Each year, ATDP works to offer courses that will enrich students’ interests and enhance their academic skills. This year, we are proud to introduce the following new courses for the Secondary Division: Advanced Creative Writing with Alex Franklin Art History with Laura Shefler * Computer Engineering with Abraham Liao* Social Psychology with David Chun* Environmental […]
Read More →Nine Tips for Navigating the Application Process
Carefully read and follow the application instructions. Submit a complete application early. The date an application is complete is an important factor in determining a student’s course placement. Applications are evaluated in the order they are complete. Plan ahead to submit all application documents on time. For example, give your teacher your Teacher Recommendation Form […]
Read More →Human Anatomy & Physiology
How did fifth and sixth graders build their own metaphorical animal cells? by Paul Bruno Cell biology is often one of the most challenging topics in human anatomy & physiology. While much of human anatomy involves the study of larger body systems that students find more familiar – like the digestive system – cell structure […]
Read More →Human Anatomy & Physiology
How did fifth and sixth graders build their own metaphorical animal cells? by Paul Bruno Cell biology is often one of the most challenging topics in human anatomy & physiology. While much of human anatomy involves the study of larger body systems that students find more familiar – like the digestive system – cell structure […]
Read More →Human Anatomy & Physiology
How did fifth and sixth graders build their own metaphorical animal cells? by Paul Bruno Cell biology is often one of the most challenging topics in human anatomy & physiology. While much of human anatomy involves the study of larger body systems that students find more familiar – like the digestive system – cell structure […]
Read More →Extra-Terrestrial Trigonometry
How did elementary school students discover the sine, cosine and tangent? by Daniel Wolf-Root We live on a sphere (more or less), my students told me. If that’s the case, then how do we find the distance between two points on a sphere? After many students discovered a method for doing this along the surface of a sphere, Ryan […]
Read More →First-Year Japanese
How did Secondary Division students play their way to learning a new language? by Junko Hosoi From Nina Gabelko: Junko Hosoi, long-time sensei of ATDP’s First-Year Japanese and architect of our current Japanese language and culture program, continually amazes me with the joyfulness of her teaching. Her approach to instruction comes under the rubric of […]
Read More →Cognitive Neuroscience
How did high school students unlock the mysteries of the brain? by Paul Bulakowski Summer 2011 was the fourth continuous year ATDP has offered a neuroscience class, and the course has evolved and adapted each year to new knowledge as it develops. I proposed and developed the course as a means of mentoring advanced ATDP […]
Read More →How Did They Do That?
As high as expectations are at ATDP, students and teachers frequently exceed them. Take an inside look at excellent student work in four ATDP courses.
Read More →How Did They Do That?
As high as expectations are at ATDP, students and teachers frequently exceed them. Take an inside look at excellent student work in four ATDP courses.
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