COLLEGECAMPS
SummerSchool2017CourseDescription
OLPCollegeApplicationCamp:
COST:$425
Thisisaone-weekcampinwhichstudentscompletecomponentsofthecollegeapplication.Bytheendof
thecamp,studentswillfinalizetheircollegelist,createanapplicationmatrixwithimportantrequirementsand
deadlines,draftandeditmultipleessays(UC,CommonApp,Supplemental,Other),finalizetheircollegeresume,
completetheletterofrecommendationpackets,reviewscholarshipopportunities,identifyfinancialaid
requirements,andbeginavailableapplications.Throughoutthecamp,studentsarepersonallyguidedby
instructorswithextensivecollegeadmissionsexperience.
Campattendanceislimitedto12participants.ThiscampisopentorisingseniorsfromOLPandareaschools.
Cost:$425(priorityregistrationbyApril30th);$475(Lateregistration);Allmaterialsareincludedinthisfee.
SessionDates:MorningandAfternoonCampsAvailable
Session1May30-June3:MorningSessionM-F,8:00am-12:00pm
Session2May30-June3:AfternoonSessionM-F,2:00pm-6:00pm
Session3June5-June9:MorningSessionM-F,8:00am-12:00pm
Session4June5-June9:AfternoonSessionM-F,1:00pm-5:00pm
Session5July31-August4:MorningSessionM-F,8:00am-12:00pm
Session6July31-August4:AfternoonSessionM-F,2:00pm-6:00pm
SEMESTERCOURSES
118.SPEECHANDDEBATEI
DATES:June19-July7 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$450
Semester,5units,Grades10-12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“g”requirement
OLPgraduationrequirement
Prerequisite:None
CourseDescription:SpeechandCommunicationsisaone-semesterrequiredcourseforsophomoreswiththe
objectiveofdevelopingcommunicationproficiencyforadiverseworld,andatthesametimeimproving
research,criticalthinking,speechdelivery,andpresentationskills.Thecourseiscomposedofequallyimportant,
overlappingparts:researchmethods,speechcompositionanddelivery,andmultimedia-assistedpresentations.
Thepurposeofthiscombinationistoequipthestudentwiththeknowledgeandskillstoeffectively
communicate,usingbothtraditionalandmodernmodesofdisseminatinginformation.Thestudentwill
ultimatelybecompetentandtechnologicallycurrentinavarietyofsettings.Discussions,writtenassignments,
testing,andspeechevaluationsarecontainedineachofthesegmentsofthecoursecurriculum,workingto
activelyevaluatestudentcomprehensionofimportanttheories,termsandconcepts.Acquisitionofknowledge
aboutspeechcommunicationsconceptsandprocessesareputintopracticeinpresentations,activities,and
groupwork.
800.HEALTH
DATES:July10-28
TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$450
Semester,5units,Grade10-12
Comment:Requiredforgraduation,usuallytakenin10thgrade
Prerequisite:None
CourseDescription:Healthisastatemandatedsemestercoursewhichincludes:introductiontohealthand
wellness,emotionalhealth,stressmanagement,weightmanagement/dieting,nutrition,substanceabuse,
alcohol,tobacco,drugs,sexuallytransmitteddiseasesandAIDS.Avarietyofprofessionalguestspeakersare
invitedtosupplementcoursecontents.
208.U.S.GOVERNMENT
DATES:June19-July7 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$450
Semester,5units,Grade12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“a”requirement;OLPgraduationrequirement
Prerequisite:None
CourseDescription:AstudyoftheU.S.Constitutionandgovernmentandrelevantpoliticalissues.Students
researchtherightsgiventothembytheConstitutionandBillofRightsandlearnhowthoserightshavebeen
interpretedthroughoutAmericanhistory.Contemporaryissuesarediscusseddaily.
206.ECONOMICS
DATES:July10-28
TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$450
Semester,5units,Grade12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“g”electiverequirement;OLPgraduationrequirement
Prerequisite:None
CourseDescription:Thiscoursewillprovideanoverviewoftheoriesandprinciplesofeconomics.
Microeconomics,macroeconomicsandinternationaleconomicswillbecovered.Aspectsofconsumer
economicsalsowillbecovered.Consumer-relatedeconomicsareincludedviateacherpresentationandstudent
discussions.Studentsareintroducedtovarioustechnologiesthatallowforreal-timestudiesofeconomics
relatedissues.
206.ECONOMICS(ONLINE)
DATES:June19-July7 TIME:Thiscourseisonline
COST:$450
Semester,5units,Grade12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“g”electiverequirement;OLPgraduationrequirement
Prerequisite:None
CourseDescription:Thiscoursewillprovideanoverviewoftheoriesandprinciplesofeconomics.
