Summer Academy - Middle School Level Courses

Course Title: Briarcliff Boot Camp (Preview)

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 6

Cost: $580

Dates: Monday, June 30th - Friday, July 11th (no class on July 4th)

Time: 8:00 am- 10:00 am

Location: Mountain Lakes High School

Course Description: This two-week class allows students to check out and explore Briarcliff Middle School. Students will practice locker combinations, participate in team-building activities including a scavenger hunt, discuss required summer reading, practice Math skills, and learn how to get organized for middle school with materials and Canvas. This class will meet at the high school and involve trips over to Briarcliff.

Course Title: Writer's Bootcamp

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grades 6-8

Cost: $580

Dates: Monday, July 14th - Friday, July 25th (no class on July 4th)

Time: 8:00 am- 10:00 am

Location: Mountain Lakes High School

Course Description: This two-week class is designed for students who want to develop their writing skills. The class will help students improve basic skills including grammar, punctuation, and sentence and paragraph formation. Students will increase their ability to find errors in sample sentences and write stronger sentences.

Mathematics

Course Title: Math 6 (Preview)

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 6

Cost: $800

Dates: Monday, June 23rd - Friday, July 25th (no class on July 4th)

Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Location: Mountain Lakes High School

Course Description: Math 6 Preview introduces students to the concepts of ratios, absolute value, positive and negative numbers, finding common factors and representing points in the plane with negative number coordinates. If time permits, this course will also introduce students to solving real-world problems by writing and solving linear equations.

Course Title: Math 7 (Preview)

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 7

Cost: $800

Dates: Monday, June 23rd - Friday, July 25th (no class on July 4th)

Time: 9:45 am - 11:15 am

Location: Mountain Lakes High School

Course Description: Math 7 Preview focuses on the ratios and proportion, number system, and expressions and equations strand of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Grade 7. Students will extend their learning of expressions, equations, and inequalities to solve problems, graph solution sets, and interpret solutions in the context of problems.

Course Title: Math 8 (Preview)

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 8

Cost: $800

Dates: Monday, June 23rd - Friday, July 25th (no class on July 4th)

Time: 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Location: Mountain Lakes High School

Course Description: Math 8/Algebra 1 Preview focuses on the most essential New Jersey Learning Standards for Grade 8 and Algebra 1. Students will learn to apply the properties of integer exponents to simplify exponential expressions, use the Pythagorean Theorem to find unknown side lengths of right triangles and distances between points in a coordinate plane, and will extend their knowledge of solving and graphing linear equations. Students are responsible for obtaining a TI-84+ graphing calculator to be used throughout the course. Summer Academy does not provide calculators.

Course Title: Algebra 1 (Preview) *Rising 8th-grade students who wish to take this course for the purpose of advancing to Algebra 1 in grade 8 must have a final grade of 90% A- or higher in Math 7. Additionally , students must earn 90% A- or above in the Algebra Preview course to be approved for advancement into Algebra 1 in 8th grade.

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 8-10

Cost: $880

Dates: Monday, June 23rd- Friday, July 25th (no class on July 4th)

Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Location: Mountain Lakes High School

Course Description: The Algebra I Preview course covers a range of algebraic topics grounded through four key ideas: 1.) Seeing structure in expressions, 2.) Arithmetic with polynomials and rational expressions, 3.) Creating equations, and 4.) Reasoning with equations and inequalities. The course challenges students to apply mathematical thinking to various authentic problem-solving tasks.

STEM

Course Title: Destination Imagination (Enrichment)

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 4-6

Cost: $280

Dates: Monday July 14th - Friday July 18th

Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Location: Mountain Lakes High School

Course Description: Destination Imagination is a fantastic program that calls itself the "largest celebration of creativity in the world"! Students in this course will engage in a variety of STEAM based challenges based on the famed international competition. The students will learn collaboration, design principles, creativity and problem solving while having lots of hands-on fun!

Performing Arts

Course Title: Jazz Workshop (Enrichment)

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 5-8

Cost: $280

Dates: Monday, July 14th - Friday, July 18th

Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Location: Mountain Lakes High School

Course Description: This one-week course/ensemble is designed for students entering grades 5 to 8. All instruments are welcome, but students must have one full year of experience on their instrument. This course will cover small group lessons, jazz history, jazz theory/improvisation, and full ensemble rehearsals. The program is intended to increase student confidence playing their instrument and knowledge about jazz history and improvisation.

Course Title: Children's Theatre

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grades 4-8 (rising)

Cost: $1,600

June 30-July 18, Monday through Friday, 10 AM-2:30 PM (arrivals may start 9:30 AM)
Tech week: Monday July 21- Thursday July 24 10 AM-3:30 PM
Show #1 Friday July 25 @ 6:30pm (students will be needed 4:30pm-8:30 pm)
Show #2 and #3 Saturday July 26 @ 3pm, 6:30 pm (students will be needed 1:30pm-8:30 pm)

Location: Mountain Lakes High School

Course Description: Returning for our 5th summer season, registration for the Mountain Lakes Children's Theatre Summer Program is open! Our staff and curriculum have grown, due to the ravenous interest in professional-level theater experiences for the community. We invite your child to jump in with us!

Instructors include Michael Hollick, Laura Menard and Catherine Alessio.

This year's performance will be Addam's Family!