SHP Summer Academics

List of 13 items.

• ACADEMIC EDGE & REFRESHER COURSES - By Invitation Only

  Academic Edge 2022 Schedule 
  
  

  Academic Edge courses provide review and support to prepare rising 9th and 10th grade students for greater academic success in core English, Math, and Science courses. If you feel you or your student might benefit from an Academic Edge course, please reach out to a school counselor. Academic Edge courses take place in the weeks leading up to the new school year. 

  Please check back on this website after March 7 for additional information about Academic Edge courses we will be offering this summer and registration details.

  
  Please note: Academic Edge courses are by invitation only.
  

  Academic Edge courses provide review and support to prepare rising 9th and 10th grade students for greater academic success in core English, Math, and Science courses. If you feel you or your student might benefit from an Academic Edge course, please reach out to a school counselor. Academic Edge courses take place in the weeks leading up to the new school year.
  
  Tuition: $600/course
  
  

  Per-Biology
  Course Dates: July 18-Aug 5
  Course Meeting Time: 8:30-10:00 am, M-Th
  Course Instructor: Ms. Diane Sweeney
  
  

  Pre-Algebra I
  Course Dates: July 18-Aug 5
  Course Meeting Time: 10:10-11:40am M-F 
  Course Instructor: Ms. Jen Thelen
  
  

  Pre-Geometry
  Course Dates: July 18-Aug 5
  Course Meeting Time: 10:10-11:40am M-F 
  Course Instructor: Mr. Greg Morris
  
  

  Pre-Algebra II
  Course Dates: July 18-Aug 5
  Course Meeting Time: 10:10-11:40am M-F  
  Course Instructor: Mr. John Gilmore
  
  

  Pre-Chemistry
  Course Dates: July 18-Aug 5
  Course Meeting Time: 12:00-2:00pm, M-Th 
  Course Instructor: Ms. Diane Sweeney
  
  

  Pre-English I 
  Course Dates: July 18-Aug 5
  Course Meeting Times: 12:00-1:30 and 1:40-3:10 M-F
  Course Instructor: Ms. Fehmeen Picetti
  
  

  Pre-English II
  Course Dates: Aug 1-Aug 12
  Course Meeting Time: 2:00-4:00pm
  Course Instructor: Dr. Diana Neebe

• CI - Robotics

  This course exposes students to the various elements of engineering (applied science) and should be considered an introduction to both hardware and software engineering. Hands-on projects in robotics are utilities to develop skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Specific topics include: use of tools in the shop, motors and power, hearing, pneumatics, computer assisted drawing (CAD) and 3D printing, basic programming, and construction/operation of several robots. Emphasis will be on FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). This class is highly differentiated and project-based to accommodate a variety of skill and experience levels.
  
  

  Course Dates: June 6 - June 24 (3 weeks)
  Synchronous Meeting Times: Weekdays, 9am-1pm
  Course Format: Fully In-person
  Course Instructor: Alex Bucur
  Attendance: No more than one (1) excused or unexcused on-campus class meeting absence is allowed.
  Tuition: $1,100

   

• CS - Computer Science Principles

  Open to all SHP students, including Incoming Freshmen (with permission of School Counselor)

  This 60-hour semester course will introduce students to computational thinking while they explore their “digital world.” This course explores the history of computing, the Internet, human-computer interaction, computational problem solving, web design, hardware basics, data, digital literacy, ethical and appropriate uses of technology, and programming. Additionally, students will learn to manage a digital workflow through online organization and collaboration. While the course is not a full programming class, students will gain an understanding of programming through many small coding exercises, primarily using HTML5 and Python. Through project-based learning, students will answer questions such as: How do I make a web page? What happens when I connect to the Internet? Where/what is "the cloud"? What can I do with data? What is a computer program? How do computers and computer programs run? This course will be delivered in 6 modules that will be released on a weekly basis. Students will be expected to spend 2 hours per day watching videos, interacting with posts, and completing assignments. Students will need internet access as well as a laptop or desktop computer.
  This course has UC approval.
  
