about our mini-courses

Mini-courses are designed as shortened versions of our three-week courses, and include additional athletic and academic options. They occur in the mornings and afternoons on Wednesdays and are a great chance for you to explore a current interest or to try something new. For example, if you are a science buff who has signed up for courses on biomedical ethics and spacecraft design, you could use your mini-course to learn how to prepare sushi or write poetry.

On your application you must choose six mini-course preferences. Mini-courses are numbered [M501 - M550].


2008 intermediate program mini-course listings

The following mini-courses are for the summer of 2008.

mini-course options
M501 Soccer M526 Costume Design
M502 Basketball M527 Improv
M503 Volleyball M528 Moviemaking
M504 Ultimate Frisbee M529 Animation
M505 Swimming M530 Darkroom Photography
M506 Tennis M531 Digital Photography
M507 Squash M532 Digital Studio
M508 Lacrosse M533 Painting
M509 Track + Field M534 Jewelry Design
M510 Sailing M535 Batik + Beading
M511 Canoeing M536 Handbag Design
M512 Kayaking M537 Fashion (Re)Design
M513 Softball M538 Interior Decorating
M514 Martial Arts M539 Skin Care Creations
M515 Archery M540 Graffiti Art
M516 Yoga M541 Woodworking
M517 Nutrition + Exercise M542 Mexican Culture + Cooking
M518 Hip-Hop Dance M543 Chinese Culture + Cooking
M519 Latin Dance M544 Iron Chef:
Competitive Cooking
M520 Stomp! M545 Poetry Writing
M521 Ballet M546 Strategy Games
M522 Musical Theater M547 Engineering Challenge
M523 Acting 101 M548 Projectile Pros
M524 Stage Combat M549 Robotics
M525 Circus Skills M550 Garage Band

printable course catalog

If you would like a printable listing and description of all of our academic options, please download the PDF version of our Intermediate Program Course Catalog from our downloads page. The course catalog is also available as part of the package that will be mailed to you with your viewbook + DVD request.










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