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SCCHE Learning Center The St. Charles County Christian Home Educators (SCCHE) will again be offering the Learning Center courses on Tuesdays. The Spring 2009-2010 semester’s classes will run for 16 weeks and will be held on Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. – 3:55 p.m. at First Baptist Church of St. Peters, 3533 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376. The semester will run January 5, 2010 through May 4, 2010. Instructors for all courses are Christians and have agreed to the St. Charles Christian Home Educators’ Statement of Faith. While the course content of each class is determined by the instructor, each instructor is instructed to not use any materials or lessons that could be considered objectionable to SCCHE families. Although actual classroom time is only on Tuesdays, instructors usually give assignments to be done in the homeschool setting through the rest of the week. Class size and cost: The classes hold approximately 12-18 students (instructors may choose to limit classes to fewer students at their discretion). The cost for each one hour class is $75.00 per semester, per student (which is less than $5 per hour of instruction.) Costs for shorter courses and for classes that meet for more than one hour per week are listed at the bottom of this page. Instructors may have an additional supplies cost for their courses which will be listed within the description of each course. Check out descriptions of each course for details. Cost for courses:
Tuition must be paid directly to the instructor by the student on the first day of class. Additional fees listed are due with registration. Please pay all tuition and additional fees by check, made out directly to the instructor. Registration Fee: A non-refundable $25 registration fee for the first course per family and $8 for each additional course should accompany the registration form. After December 15, registration is $33 for the first course per family and $13 per additional course. There is a maximum registration fee of $65 per family ($75 for registrations mailed after December 15). Purpose of the SCCHE Learning CenterThe Learning Center is designed to help homeschoolers in the following ways:
INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS
Updated
07/21/09
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS In Alphabetical Order By Subject Art 0 (Intro) – Intro to Art for ages 8 and up with Cathy Cummings. 2:00 - 2:55 This class repeats the Art 0 class from first semester. Required textbook: Barry Stebbing's "Lambs Book of Art" Cathy Cummings minored in Art at Florissant Valley and Southeast Missouri State University. She has taught art to homeschoolers for nearly 3 years, while raising her 7 children. She specializes in the basics of pencil drawing. Intro to Art will primarily utilize Barry Stebbing's "Lambs Book of Art", which will cover Drawing, Color, Nature, Portraits, Anatomy, Shading, Lettering, Creativity, Cartooning & More! This class is an introduction/overview of art with light assignments intended to lay a foundation for art. Supplies needed for Art 0*:
*It
is recommended that Art 0 students purchase Barry Stebbing's "Lamb's
Book of Art" bundle, available on Barry Stebbing's website
here: www.barrystebbings. This
bundle includes the Lamb's 1 text, 12 Prismacolor colored pencils, set
of 4 drawing pencils, set of 8 colored markers, #7 Brush, fine black
pen, kneaded eraser & sharpener. The cost, if ordered as a
"Bundle"
is $29.95. Purchasing just the Art Supplies at Hobby Lobby,
Michael's, Office Max, or Office Depot will total close to $30--and
that would not include the book.
