The Transition School and Early Entrance Program ( TS and EEP ) are two subsequent programs comprising the original early entrance track at the University of Washington 's Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars. The one-year Transition School prepares students to enter the University as fully matriculated undergraduates in the equivalent of their tenth-grade year. Students apply during their eighth grade year and begin TS the following autumn, leaving the K-12 school system. Each year, a small cohort of students is accepted from a larger applicant pool. While at TS, students take advanced, college-level courses in mathematics , science , and the humanities .
19-503: The Early Entrance Program (EEP) was created in 1977 by the late Halbert Robinson, a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Washington. The goal of the EEP from its inception was to enable a small and carefully selected group of academically advanced middle school students to accelerate into post-secondary education at a pace equal to their intellectual development. Nancy Robinson,
38-563: A 17-year-old undergraduate who was associated with the Robinson Center." In December of 2019, the University of Washington's student news publication, The Daily of the University of Washington , published an article alleging that the Robinson Center fostered a misogynistic and toxic environment for students. Former Transition School students who spoke to reporters at the publication claimed that they experienced bullying and sexual harassment by male students and teaching assistants, and that
57-550: A Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1952. From 1952 to 1954, he was a Jewett Fellow and lecturer at Columbia University . In 1954, Henley accepted a faculty position at the University of Washington where he remained for his entire career, serving as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences between 1979 and 1987. Over the course of his research career, Henley studied symmetries in nuclear physics. In 1976 Henley calculated with Lawrence Wilets
76-550: A decision is sometimes made to not advance a student to EEP, in which case students must return to high school or their regular schooling program. In 2019, the University of Washington published a statement announcing the termination of John Sahr, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who served as interim director of the Robinson Center for Young Scholars from 2008 to 2010. The University's investigation "found inappropriate conduct with students, including
95-615: A former Transition School student, is the CEO of Twitch . In 2003, the Robinson Center for Young Scholars received the Brotman Award for Instructional Excellence from the University of Washington . There have been three Rhodes scholars and one Rhodes finalist from the Early Entrance Program. UW Academy for Young Scholars UW Academy for Young Scholars is an early-college entrance program for 10th graders seeking admission to
114-470: A given prompt, and an ACT score. The program receives 75–90 applicants per year, which are narrowed down by a series of one-on-one interviews with each prospective student. During the one-year Transition School program, TS students (TSers) take advanced, college-level courses. In the autumn and winter quarters, TSers take courses in mathematics ( precalculus ), English , biology , and history . Each of these classes meet for around five hours every week of
133-500: A mentorship program in which they were matched with a mentor from the Early Entrance Program. Students receive quarterly progress reports containing numerical assessments as well as feedback from instructors. At the end of the academic year, instructors and TS administration decide whether each student advances to the Early Entrance Program (EEP). In unusual circumstances in which students have not met academic standards or have not acquired scholarly skills necessary to thrive at university,
152-558: A professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington, assumed directorship of the Center following Halbert Robinson’s death in 1981, stewarding the Center until her retirement in 2000. In 2001, the Robinson Center and the University of Washington Honors Program co-created the UW Academy for Young Scholars for academically advanced high school students to attend the University after their sophomore year. The Robinson Center
171-435: Is to smooth the transition from high school to college and give students an opportunity to bond and develop college-level study skills. Apart from these two required courses, students are free to choose courses that interest them. 47°39′16″N 122°18′42″W / 47.654404°N 122.311682°W / 47.654404; -122.311682 Ernest M. Henley Ernest Mark Henley (June 10, 1924 – March 27, 2017 )
190-547: The University of Washington in Seattle . Founded in 2001, after the creation of Early Entrance Program (EEP), the Robinson Center and the University of Washington Honors Program partnered to create the UW Academy for Young Scholars program. The first class of Academy students enrolled at the university in 2002. Each Spring, the program accepts around 35 - 40 current 10th grade students , who upon acceptance enroll as freshmen at
209-474: The Center in 2020 after ten years of being the director. Janice DeCosmo, associate dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at UW, became interim director starting in 2020. A new principal was also hired for the Transition School program. Physicist Ernest M. Henley was formerly a Transition School physics instructor. Elizabeth Angell, a former Transition School student, is a Rhodes scholar . Emmett Shear ,
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#1732855981169228-534: The Robinson Center administration ignored their complaints. The director of the Robinson Center responded with a statement saying that the allegations were "deeply concerning" and that the Robinson Center would undergo a full review of the Transition School program with the office of the Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at UW. Following the allegations against the Robinson Center published in The Daily , Nancy Hertzog left
247-652: The UW Academy through the Bridge Program, which is designed to ease the transition from 10th grade to university. Bridge begins with Academy Camp, an overnight camp where students in the program have a chance to meet with one another, older Academy students, and the staff. During this Bridge Week, students attend workshops on college student skills. Students in the program begin Fall Quarter with two required Academy courses: A FIG, or First Year Interest Group, and first year seminar for Academy students. The goal of these courses
266-420: The University of Washington in lieu of their last two years of high school. Selection is based on high school grades and curriculum, standardized test scores ( ACT examination or SAT Reasoning Test ), required essays, and teacher recommendations. The UW Academy is not a Running Start program, and Academy students do not earn a high school diploma as a result of fully withdrawing from high school. Students enter
285-733: The University of Washington's Transition School and Early Entrance Program , the Robinson Center for Young Scholars. In 2014 at the age of 90 Henley retired from this position. In 1979 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences . In 1992 he was president of the American Physical Society , where he chaired the Nuclear Physics section from 1979 to 1980. In 1989 he received the Tom W. Bonner prize in nuclear physics . In 2005 he received an honorary Dr. rer. nat. in physics from
304-465: The effects on parity non-conservation in atomic physics, and later he calculated parity violating effects in the parton model with Stephen Ellis and David Callaway From 1979 to 1987 he was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences there and Director of the Institute for Theoretical Nuclear Physics in 1990-1991. He was Professor Emeritus since 1995. He dedicated his retirement to teaching Physics at
323-817: The quarter. The biology course is reduced to a seminar during spring quarter, with classes occurring for one to two hours every week. In the 2022, the Transition School removed the spring quarter class and moved the "U-ready" seminar, designed to prepare students for college expectations, from winter to spring quarter. The Transition School curriculum is designed to cover the most important aspects of high school and prepare students for entrance into university. TS courses are taught by instructors with doctorates or other postgraduate degrees in their fields. The courses are fast-paced and accelerated, and cover concepts in-depth. TS also focuses on teaching students scholarly skills including time management to prepare them for university courses. Prior to 2022, TS students also participated in
342-566: Was an American atomic and nuclear physicist . In 1944 Henley received a B.E.E. in electrical engineering from the City College of New York . From 1944 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Navy, decommissioning and repairing electrical equipment on ships and submarines. He worked at the Airborne Instruments Laboratory as an electrical engineer from 1946 to 1948. Between 1950 and 1951 he worked at Stanford University , and received
361-594: Was originally located in the Guthrie Annex, but relocated to the Guggenheim Annex in 2019. The Washington Search for Young Scholars was created in 2003 to identify and work with Washington’s most capable students, their families, and schools to develop more opportunities for academically gifted young people. The Transition School accepts 15–20 students every year. Applicants are required to submit three teacher recommendations, middle school transcripts, an essay based on
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