Academic Experience

Summer@Conn is all about the love of learning

Summer@Conn pre-college courses help you prepare for your future college experience.

All pre-college courses are taught by Connecticut College’s exceptional faculty and staff. Because courses are not-for-credit and you are not graded or evaluated, the pre-college experience is all about learning.

Your high school classes have inspired you to explore new ideas and interests. Whether you already have a strong idea of what you want to study in college or are undecided, Summer@Conn can help you find your path.

Summer@Conn pre-college programs give you the opportunity to interact with future friends from across the country and the world, gaining new perspectives. You get to learn not only from faculty and staff who bring years of expertise, but also with classmates who share your interests.

Venture Incubator

Participants in this program will gain a greater understanding of entrepreneurship, new practical skills in critical thinking, collaboration and problem solving, and awareness of the importance of networking.

Dance Intensive with David Dorfman Dance

Participants in this program will work with the renowned David Dorfman Dance, one of the most influential contemporary dance companies in the United States.

Cultivating Climate Hope

Cultivating Climate Hope students will learn how human behavior has changed climates over time, including how to tackle the anxiety that comes with a changing climate.

Sports & Society

Analyze the relationship between sports and various social spheres – including family, education, politics, the economy, and media – to gain a greater appreciation for the impact of sports on our daily lives.

Cultural Approaches to Global Inequality

Why does almost half of the world’s population live in poverty? This course takes an anthropological approach to understanding global economics and how cultural attitudes towards race, class, and gender are used to justify and reify unequal distributions.