SUMMER SCHOLARS
Academic opportunities are available in the form of review/preview programs in July and August and Jump Start programs in August, just before school resumes.This program is available to all newly enrolled and current FCS students and requires a non-refundable deposit of $50 to reserve your space. Space is limited. All grades levels are for the 2024-2025 school year.
Summer Scholars 2024
The Friends’ Central Summer Scholars program is known for its individualized attention and flexibility. With its small class sizes, Summer Scholars offers students instructions geared toward their specific needs in an informal setting. Classes run for two weeks of two-hour classes per day, either 8:30-10:30 am or 10:30 am-12:30 pm. Summer Scholars offerings are for students wishing to review concepts or looking for a preview of classes to come but are not intended to be full courses in any subject.
Jump Start Programs 2024
Middle School Sneak Preview
Grade 6 • Aug. 5-9 • 9 am-12 noon and Aug. 12-15 • 9 am-12 noon
Middle School Sneak Preview is a special program for rising 6th graders led by FCS Middle School teachers. This weeklong half-day camp will equip students with the tech tools and inside information to prepare for a successful start to the school year. There are drop-in activities with visiting teachers which will include science, math games, and writing exercises. Make new friends, get to know the campus, and meet some of your teachers, too!
Middle School Reboot
Grades 7 & 8 • Aug. 12-15 • 9 am-12 noon
Middle School Reboot is a four half-day program (Monday-Thursday) for rising 7th and 8th graders led by FCS Middle School teachers. The program combines academics and fun to preview the year to come. There are drop-in activities with visiting teachers which will include science, math games, and writing exercises. New and returning students are welcome.
Onboarding to Upper School
Grade 9 • Aug. 5-9 • 8:30 am-12:30 pm
Onboarding to Upper School is an opportunity for rising 9th graders to ready themselves for Upper School. Led by FCS Upper School teachers, students in this half-day program will learn their way around campus, get an introduction to Canvas (our learning management system), and importantly, get a preview of 9th grade math, science, and humanities.
Registration for Summer Scholars and Jump Start Programs opens on April 20, 2024 and has been extended until closes June 17, 2024. Questions? Contact Summer Scholars Director Regina Puleo at rpuleo@friendscentral.org.
Summer Scholars Rates
This program is available to all newly enrolled and current FCS students and requires a non-refundable deposit of $50 to reserve your space.
Dates
Summer Scholars: July 8-August 2, 2024
Jump Start: August 5-August 15, 2024
2024 Programming
| Dates | Teacher | Course | Description | Grade Offered (Rising) |
| July 8-19 8:30-10:30am |
Madeleine O’Donnell
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Writing for Middle School | In Writing for Middle School, students practice creative writing by penning vivid, sensory descriptions and poetry. Critical writing skills include reinforcement of paragraph structure, using relevant supporting details, paraphrasing, and integrating quotations. Strong verb choice, sentence variety, punctuation, transitions, and editing skills will be emphasized. | Grade 7, Grade 8 |
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July 8-19
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Thomas Soper | Writing for Upper School | Writing for Upper School will focus on critical writing and argumentation both in paragraph and essay forms. Reading for inference and deep meaning; text annotation, selection, and integration; and argument structure will all receive explicit attention and be practiced in this class. Effective and varied sentence structure, compelling and precise word choice, and impactful analytic conclusions will also be emphasized. Our work will focus on the analysis of a short story that will be handed out on the first day of class. | Grade 9 |
| July 8-19 10:30am-12:30pm
July 22-August 2 |
Howard Serota | Tricky Topics in Pre-Algebra | This course focuses on key fundamentals of math, like: order of operations, the concept of a variable, solving single and two-step equations, intro to the coordinate plane, and beginning of operations with exponents. For some students, this is a quick refresher of material learned in 7th and 8th grade, and it is an opportunity to hear an approach to learning important math skills from a different teacher. | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 |
| July 8-19 10:30am-12:30pm
July 22-August 2 |
Noah Marks | Tricky Topics in Algebra | This course centers on using skills developed early in middle school to solve problems with graphing, two variables, linear equations, and inequalities, a deeper dive into the coordinate plane and exponents. For some students, this is a quick refresher of material learned in 7th and 8th grade, and it is an opportunity to hear an approach to learning important math skills from a different teacher. | Grade 8, Grade 9 |
| July 22-August 2 8:30am-10:30am |
Jason Polyoff | Financial Literacy | We will spend the summer discussing topics related to money, wealth, finances and the economy. We will begin the course discussing the history of money/currency and how it has developed into the economic system we know today. We will then learn about different financial concepts, including: having a “wealth mindset”, debt/credit, affording college, careers/employment, taxes, income/expenses, and much more. We will play games, act out real life examples, and even purchase and follow stocks! By the end of the summer, you will be able to effectively understand and apply different financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, saving and investing. | Grade 8 |
| July 22-August 2 10:30am-12:30pm |
Matt Schoifert | Onboarding to Upper School Science | This course is meant for rising 9th graders and teaches the necessary mathematical and critical thinking skills required to be successful in Physics I. Skills taught are data taking and measurement, unit conversions, basic algebra, and solving word problems. Students work in groups to solve various real-world problems that apply these skills and gain a deeper appreciation of scientific inquiry. | Grade 9 |
| July 22-August 2 10:30am-12:30pm |
Amaris Castillo | Tricky Topics in Spanish | This course is meant for beginning students and is a review of major topics covered in Spanish 1 but can also serve as a preview for those just beginning their study of Spanish. The course will focus on introductory vocabulary as well as grammar topics including nouns and articles, adjective agreement, and conjugation of regular and irregular present-tense verbs. Students will practice reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. | Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10 |
| August 5-9 9am-12pm |
Regina Puleo | Middle School Sneak Preview | This special program is for rising 6th graders led by FCS Middle School teachers. This weeklong half-day camp will equip students with the tech tools and inside information to prepare for a successful start to the school year. There are drop-in activities with visiting teachers which will include science, math games, and writing exercises. Students will make new friends, get to know the campus, and meet some of their teachers, too! | Grade 6 |
| August 12-15 9am-12pm |
Madeleine O’Donnell | Middle School Reboot | Middle School Reboot, a four half-day program (Monday-Thursday) for rising 7th and 8th graders led by FCS Middle School teachers, will combine academics and fun to preview the year to come. There are drop-in activities with visiting teachers which will include science, math games, and writing exercises. New and returning students are welcome. | Grade 7, Grade 8 |
| August 12-15 9am-12pm |
Regina Puleo | Middle School Sneak Preview | This special program is for rising 6th graders led by FCS Middle School teachers. This four half-day program (Monday-Thursday) will equip students with the tech tools and inside information to prepare for a successful start to the school year. There are drop-in activities with visiting teachers which will include science, math games, and writing exercises. Students will make new friends, get to know the campus, and meet some of their teachers, too! | Grade 6 |
| August 5-9 8:30am-12:30pm |
Noah Marks, Cary Snider & Danielle Saint Hilaire | Onboarding to Upper School | Onboarding to Upper School is an opportunity for rising 9th graders to ready themselves for Upper School. Led by Upper School teachers, students in this half-day program will learn their way around campus, get an introduction to Canvas, our learning management system, and importantly, get a preview of 9th grade science, English, and writing. | Grade 9 |
