Class Descriptions
World History and Cultures
This course is designed to teach multi-levels of upper elementary, junior high and high school students. Geography and history are learned on a continent-by-continent basis. We will study major countries on each continent, as well as the essentials of each continent's history, geography and culture. The student's notebook consists of questions which they must research in order to answer, according to their abilities. This curriculum is sold on the Apologia web site if you want to check it out!
Required Texts: Around the World in 180 Days student pages from Apologia ($10).Student is responsible for purchasing textbooks.
World Studies (2nd Edition) from Bob Jones ($37 new or $20-$30 used) Students purchase this one.
Time: Tuesday (Jr. High: 9:00-9:50am, High School: 10-10:50am)
Tuition: $25 a month
Junior High Literature
Students will receive instruction in elements of fiction, building vocabulary and reading comprehension as they read various novels. These are secular novels taught from a Christian viewpoint.
Required Novels:
Students will need to purchase or borrow from the library the following novels:
1. Where the Red Fern Grows, Rawls
2. Rifles for Watie, Keith
3. Redwall, Jacques
4. The Trumpeter of Krakow, Kelly
Time: Tuesday (10:00-10:50)
Tuition: $20 a month
Elementary Literature
This class is designed for the 4rd-6th grade student to enhance their fluency, vocabulary and comprehension skills through selected novels. A Christian perspective is taught using secular and Christian novels.
Required Novels:
1. Caddie Woodlawn, Brink
2. Medallion (a Bob Jones book)
3. The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis
4. The Big Wave, Buck
Time: Tuesday (11:00-11:50)
Tuition: $20 a month
