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Academic Year ProgramsAcademic Yale University College Courses Qualified New Haven students can enroll in Yale College academic courses and receive a full scholarship covering tuition costs. The program provides an opportunity for high school students to experience a collegiate academic setting and earn credits which may be transferred to the college of their choice after high school graduation. Eligibility: New Haven residents or New Haven public school students in grades 11 and 12. Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena “Experiences for Youth” (CRISPEY) The CRISPEY program offers many activities and events throughout the year that reach out to young students primarily in the New Haven area. Students gain an increased awareness of the importance of Materials Science in their everyday lives through classroom presentations, laboratory demonstrations, laboratory open house events, New Haven Science Fair mentorship, and exciting hands-on workshops. A common goal throughout all of these programs is to make science come alive through real life applications. Young students discover that the science of materials is everywhere around them, particularly at the forefront of cutting edge technology. These educational activities are designed to increase interest and diversity in science and engineering. Eligibility: New Haven area students. Dynamic Education Marvels of Science (DEMOS) Yale student volunteers teach weekly science classes at local elementary schools, using striking demonstrations and hands-on activities to teach basic scientific principles. The DEMOS group also performs science assemblies and planetarium demonstrations for local elementary schools and runs semiannual, day-long science festivals for New Haven families. Eligibility: New Haven Public School students in grades K-6. EVOking Learning and Understanding Through Investigations Of the Natural Sciences (EVOLUTIONS)
Eligibility: New Haven Public School students in grades 9-12. Application is required. Girls' Science Investigations (GSI)
Eligibility: Regional students in grades K-12. Health Professionals Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP)
Eligibility: New Haven Public School students in grades 10 and 11. Minorities in Medicine Movement Minorities in Medicine Movement promotes diversity in medical professions by encouraging youth interest in medicine. Volunteers strive to inspire and encourage youth from racial/ethnic groups that are underrepresented in medicine, provide these students with resources, practical information, and exciting experiences in the medical field that will nurture their interest in medicine and help them achieve their particular goals. Activities are rooted in mentoring relationships and will include field trips, lectures, panels, and workshops led by physicians, medical students, researchers, and other health professionals and medically-minded individuals. Eligibility: New Haven Public School students in grades 9-12. New Haven Science Fair Program
The citywide science fair is held in May at Yale University’s Commons. In conjunction with the science fair event, the New Haven Science Fair Program offers mentoring for students and professional development for teachers in order to help them carry out investigative hands-on science fair projects that promote skills in critical thinking, the scientific process, and research communication. In addition, the program supports Family Science Nights. The New Haven Science Fair Program is administered by the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce. Eligibility: New Haven Public School students. Science Education Outreach Program (SEOP)
Eligibility: New Haven Public School students in 7th grade. SMArT: Science and Math Achiever Teams SMArT is a mentoring program which pairs Yale University student volunteers with New Haven public school students in grades 5-8. Participants meet once a week with their mentor to work on a math or science project of their choice. At the end of each semester, the students’ projects are displayed at the Science Expo Open house to which the entire community is invited. SMArT also organizes at least one field trip per semester. Eligibility: New Haven Public School students in grades 5-8. Urban Resource Initiative: Open Spaces as Learning Places
Eligibility: New Haven Public Schools Info: www.yale.edu/uri/programs/osalp.html Yale University Physics Olympics The theme of the annual Yale University Physics Olympics is "physics is fun!" and its aim is to have participants enjoy themselves while applying basic ideas from physics in a practical context. The event takes place on a Saturday in October and takes the form of a pentathlon, consisting of five 40-minute events. Each event is a task or simple experiment which the students perform as a team. Teams are ranked based on accuracy of their results or measurements in the experiments and prizes are awarded to the winning teams. The event is organized in cooperation the University of Liverpool, which holds a similar event with similar tasks on the same day making this a truly international event! Eligibility: Regional students in grades 9-12. Yale Center for Excellence in Genome Sciences & Yale Center for Genomics and Proteomics The Centers offer tours and introductory lessons in genomics and proteomics to Greater New Haven students of all ages and their teachers. Lessons include lectures from Yale University scientists and fun lab activities, such as having the student isolate their own DNA and learn about state-of-the-art biotechnology. We work with the Evolutions, an after school program through the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and other Yale sponsored K-12 science mentoring programs. Eligibility: Regional students in grades K-12. Yale Peabody Museum Guided Tours for K-12 School Groups Each year, thousands of students in the New Haven Public School system visit the Yale Peabody Museum. The museum’s school programs address the Connecticut State Learning Standards in the social sciences and language arts, as well as science. The Public Education Department also offers guided and self-guided tours for student groups. Info: www.peabody.yale.edu/education
