Summer Learning at NNPS
Secondary Summer Boost Opportunities
Boost Opportunities for Science and Math courses will be offered during Summer 2026. Boosts are online preparation designed to build the skills necessary for success in the courses' students plan to take during the 2026-2027 school year.
Students will join Boost opportunities through the links provided below. Each Course has a link to a slide deck that containing 25 task for students to complete. In addition, there is a link below each slide deck that will take you to an answer key and provides an explanation of how to solve each task.
Math
Audience: Rising 6th Grade Students enrolled in Math 6 for Fall 2026
Rising 6th grade students will develop a deeper understanding of core mathematical concepts from fifth grade. The tasks are intended to minimize students’ loss of proficiency or improve proficiency of key 5th grade mathematical concepts. Students will explore fraction and decimal operations, order of operation, parts of a circle, transformations, number patterns, the Fundamental Counting Principle and algebraic equations.
This program consists of 25 tasks. The slide decks are not moderated and are to be completed independently; however, all work is self-checking and students can progress through the tasks at their own pace.
Students do not earn a grade for this program as it is intended to allow students to build confidence in math content, skills and practices commonly taught in Math 6 and applied in Math 7.
Audience: Rising 7th Grade Students enrolled in Math 7 for Fall 2026
Rising 7th grade students will develop a deeper understanding of core mathematical concepts from sixth grade. The tasks are intended to help minimize students‘ loss of proficiency or improve proficiency of key 6th grade mathematical concepts. Students will explore comparing and ordering rational numbers, fraction and decimal operations, integer operations, order of operations, the Coordinate Plane, circle graphs, measure of center, proportional reasoning and algebraic equations/inequalities.
This program consists of 25 tasks. The slide decks are not moderated and are to be completed independently; however, all work is self-checking and students can progress through the tasks at their own pace.
Students do not earn a grade for this program as it is intended to allow students to build confidence in math content, skills and practices.
Audience: Rising 7th Grade Students enrolled in Math 7 Advanced or Rising 8th Grade Students enrolled in Math 8 for Fall 2026.
Rising 7th or 8th grade students will develop a deeper understanding of core mathematical concepts. The tasks are intended to help minimize students’ loss of proficiency or improve proficiency of key mathematical concepts. Students will explore scientific notation, comparing and ordering rational numbers, practical problems with rational number and proportional reasoning, corresponding sides and angles of triangles and quadrilaterals, transformations, experimental and theoretical probability, histograms, proportional reasoning and algebraic equations/inequalities.
This program consists of 25 tasks. The slide decks are not moderated and are to be completed independently; however, all work is self-checking and students can progress through the tasks at their own pace.
Students do not earn a grade for this program as it is intended to allow students to build confidence in math content, skills and practices.
Audience: Middle school or rising 9th graders enrolling in Algebra 1 for Fall 2026.
This enrichment is designed for students scheduled to take Algebra I next school year. The focus of this course is to strengthen the student’s pre-algebra skills to develop mathematical concepts and prepare students for Algebra I. Students will explore simplifying expressions, solving equations and inequalities and graphing lines. Through this course, students will build their confidence in mathematics, become problem solvers, communicate mathematically and learn to reason using mathematics. Students do not earn a grade for this program as it is intended to allow students to build confidence in mathematics content, skills and practices.
This program consists of 25 tasks. The slide decks are not moderated and are to be completed independently; however, all work is self-checking and students can progress through the tasks at their own pace.
Students do not earn a grade for this program as it is intended to allow students to build confidence in math content, skills and practices.
Audience: Middle school or high school students enrolling in Geometry for Fall 2026.
This enrichment is designed for students scheduled to take Geometry next school year. The focus of this course is to strengthen the student’s algebraic and geometric skills to develop mathematical concepts and prepare students for Geometry. Students will explore the different geometric shapes with a focus on triangles, linear equations and parallel lines. Through this course, students will build their confidence in mathematics, become problem solvers, communicate mathematically and learn to reason using mathematics. Students do not earn a grade for this program as it is intended to allow students to build confidence in mathematics content, skills and practices.
This program consists of 25 tasks. The slide decks are not moderated and are to be completed independently; however, all work is self-checking and students can progress through the tasks at their own pace.
Students do not earn a grade for this program as it is intended to allow students to build confidence in math content, skills and practices.
Science
This course is designed for students who are scheduled to enroll in Biology in the upcoming school year. The program will help with students' understanding of core biology concepts as well as strengthen their foundational skills in the science and engineering practices they will need to be successful in Biology.
This program consists of 25 tasks. The slide decks are not moderated and are to be completed independently; however, all work is self-checking and students can progress through the tasks at their own pace.
Students do not earn a grade for this program as it is intended to allow students to build confidence in science content, skills and practices commonly used in Biology.
Earth Science:
This course is designed for students who are scheduled to enroll in Earth Science in the upcoming school year. The program will help with students' understanding of core earth science concepts as well as strengthen their foundational skills in the science and engineering practices they will need to be successful in Earth Science.
This program consists of 25 tasks. The slide decks are not moderated and are to be completed independently; however, all work is self-checking and students can progress through the tasks at their own pace.
Students do not earn a grade for this program as it is intended to allow students to build confidence in science content, skills and practices commonly used in Earth Science.
More Secondary Summer Learning
IXL Summer Boost Program (Middle & High School)
Help your student solidify their understanding of key math concepts this summer with IXL's day-by-day skill plan.
