Summer Camps / Summer Courses

Thank you for your interest in St. Xavier’s junior high programming. In an abundance of caution and out of concern for your family, we have decided to cancel our junior high programming for the summer of 2020. At this time, Athletic Camps and courses for incoming freshmen are still on as scheduled. If you have already enrolled, we will send you a full refund. We appreciate your interest and pray for your good health!

SUMMER CAMPS (Entering Grades 6-9)

Athletic Camps

Bravo Basics (Theater) - CANCELLED

The Bravo Basics camp has been cancelled for the summer of 2020.

Have fun while learning skills that will allow you to be creative on demand! Improve your ability to: act, speak publicly, think creatively, understand and interpret text, and succeed in future art classes! Class covers improvisation, movement, acting scene work and will culminate with a showcase of student performances. Teachers are Nathan Gabriel and Elizabeth Harris, both of whom work as professional directors and teach acting at St. Xavier and at the college level. This course runs from 9-12 with session 1 going from June 3 – 16, and session 2 from June 17 – 30. You may sign up for one session or both. (6, 7, 8, 9^th grade boys and girls) $275

Makerspace (Creativity & Manufacturing) - CANCELLED

Makerspace Camp has been cancelled for the summer of 2020.

Discover inspiring ways to imagine, design, invent, tinker and make through hands on projects and collaborative creations. This two-week camp fosters’ creativity, builds confidence, and sparks interest in science, technology, engineering, math and the arts. We can all be makers, so let’s start making with our 3D printers, CNC milling machine, vinyl printer/cutter, and more! This two-week course has four sessions. Session 1 runs from June 3 – 16, and session 2 from June 17 – 30. Each session offers an 8 – 11 option and a 12 – 3 option. (6, 7, 8, 9^th grade boys and girls) $325 (price shown reflects $50 material charge)

Mock Trial / Debate - CANCELLED

The Mock Trial / Debate camp has been cancelled for the summer of 2020.

This camp will introduce students to high school mock trial! Campers will learn from local attorneys and other legal experts about all the different parts of mock trial. Students will get opportunities to perform a trial after learning the basics. This course will develop critical thinking, teamwork, presentation skills; and it will be fun! This two week course is offered from 8 – 10 from June 3 – 16^th, and from 8 – 10 from June 17– 30. (6, 7, 8^th grade boys and girls) $275

Robot X (Robotics) - CANCELLED

The Robot X camp has been cancelled for the summer of 2020.

This is an introduction to competitive robotics. Campers will design, build, program, and compete with a robot! Campers can come into the session with no experience and leave having skills to make a robot using TETRIX parts, REV electronics, and Android phones programmed using the Blocks environment. This course runs from either 8-11 or 12-3 with session 1 going from June 3 - 16, and session 2 from June 17 - 30. (6, 7, 8, and 9th grade boys and girls) $325 (price shown reflects $50 material charge)

Sensational Summer Science - CANCELLED

The Sensational Summer Science camp as been cancelled for the summer of 2020.

An adventure through science and technology filled with take-home projects and hands-on activities usually reserved for high school students. Explore, biology, analytical chemistry, forensics, electricity, build and race a rocket car and more. Skills will cross over to other science activities like Science Olympiad and Boy/Girl Scout STEM activities. This course runs from 10 – 12 with session 1 going from June 3 – 16, and session 2 from June 17 – 30. (6, 7, 8^th grade boys and girls) $300 (price shown reflects $25 material charge)

Shark Tank (Entrepreneurship) - CANCELLED

SUMMER COURSES (Incoming freshmen)

Introduction to English

Intro to English (4 week course): Improved written expression is the prime objective of the “Intro to HS English” course. Incoming freshmen enrolled in the four-week course will engage in the foundational theory and applied mechanics of “formal thesis-driven, argumentative, expository writing” which is the touchstone of the St. Xavier High School English program. Focusing on the building blocks - sentence structure and paragraph organization, students will learn and practice the various core competencies of the freshman year writing curriculum: descriptive essay, narrative essay, argumentative essay, literary analysis, MLA format, quote integration, punctuation, et al. Using the freshman summer reading assignment Ender’s Game as an anchor, the course will offer direct instruction on the basics of literary theory (plot, character, setting, theme, etc.) with special emphasis on close reading strategies for improved comprehension. You do not need to read Ender’s Game before class starts. Making use of many of the same tools and techniques students can expect to encounter in the school year, the course is both review and primer for the rigors of freshman English at St. Xavier.

