3 Weeks / On-Campus

June 12 - June 30 / W; 9:00am - 12:00pm

1/2 Credit / $375

This course is only available to rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. In this course, students will develop their understanding of leadership concepts in order to become more confident leaders in their school, athletic teams, places of employment, and community.  Students will be able to define key leadership terms and implement leadership methods.  Source material for this course will be taken from University of Pennsylvania’s “Strategic Leadership in Education,” program, Adam Bradley’s “Lead ‘Em Up” organization, as well as various podcasts and books.  Students will be required to hold intelligent discussions, write reflections on source material, and problem solve.

3 Weeks / Online Self-Paced

June 12 - June 30 / Office Hours by Appointment

1/2 Credit / $375 

This course is available to rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. In Cinema Studies, students will explore an eclectic range of some of the best classic and contemporary films. These films will range from foreign classics such as The Seven Samurai and The 39 Steps; to Indie DIY comedies like The Daytrippers and Office Space; to Hollywood studio productions like Tootsie, Midnight Run, and Chinatown. Whether the films are foreign or American, comic or serious, highly stylized or roughly made, the course is designed to give you the opportunity to screen and analyze some of cinema’s greatest works of art. Classwork and homework will consist primarily of watching assigned movies on available platforms, writing short reflections about various elements of those films, and discussing the films as a class during 30-60 minute Zoom sessions. Depending on class interest, the course could include a field trip to a local arthouse to watch a release of a contemporary film.

3 Weeks / On-Campus

July 10 - July 28 / T, TH; 10:00am - 2:30pm

1/2 Credit / $375

This course seeks to prepare students to compete in speaking competitions. Competitive Performance Prep offers a study in best practices of time management, research methods, and rehearsal techniques so that any speaker, performer, or debater may feel confident and comfortable throughout the competitive process from preparation to performance. Meeting in-person and online as needed, students will work in small labs to workshop their material. At the end of the 3-week course, a student will have a prepared speech, performance, or debate case to take to any competition.

3 Weeks / On-Campus

June 12 - June 30 / M, T, TH; 9:00am - 12:00pm

July 10 - July 28 / M, T, TH; 9:00am - 12:00pm

1/2 Credit / $575 

This course is required for any students who failed a course during the academic year. Students will sign up for an Educere course, receive teacher-supported study, and have any associated exams scheduled. Time on task will be closely monitored. The course fee covers the cost of the Educere course.

3 Weeks / Online Self-Paced

June 12 - June 30 / Office Hours by Appointment

July 10 - July 28 / Office Hours by Appointment

July 31 - August 18 / Office Hours by Appointment

1/4 Credit / Free

This course is only available to incoming freshmen and fulfills the Design Thinking requirement for the 2023-24 academic year. This self-paced course focuses on the engineering design process. Working within predetermined parameters, students will learn and participate in the engineering design process: identify the problem, brainstorm ideas, test the solutions, analyze the results, and iterate the process. By the end of the course, students will have produced an engineering notebook to be used for future curricular or personal designs.

6 Weeks / Online Self-Paced

June 12 - July 28 / Office Hours by Appointment

1 Credit / $575

This course is only available to students who have completed Engineering 1 and intend to take Engineering 3 during the academic year. Students must have completed Engineering 1 to take this course. Engineering 2 will equip the students with the ability to design and fabricate complex mechanisms virtually and physically. As a prerequisite, all students will have taken Engineering 1 before embarking on Engineering 2. Students will learn to work with advanced fabrication machinery including laser cutters, 3D printers, and CNC machines.

3 Weeks / On-Campus

June 12 - June 30 / W; 9:00am - 12:00pm

1/2 Credit / $375

This course is only available to rising juniors and seniors. Preference will be given to seniors. This course will focus on students learning the basics of finance, develop their own investment strategies, and test them using real-world data. Students will also meet virtually with several experts in the field of finance to explore their area of expertise, learn from their experience, and ask questions. This course also assists rising seniors in learning the skills necessary to manage the Frank Frederico ’00 Student Investment Fund. Meeting days may change due to speakers’ availability. A trip to NYC is possible depending on stay-at-home restrictions related to COVID-19. Space is limited to 24 students.

