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FULL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE
AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION WITH A VISA OR MASTERCARD.

 

 

About High School Summer Academic Classes (updated 03/10/08)

  • These courses are initially only open to SI students. Spaces available will be opened to non-SI students starting on April 10, 2008. Check this website for instructions on how to register.
  • These courses are not remedial courses.
  • The following courses (except Advanced Algebra) are equivalent to those offered during the regular school year.
  • Year long courses (10 credits) will meet five hours and forty-five minutes per day, five days a week for SIX WEEKS. Semester-long courses (5 credits) will meet two hours and forty-five minutes per day, five days a week for SIX WEEKS.
  • Students may NOT miss more than TWO days of summer school in order to receive course credit and a grade. If you know that you are going on an Immersion trip or any other trip, having surgery or leaving town for any reason, DO NOT register for a course.
  • July 3 & 4 will be holidays.
  • Please read the attendance, add/drop and refund policies before registering. These policies will be strictly enforced.
  • Requests for specific teachers cannot be honored.

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High School Courses offered for St. Ignatius Students

ADVANCED ALGEBRA Note! This class is five weeks long and will start on June 9
Dates: June 9 - July 11

Time:   Section I: 8:30 - 10:00 (Sign up for Section I if you are applying for admission to Precalculus Honors)
Section II: 10:30 - noon (Sign up for Section II if you are applying for admission to Precalculus Accelerated)
$310

Check your eligibility for this class on or after March 7 at http://www.siprep.org/math/index.cfm. Advanced Algebra is designed for selected current sophomores only. Enrollment in Advanced Algebra represents a request for placement into Precalculus Accelerated or Precalculus Honors.

Course Description: Each week of the course, one topic will be covered with a unit test. The material covered will be those select Algebra 2 topics which fall between Algebra 1 and Precalculus Honors: polynomial functions and their graphs, conic sections, rationals, exponential and log functions, and Sequences and Series, all with an emphasis on graphing calculator use.  Students can expect that approximately 20 minutes of each class period will consist of direct instruction; the rest of the time will be devoted to independent work, since ability to handle a fast pace is required for honors and accelerated courses.  There will be a cumulative final exam. Daily homework equaling roughly 90 minutes will be required.  Tutoring and extra help are discouraged, as this might result in placement in a course beyond the student's true capabilities.

Grades: While students are expected to be thoroughly prepared for class, as well as to participate fully in class, grades and subsequent fall math placement are based solely on performance on the unit tests and the final exam.  Advanced Algebra is strictly an enrichment class and satisfies no graduation or remediation requirements, nor does the grade count in any GPA, so +/- will not be given. The following grading policy will apply:  100-90% = A, 89.9-80% = B, below 80% = no credit.

Criteria for Fall Placement: Students applying for Precalculus Honors must earn an A in Advanced Algebra. Students applying for Precalculus Accelerated must earn a B or higher.  Grades below B will indicate a fall placement in Algebra 2. 

Absence policy for this class only: 1. Student may not miss more than a total of 5 days of class. 2. Of a student's 5 allotted absences, the student may not take more than 4 absences during the last week of the summer session.

Textbook: Fee includes a textbook that will be provided.

Requirements:

  • Completion of all tests and quizzes
  • Preparedness and participation
  • Possession and use of a Graphing Calculator (TI 83 or 84 preferred)


ASTRONOMY (cancelled)
Dates: June 9 - July 18
Time: 4:00 - 9:45 (includes 30 min lunch and 15 min break)
Teacher and/or security guard will accompany students to their cars and/or wait with them at the flagpole to be picked up each night. It is recommended that students park directly in front of the school.

$955

10 credits

Grade Level - 11, 12

Prerequisite - Chemistry, Physics; Science GPA of 2.0 or higher.

Astronomy is the scientific study of the universe and its constituents. This course allows a student to apply fundamental concepts learned in biology, chemistry, and physics to new problems in astronomy. Students develop proficiency in data and image analysis techniques working with authentic astronomical data sets and instruments. Units of study in this course include constellation study and star identification, motion of the night sky, motion and appearance of the moon and planets, the properties of stars, galaxies, nebulae, and exotic concepts such as black holes, quasars, pulsars, extrasolar planets, curved spacetime, the Big Bang, dark matter, and dark energy. A handful of nighttime sessions will be required. Note: Students may not be absent on the last day of summer school and must take the final as scheduled on July 18.

