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The pinnacle of research opportunities for high school students

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Celebrating 10 Years Challenging Curious Young Scholars to Change the World

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In the year of celebrating Pioneer’s 10th anniversary, Pioneer kicks off its 1st Annual Co-Curricular Academic Summit.

 

The summit is a prestigious gathering of experts from around the world sharing updates in their fields and offering a unique opportunity for direct engagement with attendees.

 

This year’s summit features keynote speaker, Warren Berger, author of A More Beautiful Question, the book that has inspired a generation of great minds.

 

The Pioneer Co-Curricular Summit

We are excited to announce that Pioneer will launch its 1st annual extracurricular summit in honor of the 10th anniversary. This will be a dynamic gathering of students, educators, and opinion leaders in the space.
Register here!

 

Sept 30 (Friday) EST

Sessions

Speakers

19:30

The Purpose of the Co-curricular Summit

Matthew Jaskol

Founder & Director, 

Pioneer Academics

19:45

Studies on Young Researchers

Researcher

Johns Hopkins University

20:45

Research with High School Students

Long-serving Faculty

21:15

Access to Extracurricular Activities

A Better Chance

QuestBridge

21:45

Transformative education

Michael Parkin

Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Erwin N. Griswold Professor of Politics

Oberlin College & Conservatory

22:30

The Art of a Research Question

Professor Thomas Mullaney

Stanford University

Author of the book Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You and the World

Kluge Chair in Technology and Society at the Library of Congress, and a Guggenheim Fellow

Oct 01 (Saturday) EST

Sessions

Speakers

10:30~10:40

The value of the Co-curricular Summit

Matthew Jaskol

Founder, Pioneer Academics

10:40~11:15

Keynote Speech

Warren Berger

Renowned author of the New York Times Best Selling Book A More Beautiful Question

11:15

Essence of Research Rigor

Brian Cooper

Director of Academic R&D, 

Pioneer Academics

11:45

The Role of Online Education for Advanced Young Learners Following the Initial COVID-inspired Innovations

Rob Arena 

Samuel Robfogel

CTY, Johns Hopkins University

12:15

How an Emphasis on Excellence Has a Transformative Impact on Students and Society

Mark Kantrowitz 

Director, Research Science Institute (RSI)

Maite Ballestero

Executive VP, Programs

12:45

Academic program fair

  • A Better Chance (ABC)

  • Center for Talent Development (CTD), Northwestern University

  • Center for Talented Youth (CTY), Johns Hopkins University

  • Davidson Institute

  • Pioneer Research Institute, Pioneer Academics

  • QuestBridge

  • Research Science Institute (RSI) at MIT, Center for Excellence in Education

  • Rise (An initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust)

Q&A time with programs

13:30

Impact Award

Group

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You are ambitious! You embrace challenges to contribute to the world! The Pioneer community is what you deserve!

10 years: Pioneer is the trusted and respected research program (by top colleges & universities)

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Pioneer unparalleled

The exclusively respected research program/institute
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Selectivity

28% acceptance of 4300 applicants

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“Pioneer is one of the few summer research programs that is selective and that is known among top universities. Those that are selective are trusted.”

Matt Pohl,
The former associate director of admissions at Upenn & Wharton

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Established the ultimate academic standards

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“Pioneer and Oberlin share a commitment to rigorous educational standards and inquiry across a wide range of academic disciplines.”

Michael Parkin,
Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Oberlin College

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Reputation

10-year track record of Pioneer scholars continuing on to the most selective colleges

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“Pioneer is a trusted entity in college admissions”

Mary Hetlage,
The former director of admissions at University of Chicago

We celebrate Pioneer alumni’s path to excellence throughout the past 10 years and invite you to join our community:

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