Summer ProgramsAcademic Yale University College Courses, Summer Session Qualified high school students can enroll in the Yale University Summer Session. This program provides students with a unique opportunity to interact with some of Yale University's top scholars and teachers in an intimate environment. Students experience a collegiate academic setting and earn college credits. Pre-college students, including those who have just graduated from high school, must live on campus unless they live with their family within commuting distance of New Haven. Eligibility: Students in grade 11 or 12 at the time of application. Dixwell-Yale University Community Learning Center (DYCLC) Summer Program The DYCLC Summer Program provides Dixwell youth entering grades 5-8 with a six-week curriculum that focuses on several academic and extracurricular areas - including writing, photography, computer science, athletics, business and entrepreneurial skills, team building, performance, and visual arts. There is a small fee. Eligibility: Dixwell neighborhood students entering grades 5-8. Schafer Family Summer School Scholarships for Yale University Summer Session Several New Haven high school students are nominated by their guidance counselors each year to attend a five-week Yale University Summer Session. Full tuition for two courses, room and board, a book allowance, and a stipend for each student are provided by the Shafer family of New Haven. Students take Yale University College courses in the company of college students, and earn college credits. Shafer scholars live on campus in one of Yale University's residential colleges for the duration of their program, and also have the opportunity to participate in the co-curricular, recreational, and social programs with students from other high schools and colleges from across the country and around the world. Eligibility: New Haven Public High School students in grades 11 or 12 at the time of application. Ulysses S. Grant Foundation Program
Eligibility: New Haven public and private school students entering grades 6 to 9. Application is required. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Summer Programs The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History has a wide variety of fun and educational summer camps available for students entering grades 3-9. All programs include behind-the-scenes visits to the Museum's exceptional collections as well as field trips. A number of full and partial need-based scholarships are available to qualified participants. Eligibility: Students entering grades 3-9. |
Evolutions is an after-school club for New Haven Public School students. Evolutions runs for the entire academic year and emphasizes science literacy, critical thinking, college preparation, career awareness, mentoring, community service, and transferable skills development. Past field trips have included Boston Museum of Science, Ground Zero in New York City and universitiesincluding New York University, the University of Rhode Island, Brown, Harvard and MIT. All program graduates receive academic credit and letters of recommendation.
Have Bones, Will Travel is a program offered by the Yale School of Nursing to elementary, middle, and high schools in New Haven. The program aims to educate students about the marvels of the human body through creative and fun activities in order to better understand the decisions that impact their long-term health.
HPREP is a nationwide high school science enrichment program aimed at recruiting African-American, Native American, and Latino high school students into careers in the sciences and health professions. Each year over 30 New Haven high school students attend eight Saturday sessions run by Yale University minority graduate and professional students. Students participate in small group discussions on various health topics within medicine and public health. A special emphasis is placed on health issues disproportionately affecting minority communities.
SEOP brings Yale University graduate students and post-doctoral fellows into the classroom to carry out hands-on genetics projects for middle school students. Its aim is to a) teach students about DNA and genetics b) enhance students' enthusiasm for science, inspire them to pursue scientific careers, c) provide interactions with scientists to demystify stereotypes and d) provide the Yale University trainees an opportunity to share their love of science with city students and develop a spirit of community service. The program started in 1995 and involves teams of three Yale people per classroom. Lessons include, 1. Genotype and Phenotype, 2. Chromosome Structure and Mitosis, and 3. DNA and Molecular Biology.
Open Spaces as Learning Places teaches New Haven students in grade 6 about environmental stewardship through exploration of city parks and community green spaces in their neighborhoods. This program combines classroom learning of ecological concepts with fun outdoor activities. 
The Ulysses S. Grant Foundation offers a six-week academic summer program on the Yale University campus for New Haven middle school students. In the morning, Yale undergraduates teach interactive interdisciplinary classes in humanities, science and math, and conduct sports and extracurricular activities in the afternoon. In addition, students enjoy a variety of local and regional field trips. Financial aid is available. 
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