Upper School

List of 11 items.

• Write it Right! Practical Writing Skills & Strategies

  Class meets 9:00–12:00 pm. June 22 through July 31. 
  Open to all students entering grades 9–12.
  

   

  Communication skills—especially writing—are the single most important advantage you can give a child. Future performance in school and in the workplace is greatly enhanced by the ability to speak and write well. This course provides a six-week writing tutorial: forming a topic sentence and thesis, methods of organization, using transitions, sentence variety, basic editing techniques, writing introductions and conclusions, supporting points, and along the way, the “art of being a student.” Students are taught elements of description, narration, comparison, persuasion, definition, division & classification, as well as the underlying grammatical structure of English—the building blocks of sentences. The course uses today’s technology and popular media, including YouTube videos, vlogs and discussion threads, films, art, popular lyrics, film music, and literary excerpts to teach critical thinking and foster creativity. This is an active participation course with lots of one-to-one attention in a supportive environment.

  
  Students get hands-on practice leading class lessons and reviews: if you can explain it to someone, you know it! By the end, students will have produced a body of written work to show for their efforts. All course texts and materials are provided. Come with a laptop, an iPad, or just pen and paper!

  
  Course created and taught by The University of New Haven Senior Lecturer, Wes Davis, who brings decades of experience teaching every kind and level of writing from remedial to honors, from middle school to college.
  
  

  Cost: $2,300 (code #101)

• World History: The Long Twentieth Century

  Class meets 9:00 am–1:00 pm, June 22 through July 31.
  1 credit for Hopkins students entering grades 10–11.
  
  

  This required course investigates four key questions: What are the advantages and disadvantages of global interconnection? How and why have people collectively developed, encouraged, and limited the growth and spread of human rights? How has technological innovation impacted the global community? Why did the world develop the way it did and who got to decide? By focusing on the twentieth century, including its historical foundations and developing legacies, students will explore the profound impact of ideologies, global realignment, and self-determination on societies to better understand our current world. The course builds on the historical inquiry skills introduced in Revolutionary Freedoms, with an emphasis on the research process. A research paper is a required component. (Prerequisite: Revolutionary Freedoms)

  
  Please note:
  

  • Hopkins students can take either WH, US, or AC III through the Summer School.  One of these courses must be taken during the regular school year.
  • If you take AC III or US Histories, that will then fulfill your history graduation requirement.
  • Each history class is limited to 12 students.
    
    

  WH textbooks:
  William Duiker's Contemporary World History, 7th ed.  

  ISBN: 9780357708422
  
  

  Cost: Credit $3,700 (code #110)

• U.S. Histories

  Class meets 9:00 am–1:00 pm, June 22-July 31.
  1 credit for Hopkins students entering grades 11.
  

   

  This course examines how economic, cultural, political, and social forces have shaped the concept of American identity and our country’s efforts to achieve the ideals to which it has aspired. Students will investigate the creation and expansion of our country and its changing role on the world stage from the pre-colonial era through the early twenty-first century. New Haven will serve as an ongoing case study to highlight key historical developments at a local scale. Engaging with diverse perspectives, students will gain an understanding of the pluralism that defines the United States. The course emphasizes increasingly sophisticated critical thinking, contextualization, sourcing, corroboration, and argument-based writing, culminating in a required research paper. (Prerequisite: World History)

  
  

  US textbook: 

  Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty, 6th edition 
  
  Please note:
  

  • Hopkins students can take either WH, US, or AC III through the Summer School.  One of these courses must be taken during the regular school year.
  • If you take AC III or US Histories, that will then fulfill your history graduation requirement.
  • Each history class is limited to 12 students.

  
  Cost: Credit $3,700  (code #111)

• Atlantic Communities III: The Global Community (1939–present)

  Class meets from 9:00 am–12:00 pm, June 22-July 31.
  1/2 credit for Hopkins students entering grades 12. 
  

  AC III finishes the core sequence in Hopkins History. The course starts with tensions arising among allies in World War II which then became the Cold War. Coupled with the end of the great colonial empires, that War created a new dynamic in world affairs as the United States and the Soviet Union attempted to manage global politics and economies. The Atlantic world grew closer together with increasing interaction and technology. The end of the Cold War brought another set of challenges in a world not so clearly divided. This course will look at fairly recent historical developments of global economies, ethnic cleansing as a “solution” to conflict, health crises such as AIDS, concerns for the health of the planet and environment, and the rise of religious fundamentalism. Students will become more familiar with the forces that have created the world they will inhabit as adults. (Prerequisite: Atlantic Communities II)
  

  
  AC III textbooks:
  Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty, 6th edition 
  McKay, Hill, Buckler's World Societies, 12th edition, vol. 2
  

  
  

  Cost: Credit $3,200 (code #112)

   
  

  Please note:

  • Hopkins students can take either WH, US, or AC III through the Summer School.  One of these courses must be taken during the regular school year.
  • If you take AC III or US Histories, that will then fulfill your history graduation requirement.
  • Each history class is limited to 12 students.

• Algebra 1

  Class meets 9:00 am–12:00 pm, June 22 through July 31.  
  Open to all students entering grades 7–9.
  
  

  Using tangential concepts in probability, statistics and matrices as motivation, this course takes up a thorough treatment of the real number line, linear equations and functions, systems of equations, inequalities and absolute values, and elementary algebraic manipulations. This course serves as a preview of the full year Algebra 1 course. In some situations, it may be sufficient to fill gaps in understanding from a previous Algebra 1 course and affect placement for the fall.
  Prerequisite: Pre-algebra.
  
  

  Cost: $2,600 (code #130)

   
  

  Financial aid is not offered for Algebra I class.

  
  
  

• Geometry

  Class meets 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, June 22 through August 1.  
  1 credit for Hopkins students entering grades 9–11. 
  

