Classes for 2014 – 2015:
We are planning to begin our fall semester on Monday, September 8 and ending on December 15 (15 weeks). Our winter semester would go from January 12 through May 4, with April 6 off for spring break. (16 weeks).
Preschool Classes:
We would like to offer some pre-school age classes free of charge for the younger siblings of those students enrolled through OHEA (i.e. gym, story time, music fun, etc.) and are looking for volunteers to help organize these classes. In the comment section below, please indicate your interest in having your child(ren) involved in these classes and/or your desire to help.
Elementary Classes:
Elementary Grammar: (Grades 3-6) Teacher: Dawn Sweet
Because language is a primary tool in defending our faith and sharing Christ with our world, this course will focus on creating a strong foundation in English grammar skills. Grasping the mechanics of grammar helps to ensure greater mastery of language and leads to increased confidence in interacting with our world. This class will strengthen students’ understanding of the basic parts of speech and enable them to identify word functions in all types of sentences through a unique Q & A flow. We will also identify and diagram basic sentences, as well as construct and edit original sentences.
The grade levels listed are flexible. This is an excellent refresher for older elementary students who may not have received in depth grammar training in the past and is ideal for those 2nd graders who have had grammar training and really desire a firm grasp of their language.
This class will run the full year (two semesters).
Curriculum: Shurley English Level 3
Class Cost: $50 per semester (for each additional class you take from me or each additional family member enrolled in one of my classes, tuition is half price)
Student materials you need to purchase: Shurley English Level 3 Student Textbook
$12.49 from CBD (available elsewhere as well)
Copy fee: $10
Elementary Basketball *(1 or 2 semesters) Teacher: Sue Sanderson
This course is fifteen weeks of game basics. Each week the children will learn a new skill, practice it, and implement it into a game scrimmage. We will focus on improving our athletic abilities as well as our ethics…as basketball offers many practical life lessons.
Cost: $15/semester
Elementary Worldview: (Grades 1-6) Teacher: Dawn Sweet
This class will cover the 7 major events on Earth where God supernaturally intervened and changed the course of human history. Through fun songs, Scripture memorization and weekly lessons, students will learn to view the Bible as their absolute authority for all of life and view themselves as specially designed by God to fulfill His purpose in this exact time in history.
This class will run one semester only.
Curriculum: Answers in Genesis Amazon Adventure
Class Cost: $50 (for each additional class you take from me or each additional family member enrolled in one of my classes, tuition is half price)
Copy Fee: $10
Elementary Botany *(2 Semesters) Grades 1-6 Teacher: Carol Hoskins
Introduce your young naturalists to plants—their structure, propagation, classification, and more—with this engaging yearlong classical science curriculum. Text author, Jeannie Fulbright writes as if she were chatting with her own children, defining and explaining at their comprehension level. Designed to be used with both readers and non-readers, each clearly organized lesson features content-rich narration; notebooking; and hands-on activities and projects using easy-to-find household items. Dissect seeds, force bulbs, make leaf skeletons—and take a close-up look at God’s flora kingdom.
We will be conducting most experiments in class, doing many hands on activities and discussing key components of each chapter, with the expectation that a more detailed reading of the text and any desired testing would be administered by and at the parents’ discretion.
Text: Apologia Botany (hardcover textbook required for class. One copy per family) – $25.99 at CBD
Cost: $25/Semester
History: Middle Ages, Renaissance & Reformation (Grades 3-6) Teacher: Elizabeth Noah
We will study 32 events/people from 300 AD through 1500 AD that were influential in this time period. Kids will learn about Alfred the Great defeating the Danes at the Battle of Edington, Martin Luther nailing the 95 Theses to the Wittenburg door, the Crusades, Marco Polo, John Wycliffe, John Calvin and many more.
Expectations:
Students must be attentive to material presented and complete worksheets together in class. Students will participate in learning the memory songs and have their project completed from the previous week. Suggested reading will be discussed in class from time to time and students are strongly encouraged to participate. Additional fun activities/projects will also be incorporated in the class time throughout the year.
