Pre-Algebra Review

*If you are a current GDS 9th grader taking Algebra 1, please reach out to us directly about taking this class. The summer Geometry course will take place over 6 weeks. This is an accelerated semester-long course, which is challenging due to its fast pace. Students cannot miss more than 3 days or 9 hours of class time. This class will be graded as a pass or fail course. The minimum percentage to pass the course is 60%. There will be a midterm and a final exam. Course topics include logic and methods of reasoning, angle relationships, parallel and perpendicular lines, polygons, congruence, similarity, circles, right triangle trigonometry, volume, and area. The teacher for this course will provide a mid-semester progress report at the end of week three to all parents via email. There will be an end of course transcript with the final grade of pass or fail emailed to all parents. The teacher will also be available by email if there are any concerns or discussions needed by families. *If you are a non-GDS student and require a letter grade on your transcript, please be sure to request this by the first day of class and provide any contact information for your school. *NO CAMP ON JUNE 19, JULY 4, and JULY 5.  

In this program students will participate in the photography portion of the camp for one half of the day and the newspaper portion for the second half of the day. Students will be given the opportunity to use their smartphones if they would like, or GDS will provide iPads and Chromebooks. Have you ever wanted to be a Photographer? Well, this is the camp for you! In this specialty digital photography camp, we’ll learn the basics of Digital Photography, in all of its forms. Every day, we’ll take pictures, do photography, and learn about photography. We’ll discuss Composition, Lighting and other core strategies that allow professionals to take incredible photos. Along the way, we’ll have an “editing day” take pictures of campus, go on nature tours, and even create professional portfolios for local businesses! Have you ever wanted to be a reporter? To keep people informed on the important happenings in your community? Well this is your chance! In this class, we’ll explore the ins and outs of both broadcast and print journalism. We’ll create a newspaper, where we take on roles as editors and article writers to bring a high quality publication to our fellow students. We’ll create a video log of short, journalistic videos explaining what’s going on at our school. Along the way, we’ll learn things like storyboarding, simple video editing, and interviewing!