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Upper School Intersession 2025

November 21-30 – Sign-ups/changes open. After December 1, schedules will be frozen.

8:55am PST

Artisanal Pizza Making with Luca, Rowan, and Kevin CaféLuca & Rowan & Kevin Explore the Essence of Mongolian Dance! 1202BaiGaLi BaiGaLi Fading Connections: The Battle Against Neurodegeneration 247Kang Shen How To Disagree: The Power of Productive Disagreement in an Increasingly Polarized World WRCAlex Grodd MicroRNAs and the Evolution of Cannibalism 316-317Neil Khosla Scientific Illustration & Paper Microscopes 307Rebecca Konte Smashing Spider Myths Through Science! 208Trinity Walls Advanced Chess Training - How To Learn Chess 340Steven Zierk Hot Glass - Cool Designs Café PlazaDouglass Brown How To Sell a TV Show 1206Michael Kramer Intro to Metalworking & Jewelry Making! 106Sophia Hoermann Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 1105Sarah Ives Landscape Design & Architecture 219Chungpo Fang Movie Makeup: Burns, Bruises, Scars! Special Effects Makeup 1204Elizabeth Fox Movie time in Spanish! 215Gisella Castronovo Roman Thoughts On War: Caesar And Vergil 218Christopher Krebs Singers: Healthy Belting Workshop 1106Rocío Guitard Testing (and Troubleshooting!) Electrical Systems 1102Craig Fedor Topics in Fractals & Chaos 345Steven Chanan What is Fair Pay and How Do I Get It? 346Yuki Horiguchi Enter the World of Roekron! Live Action Battles and Role Play TurfChristopher Melville Fabric Screen Printing from Start to Finish 205Danae Lintz Introduction to Stained Glass 112JaYing Wang MIG Welding 113Peter McEvoy Cu-Bop Latin Jazz Ensemble 1109Jim Munzenrider Make and Produce Music in a San Francisco Studio Hyde Street StudiosFrank Swart AI Scholars: Project-Based Artificial Intelligence Intensive by Stanford Alumni 240Jared Greene

10:15am PST

Artisanal Pizza Making with Luca, Rowan, and Kevin CaféLuca & Rowan & Kevin Conservation Ambassadors: Vanished 175 B+CConservation Ambassadors Creative Hustle: Making Work that Matters WRCSam Seidel • Olatunde Sobomehin How are Baby (Startups) Born? 318-319Amit Kumar Smashing Spider Myths Through Science! 208Trinity Walls Weightlifting 101 Weight RoomNicholas Hryekewicz

12:35pm PST

Build Your Own Radio! How Radio Engineering Shaped our Modern World 1102Sage Wu • Curious Cardinals Cosmetic Chemistry: Exploring the Chemical Makeup of Your Favorite Products 316-317Nailah Donatto • Curious Cardinals Rocking Out with Heavy Metals - The Origins of the Heaviest Metals in Our Universe 307Daniel Brethauer Seeing and Hearing Double: Introduction to Sensation and Perception 208Stephanie Reeves Tech Beyond Coding: Foundations in UI/UX Design 219Michael Ma • Curious Cardinals The Power of the Word: Public Speaking Then and Now WRCChristopher Krebs Weightlifting Techniques, Practices, and Advanced Movements Weight RoomNicholas Hryekewicz Artificial Intelligence in Chess 340Steven Zierk Baking Arts: French Macarons Baking ArtsBaking Arts Cartoonapalooza: A Hands-On Workshop Celebrating Comics, Graphic Novels, Cartoon Strips and Political Cartoons 1105David Horsey Conservation Ambassadors: Animal Behavior 175 B+CConservation Ambassadors Corporate Scandal: What Would You Do? 346Yuki Horiguchi Dorm Snack Hacks! CaféSan Mateo Supper Club Hot Glass - Cool Designs Café PlazaDouglass Brown Intro to Metalworking & Jewelry Making! 106Sophia Hoermann Knitting for Beginners and Beyond 1206Debbie Kitani & Lisa Ma Makeup: Creative Self Expression for All 1204Elizabeth Fox The Crescent's Journey: Exploring Islamic History, 622-1258 218Marwan Hanania Topics in Fractals & Chaos 345Steven Chanan Understanding Martial Arts and Self Defense GymCody Alan

