Back to School Refresher: K–5

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.

Fun with Fine Motors: Grades K-2

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 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.

Learning Center: Grades 1–5

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.

Scholastic Enrichment: K–Grade 2

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.

Writing Clinic: Grades 2–5

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.

Math Magicians: K–Grade 2

This program is designed to enrich children's math skills in preparation for the coming school year. With the use of hands-on, interactive activities and games, children will explore numbers and work on developing reasoning skills, critical thinking abilities and mathematical concepts in order to reach their full potential as they enter the next grade level of learning.

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.

Math Marvels: Grades 3–5

This program is designed to guide students on their journey to reinforce, enrich and develop advanced level math abilities through complex problem solving in an interactive environment full of fun games, stories and puzzles. Advanced concepts about numbers, sets, relations and functions will be used to enhance techniques on the path towards success at the next level.

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.

Intro to Middle School (Grade 6)

Instructor: Jennifer Stahl

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!

SAT Prep

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 10-14.

SAT Test Prep: English
Instructor: Melissa Sabo

NSU University School will offer a virtual SAT test-prep course June 17 - July 17, 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 10-14.

Geometry - Regular/Honors 

*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.

Community Leadership Seminar (Grades 9 -12)

Instructor: Dr. Tara Ellsley and Mr. Kevin Dibert

This week-long community leadership experience empowers students to identify and address areas of need in our community and explore leadership techniques of decision making, problem solving, communication, and team building. After orientation and training, including a high-ropes experience, our group will meet at a different nonprofit organization each day to give their time and energy to better the community. Students will share their reflections with the group and invited guests at the end of the week. Students will identify and assess a need in our community and problem solve together to develop and present an action plan to meet that need. Students who participate in all sessions will earn up to 30 community service hours. Families will drop off and pick up at each site.