Superhero Science
June 29 - July 10
Teacher: Miles Yamamoto
Time: 1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Tuition: $150
Have you ever read a comic book or watched a superhero movie and wondered whether it's possible for the hero to do that?  In this class, we'll take a look at some common superpowers and find out whether it is possible to fly or have super armor.  We may even learn a little about science and real life possibilities. 

Behavioral Economics and COVID
June 29 - July 10
Teacher: Maggie Antonsen
Time: 2 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Tuition: $150
Why are we buying so much toilet paper? How does this affect supply and demand? How can the government and Fed use tools to stimulate our economy? What is the effect of small businesses closing? What will our new future look like? We will study current articles and apply economic concepts to learn things such as how panic buying begets more panic buying. We will study how incentives and personal behavior can affect the economy, spending, and the stock market. We will learn how the world around us is affected by people's decisions just as much as it is affected by COVID-19.

Thinking Like a Scientist
July 13 - July 24
Teacher: Miles Yamamoto
Time: 1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Tuition: $150
With the increasing emphasis on science and technology in our world today, it is imperative that our students develop skills to acquire and analyze information.  In this science workshop, students will explore their science interests while developing reasoning skills. We will be discussing current events in science and practicing how to read and understand science articles.  Students will also conduct a simple experiment of their own design, analyze the data, and produce a slide presentation reporting their results.  

Behavioral Economics
July 13 - July 24
Teacher: Maggie Antonsen
Time: 2 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Tuition: $150
How much money would you need to sell your kidney? Can we weigh our moral standings against the potential regulation of an illegal black market that could improve safety and stimulate GDP growth? Why is it that when a daycare in Ohio began to implement a fee for late pick-up that it caused more parents to pick their children up late? How can a fine that is too low increase the number of late-pickups? How does panic buying during COVID lead to even more panic buying? We will explore questions like this in the world around us and study how people's economic decisions are driven by incentives. This course will include concepts such as supply and demand, externalities, and creating incentives to change people's behavior. We will use many different modalities, such as podcasts, news articles, books and discussion to explore the hidden side of our economy and what motivates decisions.  

Current Students Enroll Here: SCHOOL FORMS ONLINE

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Students signed up for Session Two will spend each day of summer school taking the following four courses:

• Creative Writing

  Humans live in stories every day and dream in stories all night long. We are all storytellers and story listeners. Storytelling allows us to understand and connect with the world around us and helps us feel like we are a part of something. Students will study and create a variety of story forms. Children’s books, vignettes, oral storytelling, podcasts, poetry, photo blogs, etc., are all possible end products.

• Drawing, Painting & 3D Art

  This course examines the many forms of drawing and painting that are prevalent in our world today. Students will practice and discuss various styles including realism and abstraction, and we will investigate how the fundamentals of design and color are used in various creative fields including animation, architecture, and fashion. Students can also choose to experiment with 3-D art. 

• Introduction to Personal Finance (B):
  Session B focus: Investments, Retirement, Insurance and Taxes/W2s

  Financial literacy is a vital life skill. Intro to Personal Finance is a two-week course that introduces the student to common financial practices and instruments. We learn about checking accounts, credit cards, the power of investing early and how to develop and track our personal financial practice. The two main objectives in this course are for students to: develop money management skills and apply these skills to real-world simulations; and begin to understand the value of money and the different opportunities to save for future use through investments.
  Session A focus: Budgeting, Savings, Credit Cards & Debt
  Session B focus: Investments, Retirement, Insurance & Taxes/W2s

• Science Workshop B -Thinking Like a Scientist
   

  With the increasing emphasis on science and technology in our world today, it is imperative that our students develop skills to acquire and analyze information. In this science workshop, students will explore their science interests while developing reasoning skills. We will also be discussing current events in science and learning the proper use of lab equipment. Students will conduct experiments of their own design, analyze the data, and produce a slide presentation reporting their results.
  
