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Summer Opportunity (Click on Program to view Website)Grades / AgesLocationCostFocus
Acadia Institute of Oceanography - the advanced programAges 15 - 19Seal Harbor on Mount Desert Island$2250 Scholarships availableAcademic
Acadia Institute of Oceanography - the intermediate programAges 12 - 15Seal Harbor on Mount Desert Island$2250 Scholarships availableacademic
Acadia Institute of Oceanography - the introductory programAges 10 - 12Seal Harbor on Mount Desert Island$1050 Scholarships availableAcademic
Acting ManitouAges 11-17Camp Eastwood Oakland$3050 or $3350Art
Authors and Artists of the Sea Workshop (plus other youth programs)Ages 10 - 17Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick$4585 - $5095 including 3 college creditsAcademic Adventure
Boating on the Coast of MaineGrades 10 - 12Maine Maritime Academy$450Academic / Adventure
Bowdoin College Summer Program ListVariousBowdoin in BrunswickVariesVarious
Bryant Pond @ UM 4-H Camp and Learning CenterVariousBryant PondVariesEnvironmental, Adventure, Academic
CAD (Computer-Aided Design) CampGrades 9 -12UMO$775 Resident Camper, $550 Commuter Camper, Apply by June 17Academic
Camp Chewonki for BoysAges 8 -15Midcoast Maine - Montsweag Bay$7600Adventure
Camp Chewonki for GirlsAges 8 -16Fourth Debsconeag Lake in the heart of Maine's North Woods$4900Adventure
Camp Directory /can request hard copy - compiled by Maine Parent Federation with a focus on locating camps that support the needSee Individual WebsitesMaine
Camp Directory for Summer CampsUSA, Canada, and Worldwide
Camp Encore-Coda (music and sports)Grades 7 - 11Sweden in Southwestern MaineScholarships up to 75% of total cost ($3850 -$7100)Academic
Camp Hawthorne - Film Intensive CampAges 7 - 17Windsor, NH$2000 - $3000Academic
Camp Hawthorne - Wilderness Adventure TripsAges 10 - 17Windsor, NH$550Wilderness/Adventure
Camp Hawthorne Arts CampAges 8 - 17Windsor, NH$1995Academic/Arts
Camp Med-O-Lark Arts CampAges 9 - 15Washington$3300 - $8800Arts
Camp Susan CurtisAges 8 - 15StonehamFree -needs referral from schoolLeadership Academic
Camps (Links to 16 Wilderness Camps)See Individual Phone #sMaine
Camps (Links to 225 Traditional Camps)See Individual Phone #sMaine
Camps (Links to 319 Summer Camps)MaineMaine
Camps (Links to camps serving children with special needs)See Individual Phone #sUSA
CareerCenter - AugustaAges 14-21AugustaYouth Programs and Employment
Chewonki Wilderness Trips for all Ages and Trips for Teens and Girls (Links)Ages 13 - 18See WebsitesSee Websites
Concepts in Oceanography (SMS 110, SMS 111) Grade 11/12 - AdultsUniversity of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast, ME$1257 +books and fees. 4 college credits.Academic, Science
Conservation CampAges 10 - 13Bryant Pond$595, Scholarships AvailableAcademic Adventure
DaVinci Experience Science & Arts CampsAges 4-13Falmouth, Freeport, Yarmouth, Brunswick, So. Portland, & Cape Elizabeth$135-$250Academic
Engineering Program (four day)Grade 11UMOFreeAcademic
Family Nature CampAges 5 and olderCOA - Bar Harbor$850-$425
Fiddlehead Center for the Arts3-18Gray, MEVariesArt, Culture and Science
Hardy Girls Healthy Women, Inc.Grades 2-5Waterville, ME$50/session, scholarships availableAdventure, Art, Culture, Science
Hidden Valley AdventuresAges 14 - 16Freedom in Coastal Maine$5200Adventure
Hidden Valley Alive (Creative & Performing Arts)Ages 14 - 16Freedom$5200Academic
Hidden Valley CampAges 8 - 14Freedom$2900 /$4900/ $8200Program Choices
Hidden Valley Community Service and Leadership TrainingAges 14 - 16Freedom$5200Academic
High School Music AcademyGrades 9-12USM in Gorham$575 Commuters or $665 ResidentsMusic
High School Research FellowshipsGrades 10 - 12Mount Desert IslandFaculty NominationAcademic
Hyde Schools Summer SessionsAges 14 - 18Bath or Woodstock, CT$1,200/sessionVaries
Internships in Marine Science (May 16 -May 20, 2010)Apply in Grade 11Bigelow Lab. in West Boothbay HarborAcademic
Islands Through TimeGrades 11/12College of the Atlantic$3700Academic College Credit
Jackson Laboratoty Summer School ProgramCompleted grade 11/12 (competitive)Bar Harbor$400 per week stipend, Expenses paidAcademic
Junior Counselor VolunteersAges 14 - 18Maine Audubon Summer Day Camp in Falmouth or FreeportNo fee for this position
Junior Music AcademyGrades 7-8USM in Gorham$475 Commuters or $575 ResidentsMusic
Maine Arts CampAges 8-15Unity College$2775 for a 2 week sessionArts, Technology, Cooking, Environmental Education and Individual Sports
Maine Arts Camp -Specialty Camp (formerly Bethel Camp for the Arts)Ages 11 - 15Unity College$1350Academic Individual Sports
Maine College of Art - Pre-CollegeHigh School StudentsPortlandCommuter-$2,240; Resident-$3,890Academic - College Cr.
