Summer Scholars
Take advantage of our Summer Scholars program where both public and private school students in elementary, middle, and high school have an opportunity to enrich their summer with learning experiences in Reading, Mathematics, Writing, and Language Arts within a challenging and supportive environment. Summer Scholars offers students the ability to advance academically and enter the next grade with confidence through various refresher courses. Our faculty understands that every child learns in his or her own way, so they continually develop instructional approaches to reach every learner.
Lower School
Back to School Refresher: Grades K-5
| Dates | days | times | fees |
July 24-28, 2023 | M-F | 8:30am - 11:45am | $600.00 |
Get ready to set your child's brain in motion to go back to school. This week-long course is designed to help students transition into their next grade level with as much comfort as possible. Students will explore specific strategies that will help them prepare for a successful school year. Instruction will center on elements of reading comprehension, upcoming math concepts, and will work to increase children's descriptive writing skills. Completion of this program will allow students to enter their next grade level with a greater sense of confidence.
After class, students can continue on into Camp Nova for the remainder of the day for an extra $200 per week. Lunch and snacks are included.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
FUN with Fine Motors: Grades K-2
| Dates | days | times | fees |
| June 26 - July 21, 2023 | M-F | 8:30am - 11:45am | $1,400.00 |
This new workshop is designed to give young students an opportunity to develop their fine motor skills. Children will work on activities that build hand muscle strength, finger dexterity, as well as posture and core strength as it relates to fine motor development. The class, co-taught by an early childhood specialist and a licensed occupational therapist, offers a variety of activities that focus on pencil grasp, handwriting or pre-printing skills, development of scissor skills, and some sensory integration.
After class, students can continue on into Camp Nova for the remainder of the day for an extra $200 per week. Lunch and snacks are included.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Learning Center: Grades K-5
| Dates | days | times | fees |
| June 26 - July 21, 2023 | M-F | 8:30am - 11:45am | $1,600.00 |
This program is designed for children who would benefit from remedial instruction in reading, language arts, math, and organizational skills. NSU University School's expert teachers apply individualized and monitored instruction.
After class, students can continue on into Camp Nova for the remainder of the day for an extra $200 per week. Lunch and snacks are included.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Scholastic Enrichment: K-Grade 2
| Dates | days | times | fees |
| June 26 - July 21, 2023 | M-F | 8:30am - 11:45am | $1,400.00 |
This program offers opportunities for children to develop literacy and language skills, math concepts, creative expression, and social skills. Programming is individualized and focuses on the development of the "whole child."
After class, students can continue on into Camp Nova for the remainder of the day for an extra $200 per week. Lunch and snacks are included.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Writing Clinic: Grades 2-5
| Dates | days | times | fees |
June 26 - July 21, 2023 | M-F | 8:30am - 11:45am | $1,400.00 |
Skilled NSU University School writing teachers will work with students as they explore a variety of literature genres, using this venue to develop and improve writing skills. Students will learn to enhance 3-5 paragraph essays while exploring and applying skills as they relate to their topics. They will create their own narrative, expository, and poetry pieces and will be guided through the writing process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, and publishing.
After class, students can continue on into Camp Nova for the remainder of the day for an extra $200 per week. Lunch and snacks are included.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Middle School
Intro to Middle School (Grade 6)
| Dates | days | times | fees |
TBD | TBD | TBD | $500.00 |
Instructor: TBD
This week-long program is designed to help NSU University School students transition from fifth to sixth grade with as much comfort as possible. Areas of focus include middle school skills in technology and navigating the digital world of academics. Students will explore the school and become comfortable with their new environment. In addition, students will receive instructional, organizational, and time management tips and tricks to start them off strong. Our focus is to make sure your child has the best possible transition into our NSU University School Middle School and that they feel confident and excited to be a middle schooler!
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Algebra I Review (Grades 8-10)
| Dates | days | times | fees |
TBD | TBD | TBD | $500.00 |
*Please note that students must have completed Algebra I prior to taking this course.
Instructor: Violette Espinoza M.S.T.
