Summer School Program

The Good Shepherd Academy

Summer School

Time Period: 4.5 weeks - June 26th to July 27th

**July 3rd and July 4th will be days off for Fourth of July**

Weekly Schedule: Monday through Thursday

Classes: 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.

Lunch / Recess: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Dress Code:

School Uniform for students already enrolled in Four Day Program or Homeschool Academy.
For students not enrolled in either of the above,
- Boys: white polo or long sleeve shirt with blue or khaki pants
- Girls: white blouse with blue or black long skirt

Cost: $450 for 4.5 weeks ($100 per week)

Pre-Registration & Class Survey ends on May 31st

Final Registration with payment must be submitted by June 9th

Admission based on a first come, first served basis.

Kindergarten & First Grade

Second & Third Grade

Fourth & Fifth Grade

Sixth to High School

Sixth to High School Grade Schedule

Time	Class
8:00 - 9:00 A.M.	Mass at St. Madeleine (Optional)
9:00 A.M.	Morning Assembly
9:00 - 9:40 A.M.	Class 1
9:40 - 10:20 A.M.	Class 2
10:20 - 10:30 A.M.	Break
10:30 - 11:10	Class 3
11:10 - 11:55 A.M.	Class 4
12:00 P.M.	Angelus
12:05 - 12:25 P.M.	Lunch
12:25 - 1:00 P.M.	Games & Competitions

Summer School Classes for Sixth Grade to High School

Students will choose four classes from the list below.

1. Cooking According to the Liturgical Calendar

"By the Lord's decision they were distinguished, and He appointed the different seasons and feasts;" Ecclesiasticus 33:8-9

In this class, students will cook several recipes from the Church's three most important cycles: Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost. Students will not only learn new recipes that can be incorporated into their celebration of these feasts, but also the rich Catholic tradition behind the meals.

2. Study on Marian Apparitions

In this class, students will learn the difference between public revelation and private revelation, as well as the Church's process in determining authentic apparitions. Students will then dive into the approved apparitions of Our Lady throughout the Church's history and all over the world. There will be a special emphasis on Our Lady of Good Success, Our Lady of Fatima, and Our Lady of Tre Fontane and the constant, uniform message of Our Lady calling her children to prayer and penance.

3. Survival & Outdoor Skills

In this class, students will learn to identify native local plant and animal life as well as some basic navigation and survival skills in a variety of California's climate regions. Students will also learn how reflecting on God's creation can help us to grow closer to our creator.

4. Study of Insects

In the Book of Insects, students will learn distinguishing characteristics for eight orders of insects and gain an appreciation for God as they study His diverse creation among insects.

5. Introduction to Scripture Studies (book fee)

In this class, students will learn about the history of the inerrant Word of God, how the Sacred Scriptures have been translated and passed down, its various translations, and the many attacks by Luther and other Protestants.

6. The Fellowship of the Ring and its Catholic Themes (book fee)

For longtime fans and first-time Tolkien readers alike, this class will explore the deep-rooted Catholic foundations of Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, as the first part of his greatest literary work, The Lord of the Rings. (Having read The Lord of the Rings before this class is not necessary, but it will be helpful!)

7. Foundations Restored - A Catholic Perspective on Origins of Life and Evolution ($50 for parents who would like to join)

Are Catholics free to believe in the theory of evolution? What do Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, the Magisterium of the Church, and the Church Fathers say regarding the topic of evolution? Students will evaluate whether the theory of evolution is justified based on Church teachings, scientific evidence, and Thomistic philosophy.

8. Study on Papal Encyclicals (book fee)

In this class, students will be introduced to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, her two modes of teaching the faithful, and the various documents the Church uses to explain and develop the faith. Students will then go through papal encyclicals, that while written in the 19th century, contain beautiful words of wisdom, and warnings, for us today.

9. Early Church History

Students will be introduced to the events, places, persons, controversies, and beliefs surrounding early Christianity from the days of Jesus of Nazareth’s advent upon Second Temple Judaism until the Christianized Roman Empire of the Fifth Century. Students will have an opportunity to read, reflect on, and analyze primary source documents from the earliest days of the Church as well as thorough, scholarly secondary sources. Students will be given the tools to teach others how the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church developed out of Apostolic Tradition, handed down by the faithful, and further defined not only by the most notable minds and hearts of the Church, but also in response to political and doctrinal controversy.

10. Catholic Apologetics

In this class, students will learn how to defend their Catholic Faith and the Church from common attacks levied against Her and put St. Peter's words of "being ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you."

11. Film Storytelling Process (Creative Writing)

Students will be introduced to story structure and how every film operates to deliver an overall message. They will create character arcs based on their character's motivations and objectives. The final week will involve writing and performing a scene to present before the rest of the class.

12. Logic Puzzles & Problem Solving

13. Sewing

14. Math tutoring - Mrs. Barone

Students will use this time to work on any math concepts that need practice prior to entering the next grade level.

15. Latin tutoring

Students will use this time to work on any Latin concepts that need practice prior to entering the next grade level.

Pre-Register for Summer School

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