Cost: $40 / Semester (includes copy fees)
Curriculum: Veritas Press History Series
Materials:
Required:
Class worksheets & project instructions included.
2-Pocket Folder w/Prong Fasteners
Suggested Reading (Total <$40 on Veritas website or check local library):
Beowulf – Frederick Rebsamen (Read between weeks 2-5)
Door in the Wall – Marguerite de Angel (Read between weeks 10-11)
King Arthur – Roger Lancelyn Green (Read between weeks 12-26)
Thunderstorm in the Church – Louise Vernon (Read between weeks 27-30)
This was John Calvin – Thea B VanHalsema (Read between weeks 30-32)
Optional material ($7 on Veritas website):
MP3 Memory Song
Elementary Music (1 or 2 semesters) Teacher: Anita Hoskins
The goal of this class is to teach your child the basic musical elements needed to succeed as a musician, and to enjoy music. You child will participate in singing, learning basic music theory, and engage in online learning tools that will be apart of weekly homework. Just like reading every day, your child will be asked to play on the computer/ipad/other device 15 minutesevery week, with music websites that I provide. The websites are child friendly and teach basic music elements such as note reading, rhythm exercises, and different musical composers throughout history to the present day. If internet is not available, please let me know and other arrangements will be made available. While this is a Christ centered class, and the majority of the songs we will sing will be based on Biblical principles, I will also be teaching the kids other songs that will help instill musical elements. For example, Mary Had a Little Lamb, and Old McDonald among many other childrens songs are great songs to help your child learn the musical elements necessary to be a successful musician. Please note that I will do my best to pick songs that honor Christ and teach musical elements to your child. This class is a fun environment full of movement, and music!
(Depending on the number of students involved, kids may participate in some singing ministry opportunities such as a Christmas Concert, Spring Concert, and hopefully some retirement centers.)
Cost: $30/ semester
Elementary Spanish *(1 Semester) Teacher: Sue Sanderson
Upon completion of the Beginner’s Spanish 1 fifteen week semester, your child should be able to use basic sentence structure and participate in simple conversations. This will require some work at home.
Please note that we will not be receiving much instruction as to why parts of the Spanish language work the way they do…this is intentional.
I hope that you and your child will enjoy this process of memorization, intense listening and fun interaction while learning some of the basics of the Spanish language.
Cost: $15 per semester
Note: Beginner’s Spanish 2 will be offered 2nd semester.
Jr. High Classes
Intermediate Grammar/Writing: (Grades 6-9) Teacher: Dawn Sweet
Because language is a primary tool in defending our faith and sharing Christ with our world, this course will focus on creating a strong foundation in English grammar skills. Grasping the mechanics of grammar helps to ensure greater mastery of language and leads to increased confidence in interacting with our world. This class will strengthen students’ understanding of the basic parts of speech and enable them to identify word functions in all types of sentences through a unique Q & A flow. We will also identify and diagram the 4 types of sentences, as well as construct and edit original sentences and paragraphs. The second semester will primarily focus on essay, research paper and persuasive writing.
The grade levels listed are flexible. This is an excellent refresher for high school students who may not have received grammar training in the past and is ideal for those 5th or 6th graders who have had grammar training and really desire a firm grasp of their language.
This class will run the full year (two semesters).
Curriculum: Shurley English Level 8
Class Cost: $100 per semester (for each additional class you take from me or each additional family member enrolled in one of my classes, tuition is half price)
Student materials you need to purchase: Shurley English Level 8 Student Textbook
$12.49 from CBD (available elsewhere as well)
Copy fee: $10
Jr High Bible: Route 66 *(2 Semesters) Teacher: Daryl Crawford
This study provides a basic introduction to the structure and themes of the Word of God. As students journey through this fast-moving survey, they will discover the truths and applications that God has provided in each book of the Bible. God’s gracious work is clear—from creation to the cross to the consummation of time.
