

The Stanford University Online High School is an independent school for academically talented and motivated students in grades 7-12."Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies will provide a central administrative unit within the university to coordinate and promote current Stanford-sponsored pre-collegiate programs and will invite faculty colleagues from all schools and departments to propose new pre-collegiate initiatives."Ĭurrently, there are six programs in Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies: "Increasingly, universities are recognizing their responsibility to constituencies beyond their matriculated students, and emerging technologies are making possible activities that were previously unimagined," he said. Provost John Etchemendy said the new unit had been created at a pivotal moment in Stanford's history. The goal of the new unit is to help individual programs achieve their objectives while promoting common goals across the university. Stanford University has brought several programs designed to enrich the educational experiences of middle and high school students under one roof, a new administrative unit known as Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies. Dana Paquin,(in foreground) division head of mathematics at Stanford Online High School, helps students tackle complex and advanced math topics during the high school's summer session at Stanford.