The intent of this in-person course is to sharpen the Algebra skills for those students who have already taken Algebra 1. General concepts reviewed will be Linear Equations, Properties of Exponents, Real Numbers, Factoring, and Radical Expressions.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Skill Builders (Building Skills Essential for Success)
| Dates | days | times | fees |
TBD | TBD | TBD | $500.00 |
Instructor: Jennifer Stahl
This class will allow students the opportunity to develop the essential skills required to be highly successful in the evolving classroom environment. The skills include (but are not limited) to, summarizing and composition (paragraph writing) by identifying main ideas and key details. Additional lessons and activities will cover problem solving, analyzing, critical thinking, and other indispensable educational strategies which will allow students to take charge of their own learning. This class is designed for every learning level and challenges students to hone their skills in preparation to have a spectacular upcoming school year.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Math Enrichment: Get Ready for Middle School (Incoming Grade 6)
| Dates | days | times | fees |
TBD | TBD | TBD | $750.00 |
Instructor: Mindi Grabarnick
The intent for this in-person course is to sharpen the math skills for those students who would like a head-start in math 6. General concepts reviewed will be multiplication, division, adding and subtracting fractions and money involving rational and irrational numbers. Activities will include interactive games, hands-on activity, and computer application with higher order problem solving.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Upper School
SAT Prep (Grades 9-12) ** This Course is Now FULL
| Dates | days | times | fees |
| Math Prep: TBD | TBD | TBD | $500.00 |
| English Prep: TBD | TBD | TBD | $500.00 |
| *Both classes: $900.00 |
SAT Test Prep: Math
Instructor: Kevin Dibert
NSU University School will offer a virtual SAT test-prep course, offering personalized study plans and support. Students taking this course must have completed or be currently enrolled in Algebra II or Algebra II Honors. This course is also suitable for students prepping for the PSAT.
*Please note: Students take a diagnostic SAT test at home on their own the week of June 6-10.
SAT Test Prep: English
Instructor: Melissa Sabo
NSU University School will offer a virtual SAT test-prep course beginning the second week of June, offering personalized study plans and support. This course is also suitable for students prepping for the PSAT.
*Please note: Students take a diagnostic SAT test at home on their own the week of June 6-10.
Geometry - Regular/Honors (Grades 9-12)
| Dates | days | times | fees |
TBD | TBD | TBD | $1,600.00 |
*Upper School Core Academic Credit Course. This course fulfills credits for graduation and will be included on the student's transcript.
Instructor: Denise Lewis
This course focuses on the study of relationships of points, lines, and planes with an emphasis on deductive strategies and formal proofs. Students study congruent segments, triangles, angles and their relationships, line relationships, parallel and perpendicular, properties of polygons and solids, similarity and congruence, Pythagorean Theorem, circles, surface area, volume, transformations, formal logic, and properties applied to real life problems. This course must be taken in-person only.Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Community Service and Leadership Seminar (Grades 9-12)
| Dates | days | times | fees |
TBD | TBD | See Below | $500.00 |
Instructor: Dr. Tara Ellsley and Mr. Kevin Dibert
This week-long leadership and community service experience empowers students to identify and address areas of need in our community. After orientation and training, including a high-ropes team building experience, our group will meet at a different nonprofit organization each day to give their time and energy to better the community. The work will benefit animals, the arts, the environment, the elderly, people experiencing homelessness and/or food instability, youth, and other special populations. Students will share their reflections with the group and invited guests at the end of the week. Students who participate in all sessions will earn 25-30 community service hours toward the 100-hour graduation requirement. Families will drop off and pick up at each site. Click here for a flyer.