1:55pm PST

Beyond Contacts: Network to Make Real Connections WRCJen Fitzgerald Build Your Own Radio! How Radio Engineering Shaped our Modern World 1102Sage Wu • Curious Cardinals Coalition Building: How Politics Can Shape and Change Public Perception 219Michael Ma • Curious Cardinals Cosmetic Chemistry: Exploring the Chemical Makeup of Your Favorite Products 316-317Nailah Donatto • Curious Cardinals Denim Insider: From Fabric to Fashion to the Sales Floor 318-319Celine Teoh Rocking Out with Heavy Metals - The Origins of the Heaviest Metals in Our Universe 307Daniel Brethauer Seeing and Hearing Double: Introduction to Sensation and Perception 208Stephanie Reeves

8:55am PST

Artisanal Pizza Making with Luca, Rowan, and Kevin CaféLuca & Rowan & Kevin Calling All Heartstopper Fans! 247Hannah Yanow Did Baseball Save Us? The Negro Leagues, Japanese Incarceration, and Sports and Social Justice in America 345Misasha Suzuki Graham Inside the North Korean Cyber Crime Machine WRCBrad Arkin Introduction to the Design of Economic Mechanisms 318-319Michael Ostrovsky Learn Archery! TurfJordan Pituley Like to Love: Find Fulfillment in Your Career 346Jen Fitzgerald Precision and Performance: The Art of Convex Optimization 218Eduardo Lopez • Curious Cardinals Advanced Chess Training - Making the Most of Each Piece 340Steven Zierk Beeswax Collage on Canvas 103Elaine G. Chu Computing like it's the 80s! 1102Giovanni Iachello Dive into Dermatology with iTS-CORE! Stanford UniversityKavita Sarin • Dawn Siegel Hot Glass - Cool Designs Café PlazaDouglass Brown Intro to Classic Card Games – Learn to Play Hearts, Spades, Euchre and Oh Hell! 316-317Dan Bomze Intro to Impact: Self-Defense Basics GymIMPACT Bay Area Introduction to Criminal Justice 219Elizabeth Raffaelli Neuroscience Crash Course: How Brains Perceive and Interact with the World...and What Happens When Things Go Wrong 307Ryan Jones What the Body Knows: Experience and Arts and Body Oriented Psychotherapy Interventions Including EMDR 1206Tina Mizukami When It All Goes Wrong! An Intro to Crisis Communication 215William Moss Zombies, Zombies, Zombies 1204Elizabeth Fox Animal Assisted Happiness Smile Farm Animal Assisted HappinessNicole Puccinelli Fabric Screen Printing from Start to Finish 205Danae Lintz In-depth Metalworking & Jewelry Making! 106Sophia Hoermann Introduction to Stained Glass 112JaYing Wang MIG Welding 113Peter McEvoy

10:15am PST

Artisanal Pizza Making with Luca, Rowan, and Kevin CaféLuca & Rowan & Kevin Conservation Ambassadors: Wild America 175 B+CConservation Ambassadors Learn Archery! TurfJordan Pituley Precision and Performance: The Art of Convex Optimization 218Eduardo Lopez • Curious Cardinals Quantum Science and Technology WRCBen Lev Science & Biology of Rabbits 1105Bunny Gurus Suturing 208Kimble Torres Weightlifting 101 Weight RoomNicholas Hryekewicz

