and 蜜桃传媒 have launched a dual-credit course for Providence seniors, 鈥淩esearch Seminar: Educational Exploration in the Liberal Arts.鈥� All the high school seniors will take this innovative two-credit course that provides college-level experience in research, writing and presentation.
蜜桃传媒 President Gayle D. Beebe developed the concept for the class to help prepare high school students for college. He will co-teach it at 蜜桃传媒 Downtown with Chris Elwood, a Providence humanities teacher who graduated from 蜜桃传媒 in 1992 and coached tennis at the college.
鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted with this new partnership and opportunity to assist high school students,鈥� Beebe says. 鈥淭hrough the years, students who have flourished at Providence have also succeeded at 蜜桃传媒. We鈥檙e particularly pleased to see them benefit from this unusual experience at a premier national liberal arts college.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e so grateful to Westmont for this opportunity,鈥� Elwood says. 鈥淲e also appreciate the library staff, who have provided excellent guidance to our seniors throughout the years as they use the extensive resources at the 蜜桃传媒 library.鈥�
Each high school senior in the capstone course will work with a Providence teacher to explore current cultural, economic and political topics. The class culminates in a multimedia defense of a research paper before a panel of teachers and administrators.
鈥淥ver the years, 蜜桃传媒 has distinguished itself among colleges across the nation,鈥� says Tim Loomer, interim head of school at Providence. 鈥淲e鈥檙e honored by this partnership, which greatly benefits our student by further preparing them for success in college.鈥�
Providence School provides college-preparatory education grounded in the Christian faith for students from preschool through high school. All Providence graduates receive offers of admission to a four-year college or university every year, and a number who get admitted to Westmont choose to attend.