High School Program

High School Math

For students entering grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 in 2024 - 2025  (9:00 - 11:00 am)

High School Math Enrichment is an opportunity for students to build upon existing skills and knowledge in the subject. Students will be in groups that will allow the teacher to spend time helping them gain confidence as they tackle topics they will encounter in the near future.  Depending on the needs of the students, this could include reviewing areas of concern from the year just gone or preparing for the upcoming year. There will also be time allocated for enjoyable, financial literacy activities in which students apply mathematical concepts to their life. The course is held five days a week for two hours.

High School English and English as an Additional Language

For students entering grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 in 2024 - 2025  (12:00 noon - 2:00 pm)

This course is an opportunity for students to build upon existing skills and knowledge and prepare for the academic challenges that await them. Small classes with excellent student-teacher ratios provide personalized support. The course gives students opportunities to extend and refine their literacy skills and understand how literature pervades the world around them. At the beginning of the program, specific and attainable goals are set by each student and students work toward these goals to ensure they improve in areas of study specific to their individual needs including text analysis, writing tasks, and oral presentations. The course is held five days a week for two hours.

ENRICHMENT COURSES

Enrichment courses are available to mix and match with the above courses to create a personalized fit for each student.

Camp Games

For students entering grade 9 in 2024 - 2025 (12:00 noon - 2:00 pm)

Camp Games is for those students who like getting to know new people while being active both outside and in the swimming pool. If you enjoy game play, cooperation and some competition but don’t really care who wins and loses (or these are areas where you want to grow), this cooperative games summer school course is just the thing for you. Stay active this summer enjoy time in the water and have a great time in the process. You will learn different strategies for working with other people, building your communication skills, and developing as a team member. (High level swimming skills are not required but students should feel comfortable and safe in the water).

Essay Writing For University Applications 

For students entering grades 11 and 12 in 2024 - 2025 and recent graduates (9:00 am - 11:00 am)

In the university application process, the essay or the personal statement presents the greatest opportunity to show prospective schools who you are and what you will contribute to their campus as a person. However it might be the most challenging piece of writing you do in your high school career. This course will help you choose the content from your life that best tells your story, devise a structure to tell it that works within the parameters you are given, express yourself creatively and clearly with the precision necessary to respect word limits and character counts. There will be opportunities to work on both American style personal essays, and UCAS personal statements, which require distinct approaches. This is an opportunity to have complete drafts or even polished essays before you begin your applications in Grade 12. Damien Pitter earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, and as a Counselor at two international schools in Japan, has helped hundreds of students write their application essays.

HS/MS Dragon Basketball Camp

For students entering grade 9 in 2024 - 2025 (12:00 noon - 2:00 pm)

The Dragon Basketball camp is designed to provide a positive and energetic environment in order to develop fundamental skills for all levels. Daily activities will include different drills and games geared towards guiding players through individual and team skills. Emphasis will be placed on sportsmanship, team play, leadership and simply enjoying the game. The course is held five days a week for 2 hours in the afternoon and open to players grade 6 through 9.

HS/MS Swim Camp

For students entering grades 9 - 12 in 2024 - 2025 (9am - 11am)

Swimming camp is designed to help you develop your swimming skills further as well as improve your fitness. Each day we will look at how we can improve our technique for Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly. We will also learn how to dive properly into the water. As well as improving our swimming we will also spend some quality time playing water based team games to work on our communication skills, teamwork and simply to have a little fun.

Secondary Schedule