11:30am PST

Bunny Petting Zoo TurfBunny Gurus

12:35pm PST

Advanced Math And Game Theory In The Old Testament 218Eyal Firstenberg How Humans Sense the World Around Them: Neuroscience Basics 307Alisa Braun Science & Biology of Rabbits 1105Bunny Gurus Suturing 208Kimble Torres Tech Beyond Coding: Foundations in UI/UX Design 219Michael Ma • Curious Cardinals The Jugular Art: A Visual Romp through the History and Contemporary Craft of Political Cartooning WRCDavid Horsey Weightlifting Techniques, Practices, and Advanced Movements Weight RoomNicholas Hryekewicz 1AMsf, Freedom of Speech and Public Art in Action 12021AMsf Baking Arts: Neapolitan Style Pizza Baking ArtsBaking Arts Classic Card Game Tournament – Hearts, Spades, Euchre and Oh Hell! 316-317Dan Bomze Computing like it's the 80s! 1102Giovanni Iachello Conservation Ambassadors: Animal Behavior 175 B+CConservation Ambassadors Culinary Explorations: Insights into the World of Restaurant Hospitality and Fine Dining CaféRussell Jong Designing Die Cut Stickers: Digital Illustration 101Christina Krzaszczak Designing Storytelling Games 340Randy Lubin From Hostage to Healer: Sarah Shourd's Journey to Rejecting Mass Incarceration 346Sarah Shourd Hot Glass - Cool Designs Café PlazaDouglass Brown Learn to Make Cheese Café EntryGillian Chao Movie Makeup: Burns, Bruises, Scars! Special Effects Makeup 1204Elizabeth Fox

1:55pm PST

Advanced Math And Game Theory In The Old Testament 218Eyal Firstenberg Coalition Building: How Politics Can Shape and Change Public Perception 219Michael Ma • Curious Cardinals College Art Portfolio Prep 1206Ada Liv Elements and the Universe WRCGreg Madejski Freshman Year of College for Dummies 247Anya Potsiadlo How Humans Sense the World Around Them: Neuroscience Basics 307Alisa Braun Privacy, Free Speech, and the Internet: An ACLU Lawyer's Perspective 318-319Aden Fine

8:55am PST

Algorithmic Fairness, Safety, and Interpretability in Machine Learning WRCBen Seiler Ancient Legends, Modern Myths 346Stacy Hackner Diagnostic Odysseys: The Diagnosis and Discovery of Rare Genetic Conditions 1105Jon Bernstein How Friendships Can Support Developing Organizational Skills, Planning Abilities, and Community 1206Mark Goodenough I'm Like'n Lichens! 205Danielle Alexandra Ward Let's Dance (West Coast Swing)! GymLydia Lee & James Kao Non-Profit and For-Profit Approaches to Social Entrepreneurship 1204Jacquie Robison & Jeremiah Robison • Jeremiah Robison The Art & Science of Pinball 112Pacific Pinball Museum The Art of Cooking Breakfast: Crepes, Pancakes, and Omelettes CaféMichelle Greenebaum American Sign Language 247Bill White Beginning Guitar 1103Greg Vaughan Biomimicry: Learn From Nature’s 3.8 Billion Years Of Experience In Good Design 219Zeynep Arhon Crocheted Granny Squares 1202Kira Dulaney Effective Communication Across Differences 218Khemnes Fisher From Cover to Cover: A Book Arts Workshop 101Nina Osborne Gel Plate Printing Inspired by Nature 103Elaine G. Chu Hot Glass - Cool Designs Café PlazaDouglass Brown Insect Innovations: How Insect Adaptations Inspire Human Ingenuity 307Stephanie Dole Intro to Metalworking & Jewelry Making! 106Sophia Hoermann Making Change: Counting Finite Things using Infinite Ideas 340Michael Callahan Song Decoder: Unlocking the Secrets Behind the Music You Love 1106Max Cowan Stand-Up and Deliver: Comedy Writing 215Corey Rosen Startup Pitch Workshop: From Idea to Winning Presentation 316-317Wayee Chu Short Film In A Day 345Shripriya Mahesh Ramanan TIG Welding 113Peter McEvoy Cu-Bop Latin Jazz Ensemble 1109Jim Munzenrider Playing Politics: A Political Role Playing Game 318-319Lee Miller Woodworking: Build A Bandsaw Box 115Katie Kilanowski

