Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Bar Association of San Francisco, who will be setting up college counseling services for the Academy in the Fall, is offering summer workshops especially for Academy Seniors.  This is a wonderful opportunity to get a head-start on your college applications!

The summer curriculum is designed to prepare new seniors for the time sensitive application process in the fall. The summer program will include student assessments, college application and supplement prep, assistance with personal statements, understanding of FAFSA, scholarships and other funding as well as tips on how to obtain appropriate recommendations.  In addition there will also be  opportunities for parents to attend workshops and gather valuable information on how to support their student on the pathway to college. A provisional outline of the workshops is shown below along with the dates that they are taking place.

If you want to attend one (or more) of the workshops you must do the following...

This Summer’s Book

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn. Publisher: Bantam (May 1, 1995) ISBN-10: 0553375407

You can buy it new for about $11, secondhand for about $4 or borrow it from a city library.  The great thing about owning your own copy is that you can highlight the text and annotate as you read.

Welcome to Mr. Rowley’s class.  To get you started thinking about the environment we are going to consider how we as humans have arrived at the intersection of resource depletion, habitat destruction, climate change and unsustainable human population growth. As we go through the course, I hope you will find yourself thinking about what you read and relate it to what we are learning. Your job this summer is to read the book and do the following assignment: Click 'READ MORE' for details.

Please note that AP Psychology is an elective, college-level course with higher student expectations than most courses taken by high school students. AP Psychology also deals with course material and content at the “college” level, which at times may require maturity from student beyond which is typically expected at the high school level.
Students who come into the course with a background in some of the psychological concepts discussed during the year will have an academic advantage in the class. Prior knowledge allows students to speak intelligently on concepts and topics and have the potential for more success on the AP Psychology exam in the spring. Therefore we would like you to complete this summer reading assignment.
All future AP Psychology students are expected to read at least one (more than one is encouraged) of the following or similar psychology-related books before returning to school in September. Possible follow up activities that teachers might use at the beginning of the school year include journals, reports, and presentations. Click 'READ MORE' for assignment details

12th Grade AP English Literature
Required Summer Reading for Students Admitted to This Class

All students must read Genesis, Exodus, Matthew, and Luke from the King James version of the Bible as well as ONE of the 18th/19th century books (Section I) and ONE of the 20th century books (Section II) listed below.  The four books from the Bible will form the course’s first major unit of study, so it is imperative that you read and annotate them with care and complete the attached biblical allusions assignment. Click 'READ MORE' for details ...