PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR'S SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE
The Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence are residential programs at college campuses offered each summer across Pennsylvania. A student who accepts an invitation to attend a Governor's School is expected to commit to being in residence for the entire 35-day program without absences. These highly selective programs are open to all high school students in Pennsylvania in specified grade levels. Students may apply to two Governor's Schools. Students must complete the Personal Data Form for every Governor's School. Teacher and Counselor recommendations are required for every school except The School for the Arts, which requires an artistic work sample. Application deadlines are not extended under any circumstances. Applications for all of the Governor's Schools are available in the Guidance Office.
The application deadline for 2005 has passed; applications for the summer of 2006 will be available in November of 2005.
Information on the eight Governor's Schools to be offered in the summer of 2004 is given below. Further information is available at (570) 524-5244, 8 AM-4 PM weekdays (not toll free), or on the web: www.pgse.org
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts will take place at Mercyhurst College, Erie, from July 7 to August 10. This school is open to current sophomores and juniors. Students may submit an artistic work sample in one of the following areas; Visual Arts I, Visual Arts II (Photography), Creative Writing, Dance, Music, Performance Theater or Technical Design. Students may apply in two areas.
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Health Care will take place at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, from June 23 to July 27. This school is open to current juniors. This program has many facets that take place at UPMC, including lectures, discussions, site visits, shadowing experiences and more.
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Teaching will take place at Millersville University, Lancaster County, from July 7 to August 10.This school is open to current juniors. This program includes a school-within-a-school program, where participants serve as student teachers.
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information Technology will be jointly hosted by Drexel University, Philadelphia, and The Pennsylvania State University, State College, from June 30 to August 3. This school is open to current juniors. This program has two distinct components, one at each of the hosting campuses, with a wide range of offerings in everything computers.
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences will take place at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, from June 30 to August 3. This school is open to current juniors. This program includes courses in a wide range of advanced disciplines and utilization of many Pittsburgh scientific resources.
The Governor's School for International Studies will take place at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, from June 30 to August 3. This school is open to current juniors. This program includes study of a foreign language and culture, along with international issues in several areas.
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Global Entrepreneurship will take place at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, from June 30 to August 3. This school is open to current sophomores and juniors. This program offers a wide variety of coursework on entrepreneurship, real world learning experiences and an international component; working with high school students from other countries.
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Agricultural Sciences will take place at Pennsylvania State University, State college, from June 30 to August 3. This school is open to current sophomores and juniors. This program includes coursework, laboratory experiences, an Independent Study Project and field trips.