FOR-CREDIT COURSES Upper School academic courses for credit

ENTERING GRADES 8-10

Honors Geometry

June 20-July 21

8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

$800

Katelyn Appelt, LCDS US Faculty

Prerequisite(s): A grade of B+ or higher in Algebra I, or permission of the Algebra I instructor.

Class time will alternate between a learning day and a test day, with approximately 60-90 minutes of homework each day. To ensure understanding, learning days will include a graded worksheet due each afternoon. At the end of the course, there will be a comprehensive final exam. The worksheets, tests, homework, and final will all count toward your overall grade.

Week 1

Points, lines, planes, angle pairs, distances, measures, algebraic reasoning, proving angles congruent, proofs with lines and angles.

Week 2

Proving triangles to be congruent, relationships within triangles, polygons, and quadrilaterals.

Week 3

Similarities in polygons, right triangle trigonometry.

Week 4

Area, surface area, and volume.

Week 5

Circles and geometric probability.

ENTERING GRADES 9-12

PE Body Fit (trimester elective)

June 20-July 21

12 p.m. - 1p.m.

$265

Chris Wilson, LCDS MS/US Faculty

Prerequisite: None

This course will incorporate fitness trackers, FitBits, Apple Watches, steps apps, pedometers, physical assessments, both indoor and outdoor fitness activities, as well as lectures, labs, quizzes, and project assignments. The students will learn how to use various equipment for strength training. The goal is to produce health-literate students familiar with the necessary tools and information of fitness and wellness. Grading of weekly participation, quizzes, labs, exams, and assignments will make up 75 percent of the final grade. The other 25 percent will be based on the final work-out plan, completed weekly during the course. The course is pass/fail. One hour per day should be allotted to completing course activities.