SFC SUMMER COURSES
Registration begins at 9:00am March 1, 2024. Visit the Enrichment Programs tile on MySchoolApp.
Upper School summer courses taken for credit will be offered in one of three formats: In person, Hybrid Synchronous Remote Learning (HSRL) or online.
Hybrid Synchronous Remote Learning (HSRL) courses include synchronous and asynchronous learning five days a week. Each day, the teacher provides two to three hours of synchronous time to bring the class together, build a learning community, and to ensure students are on track for successful completion of the course. Students will also have two to three hours of independent or small group learning tasks each day.
Online courses are asynchronous and require students to complete work and stay up-to-date on assignments without as much oversight from the course instructor as the HSRL courses. All tests, quizzes, and assignments will be posted on the class page. Students will submit essays through their SFC email account.
ACADEMIC FOR-CREDIT COURSES
College Prep World History Online + FOR CREDIT (Asynchronous, with individual Zoom as needed)
This six-week intensive course is equivalent to the World History course offered at SFC during the school year; it covers world history’s economic, political, and cultural trends from the 15th century through the contemporary period. Students will focus on the movement of goods, ideas, and diseases through trade routes, the shifts in political power that accompanied these routes, and the radical transformation of the world from the Industrial Revolution and the resulting period of imperialism. This course focuses on the skills of critical reading, analytical writing, and logical rhetoric. Through a variety of assignments, students will encounter art, influential historical figures, and transformational world events in their attempt to understand who they are in the history of our world. Students will gain more appreciation of other cultures and their preconceptions of the world will be challenged in order to form a more robust Christian worldview. The goal of this course is a transformative encounter with world history that results in a student who can critically think about historical events to respond as a Christian to contemporary issues in the world.
The course is built for six weeks of assignments to be completed within a seven-week window. Assignments must be satisfactorily completed on time in order to receive a grade and credit for the course.
Required Text: “Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction,” 2012; ISBN: 978-0-547-49114-1 or 0-547-49114-X
INSTRUCTOR(S): TBD
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 10th grade
DATE: Credit Class:June 10 – July 26 (no class July 4)
LOCATION: Online
COST: $915
Geometry + FOR CREDIT
Study Euclidean Geometry with passionate mathematicians this summer. The following topics will be covered: the language and logic of geometry, parallelism, congruent triangles, triangle inequalities, quadrilaterals, similarity, right triangles, circles, geometric constructions, area of plane figures, solid geometry, and coordinate geometry. Students may not be absent for more than eight hours of class time. Required Text: “Geometry: Common Core Edition,” 2012 (ISBN: 978-0-547-64714-2)
INSTRUCTOR(S): TBD
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 8th –9th grade
DATE: June 10 – July 19 (no class July 4)Monday – Friday
TIME: 10:00am – 2:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Room 3304
COST: $915
Spanish 3 + FOR CREDIT (Online, Synchronous, HSRL)
Enjoy a fast-paced summer Spanish 3 class! Students will review Spanish 1 and 2 concepts while studying the subjunctive tense in Español via Zoom. The class will virtually meet daily for activities and lessons to improve Spanish skills and usage of the 16 tenses of conversation, listening, writing, and reading. Zoom from any location and plan to be engaged and further your skills in Español! Students may not be absent for more than eight hours of class time.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Catherine Kuiper
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 9th –12th grade
DATE: June 10 – July 19 (no class July 4) Monday – Friday
TIME: 10:00am – 2:00pm
LOCATION: Online
COST: $915
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ACADEMIC COURSES, CONTINUE ENRICHMENT COURSES
College Application Supplements and Essay Review
Santa Fe Christian’s dedicated team of academic counselors will assist students with college application supplemental essays. Whether brainstorming ideas, providing feedback on drafts, or helping students refine their writing skills, our counselors are committed to helping students put their best foot forward in their college applications. College admission representatives will also review student essay drafts.
INSTRUCTOR(S): SFC Academic Counselors
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 12th grade
DATE: August 5 and August 8, Tuesday/Thursday
TIME: 9:00am – 12:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Cafe
COST: $55
Algebra 3
This math camp is probably very different from most math classes you have taken before. Math education research supports the idea that the best way to learn mathematics is by solving problems in which, at first glance, the solution path is not obvious. It helps students develop what is called “adaptive expertise.” Students with adaptive expertise can go beyond routine competencies and can be characterized by their flexible, innovative, and creative competencies. A must for any student considering a STEM major.
