Distributed April 17, 2000 For Immediate Release |
News Service Contact: Tracie Sweeney
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Applications due June 15 Applications available for Brown Summer High School, July 5-28 Brown Summer High School is a month-long program of provocative, question-based learning that offers students entering grades 9 through 12 the opportunity to build critical thinking, reading, writing and problem-solving skills. Partly funded by the Brown University Education Department, the program includes 50 educators working in teams to instruct 300 students. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Applications are now available for Brown Summer High School, which begins July 5 and runs weekdays through July 28. Now in its 32nd year, Brown Summer High School offers area students entering grades 9 through 12 the opportunity to build critical thinking, reading, writing and problem-solving skills. Partly funded by the Brown University Education Department, the program includes 50 educators working in teams to instruct 300 students. In 1999, students came from 70 different high schools in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Many of these students were returning for their second, third or fourth year with the program. Students will select two courses from the four provocative, question-based topics:
Classes meet from 8 a.m. to noon. The program costs $100. A limited amount of financial aid is available. To receive a brochure and application, contact Brown Summer High School at (401) 863-1677 or send e-mail to [email protected]. The brochure text is available in Spanish. The deadline for applications is June 15. ###### |