Required textbook for Summer Astronomy:
Hester, Jeff et al, Full Edition of 21st Century Astronomy 2nd Edition ; Publisher, W.W. Norton & Co., ISBN: 0-393-92443-2

 


BIOLOGY  (One section only in 2008)
Dates: June 9 - July 18
Time: 8:30 - 2:15 (includes 30 min lunch and 15 min break)

$955
10 credits

To prepare our students to enter college and ultimately the work force as scientifically literate citizens, we need to help them master the critical thinking skills that will allow them to make informed decisions in a world increasingly impacted by science. At the same time, we will be helping them to develop an appreciation for the natural world and their role in its stewardship. Units in this course are rooted in evolutionary biology and include — evolution, genetics and heredity, cells, human reproduction, and ecology. Note: Students may not be absent on the last day of summer school and must take the final as scheduled on July 18.

Required textbook:
Hoagland, Mahlon., Bret Dodson, and Judith Hauck.  Exploring the way life works: the science of biology, Sudbury,  MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2001., ISBN: 0-7637-1688-x


CHEMISTRY  (Two sections available in 2008)
Dates: June 9 - July 18
Time:   Section I: 8:30 - 2:15 (includes 30 min lunch and 15 min break)
Section II: 9:00 - 2:45 (includes 30 min lunch and 15 min break)
$955
10 credits

This course uses problem solving and extensive laboratory work to develop an understanding of the fundamental laws and principals of Chemistry. Topics include measurement, properties and phases of matter, chemical formulas and equations, stoichiometry, atomic structure, thermodynamics, equilibrium, solubility, acids and bases, and an introduction to electrochemistry. Note: Students may not be absent on the last day of summer school and must take the final as scheduled on July 18.

Required textbook:
The Chemistry textbook will be loaned to all students during the summer session. The students will be required to make two payments to the teacher: 1. book deposit that will be returned at the end of the session if the student returns the textbook and 2. $5 for a lab book.

 


DRIVERS EDUCATION
June 2 - June 13
Time: 9:00 - 12:00
$230


Classroom instruction for High School students. Thirty classroom hours as required by state law to obtain a driver's permit (NOT A LICENSE).

 


ENGLISH 460 - Fiction Into Film (cancelled)
June 9 - July 18
Time: 12:15 - 3:00 (includes 15 min break)

$610

5 credits

Grade Level - 12

Prerequisite - English 100 or 103H; 200 or 203H; 300 or 303H


Photographer Laszlo Moholy-Nagy writes: "The illiterate of the 20th century will be as ignorant of the camera as of the pen." This single-semester course tries to create conscious and knowledgeable readers and viewers of film and adds a proper balance to the study of fiction and film through the act of writing. Why see the film if you've read the book? Why read the book if you've already seen the film? Fiction into Film seeks to help the student see that literature and film go hand in hand by the nature of their common narrative elements despite the differences in their delivery. To that end, the student will use analytical skills in considering films and apply these skills to their work with literature -- and vice versa. Note: Students may not be absent on the last day of summer school and must take the final as scheduled on July 18.

Required textbook:
Required books will be announced by the teacher in class during the first week of summer school.

 


PHYSICS (One section only in 2008)
June 9 - July 18
Time: 12:15 - 6:00 p.m.

$955

10 credits

Grade Level - 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite - Biology, Chemistry, Algebra 1
Criteria for Enrollment - Math GPA 2.0 or higher

Physics is the scientific study of the most fundamental laws of nature. This course aims to further develop students’ appreciation for and competence in the scientific method.  This course also aims to develop students’ conceptual and quantitative understanding of physical principles. Students perform experiments to develop proficiency in laboratory technique in applying physical principles to the analysis of experimental data. Units of study in this course include motion, Newton’s Laws, collisions, energy, thermodynamics, waves, sound, light, fundamental particles of nature, radioactivity, quantum mechanics, and electricity and magnetism. Note: Students may not be absent on the last day of summer school and must take the final as scheduled on July 18.

Required textbook for Summer Physics:
Hewitt, Conceptual Physics, 3rd Edition, with expanded technology , Publisher, Pearson, ISBN: 0-201-33287-6

 


RELIGIOUS STUDIES 400 - Path to Faith: Inspiring Lives Note! This class is five weeks long and will start on June 16
June 16 - July 18
Time: Class must meet the equivalent of 2 hours and 45 minutes per day for six weeks.
Class Meeting Schedule:
Mondays through Thursdays, 8:30 am to 12:15pm
Monday evenings, 5pm - 9pm (The two classes on Mondays count as TWO days of class)
On Mondays teacher and/or security guard will accompany students to their cars and/or wait with them at the flagpole to be picked up at night. It is recommended that students park directly in front of the school.