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Students signed up for Session Three will spend each day of summer school taking the following four courses:

• Digital Photography A

  Through this course, students will become familiar with the principles of composition that will allow them to express themselves artistically through their photography, regardless of the type of camera they are using. We will discuss the more advanced features of a manual DSLR camera, but students will be able to complete this course with any type of camera including a point and shoot or even the camera on a smartphone. Composition, lighting, editing and other universal topics will guide students toward taking their photography to the next level.
  Session A: Photography in Nature - From landscapes to macro photography, get outside (your own backyard will do) and photograph nature.
  Session B: Commercial Photography - We all learn about taking photos studio style photos of people, objects and food.

• Building Young Leaders A
  Are leaders born or are they made? Anyone can become a leader. Leadership is a skill and like any skill, it can be learned, sharpened, and refined. However, it is also a personal choice that needs to be continually practiced. In this discussion based course, students will learn the tools needed to lead and how to apply them in everyday teenage life: school, athletics, extracurricular, social life etc. We will cover the Five Leadership Practices, Leadership Profiles/Personalities, and the concepts of Grit/Growth Mindset. This course will use lessons and materials from The Student Leadership Challenge (2014) by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner.

• Introduction to Hawaiian Session A 
  Are you interested in learning a beautiful language over the summer? Even if you are planning on taking Hawaiian language during the Fall, this is a great way to introduce you and prepare you to the language of the islands. We will focus on the Hakalama, spelling and pronunciation for conversational Hawaiian.
  Session A: You will know how to properly introduce yourself in Hawaiian.
  Session B:  Learn the Hawaiian names of household and everyday items to increase your vocabulary.

• Global Studies A
  You’re on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean eating a plate lunch with Portuguese sausage (European origin), macaroni salad (US Mainland), and two scoops rice (Northeast Asian origin). How did you or any of these things get here? Examine your place in the world by  exploring world cultures. Starting with local neighborhoods and communities and then zooming out to cultures across the globe, you will study different cultural traditions, similarities and differences within and between global communities, and the relationship between people and the land, and immigration.
  
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Students signed up for Session Four will spend each day of summer school taking the following four courses:

• Building Young Leaders  B 
  Are leaders born or are they made? Anyone can become a leader. Leadership is a skill and like any skill, it can be learned, sharpened, and refined. However, it is also a personal choice that needs to be continually practiced. In this discussion based course, students will learn the tools needed to lead and how to apply them in everyday teenage life: school, athletics, extracurricular, social life etc. We will cover the Five Leadership Practices, Leadership Profiles/Personalities, and the concepts of Grit/Growth Mindset. This course will use lessons and materials from The Student Leadership Challenge (2014) by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner.

• Digital Photography B
  Through this course, students will become familiar with the principles of composition that will allow them to express themselves artistically through their photography, regardless of the type of camera they are using. We will discuss the more advanced features of a manual DSLR camera, but students will be able to complete this course with any type of camera including a point and shoot or even the camera on a smartphone. Composition, lighting, editing and other universal topics will guide students toward taking their photography to the next level.
  Session A: Photography in Nature - From landscapes to macro photography, get outside (your own backyard will do) and photograph nature.
  Session B: Commercial Photography - We all learn about taking photos studio style photos of people, objects and food.

• Introduction to Hawaiian B 
  Are you interested in learning a beautiful language over the summer? Even if you are planning on taking Hawaiian language during the Fall, this is a great way to introduce you and prepare you to the language of the islands. We will focus on the Hakalama, spelling and pronunciation for conversational Hawaiian.
  Session A: You will know how to properly introduce yourself in Hawaiian.
  Session B:  Learn the Hawaiian names of household and everyday items to increase your vocabulary.

• Global Studies B 
  For the second session, you’ll deepen your understanding of place and time. We will look at ideas, customs, beliefs and institutions from the past, and we will study current events, searching for themes that connect the modern world to that of the past. We will check out Global Literature, International Relations, or actively engage with global issues such as Pandemics, Energy & Climate issues and denuclearization.
  
  Current Students Enroll here:  SCHOOL FORMS ONLINE
  
  apply for High School Summer Sessions Today!