Art 1 – Art 1 with Cathy Cummings. 1:00 - 1:55 This class repeats the Art 1 class from first semester. Required textbook: Barry Stebbing's book "How Great Thou Art" Using Stebbing's Book "How Great Thou Art", Art 1 class will teach new fundamentals & build on each ones present foundation in art. "Drawing, Perspective, Anatomy, Nature, Still Lifes, Lettering, Pen & Ink, Creativity, Calligraphy, Portraits and more. "Our goal is to study from life, learn new approaches & techniques, learn the disciplines by building up the fundamentals, step by step, lesson by lesson." B. Stebbing . Art 2 – Art 2 with Cathy Cummings. (not recommended for the beginner) 12:00 - 12:55 This class repeats the Art 2 class from first semester. Art 2 will use Stebbing’s materials and supplemental materials, as well. This class will review the fundamentals: one & two point perspective, creative patterns, building a house, more gesture drawing, trucks, autos & vanishing points, people in landscapes, fashion design pen & ink - notecards & prints, Calendar month illustrating, technical drawing, making an advertisement, nature studies, illustrating a story, flowers, lettering, calligraphy, vignetting, illustrating the Bible, trees, designing a Christmas Card, foreground, middle, background, Composition of hope, freehand perspective, and keeping a journal. Supplies needed for Art 1 and Art 2:
Comp – Computer with Phebe Martin. 11:00 - 11:55 Phebe Martin is the Learning Center Coordinator and is one of the webmasters for the SCCHE website. While not formally trained in computers, she enjoys learning more about computers, programming, and using various programs, and loves to share what she has learned. She reads computer books for fun. Class
Description: This class will focus on gaining a basic understanding of
how to use a computer to produce documents. Students will learn how to
construct Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint
presentations. We will be
using Windows with Microsoft Office Word, Excel,
and PowerPoint 2007. Students must be able to bring a computer to class with
them each week, and must have at least Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 installed. They
must also have an e-mail address and internet access at home. Assignments will be given and turned in via e-mail. Hist 4 –American Civil War for ages 11-15 with Janet Rowles 9:00 – 9:55. Janet Rolwes is a retired teacher of twenty-five years (pre-school, fourth and fifth grades). She was honored as Teacher of the Year, Special Education Administrator Members Award winner, and listed in “Who's Who Among America's Teachers” five times. She loves children and she loves to teach. Her goal is to convince children that learning is fun! Class description: What was it really about? Come and learn the causes of the Civil War. Students will learn about the battles, the weapons, and, most important, the people. Participants will learn to take roll call, drill, taste the food, and, if enough participants, reenact a battle. Materials fee: $12. Hist 5 – Colonial American History for ages 11-15 with Janet Rowles. 11:00 – 11:55. Janet Rolwes is a retired teacher of twenty-five years (pre-school, fourth and fifth grades). She was honored as Teacher of the Year, Special Education Administrator Members Award winner, and listed in “Who's Who Among America's Teachers” five times. She loves children and she loves to teach. Her goal is to convince children that learning is fun! Class description: The student will step back in time to when our country was just beginning, Jamestown 1607. The students will learn how and why the different colonies were started. The emphasis will be on the ordinary person and how they coped with life from 1607-1750. The class will discuss period clothing, food, homes, jobs and chores. The students will learn to spin, weave, make paper and candles. Materials fee $15.00 LANGUAGES Jeana
Dixon grew up in Ecuador, South America where her parents
were career
missionaries. She received her bachelor’s degree in Spanish
from
Oklahoma Baptist University. Jeana has worked with children
for
the past 20 years and has been tutoring and teaching Spanish for the
past 4 years. Span 1A -
Spanish 1 with Senora Jeana Dixon 9:00 - 9:55 Course description: Spanish 1 is offered for Middle School and High School-aged students that have had no previous Spanish instruction (or very little). Participants will be using a workbook to introduce the basics of Spanish language. This class will have homework and require study outside of class. Materials fee: $15. Span 2 -
Spanish 2 with Senora Jeana Dixon 10:00 - 10:55 Int Span – Intermediate Spanish with Senora Jeana Dixon 12:00 - 12:55 Course description: Intermediate Spanish is being offered for students that have completed either Elementary Spanish or Spanish 1. This class is for students who have had a Spanish class, but are not yet ready for Spanish 2. (Sra. Dixon will advise each family individually about which class their student is ready for.) Participants will be using a workbook and other Spanish media to improve on their knowledge of reading comprehension, conversation, and pronunciation. This class will require homework and study outside of class. Materials fee: $15. Elem Span - Elementary Spanish with Senora Jeana Dixon 2:00 - 2:55 Course description: Elementary Spanish is offered for elementary age students that can read and write well. This is a beginner class for those with no previous Spanish instruction. Students will be using a workbook, music, poems, stories and games to introduce basic Spanish language. This class will have homework to be completed outside of class. Materials fee: $15. Span 1B -
Spanish 1 with Senora Jeana Dixon 1:00 - 1:55 Course description: Spanish 1 is offered for Middle School and High School-aged students that have had no previous Spanish instruction (or very little). Participants will be using a workbook to introduce the basics of Spanish language. This class will have homework and require study outside of class. Materials fee: $15. Susie Lyon
has been happily married to her husband, Terry, for 22 years. They have
two children Jessica (13) and Nathan (12), a Golden Retriever named
Ginger, a cat named Oreo, and two fish--Alex and Bubbles.
