MARLBORO — Building on five years of success with weeklong “pre-college” summer programs for high school students, Marlboro College will offer a new, redesigned schedule including the option for college credit. The college is offering eight weeklong courses in July on a range of topics, and all of them will include workshops on preparing for college and on community engagement.
“Many other colleges run summer programs for high school students, but ours provide a unique combination of experiential learning and substantial college academics,” said Kate Trzaskos, director of community programs and partnerships at Marlboro, in a news release. “With the addition of valuable college credits, Marlboro's programs are both an opportunity for personal and academic growth and a leg up for any student's future in college.”
Marlboro's pre-college summer programs offer young adults the opportunity to study with notable faculty members and to build relationships with a group of students passionate about learning - in the classroom and out.
Each course focuses on a specific subject area, with titles like “DIY Chemistry Gadgets,” “Documentary Filmmaking,” “Interpreting Landscape,” and “Cartography 101: You Are Here.”
This year, each course also will include a College Prep Seminar, equipping students with information and questions to help navigate their college search. Potential topics include the admissions process, financial aid, campus life, and writing a college essay.
Students also will participate in a workshop on community engagement and in evening activities exploring the simple pleasures southern Vermont has to offer, from swimming holes to ice cream shops.
One new course is titled “Changemaker Week: Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship,” and marks the first summer program taught by a Marlboro graduate faculty member, another benefit of the recent relocation of graduate programs to the Marlboro campus. This course is an opportunity for students interested in positive change to apply new business concepts and design thinking to address real-world problems.