This DE360° 3-day immersive course is designed for rising 9th & 10th grade students who wish to get a jump start on high school and review the type of preparation skills necessary for a smooth transition.

What we believe more than anything is that we don’t “empower our students to learn.” Rather we recognize that young people have the capacity to tap into their own personal agency to take action, be effective, and to assume responsibility for their academic lives. This sense of agency is essential during a student’s college prep years: to have faith in one’s ability to excel while balancing a wide range of tasks or situations. Having a sense of agency influences a student’s ability to navigate their academic life.  In this vein Marc Gladstone’s approach in Meta-Up is to guide students through a path of self discovery as they come to understand who they are as learners.  Based on the six domains of cognitive learning (remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating), the Meta-Up academic prep immersive allows students to select meaningful strategies, choose how they’ll approach their school work and how to assess their own learning process. Students will leave this 3-day immersive with more confidence and awareness of the topics above, a greater understanding of what to expect in high school, as well as tips and encouragement to be an independent learner and effective self-advocate.  Each student will also (take with them) create a personalized Learning Profile and High School Planner.