They
live in St. Peters and have been members of Liberty Christian Church
since the church began in 1995. Jobs at Liberty have included
Meal Ministry Coordinator, Sunday School teacher, and a member of the
Drama Team, Liberty Productions. This past December she was
The
Ghost of Christmas Past in Liberty Productions A Christmas
Carol.
Mme Lyon enjoys fitness, reading, travel, and studying French. Mme Lyon's mother's family is French. Since childhood, she has loved anything and everything about France and anything French--truly a Francophile in every sense. She loves sharing her enhusiasm, heritage and knowledge of French with students and has been tremendously blessed to have the opportunity to teach the past five years at Willot Road Christian Academy. Her experience at WRCA has been elementary and middle school. Recently, she had the opportunity to teach high school level French for the first semester, substitute teaching at Liberty Classical School this past fall. Top 5 Reasons to Study French Fren 1 - French 1 with Mme Susie Lyon 10:00 - 10:55 Required Textbook: McDougal Littell Discovering French Nouveau Bleu 1. ISBN # 978-0-618-65655-6 Course
description: French 1 is offered for Middle School and High School-aged
students that have had no previous French instruction (or very
little). This introduction class will introduce students to
familar vocabulary and basic verb conjugation. Students will
also
begin a culture study about France and the Francohone countries and
learn the need to evangelize. The students will learn to read Romans
Road in French. This class will have homework and require study outside
of class. Textbook: McDougal Littell Discovering French, Nouveau! Bleu, Level 1 High School is a 2007 edition. Here is the web page also of the publishing site: http://holtmcdougal.hmhco.com/hm/detail.htm?ID=1007000000035131. The ISBN # is 978-0-618-65651-6 OR the 10 digit ISBN is 0-618-65651-0. Students will be able to use the McDougal Littell website Classzone.com to practise and quiz themselves outside of class for free. I will also have free reproducable worksheets to compliment our studies. Other materials needed include: French folder, notebook for taking notes, pencils, index cards (for flashcards) and an optional French Bible, La Sainte Bible (Turtleback) ,available on sale today (4-27),at Amazon.com, for $10.19. French 1 students will have the option to purchase cuisine from the French Gourmet Bakery, located in O'Fallon, MO. The French Gourmet Bakery is an authentic French boulangerie/pâtisserie/café. Students will have the opportunity to sample cuisine during National French Week (chocolate croissants), Christmas (Buche de Nöel) and Epiphany (Gallette de Roi). The cost for all these items will be $6. This is an optional but fun way to learn about French culture. Carleen Mathiesen
is the mother of 5 sons. She homeschooled her youngest 2
children
from 1994-2009 and has taught literature courses in a homeschool co-op
for 6 years. She has a bachelor's degree in English, and as a
committed "life-long learner" has attended numerous college
classes on a variety of subjects since graduating.