| Date | Time | Location | Tasks (subject to change) |
TBD | TBD | Zoom | Orientation, team building, and leadership |
TBD | TBD | Tigertail Lake Recreation Center 580 Gulf Stream Way Dania Beach, FL 33004 | Leadership development, cooperative learning, high ropes course, water obstacle course, and community service project cleaning grounds and lake |
TBD | TBD | NSU University School Preschool 7600 SW 36th Street Davie, FL 33328 | Play with Preschool children, clean playground, organize library, weed butterfly garden and living lab, and other tasks |
TBD | TBD | Broward Outreach Center 2056 Scott Street Hollywood, FL 33020 | Serve meals to the homeless, pack school bags, make cards for the isolated, clean up grounds, play games with residents, and other tasks |
TBD | TBD | Carpenter House 4414 North Surf Road Hollywood, FL 33019 | Turtle feeding, remove invasive plants on Hollywood Beach, beach clean-up, and other indoor and outdoor tasks |
TBD | TBD | HAPPI Farm 10251 Orange Drive Davie, FL 33328 | Feed, saddle, walk, and groom horses, clean stalls, care for the animals, take kids on pony rides, and other outdoor tasks |
TBD | TBD | Zoom | Closing program preparation and presentation |
Positive Psychology and the Science of Happiness: Service and Self-Exploration for College Prep (Grades 9-12)
| Dates | days | times | fees |
TBD | TBD | TBD | $500.00 |
Instructor: Andrew Stephens
Positive Psychology is the scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Much of traditional psychology has focused on maladaptive human behaviors, or “what’s wrong.” Positive psychology instead seeks to understand “what’s right” and the factors that promote a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. This course is closely modeled on that of renowned psychology professor, Dr. Laurie Santos, whose 2018 course “Psychology and the Good Life” at Yale University became the most popular course in the university’s 300+ history.
This non-credit course will include a mandatory 10 hours of community service toward the USchool graduation requirement. Students will carefully select an appropriate venue and develop a small research project in conjunction with this service in which they study the impact of gratitude and altruism (helping others) on personal well-being.
The other major outcome of this course is for students to develop greater self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and a deeper understanding of what motivates them as individuals. These objectives will be tied closely to the college application process, as students learn how to integrate their personal strengths and motivations into a college essay. Each student will take a variety of assessments to identify their personal strengths and motivators and practice integrating these into a college, scholarship, or other application.
Key topics include: the meaning of happiness, coping with stress, gratitude, mindfulness, altruism (helping others), building community, growth mindsets, embracing vulnerability, and the importance of finding meaning and purpose as students enter college and adulthood.
This course will be highly collaborative and discussion-based and include faculty guest speakers from the NSU College of Psychology. In addition to the Canvas-based assignments and reflections, the class will meet over Zoom twice per week for discussion and activities.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Physics - Regular/Honors (Grades 10-12)
| Dates | days | times | fees |
TBD | TBD | TBD | $1,600.00 |
*Upper School Core Academic Credit Course. This course fulfills credits for graduation and will be included on the student's transcript.
During this course, students will be introduced to the concepts, theories, and laws that govern the interaction of matter, energy, and forces. Students will investigate scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, laboratory apparatus and technologies, experimental procedures, and safety procedures. Students may elect to take this course online or in person. This class is designed to satisfy one required science course for students entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Algebra I Review (Grades 8-10)
| Dates | days | times | fees |
TBD | TBD | TBD | $500.00 |
*Please note that students must have completed Algebra I prior to taking this course.
Instructor: Violette Espinoza M.S.T.
The intent of this in-person course is to sharpen the Algebra skills for those students who have already taken Algebra 1. General concepts reviewed will be Linear Equations, Properties of Exponents, Real Numbers, Factoring, and Radical Expressions.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Algebra II Review (Grades 9-11)
| Dates | days | times | fees |
TBD | TBD | TBD | $500.00 |
*Please note that students must have completed Algebra II prior to taking this course.
Instructor: Violette Espinoza M.S.T.
In this in-person course, students who have already taken Algebra II will review their Algebra II skills in preparation for Math for College Readiness, Analysis of Functions, and Pre-Calculus. Some of the concepts covered will be working with properties of exponents, manipulation of radicals, solving systems of equations, factoring, rationalizing fractions, functions, review of conics, review of trigonometric functions, and review of logs. It is anticipated that this class will have between ½ and 1 hour of work associated with each online session.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, please email the form to Lb1039@nova.edu.
Register Now
Registration for summer 2023 will soon be available.
After class, students can continue on into Camp Nova for the remainder of the day for an extra $200 per week. Lunch and snacks are included.
Call 954-262-4528 to learn more about Camp Nova's Summer Scholars programs.