Summer School

2026 Summer School General Information

About

The New Trier Summer School program offers classes in three areas: Academic, Enrichment, and Sports. Academic courses offered for credit are open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Academic courses for freshmen are introductory and are not eligible for graduation credit. Enrichment courses supplement the academic program and offer students the opportunity to explore an area of interest, upgrade present skills, or pursue a new skill.

Location

Summer School 2026 classes will take place at the Northfield Campus unless noted otherwise. Students will have PowerSchool access to their specific classroom locations prior to the first day of class.

Student Drop-Off and Traffic Pattern (Winnetka Campus) starting June 8.

Summer School Drop-Off Map 2026
Student drop-off and security post will be located at Entrance E24.
Trevian Way will be gated and closed to all traffic except construction vehicles

Dates

Semester Dates

Semester 1: June 8 – June 30
Semester 2: July 1 – July 23

Holiday Breaks (No classes)

Friday, June 19
Friday, July 3

Health Records

Incoming freshmen attending summer school must submit documentation of a current physical and immunizations to the Health Services office. Documentation must be received prior to the first day of Summer School, June 8, 2026. Current New Trier sophomores, juniors, and seniors have already met this requirement. Phone: 847-784-2110, Fax: 847-835-9852 or scan to healthservices@nths.net.

Summer School Registrar

Room 277, Winnetka Campus
NTSummerschool@nths.net
Office hours 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Summer School Athletics

Room E242, Winnetka Campus
athletics@nths.net
847-784-2225

Summer School Food Service

Northfield- Food including breakfast and lunch will be available from 7:30 am - 12:30 pm in the student cafeteria.
Winnetka - There will not be any food service offered at the Winnetka Campus.

Bookstore

Teachers will communicate with students prior to the first day of class regarding any books or materials that need to be purchased.

Book Ordering Website: BOOKSTORE

Summer 2026 Location Information:

Winnetka Campus: Closed for Summer 2026 due to construction
Northfield Campus: Room C101L

Summer Bookstore Hours:

June 8 – June 12: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 16 – July 23 (school days only): 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Bookstore Contact Information:

Veronica Garcia, Campus Manager: garciav@nths.net
Questions: bookstore@nths.net

Summer School Parking

Northfield Campus:

Students may park in the West Lot on Happ Road.

Winnetka Campus:
Students may park in the following locations:

North of Trevian Way, along N. Woodland Road
Sunset Road (eastbound)
Winnetka Avenue (east of Essex)
Wilson Road

Students may not park in New Trier parking lots or on Trevian Way. The Green Bay and Elder Lane lots are unavailable for student parking during the summer.

Summer School Registration Information

Accessing the Summer School Registration Request Form

Log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal
Do not log into your Student’s Portal. Summer School Registration requests must be submitted using the Parent’s PowerSchool portal.
Click on “Forms” located on the left side navigation bar.
Under the category “Summer School” choose the following form(s):
- “Summer School Academic/Enrichment Course Request 2026”
- “Summer School Sports Offerings Request 2026”
These forms will be available on Feb. 2nd, 2026 at 8:00 AM.

Registration Requests - General Information

Submitting the Summer School Registration Request form does not guarantee a seat in a course. Class size is limited and subject to available staffing. Summer School course enrollment notifications will come out by mid-April.
Prior to completing the Summer School Registration Request Form, students and parents are urged to carefully read the summer school course catalog to avoid time conflicts between classes and athletics.

Grades and Attendance

Grades

Credit Courses: Students earn letter grades, as they do in the regular school year. Students may not take these courses for audit credit. Students must register for Summer School in levels consistent with their fall of 2026 school year placements. Any change in level requires a Schedule Change" form obtained through the adviser and submitted prior to the first day of Summer School. Level changes will not be permitted after the second day of each semester. Credit courses are only available to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Enrichment Courses: Credit is not earned for these courses and will not appear on the student's transcript.
Sports Offerings: Credit is not earned for these courses and will not appear on the student's transcript.

Attendance and Absence Limits

A student may miss no more than 2 days per semester for a credit course.
Three tardies will be counted as one absence. Any tardy exceeding 30 minutes will be counted as an absence.
Please note exceptions for Personal Finance: Online, Career- Connected Learning, and Driver Education in course descriptions.
All students in Academic courses must be present on the day of the final exam.
Students in enrichment courses who exceed the absence limit will not receive credit and may be dropped from the course.
For graded courses, a student who exceeds the absence limit before the drop date will be removed from the class, receive no credit, and will not be allowed to rejoin.
For graded courses, a student who exceeds the absence limit after the drop date will receive an "F" grade and be removed from the class.

Up to March 27, parents will be able to modify and re-submit the Summer School Registration Form if a change needs to be made. After March 27, parents who have submitted the form will not be able to modify and re-submit the form. If a change must be made after March 27, the parent must email the change request to ntsummerschool@nths.net
After March 27, classes will be determined and staff hired based on the number of requests. Registration requests submitted after the deadline will be granted only on a space available basis.
Courses with insufficient enrollment will be canceled after the March 27 deadline and parents/guardians will be informed of the cancellation.
For courses that are not canceled, registration will close on March 27 and re-open on April 8 until the enrollment reaches capacity. Once a course reaches capacity, parents may select the “waitlist” option that will be listed on the form.
After March 27, if a class is closed or canceled, it will be noted on the registration form.
Students cannot be placed on multiple waitlists. Students cannot be simultaneously registered for a course and placed on a waitlist for a different course.
Students cannot be registered for the same course during Summer 2026 and the 2026-2027 school year.

Notification to Families and Payment

Summer School Registration 2026- Parent Email Instructions - Will be available on Feb 2nd, 2026.
Families will be contacted between mid-April through mid-May if their summer school request cannot be accommodated.
New Trier’s Business Office will email billing notifications in May. Registrants must pay the entire tuition at that time.
There is no tuition for credit recovery courses.
The Business Office receipt of payment will be the final confirmation of course enrollment.

Questions

If you have questions about your PowerSchool Parent Portal user account or are having trouble logging in, please contact the Technology Team by email at PowerSchoolSupport@nths.net
If you have academic or enrichment course questions, please email ntsummerschool@nths.net. All questions regarding sports offerings should be sent to athletics@nths.net

Summer School Contact Information

Daniel Weidner

Associate Principal for Academics and Administrative Services

Winnetka

Admin Services, Assoc Principal Admin Services

School: 847-784-2215

Sharon Cloud

Admin Asst Assoc Prncpl - Admin Services

Winnetka

Admin Services, Assoc Principal Admin Services

School: 847-784-2214