UO Youth Enrichment & TAG Programs - Summer Enrichment Program

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Summer Enrichment Program
The Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is a campus-based residential program offering a wide range of exciting academic course options and social activities for gifted students currently in grades 6-10.

Summer Enrichment Program Info
Age/Grade(s) Grades 6-10
Program Date(s)

Session 1: July 11-24, 2010
Session 2: July 25- August 7, 2010

Program Cost

SEP 2010 tuition will be finalized by January 15, but will likely be $1345.00. This fee includes all costs for camp and classes, including room and board.

Financial aid covering tuition in full or in part is available annually. Financial aid applications will be available to download from this website on January 15; hard copies are also available upon request.

YETAG Programs and the SEP staff are committed to finding a way for eligible students in need of financial assistance to attend SEP. We will be happy to answer any aid-related questions that you might have-- please contact the SEP office for more information.
More Info Please contact:
Chris Case
Downloads
2009 SEP Program Brochure and Application
Program information and application for our Summer 2009 sessions. THE 2010 BROCHURE AND APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD ON JANUARY 15, 2010.
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SEP 09 Course Descriptions
A complete list of 2009 SEP courses. 2010 COURSES WILL BE POSTED BEGINNING IN MARCH, 2010. A final list of '10 courses will be available in late April, 2010.
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SEP is a two-week residential summer program providing challenging academic coursework and a wide range of social activities for gifted and highly able 6-10 grade students. Students are encouraged to largely construct their own academic and social schedules while at SEP, allowing them to cultivate their interests while simultaneously promoting their independence and self-assurance. Students must be working above grade level but do not have to have formal TAG identification to participate in SEP.

Classes at SEP:

During each two-week session, students live in university residence halls and attend six classes chosen from a slate of roughly 36 options. Classes are offered in a variety of subjects, traditionally including mathematics, science, social science, law, visual and performing arts, media studies, journalism, literature, ecology, and creative writing (course topics vary annually, ensuring that returning students will always have fresh options to chose from). Curriculum is designed to be challenging, with courses running from advanced early-high school to advanced early-college in difficulty level. There are no exams or homework and classes do not qualify for college credit; students are instead encouraged to let their interest (and their peers' interest) in the course material drive their learning.

Our 2010 course list will be available to view and download on April 15, 2010. Our complete 2009 course list is now available to download from this website. 2010 classes will differ from the ones that were taught in '09, but the '09 list still serves as a good representation of the types of courses that we traditionally offer.

Living on the University Campus:

Students live in dorm groups of roughly 15 students, and are placed in rooms by age and gender. A counselor and junior counselor reside with each group. All program activities are closely supervised; our staff to student ratio is approximately 1:8, creating a safe, tight-knit campus community.

Time out of class in the afternoons presents students with a range of social options to choose from, including participating in various athletic events, hanging out around the dorm, or exploring the UO campus with friends and counselors. Evenings offer an ever-changing list of options as well that include arts activities, movie-making, sports and game competitions, musical performances, and much more.

Although the majority of our students come from Oregon, many out-of-state and international students attend annually as well. Our 2008 and 2009 programs included students from every part of the country, as well as from Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom.

Junior Counselor (JC) Leadership Program:
For high school juniors and seniors under 18 who are interested in developing leadership skills, SEP offers the Junior Counselor Leadership Program. For more information, visit the JC Leadership Program page on this website.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET ON OUR MAILING LIST, please call us at 541-346-1405 or email sep@uoregon.edu. You can also contact us with any questions that you may have about the program; we'll be happy to answer them. The 2010 brochure and application will be available to download or in hard copy form on January 15, 2010; families who have subscribed to our mailing list will receive a hard copy of these forms at that time. Applications must be postmarked by May 15 to meet our priority deadline requirement. Applicants will continue to be accepted after that date on a space-available basis.

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