Summer Offerings

Dates

• Full Session: June 20 – July 20
• Session 1: June 20 – June 29 - SESSION IS FULL
• Session 2: July 10 – 20 

No classes on Monday, June 19, or Fridays, June 30, July 14 and 21

No classes the week of July 3 – 7 

Each summer, La Salle hosts an academic enrichment program for rising seventh and eighth grade students.  The mission of the program is to create a welcoming and inclusive community comprised of students, teachers, staff, and counselors who are dedicated to creating personal connections and fostering personal growth. 

In addition to preparation in English and Math for the High School Placement Test, students attend classes in art and science.  The day ends with a weekly themed class.  This year’s themes include photography, debate, coding, and public speaking.  25 current La Salle scholarship winners attended the program, including the full scholarship winners from the Classes of 2022 and 2023.  In addition, numerous girls have gone on to excel at local high schools, including all-female schools like the Mount and Gwynedd.  We anticipate that the summer of 2023 will give us the opportunity to gather as a community each day – in person – with the goal of celebrating our community and fine-tuning our talents.  We hope to count your rising seventh and eighth students among them this summer.  The program is open to boys and girls.

The program is open to boys and girls who will be in either 7^th or 8^th grade during the 2023-24 school year. 

25 current La Salle scholarship winners attended the program, including the full scholarship winners from the Classes of 2022 and 2023.  In addition, numerous girls have gone on to excel at local high schools, including all-female schools like the Mount and Gwynedd.

There are three options.  Students can attend the first two weeks of the program (session one), the second two weeks of the program (session two), or all four weeks (full session).  All students have an opportunity to take a full-scale practice High School Placement test during the program.  Keep in mind that there are no classes on Fridays.

Session One

June 20-29

No classes on Monday, June 19 or Friday, June 30

$700

Session Two

July 10 – 20

No classes on Friday, July 14 and 21

$700

Full Session

June 20 – July 20

No classes on Monday, June 19 or Fridays, June 30, July 14 or 21

No classes the week of July 4–8

Price $1300

The day is divided into three parts.  In the morning, students start their day with a community wide morning meeting featuring guest speakers and team building exercises.  Students then take classes in Math and English preparing them for the High School Placement Test.  The second part of the day includes lunch and recreation.  The afternoon finds students taking art or science, which rotate weekly, and they end the day with the weekly themed class.  Below is a schedule for a typical day.

8:00 – 8:20 – Students arrive

8:20 – 8:30 – Morning Meeting

8:35 – 9:15 – Math

9:20 – 10:00 – English

10:05 – 10:45 – Recreation

10:50 – 11:30 – Lunch

11:35 – 12:15 – Art or Science

12:20 – 1:00 – Weekly Themed Class

1:00 – Dismissal

Each week includes a unique class that takes place at the end of the day.  These classes run from Monday through Wednesday of each week.  Thursdays will feature a field day or a full-scale practice High School Placement Test (HSPT).  The full session students will go on a field trip when the session one students take the HSPT on Thursday, June 30.

• Week 1, June 20-23: STEM
• Week 2, June 26-28: Debate
• Week 3, July 10-12: STEM
• Week 4, July 17-19: Public Speaking

HSPT Dates

• Session 1 students: June 29
• Session 2 and Full Session students: July 20

Full Session: June 20 – July 20

No classes on Monday, June 19 or Fridays, June 30, July 14 or 21

$1300

Session One: June 20 – June 29

No classes on Monday, June 19 or Friday, June 30

$700

Session Two: July 10 – July 20

No class on Fridays, July 13 and 21

$700

It is important to know that all students will take a diagnostic math test before beginning the program.  This diagnostic is used to place students in the appropriate math section.  In addition to the diagnostic, we ask that parents select a math class for their student during registration.  Having both the results of the diagnostic and the parental input allow us to place students in the correct section with a high degree of precision.  Also, in the event a student is unable to take the math diagnostic before the program begins, the parental selection serves as a back up for placement.

The four options are as follows.

Math 7.1, Math 7.2, Math 8.1, Math 8.2

Choose Math 7.1 or 7.2 if your student will be a 7^th grader during the upcoming school year.  Choose 7.1 if they are in honors math, choose 7.2 if they are in a regular math class.

Choose Math 8.1 or 8.2 if your student will be an 8^th grader during the upcoming school year.  Choose 8.1 if they are in honors math, choose 8.2 if they are in a regular math class.

All math courses cover content related to the High School Placement Test (HSPT) and no one section is bound to certain curricular topics.  The purpose of the sections, then, is to aid in the process of grouping students together of similar abilities.  The advanced sections cover may start with more complex topics and advance at a faster pace, whereas the regular sections may review more basic elements of the HSPT and move at a slower pace.

Math topics include: fractions, ratios and proportions, decimals, percents, number manipulation, non-geometric comparisons, coordinate plane, geometry, surface area and volume, geometric comparisons, sequences, problem solving, linear equations, linear inequalities, statistics and probability.

Transportation update as of June 1, 2023

Due to high demand, transportation for both sessions is nearly full and routes have been planned. If you are interested to know if your address fits along one of these routes and if there is space in the van that runs it, please contact Steve Horvath at horvaths@lschs.org. Be sure to include the session of interest (one, two, or full) and your pick up and drop off location in your email.”