Skip to main content

High School & CTE Summer Bridge Opportunities

Colorful graphic promoting 2026 Summer Bridge Programs.

 

*Breakfast and lunch are provided for students free of charge.*

  • High school students who have not met the reading and math requirements for graduation are invited to prepare for testing retakes.

     
    *No transportation provided.*

    Level: 10th, 11th, and 12th Grade
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 2nd – June 11th; July 6th – July 9th (CLT testing at school sites 6/11, 7/16)

    Times: 7:30am – 11:30am

    Days: Monday – Thursday

    Locations:
    Celebration High, Gateway High, Harmony High, Liberty High, New Beginnings (June only), Osceola High, Poinciana, PATHS (at Gateway), St. Cloud High, Tohopekaliga High, Zenith (at Gateway), 

    Registration:​​​​​​

    Students will need to register on the ACT website to take the assessment. Students will need notify their guidance counselor that they are planning to attend the ACT Test Prep Camp. Participating high schools will offer the CLT test on site. Students will need to notify their guidance counselors if they plan to attend the CLT test prep camp and test administration.

  • High School students who have not met the reading and math requirements for graduation are invited to prepare for testing retakes.

    *No transportation provided.*

    Level: Grades 9th-12th 
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: July 6th - 15th
    Time: 7:30 AM- 11:30 AM 
    Days: Monday - Thursday

    Locations: Celebration High, Gateway High, Harmony High, Liberty High, Osceola High, PATHS (at Gateway), Poinciana High, St. Cloud High, Tohopekaliga, Zenith (at Gateway).

    Registration:

    Students should contact their guidance counselor if they are planning to attend the test prep and retakes. 

  • The CareerSource Central Florida Youth Program is a five-week summer program designed to help young adults ages 14-19 gain valuable work experience and career skills. Participants can earn up to $1,200 while working up to 30 hours a week at local employers. The program offers various tracks, including the Explore, Experience, and Accelerate tracks, each providing different opportunities for career exploration and training. 

    *Transportation not provided.*

    Level: Students aged 14-19 
    Cost: FREE!
    Explore Option:

    Session 1: June 2nd July 2nd 
    Valencia College: 9:00 AM to 3:45 PM (Tuesday to Thursday) 
    oTech: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Monday to Thursday) 
    Experience option: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (depends on job site)

    Session 2: July 6th to August 7th
    Valencia College:  9:00 AM to 3:45 PM (Tuesday to Thursday) 
    oTech: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM  (Monday to Thursday)
    Experience option: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (depends on job site)

    Locations:
    Valencia College, oTech, Selected Summer Job Sites

    Registration:
    Students can apply at: Career Source Central Florida

    Find out more here

  • Driver’s Ed Summer Edition provides eligible students with four hours of behind‑the‑wheel driving practice, preparing them to take the road test and obtain a license waiver.

    *Student must have a learners license at time of registration.*

    Level: 9th - 12th Grade
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 2nd - July 30th  (Two days of driving, 4 total hours within calendar window)

    NO DRIVING PRACTICE June 29th - July 2nd 


    Time: 7:30 AM- 11:30 AM 

    Days: Monday – Thursday

    Locations: Celebration High (July), Gateway High (June / July), Harmony High (June), Osceola High (June), St. Cloud High (June), and Tohopekaliga High (June)

    Registration: Selected by school admin or driver's ed instructor.
    Limited seating, interested families should contact school regarding participation.
     
  • Newcomer multilingual learners in grades 2-11 will receive focused English language development instruction that reinforces and extends the skills they use in their academic content classes. Students will have ongoing opportunities to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities through engaging and purposeful language-rich activities.

    Level: 2nd through 11th
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 2nd-June 25th

    Times: Elementary /Middle Schools: 9:00am-1:00pm;

    High Schools: 7:30am-11:30am
    Days: Monday – Thursday

     

    Locations:

    Flora Ridge Elementary, Parkway Middle, Osceola High

     

    Registration:

    Applications will be provided to students and families.

  • Extended School Year (ESY) services are special education and related services provided to eligible students with disabilities beyond the regular school year. ESY is designed to ensure students maintain critical skills and continue making progress toward their Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals when interruptions in instruction could significantly impact their learning. 

