The Best Four Weeks of Summer

Curriculum

Recent educational studies show that students lose about 30% of what they learn during a school year in the summer months.  The Fishburne Military School Summer Program may be just what your son needs to stop the summer slide!

The FMS Summer Program Academics is meant to be a review of things learned during the regular school year and a smattering of new information and skills. We are not offering for-credit classes this summer, but rather educational opportunities to keep your son academically engaged so he does not fall behind in his studies.

In addition to our summer review of English language arts, math, science, and history. If your son needs credit recovery, we are offering opportunities for those courses to be completed through an online program that will be incorporated into our daily schedule. Credit recovery opportunities are on a case by case basis, and must be approved during the admission process by Fishburne’s Academic Dean.

Cadets choose 3 academic core, one-hour classes will be four times per week: Monday-Thursday.  Cadets will select 2 elective classes that will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays every week.

SAT Prep Classes

Students can enroll in high quality in-person SAT instruction during summer program at FMS. There is an additional fee of $250, and requires a minimum of 15 students to enroll. For more information, email vevans@fishburne.org. To sign up for summer SAT prep during summer program, please indicate your interest by checking the appropriate box on the summer program application.

FMS reserves the right to cancel any class or activity with fewer than five cadets enrolled during Summer School.

7th/Junior – Science	English	Math	Geography & Social Studies	Credit Recovery (Offered By Demand)
8th/Junior – Science	English	Math	Geography & Social Studies	Credit Recovery (Offered By Demand)
9th/Junior – Science	English	Math	Geography & Social Studies	Credit Recovery (Offered By Demand)
10th/Senior – Science	English	Math	US History & Government	Credit Recovery (Offered By Demand)
11th/Senior – Science	English	Math	US History & Government	Credit Recovery (Offered By Demand)
12th/Senior – Science	English	Math	US History & Government	Credit Recovery (Offered By Demand)

Elective Courses You’ll Want to Take

At Fishburne, we see Elective Courses as a way to expand your educational horizons and strengthen your academic confidence (or, as we like to say, discover what’s great in you.) Our Summer electives will help you with everything from personal finance to military fitness—and everything in between. All Summer courses are “standard” level military programs for youth. No honors level/advanced/AP/Dual Enrollment courses are offered over the summer. Cadets select 2 courses for summer session.

Students may take up to two half-day elective courses.
** High School Students Only
* Middle School Students Only

JROTC Fridays

Students will experience military adventure and leadership training with JROTC Friday activities! Students will build confidence and interpersonal and leadership skills while being challenged with exciting activities and new skill development. Each Friday, cadets will experience a different aspect of military-style character development and leadership training, including a visit to the Virginia Military Institute, high ropes courses, leader reaction teamwork courses, rock climbing walls, rappelling, obstacle courses, and compass orienteering courses. In addition, students will build teamwork and camaraderie while competing in a best squad field day competition and enjoy fun and challenging water and other adventure activities. This training will be led by Fishburne Military School’s Army JROTC instructors, with decades of military leadership and training experience.

Fishburne Military School has earned the US Army’s highest level of accreditation and maintained its designation as a JROTC Honor Unit With Distinction for over 40 years.

RAPPELLING

Summer students are trained to descend in a controlled manner from a height, such as a cliff or wall, sliding down down an anchored rope while appling friction to control their speed.

ORIENTING

The object is to run to a series of points shown on the map, choosing routes—both on and off trail—that will help you find all the points and get back to the finish in the shortest amount of time.

ONE ROPE BRIDGE

Teams must cross an obstacle using one rope. Only the first and last are allowed to touch the obstacle. The rest must traverse on the rope bridge.