Class Schedule

Wednesdays: Junior High/High School Classes:

These are designed for roughly grade 7-9. Some may count as high school credit. These classes meet all year, September through May, with the typical holidays off. Students who take more than one class will have a $5 reduction on additional classes after the first one.

Physical Science (9:00-10:00) Hood. $45/month, no additional lab fee. Textbook required.

This course will use the Apologia Physical Science book, including doing the experiments and lab work and can count as a high school lab. Open to students from age 13 and up.

Creative Writing (10:15-11:15) Hood. $40/ month

The students will learn to appreciate and write short stories, poems, plays, and screenplays and will study the elements of fiction writing, such as character development, plot formation, descriptive and narrative writing, & creating effective dialogue. Open to students from age 12 up.

ASL (American Sign Language) 10:15-11:15 (Terri Jackson) $40/month Textbook required.

This fun, basic course is designed to interest the student in deafness, its language and culture; and to develop receptive and expressive skills of using fingerspelling, basic signs, facial expressions and body language in American Sign Language (ASL). The deaf instructor signs native ASL.

Conversational French, Beginner Level 10:15-11:15 Kristi Short, $40/month

This class will focus on the development of vocabulary and will study the cultures and cuisine of those regions of the world that use French as a primary language. If students want to count this as French I for high school, they will need to be doing additional work on their own at home. The instructor will have suggestions for such work, but this class is not meant to be a complete high school level class without additional study at home.

World Geography, Missions, and Comparative Religions 11:30 – 12:30 Hood $40/month

This course is for students who are well grounded in their own faith and ready to learn to understand other cultures and religions. We will study the lives of several missionaries, and study various regions of the world, including physical features and cultural and religious beliefs. It is taught from the standpoint of biblical truth. There will be some light homework involving research and participating in short oral reports, either individually or in groups.

Middle School Life Sciences 11:30-12:30 Kristi Short, $40/month, $25 one time lab fee due in September.

This class will give an overview of biology, including both zoology and botany, in preparation for high school level work in this area. Topics to be covered include anatomy & physiology, plant life, ecology, environmental science, mammals, and marine biology. If sufficient parental participation is available, several field trips will be taken. The class will include hands-on activities.

Georgia History Adventures 1:00-2:00 Kristi Short, $40/month plus possible field trip fees.

The class will take the students on a walk through history from 1498 to the present here in Georgia. Topics will include the settlement of Georgia, Indian tribes, the gold rush, and the development of the City of Atlanta, as well as the Civil War in Georgia. This course is set up to correlate with several field trips. With sufficient parental participation, the class will make several field trips to various areas of the state.

Mathematics Lab 1:00-2:00 Hood $40/month.

This is intended to help solidify math concepts in preparation for algebra. The students will need to be doing their own math work at home, and can use whatever texts or programs the parents have chosen. The class will present concepts, do some projects, and have the opportunity for students to bring in the things they are working on at home for some extra, individualized help.

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Tuesdays and Thursdays: High School Level Classes

Note: Students who take more than one class will have a $5 reduction off each of the additional classes. These classes are intended to be a one year commitment barring extreme situations, like unexpected moves or lay offs.

Geometry: Tues AND Thurs 9-10 $50/month (Hood) textbook required

Will use text associated with Chalk Dust video program. No common core. Intended as a complete course, with homework. Students should have completed Algebra I. The class is instructor taught, with occasional use of 10 minute bits of video program.

British Literature Tuesday 10:15-11:15 $40/month (Hood)

This high school level course is intended as a complete course, as long as the student does the assigned reading. The reading will be adult-level, including English poets and the typical English curriculum, including Shakespeare, Beowulf, and part of the Canterbury Tales. The students will perform at least a partial Shakespearean play as a part of the course.>

Japanese Tuesday, 10:15-11:15 $40/month Jonathan Peach

This class will focus on the basics of the Japanese writing system, grammar, and both useful and academic vocabulary. We will also apply what we learn towards experiencing Japanese culture, which will include everything from origami to the use of chopsticks to eating authentic Japanese cuisine, using Japanese etiquette.

Drawing & Painting Tuesday 11:30-12:30 $40/month (Jonathan Peach)

Short supply list required

In this art class, each student will learn everything from proper pencil and brush technique to color theory and relevant art history. First time students will begin with graphite pencils and work up to prismacolors, and either acrylic or oil paint, or a substitute medium of their choice. If the class would like, we can do a landscape with Bob Ross!

Beginning Spanish Tuesday 11:30-12:20 $40/month (Davila) (Homeschooling mom, native Spanish speaker) $40/month

Opportunities for vocabulary development, grammar exercises, and hearing/speaking the language for an hour a week. If parents intend for this to be counted as Spanish 1 they will need to be doing additional work at home, using a curriculum of their own choice. One possibility is duolingo, an online free course, or something like Rosetta Stone.

Algebra I 1:00-2:00 Tues AND Thursday (Hood) $50/month

Uses textbook associated with Chalk Dust video program. Instructor taught with very occasional clips from video. Not common core. Intended as a complete course with required homework.


History of the Modern World Thursday 10:15-11:15 Hood $40/month

This is my thinly disguised speech class, and is the one that many ex-students have said prepared them the best for college and work. Students will select topics of interest to them and give substantial oral reports several times in the year. Parents can either call this speech OR history on their transcripts. If it is history, it is recommended that parents supplement with some additional reading using any textbook or library materials as they follow along with the course outline.

Political Science Thursday 10:15-11:15 Lee $40/month

This is intended as a political science and civics class, involving the teaching of the Constitution and American government. It will last through the fall term and will be followed by an economics class in the spring.

Intermediate French Thursday 11:30-12:30 Hood $40/month

This is a continuation of a course taught last year. It will focus on the continued development of conversational skills, as well as additional vocabulary and grammar development. Students should have been doing some vocabulary study in French in order to fit in. If anyone wants to join who is a beginner, it is suggested that you spend a minimum of four hours a week during the summer doing duolingo or similar to be prepared.

Biology (laboratory course) Thursday 11:30-12:30 Chris Lee, homeschooling dad & nurse. $45/month plus $25/semester lab fee

This will use the Apologia, Biology 2nd edition textbook. The student will be expected to read the materials at home and will be doing the lab work in class. It is intended as a complete class if the student does the assigned homework.

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