Our 2018-2019 Class Offerings
High School
It is our desire that our high school classes offer our students the ability to continue with the co-op through the completion of 12th grade. We hope in offering this level we can help families stay together throughout their homeschool journey and foster lifelong friendships that carry them through graduation and beyond.
Our high school classes are geared towards providing quality academic courses while offering a Christian worldview and perspective to the material studied. Our classes not only offer high school credits, but offer our students the opportunity to learn valuable skills that will serve them well into their future. Skills such as time management, meeting deadlines, timed testing environments, accountability for completed work, and study skills are just a few of the valuable tools that our students can acquire.
Our English and history classes are rich and challenging coursework and can receive honors credit upon completion. It is expected therefore, that our students complete their assignments on-time and to the specifications of their instructors.
The goal of our elective classes are for skill-building, enrichment, and rounding out their transcripts with a diversity of classes.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding the coursework or expectations for our high school level.
English Literature & Composition & History
Our English and history programs are scheduled to follow the 4 year cycle established by the Tapestry of Grace (TOG) program. For the 2018_2019 school year, we will use the TOG Year 2 curriculum which covers Byzantium through the signing of the Constitution. Coursework for this class will revolve around the weekly topics set forth in the Tapestry program.
All families will need to purchase the digital edition of the Tapestry of Grace Year 2 Curriculum and the Year 2 Map
Aids supplement.
English Literature & Composition
Honors Ancient Literature & Composition
In Year 2, classic works include titles such as Paradise Lost, Pilgrim's Progress, The Divine Comedy and will also include works from Shakespeare. The works will be read, analyzed, and studied (final selections will be made by the facilitators - a list of possible books can be found at www.BookshelfCentral.com under TOG Year 2 Rhetoric literature). The class will also examine some shorter works and poetry from the ancient time frame, as well. Besides offering a great introduction to these works and learning to use tools of literary analysis, this course ties into the student’s historical and worldview studies so that both are enhanced.
The Beginning Rhetoric class will utilize the Tapestry of Grace literature selections and analysis along with additional resources (To Be Determined) to provide an introduction to literature composition and analysis.
The Continuing Rhetoric class will utilize the Tapestry of Grace literature selections and analysis including the TOG Poetics analysis supplement to provide continuing literature composition and analysis.
Guidelines for placement: Beginning Rhetoric is for 9th and 10th grade students and Continuing Rhetoric is for 11th and 12th grade students. Beginning Rhetoric students are ones who are either new to Tapestry or new to high school literary analysis and essay composition. Continuing Rhetoric students are those students who are continuing students who are prepared for higher level analysis skills, ready to be demonstrated in class discussions and literary analysis writing assignments that are more encompassing in scope and time requirements than beginning essays. Please talk to us if you are unsure of your student's placement.
Students can earn one full Honors English Literature and Composition credit upon completion of this course.
Curriculum: Tapestry of Grace Year 2 (digital) curriculum; TOG Poetics supplement; students will also need to acquire additional literature books per the TOG reading list; TOG Rhetoric evaluations supplement (all of the above items are 1 per family not per student or per class).
The Beginning class will also need to purchase a copy of the IEW Windows to the World student book.
Tapestry of Grace History /Geography/Government
Tapestry of Grace Year 2: History of the World
From the TOG website:
This world history course covers the time frame from the fall of Rome to the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Focused attention is given to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the founding, settlement, and establishment of the American colonies, Also studied are the English Civil War, absolutism in Europe, and the French Revolution. Students will earn one full Honors credit upon completion of reading assignments and discussion participation.
Students can also earn a partial geography credit (subsequent years in the program accumulates for a full geography credit); and a partial government credit (subsequent years in the program accumulates for a full government credit)
Curriculum: Tapestry of Grace Year 2 (digital) curriculum; Map Aids Year 2 supplement; TOG Year 2 Government supplement; students will also need to acquire additional history books per the TOG reading list; TOG Rhetoric evaluations supplement (all of the above items are 1 per family not per student or per class)
Electives
Our elective classes round out our students' transcripts with a diversity of classes that are intended to build skills, enrich, and equip our students with tools that will prepare them for high school and beyond. Therefore, it is our intent that the classes will challenge our students, but not offer the academic workload of core classes except for high school science.
Our elective courses will NOT be finalized until registration is complete so that we can determine class need. On the application you will indicate your intended class choices for each semester. Once all applications are in we will determine if we have enough students for each class to be viable and if any classes need to be offered twice. Classes may be cancelled if not enough students are registered.
Apologia Biology (Open to students in 9th grade and up):
From the Apologia website: This course is designed to be the student’s first high school science course and is a college-prep biology course that provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology. Heavily emphasizing the vocabulary of biology, it 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. It also provides a complete survey of the five kingdoms in Creation. Students who take and understand this course will be very well-prepared for a tough university biology course.
