Jesuit High School's Summer School is a comprehensive program for boys and girls entering Grades 9-12 in the Fall of 2013. We offer high school preparatory, review and credit courses. The 2013 Summer School Application is completely online this year. You are strongly advised to consult with your child's academic counselor to ensure that your student is ready and qualified to take the course that you have requested. It is also your sole responsibility to be sure that your child's school will accept credit for this course.
Online Registration has closed. Walk-in Registration is still available for some classes between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Please contact summerschool@jesuithighschool.org for more information.
Summer School Course Confirmations will be emailed out on Friday, May 24th. Tuition is due in full no later than May 31, 2013.
Review the courses that you would like to take this summer from
those listed below. Jesuit students have priority registration
until May 1, 2013. All courses are open to both Jesuit High
School and non-Jesuit High School students unless otherwise noted
below. You will only be charged the registration fee(s) when
completing your registration.
After submitting your electronic application below, the
balance of your tuition must be paid in full by May 31,
2013. You may pay your remaining balance online by
credit card.
Incoming Freshmen are only allowed to take Credit Courses
after a careful review of the individual candidate’s academic
performance, recommendations and test scores. Please
contact Gerry Lane, the Admission Director by email at gerry.lane@jesuithighschool.org
for information.
Students will be placed with an agency and will be required to fulfill a minimum of 10-15 hours/week of service for a total of 50 hours. In addition, students are required to attend 10 hours of classroom orientation and reflection on campus. Students will identify their top service placement choices at a lunch meeting on May 1 or May 2 and will be notified of their site placement the week of May 28. Please Note: All class meetings are mandatory. It is not possible to complete this course if the student takes other summer school courses, works full time or is out of town during any of the four weeks of class. Limited to 25 Jesuit students only
Mandatory Class Meetings:
Monday, June 3, 2013
9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Length: 60 hours/4 weeks Tuition: $250 plus $30 registration fee
Camp ReCreation is a residential summer camp program for adults
and children with developmental disabilities, offering
participants opportunities for fun, social interaction, and
spiritual growth while providing valuable respite for parents and
caregivers. Accredited by the American Camp Association,
Camp ReCreation has been serving persons with special needs in
northern California since 1983. This course is open to
Jesuit Students only.
At MDA camp, kids with neuromuscular disease discover a world
created specifically for them, and meet many other kids sharing
the same needs and experiences. MDA camp offers a fun and safe
outdoor experience, along with opportunities to engage in a
variety of activities such as horseback riding, swimming,
adaptive sports, arts and crafts, camp dances and much more. MDA
staff and volunteers assume all camper care, including physical
and emotional support. This course is open to Jesuit
Students Only.
All courses meet the same standards, cover the same material
and use the same textbooks as the regular school year
courses. The following credit courses meet U.C. “a-g”
requirements:
A discovery approach is used with intensive hands-on experience
through laboratory experiments. The course content includes the
following topics: cells, functioning plants and animals,
genetics, evolution, energy and life, ecosystems, and ecology.
Length: June 10 – July 19, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $700 plus $30 registration fee
This class is laboratory oriented. It includes metric
measurement, general inorganic chemistry, formula writing,
balancing of equations, the mole concept, atomic structure, heats
of reactions, chemical equilibrium, organic and nuclear
chemistry.
Length: June 10 – July 19, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $700 plus $30 registration fee
Physics is the study of matter and energy. Course content
includes motion, force, energy, momentum, waves, light,
electricity and magnetism. Laboratory experiments and
individual projects are an integral part of the course.
Recommended prerequisites: Chemistry and Algebra 2.
Length: June 10 – July 19, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $700 plus $30 registration fee
This course completes the three semester Global Studies course
begun in Freshman year. It is strongly recommended for
those who want to take a full year of band or chorus next year.
Length: June 10 – June 28, 2013 or July 1 – July
19, 2013 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $350 plus $30 registration fee
This course introduces the student to the many political,
economic and social concepts and developments that have shaped
American society. Students may take the first semester for
three weeks (June 13-July 1) or two semesters for six weeks.
