* U.S. applicants should apply here. * China applicants should apply to Stanford e-China.
The China Scholars Program (CSP) offers comprehensive, distance-learning coursework on contemporary China to high-achieving high school students across the United States, with an emphasis on how the United States and China have influenced and understood each other in recent history. Current issues are placed in broader historical and cultural contexts, and both American and Chinese viewpoints are represented. CSP students explore China from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, with guest lecturers providing a depth of expertise not usually accessible to high school students.
There are two different CSP courses:
“Introduction to Contemporary China,” offered in the fall, is a college-level, academic course, with a heavy emphasis on reading, writing, research, and class discussion. It is intended for U.S. students, with an American-style, inquiry-based approach that emphasizes critical thinking, engaging with a range of perspectives on any given topic. The content focus is on China, with a secondary focus on U.S.–China relations. The final project is a formal, academic paper, researched and written independently. The course instructor provides personal feedback throughout the program, coaching students through the process of formulating a research project, conducting academic research, and meeting a high standard of academic writing. Enrollment is typically limited to students in the United States. The course will include at least one meeting and assignment done jointly with Chinese students in the Stanford e-China Program.
“U.S.–China Co-Lab on Climate Solutions,” offered in the spring, is a joint project of the China Scholars Program and Stanford e-China and brings together students from both the United States and China (50% enrollment from each country) who are concerned about our global climate crisis. These two cohorts work together throughout the entire course, studying existing and potential solutions to environmental problems and learning principles and practices for cross-cultural collaboration. This course is more activity-oriented, with a focus on connecting with other students, learning from each other’s experiences and perspectives, culminating in a group project. The content focuses on climate issues, with a focus on U.S.–China comparisons, competition, collaboration, and cooperation. The weekly workload also includes reading and writing assignments. Climate issues beyond the United States and China are explored; U.S.–China relations beyond climate issues are not.
For more information, please see the SPICE website: https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/fellowship/china-scholars-program
China Scholars Program
* U.S. applicants should apply here. * China applicants should apply to Stanford e-China.
The China Scholars Program (CSP) offers comprehensive, distance-learning coursework on contemporary China to high-achieving high school students across the United States, with an emphasis on how the United States and China have influenced and understood each other in recent history. Current issues are placed in broader historical and cultural contexts, and both American and Chinese viewpoints are represented. CSP students explore China from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, with guest lecturers providing a depth of expertise not usually accessible to high school students.
There are two different CSP courses:
“Introduction to Contemporary China,” offered in the fall, is a college-level, academic course, with a heavy emphasis on reading, writing, research, and class discussion. It is intended for U.S. students, with an American-style, inquiry-based approach that emphasizes critical thinking, engaging with a range of perspectives on any given topic. The content focus is on China, with a secondary focus on U.S.–China relations. The final project is a formal, academic paper, researched and written independently. The course instructor provides personal feedback throughout the program, coaching students through the process of formulating a research project, conducting academic research, and meeting a high standard of academic writing. Enrollment is typically limited to students in the United States. The course will include at least one meeting and assignment done jointly with Chinese students in the Stanford e-China Program.
“U.S.–China Co-Lab on Climate Solutions,” offered in the spring, is a joint project of the China Scholars Program and Stanford e-China and brings together students from both the United States and China (50% enrollment from each country) who are concerned about our global climate crisis. These two cohorts work together throughout the entire course, studying existing and potential solutions to environmental problems and learning principles and practices for cross-cultural collaboration. This course is more activity-oriented, with a focus on connecting with other students, learning from each other’s experiences and perspectives, culminating in a group project. The content focuses on climate issues, with a focus on U.S.–China comparisons, competition, collaboration, and cooperation. The weekly workload also includes reading and writing assignments. Climate issues beyond the United States and China are explored; U.S.–China relations beyond climate issues are not.
For more information, please see the SPICE website: https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/fellowship/china-scholars-program