Wake up to a delicious breakfast in the dining hall. Spend a day filled with excitement and challenge. Then relax after dinner in the Community Center with your new friends from around the world.No matter what summer program you sign up to attend, you’ll get to experience a taste of Cate – the rigor of East Coast prep schools with the adventurous spirit of the West Coast.Where else will you sleep in dorms overlooking the Pacific, walk to class or the sports field with the Los Padres National Forest as a constant backdrop, or build a genuine connection with yet another teacher or coach? Cate is a special place. 

There's a program for everyone. 

• Cate Summer Institute
• Cate Sports Academy
• Cate Summer Outdoors
• Cate Summer Mini

The best days of summer happen at Cate. Come join us  and you’ll agree.