Summer School
For learners seeking clearer futures and more meaningful summers
Our certificate-bearing six-week Summer School program is open to qualified learners between the ages of 13 - 18 from around the world.
Spend your summer developing the competencies, mindsets, and behaviors required to flourish and contribute to human progress. Learn from inspiring leaders and collaborate with passionate learners globally.
6 Weeks
Advance at your own pace
15+ hours/week
Time commitment
Find your purpose through
personalized learning
We don't believe in rigid courses and spoon-feeding information. Our learning paths are guided personalized interdisciplinary experiences. Instead of subjects or courses, learners participate in a variety of learning paths.
Art with Technology
Challenge
How are artists using technology to shape the future? How can A.I or Big Data influence how we create art?
Creating Virtual Worlds
Challenge
How can we leverage virtual and augmented reality to solve global problems?
Designing Space Settlements
Challenge
How can we design and develop space settlements on other planets? How can we create sustainable human societies in space?
Future of Medicine
Challenge
How is the future of healthcare changing post-COVID-19? We will look at how robotics, A.I, and 3-D printing are shaping the future of hospitals and healthcare.
Future of Money
Challenge
How will the rise of cryptocurrencies impact our lives? What trends are shaping the future of money? How is technology shaping the way in which we exchange value?
Sustainable Cities
Challenge
With the rise of urban environments globally, how can we ensure that our cities are sustainable?
Sustainable Fashion
Challenge
How can the world stay fashionable sustainably? How can create clothing while remaining respectful to the environment?
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Not your typical Summer School
Instead of courses or pedantic lectures, learn by embarking on interdisciplinary paths that emphasize the competencies, mindsets & behaviors most relevant to today's world.
Creating solutions to local and
global challenges.
Learn by designing solutions to
humanity's most pressing challenges -
by embarking on challenge paths.
Develop the most essential competencies for today's world.
Develop the hard and soft skills
required to contribute to the world -
by embarking on our skill paths.
Learn through internships & real-life work experiences.
Experience micro-internships and real-
life challenges set by participating in our career paths.
Upcoming cohorts & start dates
There are two start dates every year for incoming learners for our summer school. You can select your preferred time cohort and zone for live sessions in the application form.
Collaborate with passionate humans
Enrolling in our programs means embarking on a meaningful, inspiring, and relevant educational path while making friends from around the world!
Learning driven by positive global impact
Develop your skills, mindsets and behaviors by tackling local and global challenges through interdisciplinary projects and solutions.
Check out examples of some of alumni projects:
Sophia Nascimento Silva
Producing oxygen on Mars using Robotics
Adam, Dhruv, Priyanka and Aljazia
Virtual Science Education
Rania Hashim
Ethics of Nanotechnology
Peace Timothy & Rania Arabiyat
Increasing global financial literacy
Devashri Das
Sustainable living for the underprivileged
Maria Eduarda Lima
Designing solutions to tackle mental health in Brazil
Faris Saadaat
Sustainable agriculture academy
Rania Hashim
Advancing female health
A life and resume builder
Learners who meet all learning outcomes will receive a School of Humanity certificate as both proof of learning and as a mastery transcript with a portfolio of projects.
"At SoH I learned skills that I will really use for a lifetime, unlike traditional schools that only teach useless formulas that we only use to pass exams, and then we will never need them again."
Vinicius Matheus da Costa
Learner
"I learnt something new every week that just kept building onto my curiosity. I never felt bored during the program, there was always something that kept me on my toes, either it was an activity researching or the opportunity to impact the real world or even just talking with each other."
Srimayi Vinod
Learner
"I really enjoyed learning new skills and making new friends. The structure was great in the way that we got to do activities that would help to develop necessary skills. It is different from traditional school in the way that the way of learning is interdisciplinary."
Makayla Robillard
Learner
"Never did in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would make such unbreakable friendships in an online program. This kind of fostering community can only be found at SoH."
Jasmine Baldev Raj
Learner
"The community at the school welcomed me and I felt I belonged instantly, it was perfect and I met so many new friends from across the world. It felt like I can connect with people better and learn in a better way."
Abdullah Obeidat
Learner
"I loved the model, mainly because I am able to learn in a different way. In other schools and summers programs usually we just listen to someone talking and later we do some project. However, in School of Humanity it was not like that. I was able to learn before, in the sessions and after them; talk and do a lot of activities in the workshops and learn so many skills that I will use in different fields of my life."
Caroline Lima Rech
Learner
Learn with leading organizations
and industry expertise
Our mentors, facilitators, and speakers come from leading organizations.
A journey that will help you find
clarity about your future
Over the course of 6 weeks, you can expect to develop
new competencies and tackle local/global challenges.
An inspiring learning model
Our online-first model is designed to be engaging, inspiring, and meaningful.
We don't believe in lectures. Instead, you can expect to learn through personalized learning journeys and collaborative activities. Learners participate in a combination of synchronous & asynchronous learning every day.
There are 3 hours of live sessions, 4 days a week - combined with a variety of self-paced learning activities and projects.
Our model allows for personalized learning paths, where you can master the curriculum at a pace that works best for you.
A powerful preparation for what's next
Our programs naturally support graduates in the college admission and job application process:
- A compelling portfolio of projects & solutions
- Real-life work experiences to guide your career trajectory
- Mastery transcript of competencies for the future of work
- A robust network of industry experts and advisors
- Practical tools to help establish self-purpose & enable well-being
Tuition & Financial Aid
Online
$600
when paid upfront
Hybrid program
$1200
when paid upfront
We offer financial aid to learners that need it
Please don’t let affordability stop you from applying to our programs. We have a history of offering financial aid to learners from all around the world. We are committed to equity.
Learners can apply for financial aid when submitting their application to the summer school program.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our program is fully online – which means that learners can apply from anywhere in the world! Please note, you have to be fluent in English in order to participate.
Yes! You can participate in multiple summer terms and do different challenge or skill paths each time.
Learners graduate the program with:
- Skill transcript demonstrating the competencies, mindsets and behaviors that were gained during the program
- A network of friends and industry mentors
- A portfolio of projects
- Experience showcase and presenting their work at a global event
We don’t believe in standardized summative exams. Instead, we regularly evaluate and evidence learning through projects, actives and micro-assessments.
Learners do not need to have any pre-requisite knowledge in the paths they picked. However, this is a high-school level program – which means you have to have minimum of 9th grade equivalency in Numeracy, English and Science to participate.
No worries! We make exceptions for younger gifted learners.
We run live sessions at multiple time zones. You can indicate your interest in specific timings when applying in our program.
We do not offer merit-based scholarships at this time. However, we do offer financial aid to learners who can not afford our programs. This would entail a partial or full discount on tuition. You can apply for financial aid when submitting your application.
This is a full-time program that requires a minimum of 20 hours a week of commitment. Our program is rigorous and rewarding. In order to get powerful outcomes, learners need to participate wholeheartedly and put in the time. We do not recommend applying if you can not commit to the minimum time requirements.