  Course Dates: June 13 - July 1 (3 weeks)
  Synchronous Meeting Times: Weekdays, 9-11am
  Course Format: Fully Online
  Course Instructor: TBD  
  Prerequisites: Sections are open to all SHP students, including rising Freshmen (with permission of School Counselor)
  Attendance: No more than one (1) excused or unexcused absence is allowed.
  Tuition: $1,100
  

• ENGLISH - Senior Writers Workshop (Enrichment)

  This seminar course provides the structure and support to guide students through the college essay writing process, from brainstorming and idea formation to the final editing process. The workshop days are scheduled to naturally follow the writing process, with single day meetings in June, August and October. This workshop is designed to be a hands-on writing seminar for students who want to work on their individual college essays. The course will not present material different from that offered to every rising senior student at “College Kick Off”; but rather will offer a forum for a student to work through writing the college essay with individual support and guidance. The instructors will help each student access his or her individual voice, helping them focus on his or her unique attributes. Instructors will provide editing suggestions and assistance throughout the writing process and will work in collaboration with our College Counseling Department.
  
  

  This course is open only for rising Seniors and offers no academic course credit. Please note that it does not take place during the regular summer session, when all for-credit summer session courses take place.
   
  Exact Dates: May 31 - June 3 with check-ins throughout the summer
  Exact Times: TBD
  Instructors: Lisa Harper & Jake Moffat
  Tuition: $900

• FINE ARTS - Stained Glass Workshop

  This introductory course is designed to enable junior/senior students to have hands-on instruction in creating stained glass art as a mode for artistic expression. Students will learn the basic technical skills required for the production of a glass panel window using various specialized tools and equipment.  This course introduces students to the elements of pattern design concepts, execution in glass selection, cutting, grinding, foiling, soldering, applying patina and polishing glass to construct a finished work using the principles of a copper foil technique.  A strong emphasis is placed on design and originality.  Glass studio procedures, including safety, operation and maintenance of tools and equipment are all covered in detail.  This course earns one semester UC credit in the “F” requirement.
  
  Prerequisite: Completion of full-year Fine Arts graduation requirement
   
  Please note that this course will only be offered if course requests meet enrollment minimum. 
   
  Course Dates: June 6 - June 24 (3 weeks)
  Synchronous Meeting Times: 9am - 1pm
  Course Format: Fully In-person
  Course Instructor: TBD
  Attendance: No more than one (1) excused or unexcused on-campus class meeting absence is allowed.
  Tuition: $1,100

• Health and Wellness

  Health & Wellness is a one semester requirement that is part of the school's overall commitment to providing students with ongoing opportunities to learn about health related topics and to reflect upon individual decision-making in the context of the SHP community and beyond. The emphasis of the program is to promote balance, safety, self-reflection, and the skills to navigate various situations and decisions that students may encounter throughout their teenage years. A major goal of the course is to build healthy communities where individuals look out for one another and feel empowered to make healthy decisions. Topics of the course include: Adolescent Development, Identity, Conformity & Bystander Effects, Physical Health, Mental Health, Relationships, Communication, Substance Use, Sexual Health, Technology & Social Media.
  This course has UC approval.
  
  Registration by invitation only and is not an option on the course request form. If you believe you or your student needs to take Health & Wellness this summer, please reach out to their School Counselor. Invitations to register will be sent in later in the semester.

   

  Course Dates: June 13 - July 1 (3 weeks)
  Class Meeting Times: 8:30am-12:30pm, M-F 
  Course Format: In-person
  Instructor: Vanessa Woods
  Prerequisites: Open only to rising Freshman 
  
  Attendance: No more than one (1) excused or unexcused absence is allowed.
  Tuition: This is a required course that must be taken before the sophomore year, so SHP summer tuition will be covered by the school.

• MATH - Geometry Jump

  This course covers the same material as a full-year high school Geometry course in a very intensive fashion. The main purpose is to develop understanding of concepts in plane, solid and coordinate geometry, the skills to apply these concepts to solve problems, and the ability to construct formal arguments and proofs. Topics include angles, parallel lines, triangles and other types of polygons, congruence, similarity, circles, various types of solid figures, area, volume, coordinate geometry, and basic right triangle trigonometry. Throughout the course there is a committed and consistent effort to review and use algebraic skills in the context of solving geometrical problems.
  This is a UC approved course.
  
  

  This course is open only to rising Sophomores. Class will not meet on Monday, July 4.

  
  Course Dates: June 6 - July 15 (6 weeks)
  Synchronous Meeting Times: Weekdays, 9am-12pm
  Course Format: Fully Online
  Course Instructor: Laura Gremett 
  Prerequisites: for SHP students an A- or higher both semesters of Algebra I; for non SHP students an A in both semesters of Algebra I and a letter of recommendation from current Algebra I teacher
  Attendance: No more than two (2) excused or unexcused absences are allowed; SHP will call parents if attendance becomes an issue and a third absence will result in withdrawal from the course.
  Tuition: $1,500

• RELIGIOUS STUDIES - History of the Church

  Like its parent faith, Judaism, Catholicism is a deeply historical religion.  The Church community’s relationship with society, spiritual life, its understanding of the Gospel message, conception of mission and discipleship, and organization today are based on two millennia of reflective dialogue.  This course is a critical study of that dialog from the New Testament origins of the Christian community to the present day. We will explore the Church in history: its nature and meaning, images, marks, life and ministry, guide to moral life, and the role of prayer. 
   
