Summer Academy - Middle School Level Courses

Course Title: Briarcliff Boot Camp (Preview) Canceled

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 6

Cost: $520

Dates: Monday, July 1st - Friday, July 12th (no class on July 4th)

Time: 8:00 am- 10:00 am

Location: Briarcliff

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 Canceled

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grades 6-8

Cost: $520

Dates: Monday, July 15th - Friday, July 26th (no class on July 4th)

Time: 8:00 am- 10:00 am

Location: Briarcliff

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) Canceled

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 6

Cost: $730

Dates: Monday, June 24th - Friday, July 19th (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) Canceled

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 7

Cost: $730

Dates: Monday, June 24th - Friday, July 19th (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) Canceled

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 8

Cost: $730

Dates: Monday, June 26th - Friday, July 21st (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.

STEM

Course Title: Destination Imagination (Enrichment) Canceled

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 4-6

Cost: $260

Dates: Monday July 15th - Friday July 19th

Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Location: Briarcliff Middle 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) Canceled

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grade 5-8

Cost: $260

Dates: Monday, July 15th - Friday, July 19th

Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Location: Briarcliff Middle 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 NOW 5 WEEKS!

Applicable Grade Level(s): Grades 4-8

Cost: $1,600

Monday, July 1st-Thursday, July 3rd (no session July 4th or 5th) 9:30AM - 2:00PM

Monday, July 8th-Thursday, July 11th 9:30AM - 2:00PM

Monday, July 15th-Thursday, July 18th 9:30 AM- 2:00 PM

Monday, July 22nd-Thursday, July 26th Monday July 29-Wednesday, July 31st 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM

Thursday, August 1st Performance at 5:00PM

Friday, August 2nd, Performances at 2:00PM and 5:00PM

Location: Mountain Lakes High School

Course Description: Returning for our 4th 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 Judy Kolek, Michael Hollick and Laura Menard.

This year's performance will be Alice in Wonderland Jr.