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Summer Classes

ATS offers traditional academic subjects as well as classes in areas which are generally not available in regular schools. The ATS summer schedule is similar to a college schedule with classes meeting two or three days a week for two to three hours each class day. To meet the needs of students in year round schools, as well as the busy schedules of students in traditional schools, ATS offers one-, three-, and five-week sessions between mid-June and early August. Approximately 100 courses are offered each summer.

2008 Summer Session Dates
Session A 1 week June 16 to June 20
Session B 3 weeks June 23 to July 11
Session C 5 weeks June 23 to July 25
Session D 3 weeks July 14 to August 1
Session E 1 week August 4 to August 8

 

No classes will be held on Friday, July 4.

Classes
Over 100 classes are offered each year. Classes offered for Summer 2008 include:

  • Cooking Like a Pro: Food to Fork
  • Digital Video Production
  • Drawing Fundamentals
  • English Composition
  • Fast Paced Algebra 1 and Algebra 2
  • Forensic Science
  • Guitar Workshop
  • Improv and Comedy
  • Hip Hop
  • Japanese
  • Photography
  • Power Vocabulary
  • Spanish
  • Study Strategies
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Web Design and the Internet

 

Cost Overview
ATS is a nonprofit, self-supporting program which receives no federal or state funding. Course fees range from $104 to $384 depending upon the length of the course. Financial aid and scholarships are available for summer classes. Over $31,000 was awarded to students for Summer 2008.

 

Student in class
Getting Involved
  1. Be a current 6th - 9th grader (as of January 1)
  2. Take the Qualifying Exam
  3. Use your test scores to determine which classes best match your abilities