Curriculum: Positive Action
Student workbook cost: $17 (Paid to teacher)
Cost: $50/Semester
Jr High Science: Physical Science (2 Semesters) Teacher: Beth Crawford
This course is designed to be the last science course the student takes before high school biology. Thus, we generally recommend it as an 8th grade course. However, your student can also use it for their 9th grade course work. The text discusses such topics as the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, weather, the structure of the earth, environmentalism, the physics of motion, Newton’s Laws, gravity, and astrophysics. The author especially concentrates on the myths generated by the hysterical environmentalist movement. There are many hands-on experiments to do, and they all use household chemicals and supplies. It is an excellent course for preparing the student to take a college-prep high school science curriculum.
In class, we will be performing the experiments together on one week and reviewing information from the study guide the next week.
Curriculum: Apologia
Cost: $50.00/Semester
Need to purchase: The 2nd edition two-book set that includes both the student textbook and the Solutions and Test Manual.
Jr High: Saxon Pre-Algebra (2 Semesters) Teacher: Debra Couturier
Cost: $25.00/Semester
Secondary Level Classes (Open to Jr. and Sr. High students)
Spanish 1 *(2 Semesters) Teacher: Sue Sanderson
Cost: per semester
Secondary Biblical Counseling (1 Semester) Teacher: Sue Sanderson
The Basics of Biblical Counseling is a fifteen-week course geared toward teens who would like to understand how to think biblically and give advice accordingly. The material is summarized from the Self-Confrontation Course of the Biblical Counseling Foundation.
Cost: $15
Secondary Choir (grds. 6-12) (1 or 2 semesters) Teacher: Anita Hoskins
The purpose of choir is to teach your child proper singing technique, performance technique, and understanding musical worship. My goal is to teach the students to understand what it means to use your talent for Christ. Christ wants us to make a joyful noise, and that is what I seek to pass along to students. I believe that singing and performing techniques help us to understand Christ-centered worship. Please note that performances are a main part of the class. If your child can not commit to a Christmas Concert, Spring Concert, and White Caps game in the spring, and hopefully some ministry opportunities at retirement centers, this is not the class for you. We will also be delving into the topic of what true worship means. For example, what songs to sing in church, the debate over hymns/choruses in church, and what worship looked when Jesus walked the Earth. Other components of the class will be participation/attendance to class, and small homework assignments.
Cost: $50/ semester
Secondary Band (grds. 6-12) (1 or 2 semesters) Teacher: Anita Hoskins
In the band class, I seek to teach children basic musical elements to help them perfect their musical instrument. With many students seeking to learn how to use their talents in church, my goal this year is to teach the students how most churches lead worship with the many limited resources available to them. We will also be delving into the topic of what true worship means, i.e., what songs to sing in church, the debate over hymns/choruses in church, and what worship looked like when Jesus walked the Earth. Please note that performances and practicing every day are a main part of the class. If your child cannot commit to practicing every day, or cannot commit to a Christmas Concert, Spring Concert, White Caps Game in the spring, and hopefully some ministry opportunities at retirement centers, this is not the class for you. Other components of the class will be participation/attendance to class, and small homework assignments.
Cost: $50/ Semester
Sr. High Level Classes
British Literature: (Grades 8-12) Teacher: Dawn Sweet
The goal of this course is to train students to recognize and evaluate from a biblical perspective the worldviews and underlying messages presented in works of literature, while also studying and identifying the basic mechanics of literature in a specific work. Elements of literature to be covered include character, plot, setting, theme, style and point of view. First semester will cover selections and excerpts from key authors throughout British history. Every piece of literature chosen will be used to sharpen students’ evaluative and critical thinking skills.
This class will run the full year (two semesters).
Curriculum: British Literature for Christian Schools
Bob Jones University Press
(textbooks provided on loan to students at no additional cost)
Class Cost: $100 per semester (for each additional class you take from me or each additional family member enrolled in one of my classes, tuition is half price)
Copy Fee: $10
World History and Geography: (Grades 8-12) Teacher: Dawn Sweet
History is meaningless unless it is interpreted through the lens of biblical Christianity. This course will equip history students to accurately evaluate historical events and cultures while learning from the past and applying that knowledge to current events. This curriculum covers major world events and people groups all within the context of a Providential understanding of world history.
