Summer Term

Central Catholic offers various academic and enrichment programs through our Summer Term. We can't wait to see you on campus this summer!

Director, Summer Term

Mr. Shawn Dumas

School: 978-682-0260 ext. 644

Summer Term: Academic Courses

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CCHS students have the opportunity to review materials, reinforce learning skills, AND improve final transcript grades up to a “B-”!

Small, highly individualized, interactive classes.
Courses will meet between 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

Please note: Summer work cannot lower a student's grade.

Courses will be highly individualized programs consisting of sixteen (16) sixty (60) minute class meetings through the Month of June/July. Your instructor will coordinate where the class will meet in the building.

Session Dates for 2023

Classes held Monday through Thursday.

Start date: Monday, July 3
End date: Thursday, July 27

No classes on Fridays, except for week one, when classes are held Monday, July 3; Wednesday, July 5; Thursday, July 6; and Friday, July 7, due to the 4th of July holiday.

Classes will meet at a predetermined time during the Summer Term window of between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

Each course will consist of 16 (sixteen), one hour class meetings.

Registration for Summer Term Academic Courses has closed.

Please contact Mr. Shawn Dumas, Summer Term Director, with any questions: sdumas@centralcatholic.net.

Accelerated Math Courses for Credit

For CCHS students who meet eligibility requirements.

Classes begin on Monday, June 26 and end on Thursday, July 27 for a total of twenty meeting days.
These courses appear on the official transcript, students earn credit points for these courses, and grades impact over GPA.
No classes on Fridays except for 2nd week as the 4th of July is observed on the Tuesday. Week 2 will be Monday and Wednesday through Friday.

Accelerated Geometry

Accelerated Algebra II

Accelerated Pre-Calculus

Accelerated Pre-Calculus is a prerequisite for students moving from Level II to Level I Honors Calculus. The course covers multiple topics from pre-calculus in preparation for Honors Calculus.

Students must meet eligibility requirements.

Cost: $495
Class meets from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM during Summer Term

Requirements: Students who apply for this course must have a B- or better average in Honors Geometry (Course 321), Honors Geometry/Algebra II (Course 325), or Honors Algebra II/Honors Geometry (Course326). Students who have an A-or better average in Algebra 2/Trigonometry (Course 332) and the recommendation of their present teacher may also enroll.

Instructor: Mr. Jarrod Brown, Central Catholic High School.

Registration for Accelerated Math has closed.

Please contact Mr. Shawn Dumas, Summer Term Director, with any questions: sdumas@centralcatholic.net.

Summer Term 2023 Policies & Fees

We ask that both students and parents/guardians review these policies. These details outline the general expectations that our instructors address on a daily basis. Each teacher may have his or her own areas of emphasis so please be aware of what each class expects. Please be your best student and self during our time together.

Program Policies

All students must be present and arrive in a timely fashion to their designated classroom.
Please respect your teacher and classmates.
Dress code should be presentable and within CCHS dress down guidelines with respect to what is appropriate for class. Hats, hoods, sunglasses, and revealing or inappropriate clothing that references sex, drugs or alcohol are not permitted.
Eating/drinking while participating in class is not acceptable. This is distracting and inconsiderate of your teacher and classmates. Students who eat during a session may be removed from the class and progressive discipline will be enforced.
Note: Students who consistently ignore the above may forfeit learning access and all paid program fees.

Attendance Policy

Central Catholic Summer Term offers students the opportunity to attend courses during summer vacation: We realize that our schedule of courses might conflict with previous arrangements and family commitments. To allow for these situations, Central Catholic Summer Term permits students to be absent under the following conditions:

All anticipated absences beyond one day must be approved by the director of Summer Term prior to the beginning of Summer Term.
Students agree to make up all missed work and at least a portion of all missed class time. In most situations, students will make up all missed class time by arriving early or staying later.
Students will be in direct contact with instructors via email as needed to fulfill these requirements.
The Summer Term Office must receive in writing a letter from a parent or guardian with the dates of such absences no later than 1:00 pm on June 24.
Extended absences not approved will result in loss of class credit, forfeiture of all fees, and withdrawal from the program.
All unanticipated absences must be accompanied by a phone call to the school by a parent or guardian no later than 8:00 AM on the day of the absence.
Upon a student’s return the following day, the student must have a note signed by a parent or guardian explaining the absence.
Any unexcused absence will lead to a loss of credit, forfeiture of all fees, and withdrawal from the program.

If a student is sick and cannot attend class or has to miss class for some reason, CCHS requires that a parent or guardian call the school to report a student absence:

Call 978-682-0260, ext. 644 and leave a message for Mr. Shawn Dumas that contains your child’s name and reason for absence.
Any student who is absent for a class meeting must complete all of his or her work missed during the absence, ideally before the next class meeting. In some cases, students may need to attend additional Zoom meetings and/or an additional class meeting to successfully complete the program.

