Learn about fractions, ratios and proportions in the context of geometry through the exploration of rational numbers. Students engage in computer-based and hands-on activities to investigate the surface areas of objects, ways to calculate them and the similarity of polygons. Using an activities-based approach, students better understand real numbers, decimals and rational numbers.
Subject Area: Math
Requirements:
Qualifying Score: Math

Everyone knows the expression: "It's not what you say; it’s how you say it." A message can take on a whole new meaning when it is given a different nuance. By building their vocabulary, learning more complex sentence structures, using precise grammar and elaborating their ideas effectively, students improve their rhetorical styles of persuasion, comparison, narrative, definitive and journalistic writing. As peer editors, students work collaboratively to increase their writing facility. This course culminates in a Writer’s Workshop where students share portfolios of their work.
Subject Area: Language Arts
Requirements:
Qualifying Score: Reading

Immerse yourself in the study of pi, zero, infinity, negative numbers, irrational numbers, prime numbers and more. Discover the numbers that have intrigued mathematicians for centuries. Solve fascinating math problems in thought-provoking discussions. Students expand both their logical and critical thinking skills through collaborative projects and challenges.
Subject Area: Math
Requirements:
Qualifying Score: Math

Once upon a time, stories were told, not written. Even today, an author’s words still come to life when they are spoken and performed. Students in this class transform the literature they read into its many voices. As they read a variety of genres such as poetry, non-fiction and short stories, students develop an understanding of character and how to identify key dramatic moments in a plot. Working individually and collaboratively, young writers produce a performance piece as a final project.
Subject Area: Language Art


Requirements:
Qualifying Score: Reading

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s an exploration of the science behind our favorite superheroes! What are chromatophore cells, and what has The Incredible Hulk learned from a cuttlefish? The scientific principles behind our favorite heroes’ superpowers are explored in this unconventional approach to the study of chemical reactions and biological oddities. Hang on to your tights Web slingers and join us for a rollicking look at the facts behind the fiction.
Subject Area: Science
Requirements:
Qualifying Score: Reading or Math

Good or bad, the Earth’s future is in our hands! Students are introduced to a range of important environmental issues including air pollution, resource shortages and global climate change. Young ecologists investigate the cultural, social and economic factors that affect our world and relate these insights to their own environments. As a culminating project, students choose an issue and design a project that can be implemented in their own home, neighborhood or school to address it.
Subject Area: Science
Requirements:
Qualifying Score: Reading or Math