High School Summer Program

This four-week course is designed for incoming Justin-Siena freshmen. The course helps to prepare and assess students’ readiness for Algebra I. Students finishing this course may be placed in either Algebra Foundations or Algebra I based on performance and teacher recommendation. This is a preparatory course only; no high school credit is given.

DATES/TIMES:

June 10- July 5 (Monday through Friday; No School on Thursday, July 4)

Noon-3pm

COST: $600

This two-week course is designed for incoming Justin-Siena freshmen students. This course will provide students with an introduction to college-preparatory skills in writing, critical reasoning, and study skills that will be required for success at Justin-Siena High School. This course will also provide students with a pre-orientation to Justin-Siena’s campus, procedures, and policies. This two-week course is offered at two different times during Summer School.

DATES/TIMES:

Session A: meets 8:30am-11:30am

June 10-14; 17-21 (Monday through Friday)

Session B: meets 8:30am-11:45am

June 24-28; July 1-5 (Monday through Friday; No School on Thursday, July 4)

COST: $375*

This 10-unit course is the equivalent of a full year of the Christian Living Religious Studies course. This course examines a number of topics that are integral to the moral life in our Roman Catholic tradition. Centered in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the course explores such topics as growing in self-knowledge, natural law, the act of conscience, the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, the nature of personal and social sin, freedom and responsibility, and vocation. This course presents a method for decision making as it challenges students to examine and pattern their lives in light of the Gospel. Teaching methods include service learning, introspection/journaling, multi-media, lecture, and group projects. Christian Living is required for graduation.

Pre-requisite: Student must be a junior, have passed all required religious studies courses, and receive approval from the department chair and summer school Principal. Course Application is necessary to enroll. Read below carefully.

 

Criteria for enrollment includes:

1. Student’s demonstrated ability to manage workload and to work independently in previous Religious Studies courses at the Freshman and Sophomore levels.

2. Student’s determined necessity for this summer advancement course based on their regular Junior course schedule

3. Student’s ability to manage workload of a summer advancement course based on responsibilities, commitments, etc. discussed in application.

DATES/TIMES:

This will be an online class that will offer incoming juniors the opportunity to complete one year of their religious studies requirement over the summer. All course work must be completed by July 30th. There are a few required on campus dates for this course. They are TBA. This class must have a minimum number of students to run. Space is limited and enrollees will be admitted on a rolling basis as applications are received.

COST:

$1500 (deadline to register is May 1 if space remaining)

This 10-unit course is the equivalent of a full year of high school Biology and designed for students who will eventually take AP Biology. This course is the study of life and the interaction of organisms with their environment. The unity, diversity, and continuity of life will be studied using individual and group projects and selected readings. Lectures will be correlated with current scientific research, laboratory work, and a detailed cell-model project. The goal of this course is to instill an awareness of the diverse array of species on Earth and to understand the balance between them and their environment. Topics that will be covered include scientific method, the chemistry of life, cells, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, genetics and heredity, and plant and animal classification.

DATES/TIMES:

This is a hybrid class that will have on-campus and online meeting requirements. On-campus dates are tentatively scheduled for Thursdays 9am-1pm. Students will need to complete all course work by July 30th. All other lectures, assignments, and assessments will be done online through an online learning platform (Schoology). This class must have a minimum number of students to run. Space is limited.

COST:

$1500 (deadline to register is May 1 if space remaining)

This 10-unit course is the equivalent of a full year of high school Geometry. This course emphasizes making connections within the concept of plane geometry. Students will be introduced to inductive and deductive reasoning, logic and proof (including flow charts and two column proofs), thinking more logically and precisely, learning the basic principles of plane and coordinate geometry, developing problem solving skills, fully integrating algebra with geometry, and preparing for more advanced work in mathematics.

DATES/TIMES:

This is a hybrid class that will have on-campus and online meeting requirements. On-Campus dates are June 10-July 3 (Monday-Friday, 9-11:30am). All other lectures, assignments, and assessments will be done online through an online learning platform (Schoology). Students will need to complete all course work by July 30th. This class must have a minimum number of students to run. Space is limited.

 

COST:

$1500 (deadline to register is May 1 if space remaining)

Spiritual Journey is an adaptation of Option D: Responding to the Call of Jesus Christ and includes many elements of Option B: History of the Catholic Church in the Bishops’ Framework. It is designed to help students reflect on the presence of God in their lives by exploring the foundations of a fruitful spiritual journey, different prayer practices and images of God, the life stories of saints and spiritual figures, and ultimately, how to respond to God’s call in their lives. By reflective reading, viewing, and analysis of the stories of people seeking to better know themselves, God, and the meaning of their lives, students learn to see God in the people they meet and the choices they make. Students will also be introduced to a variety of situations and circumstances that contribute to their spiritual development using lecture, discussion, journaling, and film. The culminating final project asks students to design and create their own spiritual autobiography.

World Religions (Online) follows Option E: Ecumenical and Interreligious Issues in the Bishops’ Framework and begins with a discussion of Vatican II and the Church’s teaching on ecumenism, religious tolerance, and inter-faith dialogue recognizing non-Christian religions. The course then examines the eastern religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto. The course ends with the study of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity including other rites of Catholicism and Protestant faiths. This online section of World Religions is not UC-approved.

Pre-requisite: Student must be a senior, have passed all required religious studies courses, and receive approval from the department chair and summer school principal. Criteria for enrollment is based on the following:

1. Information from student application previously submitted for the Senior Religious Studies Courses.

2. Student’s demonstrated ability to manage workload and to work independently in previous Religious Studies courses at the freshman, sophomore, and junior levels.

3. Student’s determined necessity for this summer advancement course based on their regular Senior course schedule.

DATES/TIMES:

This will be an online class that will offer incoming juniors the opportunity to complete one year of their religious studies requirement over the summer. All course work must be completed by July 30th. This class must have a minimum number of students to run.  

COST:

$1500 (deadline to register is May 1 if space remaining)

This 5-unit course is the equivalent of a full semester of high school Algebra I. This course is designed for students who earned less than a C- in the previous school year. Successful completion of this course (C- or higher) does not erase a student’s previous Algebra I grade, but it does affect a student’s overall grade point average and qualifies the student to advance in his/her mathematics studies the upcoming school year.