Bishop Guertin is committed to engaging students academically, personally, and socially. To this end, we have developed a summer program which serves several purposes. The first is to enhance and build skills, the second is to fill in potential gaps students may have experienced due to changes in the educational landscape over the past year, and the third is to provide an opportunity for students to gain credit during the summer, allowing for a more diverse full-time schedule during the school year.
We are also excited to have our Cardinal Bootcamp for incoming freshmen on Thursday, August 4! You can register for this free day of activities meant to familiarize students with Bishop Guertin, staff and current students using the form below.
COURSE OFFERINGS (click on the arrows for full descriptions and schedule)
Non-Credit Courses
Preparing for High School
Open to rising 8th and 9th graders
This course will focus on “skills” that will prepare students for success in high school such as note-taking strategies, organization, using electronic calendars and apps, and balancing course requirements. Students will learn how to effectively use a textbook, online resources, and media. Students will practice these skills and how to effectively use them within different disciplines and content delivery.
Dates: |
July 18-20 |
Duration |
2.5 Hours |
Time |
8:30 – 11 AM |
Cost |
$100 |
Location |
Bishop Guertin |
Prima Latina
Open to rising 8th, 9th, and 10th graders
Learn about the language and culture of the ancient Romans in a low-pressure environment. No prior knowledge of Latin is necessary.
Dates: |
July 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 |
Duration |
1 Hour 15 Minutes |
Time |
10:30 – 11:45 AM |
Cost |
$100 |
Location |
Bishop Guertin |
Pre-French II or Pre-Spanish II
Open to rising 8th, 9th, and 10th graders
These classes are for students who have placed into the second level of French or Spanish for the upcoming school year. Students will review key concepts of Level I and how they will apply to the more advanced class. Vocabulary and grammar will be addressed while speaking and listening skills will be practiced.
Dates: |
July 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 Students will required to attend |
Duration |
1 Hour and 15 Minutes |
Time |
9 – 10:15 AM (Spanish) 10:30 – 11:45 AM (French) |
Cost |
$100 |
Location |
Bishop Guertin |
Algebra Preview
Open to rising 8th, 9th, and 10th graders
This course will review and solidify basic pre-Algebraic skills to help students be successful in high school Algebra I at the start of the school year. Math is a subject that builds upon basics and success will only happen when a strong foundation is in place. This course will ensure students have exposure, practice, and review of real numbers and the real number system, properties of real numbers, order of operations, evaluating expressions, an introduction to equations and the use of patterns, equations and graphs. If time permits foundations of solving equations and inequalities will be explored.
Dates: |
July 25, 26, 27, 28 AND August 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Duration |
1.5 Hours |
Time |
9 – 10:30 AM |
Cost |
$100 |
Location |
Bishop Guertin |
Algebra Review
Open to rising 9th and 10th graders
This course is designed for students who have completed Algebra 1 and will be moving onto Algebra 2. The course will redefine skills and build a stronger foundation for success. Given the strength of this foundational class, students may be able to advance to an honors level. Areas that will be reinforced and reviewed are polynomials and factoring, exponents and exponential functions, linear equations, solving equations and inequalities, quadratic functions, radical expressions, systems of equations and inequalities.
Dates: |
July 25, 26, 27, 28 AND August 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Duration |
1.5 Hours |
Time |
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM |
Cost |
$100 |
Location |
Bishop Guertin |
College Application Essay Writing
This writing course is for rising seniors interested in learning strategies for crafting an effective college admission essay. Classes will consist of general and individual instruction. Students will be expected to:
- engage in brainstorming and drafting exercises
- participate in one-to-one conferences
- edit and revise their multiple drafts
Students will leave with a working draft of the application essay.
Dates: |
August 1-5 |
Duration |
1.5 Hours |
Time |
10:30 AM – 12 PM |
Cost |
$350 |
Location |
Bishop Guertin |
For-Credit Courses
Bishop Guertin students who complete summer for credit course will earn 0.5 credits toward their graduation requirement.
Please note that the first week of classes (July 6-8) will all be in-person required classes due to the shortened week.
Economics
First priority will be given to rising junior and seniors. Any sophomores interested in taking this course should email Mrs. Lisa Futrell at futrelll@bghs.org to be added to the waitlist.
In this course students will develop an understanding of the free market system of economics and the role they play in it, as well as the role it plays in their lives. Furthermore, they will understand the financial and monetary systems, the role of government in regard to economic activity, how economic growth occurs and the standard of living is improved, the business cycle and the decisions of the firm, and other various cycles such as inflation and unemployment.
Dates: |
July 6 – August 5 |
Duration |
1.5 Hours |
Time |
8:30 AM – 10 AM OR 6:30 PM – 8 PM – Please make sure to select your desired time in the form below when registering. – The 8:30 AM selection of this course will be offered in-person, while the 6:30 PM section will be online. |
Cost |
$400 |
Location |
Bishop Guertin / Online |
Required Text |
ISBN(13) 9781464186653 |
Graphic Design I
This course, which is eligible to satisfy an art or computer science requirement, is designed to acquaint students with concepts in the art of graphic design from logo development and messaging to introductory exercises and rendering in Photoshop. Students will use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop as the mediums in rendering creative solutions to different digital challenges. Students will need to bring their laptop to class.
Dates: |
July 6 – August 5 |
Duration |
1.5 Hour |
Time |
8 – 9:30 AM |
Cost |
$400 |
Location |
Bishop Guertin |
Register for the Summer Enrichment Program
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