Microeconomics,macroeconomicsandinternationaleconomicswillbecovered.Aspectsofconsumer
economicsalsowillbecovered.Consumer-relatedeconomicsareincludedviateacherpresentationandstudent
discussions.Studentsareintroducedtovarioustechnologiesthatallowforreal-timestudiesofeconomics
relatedissues.
211.PSYCHOLOGY(ONLINE)
DATES:June19-July7 TIME:Thisisanonlinecourse COST:$450
Oncampusorientation:TBDduringco-curricular.Yourinstructorwillcontactyoudirectlypriortothestartof
classwithdetails.
Semester,5units,Grade11and12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“g”electiverequirement
Prerequisite:None
CourseDescription:Thestudyofeverydayhumanbehavior,includingsuchtopicsaslearningandmemory,the
lifespan,personalityandindividuality,adjustmentandbreakdown,andhumaninteraction.Studentsare
responsibleforthepreparationofvariouspresentationspertainingtoPsychology.
600.ARTI
DATES:July10-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$450
Semester,5units,Grades9-12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“f”requirement;satisfies1semesterofVAPArequirement
Prerequisite:None
CourseDescription:IntheCeramicsclasshand-buildingtechniquesaretaught(pinch,coil,andslabmethods).
Studentsaretaughtthepropercareandstorageofclayandthewedgingoftheclayasapreparationforcreative
andqualityprojects.Glazingofthebisquewareisthefinaltechniquetaught.Eachstudentisrequiredtodo
workoutsideofclass,includingagalleryvisitationandanartmovementcompareandcontrastPowerPoint.
601.ARTII
DATES:July10-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$450
Semester,5units,Grades9-12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC/CSUCollegePreparatory“f”requirement;satisfies1semesterofVPA
requirement
Prerequisite:ArtI
ThiscoursebuildsontheknowledgelearnedinArtIandcontinuesamoreadvancedexplorationofallthe
fundamentalartcomponents(perceptual,creative,historical,andanalytical).Thisisastudioartclassworking
ondrawingskillsinavarietyofmedia,introducingsomepaintingskillsandemphasizingtheimportanceof
reading,research,writingandspeakingaboutart.3-Dmediawillalsobeemphasized.Eachstudentisrequired
todoworkoutsideofclass,includingagalleryvisitationandanartmovementtocompareandcontrast.
Trigonometry(ONLINE)
DATES:June19-July7 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$425
Semester,Grades10-12
CourseDescription:Trigonometryisafieldofmathematicsinwhichthegeometricpropertiesoftheanglesand
edgesoftrianglesareusedtomeasurelengths.Real-worldproblemsinvolvingtrigonometryarecommonin
engineering,physics,constructionanddesign.Thiscourseisintendedtofulfilltherequirementtoenterhonors
pre-calculus.Topicsincluderight-trianglerelationships,unitcircle,sine,cosine,andtangentfunctionsandtheir
applications,inversetrigonometricfunctionsandidentities.
YEAR-LONGCOURSES
338/339.BEGINNINGALGEBRA
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Fullyear,10units,Grade9-10
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“c”requirement
Prerequisite:PlacementTest
CourseDescription:Anintroductorycoursedesignedforfreshmenstudentswhorequirefurtherdevelopment
oftheskillsnecessarytobesuccessfulinastandardAlgebraIcourse.Thecoursecontentincludesoperations
andPropertiesofRealNumbers,variables,simplificationofalgebraicexpressions,orderofoperations,ratioand
proportions,problemsolving,solutionsoflinearequationsandinequalities,basiclineargraphingand
introductiontofactoring.BeginningAlgebrafulfillsoneyearoftheAcademyofOurLadyofPeacemathematics
requirement.
302/303.ALGEBRAI
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Fullyear,10units,Grade9-10
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“c”requirement
Prerequisite:PlacementTest,orsuccessfulcompletionofBeginningAlgebrawitha“C”orbetter
CourseDescription:Thestudyoftherealnumbersystem,basicsymbollanguage,techniquesofproblem
solving,rationalandirrationalexpressions,polynomials,factoring,inequalities,functions,absolutevalue,linear
andquadraticequations,systemsoflinearequations,andgraphinglinesandparabolas.
344/345.AlgebraII
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Fullyear,10units,Grades9-12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“c”requirement
Prerequisite:CompletionofGeometryorHonorsGeometrywitha“C”orbetterbothsemesters
CourseDescription:Acourseinmathematicsdesignedtofulfillthethird-yearmathematicsrequirement.Anindepthstudyofnumbersystems,exponents,andradicals,polynomials,factoring,rationalandirrational
expressions,inequalities,complexnumbers,systemsofequations.Asnewmaterialisbeingintroduced,a
reviewofelementaryalgebraisincorporated.
