Year-Round Camp Options
- Work in a small class cohort under the guidance of an experienced research mentor.
- Class sizes are typically 2–10 students, ensuring individualized attention and personalized feedback for each student.
- Each live session is 75-90 minutes, held virtually via Zoom.
- Camp is open to rising 9th through high school. No prior experience is required, just a willingness to learn and commit the time necessary.
- All camp options have clear deliverables: research publication, poster presentation, and certificate of completion.
- Research publication – Each student will receive a unique URL for their indexed research report. This ensures easy access, enhances visibility, and allows their work to be shared and cited within the academic community.
Upcoming Camps 2026/2027
Winter 2026
- Research Topic: Neural Plasticity – How the Brain Learns, Changes, and Adapts
- 10 sessions + a poster presentation – meeting 2x a week, approx. 75-90 mins each
- Dates: Every Tuesday and Friday (11/17/26 – 12/18/26)
- Times: 7:00p – 8:30p ET/ 4:00p – 5:30p PT
- Poster Presentation: Sunday, December 20th
- Instructor: Anahit S
- Investment: $3,300 (Early Bird Price $3,300 (Save $200) | Regular Price: $3,500 | Valid through 11/1/2026)
Students will explore the following topics:
- How plasticity underlies learning, memory, and skill acquisition
- The role of plasticity in recovery and lifelong learning
- Developmental plasticity (how early experiences shape the brain, e.g., vision and the amblyopia model)
- Dependent plasticity (how practice, repetition, and enriched environments reshape neural circuits)
- Hebbian plasticity (“cells that fire together, wire together”)
- Apply plasticity concepts to real-world case scenarios (e.g., phantom limb, recovery after brain injury, vision restoration).
Why You’ll Love This Camp:
In this camp, students will explore one of neuroscience’s most exciting concepts: neuroplasticity, the brain’s remarkable ability to learn, adapt, and change throughout life.
You’ll explore how neuroplasticity allows the brain to adapt, form new connections, and strengthen or weaken existing ones as you learn new things. Discover how brain cells (neurons) communicate, how synapses and neural circuits change over time, and how these changes shape learning, memory, and brain development.
Throughout the camp, students will build valuable research and critical thinking skills by reading scientific literature, designing a research study, and presenting their findings in front of their peers in a research poster presentation.
This course is tailored to accommodate various skill levels and is suitable for beginners.
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