$610
5 credits

Grade Level - 12

“To find God in all things.” St. Ignatius taught that God is present in every aspect of our world and our lives. Each of our experiences unfolds God’s grace at work in the world and in our hearts. This course will help the student open up his/her conscious experience of God’s grace. We study the means by which we come to experience God: personal prayer, journaling, communal and liturgical worship, various spiritualities of the masters of religious experience (with St. Ignatius as our guide) and the human beings we encounter in our modern world. Through the study and analysis of both our own life experiences and “inspiring lives,” we come to deepen our understanding of and relationship to our God, especially in the Catholic tradition.

Required textbooks:
1. Course reader (must be purchased NEW);
2. 8 Spiritual Heroes: Their Search For God by Brennan Hill;
3. Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albon;
4. Please have a separate 3-ring binder for the reader, with section dividers, (reader, handouts, notes), and binder paper.
5. Also you are asked to have a separate prayer journal.


WORLD HISTORY II  (Three sections available in 2008)
June 9 - July 18

Time:  

Section I: 9:00 - 11:45 (includes 15 min break)
Section II: 9:00 - 11:45 (includes 15 min break)
Section III: 1:00 - 3:45 (includes 15 min break)

$610
5 credits

Pre-requisite: World History I

This course is a study of the political, cultural, geopolitical, economic, intellectual, aesthetic and religious factors involved in human development since the beginning of World War I in 1914. Mastery of basic factual material as well as ability to analyze and interpret that material will be required. Students will develop a formal thesis and write a research paper defending that thesis.

Required textbook:
Students are expected to keep the textbook used in World History I for use in the summer session of World History II. All students must read All Quiet on the Western Front by the first day of class.

 


About Registration

  • Course availability is subject to sufficient enrollment.
  • All courses are limited enrollment.
  • Registration begins on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 6 a.m.
  • Registrations will only be accepted online at siprep.org.
  • All courses must be paid at the time of registration with a Mastercard or Visa card only.
  • Students will be registered into the course of their choice on a first come-first served basis.
  • If you are on a waiting list for a class, please note that the waiting lists will remain active until April 10. If space becomes available in a class, you will be notified as soon as possible or at least by April 10. If no space is available in a class by April 10, you will also be notified.
  • Important: Please make a copy of the computer-generated verification form for your records. This form is generated as soon as you have successfully registered for a class and confirms that you have successfully registered or been wait-listed for a class.

Refund Policy : HS Summer School

    • If a class is cancelled you will receive a full refund.
    • If you cancel in writing to btalavan@siprep.org between March 10, 2008 and March 17, 2008 you will receive a 75% refund.
    • If you cancel in writing to btalavan@siprep.org between March 18, 2008 and April 18, 2008 you will receive a 50% refund.
    • After April 18, there is NO refund for any reason.
    • All refunds will be returned to you via check. Checks will be mailed no later than July 25, 2008.

Add/Drop Policy : HS Summer School

  1. Adding a Summer School High School course:
    If a student is on the waiting list for a high school course and if room becomes available, a student may add a high school course during the first 2 days of the summer school session only.
  2. Dropping a Summer School High School course:
    If a student chooses to drop a 5 unit high school class after the session has started the following apply:
    1. No refund will be given as per the refund policy.
    2. If a student drops during the first ten days, no grade or W (withdrew) will appear on his/her transcript.
    3. If a student drops after the first ten days, and before the last ten days a W will appear on his/her transcript.
    4. If a student drops during the last 10 days of the course, the student will receive a letter grade for the course that will appear on his/her transcript.

    If a student chooses to drop a 10 unit high school class after the session has started the following apply:
    1. No refund will be given as per the refund policy.
    2. If a student drops during the first ten days, no grade or W (withdrew) will appear on his/her transcript.
    3. If a student drops after the first ten days, a first semester grade and a W for the second semester will appear on his/her transcript.
    4. If a student drops during the last 10 days of the course, a first semester and second semester grade will appear on his/her transcript.

Financial Aid Policy: HS Summer School

  1. In order to register for summer school all students (including those requesting financial aid) must register online and pay in full with a Visa or MasterCard.
  2. Only students currently on financial aid (school year 2007-08) may request financial aid for summer school.
  3. Any summer school financial aid granted will be mailed to you via check. Checks will be mailed by July 25, 2008.
  4. Requests for financial aid may be made by completing the Summer School Financial Aid Application for SI Students and sending it via regular mail to Summer School Office, St. Ignatius College Prep, 2001-37th Ave. SF 94116. Your 2007 tax return, 2007 W-2 forms and all supporting schedules must be submitted in order to complete the financial aid application.

Questions? Email your questions to summerprograms@siprep.org



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