  A classic study of the development of geometry and its use of deductive reasoning and proofs, Geometry develops skills in visualization, graphic representation and the application of core geometric ideas. Relationships that exist between course content and the physical world are emphasized. Integration of synthetic, coordinate and transformation approaches also strengthen students’ understanding of algebra.  Preference will be given to Hopkins 9th grade students seeking to take this class for credit.  Students who want to use this class to preview Geometry Enriched will be considered in late May.  Hopkins students who take this class for academic credit can be placed in Algebra II for 10th grade, although not in the Enriched or Accelerated sections.  Please see the Math Department section of the Course Guide for further information about using summer work for math placement.  
  
  

  Required Text:  Discovering Geometry, Michael Serra, 5th Edition.

  
  

  Cost: $3,700 (code #131) 

• Precalculus | Functions, Statistics & Trigonometry

  Class meets 9:00 am–12:00 noon, June 23 through July 31.  
  1 credit for Hopkins students entering grades 10-12. 
  

  Precalculus serves as a transition between algebra and calculus by integrating probability, statistical and algebraic concepts. Trigonometry and the use of functions and statistics to model real-world situations is a major theme. The TI-83 graphing calculator is required. Algebra II and Departmental approval is a prerequisite. One section will be offered with a cap of 12 students.
  
  

  Students who apply for Precalculus will not know about their acceptance until late May when the math department reviews your child’s work and evaluates readiness for acceleration.  A strong finish and a minimum of an A- must be achieved as an overall grade to be considered for this course.

  
  

  Ideal student for Precalculus: A current sophomore taking Algebra 2 and wants to take Enriched Precalculus AB as a junior.  A current junior who completed Algebra II in good standing and intends to take Introduction to Calculus as a senior.
  
  

  Cost: $3,700 (code #132) 

   

• Enriched Pre-calculus

  Class meets 9:00 am–12:00 noon, June 23 through July 31.
  1 credit for Hopkins students entering grades 10-12. 
  

  Enriched Pre-calculus integrates algebra, geometry and trigonometry as a precursor to the study of calculus and concentrates on the fundamental areas of function, analytic geometry, and mathematical analysis. Technology allows the course to focus on problem solving and exploration. A TI-83 calculator is required. Departmental approval is required. One section will be offered with a cap of 12 students.
  
  Students who apply for Enriched Precalculus will not know about their acceptance until late May when the math department reviews your child’s work and evaluates readiness for acceleration.  A strong finish and a minimum of an A- must be achieved as an overall grade to be considered for this course.
  
  Ideal student for Enriched Precalculus: A current student taking Precalculus who intends to take AP Calculus AB the following year.
  
  

  Cost: $3,700 (code #133) 

• Comprehensive SAT Review

  Two 3-week sessions available:
  Session A: June 22 through July 10
  Session B: July 13 through July 31
  Class meets at 9:00 am–12:00 noon. 
  Open to students entering grades 10–12.
  
  

  Designed to prepare students for both the Math and Verbal sections of the new SAT, this pragmatic course is based upon a simple and proven axiom that extensive practice and familiarity with the testing format(s) yields improved performance. Students will discuss and learn useful hints and techniques, review the most frequently tested concepts of mathematics, algebra, geometry, critical reading comprehension, writing and vocabulary, and apply such strategies in class during daily practice and debriefing sessions. Prerequisite: Algebra II. This class caps at 15 students.
  
  Session A: June 22 through July 10, 9:00 am–12:00 pm.

  Cost: $1,400 (code #160)
  
  

  Session B: July 13 through July 31, 9:00 am–12:00 pm.

  Cost: $1,400 (code #161)

   

• HMC Young Global Leaders Program by the Harvard Model Congress

  Class meets 9 am–3 pm, July 6-July 10.

  Open to all students entering grades 9-12. 

  The mission of the HMC Young Global Leaders Program is to engage students from around the world with strong leadership potential through immersive learning engagements, discussions, and mentorship. The program will focus on leadership, problem-solving, communication, public speaking, and critical thinking while working with the students toward a final ‘Actionable Project’.

  
  

  Students will work in small groups throughout the program on an impactful ‘Actionable Project’ that is designed to tackle real-world problems, stimulate ideas for future collaborative projects, and mold young learners into future leaders. Participants will immerse themselves in a classroom experience inspired by some of the most engaging subjects taken by the student mentors themselves and participate in leadership and collaborative work activities during the course of the program.

  
  

  Cost: $750 / $650 for New Haven Public School Students (code #164)

• Forensic Science Academy: A Hopkins-UNH Collaboration

  Class meets 9:00 am–1:00 pm, June 22-July 10
  Open to all students entering grades 9-12 - no academic prerequisites other than curiosity!

  Designed for intellectually curious students in grades 9-12, this intensive 3-week program offers an unparalleled, hands-on exploration of Forensic Science. Taught by expert faculty from the University of New Haven’s #1-ranked Forensic Science Department—many of whom are active practitioners and expert witnesses—students will study the real-world application of science to the law, including many principles involved in criminal investigation.

  
  

  Students will study foundational knowledge and techniques drawn from UNH’s Introductory Forensic Science class, including crime scene investigation; analysis of evidence such as DNA, fingerprints, and footwear identification; and toxicology (analysis of controlled substances). The program includes immersive field trips to the University of New Haven, providing direct access to professional-grade resources, such as the Crime Scene Investigation Lab. The program culminates in a final experiential project, where students apply new knowledge and skills to a real-world situation.

  
  

  This new, collaborative course leverages Hopkins’ challenging academic environment with UNH’s specialized labs and practitioner expertise, giving students a serious, pre-professional look at a career in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice.

  
  Cost: $2000 (code #163)