Anonymous
04/15/2023 17:40
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am new to MCPS. Is this summer a must for all? Why are kids taking courses over the summer - to be able to have smaller load during the year or to be able to take more classes during the regular school year?
Kids get seven classes at most schools so by the time they do pe and a foriegn language they don’t have time for their interests. Summer health frees up a credit to take what they want. Welcome.
Yes my kid needs summer courses to free up enough elective space to take orchestra all four years.
Not trying to argue with you, but I'm not following why there wouldn't be room for four years of an elective otherwise? If they take 28 classes (4 years x 7 periods), and they take:
English x 4
Math x 4
Science x 4*
Social Studies x 4*
Foreign Language x 4*
PE x 1
Health x 1
Fine Art x 1
Tech x 1
that comes to 24 classes, leaving 4 more for an elective.
*Four years are not required for science, social studies, or foreign language, so if you don't take 4 years of each, you'd have room for more electives.
Yes, it's possible to do 4 years of music as an elective as well as all the other basic graduation requirements. However, some special programs such as IB or Project Lead the Way or the magnet programs or others have more requirements that make it impossible to fit it in each year. Summer classes can help in that case, or if a kid wants to explore even more electives.
Got it, thanks
Yes PP who posted my kid needed more space for orchestra. He's in an IB program, has extra classes he already needs for that.
Anonymous
04/15/2023 16:09
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am new to MCPS. Is this summer a must for all? Why are kids taking courses over the summer - to be able to have smaller load during the year or to be able to take more classes during the regular school year?
Kids get seven classes at most schools so by the time they do pe and a foriegn language they don’t have time for their interests. Summer health frees up a credit to take what they want. Welcome.
Yes my kid needs summer courses to free up enough elective space to take orchestra all four years.
Not trying to argue with you, but I'm not following why there wouldn't be room for four years of an elective otherwise? If they take 28 classes (4 years x 7 periods), and they take:
English x 4
Math x 4
Science x 4*
Social Studies x 4*
Foreign Language x 4*
PE x 1
Health x 1
Fine Art x 1
Tech x 1
that comes to 24 classes, leaving 4 more for an elective.
*Four years are not required for science, social studies, or foreign language, so if you don't take 4 years of each, you'd have room for more electives.
You need four years of science and social studies for a good college. And a few years of a foreign language. Orchestra, band and arts are important to sone kids. Mine also want to take computer science classes.
Anonymous
04/15/2023 09:26
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anyone else offering health B this summer?
Anonymous
04/14/2023 20:16
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:Is B-CC offering summer school?
Yes, but not for original credit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z01XDMyYnJ62a2G5WXMUdbIZv4lS-pgF4Vz7XH5Jo7g/edit
Anonymous
04/14/2023 20:05
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Is B-CC offering summer school?
Anonymous
04/14/2023 14:43
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am new to MCPS. Is this summer a must for all? Why are kids taking courses over the summer - to be able to have smaller load during the year or to be able to take more classes during the regular school year?
Kids get seven classes at most schools so by the time they do pe and a foriegn language they don’t have time for their interests. Summer health frees up a credit to take what they want. Welcome.
Yes my kid needs summer courses to free up enough elective space to take orchestra all four years.
Not trying to argue with you, but I'm not following why there wouldn't be room for four years of an elective otherwise? If they take 28 classes (4 years x 7 periods), and they take:
English x 4
Math x 4
Science x 4*
Social Studies x 4*
Foreign Language x 4*
PE x 1
Health x 1
Fine Art x 1
Tech x 1
that comes to 24 classes, leaving 4 more for an elective.
*Four years are not required for science, social studies, or foreign language, so if you don't take 4 years of each, you'd have room for more electives.
Yes, it's possible to do 4 years of music as an elective as well as all the other basic graduation requirements. However, some special programs such as IB or Project Lead the Way or the magnet programs or others have more requirements that make it impossible to fit it in each year. Summer classes can help in that case, or if a kid wants to explore even more electives.
Got it, thanks
Anonymous
04/14/2023 13:55
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am new to MCPS. Is this summer a must for all? Why are kids taking courses over the summer - to be able to have smaller load during the year or to be able to take more classes during the regular school year?
Kids get seven classes at most schools so by the time they do pe and a foriegn language they don’t have time for their interests. Summer health frees up a credit to take what they want. Welcome.
Yes my kid needs summer courses to free up enough elective space to take orchestra all four years.
