Summer Enrichment Programs

Career Discovery

The local schools do so many things well, but sometimes career development is a topic that can be underserved depending on the field and a student's interest. This week-long camp aims at helping rising sophomores and juniors further explore their different career interests. 

• How to write a resume and cover letter. 

• Interview prep and tips 

• Time, space and resources for students to explore and learn about careers in different fields

• Project based learning to try on new skills in professions of interest

• Keynote speakers who are experts in their fields

• Careers addressed: Tech, Finance, Journalism, Education, BioTech, Medicine, Physical Therapy among others.

• Careers addressed customized to meet the interest of enrolled students

• Helps students find greater focus and purpose in the classroom

• $695 for the week Monday through Friday 10 am - 2:30 pm

• July 15-19

• Each session is limited to 10 students

High School Readiness

High School represents a big transition for students. Help your rising 9th grader(s) get ready to hit the ground running at the start of high school. This one week workshop will cover the following topics and skills to make the transition smoother:

• Goal Setting

• Time management

• How to set up folders and binders (digital and analogue) and stay organized

• How to study for an exam

• How to create a study guide and build academic vocabulary

• Science of Reading: Research on how to read more effectively given a specific task

• How to read fiction text vs non-fiction texts effectively

• $295 for the 2 day workshop

• Workshop limited to 15 students

AP History Preparation

A student's first AP History class can represent a jump in the volume of reading as students go from reading 15 to 50 pages a week in lower level history classes to the advanced placement curriculum. Help your student get a jump start on the reading skills needed to launch into the class with greater ease and success with the AP History Prep course. This course will cover:

• Prepare for your first or your next AP history class

• How to become a better, faster reader of the textbook for your course

• Get ahead on learning and AP readiness skill to reduce stress when school starts

• Reading and course study guides provided

• How to write the LEQ, SAQ, DBQ for success

• $695 for the week Monday through Friday 10 am - 2:30 pm

• Session 2: July 22-26

• Workshop limited to 15 students

Math Workshops and 1:1 Tutoring

Work with the fabulous Mr. Morris on advancing your math skills over the summer. Mr. Morris can work either in seat or online for advancement and deepening one's understanding of math content. Mr. Morris has taught all levels of math between 6th grade and AP Calculus BC at the high school level. 

• Prepare for your first or your next math class

• Get ahead on learning and reviewing math skills to reduce stress when school starts and feel more confident in math

• Any workshop limited to 10 students

Spanish Workshops

Stop the "summer slide" in Spanish class with Sr. Vittoria. A veteran teacher of both Menlo and Sacred Heart Schools, Sr. Vittoria creates a fun and dynamic teaching style that engages students. A native of the "DF" Sr will share his love of his home country Mexico while he teaches Spanish. He can work either in person in Menlo Park or online. 

• Prepare for your first or your next Spanish class

• Get ahead on learning and reviewing language skills to reduce stress when school starts and feel more confident in Spanish

• 1:1 tutoring available

Social Justice Reading and Writing Workshops

Does your middle or high school student resist reading for fun over the summer? Are you tired of battling with your teen over screen time? Consider adding reading and writing workshops to your teen’s summer schedule. 

Skill development: 

• Cognitive patience: reading for longer periods of time

• Vocabulary acquisition: this will help with the SAT reading  and vocabulary sections

• Writing fluency and speed

• Close reading strategies: textual analysis of primary and secondary source documents

• Contextualization: Placing texts in their original context 

• Understanding bias and reliability

• Differentiating fact from fiction

• Writing objectively vs persuasively

• Understanding the difference between narrative and expository writing

• Historical Thinking Skills: Causation vs correlation, contextualization, comparison, continuity and change over time

• Pre-AP writing and reading skill development

Students will select from a variety of texts along the themes of either The Civil Rights Movement, Women’s Rights Movement or Immigrant Rights. Each strand is approximately 3 weeks in length. Our sessions will consist of close reading strategies, textual analysis, discussion and writing sessions. Due to the nature of the content, students will likely experience a growth in empathy through their exposure to these voices and struggles in the historical record. $595 for 3 weeks