Overview

The Math Science Leadership (MSL) Program is a six-year program that begins with a four-week summer session, for marginalized underrepresented students who will be entering the 7th through 12th grades, in the 2009-10 academic year. The MSL Program uses inquiry-based curriculum that encourages students to conceptualize a problem, critically think, and engage in scientific inquiry. With a strong emphasis on projects, each grade has an overarching theme into which the three core programmatic components (math, science and leadership) fit. Learning and teaching are done in a holistic way and reflect the real world, which is to a great extent interactive. It is our attempt to cut across as many disciplinary boundaries as possible, so that students transition from high school to college with the knowledge to make informed decisions.

Studies have suggested that students who have confidence in their academic and leadership skills are more likely to pursue their interests in higher education and beyond. Moreover, an increase in population diversity, in fields that are traditionally dominated by white males (i.e., math, science, technology, etc.), will potentially lead to greater creativity, productivity and a multiple-perspectives approach to the products, research and information that emerge.

Summer Session

Admitted students gain the privilege of spending four-weeks on a college campus. During these weeks students will explore topics ranging from reflexive robotics to writing fundamentals and urban design to intertidal zone species differentiation.

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• Fact Sheet
• Fliers
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Chinese
  • Korean
  • Arabic

Monthly Connections

While it is important to increasing technological awareness, to offer an intense 4-week session, it is also important to follow through on learning throughout the year. Therefore, we get together on a monthly basis where we do fun activities ranging from building robots, to camping, to exploring algorithms, to volunteering.

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