The purpose of the math camp is to help students become better problem solvers, develop their adaptive expertise, and learn advanced algebra topics, many of which are not taught in most high school algebra curriculum. Topics to be learned in the math camp include multivariable polynomials, Vieta’s formulas, arithmetic-geometric series, and an in-depth exploration of conic sections. Learning these topics and the problem-solving experience is excellent preparation for all classes that come after Algebra 2, as well as good preparation for the ACT, SAT, and the American Mathematics Competition.
We will use the Art of Problem Solving book “Intermediate Algebra” by Richard Rusczyk. The book and solution manual can be purchased for $74 at the following Art of Problem Solving website: artofproblemsolving.com/store/item/intermediate-algebra
Prerequisite: Must have completed an HonorsAlgebra 2 course and earned at least a B+ orAlgebra 1with a 95% or above.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Mike Maxon, Ryan Rodrigue
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 8th –12th grade
DATES: August 1 – August 2, Thursday – Friday 1:00pm – 3:15pm
August 5 – August 6, Monday – Tuesday 10:00am – 1:00pm
August 7 – August 9, Wednesday – Friday 2:30pm – 5:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Room 2102
COST: $350
Preparing for PreAlgebra, Algebra 1, and Beyond
Students will work in groups to develop foundation concepts in mathematics that will help prepare them for the challenges of PreAlgebra, Algebra 1, and Beyond. The interesting and challenging tasks will help students develop their thinking, reasoning, and problem–solving abilities in mathematics. To help foster a collaborative environment in which every student feels like an integral part of the math camp and to receive significant help from the instructors, enrollment will be limited to the first 23 students who register.
Instructor Mike Maxon has taught every level of math from 6th grade through University level math over the past 30 years and is the SFC Math Team coach.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Mike Maxon, Amber Maxon
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 5th – 7th grade
DATE: July 29 – August 2, Monday – Friday
TIME: 10:00am – 12:30pm
SFC LOCATION: Room 2102
COST: $250
Jump Start to 6th Grade Summer Reading
Students will get a jump start on the reading and writing activities seen in 6th grade. Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret from the 6th grade summer reading assignment will be our text. While getting to know their classmates, students will read the book together, annotate, discuss, and write, ensuring a great start to their first year of Middle School. All reading and activities will be completed in class. NO PREPARATION AND NO HOMEWORK.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Christine Rogers
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 6th grade
DATE: August 5 – August 6, Monday – Tuesday
TIME: 8:30am – 11:30am
SFC LOCATION: Room 2209
COST: $105
Jump Start to 7th Grade Summer Reading
Join us to read together and complete the summer reading assignment during this week of camp. During camp, we will complete the summer reading assignment related to the book Stand Tall by Joan Bauer with your 7th grade English teacher, Christine Rogers. Students will read the book and complete all activities during our meeting time. NO PREPARATION AND NO HOMEWORK.
Through discussion and activities aimed to improve comprehension, vocabulary, and study skills, students will better understand the book while also preparing for their first essay of the school year.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Christine Rogers
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 7th grade
DATE: July 29 – August 2, Monday – Friday
TIME: 8:00am – 10:15am
SFC LOCATION: Room 2209
COST: $215
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ENRICHMENT COURSES
Jump Start to 8th Grade Summer Reading
This class will assist incoming 8th-grade students in completing their summer reading assignment. The class will read The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson together and prepare notes for the upcoming in-class essay given during the first week of school. Students enrolled in both Standard and Honors English are welcome to join. All reading and activities will be completed in class. NO PREPARATION & NO HOMEWORK.
INSTRUCTOR: Christine Rogers
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 8th grade
DATE: July 29 – August 2, Monday – Friday
TIME: 10:30am – 12:30am
SFC LOCATION: Room 2209
COST: $215
Kindergarten Readiness Camp
Kindergarten Readiness Camp is a wonderful opportunity for students to get a head start in kindergarten. Students can spend time in the kindergarten classroom, on the playground, and in other campus areas. They will become familiar with kindergarten materials and begin to learn kindergarten skills, such as writing their name “the kindergarten way.” They will also become familiar with class routines and expectations. In addition, this camp experience will help rekindle or create new relationships with friends and the kindergarten teachers. Kindergarten readiness camp will help students be “ready to go” when school starts as the beginning of school stress will be minimized, giving them an academic, social, and emotional advantage. Space is limited.
