RC Online

Offers an accelerated learning program that includes an advanced college-preparatory curriculum with an online platform. The ten-week online course will challenge participants to adapt their writing to the demands of college-level, scholarly inquiry.

Students will learn how to address their writing to advanced academic conversations, and to design work so as to participate in formal, disciplinary lines of inquiry.

 If you already have a substantive homework load and are currently enrolled in AP, IB or Honors courses in your high school, then this might not be the right fit for you.  However, if you are under-challenged in your current educational environment, and able to commit to a workload of probably 10-15 hours per week (for real!), then this course could be exactly what you need.  We offer thorough and personal feedback on your work, clear expectations and objectives, and a supportive, positive on-line environment in which to explore and develop your academic skills. 

Each week, students will complete a module, which includes a series of readings, lessons, peer reviews, and short assignments, leading up to a larger paper assignment. The course is fully online, with no hybrid or in-person components. Students are given full access to all lessons and materials at the beginning of each module and can do the work of the course according to the affordances of their own schedule. There are, however, many stringent deadlines that will need to be met each week, especially the ones attached to peer review assignments.

We are particularly committed to providing high quality, exciting educational opportunities for students who have traditionally found access to such programs to be difficult if not impossible.  Whether access is limited due to socioeconomic background, race, geographic location, or other factors, the Robinson Center’s online courses can provide that challenging curriculum without the logistical, economic and other barriers that come between a student and educational opportunity.