Psychology of Wellbeing

Entering Grades 10-12

Psychology of Wellbeing

How do research psychologists figure out what makes us happy and unhappy? What can we do to help ourselves, our friends, and our community feel better about their lives? In this program, you will explore the science of well being, collecting and analyzing data to generate ideas about what changes could have the most impact. You will pursue your own investigations into the sources of well being, design and conduct a study, analyze the data, and consider how it applies to the people you care about.

This program is based on a Big Ideas course at UC Berkeley, developed by the Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter.

Parents are invited at 3 p.m. on the last day for teens to share their projects.

Program Info

Food: Lunch is provided. Teens bring a water bottle and snacks from home.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
Location: UC Berkeley
Tuition: $1,465.00

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Session 1: 06/23/2025 – 06/27/2025
No Residential Option

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Sample Day

7:30 a.m.

Wake-up for residential teens! Residential teens enjoy breakfast & walk together to campus

9:00 a.m.

All teens sign in with instructors
Welcome activities and icebreakers
Opening Circle- group check-in and framing the day
Explore STEM concepts and hands-on investigations in your track
Mid-morning break with teens from other tracks
Hands-on investigations and exploration cont.

11:45 a.m.

Lunch break in campus cafeteria Social time with teens from other tracks

12:45 p.m.

Continued investigations and explorations in your track
Various lab tours and guest speakers
Afternoon break with teens from other tracks
Closing Circle- reflection prompts and preview of what’s ahead

4:00 p.m.

College Pathways Programming
Campus or other tours
Meet and talk to current college students
Meet and talk to professionals from a range of STEM career fields

5:00 p.m.

Commuter teens sign out with instructors
Residential teens walk together to dorms and enjoy some well deserved downtime

6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Evening program
Free time

10:00 p.m.

Lights Out!

Activity Highlights

Design and conduct a psychology research study
Analyze your own data about well-being
Develop practical strategies for becoming happier
Improve data skills related to data analysis and determining causal relationships
Meet and mix with teens across other STEM tracks
Meet and talk to students and STEM career professionals
Project presentations and certificates