Summer programs are valuable to teenagers and parents alike. Students look foward to summer programs to learn new things, improve their skills, and spend time with friends. Parents like that summer programs engage their olderchildren productively during their time off from school and feel reassured that they are in a safe place. A good summer program helps middle and high school students to mature and broaden their horizons.

Summer programs come in different shapes and sizes and can vary from residential type programs in the US or abroad that last a week or longer to local day programs. Summer programs can vary from a camp environment to specific sports-, learning- or travel-focused programs. Parents should take costs and their child's individial personalities into consideration when choosing a summer program.

TeenLife provides a comprehensive list of summer programs for teens that are offered by a wide range of schools, colleges, camps, specialty organizations and non-profits. TeenLife works hard collecting and organizing information about the many summer programs available from a variety of public sources so that visitors to the site don't have to. Parents and students can literally plan an entire summer in a matter of hours! Be sure to check references for programs before you sign up and pay a deposit.