Chelsea Center

Experiential Education Opportunities for ALL students

Summer Opportunities Galore!

It's hard to believe, but summer will be here soon, and right now is prime-time for helping students map out summer goals. It is a great season to encourage them to expand their comfort zones by exploring the unknown, and also to make time to deepen their knowledge about something they love.

The Chelsea Center maintains a database of summer opportunities to help students stretch their wings, follow their passions, and build their skills for competitive application processes. All regional opportunities we amplify are listed in the GivePulse database accessible to students at wgsd.givepulse.com via their WGSD Google Login credentials. We’ve also listed many of the various opportunities for you below.

In January, all students grades 9-11 participated in an Advisory Zoom session to gain exposure to this database of summer opportunities, and can share that information with you.

Students should express interest for an opportunity by registering via the green button on the GivePulse listing. In some cases, GivePulse will link directly to the organization's registration/application, and in all cases we will reach out to students individually once we see them register their interest in the system.

Summer opportunities listed on GivePulse are open to all WGHS students who meet the requirements of the experience. Some experiences are fee-based registrations and fill quickly. Others require a selective application process controlled by the institution, not Team Chelsea. Students and families may register for these events independently of the Chelsea Center. However, if students want to earn credit and potentially receive funding, registrations and applications must be coordinated with the Chelsea Center.

You may apply to receive funding to cover the cost of both fee-based and selective experiences, so please see us in the Chelsea Center PRIOR to making any deposit. Receiving Chelsea Center funding for your experience has two requirements:

Make no payments or deposits prior to speaking with Team Chelsea. We cannot (by law) provide complementary coursework enrollment with WGHS elective credit and/or scholarship payment once any kind of payment is made by a student or family.
Simultaneous enrollment in a Chelsea Center Passion Pursuit course that wraps goal setting and reflection work around your desired experience.

To apply, register here on GivePulse, then come visit the Chelsea Center. You may apply to receive funding to cover the cost, so please see us in the Chelsea Center PRIOR to making any deposit. Simultaneous enrollment in a Chelsea Center Passion Pursuit course that wraps goal setting and reflection work around your desired experience is required to receive funding..

Please email Dr. Kerry Arens at arens.kerry@wgmail.com with further questions.

Summer Opportunities by WG Pathway

Health Path: Health Services

Mizzou Mini Med
Mizzou Advanced Veterinary Academy
ATSU/Truman Healthcare Academy
St. Louis University Doisy College of Health Sciences Health Care Exploration Camp
St. Luke's Summer Student Volunteer Program
BESt Healthcare Institute (BESt stands for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Express Scripts, and St. Louis College of Pharmacy)
Washington University Young Scientist Program
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Summer Healthcare Immersion
St. Louis University School of Medicine Summer Scholars
Teens Learning in the Community (TLC) program at Mercy
Adventures in Medicine and Science (AIMS) summer workshop at St. Louis University
Webster University Psychology Camp
Maryville Health Professions Summer Institute

Creative Path: Arts & Communication

Mizzou Journalism School Workshops

Three separate workshop options in the areas of Journalism, Investigative Journalism, and Advertising & Public Relations

Webster University Songwriting Camp
Webster University Song Recording Camp
Webster University Animation Camp
Webster University Film Production Camp
Webster University Photographic Darkroom Art Camp
Webster University Game Design Camp

Business Path: Business, Management, and Technology

St. Louis University Data Analytics & Visualization Camp
Rawlings Sports Business Management Institute at Maryville
St. Louis University Entrepreneurship Academy
Maryville Cybersecurity Summer Institute
Maryville Biz Camp
National Geospatial Institute (NGA) Internship

Nature Path: Natural Resources

Danforth Plant Science Center Internship
Zoo Teens Summer Program
St. Louis University Earth, Wind & Water Meteorology Camp
Webster University PHAGE Camp
Missouri Botanical Garden SIFT Field Sciences Program
Missouri Botanical Garden SAGE Service Program
Missouri Botanical Garden Mantis Service at the Butterfly House
Missouri Botanical Garden Outdoor Youth Corps
Canopy Crew with Missouri ReLeaf

Building & Fixing Path: Industrial and Engineering Technology

St. Louis University Aviation Academy
St. Louis University Engineering Camp
St. Louis University Stem Immersion Experience
Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HSME)

Helping Path: Human Services

St. Louis University Gardens to Table Culinary Camp
St. Louis University Law & Advocacy Camp
Future Teacher Leadership Academy at UMSL
Missouri State #Bears Teach!

We update GivePulse with quality experiences as we become aware of them. If you know of something you think should be in our database, please reach out!

For some of these summer experiences, the Chelsea Center can help students both earn elective credit AND receive funding to cover the cost of the experience. (Funding is limited, so see us ASAP for guidance.) We ask that students indicate their interest in summer programming and request funding by March 17. Please email Dr. Kerry Arens at arens.kerry@wgmail.com with further questions.

Reminder: We can help students who are pursuing their A+ hours find connections to service learning that include the mentorship or job shadowing components the A+ program requires. Have your students stop by to talk with us, or independently explore their GivePulse account opportunity listings by using their school google email credentials at wgsd.givepulse.com.