Physics Lyceum: Summer 2026
Real physics. Expert physicists. Online for homeschool families anywhere or in-person in Princeton.
Middle school · Grades 7–8
Two-week single-topic camp
Pick one of four topics. Two focused weeks. Take more than one across the summer if you want.
- Length 2 weeks, 25 hours total
- Cadence Mon–Fri, 2.5 hours/day
- Format online for homeschool families anywhere, or in-person in Princeton, NJ
- Dates specify weeks and morning, afternoon, or evening that fit your schedule at enrollment
- Cohort up to 12 in-person, up to 8 online. Starts when enough students align on dates.
Pick one
$1,750per camp
Full program info: Middle School Lyceum
High school · Grades 9–12
One Lyceum course, summer pace
Pick any high school Lyceum course from the classical core or the Modern Physics electives, run in compressed 8-week summer format.
- Length 8 weeks, 48 hours total
- Cadence twice weekly, 3-hour combined sessions
- Format online for homeschool families anywhere, or in-person in Princeton, NJ
- Dates specify days of the week and morning, afternoon, or evening that fit your schedule at enrollment
- Cohort up to 12 in-person, up to 8 online. Starts when enough students align on dates.
Classical core (pick one)
Mechanics of MotionMechanics of Bodies and FluidsWaves and OscillationsThermodynamicsElectricity & MagnetismGeometric Optics
Modern Physics electives (pick one)
$3,500per summer course
Full curriculum & prerequisites: High School Lyceum
Why physics? See The Hidden Ivy League for the case that a physics education opens unusually many doors, with funded paths into elite graduate programs.
Taught by Dr. Sergey Samsonau and other expert physicists. See who leads the Lyceum →