A Typical Day

Monday – Friday

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast is served in one of Brown’s dining halls.
Residential staff will escort students to the dining hall and to their class

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Classes in session. Students take a class taught by a Brown faculty member, postgraduate fellow, or graduate student. Classes meet every morning for 3 hours. A residential staff member is assigned to chaperone each class.

12 noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch is served in one of Brown’s dining halls                 

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.   Most classes conduct laboratory sessions or field trips on
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.  Dates, times and locations of field trips vary by class.
A residential staff member is assigned to chaperone field trips.

During the afternoons, Resident Advisors lead students in co-curricular activities, or the annual SPARK challenge.

After dinner, students participate in popular social events such as bowling, laser tag, movies, talent show and farewell dance.

Please note that SPARK classes that take place off-campus may have an earlier start-time to allow transportation to off-site locations.

For more information about scheduled activities and events, go to the SPARK

Saturday Closing Event
Parents and students are invited to join instructors and staff for a closing event on Saturday July 19th (Session 1EA) or Saturday July 26th (Session 1EB and 2EA) at 10:00 a.m. (location to be announced).  The closing event will highlight the work of SPARK students.  Light refreshments will be served.  Additional guests may be accommodated based on availability.   Please email requests for additional seating at the closing event to SPARK_Program@Brown.edu

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