ONE YEAR CLASS - NO NEW STUDENTS: 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 … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH (AM1) – Math 7 (Teaching Textbooks)
ONE YEAR CLASS - Accepting New Students for Spring Semester at this math skill level: 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, … [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 as the books studied will be different) - Full Class - No New Students: In this English class, students will study the structure of a formal essay while we read 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 … [Read more...]
*Tuesday *JH (PM2A) – IEW Writing (Based on Modern World History)
ONE YEAR CLASS - No New Students: 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 … [Read more...]
*Tuesday *JH (PM1A)- Human Anatomy & Physiology
ONE YEAR CLASS - Full Class - No New Students: 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 … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH (AM0) – Pre-Algebra (Teaching Textbooks)
ONE YEAR CLASS - Full Class - No New Students: Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra 2.0 is a complete math curriculum that begins by revisiting whole-number operations, fractions, decimals, percents, and measurements. The rest of the course covers beginning algebra, negative numbers, exponents, roots, plane and solid geometry, functions, relations, graphing, statistics, probability, formulas (e.g. rate x time = distance), solving equations using the distributive property, and absolute value. This … [Read more...]
Thursday 8th & 9th (AM2B) – Physical Science w/ Labs
ONE YEAR CLASS (Students should have completed Math 7 and completed or currently taking Pre-Algebra) - Full Class - No New Students: This course using the newer Apologia edition of Exploring Creation with Physical Science has been designed to bridge middle and high school science courses and create a solid foundation for preparing both 8th & 9th grade students for higher-level science courses.The text discusses such topics as the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, weather, the structure of … [Read more...]
Thursday *JH (PM1B) – General Science
ONE YEAR CLASS - No New Students: 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 … [Read more...]
*Tuesday *JH (PM1B) – Beginning ASL 1
ONE YEAR CLASS - No New Students: 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 … [Read more...]