ONE YEAR CLASS (Prerequisite: Grace Intermediate Guitar or approval of skill level by teacher): This is a moderately advanced course that will cover, more in depth, the fundamentals of playing rhythm guitar and music theory. More details coming soon! *Student will need a tunable guitar, metronome, tuner and capo … [Read more...]
Thursday Elective *JH & HS (AM2B) – Beginning Photography
ONE YEAR CLASS: In this photography class, students will be learning the fundamental skills of photography including composition, camera operations and image editing through basic editing software. They will be conducting creative projects for homework assignments, some of which will be printed, that encourage different aspects and angles of how to see a photo. Some of the topics include nature, sports, black and white, perspective, and industrial. The elements of art will be covered as a … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH (AM2A) – America the Beautiful
ONE YEAR CLASS: “America the Beautiful” guides students in learning all about American History, chronologically, from a biblical worldview. In this class, students will gain a more solid understanding of American History from the making of our nation through present day 21st Century. This will be a rigorous history study as each week students will review and complete 5 lessons, which will include in-class lecture and activities, as well as homework activities to extend learning. Students … [Read more...]
*Tuesday Elective *JH (AM1A) – Cooking American Style
ONE YEAR CLASS: In this class, students will gain confidence in the kitchen by learning the basics of cooking, and how to make delicious meals at home for their family and friends. The class will prepare entrees, appetizers, and desserts while exploring the culture of various American dishes and regions. They will also learn how to plan a menu, set a table for special occasions and parties, and create a their own 3-course meal. Students will do most of the cooking in class, but will be … [Read more...]
Thursday Elective *JH & HS (PM1A) – Speech
ONE SEMESTER CLASS (2nd Semester will be Critical Thinking/Debate - The Art of the Argument): This course will provide students with a foundational understanding of public speaking and oral interpretation. Students will learn how to use effective communication techniques and will be required to perform various forms of individual and group speeches both planned, and extemporaneous. Even though this class will have light course work in class and as homework, students will walk away from this … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH (PM1A) – IEW Writing (Based on U.S. History)
ONE YEAR CLASS: This theme-based writing curriculum allows students travel back in United States history and delve into the excitement of explorers, battles, land expansion, famous ships, and founding fathers while learning to write with the IEW Structure and Style® writing method. They will learn how to pull key information from source texts, create key word outlines, and develop well-structured paragraphs. This writing curriculum takes students through multiple writing styles including … [Read more...]
*Wednesday 5-8th (PM2) – Architecture & Art
ONE YEAR CLASS: Students will explore the elements of art and how they are expressed in Architecture. Students will learn different styles of Architecture and emulate these, as well as develop their own expressions. This course will include drawing, engineering, math, and 3D projects. … [Read more...]
*Tuesday Elective 8th & HS (PM2D) – ASB & Student Leadership
ONE YEAR CLASS: ASB is a student body for Grace jr. high and high school students. Students will learn how to take an idea for an event, and then be given a budget to plan and do everything it takes for the event to happen. They will fundraise, advertise and oversee the event from set up to clean up. The student body officers hold roles as President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasure, Jr, Spirit Rep. There will also be committees within ASB Community service/Fundraising, yearbook, and … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH (AM1) – Math 7 (Teaching Textbooks)
ONE YEAR CLASS: This one-year rigorous math class is specifically designed for 7th grade students to cover all four basic arithmetic operations (adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying whole numbers) with real world applications. Additionally, this class will also cover fractions, decimals, and percentages in real world applications. A fair amount of Geometry, graphing concepts, order of operations, inequalities, the metric system, powers and exponents, square roots, as well as … [Read more...]
Thursday 8th/9th (PM2B) – Literature & Essay Writing
ONE YEAR CLASS (Please note that a student who took this class last year in 8th grade can take it again for 9th grade English as students will not be reading the same books): In this English class, students will study the structure of a formal essay alongside some fabulous literature. They will practice the various elements that make up an essay through writing exercises, essay prompts and literature critique. By the end of the year, they should be able to handle with ease the skeletal … [Read more...]