Summer Institute for Enrolled Students
SKILLS PLUS
Mount Saint Joseph Academy is offering Skills Plus, a series of skills workshops, for incoming ninth grade students during the summer of 2023 as part of our Summer Institute. Register below.
These sessions, taught and facilitated by Mount faculty, will provide the opportunity to review core academic content, practice skills, and adapt to a high school setting. Students who can benefit from refreshing their foundational skills in English and/or Math before the school year begins may sign up for an English session, Math session, or both.
The program is scheduled to run July 31-August 10, Monday to Thursday of each week with morning and afternoon sessions. See below for details.
Each week on Monday and Tuesday:
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- 8-10am - Math Skills Plus
- 10-10:45am - Break, snack and community building
- 10:45am -12:45pm -English Skills Plus
Each week Wednesday and Thursday:
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- 9:30-10:30am - Virtual Math Skills Plus
- 10:30-11am - Break
- 11am-noon - Virtual English Skills Plus
Note: Students should bring a snack and water with them to their sessions each day. Contact Summer Institute Director, Katherine King at summerinstitute@msjacad.org with any questions.
For Credit Courses
The Mount will offer For Credit Courses during the summer of 2023 as part of our Summer Institute.
Current Mount students have the opportunity to take either Computer Systems & Applications (CSA) or Intro to JAVA Programming each for .5 credit. Register below.
Both courses run asynchronously with scheduled Zoom sessions for each topic. Workload is 10+ hours per week. Active and timely course participation is strongly suggested and can affect grades. Completing these courses will offer students opportunities to take other .5 credit options during the school year or have a .5 study hall.
Intro to JAVA Programming course will run June 5-July 31. A desktop or laptop computer will be needed, as all course are found online. iPads cannot be used.
CSA course will run June 5-July 28 and will receive a textbook from Mr. Boccella before school ends (to be returned in August). Students will need full access to Microsoft Office: Word, Powerpoint, and Excel to adequately participate in the course.
Required