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Summer Academic Work

Each summer, we ask students (returning and incoming) to engage in important summer academic work in preparation for the school year ahead. Each student is expected to complete a summer math review (see information below) as well as complete the summer literacy activities. Those students enrolled in AP Courses for the upcoming year and Off-Campus Programs in the Fall should complete the required readings and assignments listed below.

If you have general questions about Summer Academic work, connect with the Academic Dean’s Office at academicdean@proctoracademy.org. If you have questions about Summer Literacy, please reach out to PASL@proctoracademy.org. Contact Math Department Chair Harry Burnham with any math summer work questions.

Summer Math

Course specific summer math work can be found HERE. Please reach out to Math Department Chair Harry Burnham with any questions you may have. 

Summer Literacy: 3 Steps to Community Engagement!

The 26th amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides 18 yr. olds the right to vote.  How will you use your  voice? 

'Be for  something.'  (Smith & Lopez)

Into the Streets

 

STEP 1: READ

Into the Streets

This accessible book will be distributed on campus before students leave for summer break (new students and those who were off-campus during spring term 2025 will need to obtain their own copy).  It looks at protest in what is now the United States. Covering protests to uplift indigenous people, liberty trees, flags and pamphlets of the revolutionary period, we follow the activism trajectory through veterans of WW1, labor movements, civil rights, gender equality, LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter and Indigenous People.  It discusses the Tea Party of revolutionary times as well as its more modern association. 

Learn more by using these resources which delve into general activism as well as specific causes.

reflect

 

STEP 2: REFLECT

Complete 10 journal entries.

While exploring current & historical perspectives on community engagement & protest, please  consider & journal about individual voice and ways to peacefully advocate for a cause. 
Consider these ideas while completing 10 Journal Entries:

rally vs. protest
arts as activism
freedom of speech
leadership
peaceful protests
slogans
visual logos
media use/journalism
persuasive speeches
engaging/enlisting others
celebrity activism (actors, athletes, musicians)
causes that inspire you or others you admire

protest

 

STEP 3: RAISE AWARENESS

Engage the Proctor Community!

On campus this fall, advisories will raise awareness for a campus cause:

Examples Here

Students and Adults will select from a list of community causes and join a group according to the chosen preferences.

Groups will be given time and materials on campus to raise awareness of their chosen cause.

"Proctor graduates are collaborative, ethical individuals, ready to contribute productively to their communities."  
Profile of a Proctor Graduate.  


Rallies and public activism predate recorded history.  Proctor Summer Literacy acknowledges the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by exploring a variety of protests and bringing peaceful demonstrations to illuminate campus causes in the fall. 

AP/Honors Reading

  1. AP English Language: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (Dover Thrift edition); Thank You for Arguing by Jay Heinrichs (actively read the first 12 chapters). 
  2. AP English Literature: The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin version recommended).
  3. AP Environmental Science: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan.
  4. AP Government: Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It by Lawrence Lessig.
  5. AP Spanish assignments can be found HERE.
  6. AP French assignments can be found HERE.
  7. AP Human Geography (select and read one book): 
    Move by Parag Khanna
    Geography of Hope by David Yarnold
    Human Ecology by Frederick Steiner

Off-Campus Program Reading

  1. Ocean Classroom Fall 2025 pre-term assignments can be found HERE. 
  2. Proctor en Segovia Fall 2025: Program directors will be in touch directly with students and families.
  3. European Art Classroom Fall 2025: Program directors will be in touch directly with students and families