*Please send your child with water and a snack.
INSTRUCTOR(S): SFC Kindergarten Teachers
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: Kindergarten
DATE: July 29 – August 2, Monday – Friday
TIME: 9:00am – 12:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Room 7109
COST: $220
Reader’s Theater: Reading with Expression
Bring stories to life by reading with expression! We will delve into a wide variety of children’s literature and spend time reading each piece with the emotions it is meant to convey. If you enjoy reading, acting, laughing, and having fun with books, then join us for summer Reader’s Theater.
INSTRUCTOR: Megan David
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 3rd – 5th grade
DATE: July 8 – July 12, Monday – Friday
TIME: 9:00am – 12:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Room 7204
COST: $255
There’s No Business Like Show Business –“The Wizard of Oz”
Join us for another fantastic summer opportunity at SFC! Campers will learn the basics of musical theater, including singing, acting, dancing, costumes, makeup, and props. Build confidence if you’re a beginner, or sharpen your vocal and acting technique as a lead character if you’re ready for the next step.
Auditions will be held on Monday, and a production will be put on at the end of the week, open to friends, family, and the public.
INSTRUCTOR: Amy Kennard
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 1st – 6th grade
DATE: June 10 – June 14, Monday – Friday
TIME: 9:00am – 12:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Cafe
COST: $305
Art & Nature
Students will be using God’s incredible creation as inspiration for making art. Each day, we will focus on a different process, including painting, drawing, sculpting, crafting, and printmaking. If your students enjoy hands-on projects and working inside and outside the classroom, come hang out with Mrs. Strawbridge for a fun full week of ART! All Supplies are included in the cost.
INSTRUCTOR: Michal Strawbridge
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 4th – 6th grade
DATE: June 10 – June 14, Monday – Friday
TIME: 9:00am – 12:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Room 2307
COST: $285
Art Exploration
Learn how to make art using different mediums. We will look closely at various animals and nature using watercolor, pencils, pastels, colored pencils, and polymer clay.
INSTRUCTOR: Angela Kim
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 4th – 6th grade
DATE: Session 1: June 18 – 21, Tuesday – Friday Session 2: June 25 – 28, Tuesday – Friday
TIME: 9:00am – 12:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Room 6105
COST: $295 per session
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ENRICHMENT COURSES
Get Artsy!
This class is designed for the child who loves to draw and create new things. Get Artsy will help children develop their talents and give them techniques to draw and create at a new level. Your child will love this fun class, and they will learn to express their art in brand-new ways!
INSTRUCTOR: Summer Shields
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: K – 3rd grade
DATES:
Session 1: June 24 – June 28, Monday – Friday
Session 2: July 29 – August 2, Monday – Friday
TIME: 10:00am – 12:00pm
SFC LOCATION:
Session 1: Room 7104
Session 2: Room 6105
COST: $285 per session
Chess Club
All levels of players are invited to discover the joy of learning and playing chess. In this comprehensive Chess course, your child will discover an appreciation and deeper understanding of this cerebral game. Students will practice simple methods of empirical analysis and learn how to calculate and evaluate predicted outcomes. Learning how to plan and weigh the consequences of different options is a useful life lesson. This course will teach Chess strategy and tactics and allow players to compete in a mental game with their peers in a safe, nurturing environment.
INSTRUCTOR: Tom Callaghan
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 1st – 8th grade
DATES: Session 1: June 10 – June 14, Monday – Friday
Session 2: July 29 – August 2, Monday – Friday
TIME: 9:00am – 12:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Lower School Science Lab
COST: $305 per session
ATHLETIC COURSES
MS Lifting and Sports
Are your boys ready to pump some iron and get that middle school energy out? This year, we’re incorporating some games with our regular lifting programming. The boys will learn about compound/ accessory weight lifting while exercising their competitive spirit! We’re firm believers in starting healthy habits as early as possible, so let’s start now!
INSTRUCTOR(S): Grantham Jones, Terrence Brown
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 6th – 8th grade
DATES:
Session 1: June 10 – June 14, Mon/Weds/Fri
Session 2: June 17 – June 21, Mon/Weds/Fri
Session 3: June 24 – June 28, Mon/Weds/Fri
Session 4: July 8 – July 12, Mon/Weds/Fri
TIME: 9:00am – 11:30am
SFC LOCATION: Weight Room
COST: $180 per session
Mini Cheer Clinic
Join the Lower School Mini Cheer Clinic this summer with Varsity Coach Katrina! Mini cheerleaders will learn cheer basics, stunting, tumbling, and dance while embracing school spirit. Perfect for all skill levels, this clinic guarantees a summer filled with fun, friends, and Eagle pride!
