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Farenheit 451

Students from Susan Maloney’s Writing for High School class have just recently finished reading Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451. This novel portrays a future in which books have been outlawed and firemen have the job of burning said books. As an exercise, the students have drawn their take on what the fire department’s badges […]

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S’12 Newsletter Issue 4: Halfway There, SD Course Photos

Inside this issue… Features The ATDP Challenge Computer Science on Camera: new photos below for Elements of Web Design, Programming in Java, and Computer Engineering! The Japanese classes combine to host a contest of creatively crafted cuisine! Class Photos The Writing Process (3200.4) Japanese 1-4 Elements of Web Design (3233) Programming in Java (3235) & Computer […]

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S’12 Newsletter Issue 3: Mastery Through Metacognition, This Week at ATDP

Inside this issue… Features This Week at ATDP: The Writing Process students meet trees, Environmental Science create ecosystems, and Cognitive Neuroscience students visit the Brain Imaging Center The ATDP Challenge Class Photos SD3200.4 The Writing Process SD3278 Environmental Science SD3281 Cognitive Neuroscience S1202 Campus Tour (Exploration) S1210 Lunchtime Juggling (Exploration) S1212 Cartooning (Exploration) S1218 Robotics […]

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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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