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AIPHS SUMMER PROGRAMS |
All AIPCS students participate in a various academic programs during the summer, including AIPHS's Summer School, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, UC Berkeley's Academic Talent Development Program, and SAIL Math. AIPHS's Summer School All AIPHS students attend Summer School for three weeks from June to July. This extended school year provides each student with a better chance for academic success. Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) AIPHS believes strongly that the focus of the summer program at Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth (CTY) meshes perfectly with AIPHS's own philosophy: rigorous academics. In order to gain admission to the program, students must take the SAT beginning in the 7th grade and score high enough to meet CTY's challenging standards. This year, 44 students from AIPCS and AIPHS qualified for the program, more students than from the rest of Oakland combined. This percentage represents the highest participation rate of any school in the United States. UC Berkeley's Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP) Students in this rigorous program are able to experience the challenges of college academia while forming bonds with a diverse group of professors, mentors, and other students. In order to gain admission to the program, students must demonstrate high academic achievement and meet ATDP's high standards. In 2007, more than 16 students participated in the ATDP program. Stanford Academic Institue of Learning (SAIL) The Stanford Academic Institute of Learning (SAIL) Summer Mathematics Workshop is a three-week long, accelerated math course. This course ensures that all students are familiar with math and are confident in their academic skills when they begin the official curriculum. Students spend six hours a day at the workshop, allowing them ample time to master the material. They are also enrolled in a physical education course, in which they train for the national physical fitness test, which includes the shuttle-run, v-sits, sit-ups, and the mile run. |