Summer School Program
2022 Policies and Courses
Summer 2022 Registration opens February 22, 2022 at 7:00 AM Priority registration deadline is April 29, 2022 Register online at: www.marmion.org/summerschool Registrations will be processed on a priority basis until class is full.
Payment due at time of registration.
General Summer School Policies (For all courses) •
Dress Code: Casual Summer (Shorts, T-Shirts, Sandals permitted)
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Entrance: Students being dropped off may enter through the Battaglia Center building (Door #1).
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Parking: Students driving themselves should park in the lot east of the main quad area and then enter through Door #3 near the library.
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Lunch: The cafeteria will be open, but no food service is provided, so students should bring their own lunch. Parental permission will be needed to leave campus for those students attending both the morning and afternoon sessions
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Absences: Parents should EMAIL absences to Mr. Large at jlarge@marmion.org
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Dates/Time: Summer school will be open on the following dates and times. Please note that any coursework not completed by Friday, July 22nd will result in a withdrawal from that course and the student will not earn credit. • Session 1 = June 7 – June 28 (Excluding June 20) • Session 2 = June 29-30, July 6 – July 22 • 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM, Mon-Fri • These are the general dates and times when summer school is open. Individual courses may differ on the required meeting dates or times for that subject
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For Credit Courses Classes are conducted in an accelerated format allowing students to earn a full credit in six weeks. Credit earned will be reflected on the 2022 - 2023 report cards and transcripts. The grades received from the two summer school semesters will be included in the GPA calculations along with the classes taken during the regular school year. Students may take only one summer school class for credit. Class size is limited to 25 students Information regarding text and materials will be provided prior to course start date Absence/Tardy Policy (for in-person classes only) • Students who incur more than three absences do not receive credit for the class • Students who are more than 20 minutes late for class are considered absent • Students who are less than 20 minutes late for class are considered tardy – a third tardy results in an absence • Please do not enroll if you anticipate a conflict with your personal schedule Materials Needed: Notebook, Pencil, Calculator
Courses Available: Algebra 2 (Honors/Regular) 6 Week Course, $500
Prerequisite (recommended): Geometry H (B- or higher), Geometry (A- or higher) In Algebra 2, the concepts from Algebra 1 are brought back and studied at a more in-depth level of understanding. Topics include: solving and graphing functions and equations; systems of equations; matrices and geometric transformations; quadratic equations and parabolas; the complex number system; polynomials; the binomial theorem; radical functions; rational exponents; exponential and logarithmic functions; rational functions; conic sections; and arithmetic and geometric sequences and series. Room 220 Instructor = Miss Ebert, sebert@marmion.org Course Fee = $500 iPads will be needed for this course. Students will be required to purchase E-book/MyMathLab package through Pearson. This course meets from 8:00am-12:30pm on the following dates: • June 7-30 AND July 6-22 (Must attend both sessions, Extended absence not permitted) This course is open to: • Incoming freshmen that have tested out of Geometry Honors • Current freshmen that have completed Geometry or Geometry Honors • Current sophomores that have completed Geometry or Geometry Honors
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Online For Credit Courses • Cost = All courses are 6 weeks and $330 per course unless marked otherwise • Materials: Earbuds, Notebook, Pen/Pencil, Calculator (for math/science courses) • Dates = June 7 – 30 (excluding June 20), July 6 – 22 (unless marked otherwise) • Test Session Times: 8:00am – 11:00am or 11:30am – 2:30pm (see course notes) • See General Summer School Policies at the beginning of this document. • Special Notes • These courses offer an opportunity for students to work ahead and complete coursework via an independent self-paced study program. • This option is recommended ONLY for students who are able to monitor their own pace and keep up with a heavy workload of reading and writing assignments. • These courses are NOT recommended for students who typically struggle with deadlines, completing work, or reading/writing assignments. • Students are not required to be on campus, except for completing tests. However, the library is available as a resource space should any student wish to work in a quiet, focused environment. This may be recommended or required for students who are behind pace in their work. • All tests MUST be completed in the library. Students should plan to come into the library 1-2 times per week to complete their tests. The program will not allow the student to advance to the next unit until they have tested. • Any assignments not completed by Friday, July 22nd will be entered as a 0%. • If the student does not take all chapter assessments (including the final exam) by that point, they will not receive credit for the course and will need to retake the class from the beginning during the regular school year.
