|
| grades = 11–12
| enrollment = 40
| area = [[Vancouver]], British Columbia]]
| website = {{URL|https://universitytransitiontransitionprogramforgiftedstudents.ca}}
| schoolboard = [[School District 39 Vancouver]]
| address = 240D - 1924 West Mall
| grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
| enrollment_as_of = September 2022
| language = [[Canadian English|English]]
}}
The '''Provincial Resource Program, Transition Program for Gifted Students''', often called the '''University Transition Program''', '''UBC Transitions''', ('''UTP''', or simply '''Transition'''), is an accelerated secondary school program for [[gifted education|gifted students]] funded by the BC Ministry of Education's Provincial Resource Program with hosting, educational support and financial assistance from the [[University of British Columbia]] (UBC), and administered by the [[Vancouver School Board]] in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Each year, the program accepts around 20 new students between the ages 12 and 15,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thethunderbird.ca/2014/11/26/gifted-students-may-find-support-in-new-school-board/ |title=Gifted students may find support in new school board |date=26 November 2014 |website=thethunderbird.ca |publisher=UBC Journalism 2013 |access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> half of which are from outside the Vancouver School Board.<ref name="VSB">{{cite web |title=VSB: University Transition Program |url=httphttps://www.vsb.bc.ca/programspage/5116/university-transition-program |titleaccess-date=VSB:1 UniversityJune Transition Program2023 |publisher=Vancouver School Board |access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> Over the course of two years,<ref>{{cite web |date=18 November 2007 |title=Even most gifted kids need nurturing |url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=23aed870-709b-4245-930e-9bcc43d99d2b |titlearchive-url=Even most gifted kids need nurturing https://web.archive.org/web/20121106174303/http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=23aed870-709b-4245-930e-9bcc43d99d2b|access-date=1815 NovemberFebruary 20072015 |website=canada.com |publisher=2010-2015 Postmedia Network Inc. |accessarchive-date=152012-11-06 February 2015}}</ref> students complete required five year high school curriculum along with some university coursework.<ref>{{cite web |urldate=https://vancouversun.com/Grade+pupils+turn+undergrads/10698059/story.html2 January 2015 |title=The Vancouver Sun: Grade 7 Pupils Turn Undergrads at UBC |url=https://vancouversun.com/Grade+pupils+turn+undergrads/10698059/story.html |access-date=215 JanuaryFebruary 2015 |publisher=Postmedia Network Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616012424/https://vancouversun.com/Grade+pupils+turn+undergrads/10698059/story.html |accessarchive-date=152015-06-16 February 2015}}</ref> When they graduate from the program, the students are usually accepted into UBC earlier than they would if they had graduated from a regular high school (aged 14–1714–16 instead of 18–19). The program was first established in 1993 by the Vancouver School Board, British Columbia Ministry of Education and Child Care and the University of British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vsb.bc.ca/district-news/vsbubc-transition-program-hones-brilliant-minds |title=VSB/UBC Transition Program Hones Brilliant Minds |publisher=Vancouver School Board |access-date=16 February 2015}}</ref> Students of the program have access to most UBC facilities and are eligible to possess UBC undergraduate student cards.<ref name="VSB" /> The program held its 20th anniversary on May 15–17, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://universitytransition.altervista.org/20th-anniversary-of-the-first-university-transition-program-graduates.htm |title= 20 Year Reunion |publisher = University Transition Program|access-date=16 May 2015}}</ref>
==Location==
The University Transition Program (UTP) is located within the University of British Columbia, in the Auditorium Annex located on West Mall. It is above the Math Graduates office, across from the Pacific Institute of Mathematical Sciences building, and behind the [[Walter C. Koerner Library]].<ref name="___location">{{citeCite web |urwwwtitle=Auditorium Annex Offices |url=http://maps.vsb.bcubc.ca/pagePROD/5116/university-transition-programindex_detail.php?show=y,n,n,n,n,y&bldg2Search=&locat1=45}}</ref>
==Program==
Initiated by Daria Danylchuk<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Campus: Daria Danylchuk brings gifted young students to UBC |url=https://ubyssey.ca/features/daria-danylchuk-mentors-ubc-young-gifted-students/}}</ref> in 1993 by the Vancouver School Board in partnership with the Office of the President of The University of British Columbia and subsequently funded as a BC Provincial Resource Program by the BC Ministry of Education in 1995, the University Transition Program designed a radical academic acceleration preparation for early entrance to university studies for BC adolescents in accordance with the BC Special Education Policy for students whose asynchronous educational and developmental needs exceed available services in regular classrooms. Program design was refined in consultation with local, national and international researchers and education specialists, most notably the internationally renowned Dr. Nancy Robinson, Founder and Dr. Kate Noble, Director of the Transition School at the University of Washington, Seattle. The Program evolved through outstanding leadership from VSB and UBC as well as from parents and the students. Courtesy of the Office of the UBC President, the Program relocated to several classrooms nestled on the second floor of the Auditorium Annex B on the UBC campus in 1998 therein promoting a pre-university identity, career and university course explorations and access to diverse UBC facilities with the privilege of a UBC student card for access to UBC libraries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UBC - Transition Program |url=https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/admissions/applicants-following-bcyukon-secondary-school-curriculum/transition-program}}</ref>
'''Notable alumnisalumni'''
* Cheng Xie, a student from the TransitionUTP Program, won the 2014 Schulich Leader Scholarship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schulich Leader Scholarships: Cheng Xie |url=http://www.schulichleaders.com/cheng-xie#.VOJQ0_nF9WJVexM7HbLdPwVOJQ0_nF9WJ |titleaccess-date=Schulich16 LeaderFebruary Scholarships: Cheng Xie2015 |publisher=UJA Federation of Greater Toronto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906142544/http://www.schulichleaders.com/cheng-xie#.VexM7HbLdPwVOJQ0_nF9WJ |accessarchive-date=162015-09-06 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1516202/15-year-old-entering-ubc-this-year-wins-80000-scholarship/ |title=15-year-old entering UBC this year wins $80,000 scholarship |date=19 August 2014 |publisher=Shaw Media Inc. |access-date=16 February 2015}}</ref>
*Emilie Ma, a student from the Transition ProgramUTP, won the 2021 Schulich Leader Scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Schulich Leader Scholarships: Emilie Ma" |url=https://schulichleaders.com/scholars/emilie-ma/}}</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
* [httphttps://wwwopen.mapslibrary.ubc.ca/PRODsoa/index_detailcIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.php?locat1=863-20055600 Examining Locationthe evolution of the University Transition Program:] Auditorium Annex Offices B]
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* [http://universitytransition.ca/faq Frequently Asked Questions]
[[Category:Gifted education]] ▼* [http://universitytransition.ca/reunion_main/ UTP Reunion 2020]
* [http://universitytransition.ca/newsletter/ Monthly Transition Newsletter]
* [http://www.vsb.bc.ca/sites/default/files/shared/Transition%20Program%20Candidate%20Application%202014%20-%202015.pdf University Transition Program Application Document]
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