Maine Research Internships for Teachers and Students (MERITS)Grade 11Various locationsAcademic STEM
Maine RoboticsAges 9 - 14Augusta, Auburn, Bangor, Orono, Portland, Gorham, Falmouth, Farmington, Ellsworth, Northeast Harbor and Readfield$250/week, except the 7/5 week (only 4 days) is $200Academic
Maine School of Science and Mathmatics CampGrades 5 - 9Limestone$550 / Financial Aid AvailableAcademic
Maine Summer Youth Music - Junior campGrades 6 -8UMO$545(resident), $215 (commuter) Scholarships availableMusic
Maine Summer Youth Music - Senior campGrades 9- 12UMO$750 (resident), $325 (commuter) Scholarships availableMusic
Maine Teen CampAges 13 - 16Porter$2850 /$4250 /$4550 /$6650Experiential education
Maine Youth Wilderness Leadership ProgramGrades 10 - 11Baxter State ParkFree (10 students accepted), Apply by Feb. 1Leadership Adventure Academic
Mainers SailAges 14 - 17Coast of Maine$4600Adventure Academic
Marine Approach to Introductory Biology (Summer college course 8 cr)Pre-freshman onlyAppledore Island, Isles of Shoals$9425 Financial Aid availableAcademic
Marine Environmental Science (Summer college course -4 cr)H.S. students, pre-college freshmanAppledore Island, Isles of Shoals$4812 Financial aid availableAcademic
Museum of Science Marine Science InstituteEntering grades 7 - 9Edmunds$1,001 - $2,000Academic
NASA Space CampGrades 6-9Huntsville, Alabama$799 (scholarships/ travel expenses for children of active military)Academic/Adventure
NESCOM's Maine Media CampGrades 10 -12Bangor$425 & $200 for room & boardAcademic
New England Music CampAges 12 - 18Sidney$3900 - $6900 Scholarships availableAcademic
Nursing Discovery CampEntering grade 10 - 12University of Maine at Fort Kent$200Academic
Renewal Energy SailAges 13 - 15Wiscasset Maine Coast$1000Academic Adventure
Rivers: A Wilderness OdysseyGrades 11/12College of the Atlantic$3,700 all-inclusiveAcademic College Credit
Summer Recreation and Junior Engineering program for students with HFA or ASGrades 3-11Eddington, Maine$290 Academics and Adventure
Summer Sea SessionGrades 10 - 12Castine$450Academic / Adventure
Tanglewood and Blueberry Cove Summer CampAges 8 -14Tenants Harbor, MESliding Tuition Scale, Financial AidAdventure/Academic
Tanglewood Summer Camp - Leadership programAges 14 - 17Lincolnville, MESliding Tuition Scale, Financial AidAcademic/Adventure
Tanglewood Summer Camp - ResidentialAges 8 -14Lincolnville, MESliding Tuition Scale, Financial AidAdventure/Academic
Teen Actors WorkshopAges 14 - 17SMCC in South Portland$849 Scholarships AvailableAcademic
Teen Filmmakers WorkshopAges 14 - 17SMCC in South Portland$999 Scholarships AvailableAcademic
The Summer CampAges 6-12 (girls)Camp Medomak - Washington, MEQualified by local social service agencyAdventure/Academic
The Summer Camp - Programs for returning campersAges 12-16/18 (girls)Camp Medomak in Washington, MEQualified by local social service agencyAdventure/Leadership/Academic
Theater Academy - USMGrades 8-12Gorham$465Academic
UMaine Upward Bound Math Science ProgramGrades 10/11 students in participating high schoolsUMONo ChargeAcademic
UMMA Art Camp for KidsGrades 1 - 8Bangor, Maine$125/session, $100/session for early registration (deadline April 22)Art
UNE Early College ProgramHigh School StudentsBiddeford$1875Academic College Credit
Upward BoundHigh School StudentsBowdoin in BrunswickNo FeesAcademic
Upward Bound - Bridge ProgramGraduating Upward Bound Seniors from 12 Maine High SchoolsBowdoin in BrunswickNo fees (apply early spring of senior year)Academic College Credit
Upward Bound - ClassicGrades 10/11 students in participating high schoolsUMO (Also at UMPI, UMFK, USM, UMF, & Bowdoin)No ChargeAcademic
Upward Bound Bridge Pro-gramUpward Bound Students who have just graduated from high school aUMONo Charge / Upward Bound Students need to apply for considerationAcademic
Upward Bound Bridge Pro-gramUpward Bound Students who have just graduated from high school aUMONo Charge / Upward Bound Students need to apply for considerationAcademic
YOsummer (Youth Oriented program)Grades 10-12University of Maine at Augusta$250 per week or $400 for both weeks, lunch includedArts, Business or Social Science; college credit
Young Authors Workshops - Maine MediaHigh School StudentsRockport$1395/$2595 (up to $10,000 in full/partial scholarships) Deadline:5pm April 23, 2010)Photography, Filmmaking, Multimedia
Young Filmmakers Movie CampAges 11 -13SMCC in South Portland$849 Scholarships AvailableAcademic
Youth Adventure Camp at Camp Tracy9 - 12Oakland$25 - includes all mealsTeam Building in an Outdoor Environment
Youth Band Day CampGrades 4-6USM in Gorham$300 (Commuter Only Camp)Music
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