The Internet is truly a wonderful, equal-opportunity place. For gifted high school students without access to the challenging quality education they deserve, Stanford (my alma mater) has opened a fully accredited, diploma-granting high school online - Stanford University Education Program for Gifted Youth Online High School (EPGY-OHS).

These are the kinds of gifted students they’re targeting all around the world:

  • Students in rural areas or overseas
  • Students who are being home schooled
  • Students in Title I schools
  • Students who need advanced instruction in a particular subject area
  • Students interested in academic pursuits not covered by the standard high school curriculum
  • Students who want a more intensive academic program

Raymond Ravaglia, deputy director of EPGY:

The course of study will be academically rigorous, featuring enhanced mathematical content in the natural sciences and social sciences and emphasizing discussion and argumentation in humanities courses.

University-level courses will also be available as is financial aid. Even better, students don’t have to be enrolled full time and can continue attending their local high school. During the summer, students can visit Stanford for up to eight weeks to meet classmates and teachers as well as getting some hands-on experience, such as in the lab. What a dream!

During my last year in high school, I gained early acceptance to UC Berekeley and took two courses there. It wasn’t the greatest experience. I felt alienated because I was not attending full-time, had limited course selection because of my high school schedule, and wasn’t motivated or mature enough to really take advantage of the situation. If EPGY-OHS had been available, I would have probably taken more science courses online and continued with orchestra and other courses at my high school. That’s assuming I’d get accepted, of course.

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*sigh* I really miss my Stanford days! Fond memories of time spent with Marv, my sister, and friends. Don’t miss the stress of school too much but those years were some of the best of my life. Good times.

More information at the EPGY-OHS website.
Stanford Report, April 14, 2006

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