SUMMER SCHOOL 2023
WCHS is a great place to spend the summer. For 65 years, Whittier Christian High School has been providing challenging Christ-centered courses and teachers dedicated to equipping the mind and spirit of each student. Our summer school offers both credit advancement and credit recovery options. Classes will begin June 12, 2023 and run through July 21, 2023, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
We are doing online enrollment only for all students. There is an automatic $20 service fee added.
Tuition must be paid in full prior to June 12 and is non-refundable.
SUMMER COSTS* (US Citizens)
2 semesters: $760 ($30 registration fee + $730 tuition)
2 semesters: $780 ($50 registration fee + $730 tuition)
SUMMER COSTS* (International Students)
If Paid By May 22, 2023:
2 semesters: $810 ($50 registration fee + $760 tuition)
ALL COURSES ARE DIVIDED INTO SEMESTERS 1 AND 2. EACH SEMESTER IS THREE WEEKS IN LENGTH.
Semester 1: Start date - Monday, June 12, 2023, ending Thursday, June 29, 2023, 8:30am-12:30pm
Semester 2: Start date - Friday, June 30, 2023, ending Friday, July 21, 2023, 8:30am-12:30pm (NO SCHOOL on July 3 or 4)
ENGLISH 1 - This course is for students who have completed Advanced ESL or English Prep Skills during their freshman year and wish to graduate with a college prep diploma.
ENGLISH 2 - This course is for students wishing to meet the English requirements of the college prep diploma for original credit or makeup credit.
HEALTH - This course is a semester survey of Health. During the course this class will focus upon your health and well-being, physical fitness, managing stress, and body systems.
SPEECH - A one-semester speech class is required of every student. Communication, listening, and formal speech will be included in this class. Verbal and nonverbal communication, mass communication, small interpersonal group communication, and relational communication are areas of class discussion and study. Writing and organizing speeches, as well as instruction on delivery, prepares students for the practical experience of standing before the class delivering an impromptu, an expository, or a persuasive speech.
WORLD HISTORY I - A basic survey of world civilizations from earliest times to the 16th Century, including the Ancient Greece, Rome, China and India, the Byzantine and Islamic Empires, Africa, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Reformation. Course content includes the political,
WORLD HISTORY II - A sophomore level course in the Social Studies Program that earns 10 credits. Students in World History II study the history, religion, government and cultures of Modern civilizations, with an emphasis on the interactions and connections among regional civilizations. A distinctive feature of World History II at WCHS is an emphasis on the critical evaluation of historical narratives from an internal approach (strength of argument) and an external approach (worldview analysis).
U.S. HISTORY - This course is for college prep juniors who need to make room in their schedule for other classes during the school year. It is a study of American history from the Colonial Era to the present.
U.S. GOVERNMENT - This course is for college prep seniors who need to make room in their schedule for other classes. Seniors taking this class must take 5 credit earning classes during the school year.
ECONOMICS - This course is for college prep seniors who need to make room in their schedule for other classes. Seniors taking this class must take 5 credit earning classes during the school year.
ART 1 - ($75 lab fee will be added to cost) Art 1 will provide an introduction to art history, demonstration, production and critique. There will be 2-3 projects per week ranging from pencil and charcoal to watercolor and pastel. A wide variety of styles will be explored including field trips to galleries and museums.
ART 2 - ($75 lab fee will be added to cost) Art 2 accommodates students who aspire, and commit to, the next level of achievement in the areas of fine art and art-making. This course satisfies the UC and Cal State standards for the visual and performing arts. It provides the opportunities for advanced work, rigorous academic study, research, written reflection, art criticism, and application of knowledge and skills. This course is more demanding and has requirements that surpass those of a standard Art 1 course.
NOTE: Credit Recovery courses are the classes for student who did not earn a passing grade and need to make up a class, also sometimes referred to as remediation.
ALL COURSES ARE DIVIDED INTO SEMESTERS 1 AND 2. EACH SEMESTER IS THREE WEEKS IN LENGTH.
Semester 1: Start date - Monday, June 12, 2023, ending Thursday, June 29, 2023, 8:30am-12:30pm
Semester 2: Start date - Friday, June 30, 2023, ending Friday, July 21, 2023, 8:30am-12:30pm (NO SCHOOL on July 3 or 4)
ENGLISH 1 (Either semester or full year) - This course is for students who have taken ESL or English Prep Skills during their freshman year and wish to graduate with a college prep diploma.
ENGLISH 2 (Either semester or full year) - This course is for students wishing to meet the English requirements of the college prep diploma for original credit or makeup credit.
LIT/COMP 1 (Either semester or full year) - This courses is designed to aid students in need of remedial help in English.
LIT/COMP 2 (Either semester or full year) - This courses is designed to aid students in need of remedial help in English.
AMERICAN LIT (Either semester or full year) - This course is for students wishing to meet the English requirements of the college prep diploma for original credit or makeup credit.
HEALTH (Semester Course) - This course is a semester survey of Health. During the course this class will focus upon your health and well-being, physical fitness, managing stress, body systems, medicines, drugs and diseases.
SPEECH (Semester Course) - A one-semester speech class is required of every student. Communication, listening, and formal speech will be included in this class. Verbal and nonverbal communication, mass communication, small interpersonal group communication, and relational communication are areas of class discussion and study. Writing and organizing speeches, as well as instruction on delivery, prepares students for the practical experience of standing before the class delivering an impromptu, an expository, or a persuasive speech.
WORLD HISTORY I (Either semester or full year) - A basic survey of world civilizations from earliest times to the 16th Century, including the Ancient Greece, Rome, China and India, the Byzantine and Islamic Empires, Africa, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Reformation. Course content includes the political, philosophical, and cultural legacies of ancient Asian, African, and European civilizations, emphasizing both their independence and their interaction with one another.
WORLD HISTORY II (Either semester or full year) - A sophomore level course in the Social Studies Program that earns 10 credits. Students in World History II study the history, religion, government and cultures of Modern civilizations, with an emphasis on the interactions and connections among regional civilizations. A distinctive feature of World History II at WCHS is an emphasis on the critical evaluation of historical narratives from an internal approach (strength of argument) and an external approach (worldview analysis).
U.S. HISTORY (Either semester or full year) - This course is for college prep juniors who need to make room in their schedule for other classes during the school year. It is a study of American history from the Colonial Era to the present.
U.S. GOVERNMENT (semester course) - This course is for college prep seniors who need to make room in their schedule for other classes. Seniors taking this class must take 5 credit earning classes during the school year.
ECONOMICS (semester course) - This course is for college prep seniors who need to make room in their schedule for other classes. Seniors taking this class must take 5 credit earning classes during the school year.
