Summer Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP)

Grades 7-8 | Residential Program STEP is designed to engage, intellectually challenge, and inspire students who are finishing grades 7-8.

STEP At-A-Glance

  • Format: Residential academic summer program
  • Instruction Hours: 50 hours of class time
  • Program Dates: July 26–Aug. 8, 2020
  • Location: UW–Madison campus
  • Grade Level: For students finishing Grades 7-8
  • Cost:
    • Residential: $2,500
    • Commuter: $1,700
    • International: $2,400
  • Application Opens: Early January
  • Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2020
  • Application Fee: $60 (Nonrefundable)
  • Financial Aid available

Summer Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) offerings:

STEP Class Examples

  • Chemistry of Cooking
  • Engineering Missions and Design Challenges
  • Forensic Science
  • Game Design
  • Human Body Systems
  • Kinesiology and Kinetics Movement in Sports
  • Middle School Actors: Acting Up
  • Law 101
  • Mysteries of the Mind
  • Robotics: Exploring Math and Science
  • Trendsetters: Exploring the World of Social Media
  • Writing, Creatively

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