Apologetics (Open to students 10th grade and up; 9th grade with approval)
Our goal for this class is to equip students with evidence and facts to humbly and Biblically defend their faith. Curriculum: Summit Ministries Understanding the Faith
Philosophy (Open to students 10th grade and up; 9th grade with approval)
Our goal for this class is to understand the major philosophical issues and philosophers from the Ancient Greeks to present day and how they shape the culture and worldview of the time. This class will provide an excellent foundation for our Worldview and Media Analysis classes (to be offered in future years). Curriculum: TBD
All families will need to purchase the digital edition of the Tapestry of Grace Year 2 Curriculum and the Year 2 Map
Aids supplement.
English Literature & Composition
Honors Ancient Literature & Composition
In Year 2, classic works include titles such as Paradise Lost, Pilgrim's Progress, The Divine Comedy and will also include works from Shakespeare. The works will be read, analyzed, and studied (final selections will be made by the facilitators - a list of possible books can be found at www.BookshelfCentral.com under TOG Year 2 Rhetoric literature). The class will also examine some shorter works and poetry from the ancient time frame, as well. Besides offering a great introduction to these works and learning to use tools of literary analysis, this course ties into the student’s historical and worldview studies so that both are enhanced.
The Beginning Rhetoric class will utilize the Tapestry of Grace literature selections and analysis along with additional resources (To Be Determined) to provide an introduction to literature composition and analysis.
The Continuing Rhetoric class will utilize the Tapestry of Grace literature selections and analysis including the TOG Poetics analysis supplement to provide continuing literature composition and analysis.
Guidelines for placement: Beginning Rhetoric is for 9th and 10th grade students and Continuing Rhetoric is for 11th and 12th grade students. Beginning Rhetoric students are ones who are either new to Tapestry or new to high school literary analysis and essay composition. Continuing Rhetoric students are those students who are continuing students who are prepared for higher level analysis skills, ready to be demonstrated in class discussions and literary analysis writing assignments that are more encompassing in scope and time requirements than beginning essays. Please talk to us if you are unsure of your student's placement.
Students can earn one full Honors English Literature and Composition credit upon completion of this course.
Curriculum: Tapestry of Grace Year 2 (digital) curriculum; TOG Poetics supplement; students will also need to acquire additional literature books per the TOG reading list; TOG Rhetoric evaluations supplement (all of the above items are 1 per family not per student or per class).
The Beginning class will also need to purchase a copy of the IEW Windows to the World student book.
Tapestry of Grace History /Geography/Government
Tapestry of Grace Year 2: History of the World
From the TOG website:
This world history course covers the time frame from the fall of Rome to the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Focused attention is given to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the founding, settlement, and establishment of the American colonies, Also studied are the English Civil War, absolutism in Europe, and the French Revolution. Students will earn one full Honors credit upon completion of reading assignments and discussion participation.
Students can also earn a partial geography credit (subsequent years in the program accumulates for a full geography credit); and a partial government credit (subsequent years in the program accumulates for a full government credit)
Curriculum: Tapestry of Grace Year 2 (digital) curriculum; Map Aids Year 2 supplement; TOG Year 2 Government supplement; students will also need to acquire additional history books per the TOG reading list; TOG Rhetoric evaluations supplement (all of the above items are 1 per family not per student or per class)
Electives
Our elective classes round out our students' transcripts with a diversity of classes that are intended to build skills, enrich, and equip our students with tools that will prepare them for high school and beyond. Therefore, it is our intent that the classes will challenge our students, but not offer the academic workload of core classes except for high school science.
Our elective courses will NOT be finalized until registration is complete so that we can determine class need. On the application you will indicate your intended class choices for each semester. Once all applications are in we will determine if we have enough students for each class to be viable and if any classes need to be offered twice. Classes may be cancelled if not enough students are registered.
Apologia Biology (Open to students in 9th grade and up):
From the Apologia website: This course is designed to be the student’s first high school science course and is a college-prep biology course that provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology. Heavily emphasizing the vocabulary of biology, it 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. It also provides a complete survey of the five kingdoms in Creation. Students who take and understand this course will be very well-prepared for a tough university biology course.
Apologetics (Open to students 10th grade and up; 9th grade with approval)
Our goal for this class is to equip students with evidence and facts to humbly and Biblically defend their faith. Curriculum: Summit Ministries Understanding the Faith
Philosophy (Open to students 10th grade and up; 9th grade with approval)
Our goal for this class is to understand the major philosophical issues and philosophers from the Ancient Greeks to present day and how they shape the culture and worldview of the time. This class will provide an excellent foundation for our Worldview and Media Analysis classes (to be offered in future years). Curriculum: TBD