INSTRUCTOR: Katrina Calvert
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 1st – 5th grade
DATE: June 17 – June 19, Monday – Wednesday
TIME: 9:00am – 11:00am
SFC LOCATION: Lower Court
COST: $140
USA Jump Stars
Students will get their hearts pumping by joining this jump rope class! Jump rope participants will learn the basics to intermediate jump rope skills, including single rope, two-person 1 rope, Chinese wheel, traveler, double Dutch, and long rope skills. Melinda Everett teaches the class and is a national and world jump rope champion and Coronado Speed Spinners Jump Rope Team coach.
INSTRUCTOR: Melinda Everett
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: K– 5th grade
DATE: August 5 – August 9, Monday – Friday
TIME: 9:00am – 12:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Lower Court & Dome
COST: $275
MS/US Girls Flag Football Clinic
Take advantage of this incredible opportunity to build lasting friendships, boost confidence, and ignite a passion for football. Register today!
INSTRUCTOR(S): Sona Robinson, Joanna Burkholder
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 6th – 9th grade
DATE: June 10 – June 14, Monday – Friday
TIME: 9:00am – 11:00am
SFC LOCATION: Football Field
COST: $260
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ATHLETIC COURSES
LS Boys 4th/5th Basketball Development
The SFC Coaching staff is excited to invite Lower School students to their basketball clinic to help prepare their skills for Middle School. Through these basketball clinics, students will build relationships and learn the skills and the culture of SFC’s basketball program. These clinics will lay the foundation for students and prepare them for SFC Middle School basketball and all Middle School sports.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Matt Carlino, Travis Jackson, Owen Aschieris
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 4th – 5th grade
DATES:
Session 1: June 10 – June 12, Mon/Weds
Session 2: July 8 – July 10, Mon/Weds
Session 3: July 15 – July 17, Mon/Weds
Session 4: July 22– July 24, Mon/Weds
TIME: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
SFC LOCATION: Gymnasium
COST: $100 per session
MS Boys 6th – 8th Basketball Development
The SFC Coaching staff is excited to invite Middle School students to their basketball clinic to help prepare their skills for Upper School. Through these basketball clinics, students will build relationships and learn the skills and the culture of SFC’s basketball program. These clinics will lay the foundation for the students and prepare them for SFC Upper School basketball and all Upper School sports.
INSTRUCTOR(S): Matt Carlino, Travis Jackson, Owen Aschieris
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 6th – 8th grade
DATES:
Session 1 June 11 – June 13, Tues/Thurs
Session 2: July 9 – July 11, Tues/Thurs
Session 3: July 16 – July 18, Tues/Thurs
Session 4: July 23– July 25, Tues/Thurs
TIME: 1:30pm– 2:30pm
SFC LOCATION: Gymnasium
COST: $100 per session
Mr. G’s Summer Games
Welcome to Mr. G’s summer games camp! Students will get to run, throw, dodge, and duck in this exciting games and skills athletic camp. From Football and Capture the Flag to Doctor Doctor and many other fun PE-style games, students will have a blast exercising and competing in this week-long athletic camp.
INSTRUCTOR: Eric Gamelson
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 3rd – 6th grade
DATE: June 24 – June 28, Monday – Friday
TIME: 9:00am – 12:00pm
SFC LOCATION: Softball Field
COST: $280
Run Strong
Strength is a necessity for distance runners! This program builds runners up by targeting true core strength, postural development, and single-leg stability/strength. We aim to keep distance runners healthy and improve their time by improving these attributes.
INSTRUCTOR: Terrence Brown
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: 9th – 12th grade
DATES:
Session 1: June 10 – June 14, Mon/Weds/Fri
Session 2: June 17 – June 21, Mon/Weds/Fri
Session 3: June 24 – June 28, Mon/Weds/Fr
Session 4: July 8 – July 12, Mon/Weds/Fri
Session 5: July 15 – July 19, Mon/Weds/Fri
Session 6: July 22 – July 26, Mon/Weds/Fri
TIME: 2:00pm – 3:15pm
SFC LOCATION: Weight Room
COST: $80 per session or $420 for 6 sessions
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