Ardent Academy Course Catalog
All grade levels are rising grades in Fall 2018.
Registration and Payment
Full payment of tuition and fees is required at the time of registration. Register before May 20, 2018 for an early bird tuition! Online payment by credit or debit card is preferred. If the payments are nonnegotiable, you will not be registered in your course(s). We accept MasterCard, Visa, and American Express. If you wish to pay by check or cash, you must register and make payments in person.
Refund Policy and Class Change
Withdrawal requests must be made by submitting a written request 14 days before the first day of class to receive a refund less student registration fee of $50.00. Otherwise, no refund nor credit will be given. No pro-rated tuition or credit will be given for missed classes. Classes are subject to change or cancel.
| Session 1 | Program | Grades | Time | Location |
| June 9 - August 11 | A01 - Science Research Jr. Division* | 6-8 | 09:30AM - 12:30PM | Northwood |
| Saturdays | A02 - Science Research Sr. Division* | 9-12 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood |
| A03 - iLab: App Development Bootcamp** | 8-11 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| A04 - Ardent Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Program (AISEP)** | 8-11 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| * 5 Saturday Meetings on 6/9, 6/16, 7/14, 7/28, 8/11 + by appointments | ||||
| **8 Saturday Meetings on 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11 |
| Session 2 | Code | Program | Grades | Time | Location |
| June 18 - June 29 | M202A | Math Olympiad Level 2 | 2 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood |
| Monday - Friday | M203A | Math Olympiad Level 3 | 3 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood |
| S030A | Young Scientists and Engineers Workshop | 2-3 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood | |
| P105E | Game Design 1 | 3-4 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood | |
| M204A | Math Olympiad Level 4 | 4 | 08:45AM - 11:45AM | Northwood | |
| M205A | Math Olympiad Level 5 | 5 | 09:45AM - 12:45PM | Northwood | |
| M206A | Math Olympiad Level 6 | 6 | 09:45AM - 12:45PM | Northwood | |
| P306A | Lego Robotics | 4-6 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| D305E | Speech and Debate 5 | 4-6 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| E106E | Creative Writing 6 | 5-6 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| P106A | Python 101 | 5-6 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| M207A | Math Olympiad Level 7 | 7 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| M208A | Math Olympiad Level 8 | 8 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| E108E | Creative Writing 8 | 7-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| D308E | Speech and Debate 7 | 7-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| P107A | Python 201 | 7-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| B308E | Experimental Biology | 6-8 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| N210A | Physics Olympiad & AP Physics 1 | 8-10 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| P310A | Harvard CS50X & C Programming 1 | 8-10 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| P209A | Intro to Java Programming (AP Computer Science) | 8-11 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood |
| Session 3 | Code | Program | Grades | Time | Location |
| July 9 - July 20 | M201A | Math Olympiad Level 1 | 1 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | UTC |
| Monday - Friday | M202A | Math Olympiad Level 2 | 2 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | UTC |
| M203A | Math Olympiad Level 3 | 3 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | UTC | |
| S030A | Young Scientists & Engineers Workshop | 2-3 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | UTC | |
| P103E | Creative Coding 1 | 2-3 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | UTC | |
| M204A | Math Olympiad Level 4 | 4 | 08:45AM - 11:45AM | Northwood | |
| M205A | Math Olympiad Level 5 | 5 | 09:45AM - 12:45PM | Northwood | |
| M206A | Math Olympiad Level 6 | 6 | 09:45AM - 12:45PM | Northwood | |
| P306A | Lego Robotics | 4-6 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| D305F | Speech and Debate 5 | 4-6 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| E106E | Creative Writing 6 | 5-6 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| P106A | Python 101 | 5-6 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| C308E | Experimental Chemistry | 6-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| S070E | Medical Biology 1 | 6-8 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| M207A | Math Olympiad Level 7 | 7 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| M208A | Math Olympiad Level 8 | 8 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| E108E | Creative Writing 8 | 7-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| D308F | Speech and Debate 7 | 7-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| P107A | Python 201 | 7-8 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| P107B | Python 202 | 7-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| C110A | Honors Chemistry | 8-10 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| M209A | Math Olympiad Level 9 | 9 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| M210A | Math Olympiad Level 10 | 10 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| P210A | JavaScript & React Native Bootcamp 1 | 8-11 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood |
