Summer Sundays Turn Into College Scholarships for Former MIT HSSP Student Rachael Bevill

As a high school student, Rachael Bevill traveled an hour each way on Sundays during the summer to attend classes at MIT HSSP. At the time, Rachael's rural high school was cutting back Advanced Placement classes, leaving Rachael underchallenged in the classroom.

However, she met her intellectual peers at HSSP. "The people who were there wanted to be there. It didn't matter that classes were held at 10:00 AM on a Sunday."

An introductory engineering class that Rachael took at HSSP inspired her to apply to college for biomedical engineering. She decided to attend George Washington University on the strengths of its academic programs and the engineering scholarships they awarded her.

"If I hadn’t attended HSSP, I wouldn’t have applied to a biomedical engineering program," Rachael said.

Rachael intends to start an enrichment program similar to the ones she attended at MIT. She'll be able to take advantage of LU's mentoring, website support, and open-source software. You can help LU assist her through a donation.

Stanford Splash Announces Fall Splash With Video

Featuring time-lapse video of registration and numerous awesome shots of awesome classes.

Learning Unlimited to Host Parent Programming at Stanford and MIT Splash Programs

While students are making sushi and learning about graph theory, parents will have the opportunity to meet each other and attend workshops on college admissions, educational technology, and more. A schedule events will be updated here.

What We're Reading

Physics graduate students and MIT Splash teachers Hirokazu Miyake and Nabil Iqbal stress the importance of teaching beyond the school curriculum.

California Governor Jerry Brown gives a sharp veto of a new testing law, worried that it would hurt good character and love of learning.

Teenagers ages 15-18 who are interested in language-learning and international travel can apply to a program funded by the U.S. State Department.

Students from Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy, some of whom attended Splash at the University of Chicago, are harassed by gang members on their way to school.

What inspired today's leaders?

Learning Unlimited is featured in an article about Boston-based startups, although it makes us sound like a for-profit.

According to research at MIT, lessons can discourage scientific curiosity and exploration in young children.

Upcoming Programs

October 18-November 15 — Cascade runs Tuesday at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Free.

October 22 — Splash at Yale University, New Haven, CT. $10, fee waivers available.

October 29-30 — Splash at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. $40, fee waivers available.

November 5 — Splash at the University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO.

November 12 — Splash at Clark University, Worcester, MA. Free. (Tentative date, watch this newsletter for more information.)

November 13 — Splash at Boston College, Boston, MA. Free.

November 19-20 — Splash at MIT, Cambridge, MA. $30, fee waivers available.

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