Summer Session at La Lumiere

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La Lumiere is pleased to announce the return of our Summer Session for 2021. In addition to our usual offerings of Government, Economics, World Religions, and Honors Geometry, we will have a Forensic Science course taught by Ms. Brown, an Introduction to Philosophy course taught by Dr. LeBlanc, and a Bioinformatics course taught by La Lumiere alumnus and current Teaching Intern, Mr. Schuster. 

All courses in the Summer Session (except Honors Geometry) will run online from June 7th-18th and then on campus in a residential setting from June 21st-25th. Pending registration numbers, our offerings for the 2021 Summer Session are as follows:

  • Government ($950)

  • Economics ($950)

  • World Religions ($950)

  • Introduction to Philosophy ($950)

  • Forensic Sciences ($950)

  • Bioinformatics ($950)

  • Honors Geometry ($1,150)

Register for Summer Session classes by using the form at this link: bit.ly/LaLuSummer2021.

We ask that you please complete registration for your child by May 7th. If you have any questions about our Summer Session (or anything else!), please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mr. Hoyt at any time. 

Below are the course descriptions for the new Summer Session courses: 

Introduction to Philosophy
Students in this course will practice thinking and writing like philosophers. Through condensed but intensive conversations and readings, we will consider key concepts and questions at the foundation of philosophy, focusing on the western tradition. We will consider age-old questions like: What is the meaning of life? How do we know what we know? Can we create an ideal society? Beneath these questions, students will learn how philosophers craft arguments, what jargon they use, and why this kind of inquiry matters in the twenty-first century. Substantial reading and writing will be required.

Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is a discipline that concerns the intersection of biology and computer science. In brief, this field deals with how scientists acquire, store, analyze, and interpret biological sequence data. In this course, emphasis will be placed on acquiring and analyzing protein sequence data. In doing so, students will use multiple bioinformatics programs to infer the evolutionary history of a protein. Students will also learn the fundamentals of protein modeling. Once completed, students will have successfully gained a set of introductory skills in sequence acquisition, sequence alignment, phylogenetic analysis, and protein modeling. This course is highly recommended for students looking to develop foundational skills in the analysis and interpretation of biological sequence data.

Forensic Sciences 
Study the science of evidence collection, identification, and interpretation in our online course, with home experiments including fingerprinting and hair and fiber analysis. On campus, you will be assessed on your skills in a hands-on simulated crime scene. Who is the body in the library? How did they die? And, most importantly, can you build a case against the killer?

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