Highlander Summer Camps Directory

Course #1009300, 0.5 Credit    S1: June 12-28    S2: July 1-19    Advanced Composition readies students for the high-stakes academic writing challenges they will soon face no matter where their courses of study take them. Students learn how to develop unique insights into a topic, to accept a writer’s responsibility for the reader’s experience, and to grow an expressive personal style. Our essays connect students’ interests to big, c...

Course #S1009300, 0.5 credit     June 12 - July 3 (Class will officially open June 12th; however students may access materials and begin working starting June 1st.)    Are you an independent learner? Can you successfully meet deadlines? If you answered in the affirmative, then the LHPS online composition course could be a good choice for you. While the “live” course should be your first choice, if your schedule does not permit attendance at these se...

Course #2002510R, 0.5 credit    S1: June 12-28    Advanced Marine Research gives students the opportunity to interact with field researchers who will provide instruction and guidance in past, present and future marine investigations in the Florida Keys.  The course is a three-week summer session; two weeks of classroom/pool instruction at LHPS and one week dedicated to fieldwork at a research facility in the Keys (June 21-26).  Students will be conducting their...

Course #0102300, 0.5 credit    S1: June 12-28    This introduction to ceramics course introduces students to fundamental methods of forming clay with a little added twist. Students will learn the basic techniques for hand-building, sculpting and carving. Craftsmanship, creativity, and an appreciation for the elements that are inherent to well-made functional pottery are emphasized in this class. Students will learn how to finish their pieces with glaze and firing techniq...

Course # 1206320, 1.0 credit      This course provides a rigorous, in-depth study of geometry with an emphasis on methods of proof and the formal language of mathematics. Topics will include, but are not limited to, the structure of geometry, separation properties, angle concepts, triangles, quadrilaterals, proofs, perpendicularity and parallelism in a plane and in space, similar polygons, circles and spheres, constructions, area and volume, coordinate geometry, and transformation...

Global Online Academy offers courses to current Lake Highland students in grades 10, 11, and 12 with at lest a 3.0 GPA. Students enrolling in GOA courses must have daily access to a computer and reliable internet connectivity. Each course is a semester credit and is offered from June 17 - August 2 in an intensive 7-week format. To view the ten courses offered this summer, please open the  attached GOA Course List.Academically motivated students interested in registe...

Course #0900300, 0.5 credit    S1: June 12-28    Humanities I is a roller coaster ride through art, music, literature, and architecture from pre-history to renaissance. This course, designed for eleventh and twelfth graders, provides a look at our greatest creative achievements through course discussions, lectures, films. slide presentations, readings, and appropriate hands-on activities pertinent to each unit of study. Course fee includes field trips. |  ...

Course #S2102374, 0.5 credit    Online session: June 3 - July 3    Are you ready for the game of life? What's the ROI on your future degree? Are all credit cards considered equal? Should you choose a 401K or a 403b retirement account? Prepare for these important decisions and more in this personal finance course that will walk you through the various aspects of your life and the important choices you will have to make along the way. We will cover concepts including b...

Course #1501300, 0.5 credit    S1: June 17-28       S2: July 8-19     This course will provide students with opportunities to develop an individual optimum level of fitness. The content will include physical fitness concepts, the significance of lifestyle in one's health and fitness, assessment of the health-related components of physical fitness, health problems associated with inadequate fitness levels, stress management, sound nutriti...

Course #8600650, 0.5 credit    S1: June 12-28    This course is an introduction to designing, building and creating personalized robotics projects under the guidance of qualified instructors and professionals working in the field. During this three-week course, students will learn many facets of the design and production process in a dynamic, hands-on, collaborative environment. Students will learn basic programming, 3D–view design, soldering, and tool safety. The ...