UPPER SCHOOL ACADEMIC CLASSES
Writing the College Essay
Instructors: Melissa Manning & Dana Perkins
Dates: Three sessions/ 2 courses per session
- Monday, July 24 – Friday, July 28
- Monday, July 31 – Friday, August 4
- Monday, August 7 – Friday, August 11
Age: For rising Twelfth Grade students only
# of Days: 5 Days
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (break for lunch)
Location: In-person at The Bush School
Cost: $750
Geometry
Instructors: TBD
Dates: Monday, June 26 - Friday, July 14 (No class on July 4)
Age: 9-12 Grade, open to all students
# of Days: 14 Days
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: In-person at The Bush School
Cost: $1250
Prerequisite: Students who have completed Algebra
Introductory Calculus
Instructors: TBD
Dates: Monday, June 26 - Friday, July 14 (No class on July 4)
Age: 9-12 Grade, open to all students
# of Days: 14 Days
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: In-person at The Bush School
Cost: $1250
Prerequisite: Math Analysis or equivalent Pre-Calculus course
Math Analysis
Instructors: TBD
Dates: Monday, June 26 - Friday, July 14 (No class on July 4)
Age: 9-12 Grade, open to all students
# of Days: 14 Days
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: In-person at The Bush School Seattle Campus
Cost: $1250
Prerequisite: Advanced Algebra and Geometry
Pre-Season Writing
Instructor: TBD
Dates: August 14 - 25
Age: 9-10 Grade
# of Days: 10 Days
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: In-person at The Bush School Seattle Campus
Cost: $650
# of students: 13
Description: The transition into high school is an important one. This class will help students manage this transition by preparing them to write at a high school level. Students in the Pre-Season Writing course will have a chance to brush up on techniques they may not have used much during the summer. Drafting and gathering feedback on writing in a helpful workshop atmosphere will allow students to combine the serious purpose of building stronger skills with the fun of working together. The goal is to have students enter their high school year with a sharpened sense of how to write well at this level. This course will focus on three areas of preparation: approaching writing assignments, generating ideas, and reviewing the basics.
- Approaching writing assignments: How to "receive" an assignment, understand what is being asked, break it down into manageable chunks, and do the assignment in an efficient, timely, and effective manner.
- Generating ideas, or brainstorming: How to develop a simple idea into a complex nuanced argument, how to narrow a broad idea into a focused topic, and how to write a strong thesis statement.
- Reviewing the basics: writing strong, varied sentences; focused, complete, and concise paragraphs; and logical, tightly organized essays. Attention will be given to grammar, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary in context.
Study Skills for High School
Instructor: TBD
Dates: August 14 - 25
Age: 9-10 Grade
# of Days: 10 Days
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: In-person at The Bush School Seattle Campus
Cost: $500
# of students: 13
Description: The transition to high school is a time of tremendous change. This course is designed to ease the transition by providing students with the study skills and tools necessary to manage a more demanding academic load. The course will address homework habits, planning, time management, organization, big projects and tests, mental health, self-reflection, and self-advocacy.