Make Your Summer Count: Computer Science Pt.2

Persolv AI

Dates: June & July

Application Date: ED - 9/29/24, FD - 11/22/24

Course Delivery: Online

Tuition: $399-$7,497

This AI/tech bootcamp offers two tiers: a Self-Study option with 30+ hours of pre-recorded content, homework, flashcards, discussion boards, and a personalized AI project, plus a premium Live Instruction track (application required) that adds real-time teaching from Stanford lecturers, research publication opportunities, university-level project creation, and professional Python certification, designed to take students from beginner to advanced AI practitioner with both foundational knowledge and hands-on experience.

Microsoft: Imagine Cup

Dates: Ongoing

Application Date: October

Course Delivery: Online

Tuition: Free

The Imagine Cup is Microsoft's premier global startup competition for student entrepreneurs, offering participants Azure cloud credits to build AI-powered startups using cutting-edge models like OpenAI, Meta Llama, and Microsoft Phi, while providing networking opportunities, expert mentorship, and global recognition, with the 2026 competition launching in October for students ready to transform innovative ideas into market-ready businesses using Microsoft's cloud infrastructure and AI tools.

New York University: Coding for Game Design

Dates: July & August

Application Date: Until full

Course Delivery: In person

Tuition: $2,995

This NYU Summer Game Design Program offers two intensive 2-week in-person sessions where students learn professional game development through hands-on experience with C# programming and Unity scripting, emphasizing team collaboration and mentorship from experienced designers to create original 2D games using industry-standard principles and techniques taught at NYU's game development program.

CodeWizardsHQ

Dates: June, July & August

Application Date: Ongoing

Course Delivery: Online

Tuition: $499

This comprehensive online coding program offers flexible summer options including 3-week accelerated classes covering Scratch, Python, and Java (allowing students to complete three full courses in one summer), plus 1-week specialty camps using Minecraft, Roblox, and Fortnite as educational tools for game design and programming fundamentals, with additional AI and Machine Learning tracks where students build computer vision models—all designed to give elementary through high school students practical coding skills and confidence through project-based learning in their favorite gaming environments.

Tufts University Pre-College: Coding Academy

Dates: July

Application Date: May

Course Delivery: In person

Tuition: $4,225-$5,750

Tufts' two-week summer coding program provides comprehensive Python training through daily lectures, hands-on projects, and guest speakers covering AI, robotics, and cybersecurity, while "Tech Treks" to Boston companies like Google and HubSpot offer real-world career exposure—culminating in collaborative final projects that build both technical programming skills and essential teamwork abilities for students ready to explore the rapidly expanding technology landscape.