Summer Discovery


Summer Discovery, officially known as Musiker Discovery Programs, runs pre-college enrichment, middle school enrichment, community service and career focused internship programs. The company offers a variety of programs around the world.

History

Mike and Judy Musiker founded Musiker Student Tours in 1966. Their sons, Bob and Jimmy Musiker, joined the organization in the early 1980s and assumed ownership in 1992. That year, the organization changed names from Musiker Student Tours, Inc. to Musiker Discovery Programs, Inc. to reflect the breadth of programs offered including pre-college enrichment, business internships, middle school enrichment, college admissions preparation and community service programs.
The first Summer Discovery program began at UCLA in 1986. In 2009, Summer Discovery formed a partnership with Jeter's Leaders. The joint venture awards Jeter's Leaders scholarships to attend Summer Discovery programs at leading colleges and universities in the U.S.
In 2010, Musiker Discovery Programs partnered with Dream Careers, to acquire Career Explorations and form Discovery Internships LLC.

Student Tours

The ‘Discover America’ student tour started in 1967, the European program in 1969, the camping program in 1983, the ‘Alaskan Hawaii’ program in 1986.
In the fall of 2008, Musiker Discovery Programs ceased offering student tours.

Academic Programs

Summer Discovery Educational Programs began in 1986 on the campus of UCLA. Two years later Summer Discovery at Cambridge University in England was introduced and since 1989, the campuses of the University of Michigan, Georgetown University, University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of Pennsylvania, Istituto Lorenzo de’Medici in Italy and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have joined the Summer Discovery Team.

Current Programs

Summer Discovery

Summer Discovery offers 2 – 6 week pre-college enrichment programs for high school students. Students live in a university residence hall while taking courses taught by university professors. The programs provide access to over 300 courses.

Discovery Internships

Discovery Internships is a tuition-based, all-inclusive 4 week customized internship program for high school students. Discovery Interns live in residence halls with other students from around the world while exploring a career of interest through an internship. The goal of Discovery Internships is to help high school students stand out in the college admission process, gain valuable work experience and make informed decisions about their college and career plans.

College Discovery

College Discovery Experience is designed to help students choose the college that is best suited for them. During the 2 week summer program, students develop their knowledge of various schools through campus visits and tours run by the school’s admissions office, improve their SAT scores through the Princeton Review SAT Preparation course, and create a personal college admissions profile which includes an application essay.

DiscoveryWorks

DiscoveryWorks is a community service program in collaboration with Summer Discovery.

Jr. Discovery

Jr. Discovery is a 3-week summer enrichment experience for middle school students completing grades 6, 7 and 8.