Summer Camps & Courses
All camps are open to young men who are entering grades six through nine in the fall of 2021. Look below for more information on each camp!
Please join us for one of our many summertime opportunities at Xavier.
Athletic Camps
Expedition: Xavier (July 12-16, 9 a.m.-noon)
Robotics (July 6-9, 9 a.m.-noon)
Summer Courses
Honors Algebra I Review (required for some; see below)
Students who currently are enrolled in a rigorous full-year Algebra course and wish to place out of Algebra I must take the Algebra I placement exam (administered on June 5, 2021) to earn acceptance into this class. Based on the results of the placement exam this course may be required for students in order to take Geometry in the freshman year.
Students will review the following topics: order of operations, operations on polynomials, factoring, radicals, rational expression, linear equations, systems of equations, and word problems. This course concludes with an Algebra I final exam, which determines placement in math for the student’s freshman year.
Time: 8:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Language Review
Students currently enrolled in a rigorous, full-year foreign language course who wish to place out of the first year of that language must take the French I, Latin I or Spanish I placement exam (administered on June 5, 2021) in order to be placed into the second year of the language. Based on results of the placement exam, students may be required to take a review of the class in order to begin the second year of a language in their freshman year.
Honors French I Review
This intensive program is designed for incoming freshmen who have taken the French Placement Exam with the intention of beginning in French II in the fall. Students will be led through a thorough review of the fundamentals from French I, including regular and irregular verbs in the present tense, the passe compose, relexive verbs, the imperative and the use of adjectives and articles. Speaking and listening proficiency will also be encourage and emphasized to prepare students for an increased level of target language instruction.
Time: 8:15 a.m.-10 a.m.
Honors Latin I Review
This program is designed for incoming freshmen who will have taken the Latin Placement Exam with the intention of advancing to Latin II in the fall. Students will review the fundamentals of Latin as covered in Latin I: forms, grammar, vocabulary and translation. This course will conclude with an exam to ensure proper placement.
Time: 8:15 a.m.-10 a.m.
Honors Spanish I Review
This intensive program is designed for incoming freshman who have taken the Spanish Placement Exam with the intention of beginning in Spanish II in the fall. Students will be led through a thorough review of the fundamentals from Spanish I, including regular and irregular verbs in the present tense, the differences between ser and estar, object pronouns, stem-changing verbs, the preterit tense, and the use of adjectives and articles. Speaking and listening proficiency will also be encouraged and emphasized to prepare students for an increased level of target language instruction.
Time: 8:15 a.m.-10 a.m.
This course is designed to introduce, review, and reinforce the grammatical concepts that form the foundation for successful study of Spanish. These topics include the use of subject pronouns, the conjugation of regular and high frequency irregular verbs in the present tense, and noun/adjective agreement. Students will be presented with vocabulary words and expressions with a proficiency-oriented approach that focuses on communication and comprehension.
Time: 8:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Introduction to Honors Physics (open to those accepted into the Honors Program for Science)
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of physics with a focus on motion, metric measurements, their dimensional units, scientific notation, and the equations of motion as developed by Galileo. Concurrent with the theory will be lab demonstrations and experiments to illustrate the use of the equations and to compare theory with observation. Newton’s three laws of motion also will be explored and used to illustrate the cause and effect of motion.
Time: 8:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.