Note: The inclusion of a program in the
following listing is not an endorsement or recommendation by Maplewood
Education Services. This information is compiled for the convenience of our
students and parents, as we receive many enquiries on US college summer
programs for high school students every year.
All students and parents should look closely into any programs they are
considering before application and enrollment.
General
programs in various subjects
Math,
Science, and Engineering programs
Performing Arts
and Media Studies programs
COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAMS
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Program Name |
Description |
Deadline |
Last Update |
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New York City. Five-week and mini-course
sessions. Co-ed program for sophomores and juniors. Young Women's
leadership Institute. |
N/A |
1/06 |
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UC Berkeley, California. 6-week summer
academic program offered by Education Unlimited and UC Berkeley Summer
Sessions. Wide selection of courses for college credit or enrichment. For
High School sophomores, juniors & seniors. Live on campus. |
Rolling admission; early enrolment discount |
2/06 |
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Boston, Massachusetts. Summer high school
honors program. 6-week research internship program in science and engineering
for those entering their senior year in high school. |
5/15/06 |
2/06 |
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Waltham near Boston, Massachusetts. Genesis program: Jewish
studies, arts, humanities, and social action. |
Rolling admission until 3/18/06 |
2/06 |
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Providence, Rhode Island. Pre-College
Summer @ Brown offers 7-week Ivy League college experience through
various pre-college courses and college credit classes taken alongside Brown
undergraduates. Pre-College
Mini Courses of up to 5 weeks to let students experiment with new topic
areas or go beyond normal high-school curriculum in the arts and sciences,
and also in medicine, engineering, language and writing, Other summer
programs on environmental leadership, language and culture, and theater
programs available. |
Rolling admission |
2/06 |
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Bryn Mawr near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Summer writing program for high school women ages 16-18. Science for College
program for high school students. |
Rolling admission until 5/1/06 |
2/06 |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Courses for credit
and special programs in architecture, art, design, drama, and music. Programs
at the National High School Game Academy introduces high school students to
college studies in software engineering, design, creative
writing or dramatic arts by creating video games. |
5/1/06 |
1/06 |
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Summer Program for High
School Students in New York City. Rigorous pre-college summer programs in
the arts, sciences, law, the media, computer programming (non-college
credit). |
End of March to end of June depending on
program and session |
2/06 |
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Ithaca, New York. Summer
College with many programs and over 70 courses for college credit and career
exploration. Courses include: liberal arts, hotel administration,
engineering, veterinary science, and architecture. Career seminars; college
fair, admissions workshops and one-on-one consultations on how to create the
best college application. |
Mid March to April depending on program. |
2/06 |
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Durham, North Carolina. Summer
Studies Programs for high school students offered by the Talent
Identification Program (TIP). While living on the Duke campus, pre-college
students join undergraduates from around the world in Duke summer courses and
earn college credit. |
3/24/06 or till spaces filled |
2/06 |
|
Washington, DC. Summer College for High
School Juniors expand high school studies with college courses in an
intensive yet supporting environment. Students live on campus and attend
classes in a 5-week program with undergraduate Georgetown students. |
4/10/06 for Summer College and Gateway to
Business Program 4/19/06 for International Relations Program |
2/06 |
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Washington, DC. Ten-day workshops for grades
9-11, and pre-college program for juniors. Diverse course offering, fields
trips. |
6/3/06 with rolling admission |
1/06 |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts. Secondary School
Program offer classes for academic credit for high school sophomores, juniors
and seniors. Also, college choice program. Live on campus. 8-week program:
two 4-unit college courses for college credits; choose from among nearly 200
Harvard Summer School courses in 45 liberal arts fields taught by Harvard
faculty. 4-week option: limited 4-unit courses offered in intensive 4-week
format. |
Rolling admission to 6/11/06 |
2/06 |
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Bloomington, Indiana. Faculty members from
Indiana U and around the country teach workshops in journalism and high
school media at HSJI. Program designed for high school students who have
accepted a position in high school media or for those interested in learning
about journalism. Students examine the role of the media, analyze student
publications, and develop the skills needed to produce quality publications. |
6/9/06 |
2/06 |
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Pre-College
Program is a 5-week residential or commuter program in Baltimore,
Maryland with classes for college credit in Arts, Sciences and Engineering.
Sample majors in medical science, American government/pre-law, computer
applications, humanities, and earth and space science. |
Early applications due 3/21/06 |
2/06 |
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Johns Hopkins
Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Summer Program |
CTY offers two summer residential programs for
qualified students who have completed grades 7 and above. Courses in Math,
Science, Computer Science, Writing, and Humanities (one course per session).
