Schedule of Extracurricular Scholarly Events and Programs in Our Community

Last updated September 22, 2008

Date	Day	Time	Location	Description	Event
8/2/2008	Sat	10 AM - 12:30 PM	Meydenbauer Center 11100 NE 6th Street Bellevue, WA 98004 425.637.1020	When acclaimed education writer Loren Pope first set out to share with students, families, and counselors his thoughts about colleges, his goal was to provide insights that would allow people to make more informed choices. He felt strongly that uninformed choices could account for heavy dropout, transfer, and failure rates. Too often college choices are made based on false perceptions, misinformation, or a lack of information. Those insights led to the publication of Colleges That Change Lives and the recognition of 40 very special colleges and universities—one public and 39 private from 24 states and with enrollments ranging from 300 to 3,000.	Colleges That Change Lives, College Fair
9/30/2008				Robotics competitions for 3 different age groups: elementary school, middle school, and high school students. Middle school teams need to register by September 30	FIRST Robotics Competition Team Sign Up Deadline
10/11/2008	Sat	8:45 AM - 2:30 PM	University of Puget Sound	Fall Campus Day is designed for you and your family to visit the University of Puget Sound. You will have the opportunity to attend classes, workshops, and special presentations as well as tour the campus, meet our students, and talk with faculty and staff. Additionally, members of the Office of Admission will address what they look for in applicants and discuss application essays, interviews, and financial aid.	University of Puget Sound. Fall Campus Day for Prospective Students
9/28 - 9/29/2008	Sun, Mon	Noon- 4 PM, 9-Noon	Washington State Convention and Trade Center	Approximately 300 colleges from coast to coast will be represented.	Seattle National College Fair
9/22/2008	Mon	7 PM - 9 PM	Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center Located at 2nd Ave. N. and Thomas Streets* Between Key Arena and Center House Seattle, WA	Dozens of college reps from around the country will be on hand. Participating institutions include: The Juilliard School of New York, The Peabody School of Music (Johns Hopkins University) of Maryland, and the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.	Seattle Performing and Visual Arts College Fair
10/24 - 10/26/2008	Fri - Sun		Western Washington University	With faculty lectures, fireworks, football, and a great line-up of fun events, you’re sure to want to visit WWU and Bellingham for Western’s Really Big Weekend! It’s the biggest weekend of the year for alumni, parents and friends and you won’t want to miss the opportunity to participate in WWU traditions and find out what’s new.	Fall Family Open House
11/17 - 11/21/2008	Mon - Fri			International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.	International Education Week
1/10/2009	Sat		Cornish College of the Arts Main Campus Center 1000 Lenora St. Seattle, WA 98121 206-726-5016	The National Portfolio Day Association (NPDA) was created in 1978, solely for the organization and planning of National Portfolio Days. The Association consists of representatives from regionally accredited colleges and universities, which are members of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The NPDA is the only organization of its kind, and its membership represents the highest standard of visual arts education available in the United States and Canada.	National Portfolio Day
?	Thu	7:00 PM	Inglemoor HS	Primarily for families with students of the class of 2011..	Inglemoor HS IB Info Night
2/5/2009	Thu	6 PM - 8 PM	Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center	Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center is a public school offering technical training for high school students from: Arlington, Darrington, Edmonds, Everett, Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, Lakewood, Marysville, Monroe, Mukilteo, Skykomish, Snohomish, South Whidbey, Sultan and other school districts. (Administered by Mukilteo School District #6)	Sno-Isle Skills Center Open House
?	Thu	7:00 PM	Inglemoor HS	Families with middle school students.	Inglemoor HS IB Info Night
			UW	You're invited to UW Medicine's 2008 Mini-Medical School, a six-part series of exciting lectures and demonstrations designed to teach you about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research under way at the University of Washington.	UW Mini Med School
			UW	Learn about World Languages at the UW     * Visit classes in many different languages.     * Sample a variety of cultures.     * Attend presentations and activities on a wide variety of cultural topics.     * Learn about careers using world languages.     * Tour the UW campus and visit the Language Learning Center. Partial funding for World Languages Day comes from the Outreach Centers at the Jackson School of International Studies and the Foreign Languages Board/College of Arts and Sciences.	UW World Language Day for High School Students