Lit 1 – American
Literature for High School with Carleen Mathiesen 12:00-12:55
American Literature, which covers two semesters, is designed for motivated 9th to 12th grade students. Significant amounts of reading will be required including the following novels/books: The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daisy Miller by Henry James, Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington, The Virginian by Owen Wister, Our Town by Thornton Wilder, and an American novel of student's choosing (with parent and teacher approval), for which a 10 minutes oral book report will be given. The course will also cover essays, short stories and poetry. We will be studying American literature in regard to its relationship to American History. 2-3 pages of written work will be assigned every week. Parents are always welcome to sit in on any class. A $15 copy fee* covers all of the works we will be studying (excepting the novels). Although this class is designed for the student to take both semesters, it is being opened up for students to join it at the beginning of the second semester. Students joining the class will need to pay the $15 copy fee for the comb-bound book that has all the shorter works/poetry in it. Students continuing from first semester do not need to pay the fee a second time. Lit 2 – Intro to Literature for
7th-9th grades with
Carleen Mathiesen 1:00-1:55
MATHEmphasis in Introduction to Literature is placed on bolstering READING COMPREHENSION as vital in the study of all other subjects. We will be reading several children's classic novels, as well as short stories, essays and poetry and one drama (Julius Caesar). Covering 2 semesters, the novels we will be reading are: Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter and Shane by Jack Schaeffer. Many, if not most, "conventional" schools are turning away from classic novels in favor of contemporary fare that has not stood the test of time. In turn, the decline of Western civilization is thus being helped along its present unfortunate path. There will be a quiz every week and a limited amount of written homework. Course is best suited for 7th to 9th grade students. A $15 copy fee* covers all of the works we will be studying (excepting the novels). Although this class is designed for the student to take both semesters, it is being opened up for students to join it at the beginning of the second semester. Students joining the class will need to pay the $15 copy fee for the comb-bound book that has all the shorter works/poetry in it. Students continuing from first semester do not need to pay the fee a second time. Kathy Cumbie
graduated in 1987 with a degree in secondary math education
and
was one course shy of science certification. She then taught
public high school for 5 years where she also coached swimming, diving,
and cheerleading. Since then, she has been homeschooling her
3
children, tutoring, teaching at the Learning Center, and coaching
swimming. Kathy's goals include becoming as computer
savvy
as her children and binge able to use a graphing calculator
well.
Math 1 – Algebra 1 with Kathy Cumbie. 10:00 – 10:55. Required Textbook: Saxon Algebra 1 text (3rd edition). Algebra
1 is designed as a two semester course covering
algebra 1. Through the complete course of study the student will learn
operations with integers, exponents, solving equations, two equations
with two unknowns, graphing, ratio, percent, unit conversions, geometry
(an inclusive approach) and many other types of problems. In order to
take this class a student must already be proficient in arithmetic
skills with fractions, decimals and whole numbers. We will be using the
Saxon Algebra 1 text (3rd edition). Students must purchase this ahead
of time. There is no reason to buy the answer key, test booklet, or
solutions manual, unless desired. (Answers to the odd problems are in
the back of the book.) Saxon also publishes a “DIVE” CD-ROM to
accompany the curriculum. I would suggest this if you feel your student
may need extra examples worked or to “rewind” the lessons in order to
more fully understand. (Please note that class time will be devoted to
covering 3-4 lessons at a time each week.) There will also be a “drop
in” time scheduled weekly at the MK Branch (on highway K) of the St.
Charles County Library available for students wanting help with their
homework or parents that would like additional assistance
instructor. More information about the drop in resource will
be
available the first day of class. Suggested source for
purchase:
Rainbow Resource at 1-888-841-3456.....#024419 Student text only or
#000628 Homeschool kit (contains text, answer key and tests) or #SXDVA1
Algebra 1 text PLUS “DIVE” CD-ROM or #018098 “DIVE” CD-ROM only.
