MIT Spark Parents' Program, Spring 2011
Posted Material
- The slides from Daniel Zaharopol's talk on finding more educational opportunities for your children.
Archived Schedule
The Parents' Program will be held at the MIT Sloan School of Business. More specifically, talks will be held in E51-345 and E51-145. You can look up specific locations of these rooms online here and there will also be maps available at Spark. Please note - we realize this location is far from main campus. However, many of the available classrooms and lecture halls are being used for Spark classes on Saturday. We definitely give your students priority, so please pardon the distance.
The finalized schedule is below:
MIT Spark Spring 2011 Parents' Program
Schedule of Events
Saturday Program
| 9:30am | Introduction | ||||
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| 9:35am-10:35am |
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| 10:45am-11:45am | Holistic College Admissions and How It Doesn't Work, Paul Kominers | ||||
| 11:45am-2:15pm | Lunch | ||||
| 2:30pm-3:30pm |
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| 3:30pm-4:00pm | Update on Learning Unlimited: Bringing Splash Everywhere, Dan Zaharopol and Michael Shaw | ||||
| 4:15pm-5:15pm | Sample Spark Class: Earth Science in the 21st Century, Reena Joubert |
Parking and Logistics
The program is free and no advance signup is required; all parents and guardians of Splash students are welcome to attend. If you are able, we suggest a $5 token donation to help cover our expenses and continue to spread Splash across the country.
The program will be located on the first and third floors of the Tang Building of MIT Sloan, Building E51. There will be signs posted to the program from student registration, so it will be easy to find.
Parking is available. Information is posted at MIT ESP's website. You can find additional parking suggestions from MIT's Parking and Transportation department here.
More About Us
The program is being run by Learning Unlimited, a startup nonprofit organization founded by student alumni leaders of Splash programs everywhere. We are leading a movement of university students teaching pre-college students about everything and anything.
Like Splash itself, we're going to emphasize a spirit of unrestrained learning and exploration. We'll share what we know, and invite you to share what you know, too.
Questions?
If you have questions or suggestions, please contact Learning Unlimited. We welcome your input!
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