Tutor: Eric Massengill
US Presidential History
In this class students will learn about the 46 men who have led this nation. Students will
learn about: Presidential policies, their failures, successes, and relations with foreign
leaders. Additional topics will include the role of the President as defined in the US
Constitution, prominent First Ladies, the choices for Vice President, anecdotes, and
how their decisions and influence impacted the United States. Students will also
discuss, throughout the course of the year, if the role of the President has grown beyond
its original intent. There is one required book for this class: “The Complete Book of U.S.
Presidents, Fourth Edition: Updated for 2021.” Additional readings will be supplied by
the tutor.
Tutor: Karen FInchum
The Mystery of History
This class will be an engaging, historically accurate Christ-centered approach to the early church and the Middle Ages. Journeying from A.D. 33 to 1456, students will explore the lives and legacies of New Testament figures, church leaders, kings, queens, Vikings, samurai, scientists, and so much more!!
Tutor: Karen Finchum
This academically strong course covers writing, literature, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, usage, and punctuation. We will use The Good and The Beautiful level 6 curriculum, however we will not be using the art and geography portion in this class. You can purchase the Level 6 course set at the link below.
Tutor: Hope Bokoles
This middle school course will incorporate classic age appropriate literature with movies for an exciting way to learn. Some of the literature read will have a movie version as well and the students will either watch it at home or as a class. We will have discussion questions on character, setting, plot, author, and so much more. Comparison and contrast essays for these literature and theater works as well as fun hands on projects will be part of this class. Not all literature we cover will have a book and a movie with the same title. The goal is to expose students to works they are not familiar with, enhance their desire to read, learn how to express their opinion through verbal and written assignments and have a creative alternative to learning English skills. There will be a book list for materials to purchase for this class. This book list will be a completely different booklist than our previous year so this class can be taken again even if a student as already taken it as the material will be all new. Books may be audio, digital or hard copy. I prefer hard copies but every learning style succeeds differently so whichever way suits your student best will be fine. This course can be counted as an English course if grammar, vocabulary, and spelling are supplemented at home. Reading is a great passion of mine and I’m so excited to teach this class and share with them the wonderful world of literature and cinema!
Tutor: Teresa Burrow
Math 6
We will begin with expanding our knowledge of whole numbers. We will add and subtract larger whole numbers, then expand long multiplication and long division of larger whole numbers. Our next exploration will be fractions and mixed numbers. We will work with factors and multiples, converting fractions and mixed numbers, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions and mixed numbers, and fractions in the real world. From there we will move to decimal basics, the four operations with decimals, then decimals in the real world. We will conclude our year with percent, geometry, units of customary and metric measure, and graphing concepts.
Tutor: Teresa Burrow
Math 7
In this course we will advance mastery of arithmetic computations with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. We will extend our knowledge of percent to include percent using fractions and decimals. We will also study the basics of geometry and geometric measurement, statistics and probability, graphing concepts, and begin to solve equations and inequalities. Throughout the year we will include real world applications using what we have learned, such as sale prices, sales tax, carpentry calculations, buying a car, and many more.
Tutor: Teresa Burrow
In Pre-Algebra we will review arithmetic basics with whole numbers, rational numbers, decimals, and percent. We will measure length, area, and volume using both customary and metric measures. We will connect arithmetic operations to simple algebraic equations. Our equation journey will advance to include positive and negative numbers and multi-step solutions. We will combine like terms and simplify rational expressions. We will learn about exponents and operations with powers. We will extend our geometry knowledge to include angles and angle relationships, triangles, quadrilaterals, congruent and similar figures, and the Pythagorean Theorem. We will graph equations using the slope and y-intercept. We will complete our year with an introduction to statistics and probability, equations and the distributive property, absolute value, and the distance formula.
Tutor: Laura Motok
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Man, created in the image of God, is one of the most interesting and inspiring studies any student can be exposed to. Once we realize that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, our entire perspective can change to one of living the best and healthiest life that we were created for. Some, but not all topics covered are DNA, cell creation, skeletal, muscular, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous/endocrine, immune and integumentary systems. Health and nutritional information, along with Scripture and Biblical application round out this course to make it practical and fun for each student. Homework directed to the age level of the student will be expected and encouraged each week. Middle Schoolers can and will take on extra challenges assigned by the tutor to make sure they are working at grade level and to prepare them for high school level academics.
Tutor: Angie Hazzard
This class will take a deep look at the The Renaissance period through the Lives of its Artists, Tyrants, Scientists, inventors, and Saints. It will strive to see how these people effected the social and cultural landscape of the time period.
The class will incorporate many hands on projects based upon the art, science, and inventions of the time. Below is a list of some of the people that will be included in this study: Lorenzo the Magnificent, Leonardo da Vinci, Savonarola, Machiavelli, Nostradamus, Michelangelo, Raphael, Copernicus, Loyola, Martin Luther, Henry VIII of England, Thomas More, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, Shakespeare, Henry IV of France, Galileo, and more!
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