- Background and Basics

Check out the Buffalo News feature on the Summer Institute; as well as how to buy tickets for the Wine Tasting Fundraiser.
Application deadline for the 2012 Institute is June 15th, 2012 at 11:59PM. Please use the toolbar above to apply.

The 2012 Program:
The Power of One:
Civil Rights are Human Rights
See the informational brochure, and student reactions.

Online registration is now open for the 2012 Summer Institute, held for eight days from Monday through Thursday during the weeks of July 16th-19th and the 23rd-26th, 2012 from 9AM-3PM at the Erie 1 BOCES Center on Harlem Road in West Seneca. Open to any incoming 9th Grader through exiting high school senior, the Summer Institute is designed for students who are interested in politics, history, international relations, or the social sciences. It provides its participants with the opportunity to hear human rights experts, historians, and advocates, as well as take part in hands-on activities, discussions, and field trips--all to inspire its students to have a positive impact on our world. Interested educators are welcome to attend as well.

Attendees at the 2011 Program

Attending the Institute will change your life:

Make new friends who share the same interests.

Connect with internationally-known experts.
Develop the leadership skills that will help you make a difference.
Explore careers in human rights.
Discover your passion for helping others.
Learn how to change the world.