| Session 4 | Code | Program | Grades | Time | Location |
| July 23 - August 3 | P105E | Game Design 1 | 3-4 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood |
| Monday - Friday | S205E | Junior Science Olympiad 1 | 4-5 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood |
| D305G | Speech and Debate 5 | 4-6 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood | |
| E106E | Creative Writing 6 | 5-6 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood | |
| P106E | Game Design 2 | 5-6 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood | |
| S208E | Science Olympiad 1 | 6-8 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood | |
| N108E | Experimental Physics - Mechanics | 6-8 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood | |
| T308E | Wearable Tech | 6-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| D308G | Speech and Debate 7 | 7-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| E108E | Creative Writing 8 | 7-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| N210A | Physics Olympiad & AP Physics 1 | 8-10 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| P210B | JavaScript & React Native Bootcamp 2 | 8-11 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| M106A | Accelerated Common Core Math 6 | 5-6 | 09:30AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| M108A | Accelerated Common Core Math 7/8 | 7-8 | 01:00PM - 03:30PM | Northwood | |
| M109A | Accelerated Common Core Enhanced Math I/Algebra 1 | 7-9 | 01:00PM - 03:30PM | Northwood | |
| M110A | Accelerated Common Core Enhanced Math II/Algebra 2 | 8-10 | 09:30AM - 12:00PM | Northwood |
| Session 5 | Code | Program | Grades | Time | Location |
| August 6 - August 17 | S205F | Junior Science Olympiad 2 | 4-5 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood |
| Monday - Friday | M204A | Math Olympiad Level 4 | 4 | 08:45AM - 11:45AM | Northwood |
| M205A | Math Olympiad Level 5 | 5 | 09:45AM - 12:45PM | Northwood | |
| M206A | Math Olympiad Level 6 | 6 | 09:45AM - 12:45PM | Northwood | |
| D305H | Speech and Debate 5 | 4-6 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| S208F | Science Olympiad 2 | 6-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| N108F | Experimental Physics - Electromagnetism | 6-8 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| P110E | Arduino | 7-8 | 01:30PM - 04:30PM | Northwood | |
| D308H | Speech and Debate 7 | 7-8 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| P107C | Python 203: Game Development | 7-8 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| N230A | Intermediate Physics Olympiad & AP Physics C | 8-10 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| C411A | AP Chemistry | 10-11 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| M105A | Accelerated Common Core Math 5 | 4-5 | 09:30AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| M106A | Accelerated Common Core Math 6 | 5-6 | 01:00PM - 03:30PM | Northwood | |
| E108A | Accelerated English 7/8 | 7-8 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood | |
| M108A | Accelerated Common Core Math 7/8 | 7-8 | 09:30AM - 12:00PM | Northwood | |
| E109A | Accelerated English 9 | 8-9 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood | |
| M109A | Accelerated Common Core Enhanced Math I/Algebra 1 | 7-9 | 01:00PM - 03:30PM | Northwood | |
| M110A | Accelerated Common Core Enhanced Math II/Algebra 2 | 8-10 | 01:00PM - 03:30PM | Northwood | |
| Session 6 | Code | Program | Grades | Time | Location |
| August 13 - August 24 | M201A | Math Olympiad Level 1 | 1 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | UTC |
| Monday - Friday | M202A | Math Olympiad Level 2 | 2 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | UTC |
| M203A | Math Olympiad Level 3 | 3 | 09:00AM - 12:00PM | UTC |
| Session 7 | Program | Grades | Time | Location |
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Bootcamp, June 11 - July 13 Monday - Friday |
SAT/ACT Bootcamp | 9-12 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | UTC |
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Refresher: 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 Saturdays |
SAT/ACT Bootcamp with 5 Refreshers | 9-12 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood |
| Session 8 | Program | Grades | Time | Location |
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Bootcamp, July 16 - August 17 Monday - Friday |
SAT/ACT Bootcamp | 9-12 | 05:30PM - 08:30PM | Northwood |
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Refresher: 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 Saturdays |
SAT/ACT Bootcamp with 5 Refreshers | 9-12 | 01:00PM - 04:00PM | Northwood |