California Summer Camps
SuperCamp covers the state with five California summer camps in 2012: including two Northern California summer camps at Stanford and UC Berkeley and two Southern California summer camps at UCLA and Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. Get more information on all of our California summer camps by clicking on a location below.
Northern California Summer Camps
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions and is synonymous with academic excellence. Leland and Jane Stanford founded the University to "promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization."
Stanford opened its doors in 1891, and more than a century later, it remains dedicated to finding solutions to the great challenges of the day and to preparing students for leadership in today's complex world. Students at Stanford have opportunities to participate in a remarkable range of activities: from academic courses taught by renowned professors to an extraordinary breadth of extracurricular activities.
Senior Forum
Entering grades 9-12
10 days - $3,095
June 29 - July 8
July 10 - 19
July 22 - July 31
Aug 3 - 12
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Leadership Track
(Senior Forum grads)
Entering grades 10-12
10 days - $3,095
June 29 - July 8
July 10 - 19
July 22 - July 31
Aug 3 - 12
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Parent Weekend
Parents of 2012 campers
3 days - $550 single /
$895 double
August 10 - 12
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Northern California Summer Camps
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
The University of California was chartered in 1868 and its flagship campus -- envisioned as a "City of Learning" -- was established at Berkeley, on San Francisco Bay. Today the world's premier public university and a wellspring of innovation, UC Berkeley occupies a 1,232 acre campus with a sylvan 178-acre central core. From this home its academic community makes key contributions to the economic and social well-being of the Bay Area, California and the nation. A National Research Council analysis of US universities concluded that UC Berkeley has the largest number of highly ranked graduate programs in the country.
The university contains eight museums and its many collections support research and teaching in disciplines including anthropology, architecture, art history, art practice, botany, engineering, entomology, film history, geology, history, linguistics, paleontology, physics, and zoology. Campers have the opportunity to soak in the rich academic atmosphere at this great institute of higher learning.
Junior Forum
Entering grades 6-8
7 days - $2,495
August 6 - 12
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Senior Forum
Entering grades 9-12
10 days - $3,095
July 25 - August 3
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Leadership Track
(Senior Forum grads)
Entering grades 10-12
10 days - $3,095
July 25 - August 3
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Southern California Summer Camps
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
UCLA is renowned for its beautiful campus in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, about five miles from the Pacific Ocean. The home to over 26,000 undergraduate students, UCLA boasts 174 buildings on 419 acres. As one of the world's great research universities, UCLA is an ideal source of inspiration for students participating in our Leadership Forum and Quantum U programs.
UCLA boasts a 91 percent success and progress rate among its freshmen and transfer students. The school's faculty includes Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, multiple MacArthur fellows and scores of national academy members. Interdisciplinary teaching and research is a particular strength, with initiatives in the arts, stem cells and other biosciences, nanoscience, international studies and the environment.
Quantum U
Incoming and current college students
8 days - $2,495
July 23 - 30
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Leadership Forum
Entering grades 11-12 and first-year college
7 days - $2,195
July 14 - 20
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Southern California Summer Camps
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Founded in 1911, LMU's enrollment includes 5,667 undergraduate, 1,886 graduate and 1,319 law school students. LMU offers 56 major programs, 57 minor programs, and over 30 concentrations. The Graduate Division offers 38 master's degrees, one doctoral degree - professional practice, one doctoral degree - research, and 13 credential programs or state authorizations.
The school's 142-acre bluff-top campus is located in West Los Angeles and was recently included in "The Best 371 Colleges: 2010 Edition" Princeton Review, 2010. For campers and flying into Los Angeles for SuperCamp at LMU, the campus is just minutes from Los Angeles International Airport.
Junior Forum
Entering grades 6-8
7 days - $2,495
July 11 - 17
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Senior Forum
Entering grades 9-12
10 days - $3,095
July 20 - 29
August 1 - 10
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Leadership Track
(Senior Forum grads)
Entering grades 10-12
10 days - $3,095
July 20 - 29
August 1 - 10
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Parent Weekend
Parents of 2012 campers
3 days - $550 single /
$895 double
July 27 - 29
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Anita, SuperCamp grad parent
"My son never seemed interested in getting good grades. When he did homework he did not bother to turn it in. He had high A's in tests but zeros in homework. After SuperCamp he has not missed a single assignment. SuperCamp was worth every penny we spent."
Connie, SuperCamp grad parent
"This is the first time in history that my son ever got straight A's! He is using memory techniques, Quantum Reading and note-taking skills. I am proud! He is proud!"
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