About SEP
In coordination with the Curry School of Education, SEP seeks to offer gifted and/or high ability students a rich and rewarding learning experience. Modeling best practices in curriculum and instruction, the SEP staff works as a community to maximize potential in each student and foster a passion for lifelong learning. SEP is currently in its 40th year!
A Day in the Life
Academic
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Students in the program spend the morning and afternoon engaged in learning experiences designed to foster critical thinking, creative thinking, and inquiry processes. Instruction is differentiated to meet the individual readiness, learning profile, and interests of each student. A variety of course offerings across fields and disciplines offer students the opportunity to engage in authentic learning experiences that model the work of experts. See the Meet the Academic Team ​page for more information about our incredible 2018 teachers and courses
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5-8 Daily Schedule
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7:30-8:30am Breakfast
8:30-11:30am Morning classes
11:30-12:30pm Lunch
12:30-2:30pm Special Topics/Large Group Activities
2:30-4:00pm Afternoon classes
4:30-5:30pm Dinner
6:00-8:00pm Recreation/Evening Activity
8:00-9:00pm Suite Time
9:00-10:00pm Quiet Time
10:00pm Lights Out
Residential
The residential component is an integral part of the SEP experience. Residential counselors strive to provide a comfortable and safe environment for living and learning, while meeting individual social and emotional needs. Campers are given the opportunity to build relationships with their gifted peers from different backgrounds and, most importantly, to have fun. The University dormitories are home to the campers for 12 days. Students live in suites that house eight campers and one residential counselor. Each suite is composed of four bedrooms, which allows each student to have one roommate and six other girls or boys of the same age to live with. Counselors live in a separate room within each suite to provide 24 hour supervision. Visit the ​Meet the Residential Team page for brief bios of our 2018 counselors
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9-11 Daily Schedule
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8:30-9:30am Breakfast
9:30-12:30pm Morning classes
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-3:30pm Afternoon classes
3:30-5:00pm Special Topics/Large Group Activities
5:00-5:45pm Dinner
6:00-7:30pm Recreation
7:30-8:00pm Suite Time
8:15-9:00pm Social Time
10:00-11:00pm Hall Time/Quiet Time
11:00pm Lights Out