How do you expect girls from disadvantaged backgrounds and with deficiencies in education to be able to function in English and to perform well in such challenging and unconventional work?
AUW will provide pre-matriculation programs appropriate to the students targeted and the pedagogical style emphasized. AUW will also provide students with ongoing support throughout their time at AUW. Students who lack adequate secondary school preparation will enter the university through the Access Academy, designed to bring their English, mathematics and computer skills to a level commensurate with meeting the demands at AUW. The Access Academy will also introduce students to the kind of curriculum that they will experience at AUW, including participatory, project-based learning with a heavy emphasis on writing, speaking and group work. Because of its social commitment, AUW does not intend to accept only the best-prepared students; AUW will also include students who show great promise but have not had good preparation. Preliminary investigations have indicated that AUW may need to provide up to one year of remediation for some students, in addition to ongoing support during their te