  This course is open only to rising Seniors.
   
  Course Dates: June 6 - July 1 (4 weeks)
  Provisional Synchronous Meeting Times: Mondays & Thursdays, 9-11am
  Course Format: Hybrid
  Course Instructors: Virginia Boesen
  Attendance: No more than one (1) excused or unexcused on-campus class meeting absence is allowed.
  Tuition: $1,100

• RELIGIOUS STUDIES - Social Ethics

  This course examines the scriptural and traditional underpinnings of a “faith that does justice” and analyzes social ethics as based on a conscious sense of responsibility to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We extend this examination into the realm of institutional development by analyzing the morality of our social institutions through our case studies of contemporary ethical issues. Particular emphasis is placed on Catholic Social Teaching and our response to issues of racism and discrimination, poverty and economic injustice, and violence and war as recurring, broad-based issues that have a tendency to wreak havoc with the moral health of our social institutions.
  This course has UC approval.
  
  

  This course is open only to rising Juniors.
   
  Course Dates: June 6 - July 1 (4 weeks, Urban Plunge on June 6)
  Synchronous Meeting Times: 9-11am, M-F
  Course Format: Hybrid (All class meetings are online, students must attend Urban Plunge in person)
  Course Instructors: Matthew Carroll and Jessica Mueller
  Tuition: $1,100

• RELIGIOUS STUDIES - World Religions

  This course focuses on the ways in which important spiritual truths are found in non-Christian religions. Students learn the practice of interreligious dialogue, including the dialogue of scholars and theologians and the dialogue of shared spiritual experience. In addition, gaining accurate knowledge of other religions and cultures is a significant aspect of the course. Students come to recognize the ways in which other systems of belief and practice differ from Catholicism.
  This course has UC approval.
  
  

  This course is open only to rising Juniors.
  
  

  Course Dates: June 7 - July 1 (4 weeks)
  Synchronous Meeting Times: TBD
  Course Format: Hybrid
  Course Instructor(s): Brian Heredia
  Attendance: No more than one (1) excused or unexcused absence is allowed.
  Tuition: $1,100

• SCIENCE - Physics

  This course covers the same material as a full-year high school physics course in a very intensive fashion. Physics is an introductory course that explores the concepts of motion, mechanics, sound, electricity, and optics. Both conceptual and mathematical aspects of physics are covered and extensive demonstration and laboratory work are included. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and problem solving. This course will also include using scientific writing skills and graphical analysis to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the physical world. Throughout the course, there is a committed and consistent effort to use algebraic and trigonometric skills in the context of solving physics problems.
  
  This is a UC approved course.
   
  This course is open only to rising Juniors and Seniors.
   
  Course Dates: June 6 - July 1 (4 weeks)
  Synchronous Meeting Times: Weekdays, 9am-3:30pm
  Course Format: Fully In-person
  Course Instructor: Riaz Abdulla 
  Prerequisites: Placement based on diagnostic assessment and recommendations of previous Science and Math teachers; Completion of Biology, Chemistry or Chemistry Honors; B- or better in Algebra II
  Attendance: No more than two (2) excused or unexcused absences are allowed; SHP will call parents if attendance becomes an issue and a third absence will result in withdrawal from the course.
  Tuition: $1,500

• GOA - Summer Classes (Enrichment Only)

  Registration is done separately for GOA classes.
  Tuition for GOA is $1,100 per course and courses are enrichment electives that do not bear credit for SHP graduation requirements. For questions about taking GOA courses and the impact on their SHP transcript, students should speak with their School Counselor and/or College Counselor.
  
  GOA Catalog >>

• SOPHIECONNECT - Enrichment Only

  SHP students are welcome to take enrichment courses through SophieConnect over the summer. Unlike SophieConnect courses taken during the school year, students must register directly with the SophieConnect program. You can find course offerings and registration at www.sophieconnect.org.
  
  Please note that SophieConnect courses taken over the summer are for enrichment only, which means Summer SophieConnect coursework will not be recorded in a student's SHP transcript.