ATTN: UW Academy Applicants, ACT Registration Deadline

If you are interested in applying for the UW Academy and haven’t taken the SAT or the ACT yet, tomorrow, January 12th, is the registration deadline for the February 10th ACT test. This is the last test where your scores will be submittable for our March 2nd deadline (no upcoming SAT testing dates will get…


Winter Saturday Program Around the Corner…

Our Winter Saturday Enrichment Program begins on January 20th.  If your student is interested in taking one of our courses over winter quarter it is not too late to sign up!  There is still space in the following courses, however spaces are filling up quickly! “What is Real?” and other Metaphysical Inquiries, From the Moneybox to…


Saying Farewell to Guthrie Annex 2

As we said farewell to our home of 40 years, Guthrie Annex 2, we invited students, alumni, and community members to visit the soon-to-be-demolished building one last time to write all over the walls!  Photos from the event taken by RC Alumnus, Kenneth Low, are available on our Facebook page. In saying goodbye to our…


ATTENTION: UW Academy Applicants

Thanks for your interest in the UW Academy! Registration is now open for our Visit Days and UW Academy Application Workshop! Visit days are scheduled throughout January and February and visitors will have a chance to tour the Robinson Center and the UW campus with the RC’s Counseling Intern (a former Academy student), ask questions to the UW…


RC Closed to Public

The RC will be closed to the public December 26 through January 2. Stop by our new home in Guggenheim Annex starting January 3, 2018.


Register For Winter Saturday Courses

It’s not too late to register for winter quarter of our Saturday Enrichment Program!  While spaces are filling fast, we still have a few spaces in the following courses. Check out What is Real? a philosophy course for middle schoolers (6th-8th) where students inquire on the nature of reality, dreams, knowledge, emotions, and what it means to be…


Working for ‘noisy’ classrooms

The Robinson Center and our Director of Outreach Programs, Alex Goodell, were recently featured on the UW College of Education’s website in an article titled  ‘Working for ‘noisy’ classrooms’ which overviews the mission of our outreach programs and the work our outreach team! Check out the article here.    


Farewell Guthrie Annex 2


Robinson Center Greetings


Winter Saturday Registration is Now Open!

The University of Washington Robinson Center for Young Scholars offers Saturday Enrichment classes for students in grades K-8. There are no prerequisites for admission other than interest! Classes are free to any student receiving Free or Reduced Lunch.  Course descriptions are available online. Our classes offer deep, inquiry-based learning experiences outside the regular school curriculum….


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