![UPrep student Toby shows off intensive work]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738102175/universityprep/kxb2p7njbokousc25l1n/Toby.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738102175/universityprep/kxb2p7njbokousc25l1n/Toby.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738102175/universityprep/kxb2p7njbokousc25l1n/Toby.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738102175/universityprep/kxb2p7njbokousc25l1n/Toby.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1738102175/universityprep/kxb2p7njbokousc25l1n/Toby.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1738102175/universityprep/kxb2p7njbokousc25l1n/Toby.jpg","width":2200}])
Middle School students learn how math shapes the world in this intensive.
M.A.T.H. student Toby B., 7th grade, is most proud of his name reflection and favorite number assignment.
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![UPrep student Aya in Graphic Novel intensive 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737664971/universityprep/dleefxrla3d0y1kfrxbc/IMG_3836.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737664971/universityprep/dleefxrla3d0y1kfrxbc/IMG_3836.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1737664971/universityprep/dleefxrla3d0y1kfrxbc/IMG_3836.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1737664971/universityprep/dleefxrla3d0y1kfrxbc/IMG_3836.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1737664971/universityprep/dleefxrla3d0y1kfrxbc/IMG_3836.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1737664971/universityprep/dleefxrla3d0y1kfrxbc/IMG_3836.jpg","width":2200}])
Middle School students learn storytelling and drawing techniques in this intensive.
Seventh grade student Aya G. practices drawing comic characters by tracing them from a book.
![Show Your Work: UPrep Students' Poetry from Intensive Class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1658259811/universityprep/jsxsj0ozjfuktdumuor1/SHOWYOURWORK.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1658259811/universityprep/jsxsj0ozjfuktdumuor1/SHOWYOURWORK.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1658259811/universityprep/jsxsj0ozjfuktdumuor1/SHOWYOURWORK.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1658259811/universityprep/jsxsj0ozjfuktdumuor1/SHOWYOURWORK.png","width":1080}])
Juniors and seniors share their work with the UPrep community
Read poems from the 2024 Poetry intensive.
![A collage of photos from UPrep' 2024 winter intensives]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706205248/universityprep/fuxwxnlddpqjtyn20nhh/Intensivesblogcollage24.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1706205248/universityprep/fuxwxnlddpqjtyn20nhh/Intensivesblogcollage24.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1706205248/universityprep/fuxwxnlddpqjtyn20nhh/Intensivesblogcollage24.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706205248/universityprep/fuxwxnlddpqjtyn20nhh/Intensivesblogcollage24.png","width":1080}])
UPrep students took one class for three weeks in January.
Intensives give UPrep students the opportunity to focus on one course for three weeks, resulting in deep engagement and discovery.
![A painting by UPrep student Karina M.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1705603323/universityprep/kptzfuykc4ipgqibfmsk/LifeofLearningBlogThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1705603323/universityprep/kptzfuykc4ipgqibfmsk/LifeofLearningBlogThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1705603323/universityprep/kptzfuykc4ipgqibfmsk/LifeofLearningBlogThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1705603323/universityprep/kptzfuykc4ipgqibfmsk/LifeofLearningBlogThumbnail.png","width":1080}])
UPrep alums mentor students during culminating project
Read about two UPrep students' culminating projects and their alumni mentors. Pictured above is a painting by student Karina M.
![Intensives in Action: January 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674154161/universityprep/ypcabxdoofraepjcwlx5/53A49B68-2131-4589-ABA3-200AECE8937D.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674154161/universityprep/ypcabxdoofraepjcwlx5/53A49B68-2131-4589-ABA3-200AECE8937D.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674154161/universityprep/ypcabxdoofraepjcwlx5/53A49B68-2131-4589-ABA3-200AECE8937D.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674154161/universityprep/ypcabxdoofraepjcwlx5/53A49B68-2131-4589-ABA3-200AECE8937D.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674154161/universityprep/ypcabxdoofraepjcwlx5/53A49B68-2131-4589-ABA3-200AECE8937D.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674154161/universityprep/ypcabxdoofraepjcwlx5/53A49B68-2131-4589-ABA3-200AECE8937D.jpg","width":2016}])
Intensives cultivate deep, student-led learning
Each of the 31 intensive courses provides students with opportunities to hear from guest speakers, to engage in off-campus learning, and create student-led projects. Above, students in the Chinese intensive visit the International District.