This class will provide a thorough knowledge of the earth’s land masses, their changing national boundaries and current nations and capitals. Key geographical structures, landmarks and climates will be covered.
This class will run the full year (two semesters).
Curriculum: TBA (currently looking at A Beka’s World History and Geography)
Several supplements from varying sources will also be implemented
Class Cost: $100 per semester (for each additional class you take from me or each additional family member enrolled in one of my classes, tuition is half price)
Copy Fee: $10
Student materials you need to purchase: TBA
Research Paper Writing: (Grades 9-12) Teacher: Dawn Sweet
This class will cover note-taking for research papers, organization of information, MLA documentation style, as well as advanced writing techniques using exact and vivid language, developing a strong thesis, gathering and applying appropriate supporting information, citing sources, peer editing and critiquing, and revising . The final product will be a 10 page research paper. Our goal will be confidence and clarity in mastery of language skills for the purpose of being prepared to give an answer for the hope that in us.
This class is one semester only.
Curriculum: Teacher Generated
Class Cost: $100 (for each additional class you take from me or each additional family member enrolled in one of my classes, tuition is half price)
Copy Fee: $15
Basic Teacher’s Training (2 Semesters) Teacher: Sue Sanderson
The Basic Teacher’s Training course is geared towards teens who would like to learn how to teach children. The course is a practical, hands-on effort to give your child opportunities to teach and lead groups of children. We hope to put this into practice with a second semester Bible Club offered to the youngest OHEA members.
Cost: $15–1st Semester (no charge 2nd Semester)
Exploring Creation with Biology Teacher: Debra Couturier
This is a college-prep biology course that provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology. With a strong emphasis on the vocabulary of biology, the course provides the student with a strong background in the scientific method, the five-kingdom classification scheme, microscopy, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular and Mendelian genetics, evolution, dissection, and ecosystems. Please note that this course does not contain a discussion of human anatomy and physiology. (Most college biology professors do not consider human anatomy and physiology to be a part of a solid, college-prep biology course.) Anatomy is such a detailed subject that it merits an entire course. Dissections and experiments will be done in class a time allows.
Curriculum: Apologia
Cost: $50.00/Semester
Need to purchase: The 2nd edition two-book set that includes both the student textbook and the Solutions and Test Manual.
Additional costs: Specimen purchase for dissections/dissection kit – to be determined
Foundations in Personal Finance by Dave Ramsey Facilitator: Debra Couturier
This is an academic curriculum that engages students and teaches them practical and relevant financial skills. This course consists of video instruction, discussion, and activities, with tests to be taken at home. All lessons are taught by Dave on DVD (14+ hours of instructional video) in 4 distinct units; 3 chapters per unit. Unit 1: Saving and Investing; Unit 2: Credit and Debt; Unit 3: Financial Responsibility and Money Management; Unit 4: Insurance/Risk Management and Income/Careers.
Cost: $35.00/1st semester; $25.00/2nd semester
Copy fee: $10.00
Additional Cost: Foundations in Personal Finance Student workbook – $25 (Pd to teacher)
Sr. High Bible: Behold Your God *(2 Semesters) Teacher: Daryl Crawford
This study has one purpose—to encourage your students to know their God. By presenting the Bible as God’s self-revelation, Behold Your God magnifies the character and work of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As your students learn how to know and love God, they will discover the true reasons to follow and serve Him.
Curriculum: Positive Action
Student workbook cost: $17 (Paid to teacher)
Class fee: $50/Semester
Sr High: Saxon Algebra 2 (2 Semesters) Teacher: Debra Couturier
Cost: $50.00/Semester
Sr. High Health (9-12) (1 Semester) Teacher: Beth Crawford
This one-semester course addresses physical, mental, social, and spiritual health both Biblically and scientifically. The course presents the Bible as the foundation for a healthful lifestyle and provides students with the tools for making wise choices.
Curriculum needed: Total Health—Purposeful Design Publications – $27 at Rainbow Resource
Cost: $25
*Required commitment for class
Classes for 2013 – 2014 Mondays: 8:30 – 3:30
We are pleased to be able to offer many academic and enrichment classes this year. Please read the class descriptions for any fees, required resources, prerequisites, and amount of time required. Specific times are available on the schedule below. Please go to the Forms page for registration information.
