Grades:            5-6
Instructor:       Tyler Erickson

This class builds upon fundamental math skills to help incoming 5^th & 6^th grade students feel more prepared and confident.  It is the goal to lessen the amount of time needed to familiarize students with the above concepts (during the fall semester of sixth grade) and to increase the likelihood of skill mastery in these and other math areas.

The basic course outline will include:

·         Math Facts: multiplication and division tables, positive and negative integers and the number line.

·         Decimals: multiplication and division of, order of decimals, place value after the decimal.  Operations with decimals.

·         Basic fractions: addition and subtraction of, order and arrangement of fractions, what they represent.  Operations with fractions.

·         Order of operations

Students will begin with a review of basic math skills and will focus on number sense and operations using formulas and problem solving. Students will also study probability and statistics where they will learn how to analyze and interpret graphs and data. Calculators are not permitted. Textbook will be provided. This course is designed for students needing to remediate 6^th grade Middle School Math or would like a jumpstart on Pre-Algebra.

Prerequisite: Completion of a 6^th grade math course.

Tuition:             $750
Dates:               June 15 – July 3
Days:                Monday – Thursday
Time:                8:00am – 12:30pm
Instructor:        John Chae

Students begin with a review of real numbers and algebraic properties, followed by a study of exponents, factoring, algebraic fractions, and graphing and solving linear functions. Strategies for solving word problems are integrated throughout the course.  Calculators are not permitted.  Textbook will be provided. This is NOT a UC Approved course. This course is designed for students needing to remediate 8^th Grade Algebra Readiness or would like a jumpstart on 8^th Grade Algebra 1. Audit Only, No Credit

Prerequisites:  Completion of a 7^th Grade Pre-Algebra course or Algebra Readiness.

Tuition:              $200
Dates:               July 06 – July 16
Days:                 Monday – Thursday
Time:                 9:40am – 10:55am
Grades:             5th, 6th
Instructor:        John Park

Students will begin a unique study of the fundamentals of English grammar using the Shurley Method, our middle school grammar program.  This course is designed for NEW 6^th-8^th grade Oaks Christian students only. It will help them enter Oaks Christian with a better foundation for understanding how words work, which will keep them on track in their English classes.

Tuition:             $250
Dates:              July 6 - July 16
Days:                Monday – Thursday
Time:                8:15am – 9:30am
Grades:            7th, 8th
Instructor:       John Park

Students will review a number of strategies to assist them with the challenges of reading comprehension.  This course is designed for NEW 6^th-8^th grade Oaks Christian students.  It will help them enter Oaks with a better foundation for how to break apart a literature text.

Tuition:             $250
Dates:               July 20- July 24
Days:                Monday – Thursday
Time:                1:00pm – 3:00am
Grades:             7th, 8th
Instructor:        John Park

This foundational course helps students develop academic technology skills and is highly recommended for new incoming 7th and 8th grade students. As a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) school, it is important to train and prepare students for transformative learning experiences in their other academic courses. In this one-week course, students will learn how to create and manage various online collaborative applications within the Google Apps for Education family effectively and efficiently. Other skills include typing, basic troubleshooting, and research. Breakout topics may include podcasting, coding, and digital design. New students will be required to bring their own device for this course.

Tuition:             $450
Dates:               July 27 – July 31
Days:                Monday – Friday
Time:                1:00pm– 5:00pm
Instructor:        Erika Ahn

This one-week summer camp will teach students practical techniques in construction of strategic, compelling arguments, speech preparation, research, refutation, persuasion, critical thinking and listening, all while learning to speak with clarity and conviction. The students will develop skills to effectively brainstorm a topic, build audience interest and attention, organize the speech, effective use of humor, and delivery strategies. Through many practice rounds, the camp will focus on the techniques and skills necessary to turn the novice speaker into a confident speaker, and the already experienced speaker into a higher-level speaker. At the end of the week, the students will welcome friends and family to watch speeches, along with a debate, on campus to see the students use the speech and debate skills they learned in camp.

Tuition:             $300
Dates:               July 27 – 31  
Days:                Monday - Friday
Time:                8:00am- 12:30pm
Grades:             5 - 8
Instructor:         Rachel Mikhail and Ms. Kim Harris

This one-week camp will stretch you musical theater muscles with vocal coaching, choreography, and theatrical performance! Come work with Rachel Mikhail and Kim Harris as we put together a wonderful showcase of scenes and musical numbers.

Tuition: $350
Dates: June 2-5
Days: Monday- Friday
Time: 8:00am – 12:30pm
Instructor: Ryan Kelly

Jazz Lab Summer Camp is a fun and exciting instrumental learning opportunity for students with at least one school year of playing experience.  Each day students will experience:

1. Ensemble rehearsal - work together as a group on fun jazz selections of the following styles: swing, latin, funk, rock, pop.

2. Practice time - individual and small group - with a buddy or someone else in your section.  Time to work on ensemble music, improvisation and other instrumental skills.  Middle School students will be mentored on their instrument by OCS High School jazz band students.

3. Sectional rehearsal - time to refine skills and play together as a section.  Work will include proper phrasing, articulation and dynamic contrast.

4. Improvisation - time to develop solo improvisation skills for use in large ensemble rehearsal.  Students will learn ii-V-I chord progression solo skills.

5. Listening/watching - time each session to experience jazz/rock youtube videos, audio examples (Spotify) and great movie clips that have exciting music

Cost:  $60 per person
Date: June 20
Time: 8:00am-1:00pm 
What to Bring:  Apron
Instructor: Sue Holtsnider

Healthy cooking basics and kitchen essentials, flavoring through herbs and spices.  We will learn how to cook healthy recipes, how to shop for food in grocery stores.  We will make salmon, smoothies, protein balls, crepes, chicken stir fry, and homemade sauces to go on pasta dishes. We will also go over food borne illnesses and how to prevent them, how to clean as you go in the kitchen and cross contamination.  We will also discuss how to grow your own herbs, veggies and fruit