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This required form provides Summer Youth Program staff with contact and emergency names and phone numbers. Download it now. This form will also be mailed upon registration and should be returned at least four weeks prior to the first day of class. Students will not be able to participate until we receive this form.
Our instructors record attendance. Please notify our office at 206-685-6421 if you are going to miss a class.
A room confirmation will be mailed to you along with a map of building locations.
Several transportation options are available. If you wish to park on the campus, the parking fee is $12.00/day. Stop at a campus gatehouse to purchase a day-permit and receive a lot assignment. You may prefer to use the Montlake Parking Lot (E1), which costs $5.00/day, or E3, E4, E5 for $2.50 (payable in quarters at E3, or dollar bills and coins at E4 and E5). Both Metro and Community Transit have several routes serving the University of Washington campus. There are also plenty of bicycle racks outside of the buildings. If you need additional information, please feel free to contact us.
Courses are typically offered in the mornings (9:00 a.m.-12 p.m. or 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) Students need to arrive at their course locations by their scheduled time.
Students need to bring their own paper, pens, etc. to class. Information regarding any additional supplies that are needed will be sent in the location confirmation letter.
To request disability accommodations, contact the UW Disability Services Office as early as possible at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452(TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax) or dso@u.washington.edu (e-mail).
Rhonda Cinotto
Summer Dance Explorations for High School Students
Cinotto is currently teaching at the University of Washington and serves as the general education coordinator. She spent the previous year teaching in the dance department at Western Michigan University. Prior to receiving an M.F.A in dance from the University of Washington, she was a member of Spectrum Dance Theater where she toured throughout the Pacific Northwest and Mexico, Germany, and the Netherlands. While in the company she performed works by Anne Reinking, Dwight Rhoden, Daniel Buraczeski, Daniel Ezralow, Frank Chaves, Lar Lubovitch, Margo Sappington and Donald Byrd, among others. In her last few years with Spectrum, Rhonda was a rehearsal director and was responsible for restaging and rehearsing works in the company's repertoire. Throughout her performing career, Rhonda taught in many public and private schools throughout the Pacific Northwest to students of all ages.
Steven Garmanian
PSWP Young Writers Workshop
Garmanian returns for his seventh year as teacher of this popular and highly creative workshop. Students produce over 20 pieces of writing in two weeks, one of which is published in the class anthology. He has taught English for the past 14 years in the Everett School District, has been published in a variety of literary magazines, and has given readings in the Seattle area.
Andrew Miller
Sharpen Your Writing Skills
Miller has taught English at Federal Way High School for the last three years where he teaches Freshmen and Sophomore English and AP English Language and Composition. He is also the AP Department Chair. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Classics and Master's in Teaching from the University of Puget Sound. He has been a presenter at the Puget Sound Writing Project and will be presenting at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention this fall. He enjoys poetry, graphic novels, polices and even sings in two professional vocal jazz groups.
Louise M. Smith
Introduction to Natural Science Illustration
Smith received her training in Natural Science Illustration with Phyllis Wood at UW Extension, California College of Arts and Crafts, the Jepson Herbarium, and received a Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. She has been a practicing illustrator for 30 years, and taught in a variety of media for the past 20 years at institutions including the UW Certificate Program in Natural Science Illustration, The UW Botanical Gardens - Center for Urban Horticulture, and Gage Academy of Art, among other venues. Her work has been published in magazines, books, posters, etc. Louise exhibits widely and has won top honors in international exhibits. She has developed a strong affinity for teaching art, finding that it has sharpened her own skills and knowledge base, often directly the result of student-teacher interaction.
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Jack Straub
Computer Programming
As a research developer and system analyst, Straub has developed communications protocols and applications for support of internet activities, as well as a wide variety of other applications and facilities. In his 25-plus years in the computer industry, he has focused on system-level implementations, and used a variety of languages and platforms. Straub has also helped develop corporate coding standards in PL/I and C, and authored textbooks in several programming languages, including C. He has been honored for teaching excellence by UW Extension.
Chris Twombley
Screenwriting and the Art of Storytelling
Twombley has been an educator for the last 15 years, teaching English and developing curriculum at both the university and secondary levels. Twombley currently teaches at Mercer Island High School. Apart from teaching, he has worked extensively as a freelance editor, writer, and content advisor for leading educational software companies like Edmark, CHEF, Community for Youth, Riverdeep, LeapFrog, and The Learning Company. Twombley received his M.A. in Teaching of Writing from Humboldt State University.
Are there any other summer programs offered by the UW?
If you're interested in other UW summer programs, please see our list of other UW resources for elementary, middle and high school students.
If you have questions at any time, please contact us at (206) 685-UWEO.
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