Hotchkiss Summer Portals is looking forward to welcome you to our campus in 2025! Our residential programming runs in two two-week sessions; the first session runs from June 29 to July 12 and the second session runs from July 13-26. Students typically enroll in two courses, one course per session, and stay for the entirety of our four-week program, though students may elect to participate in a single two-week session. Each day students are immersed in their academic course after which they enjoy a range of afternoon and evening activities such as intramural soccer, hiking, basketball, crafts, swimming, bonfires or one of our specialized afternoon programs. Hotchkiss's picturesque 800-acre campus serves as both a classroom and playground for Summer Portals students. Course offerings and dates, as well as course descriptions and tuition information, are detailed below. Tuition is all-inclusive of room, board, course expenses, health center needs, and many on- and off-campus activities.
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Afternoon Programs for Residential Students
Portals offers fun and enriching afternoon and evening activities as part of its tuition. These activities include, but are not limited to: beach volleyball, basketball, arts and crafts, pool and lake swimming, wiffle ball, kickball, karaoke, hiking, and more. Please note that these activities are included in your tuition.
Portals also offers specialized afternoon options for an additional fee because we need to hire additional teachers or supervisors and/or purchase additional supplies. These options include:
Soccer SKILLS • Tennis • SQUASH • Landscape Painting
CREATIVE WRITING • AFTERNOON THEATRE • ROCK CLIMBING • GOLF
EVENING FISHING • SSAT PREP
Explore our partner-run programs, such as The Concord Review History Camp,
Classical Drawing & Painting Intensive, two lacrosse camps, Arsenal Soccer Camp, and Nike Basketball and Soccer Camps.
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Cultivate your passion.
Spend each day immersed learning something that excites you — the arts, science, literature, or debate — and find new friends who are just as passionate and curious as you are.
Summer Portals offers residential summer programs for high school and middle school students, allowing them to hone their talents or try something new while experiencing the unique learning community that is Hotchkiss. In each two-week session, our dedicated faculty members share their expertise and passion with students from all over the world.
The school year may end, but the learning continues at Summer Portals. Whether you are a budding scientist, have the discerning eye of an artist or the desire to refine your voice as a writer, we hope you will join us and explore your interests.
An International Student Body
Students from across the globe apply to our Connecticut summer program. Whether you're a current Hotchkiss student or hail from the other side of the world, there's a place for you here. Students have the chance to learn alongside peers from different backgrounds and nationalities. There's no better way to develop strong friendships with fellow students from around the world!
Learn by living in a community of friends:
- Take part in a wide range of activities
- Experience dorm life with the support of caring and fun teachers and advisors
- Make new friends
- Enjoy the lakes, trails, and woods of the Berkshire-Taconic landscape
Where are Portals students from? All over the world....
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