Summer Academy Courses for High School Students
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Our 2024 offerings include 6 college classes:
- CS 100: Programming I
- ES 101: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
- KINES 100: Introduction to Kinesiology
- MATH 137: Calculus I
- SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish
- THTR 120: Acting I
For more information on each class, read the course descriptions listed below.
Course availability contingent on summer enrollment.
CS 100: Programming I
An introduction to problem-solving concepts and program design. Topics covered include top-down design with a structured programming language, bottom-up testing, control statements, and structured data types. No prior knowledge of programming is required. The language for the course is Python; students with knowledge of another programming language will find the course valuable.
ES 101: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
This course provides an introduction to the complex nature of racial and ethnic populations in the United States. It seeks to understand the diverse traditions and cultures of the people of the United States in order to gain an appreciation for American diversity. It offers a critical understanding of the origins and impacts of settler colonialism, conquest, slavery, war and immigration on the development of the U.S. We will examine the ways in which race and ethnicity intersect with gender, class, sexuality, citizenship and nationality in order to better understand how systems of power and inequality are constructed, reinforced and challenged.
KINES 100: Introduction to Kinesiology
This course introduces students to the academic discipline and profession of Kinesiology. It examines the historical events, philosophical positions, sociological theories, and contemporary science that concern the human being in motion. Particular attention is devoted to the cultural place and developmental potential of the corporeal actions known as play, game, sport, athletics, and exercise. American health behaviors (especially physical activity and food decisions) and how they relate to major U.S. public health issues are examined. The fundamentals of the major's three tracks-sport and recreation management, health promotion, and exercise science-are introduced and explored. Students will be familiarized with Kinesiology's main subdisciplines, their major research themes, and current career opportunities in the profession and the allied medical field.
MATH 137: Calculus I
An introduction to college-level calculus, including limits, continuity, mathematical reasoning, the derivative, applications of the derivative, antiderivatives, and the integral.
SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish
For students with two or three years of secondary study of Spanish (or the equivalent). This course continues the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing, fostering confidence in conversation and composition across a variety of subjects.
THTR 120: Acting I
In this course both beginners and more experienced performers are invited to explore the play-full art of acting. The course provides a space for discovery; through direct experiential learning students investigate the ways we use our bodies, voices, and imaginations as embodied storytellers, both as individual actors and as part of an ensemble. Students will grow in personal confidence and creativity, as they "step outside the box" of their everyday modes of self-presentation and relationship.The course will also expand students' artistic lens through the practice of identifying and interpreting the clues a playwright has woven into a playtext -- a process called script analysis. Through it, students learn to think like actors - but also like playwrights, dramaturgs, directors and designers, as they build a foundational, holistic understanding of the entire collaborative production process. The course culminates with the rehearsal and performance of scripted scenes, chosen to allow every student to bring a character to life through their own intersectional identities.
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