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A summer with Quest is busy; five weeks sounds like a long time, but it flies by quickly. The program curriculum is rigorous, and students should expect to work hard, and to be challenged in nearly all areas. Although the schedule and academics are demanding, it is important to note that Quest is a non-competitive environment. Grades are not given, and students strive to do their individual best—they are not compared to one another.
Our curriculum can best be explained by giving an overview of each of its five themes: Science & Academics, Leadership, Outreach, College & Professional Skills, and Personal Development. Each of these themes builds on the others, and the five focus areas are combined into one cohesive curriculum. The following pages provide an overview of each area of the curriculum. With all of these activities, there is a lot that happens from day to day in our summer |
The QuestLeadership summer session opens soon after the selection process comes to an end. The 22 selected students, and nearly as many staff members, move into a beautiful undergraduate dorm on the Stanford campus, where we will spend the next five weeks (staff members actually spend seven weeks in the Quest house—they arrive a week early to set up, and stay a week later to clean and pack up the house).
Our goals during the summer program are ambitious—to create an environment that allows each student to see his or her unlimited opportunities; to encourage students to dream, and to dream big; to empower them to realize these dreams and reach their full potential. We do this through a supportive culture, and hard work. That our summer session graduates attend great undergraduate institutions is a product of the tremendous work ethic they possess, and the hard work they undertake to become leaders of their own lives, and those of others.