    *Transportation is provided.*

     

    Level: Students With Disabilities
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 2nd – June 25th 
    Times: 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM 

    Days: Monday- Thursday

    Locations:

    Boggy Creek Elementary, Deerwood Elementary, Flora Ridge Elementary, Highlands Elementary, Narcoossee Elementary, Neptune Elementary, Sunrise Elementary, St. Cloud Elementary, Knights Point K-8, Westside K-8, Discovery Intermediate, Neptune Middle, Parkway Middle, Celebration High, Gateway High, Harmony High, Liberty High, Osceola High, Tohopekaliga High 

    Registration:

    Eligibility is determined by the child’s IEP. There is no registration process for families. However, to assist in ESY planning, preparation, transportation, and routing, families will need to notify the Resource Compliance Specialist at your child’s school of student participation prior to attending the program.

  • This opportunity is designed for high school students who have not met the reading requirement for graduation. Students will remediate the ELA BEST benchmarks and prepare for the FAST test retake.

    *No transportation provided*

    Level: 9th-12th  Grade 
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: July 6th -13th 
    Time: 7:30 AM- 11:30 AM 
    Days: Monday – Thursday
    Locations: Celebration High, Gateway High, Harmony High, Liberty High, Osceola High, PATHS (at Gateway), Poinciana High, St. Cloud High, Tohopekaliga, Zenith (at Gateway).


    Registration: Students will need to contact their guidance counselor to inform them that they are planning to attend the test prep camp and testing retakes.

  • EDGENUITY Labs provide students with the opportunity to meet graduation requirements through credit recovery or initial course credit.

     *No transportation provided.*

    Level: 9th – 12th  Grade
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 2nd – July 30th 
    Time: 7:30 AM- 11:30 AM

    Days: Monday – Thursday 

    NO EDGENUITY CLASS ON JUNE 29th –  JULY 2nd 

    Locations:

     
    Celebration High, Gateway High, Harmony High, Liberty High, [New Beginnings (June Only), Osceola High, [Osceola Virtual (April 15-June 30 Only)], Poinciana High, St. Cloud High, Tohopekaliga High, Zenith (at Gateway)

     

    Registration:
    School staff will communicate registration deadlines to students who are eligible for this opportunity.

  •  

    NeoCity incoming 9th graders will prepare for their upcoming journey into upper-level AP maths by reviewing the fundamentals.

      *No transportation provided.*

     

    Level: Incoming 9th Grade Students
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: July 20th – 23rd 
    Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    Days:

    Locations:
    NeoCity Academy

    Registration:

    Incoming NeoCity Students will receive information via email from the Admissions Department.
  •  

    OVS is offering summer courses for high school students who need to recover credit or earn initial credit. Students will need to enroll in the course via OVS by April 15th and complete it by June 30th.

     *No transportation needed*

     

    Level: 9th - 12th Grade
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: April 15th - June 30th 

    Registration:

    Students should contact their guidance counselor with OVS course enrollment questions.
     
  •  

    High School students who have not met the reading and math requirements for graduation are invited to prepare for testing retakes.

    *No transportation provided.*

     

    Level: 10th, 11th, and 12th Grades
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 2nd - June 4th 
    Time: 7:30AM – 11:30AM

    Locations: Celebration High, Gateway High, Harmony High, Liberty High, Osceola High, Poinciana, PATHS (at Gateway), St. Cloud High, Tohopekaliga High.

    Registration: 

    Students will need to register on the SAT website to take the assessment. Students will need notify their guidance counselor that they are planning to attend the SAT Test Prep Camp.

  • stART is an audition-based, conservatory-style arts intensive that allows students across the county to cultivate their crafts and discover how other arts disciplines inform their practice. Beginning in 2010 as “The Juilliard Project: Osceola Arts Intensive,” stART illuminates how a career in the arts is profitable and enriching. Taught over two weeks by district teachers and teaching artists from some of the best collegiate programs in the nation, students spend the majority of their days focusing on their major area and end each day taking electives in other arts areas. The program culminates in a student-led showcase performance. The program is open to SDOC, charter, private, and homeschooled students. Auditions are announed in the spring and auditions take place in April. 

     

    *No transportation provided.*

    Level: 6th -12th  Grade Students 
    Cost: Free
    Date:  June 15th-26th 
    Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Days: Monday - Friday

    Locations:

    Tohopekaliga High School

    Registration:

    Auditions are due virtually by 4/12; In-person callbacks are 4/30 at Tohopekaliga High School

    Click here to register.