MIT Educational Studies Program: Difference between revisions

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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>, and [[Stanford]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rodríguez |first=Arielle |date=November 8, 2015 |title=Stanford Splash brings hundreds of kids to college |work=The Stanford Daily |url=https://stanforddaily.com/2015/11/08/stanford-splash-brings-hundreds-of-kids-to-college/}}</ref>.

Due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, programs sincefrom 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" />. Their first fully in-person program was Splash 2022, running from November 19 to November 20, 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reitmeyer |first=Cyndi |date=October 21, 2022 |title=MIT Splash 2022 for High School Students |url=https://www.bostontechmom.com/mit-splash-2022-for-high-school-students/ |website=BostonTechMom}}</ref>

= Programs =

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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 xkcd[[Xkcd]]. He wrote the book [[What If? (book)]] after being inspired while taking a class at Splash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garber |first=Megan |date=September 26, 2012 |title=A Conversation With Randall Munroe, the Creator of XKCD |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/a-conversation-with-randall-munroe-the-creator-of-xkcd/262851/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref>

== Spark ==

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== 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[[Greater bostonBoston]] 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>

== Retired programs ==

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* 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 AP-level courses. It was short-lived, only being ran until 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESP - Programs - MESH |url=https://esp.scripts.mit.edu/browser/Archived/Old_Green_Website/www/Pro/mesh.html |access-date=November 5, 2022}}</ref>

* Like its names 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 ==