3/2 - 3/8/2009	Mon - Sun			National Foreign Language Week was inaugurated in the Spring of 1957 by Alpha Mu Gamma. Sister Eloise Therese, the National President of Alpha Mu Gamma from 1956 to 1960, discovered that such a week had never been officially celebrated in the United States as a whole, although foreign language had receive recognition by different educational institutions at various periods of the academic year. Inspired by her the National Council of Alpha Mu Gamma began to formulate plans to make the United States aware of the need for and importance of foreign language study through the celebration of NFLW. The first celebration was set for the week of February 17 to 23, 1957. Each year since then the National Executive Council of AMG has set a week for this event. In recent years it has become the practice to have NFLW during the first full week of March.	National Foreign Language Week
		6:15 PM - 8:00 PM	Gateway or Heatherwood Middle School (TBD)	Gateway PTSA and Heatherwood PTA invite you to our 1st EVER World Language Learning Night. This is a ONE-NIGHT ONLY event where you can take a “Mini” lesson on a world language! Lessons are approximately 10-15 minutes long. Several teachers will teach Chinese (中文), French (Français), German (Deutsch), Japanese (日本語 ) and Spanish (Español). Fast and Fun—You’ll Get a “Taste” of FIVE New Languages! All families from the Everett School District are invited to attend. We will also have information on the after school program for elementary school students, the before school program for middle school students, the program for high school students, and the community college World Language programs for parents.	PTA World Language Learning Night
3/21/2003	Sat	Noon - 3 PM	Seattle University	PNACAC sponsors college fairs each fall and spring, and co-sponsors fairs with the National Association for College Admissions Counseling each fall.	Seattle PNACAC College Fair Seattle University
3/24/2008	Mon	All day	UW	Cutting-edge topics in the mathematical sciences are presented by top faculty during this one-day event. Participants choose from varied sessions covering topics such as astronomy and topology. Panel discussions on careers in mathematics and on the experiences of undergraduate math students are also part of the day's activities.	UW Math Day for High School Students
TBD			Heatherwood Middle School	November is college application time for Everett School District seniors and every other high school senior in our state and country. While that anxious time may be several years away for your kids, your college savings plan needs to be in full swing. To help you with that effort, the Heatherwood Middle School PTA is arranging for a college financial planning expert to give an evening presentation at Heatherwood to help parents understand the ins and outs of 529 plans, Coverdell accounts, Uniform Gift to Minors Act (UGMA) accounts, college costs, financial aid and other related topics. Pertinent documents will be available at the session and online.	Saving and Paying for College
TBD	Thu - Sat	All day	UW	Washington Weekend is an annual event featuring open houses, class reunions, lectures, tours, live entertainment, Husky sporting events and more for the campus community and the general public. It's a chance for everyone to come back to campus to enjoy all the University of Washington has to offer, and get a first-hand look at everything that is going on at this premier institution in our backyard. There are events and programs for just about every taste, and everyone is welcome to participate and enjoy the rich academic, athletic and community traditions of the University of Washington.	UW Washington Weekend Open House
TBD	Fri - Sat	All day	UW	Explore the world of engineering and science at the UW College of Engineering Open House. From interactive computer games to robots to making liquid nitrogen ice cream, the college offers more than 125 hands-on exhibits, making this educational event truly interactive and fun. This event is free and open to students of all ages from grades K-12, prospective high school & college transfer students, teachers, and all others that are interested in learning more about engineering.	UW Engineering Open House
5/4- 5/15/2009	Mon - Fri		Everett School District Specified	"For each AP course, an AP Exam is administered at participating schools worldwide. Except for AP Studio Art -- which is a portfolio assessment -- each AP Exam contains a free-response section (either essay or problem-solving) and a section of multiple-choice questions. The modern language exams also have a speaking component, and the AP Music Theory Exam includes a sight-singing task. Each AP Exam is given an overall grade of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, with 5 indicating a student who is extremely well qualified to receive college credit and/or advanced placement based on an AP Exam grade."	National AP Exams
TBD			Belleuve,WA	The Pacific Northwest AP Institute for Teachers offers instruction for all: High school teachers currently teaching AP classes and those new to the AP classroom. High shool teachers not currently teaching AP classes who want to study a cirricular area. Middle school through high school teachers developing a continuum of skills for success in AP Vertical Teams sessions.	AP Institute for Teachers, Bellevue, WA

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