Length: June 10 – June 28, 2013 (one semester)
or June 10 – July 19 (two semesters) Time: 8:00
a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Tuition: $350 or $700 plus $30
registration fee
Emphasis is on operations with polynomials and rational
expressions, solutions of quadratic equations by factoring and
formula and solution of elementary word problems.
Jesuit Students must obtain prior department
approval
Length: June 10 – July 19, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $700 plus $30 registration fee
This course is specifically designed for Jesuit High students who
are advancing to Algebra 2 HONORS. In addition to Euclidean plane
geometry and geometric figures, the course provides extensive
theoretical consideration for the use of formal logic in proofs
as well as problem solving. Trigonometry and its applications are
introduced to enable the transition in to Algebra 2 Honors the
next academic year. This placement requires the recommendation of
your current Algebra teacher and the approval of your counselor
and the Director of Scheduling.
Jesuit students must obtain prior department
approval
Length: June 10 – July 19, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $700 plus $30 registration fee
Emphasis is placed on the solution of linear/quadratic
equations/inequalities; linear/quadratic graphing; function
concept/notation and the solution of word problems, including
approximation. It is intended for students wishing to achieve
advanced placement and those who need to retake Algebra II.
Pre-requisite: Algebra I.
Jesuit students must obtain prior department
approval
Length: June 10 – July 19, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $700 plus $30 registration fee
This ensemble is designed for incoming freshmen as well as Jesuit
students who have just completed a year of Instrumental Music.
Designed for band students with a minimum of one year of middle
school band experience, instruction for this ensemble focuses on
the preparation of music in a variety of types and styles for a
public concert, and on the development of ensemble techniques
(tone, rhythmic accuracy, technical facility, articulation,
intonation, blend, balance, and musical expression). Students are
required to participate in the concert at the end of the summer
term.
Length: June 10 – July 19
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuition: $350 plus $30 registration fee
This “For Credit” course is designed for the beginning Art
Student as well as for those students wanting to improve their
drawing skills. The course will introduce and familiarize the
students to various drawing media (graphite, charcoal, pen and
ink) for the rendering of 3 dimensional subjects onto a 2
dimensional support (paper, canvas) along with heightening of the
observational skills of the individual student. A working
vocabulary of Art Terms will be taught to help facilitate
knowledgeable critiques of the students’ work as well of the
works of others. Earn credit, learn to draw and learn to see in
an enjoyable summer atmosphere.
Studio Art 1A Will Not Be Offered During Summer
2013.
This course is designed to help students who have previously
shown a weakness in the fundamentals of mathematics as well as to
give all students a solid foundation in the fundamental concepts
of Algebra. Pre-Algebra is very helpful to incoming freshmen by
giving them a head start in their first year of high school
mathematics.
Length: June 10 – July 5, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. or 10:15 a.m. -
12:15 p.m. Tuition: $350 plus $30
registration fee
The course provides an integrated approach to reading and
composition, study skills, and literature. It will enable the
incoming student to preview material taught during the first
quarter in English, remediate basic skills required in all
language arts classes, and experience first hand the academic
demands of freshman year.
Length: June 10 – July 5, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. or 10:15 a.m. -
12:15 p.m. Tuition: $350 plus $30
registration fee
This course has been designed for students whose elementary
school curriculum emphasized literature and composition but was
deficient in basic grammar instruction. A strong foundation in
grammar is required in all high school world languages courses.
Also recommended for students who wish to take Latin I next fall.
Length: June 10 – July 5, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. or 10:15 a.m. -
12:15 p.m. Tuition: $350 plus $30
registration fee
This course will introduce students to the French language. Areas
that will be emphasized are simple conversation, verb conjugation
and grammar. This course is recommended for students who have had
little or no French or who would like a head start in French.
This course will introduce students to the Spanish language.
Areas that will be emphasized are simple conversation, verb
conjugation, and grammar. Recommended for students who have had
little or no Spanish or who would like a head start in
Spanish.
