Fulmore Magnet Program

Credit By Exam Option for High School Courses

Although I have NOTHING to do with administering or guiding students to earn credits for courses by taking an exam rather than the course in high school, I thought I would pass along this information.  The deadline is fast approaching--first week in May.  It is complicated and I am not sure I would recommend that our students take part, but here is the link!

Here is a link to the UT web site that contains available language exams that the district employs.  Note that Korean is now available.  Although not listed, Chinese is also now available. 
http://www.utexas.edu/ce/k16/cbe-ea/study-guides/9-12/  

Languages Other Than English

  Fulmore will offer French, Japanese, and Spanish for the 2011-2012 school year.  Budget cuts and low student enrollment necessitated the cut of German as a course offering at our school.  We will continue to offer Asian studies, Japanese fine arts, Latin American studies, as well as the core courses of world cultures..

Concordia University offers some summer language courses that I hear are very fantastic.  If you are interested in continuing language study or wish to enroll your child in a language for the first time, please check this out:

http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/newsite/

Eighth Graders Camp Opportunity at UT

University of Texas Global Ethics and Conflict Resolution Summer Symposium for High School Students

The camp runs from June 18th to July 1st.  Registration can be for both weeks or just the first or the second week.

The Summer Symposium is a unique University program for all interested high school students. It combines academics, service, and research. Some of the topics explored will be: Negotiation Theory; Music and Art of Peace; A Devoted and Dynamic Family; Safety and School; Race, Ethnicity and Community; Civil Rights, Human Rights, and Individual Responsibility; Current Events; and Public Policy and National Identity.

Participants also stretch their creative sides by making videos, designing Internet publications, writing songs, learning dances. They meet with distinguished UT faculty, community leaders, and artists and musicians. A key feature of the program is the relationship formed with UT student mentors who live in the dorm and participate actively with the teenagers.

Three meals a day and air-conditioned lodging in a private dormitory with a pool and 24-hour supervision will be provided. Fees start at $550 for UT employees statewide. There is also financial aid for students who qualify.

For more information, check out the website at http://www.utpcr.org/camp/ or the symposium Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/UTPCR

Email utpcr@uts.cc.utexas.edu or call Madeline Maxwell, Professor of Communication Studies at (512) 471-1954

UT Global Ethics and Conflict Resolution Summer Symposium

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F: 512.471.3504 |