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Summer 2026 · Nationwide

Science, taught
by students.

A free, student-run program bringing five days of hands-on science classes and a national competition to students everywhere.

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What is NYSI?

Five days of science.
One day of competition.

Middle schoolers and rising 9th-graders spend a week in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth & Space Science classes taught by high schoolers — then put it to the test in a Science Bowl-style tournament.

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5 Subject Tracks
6 Days Total
15 Lecture Topics
Free Always

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