Start your college experience with a unique opportunity to meet fellow first-year students with shared interests and learn from Washington College faculty this summer!
Explore what it means to be curious in this online class featuring faculty from across the Washington College campus. Then at the end of summer, just before the start of the fall semester, you will come together in smaller groups for in-person learning involving intense discussion, field trips, and community-building as a part of Orientation Explore!.
Both the online course, including small group discussions in breakout rooms, and the in-person experiences will explore how different academic disciplines think about curiosity and how it inspires new ideas and discoveries. Additionally, classes will include some practical information about life at Washington College, such as how to participate in discussions, work with professors to get your questions answered, navigate online learning tools like Canvas and Self-Service, and balance wellness and personal development in the earliest weeks of college.
The course is pass/fail and will not use formal textbooks, instead featuring popular articles and media for smart audiences. Cultivating Curiosity: The Art and Science of Wonder is worth two credits, so you will enter the College with a head start toward your requirements.
The deadline to register is May 25, 2023.
Course Details
Dates/ Format:
- July 5 through August 16, 2023 - Online Course
- Wednesdays from 6pm to 8pm: online, synchronous meetings include short lectures and class discussions
- August 24-26, 2023 - Orientation Explore!*
- In-person and part of Orientation week
*When registering for Explore!, choose one of the following:
The Beautiful and the Strange, Making History, Making Museums, Exploring the National Mall
Credits: 2
Cost: Free
Grading: Pass/Fail
Materials: Readings will be provided; no required text
Questions? Contact Sara Clarke-De Reza at sclarkedereza2@washcoll.edu
Ready to register? Fill out the form below!
Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.
