SOLEIL PROGRAM AND COURSES

3. The independent study application form must be completed with all required signatures and returned to the Upper School Director no later than Memorial Day Weekend.

4. Students may not do an independent study to replace a course offered at Summit.

SOLEIL PROGRAM AND COURSES

COURSE LENGTH CREDIT GPA WEIGHT

Speech Leadership 10 Leadership 11 Chapel Talk 1 Semester, Once A Week 0.25 1 Semester, Once A Week 0.25 1 Semester, Once A Week 0.25 Optional 0.00 0.00 0.00

Currently a mission of The Sisters of Notre Dame is “to meet great needs with the power of the sun” (soleil). The Summit Upper School has implemented a four-year program that provides our students educational experiences that prepare them to be effective leaders in the world they will inherit. Moral leaders effectively articulate the connections that they value between the virtues of good character and their individual skills and habits as leaders. The Summit’s Oratory Leaders Program empowers our students to realize their voice in meeting the great needs of others. The curriculum of SOLEIL provides every student opportunities for learning and practicing public speaking. Over the four years, students gain confidence in their power to engage and persuade an audience. Incorporating the speaking experiences with leadership education and the senior experience (the chapel talk) provides a powerful foundation of the school’s mission.

SPEECH Grades: 9

This is a required graded course in public speaking. Students learn and practice skills, prepare and present assigned speeches.

LEADERSHIP 10

Grades: 10 Prerequisites: Speech

This is a pass/fail course required of our 10th grade students. This course includes a curriculum that teaches skills and attributes of ethical, collaborative leadership, and serves as a venue for students to develop their speaking skills.