Not trying to argue with you, but I'm not following why there wouldn't be room for four years of an elective otherwise? If they take 28 classes (4 years x 7 periods), and they take:
English x 4
Math x 4
Science x 4*
Social Studies x 4*
Foreign Language x 4*
PE x 1
Health x 1
Fine Art x 1
Tech x 1
that comes to 24 classes, leaving 4 more for an elective.
*Four years are not required for science, social studies, or foreign language, so if you don't take 4 years of each, you'd have room for more electives.
Yes, it's possible to do 4 years of music as an elective as well as all the other basic graduation requirements. However, some special programs such as IB or Project Lead the Way or the magnet programs or others have more requirements that make it impossible to fit it in each year. Summer classes can help in that case, or if a kid wants to explore even more electives.
Anonymous
04/14/2023 13:51
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am new to MCPS. Is this summer a must for all? Why are kids taking courses over the summer - to be able to have smaller load during the year or to be able to take more classes during the regular school year?
Kids get seven classes at most schools so by the time they do pe and a foriegn language they don’t have time for their interests. Summer health frees up a credit to take what they want. Welcome.
Yes my kid needs summer courses to free up enough elective space to take orchestra all four years.
Not trying to argue with you, but I'm not following why there wouldn't be room for four years of an elective otherwise? If they take 28 classes (4 years x 7 periods), and they take:
English x 4
Math x 4
Science x 4*
Social Studies x 4*
Foreign Language x 4*
PE x 1
Health x 1
Fine Art x 1
Tech x 1
that comes to 24 classes, leaving 4 more for an elective.
*Four years are not required for science, social studies, or foreign language, so if you don't take 4 years of each, you'd have room for more electives.
Can't speak for the entire universe, but mine wants room for extra science and extra music
Anonymous
04/14/2023 13:41
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am new to MCPS. Is this summer a must for all? Why are kids taking courses over the summer - to be able to have smaller load during the year or to be able to take more classes during the regular school year?
Kids get seven classes at most schools so by the time they do pe and a foriegn language they don’t have time for their interests. Summer health frees up a credit to take what they want. Welcome.
Yes my kid needs summer courses to free up enough elective space to take orchestra all four years.
Not trying to argue with you, but I'm not following why there wouldn't be room for four years of an elective otherwise? If they take 28 classes (4 years x 7 periods), and they take:
English x 4
Math x 4
Science x 4*
Social Studies x 4*
Foreign Language x 4*
PE x 1
Health x 1
Fine Art x 1
Tech x 1
that comes to 24 classes, leaving 4 more for an elective.
*Four years are not required for science, social studies, or foreign language, so if you don't take 4 years of each, you'd have room for more electives.
Anonymous
04/14/2023 13:21
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am new to MCPS. Is this summer a must for all? Why are kids taking courses over the summer - to be able to have smaller load during the year or to be able to take more classes during the regular school year?
Kids get seven classes at most schools so by the time they do pe and a foriegn language they don’t have time for their interests. Summer health frees up a credit to take what they want. Welcome.
Yes my kid needs summer courses to free up enough elective space to take orchestra all four years.
Anonymous
04/14/2023 13:20
Subject: Re:Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s a shame that summer school offerings can’t be more, dare I say, equitable. Why can some schools offer virtual while others can only do in person and then several haven’t even posted anything yet about summer school. Looks like Wooton is the only school that has their act together when it comes to the poorly launched Health B class.
Totally agree. Our HS has said nothing about summer classes.
RM is offering it in person, info coming soon.
Anonymous
04/14/2023 13:19
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Has anyone seen information about RM summer classes?
Anonymous
04/14/2023 12:03
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am new to MCPS. Is this summer a must for all? Why are kids taking courses over the summer - to be able to have smaller load during the year or to be able to take more classes during the regular school year?
Kids get seven classes at most schools so by the time they do pe and a foriegn language they don’t have time for their interests. Summer health frees up a credit to take what they want. Welcome.
Thanks!
Anonymous
04/14/2023 11:12
Subject: Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:It seems the virtual health B at Wootton is not “honor”?
Hm, I wonder if that's just an oversight on Wootton's part; according to the official course bulletin, Honors is the only level available for HS health classes.
https://coursebulletin.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/CourseLists/Index/225/#Health_Courses
Anonymous
04/14/2023 11:10
Subject: Re:Summer school at individual high schools
Anonymous wrote:It’s a shame that summer school offerings can’t be more, dare I say, equitable. Why can some schools offer virtual while others can only do in person and then several haven’t even posted anything yet about summer school. Looks like Wooton is the only school that has their act together when it comes to the poorly launched Health B class.
Totally agree. Our HS has said nothing about summer classes.