3 weeks / Synchronous Online

June 12 - June 30 / M, T, TH; 8:45am - 10:00am

1/2 Credit / $375

This course is only available to rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. This course will introduce students to fundamental personal finance topics: budgeting, different types of financial accounts, credit cards (interest rates), and loans.  This will be interactive and application-based, as students will apply the fundamentals they learn to their own financial position. Space is limited to 24 students.

6 weeks / Synchronous Online

June 12 - July 28 / M, T, TH; 10:00am - 11:15am

1 Credit / $750

This course is only available to rising sophomores taking Geometry Honors as a second math. This course fulfills the Geometry requirement for the 2022-23 academic year. This course approaches a traditional Plane Geometry course with greater sophistication of proof and more challenging problems than regular Geometry. Both 2- and 3-dimensional topics are covered. Some time is spent on coordinate (analytic) geometry and trigonometry. Problem solving and critical examinations of the theories involved are the most important elements in the course. Space is limited to 24 students. 

3 Weeks / On-Campus

July 31 - August 15 / M, T, TH; 9:00am - 12:00pm

No Credit / Free

This course is strongly encouraged for incoming freshmen. Part of the Ghost Foundations course focuses on developing study skills specifically related to acquiring a new language. This will help student with language acquisition as a whole, taking into account the enormous cultural benefits, the wider understanding of the world, as well as many useful guidelines and suggestions for learning and practicing a second or additional language. The course will regularly refer to Spanish, French, and Latin and use numerous examples from these three languages, since these are the languages currently offered by Holy Ghost Prep. Also included in this course is a review of the parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, definite articles, indirect object pronouns, etc.) and other linguistic terms (person-number agreement, conjugation, infinitive, etc.) needed by the students for a quicker and more comprehensive understanding of the textbooks and commonly used educational material for language acquisition.  A few basic greetings in these three languages will be mastered by the students. Also included in this course is a review of basic grammar rules, algebra concepts, and science lab safety. Regardless of what English, math, or science class a student is taking, this course will provide worthwhile content review and help create a solid foundation to succeed in each course. Students will also learn valuable time management, note-taking, and organizational skills from the Counseling department.

Schedule: 9:00am to 12:00pm; Monday 7/31, Tuesday 8/1, Thursday 8/3, Monday 8/7, Tuesday 8/8, Thursday 8/10, Monday 8/14, Tuesday 8/15

3 Weeks / Synchronous Online

June 12 - June 30 / M, T, TH; 11:15am - 12:30pm

1/2 Credit / $375

This course will introduce journalism and media writing styles, focusing on traditional news stories to sports stories to blogs/message boards. It will also cover and explore photojournalism and broadcast journalism. The class will feature meetings with the writers and editors of Philadelphia Magazine.

6 Weeks / On-Campus

June 12 - July 28 / M, W; 10:00am - 11:15am

1 Credit / $750

This course focuses on post Spanish conquest colonialism in the Americas, will research and evaluate the social classes (and the effects that have carried over today), the slave trade in comparison to that of the United States, the influences and causes that led to independence, and the effects of the new independent nations that would inevitably lead to 20th century conflict throughout the Americas.  This course will implement writings, art, film, and debate over the course of three weeks.

3 Weeks / Synchronous Online

June 12 - June 30 / M, T, TH; 8:45am - 10:00am or 10:15am - 11:30am

July 10 - July 28 / M, T, TH; 8:45am - 10:00am or 11:00am - 12:15pm*

1/2 Credit / $375

This course is only available to rising juniors and fulfills the Morality requirement for the 2023-24 academic year. This course in Catholic morality seeks to familiarize students more deeply with the sources of Catholic moral teaching that emerge from the teachings of Jesus, Sacred Scripture, and Sacred Tradition. A primary goal will be to make students more conversant with the content of Section 3 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (“Life in Christ”). Students will be encouraged to critique their own behavior and the behavior of our culture via the principles taught as a means of helping them to grow as Christian young men who take seriously the call to holiness that comes through faithfulness to Christ. There may be multiple sections of this course depending on enrollment. Space in each section is limited to 18 students.

*Students taking both Physics Honors and Morality should register for the July 10 - July 28 session of Morality.

6 Weeks / Online Self-Paced

June 12 - July 28 / Office Hours by Appointment

1/2 Credit / $375

This course is only available to rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. This course uses the well-known stories of the ancient Greeks and Romans to explore concepts which can be applied to myths from all cultures. By the end of the course students will be exposed to the themes, terminology, and concepts they would learn in a college-level mythology class.  Work will consist primarily of reading assignments, short reflection writings, listening to pre-recorded lectures, and electronically administered tests.  Work will be completed asynchronously, meaning students can move at their own pace and complete work as quickly or as slowly as they wish.