Courses Available: World History (Honors/Regular) 6 Week Course, $330
Prerequisite (recommended grades): Honors = English 1H (B- or higher) or English 1 (A or higher) Regular = English 1 (C- or higher) World History is a comparative study of the growth and development of the major world civilizations from the earliest times to the present. The primary objective is to provide an understanding of the historical development of humanity within the context of various interrelating civilizations. The class starts with the earliest of civilizations (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome), and then focuses primarily on the modernization of the western world, including the Middle Ages, Renaissance, the development of rationalism and scientific thought, the French Revolution, the industrial revolution, imperialism, and the World Wars. Course Meeting Time/Location: The library is available as a workspace, but students are not required to come in except for testing (see above) Contact Person/Monitor: Mr. Tarter, ttarter@marmion.org Max Enrollment: 25 students for World History (Regular/Honors combined) Course Provider: Educere/Founders Education Online Provider* *As this course will be administered through a third-party program where the content and grading is not controlled by Marmion, the grades for this class WILL NOT count into the cumulative GPA. The course will count for credits towards graduation, and the course and grades will appear on the transcript, as with any other non-Marmion course.
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U.S. History (Honors/Regular) 6 Week Course, $330
Prerequisite (recommended grades): Honors = World History AP (B- or higher) or World History (A or higher) Regular = World History (C- or higher) This course gives the student a survey knowledge, emphasizing development of social and political institutions, providing background necessary for intelligent citizenship. The course covers the period from the founding fathers to the present. Course Meeting Time/Location: The library is available as a workspace, but students are not required to come in except for testing (see above) Contact Person/Monitor: Mr. Tarter, ttarter@marmion.org Max Enrollment: 25 students for U.S. History (Regular/Honors combined) Course Provider: Educere/Founders Education Online Provider* *As this course will be administered through a third-party program where the content and grading is not controlled by Marmion, the grades for this class WILL NOT count into the cumulative GPA. The course will count for credits towards graduation, and the course and grades will appear on the transcript, as with any other non-Marmion course.
American Government (Honors/Regular) 3 Week Course, $165
Prerequisite (recommended grades): Honors = AP US History (B- or higher) or US History (A or higher) Regular = US History (C- or higher) This course focuses on the legal foundations and major institutions of the state, constitutions, laws, executives, legislatures, judges and bureaucrats. Structure and functions of U.S. government on the federal, state and local levels are examined. Course Meeting Time/Location: The library is available as a workspace, but students are not required to come in except for testing (see above) Course Dates: All Government work must be completed within the Session 1 dates Contact Person/Monitor: Mr. Tarter, ttarter@marmion.org Max Enrollment: 25 students for Government (Regular/Honors combined) Course Provider: Marmion/Apex* *As this course will be administered through Marmion via the Apex program, the grades for this class WILL count into the cumulative GPA. The course will count for credits towards graduation, and the course and grades will appear on the transcript, as with any other Marmion course.