Many locations: Johns Hopkins U, Dickinson College, Loyola Mount, Franklin
& Marshall, Skidmore. |
Early Admission 2/11/06; Regular Admission
4/1/06 |
2/06 |
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Massachusetts
Institute of Technology |
Cambridge, Massachusetts. Four-week
residential summer program in the MIT Dept. of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science (EECS) to introduce high school girls to EECS in the summer
after 11th grade. 40 students selected for program every year.
Includes rigorous classes in computer science, electrical engineering, and
mathematics taught by women PhD candidates in the MIT EECS Department, and
allows girls to explore through hands-on experiments and team-based projects. |
2/1/06 |
1/06 |
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Evanston, Illinois. College prep programs. Earn college credit
with over 100 courses available. Must have completed junior year. Debate
study and performance. |
Early admission 3/10/06; Regular admission 4/14/06 |
1/06 |
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RSI, sponsored by the Center for Excellence in
Education and MIT, is a rigorous summer academic
program that emphasizes advanced theory and research in mathematics, the
sciences, and engineering. 6-week program to be held in June to August at
MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2006. All fees paid except transportation.
College-level courses and research skills are taught by professors and
nationally recognized teachers. Many
RSI student research projects have garnered top awards in the
annual Intel Science Talent Search, the Siemens-Westinghouse Science and
Technology Competition, and the All-USA High School Academic Scholarship. |
2/8/06 |
2/06 |
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Stanford, California. High School
Summer College – HSSC offers academic courses for college credit in the sciences,
humanities, arts, business, and languages for
juniors and seniors. Live on campus. Tuition varies according to number of
units. Residential program – students enroll in the eight-week quarter must
register for at least eight units of course work. |
HSSC: Rolling Admission; 5/8/06 EPGY: Apply early for different sessions |
2/06 |
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Like RSI but for humanities. Various campuses:
Cornell; Michigan; UT-Austin; Washington U-St Louis. TASPers attend seminars
led by university faculty members. The program seminars are similar to
upper-level college classes. The
faculty members, who are selected from the country’s best institutions,
design programs in which students read texts carefully and critically and
express and analyze ideas in their discussions and writings. |
1/26/06 |
2/06 |
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Lubbock, Texas. An intensive 7-week summer
research program for highly qualified high school juniors and seniors;
opportunities for research in all academic areas
(science/math/humanities/fine arts) in the university. Scholars receive
stipend for room and board. |
3/3/06 |
2/06 |
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Medford near Boston, Massachusetts. Tufts Summer Study for high school juniors and seniors to improve writing and critical
thinking skills, explore the fields of medicine and health care, discover
global dimensions to personal ethics and justice, or earn undergraduate
credit in arts, sciences, and engineering. |
Tufts Summer Study 6/1/06; Tufts Summit
3/17/06 |
2/06 |
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Berkeley, California. Six-week summer session
of classes designed for academic acceleration and enrichment. For students
grades 7-12 who are highly motivated. |
2/28/06 |
1/06 |
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Los Angeles, California. UCLA Summer
Sessions College Level Program introduces high school students to the college-level
academic experience. Credit courses available in the arts,
humanities, sciences, language, media and communication studies, management
and economics. Summer
Discovery – 6-week pre-college and enrichment program at UCLA. College
credit courses available. |
Rolling admission |
2/06 |
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San Diego, California. Courses in sciences and
the arts. Open to students in grades 9-12, overall GPA 3.3 or better and
teacher recommendation are required. |
Rolling admission |
2/06 |
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Santa Barbara, California. Academic classes
for credit. Open to students who have completed 10, 11 and
12th grades. Summer Research Mentorships (chemistry, classics,
communications, life and social sciences). College of Creative Studies.
Programs in computer science, art, biology, literature, film writing.
