JUNIOR HIGH SUMMER SCHOOL
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FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM (EDGEWOOD CAMPUS ONLY)
Edgewood Campus
June 23 - July 31, 9am - 12pm, Monday - Thursday
6 - 8
$800
Our six-week Junior High Summer School Program at Edgewood helps ensure that students feel confident in their academic abilities by providing them with personalized instruction in key subject areas. Students focus on core fundamentals including:
- Expository Essay Writing
- Literary Analysis
- Grammar Fundamentals
- Individualized Math (e.g. Pre-Algebra-Geometry)
PRE ALGEBRA INTENSIVE
Preparatory Campus
June 23 - August 1, 8am - 12pm, Monday - Friday
7 - 8
Six week workshop: $1,300
PREREQUISITES: Recommendation for Pre Algebra in the fall
This course reviews and extends mathematical concepts and computational skills in preparation for the study of Algebra. Students continue to develop proficiency by working with decimals, integers, fractions, factors, primes, percents, measurement and exponents. Number sets, number theory, solution graphing, statistics and geometry are also covered. This intensive course is meant for students who have both a strong interest and a strong aptitude in mathematics. Students who achieve an index score (sum of class grade as a percent and score on end-of-course proficiency test) of 170 or better will receive credit for Pre Algebra and be eligible for Algebra in the fall.
GEOMETRY COURSE
Preparatory Campus
June 23 - August 1, 8 am-12 pm, or 12:30-4:30pm, Mon. - Fri.
7 - 8
Six week workshop: $1,300
PREREQUISITES: Recommendation for Geometry in the fall
This is a traditional course in Euclidian geometry that includes an introduction to proofs using deductive logic, basic geometric concepts, constructions and applications to area and volume problems. Axioms involving angles, triangles, polygons, circles and inequalities are presented. This intensive course is meant for students who have a both strong interest and a strong aptitude in mathematics. Students who achieve an index score (sum of class grade as a percent and score on end of course proficiency test) of 185 or better will be eligible for the Advanced Geometry/Algebra 2 class in the fall.