Economics (Honors/Regular) 3 Week Course, $165
Prerequisite (recommended grades): Honors = AP US History (B- or higher) or US History (A or higher) Regular = US History (C- or higher) This course is designed to introduce students to various economic systems with special focus on the U.S. economy and the key factors that cause the economy to expand or contract. Students will learn how they fit within our economic system as consumers, workers and citizens. Key topics such as how to become more informed consumers, how to conduct banking transactions, how to save and invest money, how to obtain credit, the values and drawbacks of credit, the various types of taxes, how to file a tax return will be discussed along with other financial related topics. Also included in this course is a unit that satisfies the ISBE requirement of Consumer Education. Course Meeting Time/Location: The library is available as a workspace, but students are not required to come in except for testing (see above) Course Dates: All Economics work must be completed within the Session 2 dates Contact Person/Monitor: Mr. Brown, cbrown@marmion.org Max Enrollment: 25 students for Economics (Regular/Honors combined) Course Provider: Marmion/Apex* *As this course will be administered through Marmion via the Apex program, the grades for this class WILL count into the cumulative GPA. The course will count for credits towards graduation, and the course and grades will appear on the transcript, as with any other Marmion course.
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Chemistry (Honors Only) 6 Week Course, $330
Prerequisite(recommended grades): Biology H (B+ or higher) and Science Department approval This physical science course emphasizes atomic/molecular structure of matter and how structure explains interactions occurring in the various physical states of matter. Student laboratory work is a “hands-on” experience correlating with the lecture material. Strong mathematics and writing skills are expected. This course is ideal for current honorslevel freshmen who wish to study Honors Chemistry in the summer in order to advance in science to free up room in schedule for more AP science classes later on. Students will work on the Apex online course system to complete some of the coursework. Course Meeting Time/Location: Course will be taught remotely. Students are not required to come in, except for testing. All tests must be completed in the library. Instructor: Mrs. Colosi-Carrano, dcolosicarrano@marmion.org Max Enrollment: 15 students
Physics (Honors Only) 6 Week Course, $330
Prerequisite(recommended grades): Chemistry H (B+ or higher) and Science Department approval This course is designed to provide a fundamental working knowledge of the theories of Physics. Necessary mathematical skills are taught and integrated in course material. A historical development of topics puts contemporary physics in context. Laboratories emphasize further conceptual refinement through hands on experience and computer simulation modeling. This is an Advanced Placement Physics preparation course; topics will be presented as an introductory AP Physics course. Students will work on the Apex online course system to complete some of the coursework. Course Meeting Time/Location: Course will be taught remotely. Students are not required to come in, except for testing. All tests must be completed in the library. Instructor: Mrs. Colosi-Carrano, dcolosicarrano@marmion.org Max Enrollment: 15 students
Art History, 3 Week Course, $165
Prerequisite (recommended grades): Art Appreciation (B or higher) Art History is a survey of the history of Western visual arts, with a primary focus on painting. Students begin with an introduction to the basic principles of painting and learn how to critique and compare works of art. Students then explore prehistoric and early Greek and Roman art before they move on to the Middle Ages. Emphasis is placed on the Renaissance and the principles and masters that emerged in Italy and northern Europe. Students end their art tour with the United States during the 20th century, a time of great innovation as abstract art took center stage. Course Meeting Time/Location: Course will be taught remotely. Students are not required to come in, except for testing. All tests must be completed in the library. Instructor: Mrs. Dzuricsko, ldzuricsko@marmion.org Max Enrollment: 15 students *This course can fulfill the general Fine Arts requirement for juniors and seniors.
Music History, 3 Week Course, $165
Prerequisite (recommended grades): Art Appreciation (B or higher) Music History is a streamlined course that introduces students to the history, theory, and genres of music, from the most primitive surviving examples, through the classical to the most contemporary in the world at large. The course is offered in a two-semester format: The first semester covers primitive musical forms, classical music, and American jazz. The second semester presents the rich modern traditions, including: gospel, folk, soul, blues, Latin rhythms, rock and roll, and hip-hop. The course explores the interface of music and social movements and examines how the emergent global society and the Internet is bringing musical forms together in new ways from all around the world. Course Meeting Time/Location: Course will be taught remotely. Students are not required to come in, except for testing. All tests must be completed in the library. Instructor: TBD Max Enrollment: 15 students *This course can either fulfill the general Fine Arts requirement or the Music Appreciation requirement.