Performing Artists Program (dance, vocal, dramatic arts). |
N/A |
2/06 |
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Chicago, Illinois. Experience college life
firsthand and earn college credit in on- and off-campus programs. Choose from
the opportunities exclusively for students in Insight: Summer Programs for
High School Students or attend the University of Chicago’s Summer Quarter for High
School Students alongside undergraduate students. Other programs in
natural history, classics and drama with field trips available. |
5/15/06 |
2/06 |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Summer
Programs for High School Students from arts, sciences to business and
engineering for college credit. Also science academy and communication
studies. |
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Los Angeles,
California. Summer
Seminars offers lectures and classes for college credit. Earn college
credit in biomedical science, fundamental screenwriting, interaction in the
arts, language and culture - Chinese, Japanese, and Russian, space science,
communicating in cyberspace, theater, etc. |
Rolling admission |
2/06 |
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St. Louis, Missouri. High
School Summer Scholars Program is a 5-week residential program earning up
to 7 college credits for seniors exploring college life. Courses in art,
archaeology, African studies, biology, chemistry, dance, earth science, Asian
studies, economics, English, languages, math, music, political sciences,
religion and philosophy. Two sessions available. |
Early Bird Application 3/1/06. |
2/06 |
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New Haven, Connecticut. High school juniors
and seniors take Yale
College Summer Session courses for credit in the company of college
students. Pre-college students live on campus and are required to take two
course credits (8 semester hours, or full-time enrolment) in each five-week
session. 10-week session in chemistry and physics. |
Rolling admission; before 5/8/06 for Session A
and 6/12/06 for Session B (international students) |
2/06 |
MATH,
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING SUMMER PROGRAMS
|
Program Name |
Description |
Deadline |
Last Update |
|
Various programs and locations. Programs focus
on mathematical research and discovery. Many programs offer scholarship
assistance. |
(See program
brochure.) |
2/06 |
|
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At U of Texas, Dallas, Texas. Primary focus is
on problem solving by applying math concepts creatively. |
5/1/06 |
2/06 |
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Baylor
University High School Summer Science Research Program (HSSSRP) |
Waco, Texas. Hands-on research experience by
working on research projects with Baylor University science professors in
many disciplines. College credit available. |
3/10/06 |
2/06 |
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Boston, Massachusetts. Six-week residential program at
Boston University designed to encourage motivated high school students to
explore the creative world of mathematics in a supportive community of peers,
counselors, research mathematicians, and visiting scientists. |
6/1/06 |
2/06 |
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Run by the Mathematics
Foundation of America at the University of Puget Sound,
Tacoma, Washington in 2006. Activities at all levels, from beginning to the
most advanced. Independent projects.
Opportunity to study advanced and unusual topics in mathematics. |
4/26/06 |
2/06 |
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Clark
University Summer Science Program |
Worcester, Massachusetts. College credit
course team-taught by five Clark faculty members from various departments.
Lectures and laboratories, and counsel provided in planning for graduate
studies, and preparing for careers in medicine. |
3/1/06 |
2/06 |
|
Garcia
Summer Research Scholars |
Summer
Research Scholar Program at SUNY-Stony
Brook, Long Island, New York. Seven-week program offers the opportunity
for high school juniors and seniors to perform original research in the
forefronts of biopolymer engineering, surface science, chemistry and
technology, analyze scientific data, and use state of-the-art instrumentation
under guidance from GARCIA Center faculty and staff. Students are encouraged
to present their results at national conferences. |
3/1/06 |
2/06 |
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Hampshire
College Summer Studies in Math (MCSSiM) |
Amherst, Massachusetts. Rigorous math program in
which participants engaged in daily learning, doing, and sharing of
mathematics. Daily class meetings,
problem sessions, workshops led by professors. Participants actively and
intensively investigate problems from many areas of mathematics, with emphasis
on unifying themes, recurrent patterns, and fruitful modes of inquiry. |
Preferable by 5/15/06 |
2/06 |
|
Mount
Holyoke College Summer Explorations And Research Collaborations for High
School Girls (SEARCH) |
South Hadley, Massachusetts. Designed for high
school girls who have done well in mathematics and who would like to see a
different aspect of the mathematical world. Students experience a
research-like atmosphere in mathematics, with classes focusing on active and
collaborative problem solving - problems assigned and problems of their own
creation. |
3/3/06 |
2/06 |
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MSU
High School Honors Science/Math/ |
Michigan State University, East Lansing,
Michigan. Research projects in science, mathematics or engineering. |
4/1/06 |
2/06 |
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Columbus, Ohio. Sponsored by the Ohio State University in partnership with the Clay Mathematics Institute. Intensive
8-week summer program for students ages 14-18 designed to encourage motivated
pre-college students to explore mathematics. First year course is organized
around number theory. |
5/31/06 |
2/06 |
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Rutgers
U Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics |
Piscataway, New Jersey. A challenging program to discrete
mathematics to develop and enhance your problem-solving abilities by applying
mathematical concepts to a wide range of problems. Meet distinguished
professionals in the field of discrete mathematics. |
Rolling admission |
2/06 |
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Salk
Institute for Biological Studies High School Summer Enrichment Program |
San Diego, California. Students gather at the
institute every summer to participate in hands-on laboratory experiences under
the mentorship of a Salk scientist. Students work side-by-side with teachers
and scientists, and explore the possibility of a career in science.
Non-residential program. |
3/31/06 |
2/06 |
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Smith College Summer Science
and Engineering Program (SSEP) |
Northampton, Massachusetts. For women
students with interests in science, engineering &
medicine. SSEP participants choose to take either two
2-week-long research courses or one 4-week-long research course. Recreational
and field trip activities. |
Early admission 3/1/06; Regular admission
5/1/06 |
2/06 |
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Stanford, California. Four weeks of serious
mathematical pursuits at Stanford University bringing mathematically talented
and motivated high-school students from across the US and from around the
world. Admission examination required. |
3/31/06 |
2/06 |
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University of California COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics and
Science) |
UC San Diego, Davis, Irvine and Santa Cruz. 4-week residential
program for academically gifted and talented students in math and science.