Length: June 10 – July 5, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Tuition: $350 plus $30 registration fee
Students will learn the basic skills of driving and the
California Vehicle code. This course fulfills the state
requirement of 30 hours of classroom instruction to qualify for a
driver’s license. All students are required to attend the full 30
hours. This course does not include behind-the-wheel instruction.
Please indicate both a session and a time on your application.
Length: June 10 – June 28, 2013 or July 1 – July
19, 2013 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. or
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Tuition: $225 plus $30
registration fee
Drivers Ed – June 10 – 28, 2013 – 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
will not be offered during Summer 2013
This course is designed for students who have completed a full
year Algebra I course but need additional instruction in
preparation for taking an accelerated or honors level course at
Jesuit. The expectation is that students who successfully
complete this course will demonstrate mastery of Algebra I
concepts in line with those students taking accelerated Algebra 1
at Jesuit. Students will be assessed on a weekly basis and will
take an exam similar in content and rigor to the year-end final
exam in Algebra 1(XL).
Length: June 10 – June 28, 2013 or July 1 – July
19, 2013 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $350 plus $30 registration fee
This course will be a combination level class reviewing the basic
vocabulary and grammar structures that were introduced in French
1 and French 2. It is open for all students that just
completed either level 1 or level 2 that would like to review or
get a head start before entering French 2 or French 3.
Extension activities will include exposure to French art, cooking
and music.
French I & II ReviewWill Not Be
Offered During Summer 2013.
This four-week course is designed for high school students
(including incoming freshman) who are beginner and intermediate
users of the iPad. The course will cover iPad basics, note-taking
and word-processing apps (primarily Notability and CloudOn),
storage apps (primarily DropBox and Google Drive), presentation
apps (PowerPoint, KeyNote, iMovie), and blogging and website
construction (primarily WordPress). At the end of the four weeks,
students will have created their own website and populate the
site with original multimedia content. Students are
required to bring their own iPad.
Length: June 10 – July 5, 2013
Time: 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Tuition: $350 plus $30 registration fee
This course will have special emphasis on a review of Spanish I
and is recommended for students who wish to strengthen their
background prior to taking Spanish II.
Length: June 10 – July 5, 2013
Time: 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Tuition: $350 plus $30 registration fee
This course is designed to build on what students have already
learned. The math section includes a thorough review of the “new”
math test including Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra II. The
English section includes extensive practice in verbal reasoning,
sentence completion, essay writing and critical reading. A full
length practice test will be administered each week. Based on
results of actual SAT tests, students receive written feedback
with strategies for improvement. There are two separate sessions:
one for math and one for verbal.
Length: June 10 – July 5, 2013 Math: 8:00
a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Verbal: 10:15 a.m.
– 12:15 p.m. Tuition: $275 each or $450
for both sections plus $30 registration fee
This four-week course is designed for Sophomore, Junior, or
Senior students who wish to strengthen their reading and writing
skills as they prepare for standardized tests and college reading
and writing. Students will learn specific reading strategies, to
formulate questions of analysis, to read a wide variety of
expository text, and then to write confidently. The course will
be conducted twice a week on-line (Thursday and Friday), using
e-mail to post writing and discussions with the instructor and
peers.
Summer BREW Will Not Be Offered During Summer
2013.
Tuition is due in full no later than May 31, 2013. The balance
may be paid by check or online credit card payment. Students can
be denied class admission if tuition is unpaid. Refunds are only
available in emergency situations.
Classes have limited enrollment. Students cannot be officially
enrolled until tuition and fees are paid. Jesuit reserves the
right to cancel classes that do not have sufficient enrollment.
Jesuit students have enrollment priority until May 1st.
The dress code is more relaxed than our regular code; however,
students are required to dress in clean, decent attire. No
bathing suits, spaghetti straps, or halter tops permitted. Also,
unusually dyed hair is not permitted, nor is facial hair for male
students. All other rules and regulations of Jesuit High School
are in effect, including our closed campus policy. Students may
be sent home for inappropriate dress. A second dress code
violation may result in expulsion from Summer School.
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