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Credit Recovery Courses See General Summer School Policies at the beginning of this document. Pre-registration not required. Students will be automatically enrolled and billed to their financial account. Notices will be e-mailed during the week of June 1st to those required to attend. A student who fails a for-credit course is required to complete credit recovery during the summer. After completion of the credit recovery process, full credit is awarded for the course on the student’s transcript for graduation purposes and college requirements. The grade on the transcript is changed from an “F” to a “P” (Pass), but there is no change in the GPA. Students who did not complete their assigned 1st Semester recovery work will also be required to attend the summer recovery sessions. The credit recovery program utilizes a combination of the online Apex learning system along with teacher-assigned work. The students are assigned to work for 3 hours per day on campus under the guidance of an instructor from that particular subject area. Once the coursework is completed, the student is no longer required to attend. • Cost = $300 per full-credit course (Automatically charged to financial accounts) • Contact Person = Mr. Malkowski, mmalkowski@marmion.org • Timeframe = All credit recoveries are individually paced. The student is finished once all coursework is completed and approved. Coursework may generally take around 3 weeks per semester recovery to complete. Students can shorten the timeframe by working longer either at school or from home on the material. • Dates = June 7 – 30 (excluding June 20), July 6 – 22 • Session Times • 8:00am – 11:00am: Library: English, Science, Social Science, World Language • 11:30am – 2:30pm: Library: Theology, Math, Social Science, World Language • Students can choose to attend both sessions if they would like to complete their work sooner • Completion: Students who do not complete the required coursework material by the end of summer school to regain credits will need to retake the full course during the 2022-23 school year for passing credit only. Students must complete all recovery work by the final day of summer school. • Required Materials: • Earbuds (for Apex courses) • Notebook • Pencil/Pen • Calculator (for Math courses) • iPad/Laptop for English/Social Science/Theology recovery
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High School Skills Courses for Incoming Students These are ‘zero credit’ courses that are designed to help better prepare students to transition smoothly into the rigors of the Marmion academic program. Students may elect to take these courses on their own, or they may be recommended/required to take these courses based on scores from the Admissions Exam or Math Placement Exam. Dress Code: Casual Summer (Shorts, T-Shirts, Sandals permitted) Materials Needed: Notebook, Pen/Pencil, Other materials as directed by instructor Entrance: Students should enter through the Door #1 of the Battaglia Center building Students may choose to attend EITHER one of the two sessions listed below. The same content for all courses will be repeated in both sessions. • Session 1 = June 13-24 (excluding June 20) • Session 2 = July 11-22 Cost = $200 per course
Courses Available: Math Skills (2 Week Course, $200)
For students who need focused attention on the continued development of their basic math skills in order to better prepare for Algebra 1. Topics include: Computational Skills including Fractions/Decimals/Signed Numbers, Number Theory, Solving Linear Equations/Inequalities, Graphing Basic Linear Equations, Proportions/Ratios/Percents, Basic Geometry, Area/Volume, Modeling with Basic Linear Equations and Inequalities. Room 218, 8:00-10:00am Instructor: • June Session: Ms. Carol Kinzer, ckinzer@marmion.org • July Session: TBD
Reading Skills (2 Week Course, $200)
Reading skills topics include cause/effect, compare/contrast, main idea/supporting details, fact/opinion, analogies, author’s purpose, inference, sequencing, summarizing, predicting/confirming, drawing conclusions, and identifying basic story elements (characters, setting, plot, conflict, resolution, etc), and literary terms. Room 218, 10:15am-12:15pm Instructor: Mr. Robert Rebenstorf, rrebenstorf@marmion.org
Writing/Language Skills (2 Week Course, $200)
Topics include vocabulary development, basic grammar review, punctuation, and essential writing skills such as topic sentence/main idea, paragraph development, conclusions, drafting and editing. Students will be introduced to the formatting of paragraphs and other essential parts of an academic essay. Room 218, 12:45-2:45pm Instructor: Mr. Robert Rebenstorf, rrebenstorf@marmion.org
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