Fees for CCHS Students

Fees for Non-CCHS Students

PDF Registration Forms

Summer Term Forms

Summer Term Forms

Academic Courses

Courses include but not limited to:

Algebra I, II
Algebra II/Trig
American History
Biology
Calculus
Chemistry
English I, II, III, IV
French
Geometry
Physics
Pre-Calculus
Spanish
World History

Courses may also be available for audit or non-credit, enrichment status.

Summer Term Enrichment Programs

For incoming freshmen. Please note: class sizes are limited. Refer to the course descriptions for more detailed information.

Welcome to our Summer Term Enrichment Program for Incoming Students! All programs meet Monday-Thursday for four class meetings over a one-week period.

For more information, please contact Summer Term Director: Mr. Shawn Dumas, sdumas@centralcatholic.net

2023 Summer Term Enrichment Programs

Study Skills for High School Success

For students entering Grade 9

**FULL** Session 1: Four meetings **FULL**
- June 26 - June 29
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  - 30-minute lunch at 11:00 AM
Session 2: Four meetings
- July 17 - July 20
- Hours: 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Note: both sessions cover identical content.

Cost: $150

“Study Skills in the Content Area” is a four-day in-person course which focuses on skills that students need in order to achieve enhanced success in a college preparatory high school program. This course will present not only general study and organization techniques that can be applied across all curriculum areas, but it will also focus on subject specific strategies in content areas such as two-column notes and effective graphic organizers. The program will also address effective reading strategies and tools that contemporary textbooks use to help students both within the text and on the internet.

Class size limited to 20 and rosters spots fill by date of registration.

Instructor: Mr. Joe Lynch, Central Catholic High School.

Successful Writing for High School

For students entering Grade 9

Dates: Four meetings
- July 10 - July 13
- Hours: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Cost: $150

“Successful Writing for High School” is a four-day in-person course that focuses on both the content and process of writing effectively across the high school curriculum. This course covers the different kinds of writing assignments and situations that students will experience, efficient paragraph structure, the parts of the essay, and elements of style. Students will write in response to a series of questions and assignments designed to develop organization, coherence, and critical thinking as part of the writing process.

Instructor: Mrs. Alyssa Gowing, Central Catholic High School

Power Reading Primer: Reading Strategies for the First Year of High School and Beyond

For students entering Grade 9

Dates: Four meetings
- July 3 and July 5 - 7
- Hours: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Cost: $150

“Power Reading Primer” is a four-day in-person course which focuses on the critical reading skills necessary to succeed across the curriculum of a college preparatory high school. With a focus on strengthening reading comprehension through effective notetaking, students will learn, practice and apply strategies that all strong readers utilize. Students will implement these strategies directly with the Summer Reading text assigned for our first-year students. While working with the text in class, students will prepare to not only complete the Summer Reading program successfully, but also have the critical reading tools required for success in the classroom in the first year of high school and beyond.

Instructor: TBD

Pre-Algebra Power Review

For students entering Grade 9

Dates: Four meetings
- July 17 - July 20
- Hours: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Cost: $150

“Pre-Algebra Power Review” is a four-day in-person course which focuses on knowledge and content from previous math courses that will be important for success in Algebra I. This course will review and reinforce by practice: vocabulary related to mathematical concepts; operations on positive and negative whole numbers, decimals and fractions; plotted points in the coordinate plane; the concept of variables; order of operations and simplifying expressions.

Instructor: Mr. Sully Grella, Central Catholic High School

Registration for Summer Term Enrichment has closed.

Please contact Mr. Shawn Dumas, Summer Term Director, with any questions: sdumas@centralcatholic.net.

General Expectations for Enrichment
Attendance for Enrichment

General Expectations for Enrichment

Please do not be tardy.
Please respect your teacher and classmates at all times.
Dress code should be presentable and within CCHS dress down guidelines with respect to what is appropriate for class.
Hats, hoods, sunglasses, and revealing or inappropriate clothing that references sex, drugs or alcohol are not permitted.
Eating and/or drinking while participating in a session is not acceptable. This is distracting and inconsiderate of your teacher and classmates. Students eating during a session may be removed from the class.

Note: Students who consistently ignore the above may forfeit learning access and all paid program fees.

Attendance for Enrichment

If a student is sick and cannot attend class or has to miss class for some reason, CCHS requires that a parent or guardian call the school to report a student absence:

Call 978-682-0260, ext. 644 and leave a message for Mr. Shawn Dumas that contains your child’s name and reason for absence.
Any student who is absent for a class meeting should email his or her instructor to obtain assignments materials.
Students should complete work missed during the absence to gain the most benefit from the program, ideally before the next class meeting.
Unlike our required and for-credit programs, students do not need to attend classes for our enrichment programs

Student looking up from iPad during class