The Webb Schools Summer Programs 2017 brochure

Webb

Junior Scholars Program

In Paleontology, Leadership Digital Arts, or Science & Engineering Grades 7, 8 & 9

RESIDENTIAL SUMMER PROGRAMS

2017

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Explore.

Discover.

Collaborate.

Lead and

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Paleontology Students in the Paleontology program will be immersed in the world of the research paleontologist as they learn the latest methods and technologies for reconstructing our prehistoric world. The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology at The Webb Schools is a one-of-a-kind science research institution: a nationally-accredited museum housed on the school campus. With a collection of over 150,000 specimens, including rare discoveries spanning 500 million years of global history, the Museum is a perfect site for students to dig into science and explore the fossil record.

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Learn alongside world-renowned paleontologists through hands-on work with real fossils in the Alf Museum’s state-of-the-art research and fossil prep labs.

Go into the field, excavating fossils from tide pools on Solano Beach and explore the museums of Los Angeles, such as the Natural History Museum and the California Science Center.

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Travel through the cosmos at Webb’s own Hefner Observatory, housing a Celestron-14 telescope.

3-D prints of fossils and catalog your fossil finds so they can be placed into the permanent collection of the Alf Museum with your name listed as identifier.

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Junior Scholars Program Grades 7, 8 & 9 Choose 1 or 2 Sessions: Session 1: July 8 -17 Session 2: July 19 -28 Bridge Session: July 17-19 Tuition per session: $2,500 (domestic students) $2,650 (international students) $250 Bridge Session

Leadership What does it mean to be a leader? What are the key skills that a leader must have? What are different ways that a leader can serve? How can I bring new skills, connections and personal goals back to my school? These are some of the questions that we will ask and answer during this immersive leadership program. Through a series of interdisciplinary, experiential days, students will explore the many aspects of leadership, cultivating their own skills and setting goals for the future.

Science & Engineering Learn how to ask probing scientific questions and design hands-on experiments in this 10-day study of science & engineering. This course will guide students to think like scientists as they engage in research in our cutting-edge advanced science lab. From chemistry to neuroscience and robotics to marine biology, students will be immersed in real science. Working in the lab, students will use everything from Bunsen burners and beakers to circuit boards and microscopes in order to construct an understanding of how the world works.

Digital Arts Students in our Digital Arts program will have the opportunity to make, create and explore at the intersection of art, media and technology. Whether utilizing CAD software to design a 3-D object for printing or looking at the world through our Oculus Rift virtual reality goggles, students will discover how the latest digital technologies are transforming art and design.

Graphic design, coding, photography, rotoscoping—all of the topics covered will allow students the chance to cultivate their current artistic interests and discover new passions along the way.

Highlights: Collaborate on leadership challenges with peers from around the country and the world.

• Hone your critical thinking and problem solving skills through the process of design thinking, a cutting-edge approach pioneered by Bay Area firm Ideo and taught at Stanford University’s d.school.

• Test your team building skills in a day-long ocean adventure.

• Sharpen your communication skills through speaking, writing and debate workshops.

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Highlights: Engage in 10-days of hands-on lab research in our cutting-edge advanced science lab facility.

• Learn to create a unique research question and design an experiment.

• Meet professional scientists and engineers and learn about their work through field trips around the Los Angeles area to real world labs, such as NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

• Design and compete in an engineering challenge with other junior scholars.

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Highlights: Work in our cutting-edge facilities, including our digital media studio and maker’s space.

• Design and Create your own short film, 3D model and more.

• Explore the local arts and technology scene through field trips around the Los Angeles area.

• Hone your creativity, test your collaboration skills and cultivate your voice and confidence.

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Life at Webb Nestled at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains just minutes away from the Claremont Colleges, our 70-acre campus is a safe and inspiring environment for students to make new friends, challenge themselves academically, and explore their passions. Summer program students experience all that boarding school life has to offer. They live in our dormitories under the supervision of experienced faculty and residential staff and have full reign of our beautiful campus. Afternoon and evening activities compliment the programs’ learning goals and engage students in a wide variety of sports, games and outings. From field trips to Southern California’s best tourist attractions to impromptu movies in Claremont Village, from swimming in our state-of-the-art aquatics center to hiking in the foothills behind campus, from gathering around fire pits in front of the dorm to enjoying our healthy, delicious dining hall food, students truly make Webb their summer home.

The Webb Schools Founded in 1922 in Claremont, California, The Webb Schools is a prestigious college-preparatory day and boarding high school with nearly a 100-year tradition of academic excellence and leadership development. 100% of Webb graduates are admitted into the most selective 4-year colleges and universities across the country and around the world. The top 15 colleges chosen by Webb graduates include Harvard, Stanford, Cornell, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Wellesley, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, New York University and others.

HOW TO APPLY Applications and additional information can be found on our website at www.webb.org/summer. Priority application deadline is March 15, with rolling applications accepted after that date as space allows. $50 nonrefundable application fee required. Limited need-based financial aid is available.

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1175 West Baseline Road Claremont, California 91711-2199 909-482-5214 www.webb.org

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