10:15am PST

Bioarchaeology: Exploring Human Remains in History 346Stacy Hackner Cat & Mouse: Exploiting & Protecting Online Systems 1102Pedram Keyani Climate Migration & Health in the United States WRCClaire Seda Conservation Ambassadors: Amazing Animal Adaptations 175 B+CConservation Ambassadors I'm Like'n Lichens! 205Danielle Alexandra Ward IVs, Injections, and Blood Draw 208Kimble Torres The Art & Science of Pinball 112Pacific Pinball Museum The Art of Cooking Breakfast: Crepes, Pancakes, and Omelettes CaféMichelle Greenebaum

11:30am PST

Pinball Open Play 1st Floor FireplacePacific Pinball Museum

12:35pm PST

Black Holes: Discovering the Invisible 205Natasha Abrams Drawing Apart: A Cartoonist Illustrates How America's Political Divide Became a Chasm WRCDavid Horsey IVs, Injections, and Blood Draw 208Kimble Torres Learn to Play Go 340Casey Dahlin Push & Pull: Structural Factors that Influence the Health Needs of Migrants to the US 217Claire Seda The Art & Science of Pinball 112Pacific Pinball Museum The Science of Baking: The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment CaféMichelle Greenebaum Unleashing the Surreal: An Exploration of Surrealism in Art 101Nina Osborne Baking Arts: Kouign Amann Baking ArtsBaking Arts Beginning Ukulele 1103Greg Vaughan Children's Book Writing & Publishing 101 117Sabrina Moyle Consent and Treatment of the Dead in Museums 346Stacy Hackner Conservation Ambassadors: Animal Behavior 175 B+CConservation Ambassadors Get Your Hands Dirty: Learning How to Fix and Tune Up Your Bicycle 1102Joe To Hot Glass - Cool Designs Café PlazaDouglass Brown Intro to Aerial Silks Ascend Aerial Arts at IMPACT! Kickboxing FitnessAscend Aerial Arts at IMPACT! Kickboxing Fitness LLC Intro to Metalworking & Jewelry Making! 106Sophia Hoermann Introduction to Arabic Language, Culture and Music 218Ramzi Salti Song Creator: Crafting Musical Magic 1106Max Cowan Tapestry Weaving 1202Kira Dulaney [AI Programming] 1105Carlos Guestrin

1:55pm PST

Advocating for Reproductive Autonomy & Justice to Advance Global Gender Equality WRCElise Keppler Black Holes: Discovering the Invisible 205Natasha Abrams Go Play 340Casey Dahlin Introduction to Low Latency Trading 316-317Ying Huang Introduction to Philanthropy 219April Chou Let's make AI Art! 1204Ethan Beard Restorative Yoga GymRuchi Murlidhar The Art & Science of Pinball 112Pacific Pinball Museum

8:55am PST

Chip Design: How Does Your Program Run On Silicon? 112YiFan Hsu Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy: Medical Science and Clinical Care 219Erica Metz History of Scientific Racism & Eugenics 346Stacy Hackner Panel: Social Activism Leadership WRCLara McDowell Picture Perfect Politics: Assessing Political Competence Through Headshots 343ANed Fluet Singers: Songwriting / Lyrics Edition 1106Rocío Guitard Smile & Sculpt: Dental Discovery Workshop 307Iman Khater • Curious Cardinals The Art of Cooking Breakfast: Crepes, Pancakes, and Omelettes CaféMichelle Greenebaum The Economics and Ethics of Shein 316-317Delaney Steele When The BIG One Hits 1102Ed Vail American Sign Language 247Bill White Anxiety Society: A History of Nervousness from Railway Madness to Coca-Cola 340Felicia Angeja Viator Architectural Drawing: Learn and Apply Different Ways to Describe the Built Environment Through Drawing 1105Michael Azgour Beginning Guitar 1103Greg Vaughan Chinese Brush Painting 117Bobbi Makani FMRI, Virtual Reality, and the Brain 345Tara Srirangarajan Handcarved Blockprints on Paper and Fabric 103Elaine G. Chu Hot Glass - Cool Designs Café PlazaDouglass Brown Knitted Cables 1202Kira Dulaney Learn to Play Bridge: Competitive Card Play 218Jennifer Kuhn Polaroid Emulsion Lifts: Make Photographs that Look like a Memory Feels 1204Kathryn Gentzke Rewiring Reality: Magic, Witchcraft, & the Radical Imagination 343BJoshua Gentzke Comedy Writing Intensive 215Corey Rosen In-depth Metalworking & Jewelry Making! 106Sophia Hoermann Printmaking Palooza: A Survey of Printmaking Techniques 101Nina Osborne TIG Welding 113Peter McEvoy

