Summer Camps / Summer Courses

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 1 to June 25

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

3 Sessions are offered:

Bell 1: 8:00 – 10:00am    

Bell 2: 10:15 – 12:15pm  

Bell 3:  1:00 – 3:00pm  

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 1 to June 25   

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

3 Sessions are offered:

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

Bell 2: 10:15 – 12:15pm (This is a 20-day course & starts on a Wednesday.) 

Bell 3: 1:00 – 3:00pm (This is a 20-day course & starts on a Wednesday.)

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 1 to June 11

Bell 1:  8:00 – 10:00am  (This session starts on a Tuesday. Please register for Term 2 if your son is still in class for any of these dates.)

Bell 2: 10:15 – 12:15pm (This session starts on a Tuesday. Please register for Term 2 if your son is still in class for any of these dates.)

 

Term 2 - June 14 to June 25

Bell 1:  8:00 – 10:00am (This is a 10-day course & starts on a Monday.)       

Bell 2: 10:15 – 12:15pm (This is a 10-day course & starts on a Monday.)

Registration: 

• Only incoming St. Xavier freshmen can take these courses

• We will send you registration information towards the end of February

• 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

                  $55 discount if you enroll in any two classes                                                                          (enter Coupon Code: INTRO2)

                   $120 discount if you enroll in all three classes                                                                         (enter Coupon Code: INTRO3)

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 513-761-7815 ext. 125 if needed.

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