CBK GLOW Program
Gaining Leadership, Obtaining Wisdom
A transitional program between CBK SHINE and The Luminary Project, CBK GLOW (Gaining Leadership, Obtaining Wisdom) is for rising 5th-8th graders. These participants attend a two-week residential experience living on campus and focus on one course of study for five hours a day. Courses begin with an introductory accelerated enrichment week that overlaps with SHINE to support differentiated foundational knowledge. The program then quickly evolves into a second week of intensive, accelerated, rigorous experience. CBK GLOW serves to help students move from accelerated enrichment work to more intensive study with a dynamic group of high-interest peers. Residential life and programs promote friendships and social interaction with peers who also have high academic and creative interest. A rich weekend program is a required experience.
GLOW Students
Students entering grades 5-8 in fall 2022 or ages 10-14
GLOW Dates
Sunday, June 12 – Saturday, June 25, 2022
GLOW Admission 2022 Scores
- ACT Score Report
- SAT Score Report
- 90th% or higher on a nationally normed academic achievement test. This percentile can be a composite/ total score or one of the overall scores for verbal or mathematical reasoning or may be represented as “advanced” criterion on any core subtest. Students have used scores from tests such as: ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills), Stanford Achievement Test, WISC-IV, Terra Nova, CogAT, NAEP, PARCC, CRT, MAP, or SBA scores at the “advanced” level in course choice related content area
- or Portfolio Application1
GLOW 2022 Courses:
The Storyteller’s Process: Creative Writing Seminar (H)
Touring the Solar System: Intro to Astrophysics (M/S)
Launch, Learn, Repeat: Aerospace Engineering and Spacecraft Design (M/S)
Digital Photography: Editing the World (H)
Do We Live In a Simulation? Philosophy of Science and Ethics (H/S)
Action! Developing Character Relationships on Stage (H)
(denoted by (H)umanities, (M)ath, and/or (S)cience focus for eligibility)
Noah on Finding a Home at CBK
Student Housing and Supervision
Students will be housed in a traditional residence hall, which is locked at all times to outsiders. We are the only program in this building during the summer. Students live in wings of no more than 14 participants per Residential Assistant. Students live in nicely-sized rooms with two XL twin beds. The shared floor bathroom offers private showers.
Students will be assigned a roommate approximately the same age or they may make specific roommate requests—both students must request one another in their acceptance forms. Roommate requests cannot be guaranteed to be filled and roommates are not reassigned.
Residential Assistants are screened and selected for their ability to relate to students of this age and participate in a rigorous pre-program training that includes other campus personnel who are present throughout the program to ensure student safety. In this program, students are escorted to all activities and are not unsupervised at any time.
Access to e-mail and phone calls will be available on a very limited basis only in order to prevent intensified homesickness. Students may not bring personal computers, cell phones, or any transmitting devices. Laundry is scheduled only once during this program.
Students are required to live on campus and to participate in both the academic and residential life of the program. This may mean that students will miss sports practices or other extracurricular commitments at home. CBK is unable to accommodate competitions, performances, physical training regimens or lessons schedules. CBK operates as a closed campus and visitors are not allowed at any time during the program for student safety.
Daily Schedule
Morning wing time and breakfast 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Morning Instruction 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Lunch 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Afternoon Instruction 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Afternoon Activities 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Evening Instruction 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Dinner 5:45 PM – 6:30 PM
Evening Activities 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Wing Meeting 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Night Activity 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Quiet Time on Wings 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lights Out 10:00 PM
Schedule and Activities
The schedule for this program is extremely structured. We have a wide range of activities planned for afternoons and evenings for students to choose from as part of the community life of the program. Students are expected to adhere to the outlined schedule, regardless of how it may differ from life at home, for the safety and well-being of all students. A full residential weekend program and off-campus local trip is a required part of this experience.
During each activity period, residential staff offer a variety of options from which students choose to participate. From athletics to academics to fine arts, these opportunities give kids a chance to do something they love or try something new, and to take a well-deserved break from class. Down time is built into the schedule due to program intensity. The weekend is a required experience critical to socio-emotional growth.
All activities are supervised and vary each day and each period. Some are held in or near the residence hall, while others take place at the NIRSA award-winning CU Boulder Recreational Center, such as dance, yoga, weight- and cross-training, jogging, basketball, indoor soccer or limited swimming and visits to the climbing wall. Finally, due to our proximity to the foothills, activities may also take place in the near vicinity at parks or on marked hiking paths.