Updated Schedule:
Academic Classes: 15 weeks
Junior High/ Young Senior High Students: Ages 11- 14
Wise Up: A Study on Proverbs – Teacher: Pastor Daryl Crawford
In middle school, young people face more and more decisions on their own. Soon they find that their new freedoms are followed by greater responsibility and higher expectations. Wise Up encourages your students to study the wisdom of God in Proverbs, allowing Him to shape their lives into the image of His Son, Christ. Students will be challenged to think about how their decisions should stem from God’s understanding not their own.
EXPECTATIONS:
Students will have a workbook to complete each week with daily assignments and there will be a quiz each week. Students will also be expected to come to class prepared to discuss the material from the past week.
Cost: This class will last for the whole school year and the cost will be $75 for the year or $40 per semester plus the cost of the workbook, which is $13.95 if we have five or more students.
Intermediate Grammar/Writing – Teacher: Dawn Sweet
Because language is a primary tool in defending our faith and sharing Christ with our world, this course will focus on creating a strong foundation in English grammar skills. Grasping the mechanics of grammar helps to ensure greater mastery of language and leads to increased confidence in interacting with our world. This class will strengthen students’ understanding of the basic parts of speech and enable them to identify word functions in all types of sentences through a unique Q & A flow. We will also identify and diagram the 4 types of sentences, as well as construct and edit original sentences and paragraphs.
The grade levels listed are flexible. This is an excellent refresher for high school students who may not have received grammar training in the past and is ideal for those 4th or 5th graders who have had grammar training and really desire a firm grasp of their language.
This class will run the full year (two semesters).
Curriculum: Shurley English Level 7
Class Cost: $150 per semester (for each additional class you take from me or each additional family member enrolled in one of my classes, tuition is half price)
Student materials you need to purchase: Shurley English Level 7 Student Textbook
$12.49 from CBD (available elsewhere as well)
Copy fee: $5
General Science – Teacher: Carol Hoskins/Deb Couturier
Text: Apologia General Science
Class Cost: $25 per semester
Intro to Spanish – Teacher: Sue Sanderson
Ages: 6 – 12
Cost: $15 per semester
Senior High Students: Ages 14 -18
Worldview: Countering Culture – Teacher: Pastor Daryl Crawford
This book equips Christians to take a reasoned stand for biblical principals in the classroom as well as in the boardroom. The following up to the popular youth study Thinking Like a Christian, and the Worldviews in Focus Series, this book introduces learners to the worldviews and ideas that are shaping our culture while providing understanding as to why our society is moving in the direction it is headed. Focusing on the ideas of Secular Humanism, Neo-Marxism, and New Age, participants in this 12-week study will discover how biblical Christianity shines bright as the only solution to the troubling trends seen in our culture. This study will not only prepare your student for the college and university campus, but will work to present a biblical worldview for everyday living.
EXPECTATIONS:
Classroom: The students will be expected to be able to discuss the material and also come to class each week. Weekly assignments will be given.
Quizzes: There may be some quizzes.
Cost: This is a one semester class $50
Literary Analysis 2*- Teacher: Dawn Sweet
The goal of this course is to train students to recognize and evaluate from a biblical perspective the worldviews and underlying messages presented in works of literature, while also studying and identifying the basic mechanics of literature in a specific work. Elements of literature to be covered include character, plot, setting, theme, style and point of view. First semester will cover selections and excerpts from key authors throughout history. Second semester will start with a quick unit on poetry with the remainder of our time being spent on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Every piece of literature chosen will be used to sharpen students’ evaluative and critical thinking skills.
*Please note: No pre-requisite is necessary for this class. This is merely for the benefit of transcripts for those who took my Lit. Analysis I last year.
This class will run the full year (two semesters).