Math 2 - Algebra 2 with Kathy Cumbie 8:30 - 9:55 Required Textbook: Algebra 2: A Fresh Approach available thru Rainbow Resource. This year-long course will be 1 ˝ hours in length. The course will cover equations, word problems, radicals, quadratics, graphs, functions, rational expressions, conics, logs, series/sequences, probability, and, if time permits, matrices and an introduction to trig. The textbook is a “traditional approach” written by a math teacher. Prerequisite: Algebra 1
Textbook: Algebra 2: A Fresh Approach available thru Rainbow Resource. The text, hardbound, is $59.95 and it can be purchased as a softcover for $43.95. A solutions manual for the even numbered problems is also available. (The solutions for odd numbered problems are in the back of the student text.) Math 3 - Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus with Kathy Cumbie 11:00 - 12:25 Required Textbook: Math U See Precalculus This year-long course will be 1 ˝ hours in length. The course will cover trig functions, trig identities, radians, polar equations, vectors, composite functions, logarithms, graphing functions, series and sequences, limits, and if time permits, max/min and first derivative. The text follows a “traditional approach”. Prerequisite: Algebra 2 and a
good understanding of right triangles (from geometry)
Textbook: Math U See Precalculus available at www.mathusee.com. The student kit costs $20 and a teacher pack is available (but not necessary....that is my job) for $70, which includes solutions, teacher manual, and a DVD. BioA – Biology for High Schoolers with Margaret Porch 8:30 - 9:55 BioB – Biology for High Schoolers with Margaret Porch 1:00 - 2:25 BioC – Biology for High Schoolers with Margaret Porch 2:30 - 3:55 Required Textbook: Apologia's Exploring Creation with Biology, 2nd edition, by Dr. Jay Wile - student text and solutions and tests manual. Recommended supplement: CD companion to the book. Margaret Porch has a bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy, has taught the SCCHE biology dissection labs for the past eight years, and taught High School Biology at the Learning Center for the past two years. Although she does not have a biology degree, per se, she has a strong background in science and loves biology. She has also done a lot of independent study on creation versus evolution (to include materials from Answers in Genesis and other biblical creation resources) and holds to a literal 6-day Biblical creation world view. Margaret has four children, three of whom she has homeschooled through high school and who are now in college and a fourth who is finishing her 10th grade year. Course
description: High School Biology is a two-semester high school biology
class with a full lab, including dissection and microscopic analysis.
This course is for students in 9th-12th grades. Text used is
Apologia's "Exploring Creation with Biology," Second Edition, by Dr.
Jay Wile. Students will be given a syllabus laying out weekly reading
and study guide assignments. Quizzes and review over reading
assignments will be given each week, but class time will focus on labs
that correlate with the lessons learned during the week. Students are
expected to complete chapter study guides and module summaries at home,
grade them, and turn them in. Students are also expected to
take
chapter and quarterly tests at home and grade them, correcting
incorrect answers and turning in the completed, graded tests. In
addition, students will be asked to complete a "year project" which
involves specific assignments that focus on origins as seen from a
literal, six-day creation point-of-view. Students will also
be
given a syllabus on the first day of class and will be expected to
follow it. Goals of this class include:
CreatSci – Creation Science for Middle Schoolers with Margaret Porch 10:00 - 10:55 Required Textbooks (buy ALL of them): The
Geology Book by Dr. John D. Morris (Master books isbn 0-89051-281-7) Evolution: The Grand Experiment by Dr. Carl Warner (New Leaf Press isbn. 0-89221-681-6) Margaret Porch has a bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and loves science. She especially loves Creation Science and has spent a lot of time studying about God's creation and how everything falls together when you have a biblical worldview. She has done a lot of independent study on creation versus evolution (to include materials from Answers in Genesis and other biblical creation resources) and holds to a literal 6-day Biblical creation world view. Margaret has four children, three of whom she has homeschooled through high school and who are now in college and a fourth who is completing her sophomore year of homeschool high school. Creation Science is designed as a full year (two-semester) look at Evolution
Versus Creation using three books: Geology Book by Dr. John
Morris, Fossil Book by Gary and Mary Parker (both published by Master
Books) and Evolution: The Grand Experiment by Dr. Carl
Werner,
published by New Leaf Press (www.newleafpress.net). The
Geology
and Fossil books introduce the student to the wonders of geological
study and provide a strong foundation in understanding paleontology
from a Six day creation point of view. Dr. Werner's book is
colorful and inviting to students to read and study. Students
learn about the theory of evolution, and are presented with new
discoveries being made in science which have undermined previously
accepted evidence supporting evolution. Students
will be
given a workbook with weekly thought provoking questions on each
chapter to do at home. Discussion of
concepts learned
will occur in the classroom, often in the form of a Jeopardy" game
created with questions and answers from the previous week's study or
with "stump the teacher" as students try to find questions from their
reading that the teacher cannot answer. Students will be
given a
study guide for the semester on the first day of class in each
semester. This is a year long class and requires a year commitment. Required
textbooks: The Geology Book by Dr. John D. Morris (Master
books
isbn 0-89051-281-7), The Fossil Book by Gary and Mary Parker (Master
Books isbn 0-89051-438-0), and Evolution: The Grand
Experiment by Dr. Carl Warner (New Leaf Press isbn. 0-89221-681-6).
