Deadline April 1, 2012
Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon is now taking applications for its 2012-2013 IWOK Summer Academy, for Native High School Students. This summer academy is a 2 week, residentiall program created to give 25 Native High School students an introduction to the College experience and is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This program is free to Native students who are invited to attend.
This program will provide intense SAT preparation from Kaplan Test Prep as well as an introduction to the Liberal Arts from a Native perspective. The curriculum is built upon the scholarship of Indigenous Academicians from Lewis and Clark College as well as other schools. Students will have a chance to interact with Lewis and Clark professors as well. There will also be a day of mentoring as well as a joint afternoon with the Journey's Program of the Oregon College of Art and Craft.
If you are a Native student and are interested in participating in this 2 week academy, please click on the link below and fill out the required forms by April 1, 2012. There is more in depth information on the website, so be sure to look around.
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