Academic Summer Programs

Bellarmine offers an Academic Readiness Summer Program designed for incoming 9th graders. These students gain early exposure to Bellarmine's college preparatory curriculum and community. Classes meet on campus August 12th - 22nd, Monday-Thursday, unless otherwise noted.  

 

Each class size is limited to 20 students. Registration will be accepted in order of date received. Tuition Assistance is available. Contact Mary Graves at gravesm@bellarmineprep.org for more details.  

 

Courses:

English Readiness 8-9:10 a.m. or 9:20-10:30 a.m. 

Students will be introduced to the freshman English curriculum through an integrated reading and writing approach. Lesson design will emphasize the connection between reflective thinking, reading and writing. Instruction will target strategies for building vocabulary and active reading for fiction and nonfiction texts. Writing strategies will focus on sentence fluency, paragraph structure, organization and conventions.   

 

Algebra Readiness 8-9:10 a.m. or 9:20-10:30 a.m. 

This course is designed for students entering Algebra who need a review of rational numbers (fractions, decimals, percentages), operations with integers, and pre-algebra skills including constructing graphs, tables and writing equations. Basic science-focused computational skills will also be reviewed with an emphasis on procedural fluency and graphing.  

 

Algebra Enhancement 8-9:10 a.m. or 9:20-10:30 a.m. 

This course is designed for students entering Geometry or Algebra 2 who will benefit from a review of linear, quadratic, exponential and inverse functions, rational expressions, and exponents. Basic science-focused computational skills will also be reviewed with an emphasis on procedural fluency and graphing.  

 

Biology Boost Friday, Aug. 16: 8:30-10:30 a.m. AND Friday, Aug. 23: 8:30-10:30 a.m. This program is designed as a two part workshop scheduled for August 18 and August 25. This structure will prepare students to excel in biology and is intentionally designed so students can enroll in math, english, and biology. Students will review the fundamental concepts for biology including experimental design, data collection, analysis, and graphing skills. Students will further develop their ability to effectively communicate their findings (claim, evidence, reasoning) using academic language, and review how to effectively read science textbooks.   

Lauren Doscher doscherl@bellarmineprep.org 253-752-7701 ext. 749   

Dates and Times:
Thursday, August 15: 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. 
Wednesday, August 21: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Campus Center

College Essay and Resume Course, for Rising Seniors

Monday-Thursday, August 12-22, 2024, 9:00 - 10:10 or 10:30 - 11:40

This course is designed to review essential skills for your college application process, from mastering short answer responses to perfecting your college essay. 

 

Step Up to Writing Boot Camp, for Rising Juniors

Thursday and Friday, August 15 - 16, 8:30 - 12:00

This course is dedicated to helping rising juniors to accelerate into the school year ready to excel in argumentative and persuasive writing. In two days, we will practice the essential skills needed to write strong papers in American Literature.

 

Algebra Enhancement, for students entering geometry 

Monday-Thursday, August 12-22, 2024, 8-9:10 a.m. or 9:20-10:30 a.m