Summer Learning: Current High School Students (In-Person)
In-Person Summer Learning for Current 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Grade Students
To register for the Alexandria City High School summer program (Grades 9-12), students must contact their school counselor. All registration is managed by ACHS School Counselors and will open on March 24, 2025, with priority given to seniors needing credit recovery courses.
- Registration Opens: March 24th (Seniors take priority)
- Underclassmen (Grades 9-11) Registration Begins: April 7th
- Registration Closes: May 2nd
- Online Course Registration Closes: May 16th
- Rising 9th and 10th grade students received a Canvas announcement on March 24th with the Summer Learning Health & PE original credit interest form link.
Please reach out to your school counselor for more information or assistance with the registration process.
When taking any summer course, all ACPS students are expected to follow the ACPS Honor Code.
Some high school programs are available to all students, while others require a student to sign up and potentially pay to enroll in a class. Students can sign up for the following classes by contacting their school counselor.
- Original credit courses (in-person or online) cost $285.00
- Credit recovery courses are free
- Any student who is eligible for Free or Reduced Price Meals can access these classes for $60.
Credit Bearing Classes
Schedule (In-Person)
- Monday-Thursday, June 23 - July 17, 2025
- No school on Fridays
- Learning hours: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm
- Location: Alexandria City High School (King Street campus)
- 3330 King St. Alexandria, VA 22302
In-Person Classes for Credit Recovery (repeat courses)
Free of charge for any student needing credit recovery. Credit recovery is when a student needs to repeat a course that they previously did not pass.
- English
- Social Studies
- Science
- Biology, Biology II, Earth Science
- Math
- Algebra 1, AFDA, Algebra 2, Geometry
- Health and PE 9 & 10
- Economics & Personal Finance
Point of Contact: titansummerlearningforall@acps.k12.va.us
Health & PE 9 Original Credit (In-Person)
Schedule (In-Person)
- Monday-Thursday, June 23 - July 17, 2025
- No school on Fridays
- Learning hours: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Location: Alexandria City High School (King Street campus)
- 3330 King St. Alexandria, VA 22302
Please note: This program has a strict attendance policy for all enrolled students. If your summer plans prevent you from attending in person for the full duration of the course, you will not be eligible to enroll.
- Two unexcused absences will result in withdrawal from the Summer Learning program.
- Three tardies will count as one absence.
Please ensure your availability before committing to the program.
Confirmation of Enrollment will be sent out by the summer learning staff.
Current 8 (rising 9th grade) students may only take HPE 9 for their one original credit course.
This course includes lessons in Health, Physical Education, and Family Life Instruction.
Point of Contact: titansummerlearningforall@acps.k12.va.us
Health & PE 10 Original Credit (Blended Learning)
Schedule: (In-Person & Canvas)
The Virginia Driver Education program requires 36 periods of classroom instruction. Due to this requirement, a 6-week blended learning approach is necessary to cover physical education, health, and family life education standards of learning that are part of HPE 10.
Please note: This program has a strict attendance policy for all enrolled students. If your summer plans prevent you from attending in person for the full duration of the course, you will not be eligible to enroll.
- Two unexcused absences will result in withdrawal from the Summer Learning program.
- Three tardies will count as one absence.
Please ensure your availability before committing to the program.
Confirmation of Enrollment will be sent out by the summer learning staff.
- Health- Via Canvas
- Week 1: June 16 - 19
- Driver Ed. (In-Person) 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 pm
- Week 2: June 23 - 26
- Week 3: June 30 - July 3
- Week 4: July 7-8
- PE (In-Person) 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Week 4: July 9 & 10 (VDOE required Fitness Testing days)
- Week 5: July 14-17
- Family Life Education via Canvas
- Week 6: July 21-24
Point of Contact: titansummerlearningforall@acps.k12.va.us
To register for the Alexandria City High School summer program (grades 9-12), students must contact their school counselor. All registration is managed by ACHS School Counselors and will begin Monday, March 24. Counselors will prioritize seniors needing credit recovery courses.
Non- Credit Bearing Classes
AP Bootcamp (in-person)
The ACPS boot camp is designed for first-time AP students. The boot camp coursework helps students focus on the skills necessary to successfully complete a year in any Advanced Placement course. This goal is achieved through experiences designed to encourage teamwork, communication, organization, critical reading and writing as well as problem-solving.
Schedule:
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1st session: Monday - Thursday, June 23-26th
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2nd session: Monday-Thursday, June 30- July 3rd
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No school on Fridays
The availability of this course is pending the availability of staffing.
AP calculus bootcamp
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Strengthening the core math skills needed to be successful in Calculus such as factoring, graphing, and trigonometry
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Exposing students to the first two chapters of AP Calculus to help make a smooth transition for students in such a rigorous course
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This will allow students to strengthen core skills needed for AO Calculus, while also exploiting the first two chapters.
The availability of this course is pending the availability of staffing. A schedule has not been determined.
Registration closes May 2, 2025
tutoring support
24/7 Online Tutoring
A free, 24/7 tutoring service is available to all ACPS students in grades 6-12. Every session is one-on-one and individualized to the subject matter.
Accessing online tutor support for students:
- Sign in to Canvas
- Click the “Student Resources” tile on the student dashboard
- Choose the subject
- Connect with a tutor (less than 60 second wait time)