, Poetry, and more. Check out their programs here.
Susquehanna Summer Programs
The Summer Pre-College Programs at Susquehanna University showcase the university’s colleges of the arts, business, humanities and sciences by offering exciting and engaging, weeklong on-campus workshops designed especially for high-achieving high school students. (Their Publishing & Editing Camp is highly recommended by DHS students!)
PA College of Technology Summer Programs
PennTech offers summer programs on many STEM topics. Check out their offerings here. Note: PennTech has later sign up deadlines than most programs!
Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive
Do you have what it takes to innovate? Enhance your abilities in entrepreneurship, leadership, and global citizenship as part of an international network of emerging leaders from across the U.S. and around the world at the Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive held at Lehigh University.
Health Career Scholars Academy
This residential academic summer program introduces and exposes participants to a wide variety of opportunities in the field of health care. Held at the University of Pittsburgh. Learn more here.
The Pennsylvania School for Excellence in the Agricultural Sciences
The College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State first hosted this enrichment program in 1986. Over the years, this special program has impacted over 1800 participants in exploring college life and the expansive and diverse fields of agricultural science and natural resources. This is a two-week residential program held primarily at University Park campus for academically talented and gifted high school rising seniors from throughout Pennsylvania. Check it out here.
Pre-College Intensive at West Chester
The Pre-College Intensive at West Chester University is a summer training program for motivated high school students with an interest in the study of theatre arts. Learn more here.
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week
A unique and challenging program that provides a hands-on opportunity to learn about our free enterprise system. This program opens doors for high school sophomores and juniors to learn what it takes to succeed in our fast-paced world filled with endless changes and challenges. Held in Williamsport. Learn more here.
Allegro Music Camp on Long Island
Instrumentalists and vocalists in the Allegro Music Program immerse themselves in music and nature on Usdan’s 140-acre campus. Students learn under the finest conductors and instructors. Their Music Department has launched students into conservatory, music education careers, and professional performance careers. Alumni include singers Jane Monheit, Taylor Dayne, and Mariah Carey, Grammy-Award winning producer Adam Abeshouse, Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky, Juilliard conductor Adam Glaser, and members of major American orchestras and dance and theater companies. Learn more here.
Summer Discovery / Institute for the Gifted
Summer Discovery is the world’s leading provider of experiential academic pre-college, enrichment, and gifted summer programs and experiences for students. They offer students a summer experience with access to world-class academics, immersive travel adventures, and residential life experiences at top-tier university campuses. Their mission is to inspire students to find their passions and become explorers, adventure seekers, and lifelong learners.