Transition School offers ACT-alternative exam for current applicants
In an effort to assist applicants who have been unable to secure a National ACT exam date in Fall 2020 or early Winter 2021 due to various circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, Transition School will be offering an opportunity for 2021-22 applicants to participate in a fully remote, virtual, timed, and supervised ACT Practice Exam…
New Scholarship Opportunities: Transition School is pleased to announce the availability of up to two tuition scholarships for 2021-22 applicants.
The Robinson Center is committed to ensuring that financial need is not a barrier to participation in Transition School. The RC has a robust and growing tuition and fee waiver fund and offers some financial assistance to students and families with a demonstrated need. For more information about Transition School Tuition and Fees, click here.
Winter Online Saturday Enrichment Registration is Open!
Registration for our Winter Online Saturday Enrichment classes is now open! These classes have no prerequisites for admission and are open to anyone with interest. The Saturday Enrichment program offers students the opportunity to pursue topics that interest them while working with peers in small classes taught by subject-matter experts. We have several new…
RSVP for our All-Program Virtual Information Sessions!
We will be holding our all-program information sessions through an online platform. All three virtual information sessions will provide the opportunity to learn more about Transition School, UW Academy, and Saturday & Summer Enrichment from Robinson Center staff and students. Please select the date that works best for you and RSVP with the link below:…
Fall Saturday Online Enrichment Registration is Now Open!
The fall Saturday Enrichment program has moved to online while maintaining our active learning focus! We have several new and exciting online courses this fall in architecture, science, creative writing, storytelling, and critical thinking as well as a number of our most popular courses are back! To name a few, we are offering Graphic Novel Studio for…
What is Freedom? Teaching Kids Philosophy in a Pandemic
Philosophy helps empower children to cope in difficult times. An article in today’s New York Times features the role the UW Center for Philosophy for Children plays in teaching children to think about big questions and to develop confidence in their ideas. Debi Talukdar, who is mentioned in the article, teaches philosophy for children in…
Announcing 2020’s Paradise Scholarship Recipients
The Paradise scholarship awards students based on academic merit, a strong reflection on the purpose of their education, and community service. The Robinson Center is pleased to announce our 2020 Paradise scholarship recipients: Jolie Phan, Amy Xu, Sophia Carey, Kaushik Komandur, Tiara Schwarze-Taufiq, Anna Finch, Wendi Zhou Congratulations to these exceptional EEPers and ACADs!
Additional Professional Development Session Now Open!
There has been an overwhelming amount of interest in our online professional development offerings this summer! For now, another section of the Challenging Advanced Learners of Hi-Cap Plus session is open for registration. Date: July 7-8, 2020 Time: 9AM – 3PM Cost: FREE Register today!
Summer Stretch Classes Are Still Available
Our Summer Stretch program has moved online this year and we still have a few spots open in our most popular classes! Join us for Physics of Robotics, Mock Trial, or Evolutionary Biology. We also have spaces available in courses devoted to creative writing, literature, archival research methods, and philosophy of science, to name a…
Registration for RC Online Now Open!
Registration for RC Online is now open! Designed for 10-12th graders, this Online English Curriculum Course will challenge students to adapt their writing to the demands of college-level, scholarly inquiry. They will learn how to address their writing to advanced academic conversations, and design their work so as to participate in formal, disciplinary lines of inquiry. There will be substantial…