6 Weeks / On-Campus

July 10 - August 18 / M, T, TH; 9:00am - 11:00am

1 Credit / $750

This course is only available to rising juniors. Students taking AP Chem will be given preference. This course fulfills the Physics requirement for the 2023-24 academic year. This course introduces students to traditional topics in Physics.  Physics enables students to solve simple and advanced word problems through application of various formulas while demonstrating comprehension of concepts in order to gain an appreciation for the simplicity, order, and beauty of God's physical creation as revealed in natural laws.  The course's activities include lectures, demonstrations, in-class problem solving, and student lab work along with chapter quizzes and exams. Space is limited to 18 students. 

3 Weeks / Synchronous Online

June 12 - June 30 / M, T, TH; 8:45am - 10:00am or 10:15am - 11:30am

July 10 - July 28 / M, T, TH; 8:45am - 10:00am or 10:15am - 11:30am

1/2 Credit / $375

This course is only available to rising sophomores and fulfills the Sexuality and Dating requirement for the 2023-24 academic year. This core course examines the dynamics of relationships and explores the physiological, psychological, and sociological dimensions of human sexuality from the perspectives of natural law, morality, Scripture, and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. There may be multiple sections of this course depending on enrollment. Space in each section is limited to 18 students.

3 Weeks / Synchronous Online

July 31 - August 18 / M, T, W; 11:00am - 12:00pm

No Credit / Free

This course is only available to rising sophomores. This course reinforces study skills, test-taking skills, and classroom approaches. After a student completes his freshman year, he has a better understanding of his academic weaknesses. As rising sophomores embark on a year that is very rigorous academically, it is important to build on the techniques and skills acquired from freshman year to turn those academic weaknesses into strengths. This course also has specific preparation lessons for Chemistry, Literature, and Math. The goal of these lessons is to get a head start on some important topics. They will focus on methods to approach these particular subjects while reviewing some past lessons that might be important for the upcoming course.

3 Weeks / Synchronous Online

June 12 - June 30 / M, T, TH 10:00am - 11:15am

1/2 Credit / $375

This course is only available to rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors and fulfills the Psychology elective for the 2023-24 academic year. In this course, students will learn about the field of sports psychology and exercise. The course will provide an overview of the field, which involves applying psychology topics to exercise, sports, competition and health. This course will examine elements of sport psychology such as anxiety, self-confidence, motivation, goal setting, leadership, sports injuries and group dynamics with sport and exercise. Source material for this course will be taken from The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive by Jim Afremow, the Handbook of Sports Psychology Third edition Edited by Gershon Tenenbaum and Robert C. Eklund PDF as well as various podcasts, movies and books.  Students will be required to hold discussions, write reflections on source material, and complete a case conceptualizations and final presentation.

3 Weeks / On-Campus

June 12 - June 30 / TH; 4:00pm - 8:00pm

1/2 Credit / $375

This course is for current, or aspiring, part-time and full-time VEX robotics competitors. Students will use the VEX robotics platform to design, build, and program robots to compete at the highest levels of the competition. They will experiment with the basic components of the VEX platform (structure pieces, motors, sensors, and microcontrollers) through open-ended challenges, with an emphasis on the proper documentation of the engineering process. Students will be assessed on their iterative problem solving approach, and on robot performance. Assignments will be completed at home, and are accompanied by a build session once each week in the Brennan Family Innovation Center.

3 Weeks / Synchronous Online

June 12 - June 30 / M, T, TH; 8:45am - 10:00am

July 10 - July 28 /M, T, TH; 8:45am - 10:00am

1/2 Credit / $375

This course is only available to rising seniors and fulfills the World Religion requirement for the 2023-24 academic year. This core course seeks to introduce students to the beliefs, writings, and cultures of the world’s major religious movements.  It also hopes to promote appreciation for the diversity of religious experience in the world and to help students to better understand their Catholic Christian faith in comparison to other faith traditions.  Finally, this course attempts to better fulfill the Spiritan mission by preparing students to engage in inter-religious dialogue.  There may be multiple sections of this course depending on enrollment. Space in each section is limited to 18 students.