Curriculum: Elements of Literature for Christian Schools
Bob Jones University Press
(textbooks provided on loan to students at no additional cost)
Class Cost: $150 per semester (for each additional class you take from me or each additional
family member enrolled in one of my classes, tuition is half price)
Copy Fee: $10
Chemistry – Teacher: Beth Crawford
This course is designed to be a first-year high school chemistry course and gives the student a rigorous foundation in chemistry, in order to prepare him or her for a college-level course.
The course covers significant figures, units, classification, the mole concept, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, the gas laws, and equilibrium.
Students who take and understand this course will be very well-prepared for a tough university chemistry course.
In our class, we will discuss what the students are learning as they read the text throughout the week. We will also be completing most labs together. We may go over the study guide and/or test. Students will need to read Module 1 before the first class. I will hand out a syllabus with more details at our first class period. This class will run the full year.
Curriculum: Apologia Exploring Creation Chemistry 2nd Ed
(students will need text, tests, and solution guide – $57.99 at CBD)
Pre-requisite: Algebra 1
Class Cost: $25/semester, due the first class of each semester
World History – Teacher: Dawn Sweet
History is meaningless unless it is interpreted through the lens of biblical Christianity. This course will equip history students to accurately evaluate art, warfare, literature, music and theology while learning from the past and applying that knowledge to current events. This curriculum teaches the relationships between biblical chronology, weather, war, technology, are, theology, law, the sociology of the family, and more—all within the context of a Providential understanding of world history.
This course takes a unique auditory approach, featuring lectures on CD and DVD by Christian historians and scholars (with accompanying note sheets). First semester will cover the first four millennia of earth’s history, including Creation, the Fall, the Flood, the Tower of Babel, ancient Babylonia, the Hebrew nation, early Rome and ancient legal systems. Second semester will focus on the past 2,000 years since the birth of Christ, including the rise of Byzantium, the fall of Rome, the history of the church, Islam, the colonization of America and other continents, and a review/critique of the 20th Century.
–adapted from Vision Forum product description
This class will run the full year (two semesters).
Curriculum: History of the World Mega Conference, Vision Forum
Several supplements from varying sources will also be implemented
Class Cost: $150 per semester (for each additional class you take from me or each additional family member enrolled in one of my classes, tuition is half price)
Student materials you need to purchase: History of the World Collection (Vision Forum)
—10 DVD’s, 2 MP3 Albums, 1 Study Guide
- Available at visionforum.com for $149
- May find it for less thru CBD, Amazon, Ebay
- I have extra pieces available at a discount
- Could borrow from friends who own it
- Can easily be shared, especially w/in the same family
- Individual study guides are recommended Available from Vision Forum for $12
Public Speaking – Teacher: Dawn Sweet
The goal of this class is to better equip students to communicate what they believe and why they believe it…so they can always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in them. While not every speech topic will necessarily be deeply spiritual, the experience they will receive in this class will add to their confidence and better prepare them for opportunities to share and defend their faith.
We will be covering demonstration, informative and persuasive speeches as well as some basics of interpersonal communication. We will also include improvisation warm up exercises (which MAY be where a little fun comes in) intended to help the students get comfortable in front of people.
This is a one semester class.
Curriculum: Will be provided for each student
Class Cost: $150 per semester (for each additional class you take from me or each additional family member enrolled in one of my classes, tuition is half price)
Copy Fee: $10
Elective Classes
Drama – Teacher: Wendy Burns with other helpers
We will be working on the drama “Papa Was a Preacher” to perform in May.
Expectations: All students/parents will sign a contract.
Cost: $10
Basketball – Teacher: Sue Sanderson
Students will work on the fundamentals of the game through drills, practice and scrimmage.
For 8th grade and younger.
Cost: $15 per semester
Praise Band – Teacher: Anita Hoskins
Student will work on pieces of music to play at nursing homes, in churches, or other places, while learning more about basic music skills and improving in their playing.
Cost: $50; also students will be required to buy some music
Choir – Teacher: Anita Hoskins
Student will enjoy singing a variety of songs while learning more about all the essentials of singing.
Cost: $50; also students will be required to buy some music
Weight Lifting – Teacher: Pastor Daryl Crawford
Please note: We are currently trying to work this class into the schedule. Thank you for your patience.
Cost: $5
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