UPrep Travel Brochure 2023–2024

THE WORLD NEEDS

What do U want to learn about the world? About yourself? At UPrep, challenging and engaging learning experiences are

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EXPLORE EVERYTHING

Our dedicated teachers and challenging curriculum are devoted to your fullest potential. We know when you are asked to try everything, you will learn you can achieve anything.

LOVE LEARNING

Hands-on. Student-led. Life-changing. Our inspiring interdisciplinary classes ask you to develop essential skills, take creative risks, and engage with real-world issues. Get ready to analyze complex data and primary sources, propose and test bold solutions, and express your point of view.

CuriousAboutthe World DeterminedtoMake

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GO FURTHER

With curiosity as your compass and personal growth as your goal, go deeper into the subjects that spark your interest. Our intensives, 100+ fascinating electives, and LaunchPad project give you a richer understanding of the world and a head start on your college and career choices.

Our new ULab adds three stories of Upper School classrooms, project spaces, and a Makerspace to our growing campus. See U on the rooftop deck!

Inspiring opportunities to lead and succeed are

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GET OUT THERE

ACHIEVEMENT

LEAD A LIFE OF AND IMPACT

Outdoor education and retreats at UPrep foster leadership, stewardship, and a lifelong love of the Pacific Northwest. UPrep’s signature intensives focus on rich multidisciplinary themes, sending you out into the community to connect with experts and engage with complex concepts in a more meaningful way. Our co-curricular program, Global Link, goes even further, immersing you in places and cultures outside of Seattle to build resiliency, empathy, and community.

GROW CONFIDENT

Listening in. Speaking out. Standing up. Our entire curriculum is designed to see and surface your personal leadership style. Group projects, student government, clubs and co-curriculars, arts and athletics—you will find your unique way to shine. The UPrep Summer Leadership Conference provides a capstone for this process, strengthening the skills you need to lead your way.

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GIVE YOUR ALL

As Pumas pursue their passions and blaze their path, they prioritize sharing their gifts and doing their part. By the time you graduate, you will contribute 80+ hours of direct community service to causes you care about and know how to help shape the healthy, just, and inclusive world you want to see.

Talented teachers, coaches, and motivated friends lifting you up and cheering you on.

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FIND YOUR PASSION

Find your voice. Share your vision. Push your limits. Our extraordinary Fine Arts and no-cut Athletics Programs balance skill and community building with competition. Our robust co-curricular activities and student-led clubs celebrate initiative and collaboration. Wait until you see what U can really do!

FIND YOUR PEOPLE

Pumas love our school, spending time together, and our commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our studentled affinity groups and our social-emotional curriculum nurture meaningful mentorships and friendships. We cherish what makes us unique while we celebrate what unites us.

FIND YOUR PATH

UPrep’s College Counseling Program is widely recognized as one of the best in Seattle, and every part of our proven process is personalized to you. We have an exceptional record for college placement because Pumas have the skills, internal drive, and confidence to move forward in the world.

One of the highlights of your day will definitely be the UPrep Commons Café. Pumas fuel up on absolutely amazing food, made fresh by people who know and care about you.

LEAD A LIFE OF

CREATIVITY CONNECTION

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Pumas compete at the highest levels yet measure true progress against themselves. U will go further at UPrep because we are on the journey together.

UPREP AT A GLANCE

An independent school for promising students in grades 6–12 who want to achieve their most ambitious goals within a genuine, caring community

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Founded by teachers to nurture true leaders, UPrep supports the full spectrum of your personal growth. At UPrep, U will learn to lead your way.

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING

The only independent school in Seattle with a dedicated director of SEL, UPrep actively builds empathy, resiliency, and responsibility in our community. We care about the whole U.

INTEGRATED LEARNING

With homework help, a Math Lab, and teacher office hours, U will become a confident learner. Learn differently? A personal learning plan, self-advocacy coaching, testing accommodations, and learning specialist support ensure U have the tools you need to succeed.

Go U!

280 Middle School students

380 Upper School students

44% identify as students of color

$3.9 million in financial aid awards this year

9:1 teacher-student ratio

2 intensives per year

100+ elective courses

16% students recognized by National Merit from 2019–2023

2022–2023 HIGHLIGHTS

74% of students participated in athletics

20+ clubs and 12 affinity groups led by students

47 students performed and crewed in winter theatre

85 students showed work in the Visual Arts Showcase

242 participants in global and outdoor adventures

52 field trips across the state during spring intensives