Category: News & Announcements

This Week at ATDP: The Writing Process, Environmental Science, Cognitive Neuroscience

It’s only the second week of classes, and already, Secondary Division students ranging from sixth grade writers to eleventh grade neuroscientists are taking full advantage of the natural and academic resources that UC Berkeley’s campus has to offer. The Writing Process In her Writing Process classes, Lisa Griffin makes sure to highlight the beauty and history […]

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Explorations Exposed!

During the first week of classes, some of our Secondary Division students took some time to explore Berkeley’s beautiful campus, introduce themselves to astrophysics, try their hands at juggling, challenge themselves with chess, delve into game design, practice writing for publication, craft professional-style cartoons, rev up with robots, and beef up for the SAT. WHEW! […]

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Tutoring is Now Available for SD Classes

Need some extra help? Students can sign up for tutoring in 20-minute blocks between 10am and 3pm daily. To sign up for tutoring, look for sign-up sheets posted outside the ATDP Counseling office at 4320 Tolman Hall. These will be posted starting Monday, June 25th, and you must sign up at least one day in […]

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The ATDP Challenge ’12

The ATDP Challenge is a weekly opportunity for you to exercise your mind, stretch your legs, and win fabulous prizes (well, a gift certificate for the ASUC Store, among other things). There will be new challenges posted every week of this program. Submit each week’s Challenge solution at the ATDP office in 70 University Hall, […]

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Class Attendance & Campus Courtesy

Attendance Policy Attendance is taken shortly after each class session begins (8:30 am or 1:00 pm), so it is important to be on time for class. The ATDP office staff immediately calls the parents of absent students to ascertain the reason for the absence. If you know that you will miss all or part of […]

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Guest Wi-fi Access on Campus

If you are a student bringing your wireless-enabled laptop to class or a laptop-toting parent waiting for your child at a library, lounge, cafe, or another location on campus, your ATDP instructor can provide you with free guest access to AirBears, UC Berkeley’s wireless network. Instructors may contact Sam at the ATDP office to obtain […]

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Meet Your Counselors!

Although the ATDP office has moved to University Hall, your handy dandy counselors will be stationed conveniently in 4320 Tolman Hall, where many of our Secondary Division classes are located. Jesse Erwin, Christine Gerchow, and Crystal Simmons are eager to meet you and here to help, so please get to know them! Hi there. I’m […]

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