Davidson: Explore

Online Middle School Courses for Profoundly Gifted Students

Read the Davidson Online Learning infographic.

View a recent video recording of a Davidson: Explore open house.

Designed to be different than other online courses, the Davidson Institute for Talent Development is offering seven online, year-long, advanced middle school courses for Young Scholars and other similarly qualified gifted students.

Please visit the application page for details about the application process and to apply. The application for 2020-2021 Davidson: Explore courses is now open with a deadline of March 31, 2020.

Davidson: Explore courses are designed and taught by faculty from the Davidson Academy. Course descriptions and age ranges can be found on the Courses page.

Davidson: Explore courses are full-year courses that are modeled off of expectations at middle school courses at the Davidson Academy. Davidson: Explore courses are rigorous. Students will be expected to work on asynchronous learning activities, such as reading, drafting essays, completing practice problems, assignments, etc. in addition to the hour spent in live-sessions each week. Students have some control over when they complete their asynchronous work but will have due dates throughout the week for activities. Our courses are not self-paced, so students should expect to access their course several times each week and access email daily during the academic term.

Virtual Open House

We will be offering three online information sessions focused on Davidson: Explore. Each session will discuss the application and assessment process, course expectations, and characteristics of successful students. Davidson: Explore open houses are scheduled for:

• Thursday, December 5, 5pm PT
• Tuesday, January 21, 4pm PT

Please register for online houses at http://bit.ly/2020exploreopenhousereg.

If you would like to learn more about Davidson Academy Online for students living anywhere in the U.S., please visit www.DavidsonAcademy.unr.edu/Online. The 2020-21 application for both the Davidson Academy Reno and Online campuses opened in September, 2019. The Reno campus application closes on January 31, 2020 and the Online campus application closes on March 31, 2020.

For questions, please contact online@davidsongifted.org.

"I feel like our daughter has come miles in the last three months in both of her courses—not only in maturity and in confidence, but in ability to think critically and be ready for new challenges. Her teachers are terrific instructors, and I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity for her to be under their guidance. She is in great hands, and I am very grateful that they understand not only her desire to do well and her eagerness at learning, but that they are patient and encouraging of her as a young girl. It really is amazing to see how much she's learning and realize that she has this opportunity—thank you!" - Davidson Young Scholar Parent on her daughter’s experience in Davidson Institute for Talent Development online courses.