The following courses will be offered in summer 2025:

• United States Government  (343)

Grade 11, 12 

Credit 0.5 

June 9 - June 27, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Monday through Friday)

*2026 dates - June 8 to June 25*

$550.00 (includes field trip transportation and admission tickets)

Limited to 20 students

This course is designed to provide students with a background in United States Government and its function. Students will study the Constitution and the theories it contains. The three branches of government and the electoral process will be explored. Current events will be incorporated to promote student comprehension of the governmental process.  This course may be taken Junior or Senior year. 

In summer 2025, rising juniors will be permitted to register. The course will run in-person on the Villa campus. Attendance every day is expected and required. 

Students enrolled in this summer course can expect to have required readings, assignments, quizzes, tests, and one field trip (into Philadelphia). There will be due dates for all assignments and assessments. The field trip to the Constitution Center will be on Friday, June 20. Please be aware that students might not return to campus that day until approximately 4:00 p.m. Students will have to plan accordingly.

The application for this course will open on Friday, February 14, 2025 and will be available at U.S. Government course application. Applications are due by Friday, March 7. Students will be notified by Friday, March 14 as to their admission status for the course. Those admitted will then be directed to the payment site. 

• Health (845)

Grade 10 

Credit 0.5 

June 9 - July 20, 2025, asynchronous course

$300.00 

Limited to 30 students

The goal of this course is to enhance the student’s well-being by creating a culture that integrates and balances the dimensions of wellness: social/environmental, physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual. Wellness emphasizes individual responsibility for well-being by making choices that will facilitate attainment of a higher level of health and fitness. It is an active process rather than a goal. It means becoming aware, developing attitudes and engaging in behaviors to make choices that enhance quality of life and maximize physical potential. This curriculum is designed to promote self-responsibility, motivation, and excellence in learning as well as a lifelong commitment to wellness. This course will include content on decision-making, nutrition, substance use and abuse, and it will explore the HIV/AIDS and STD curriculum provided by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Students also will be provided opportunities to explore current issues in health. The goal of this curriculum is for the students to acquire the knowledge and life skills necessary to make informed decisions regarding their health and well-being.

This course will be a purely asynchronous, self-paced course delivered via Schoology. Students enrolled in this summer course can expect to have required readings, projects, assignments, quizzes, and tests. There will be due dates for all projects, assignments, and assessments. Mrs. Black will be available throughout the duration of the course to answer questions, meet with students via Zoom, and offer help via email or Zoom. She will be in contact with registered students throughout the six weeks of the course. The textbook for the course will be on loan to students for over the summer. 

The application for this course will open on Friday, February 14, 2025 and will be available at Health course application - Summer 2025. Applications are due by Friday, March 7. All applications will be reviewed by the Office of Curriculum & Instruction and our Counselors. Each applicant's academic record will be reviewed to assess the potential of the applicant to successfully complete an asynchronous, online, self-paced course on her own time during the summer. Students will be notified by Friday, March 14 as to their admission status for the course. Those admitted will then be directed to the payment site. 

• Honors Geometry (521)

Grade 10, 11 

Credit 1.0 

June 10 - July 3, 2025, 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Tuesday through Friday)

*2026 dates - June 9-12, June 16-19, June 23-26, June 30-July 2 (off on July 3)*

$950.00 

This accelerated, in-depth course is designed for those students who have excelled in Algebra 1 and Algebra 2. Students prove and apply theorems about points, lines, planes, triangles, transformations, circles, polygons, areas and volumes. They develop deductive and inductive reasoning skills that allow them to formulate rigorous two column proofs.  Honors Geometry students are exposed to additional methods of proof, including paragraph, flow, and indirect proofs.  The use of precise mathematical language is required. Students apply geometric concepts to problem solving. This course emphasizes the cumulative nature of geometry.  

In summer 2025, rising sophomores and juniors are eligible for this course. The course will run in-person on the Villa campus. Attendance every day is expected and required as it is very fast-paced. The ideal student will be capable of absorbing content quickly. 

A student must seek approval for this course from her current Honors math teacher. 

1. Freshmen and sophomores who took Honors Algebra 2 in 2024-2025 must secure a teacher recommendation finish Honors Algebra 2 with a 95% or above. 

2.   Freshmen who took Honors Algebra 1 in 2024-2025 must secure a teacher recommendation and finish Honors Algebra 1 with a 97% or above.  

If approval for the summer Honors Geometry is granted, then the student will need to obtain the Summer Honors Geometry Approval Form from her teacher and return it signed. It must be submitted to the Office of Curriculum & Instruction with the student's course request materials this course.  

If summer Honors Geometry is not completed satisfactorily (with an 85% average or above), the student's Fall course roster will be adjusted to reflect the in-sequence course that follows when an 85% in Honors Geometry is not earned.