WHAT IS SUMMER INSTITUTE?

Summer Institute is an award-winning 6-week summer program where participants explore their own leadership skills and build a strong community with other Nashers…because at Sadie Nash we believe that all young women and gender-expansive youth are leaders NOW!

EACH WEEK NASHERS:

  • Participate in workshops about identity, social justice, leadership, and other topics to foster critical thinking and a sense of community

  • Meet accomplished women and gender-expansive leaders like elected officials, business owners, and artists to make connections and learn about how they got to where they are

  • Attend field trips that enrich learning, build community, and create joy!

Nashers walk away from Summer Institute equipped with tools to transform their lives, their communities, and their world.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Young women and gender-expansive youth who are enrolled in high school and live in New York City or Newark. There are no academic or skill criteria for admission into our programs.

HOW DO YOU APPLY?

Our applications for Summer Institute 2025 will open on Monday, January 13th.

Key Dates are as follows:

  • Priority Deadline: Monday, March 17th 

  • Final Deadline: Monday, April 14th 

  • Decisions Sent by: Monday, May 12th

If you have any questions or want to learn more, we’re happy to talk. Please reach out to our summer planning team at nashers@sadienash.org.

If you would like to schedule an info session at your school/CBO/organizations,

please contact us at nashers@sadienash.org.

MORE DETAILS

  • Summer Institute runs for 5 weeks at locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Newark

  • Classes are in session Mondays to Fridays from 10 am - 3:00 pm

  • Nashers are eligible to receive a stipend at the end of the summer based on their participation

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST SUMMER INSTITUTES

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST SUMMER INSTITUTES 〰️

CLASSES WE’VE OFFERED:

  • Creating Change: Art and Activism in America

    Multidisciplinary art practices that address social change, including performance, poetry, storytelling, and public art.

  • Getting Schooled or Getting Educated: Education for Liberation

    Exploring the purpose of schools, the promise of schools, the politicalization of schools, and the potential of education beyond school walls.

  • Anthropology of Gender

    Examining the development of gender relationships and roles and how these relationships have shaped and are reflected by societal values, customs and beliefs.

WORKSHOPS CREATED & LED BY DEANS:

  • “The Skin I am In: Exploring Colorism in Our Communities”

  • “I Got 99 Problems But College Ain't 1: Exploring Post Secondary Options”

  • “PUSH BACK: Self-Defense Training”

TRIPS WE’VE TAKEN

  • "We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women" -- Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum

  • College Tour to: Montclair State University, Rutgers University-Newark, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

  • VICE digital media and broadcasting company, cited as the largest independent youth media company in the world.

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SUMMER INSTITUTE!

What Do Nashers Say About It?

“SNLP helped me find myself. There are people that want to listen to me here. I came to America from Nigeria last April, and people accept me for who I am here. I used to be afraid that I would be laughed at for my accent, but Nashers compliment me on it and ask me to teach it to them. Sadie Nash is a place for me.”

— Nasher, Summer Institute