Fields available include computer science, astronomy, chemistry, mathematics,
physics, and ocean and marine sciences. |
3/16/06 |
2/06 |
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Davis, California. Forty high school juniors
and sophomores for university level research program in biological,
agricultural and environmental sciences. |
3/31/06 |
2/06 |
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Chicago, Illinois. Four-week intensive
training program designed to expose students to a broad range of molecular,
microbiological, and cellular biological techniques currently used in
research laboratories. Within the session, students will be immersed in the
research experience, giving them a taste of “life at the bench.” |
5/15/06 |
2/06 |
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U of Florida Student Science Training Program (SSTP) |
Center for Precollegiate Education and
Training at U of Florida, Gainesville. Up to 100 qualified seniors and
juniors who are considering medicine, math, computer, science, or engineering
careers are selected. The program emphasis is research participation with a
UF faculty research scientist and his/her research team. |
Rolling admission; 4/28/06 |
2/06 |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2-week sessions with
courses from College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) including
Astronomy/Math/Statistics/Chemistry/Biology/Physics. Small classes (15
students) taught by U-M faculty. Time spent in research and computer lab and
in exploring possibility of careers in science and math. |
Rolling admission; 4/1/06 |
2/06 |
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Operated by Summer Science Program Inc. in
cooperation with Caltech, Harvey Mudd, Jet Propulsion Lab, New Mexico Tech,
Pomona, Stanford and UCLA. Two campuses in Socorro, New Mexico and Ojai,
California. The
curriculum is organized around a central research project: working in teams
of three, students gain hands-on experience with advanced topics in physics,
astronomy, calculus and computer science. |
2/24/06 (Ojai, CA); |
2/06 |
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An intensive 6-week summer program in San
Marcos, Texas, for outstanding high school students who are excited about
doing mathematics. Goal is to develop
talented youth by providing challenging courses in number theory, combinatorics,
abstract algebra, analysis, and topology, supplemented with Mathematical
Computer Lab and Honors Seminar, in a unique learning environment. |
4/30/06 |
2/06 |
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Science
Camp for High School Women let students explore the field of oceanography
through an interactive series of activities and research opportunities. The
program examines the marine life and terrestrial life on and around Catalina
Island. |
Rolling admission |
2/06 |
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Seattle, Washington.
Students learn how University of Washington bioengineers are tackling heart
disease, the number one killer disease in the US. With bioengineering
faculty, staff, and students, campers participated in hands-on exploration of
implants, tissue engineering, bloodless surgery, cardiac mechanics, and more. |
(Not offered in 2006) |
2/06 |
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Science at SEA
(SAS) is a 20-day academic program that focuses on the coastal and
offshore marine environment around Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The marine
environment is studied from a variety of perspectives—scientific, historical, literary, and nautical. Other programs
in Maine and California. |
Rolling; early admission 2/15/06 |
2/06 |
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Worchester, MA. WUNDERS (Women,
Understanding New Dimensions in Engineering Related Sciences) is a one-week
summer residential program bringing 60 high school girls from across the
country to campus to explore engineering, math and science, learn why these
fields are important, and discover how professionals use their knowledge to
help people and change the world. Supported by a grant from the Intel
Foundation. |
WUNDERS 3/11/06; Frontiers 5/15/06 |
2/06 |
PERFORMING
ARTS AND MEDIA STUDIES SUMMER PROGRAMS
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Program Name |
Description |
Deadline |
Last Update |
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Chicago. Theatre Arts. Experiment with multiple crafts and
disciplines that comprise theatre arts including acting, voice and movement,
and production crew. |
Early admission 3/6/06; Regular admission
4/3/06. |
2/06 |
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Tisch School of the Arts, New York City,
offers a summer program and workshops in drama, filmmaking, dance, musical
theatre performance and writing that is a condensed version of professional
training. |
3/10/06 |
2/06 |
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California Acting Workshop.
Training in basic acting, voice, movement, and improvisation. |
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Los Angeles,
California. Cinema Television Summer
Program. Summer school at USC School of Cinema - Television is an
opportunity for study in a variety of areas including screenwriting,
directing, producing, the business side of filmmaking, computer animation,
editing, cinematography and other areas of interest. |
Rolling admission to 6/23/06 |
2/06 |
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New Haven, Connecticut. Yale Summer Film
Institute summer courses focus on the history, theory, and criticism of cinema
and other moving image media. Various activities
outside the classroom include visiting filmmakers, special screenings of new
films. |
Rolling admission; before 5/8/06 for Session A
and 6/12/06 for Session B (international students) |
2/06 |
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Location: Los Angeles area. Overnight filmmaking camp. Discover,
develop, and enhance skills used in filmmaking. Write, shoot, and edit films.
|
(2006 program info not available.) |
2/06 |