The concept
Community Benefit Organization (CBO) was founded in 2006 by Ma Myint and Education Program(EP) as a school where young
adults inside Burma from the community could come to
develop their English language, computer and community development skills while
cultivating the thought process skills associated with effective leadership. By
combining a student-centered, experiential approach to education with a
curriculum that emphasizes group work, reflective practice, and critical
thinking, CBO offers a program with impacts that reach beyond the classroom and
into the communities it was designed to serve.
Summer Programs for High School Students
Are you a high school student age 15 to 18? Then
consider spending your summer at Harvard, where you can explore a
variety of college-level courses, and live and learn alongside a diverse
set of peers.
Our summer programs for high school students are designed to prepare
you for that all-important next step—both academically and
socially—paving the way for a successful college experience.
Here, you will expand your worldview, meet new people from all over
the globe, test-drive potential majors, gain valuable knowledge and
skills, and explore Boston—one of America’s most vibrant and historic
cities—amid a community of supportive peers and advisors.
Two options to choose from:
Pre-College Program
A two-week residential experience featuring noncredit courses
Join other intellectually curious high school students on campus at
Harvard, where you can explore topics as wide ranging as American law,
philosophy, computer programming, and public speaking. The program
features:
- A choice of over 50 noncredit courses designed to give pre-college students a preview of college academics.
- On-campus housing with fellow pre-college students and residential staff.
- Structured days, with weekday class meetings and pre-college activities.
During your two weeks at Harvard, you attend class for three
hours a day and participate in college readiness workshops or
team-building events. In the evenings, you eat in the dining hall,
finish homework in your dorm, and attend social activities.
You leave the pre-college summer program more capable of thinking
critically and communicating confidently—skills that will lead to
success at school, in college, and in your career.
Applications are now being accepted for the Pre-College Program.
At Harvard Summer School you'll find more than 300 open-enrollment
courses, offered in either a seven-week session or a three-week session.
Course sessions
Registration is currently open for the following three summer sessions:
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Seven-week session: June 18–August 6, 2016
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Three-week session I: June 18–July 8, 2016
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Three-week session II: July 10–July 29, 2016