10:15am PST

911! 1102Ed Vail Bioarchaeology of Sex & Gender 346Stacy Hackner Conservation Ambassadors: Under the Canopy 175 B+CConservation Ambassadors Forensics 208Kimble Torres Panel: Nueva Alumni 217Diana Chamorro Panel: Women In Tech WRCGiovanni Iachello Restorative Yoga GymRuchi Murlidhar Singers: Elevate Your Stage Presence 1106Rocío Guitard The Art of Cooking Breakfast: Crepes, Pancakes, and Omelettes CaféMichelle Greenebaum

11:30am PST

Cu-Bop Latin Jazz Ensemble Concert TurfJim Munzenrider

12:35pm PST

Animal Behavior for Conservationists 1102Gustav Steinhardt Bridge Play 218Jennifer Kuhn Conservation Ambassadors: Under the Canopy (Fac/Staff) 175 B+CConservation Ambassadors Conversation and Q&A with Bestselling Author Jasmine Guillory WRCJasmine Guillory Forensics 208Kimble Torres Future Healers: Building Your Journey to Med School 205Lexy Tran • Curious Cardinals History of Scientific Racism & Eugenics 346Stacy Hackner Poems, Song, and Prose: A Global Exploration of Literary Expression 345Yonatan Laderman • Curious Cardinals Pots and Parthenons in the Polis: Exploring the Ancient Athenian Agora 219Callisto Lodwick Uh oh, the Car is Broken Event Center Parking LotEd Vail A History of Haunted Houses 340Felicia Angeja Viator American Sign Language 247Bill White Atomically Thin Crystals: A New Twist on Quantum Materials 307Ben Feldman Baking Arts: Croissants & Pain Au Chocolat Baking ArtsBaking Arts Chinese Brush Painting 117Bobbi Makani Fun Viral Foods Cooking CaféSan Mateo Supper Club Hot Glass - Cool Designs Café PlazaDouglass Brown Intro to Aerial Silks Ascend Aerial Arts at IMPACT! Kickboxing FitnessAscend Aerial Arts at IMPACT! Kickboxing Fitness LLC Jam Session 1103Greg Vaughan Knitting for Beginners and Beyond 1206Debbie Kitani & Lisa Ma Lead an Intersession for Lower School Students Nueva Hillsborough Campus Needle Felting Soft Sculptures 1202Kira Dulaney Personal Writing: Finding and Publishing Your Story 1204Melanie Thernstrom

1:55pm PST

Animal Behavior for Conservationists 1102Gustav Steinhardt Bioarchaeology of Sex & Gender 346Stacy Hackner Conservation Ambassadors: Under the Canopy (Alumni Only) 175 B+CConservation Ambassadors Get To Know The Peace Corps 217Anne Fazioli-Khiari Innovation, Science, and FDA: How Do New Medicines Get To Patients? WRCThomas Chalberg Let’s Go Flying - How to Fly from San Carlos to Truckee! 343BAndres Kohn More Than a Habit: The Science of BFRBs 103Hannah Pescaru • Curious Cardinals Poems, Song, and Prose: A Global Exploration of Literary Expression 345Yonatan Laderman • Curious Cardinals Uh oh, the Car is Broken Event Center Parking LotEd Vail Understanding The World Through Maps 316-317Walid Khiari