LaunchPad

University Prep’s LaunchPad is a three-week, real world experience that provides the opportunity for Upper School students to design and manage their own learning by stepping off-campus and working on a project that speaks to their personal passions and/or their professional, vocational, or academic curiosities. UPrep students complete a LaunchPad project during their junior or senior year, with the help of a mentor or within a designated, LaunchPad-eligible course. 

From shadowing software engineers to supporting vaccine outreach and public health in Washington's Pacific Islander communities to helping manage a Pilates studio to producing a podcast on streetwear, LaunchPad gives students the chance to engage with the world beyond UPrep and practice the skills they’ll need after they graduate.