Summer Springboard
Middle School Neuroscience
ON THE CAMPUS OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
EXPLORE THE MOST AMAZING MACHINE IN THE UNIVERSE, YOUR BRAIN, WITH A WEEK OF HANDS-ON NEUROSCIENCE IN NEW YORK CITY.
THIS IS A ONE-WEEK PROGRAM WHERE YOU’LL FOCUS ON ONE COURSE FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION.
Middle School Neuroscience
- Build your own brain model and learn what each part of the brain does
- Build a neuron and test how fast your nervous system really reacts.
- Discover how your brain creates what you see, hear, taste, and touch, and why optical illusions trick it.
- Learn how scientists study the brain, from famous case studies to EEG and brain-computer interfaces.
- Design a helmet to protect an egg and learn how to keep your brain healthy.
- Run your own brain experiment and present your findings during the final class.
Summer Springboard
Middle School Neuroscience
About This Course
Every thought, feeling, and movement starts in the brain. In this one-week course in New York City, middle school students dive into neuroscience through experiments, models, and games. Students map the brain, build neurons, test their reaction times and senses, and discover how memory, sleep, and learning shape who we are. They also learn how scientists study the brain, from the strange case of Phineas Gage to technology that lets people control computers with their thoughts. The week ends with a Brain Expo, where teams present their own brain experiments to the class.
TOPICS YOU'LL EXPLORE
Hands-on Learning
Students build brain hats, clay brains, and neuron models, run reaction time and memory experiments, rotate through sensory stations, and design egg-drop helmets to learn about brain injury. In teams, they plan and run their own mini brain experiment and present it at the Brain Expo.
Students learn about the many people who study and care for the brain, including neuroscientists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychologists, and engineers who build brain technology, and how curiosity about the brain can lead to careers in science and medicine.
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“It was great here. Almost everything was perfect and I genuinely feel that I gained something from this. I finally know what I want to do in life and want to work hard for it. “
– Malcolm C. | SSB Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Middle School Neuroscience
Meet Your Instructor
Instructor Information Coming Soon!
Courses are taught by accomplished and passionate faculty recruited from many area colleges, universities and professional forums. Each faculty member is selected for their subject area expertise and proven ability to both challenge and captivate students.
Summer Springboard
Middle School Neuroscience
Dates & Tuition
| 2027 Dates |
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| Session 1: June 27 – July 2, 2027 |
| Session 2: July 4 – July 9, 2027 |
| Session 3: July 11 – July 16, 2027 |
| Session 4: July 18 – July 23, 2027 |
Click here to enroll in this course using our online enrollment form.
| Tuition |
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| Residential Tuition: $3,198* |
| Commuter Tuition: $1,798* |
*Apply by November 30 to lock in the lowest prices of the year. Tuition increases on December 1.
Tuition Protection Plan: Allows for cancellation for any reason up until the day of the program.
| Location |
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| City: New York City |
| State: New York |
| Campus: NYU |
Summer Springboard programs are not run by our campus partners (with the exception of Cal Poly, UW Foster and NYSID which are run in partnership with SSB). Universities and their affiliated departments and partners do not control and are not responsible or liable in any manner for any part of the Summer Springboard program.