Term 3 - June 3 to June 30

Be sure your session does not conflict with your other courses.

3 Sessions are offered:

Bell 1 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. (This 20-day course starts on a Wednesday.)

Bell 2 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (This 20-day course starts on a Wednesday.)

Bell 3 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (This 20-day course starts on a Wednesday.)

Introduction to Math

Intro to Math (4 week course): A course designed to introduce students to some of the basic concepts of Algebra I (first degree equation solving, laws of exponents, slope, and intercept line.) Equivalent to about 1 ½ quarters of an Algebra 1 course.

Term 3 - June 3 to June 30

Be sure your session does not conflict with your other courses.

3 Sessions are offered:

Bell 1 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. (This 20-day course starts on a Wednesday.)

Bell 2 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (This 20-day course starts on a Wednesday.)

Bell 3 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (This 20-day course starts on a Wednesday.)

Summer Study Skills

Study Skills (2 week course): A skills oriented approach geared to improve students’ abilities to plan, organize, read, listen critically, summarize and self-test. Numerous other attitudinal and practical steps for self-help are taught, which will lead to mastery learning. Organizational skills, time management, active reading and active listening skills, note taking, and expository writing are tools to this mastery learning. Students often report this course as instrumental to success in their first year. The considerable amount of information in this course is delivered in ten days, so it is imperative that students attend every session. Be sure to choose a session that allows your son to attend all class meetings. Study Skills fills up quickly, early registration is advised.

Term 1 - June 3 to June 16

Bell 1 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. (This 10-day course starts on a Wednesday.)

Bell 2 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.(This 10-day course starts on a Wednesday.)

Term 2- June 17 to June 30

Bell 1 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. (This 10-day course starts on a Wednesday.)

Bell 2 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (This 10-day course starts on a Wednesday.)

Registration, Tuition and FAQs

Registration:

Only incoming St. Xavier freshmen can take these courses
REGISTER HERE FOR SUMMER COURSES
A student may register for all 3 courses as long as the times do not conflict
Some sections close out quickly, especially Study Skills
Be sure to use your son’s legal name when you register
The school reserves the right to cancel a listed course

Tuition: $275 per student per course for Math, English, or Study Skills

$485 for any two classes (enter Coupon Code: INTRO)

$700 for all three classes (enter Coupon Code: FRESH3)

FAQs:

Arriving in a timely fashion is critical to your student’s success. Though traffic is lighter during June, please keep factors like traffic, trains, and stopping for breakfast in mind when leaving for St. X in the morning.
These three courses are not part of the student’s permanent record.
If your son wishes to take part in an athletic camp, family vacation, weight training or mission trip, he may do that and still take the Intro to English or Intro to Math courses. He is permitted to miss up to one week and still complete the course. Because Study Skills is organized around a 2 week session, students may not miss classes.
If you have received a recommendation from either the English or Math Departments, please take their advice and enroll in that subject. If you have not received a notice from Math or English, but feel your son could benefit from either course, enroll him in that course.
Recommendation letters from the English and Math departments will not be sent out until mid-May. You can still register at that time.

Attendance is mandatory; however, call Mrs. Jen Wyche at 513-761-7600 ext. 125 if needed.

*For inquiries about financial assistance, please contact Jason Ahlers at JAhlers@stxavier.org.

Click here for a PDF of information about summer courses.

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