Mary Watkins
attended Mizzou and has a bachelor's degree in Nursing. She has five
children and has been homeschooling for 10 years. As of the
fall
of 2009, she will have two children in college. Science and math are
her favorite subjects. She has been tutoring chemistry this year using
the Apologia chemistry book and would like to continue to help students
understand chemistry. ChemB – Chemistry with Mary Watkins 1:00 - 2:25 Required Textbook: Apologia’s “Exploring Creation with Chemistry” 2nd Edition Course description: This course will be an hour-and-a-half primarily hands-on laboratory-based class following the Apologia series “Exploring Creation With Chemistry” by Dr. Jay Wile. Student will perform a minimum of 12 laboratory experiments throughout the 16 week semester. Students will learn laboratory techniques, how to keep a laboratory notebook, and application of the theories that they learn through the book. There will also be a small lecture component to the class, covering topics that are difficult for students to comprehend. Students will have weekly homework assignments and weekly in-class quizzes. There will also be three exams given during the semester. Prerequisite: Algebra I. Required text: Apologia’s “Exploring Creation with Chemistry” 2nd Edition. Tuition for a 90 minute class is $100 per semester. In addition to tuition, a $20 lab fee per student per semester is required to cover lab supplies and photocopies. Signing up for this course is a year commitment to the course (although you will need to register again second semester). PhySci -
Physical Science with Bobbie Albertson 1:00 - 2:25
Required Textbook: Apologia's "Exploring Creation Science with Physical Science" 2nd edition Bobbie Albertson is a mother of five children, ranging in ages from 16-9, whom she has homeschooled for six years. While she does not have a degree, she has taught Physical Science the last two years, and enjoys learning more about the world our God has created. Course Description: Physical Science is a two semester class using Dr. Jay Wile's Exploring Creation Science with Physical Science 2nd edition. This course is open to 7th-9th graders, however the textbook is designed for eighth grade. The class will meet for 90 minutes weekly, spending approximately half of that time with hands-on experiments. In addition to the tuition of $100 per semester, there is also a $20 lab fee. The students will be required to complete the on your own questions, study guides, module summaries, and tests at home. I ask their work to be scored at home before it is turned in. Weekly quizzes will be given in class. This class will start with covering the basics of science, the atom. We will then expand our study to the air, atmosphere, water, the hydrosphere, earth, weather, motion, sound, light, and forces. We will conclude with an introduction to astrophysics. Physics - Physics 8:30 -
9:55 with Cheryl Hotchkiss
Required Textbook: Apologia's "Exploring Creation with Physics", 2nd edition Cheryl Hotchkiss has a B. S. in Microbial and Cellular biology and a B. S. in Medical Technology. She worked as a research biologist and as a medical technologist for a combined 10 years. She has been homeschooling for 16 years and has taken her older two children through all of the Apologia courses. She is still homeschooling her 15 year old and 13 year old. Physics is a two-semester physics class primarily for junior and senior high school students. The text used will be Apologia's Exploring Creation with Physics, 2nd edition. Physics is a fascinating course that opens up the world around you as you study such things as motion, energy, gravity, optics, sound, electricity, and magnetism. The class time will mainly consist of labs, quizzes, and discussion of the text. Students will be given a syllabus that lists daily reading assignments and tests to be completed at home. Students will learn to keep a detailed laboratory notebook similar to what will be required in a serious college science class. Some research and writing assignments will also be given. Tuition is $100 with a $20 lab fee to cover the cost of supplies, a scientific lab notebook, and photocopying. schedule SPEECH Rev. Kenneth Lee has
a BA in Speech Education and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in
Communications. He pastors LakeCrest Assembly of God Church,
is an
adjunct Instructor for Missouri Baptist Univ., and teaches private
voice lessons for many home-school students. He has been an
active
supporter of Christiana Horn and the Home-school Choirs for ten years,
an instructor at Pillar Foundation as well as a teacher for the Centre.