310/311.GEOMETRY
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Fullyear,10units,Grade10-11
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“c”requirement
Prerequisite:CompletionofAlgebraIorAlgebra2Honorswitha“C”orbetterbothsemesters
CourseDescription:Thiscourseintroducesthetheorems,postulatesanddefinitionsusedinthestudyof
geometricfiguresinaplaneincludinglines,polygons,andcircles.Thetopicsoftrigonometry,area,surfacearea
andvolumearealsocovered.Algebraapplications,suchassolvingequationsandfactoringpolynomials,are
interwovenintothecurriculum,aswellasmechanicalconstructionskillsusingthecompassandprotractor.
336/337.GEOMETRYHONORS*
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Fullyear,10unitsGrade10or11
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“c”requirement
Prerequisite:CompletionofAlgebra2Honorswitha“B”orbetterbothsemestersorCompletionofAlgebraIwith
an“A”bothsemesters
CourseDescription:Geometryasadeductivesystemofmathematicsisintroducedthroughtheuseof
definitions,postulatesandtheorems.Trigonometryisincludedinthecoursework.
320/321.PRECALCULUSHONORS
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Fullyear,10units,Grades10-12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC/CSUCollegePreparatory“c”requirement
Prerequisite,meetoneofthefollowing:
-CompletionofGeometryHonorswitha“B”orbetter,ifprecededbyAlgebra2HonorsorAlgebra2
-CompletionofAlgebra2Honorswitha“B”orbetter,ifprecededbyGeometryorGeometryHonors
-CompletionofAlgebra2withan“A”,ifprecededbyGeometryorGeometryHonors
-CompletionofMathAnalysis&Trigonometrywitha“B”orbetter
AstudenteligibleforHonorsPre-CalculuswhohasnottakenHonorsGeometryisrequiredtocompleteone
semesterofTrigonometrybeforecommencingthiscourse
Anin-depthstudyofMathematicalAnalysisincludingthestudyofalgebraicexpressions,equations,and
inequalities,systemsofequations,complexnumbers,vectors,graphingofpolynomialsandrationalfunctions,
trigonometryanditsapplications.
402/403.BIOLOGY
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Yearlong,10units,Grade9-12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC"d"requirement
Prerequisite:PlacementTest
CourseDescription:Lab-orientedcoursedesignedtobeanintroductiontothescienceoflife.Through
experimentationandlectures,thefollowingtopicsareexplored:classification,evolution,genetics,ecology,cells
andanoverviewofbiologicalsystems.ThisclasswillpreparestudentsfortheSATIIexaminEcologicalBiology.
410/411.CHEMISTRY
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Yearlong,10units,Grade10-11
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC"d"requirement
Prerequisite:CompletionofAlgebraI
CourseDescription:Thisisthebeginninglevel,generalChemistrycourse.Duringthecourseoftheyearstudy
includesthebasiclawsofchemistryandtheiruses.Thisincludesatomicandchemicalreactions,solutions,and
somecoverageoforganicandbasicbiochemistry.Hands-onlabworkisanecessarypartnertoin-class
discussion.
412/413.CHEMISTRYHONORS*
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Yearlong,10units,Grade10-12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC"d"requirement
Prerequisite:CompletionofBiologyHonorswitha“B”orbetterorBiologywithan“A”.CompletionofAlgebra1
CourseDescription:Thisisayearcourseinchemistrydesignedforthestudentwhowishestobeginarigorous
in-depthstudyofthephysicalsciences.ThiscourseisthefirstinthesequenceleadingtoAPBiologyand/orAP
Chemistry.Subjectareascovered:atomictheory,quantummechanics,periodicity,chemicalbonding,
stoichiometry,theGasLaws,solutions,organicandbiochemistry.Hands-onlabworkisanecessarypartnerto
in-classdiscussion.Astrongbackgroundinsolvingalgebraicequationsisrequired.
504/505.SPANISHIII
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Fullyear,10units,Grades9-12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC“e”requirement.
Prerequisite:CompletionofSpanishIIwithan“B”orbetterbothsemesters
CourseDescription:Studentswillcontinuetheirstudyofgrammaticalformsofthelanguageaswellasincrease
theirunderstandingofSpanishspeakingcountriesandculture.Specialemphasiswillbeplacedonthecontinued
improvementofpronunciationandconversation.
516/517.FRENCHIII
DATES:June19-July28 TIME:8:00a.m.–12:00p.m. COST:$800
Fullyear,10units,Grades9-12
Comment:ThiscoursemeetstheUC/CSUCollegePreparatory“e”requirement
Prerequisite:CompletionofFrenchIIwitha“C”orbetterbothsemesters
Thiscourseisacontinuationofbalancedskills,cognitiveapproachusedonearlierlevels,andincludesthematic
presentationofdialogues,linguisticsandreadingrelatingtoFrenchlifeandculture.