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== History ==
[[File:MIT_ESP_Splash_2018_Lecture_Class.jpg|alt=High school students attending a lecture on "Quantum Physics in Flatland" at MIT at Splash 2018|thumb|220x220px|Splash 2018 Lecture on "Quantum Physics in Flatland"]]
The MIT Educational Studies Program was established in 1957; in that same year, it started running the Summer Studies Program (SSP), known as the High School Studies Program (HSSP) since 1967.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Elijah Jordan |date=November 20, 2007 |title=Make a Splash: ESP Encourages Students To Dive and Explore |work=The Tech |url=https://thetech.com/2007/11/20/splash-v127-n56 |access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> SSP originally provided college freshman level classes in more traditionally academic subjects like math and science. By 1969, HSSP grew to attract over 1300 students and 130 instructors, with diverse topics like Iverson Language.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mann |first=Charles |date=March 4, 1969 |title=Educational Studies Program draws 1300 high schoolers |work=The Tech |url=http://tech.mit.edu/V89/PDF/N7.pdf}}</ref>
Their "largest annual teaching and learning extravaganza",<ref>{{Cite web |title=MIT ESP - Splash! |url=https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/index.html |website=MIT ESP}}</ref>
In 2007, MIT ESP alumni founded [[Learning Unlimited]], a [[nonprofit organization]] whose goal is to "make educational opportunities more readily available for all students."<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=About Learning Unlimited |url=https://www.learningu.org/about/ |website=Learning Unlimited |access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref> Since then, Learning Unlimited has supported the creation of Splash programs at other colleges like [[Yale]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schneider |first=Dana |date=November 11, 2013 |title=Student teachers make a Splash at Yale |work=Yale Daily News |url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/11/11/student-teachers-make-a-splash-at-yale/}}</ref>
Due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, programs from Summer HSSP 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Quines |first=CJ |date=August 20, 2020 |title=Two thousand students walk into a Zoom call |url=https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/two-thousand-students/}}</ref> to Summer HSSP 2022 were moved to a virtual format, including Splash 2020.<ref name=":2" />
== Programs ==
=== Splash ===
{{Main|Splash! (academic outreach program)}}
[[Splash! (academic outreach program)|Splash]] is an event where MIT students and staff conduct classes on various topics for high school students in the Boston area. It is completely run by student volunteers. Classes usually last between an hour and three hours long and are very diverse. Examples of past classes include
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The program usually costs around 40 dollars but generous need based financial aid is available upon request. Students submit preferences for classes and a lottery system is used to allot classes to students. A student is allowed to attend as many classes as fits their schedule. Walk in activities and classes are organized. These classes can be attended without prior registration.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=MIT ESP - Splash! |url=https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/index.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=esp.mit.edu}}</ref>
A famous personality who taught at Splash includes [[Randall Munroe]], the creator of the webcomic [[
=== Spark ===
Spark is an event where MIT students and staff conduct classes on various topics for middle school students in the Boston area. It is completely run by student volunteers. Classes usually last between an hour and three hours long and are very diverse. <ref>{{Cite web |title=MIT ESP - Spark |url=https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Spark/index.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=esp.mit.edu}}</ref>
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Spark was first conducted in 2008, but only started to be targeted towards middle schoolers in the 2013-2014 academic year. <ref>{{Cite web |title=MIT ESP - Spark |url=https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Spark/index.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=esp.mit.edu}}</ref>
=== HSSP ===
The High School Studies Program (HSSP) is a multi-weekend program run by ESP for students in the Boston community. HSSP is run two times in the academic year, over the spring and the summer. HSSP is ESP’s first program and has been running since 1957. It runs over 6-8 weeks. Both high schoolers and middle schoolers are invited to apply to this program.
The program usually costs around 40 dollars but financial aid is available upon request. <ref>{{Cite web |title=MIT ESP - HSSP |url=https://esp.mit.edu/learn/HSSP/index.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=esp.mit.edu}}</ref>
=== Firehose/Firestorm ===
Firehose and Firestorm are rapid-fire learning events held at MIT. There are many five minute classes on various things held by MIT students. Firehose and Firestorm are similar events but held at different times: Firehose runs during CPW (Campus Preview Weekend) for prospective MIT Students, while Firestorm runs during Orientation week.
=== Cascade ===
Cascade is a multi-weekend program run by ESP aimed towards high school students in the [[Boston]] area. It usually lasts about 5 to 6 weekends and students take a few classes every weekend. Students are also offered mentorship by ESP members through this program. Cascade is free for students. Students are selected from schools and communities in the [[Greater Boston]] area that ESP partners with. Cascade usually runs in the Fall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MIT ESP - Cascade |url=https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Cascade/index.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=esp.mit.edu}}</ref>
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* Junction was an intense non-residential summer program, with students going to the MIT Campus every weekend. Students would submit a proposal for an independent study project and they would be assigned mentors to guide them. It was last run on Summer 2017. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Junction - More Information |url=https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Junction/moreinfo.html |access-date=November 5, 2022 |website=MIT ESP}}</ref>
* In 1994, ESP launched a new residential summer program, MESH,<ref>[https://mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01MIT_INST/ejdckj/alma990007007470106761 "MESH : a New Summer Program for High School Students by the MIT Educational Studies Program"]. Cambridge, Mass: MIT, 1994. Print.</ref> a summer program where high school students learned and taught a variety of [[Advanced Placement|AP]]-level courses. It was short-lived, only being
* Like its name suggests, SATPrep was an [[SAT]] preparation program. It was conceived in 1985 as an affordable alternative to professional vendors. It was discontinued in 2011, and it has since been picked up by the MIT Academic Teaching Initiative.<ref>[http://ati.mit.edu/files/Spring2019_Brochure_SAT2.pdf "MIT Academic Teaching Initiative SAT II Program Spring 2019"](PDF). ''MIT Academic Teaching Initiative.''</ref>
== References ==
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