Blog Why You Should Make a Good Night’s Sleep a Priority The time you spend in high school and college can be both fun and rewarding. At the same time, these can be some of the busiest years of your life. Balancing all the demands on your time—a full course load,… Blog Are You Ready for Harvard Summer School? Summer is quickly approaching, so if you’ve been admitted to a Harvard Summer School program for high school students, now is the time to make sure you’re prepared. Whether you’ll be attending the Secondary School Program or the Pre-College Program,… Rebecca Bakken Digital Content Producer Blog Celebrating 150 Years of Harvard Summer School One hundred fifty years ago, in the summer of 1871, Asa Gray, Professor of Natural History at Harvard University, launched the Harvard Summer School with a summer course on botany, which was taught in the new laboratory at the Harvard… Blog Summer 2020 Recap: How Harvard Summer School Instructors Leapt Into Online Learning With the first wave of COVID-19 well underway in April 2020, the decision to make Harvard Summer School a virtual experience was disappointing for many, but not particularly surprising. The decision did, however, present an enormous challenge: How to… Mary Sharp Emerson Digital Content Writer Blog Summer 2020 Recap: Students Share Highlights from a Summer at SSP, Online “Enlightening. Inspiring. Eye Opening. Challenging. Unforgettable.” At the final online activity for summer 2020, SSP Summer Celebration, the 300+ attendees were asked to sum up their experience at Harvard’s Secondary School Program (SSP). As… Mary Sharp Emerson Digital Content Writer Blog Summer 2020 Recap: A Pre-College Program Like No Other It’s safe to say few of us will ever forget summer 2020. Despite immense challenges related to the pandemic, Harvard’s Pre-College instructors, students, and staff pulled off what was truly a summer to remember. Rebecca Bakken Digital Content Producer Blog How to Choose a College Prep Program For today’s high school students, admission to college and entry into the workforce is increasingly competitive. Attending a pre-college program can be an excellent way to help your application stand out. But choosing the… Blog How Can an Individual Fight Systemic Injustice? As many of us look at the news today and see the injustices that are happening in our country—police brutality, environmental devastation, high unemployment, lack of protections for low-income essential workers—we may find ourselves wanting to do what we can… Marya Mtshali Blog Meet the Secondary School Program Deans Summer programs are often the first taste of college for high school students. Upon entering, students are eager to connect with others with whom they can learn and grow. For those new… Rebecca Bakken Digital Content Producer Blog Summer Activities That Will Boost A College Application For rising juniors and seniors in high school, the prospect of heading off to college in a year or two can be very exciting. Developing a college application that grabs the attention of recruiters… Mary Sharp Emerson Digital Content Writer 1 / 5 Previous Next
