My two kids have participated in Summer Springboard programs and our entire family has been incredibly impressed with their offerings. Their programs are fun and enriching, and really give the kids a chance to see what college life might be like. We've experienced UC Berkley, Oxford, and MIT. Each program is well run and well organized. SSB has excellent communications and very clear rules and expectations for the participants and families. Our kids felt safe, made friends, and had experiences they will remember for years. They were incredibly accommodating when we had last minute scheduling challenges, and our kids had nothing but praise for their instructors and leaders.I highly recommend their programs!
Excellent two-week program at NYSID! My child really enjoyed it, learned a ton about interior design and made some great friends. The field trips were a highlight! Highly recommend!
Our daughter loved her time at Cal Poly SLO SSB program. Everything was well organized and planned out. She enjoyed learning about the ins and outs of marketing and getting to know the professor. The public speaking elective class helped her gain more confidence as well. She met a great group of students and counselors during her stay. Her time there definitely helped prepare her for going off to college next summer. I highly recommend the program.
Summer Springboard changed my daughter in very positive ways. So much that she has signed up for 2 classes this upcoming summer! Between the experience of traveling to a new country and meeting people from literally all over the world, to learning how to structure and navigate the day-to-day independently while being absorbed into an academic experience -- the experience brought her back home with a new outlook on life. I saw the impact immediately as the new school year began. The shift was noteworthy by her high school teachers as well. Besides the academic and experiential background she gained, my daughter had a lot of fun being independent with friends on the campus and getting to explore and sightsee the best that the area had to share. I feel that Summer Springboard does an amazing job at curating the opportunities and experiences so that the students get to see and experience a lot, yet remain safe. I cannot recommend this experience enough! This year to join my daughter and her friend from last year, we have recruited another friend to join the Springboard family. Thanks to all of you at Summer Springboard for this experience. Keep up the positive work!I am also sharing this review from my daughter to share her perspective:I attended the Summer Springboard program at Oxford with my friend. It was a new and exciting experience. I thought being far away from my family and friends for two weeks would be difficult and challenging, but the people at Oxford made me forget about my worries. I met new people and made new friends even with the teachers. Every day I learned something new from the three-hour lectures to the excursion. Dinner was a highlight because our small group could go into town and explore, walk around, and have dinner. Because of the Summer Springboard program, I was able to experience a new culture, make new friends, and learn so much. It helped me to experience new things that were out of my comfort zone. It also helped me understand myself and the path I want to take in the future. I am looking forward to this summer and doing two programs this year. There are so many interesting programs, it was hard to choose just two!
I would highly recommend summer springboard as an exciting, educational, and culturally enriching experience for teens who want to travel.Summer springboard gave my child a very unique opportunity to explore a career field while on a two week summer program on a university campus abroad. My daughter had an amazing experience, grew in independence, and has more solidly identified her intended career path. As a parent, I was pleased at how very well organized the program was. Most importantly, I felt confident that my child was safe during the program. She’s planning to attend again this summer!
