This is a CORE class that meets once a week for the full year. CORE classes have greater expectations of students, parents, and teachers. Parents are required to attend the mandatory CORE Classes Parent Meeting immediately following Family Orientation on.............
Does your middle or high school student love to read? Love fantasy? CS Lewis is a fabulous writer who weaves together tales filled with friendship, adventure, battles, and biblical themes. Over the course of a year, we will read all 7 books in the series. All of the reading will be done outside of class. Our class sessions will include exploring the realm of literature, learning about the author, comparing Narnia to other classic stories, and discovering the biblical "treasure" within the story. In addition to reading the story, students will be writing essays, journaling, giving presentations, and creating projects. Students will need to purchase or obtain all 7 books from the Chronicles of Narnia series.
This is a CORE class that meets once a week for the full year. CORE classes have greater expectations of students, parents, and teachers. Parents are required to attend the mandatory CORE Classes Parent Meeting immediately following Family Orientation on............. This year-long course covers foundational knowledge in both subject areas. The first semester will focus on civics - basic structure of government, the rights and responsibilities of a citizen, the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and law and justice. The second semester will focus on economics - scarcity and trade, how people respond to scarcity, government involvement, and the history of economics. A student workbook will be provided to the student.
In this hands-on class students will learn the basics of working with clay to construct functional pieces for their own homes and spaces, such as nature bowls and Japanese teacups, tiles and vases. As students carve, smooth and sculpt, they will be given fresh ideas on design and decoration, receiving both guidance and creative freedom. Students will glaze and take home their finished pieces when fired. Over the course of our 16 weeks together this class becomes one of the anchors in the week, a pause in the day to tap into the creative and the tactile. Students will have some cleanup chores, like washing the wooden tools and sponges in the provided water buckets and wiping down their areas after glazing days. Junior artists are bound to find great satisfaction in this class, bringing clay to life with design and patterns, weaving the art of drawing into the clay.
Requirements:
• Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to Groupzu invoices by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.
Tuesday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 11:00 am - 11:50 am
Description:
In this hands-on class students will learn the basics of working with clay to construct functional pieces for their own homes and spaces, such as nature bowls and Japanese teacups, tiles and vases. As students carve, smooth and sculpt, they will be given fresh ideas on design and decoration, receiving both guidance and creative freedom. Students will glaze and take home their finished pieces when fired. Over the course of our 16 weeks together this class becomes one of the anchors in the week, a pause in the day to tap into the creative and the tactile. Students will have some cleanup chores, like washing the wooden tools and sponges in the provided water buckets and wiping down their areas after glazing days. Junior artists are bound to find great satisfaction in this class, bringing clay to life with design and patterns, weaving the art of drawing into the clay.
Requirements:
• Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to Groupzu invoices by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.
This is a hands-on class in which students have plenty of freedom to explore the wonderful medium of clay! Come with your littles each week for special parent-child time and socialization with other parents around the clay table. 5-6 year olds can be dropped off for this class, 3-4 year olds need a parent to attend with them. Some projects for the littles will include heart and handprint bows, pencil pots and thumbprint ornaments and, inevitably, many sweet little sculptural pieces of their own. You will also have the opportunity to create a handprint tile for a wall or keepsake box. In this class parents get to make little things, too, and everyone will decorate, glaze and take home their finished work once fired. Students have some minimal cleanup chores, like washing their wooden tools in the provided water buckets, wiping down their areas after glazing days and pushing in their chairs at the end of classes. Tactile contact is one of the first experiences we have in this life; it is at our roots. So this weekly gathering with clay, water and shells is a very grounding experience for students.
Requirements:
***Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to Groupzu invoices by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.
This is a hands-on class in which students have plenty of freedom to explore the wonderful medium of clay! Come with your littles each week for special parent-child time and socialization with other parents around the clay table. 5-6 year olds can be dropped off for this class, 3-4 year olds need a parent to attend with them. Some projects for the littles will include heart and handprint bows, pencil pots and thumbprint ornaments and, inevitably, many sweet little sculptural pieces of their own. You will also have the opportunity to create a handprint tile for a wall or keepsake box. In this class parents get to make little things, too, and everyone will decorate, glaze and take home their finished work once fired. Students have some minimal cleanup chores, like washing their wooden tools in the provided water buckets, wiping down their areas after glazing days and pushing in their chairs at the end of classes. Tactile contact is one of the first experiences we have in this life; it is at our roots. So this weekly gathering with clay, water and shells is a very grounding experience for students.
Requirements:
***Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to Groupzu invoices by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.
This ultra-fun, uplifting weekly gathering is the ultimate friendship-building zone designed just for girls - to connect, laugh, and make lifelong besties. Every week is a celebration as the girls dive into creative, joy-filled activities, from crafting fuzzy pom-pom creatures and personalized charms to weaving friendship bracelets, drawing works of art, and sharing stories! To make the fun more cozy, we’re hosting special pajama days throughout the semester, giving the girls the joyful giggles, and fun of a classic weekend sleepover right at the center!
Requirements:
* Payment plans always accepted-message teacher if interested.
Must be able to follow multi-step directions.
Learn the basics of html, css, and javascript while completing engaging coding missions! Over the course of the semester, students will develop their own website, app, and game, all while building proficiency in three of the most essential programming languages. This is an introductory coding course, no prior coding experience is necessary. Materials fee covers the required book and flash drive.
Requirements:
Students should be proficient in typing; no coding experience necessary.
From the vastness of the universe to the tiniest details on Earth, we’ll explore how everything in creation reflects intentional design. Through hands-on activities and creative crafts, students will see the math — His math — woven into nature’s beauty. By modeling natural patterns such as spirals, symmetry, and fractals, students will discover deep mathematical ideas in an engaging, organic way. Even before they’re ready to solve equations on paper, this class will spark curiosity and excitement for math, helping students recognize its elegance and purpose in all of creation.
This hands-on math class will utilize "Beautiful Discovery". Most of the classes include the use of some the following types of materials: natural materials, (like honeycomb, snail shells, live flowers) use of Instruments (like hand lens, stereoscope, brushes, hammer, protractor), and lab supplies.
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Assistants:
I may have Oliver help me in here if his schedule allows.
Christianity could be defined as a “cold case”: it makes a claim about an event from the distant past for which there is little forensic evidence. Christianity has a rich evidential history, but many Christians seem ill-prepared to make the case for what we believe. This course will utilize the Cold-Case Christianity DVD curriculum by J. Warner Wallace. He uses his nationally recognized skills as a homicide detective to help students assess the evidence and eyewitnesses behind Christian beliefs. This course will inspire students to have confidence in Christ as it prepares them to articulate the case for Christianity, help them to embrace their duty to defend the truth, and become better communicators by learning the skills of professional case makers. 1 Pet. 3:15. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope that you have.
Requirements:
Students taking this class are expected to be able to read the Bible. Students should also be able to understand and follow directions to participate in classroom activities, such as reading aloud, speaking when requested during the class, respectful listening, contributing to class discussions, and participating in simple in-class writing. Homework will consist of writing one paragraph per week plus worksheets from the book. Also required are pens in black or blue ink and white notebook paper.