ONE YEAR CLASS: IEW Writing is a fabulous curriculum that provides students with solid tools they can use to make their writing stronger. Week by week, different elements are introduced that improve the rhythm and impact of prose, and students consistently practice them, including examples of each in every piece of homework. The curriculum combines Language Arts with History, and the focus this year is on modern world history. We’ll be using texts spanning from the invention of the … [Read more...]
*Tuesday *JH (PM1A)- Human Anatomy & Physiology
ONE YEAR CLASS: This course will stress a creationist worldview throughout, beginning with a brief history of medicine and a study of cells, the basic building blocks of life, the curriculum continues with discussion of specific body systems (skeletal system, muscular system, digestive system, etc.). Included are facts on nutrition, a healthy lifestyle, genetics, and how we are fearfully and wonderfully made in the womb. (Sex education is not included in this curriculum). In-class … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH (PM1B) – General Science
ONE YEAR CLASS: This course is an overview and introduction to the sciences. The course covers such topics as the scientific method, designing experiments, simple machines, geology, archaeology, biology, and more, with a large focus on Earth Science (astronomy, meteorology, oceanography, earth study, geology, paleontology, and environmental science). Students will keep a notebook of their findings, and there will be lots of review and fun activities to help reinforce the material students … [Read more...]
*Tuesday *JH (PM1B) – Beginning ASL 1
ONE YEAR CLASS: This class is a jr. high level class that will be a slow-paced introduction to American Sign Language. They will learn the alphabet, basic vocabulary, and become familiar with ASL’s grammatical structure. Furthermore, they will be exposed to the complexities of Deaf Culture and what it means to be Deaf. Students will learn how to communicate with Deaf people and navigate visual language in real-life. Students will also be able to participate in a Deaf program each … [Read more...]