Please note: Speech classes are 2 hours of class time (11:00 - 12:55) and go for 8 weeks. Speech 1 and Speech 2 must each be registered for a a separate class, and the course fee for each class is the same as for a 1 hour class that meets for 16 weeks. Spee1 - Speech 1 with Rev. Ken Lee from 11:00 - 12:55 (January 5 - March 2) Public Speaking - This course offers students experience and training in the preparation and delivery of oral presentations. Students prepare four major speeches and offer each other affirmation and suggestions to make their efforts more productive. Young people gain poise and confidence and learn to better communicate with their peers and parents Spee2 - Interpersonal Communication with Rev. Ken Lee from 11:00 - 12:55 (March 9 - May 4) Interpersonal Communication (prerequisite- Public Speaking class with Ken Lee) This course teaches students the skills needed to effectively communicate in informal settings. Students will research a topic and use the information for Impropmptu and Extemporaneous speaking opportunities and several forms of discussion. schedule WRITING From an early age, Leslie Korhammer has had a passion for the written word and writing. She has written several plays and skits that have been performed in various churches and schools and is currently working with a good friend to write young adult novel. As a middle school language arts teacher and high school speech/drama teacher at North County Christian School for two years, Leslie had the opportunity to share her passion and help young people develop their own writing skills. Most recently, she has taught fourth grade at Willott Road Christian Academy. She is excited to be returning to a focus on the written word and writing in these classes for home school students. Writ 1 - Journalism for High School 10:00 - 10:55 This class will continue on from first semester, but students are welcome to join for the second semester. Materials fee: $10 Journalism
will be a class with a direct objective of completing a newsletter once
a month. The students, with guidance from the teacher, will
utilize their writing skills to write editorials, articles, interviews,
and other pieces of interest for home school children and their
families. This practical application of writing skills will
be an
asset to high school students as they prepare for college and beyond. Writ 2 - Writing for High School 11:00 - 11:55 In order to prepare high school students for writing in college and beyond, this sixteen-week course will be a focus on effective writing skills. We will write short stories and some poetry as well as several compositions after learning the basics of the writing process, grammar in writing, and supporting generalizations with specific details, quotes, and paraphrasing. Students will study and compose essays, in-class essays, summaries, interviews, and biographies. This class will cover some of the same skills as the first semester class covered and some new ones. Students who took the class first semester may continue with it second semester and new students may join the class. Materials fee: $10 Writ 3 - Writing for Middle School 12:00 - 12:55 During
this sixteen-week course focusing on effective writing skills, middle
school students will be writing several compositions. We will
begin by studying the writing process, basic and effective sentence and
paragraph structure, supporting generalizations with specific
details. Using those skills, we will then write essays,
summaries, interviews, biographies, and even some creative stories and
poems. This class will cover some of the same skills as were covered first semester and some new ones. Students may continue in the class from first semester and new students may join the class. Materials fee: $10 SPECIAL NOTES:
REGISTRATION Remember
to register soon, because some classes will fill quickly.
Classes
will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis, based on the
postmark date stamped on the envelope with your registration form
inside. Phebe will email you to confirm that you are in the
class
or to let you know that you are on a waiting list.
Click on Registration Form to download a printable registration form. Please fill it out in its entirety and mail it back to Phebe. No email registrations will be accepted at this time. If you are not presently a member of SCCHE, you will have to fill out the membership form available here and mail it, with your membership payment, to Debbie Winfield. Your Learning Center registration will be cancelled if you are not a member of SCCHE. |
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