Class List & Descriptions
WORLDVIEW - 9:30-10:40:
- Nursery
- PreK-1st- The Biggest Story
The Biggest Story is alive, and we are all a part of it! In this class, we will encounter God through hands-on activities, crafts, and worship. Each session will include four main components:
1. Bible: We will read from The Biggest Story, pray, and worship through songs/ dancing.
2. Craft: Each week, students will create a craft that aligns with the theme of the story.
3. Play: We will play games or do hands-on activities to apply the weekly theme.
4. Review and Snack: We will conclude with a snack related to the theme.
We will add pictures and other items to our gratitude book each week that will be sent home at the end of the year.
Required Curriculum: No curriculum is required, however you may order a copy of the Biggest Story Bible if desired.
Other Requirements: Each student must bring a water bottle to go along with snacks.
Class Fee: $25
- 2nd-5th The Biggest Story
The Biggest Story is alive, and we are all a part of it! In this class, we will encounter God through hands-on activities, crafts, and worship. Each session will include four main components:
1. Bible: We will read from The Biggest Story, pray, and worship through songs/ dancing.
2. Craft: Each week, students will create a craft that aligns with the theme of the story.
3. Play: We will play games or do hands-on activities to apply the weekly theme.
4. Review: Activity pages or a workbook (releasing in June) will be used to summarize the day's lesson.
We will add pictures and other items to our gratitude book each week that will be sent home at the end of the year.
- Required Curriculum: No curriculum is required, however you may order a copy of the Biggest Story Bible if desired.
Class Fee: $25
- 6th-8th - Summit Ministries Christianity in Action
Summit Ministries’ middle school Bible curriculum Walking in Truth trains students to defend their faith and respond to counterfeit worldviews using real-world application and critical-thinking exercises. Walking in Truth can be taken as an individual course or implemented as your middle school Bible curriculum for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.
This middle school curriculum is uniquely designed for all learning styles with fun and engaging workbook activities and daily lesson plans, projects, resources, and quizzes. Walking in Truth includes an easy-to-use teacher manual, colorful artwork, and a cross-curriculum format.
Christianity in Action:
This curriculum is part of a three-year cycle: The Christian Worldview, Competing Worldviews, and Christianity in Action.
Materials:
- Textbook is required (https://store.summit.org/Walking-in-Truth-Grade-8-Student-Textbook?page=1)
- Workbook is optional (https://store.summit.org/Walking-in-Truth-Grade-8-Student-Workbook)
- Class fee: $10
- 9th & up - Summit Ministries Worldview
Worldview: Book 3 in Summit Ministries' Understanding the Times Series
Worldview surveys today’s major worldview of secularism, Marxism, postmodernism, new spirituality, and Islam in comparison with Christianity. It is the third book in the four-part Understanding the Times Series, written for 9th to 12th graders. Worldview is written for an 11th-grade audience but can also be used in other grade levels.
Worldview covers the following topics:
• Evaluation, analysis, and critique of six worldviews
• Discussion of worldview implications in theology, philosophy, ethics,
biology, psychology, sociology, law, politics, economics, and history
Curriculum Link: NOT YET AVAILABLE THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO THE SERIES: https://www.summit.org/educators/understanding-the-times-series/
Required Materials: Each student will need the TEXTBOOK and the accompanying STUDENT MANUAL (both from Summit Ministries).
Class Fee: $20
WRITING - 10:50-12:05:
- Nursery
- PreK-K Learning Through Literature
A curriculum-free approach to exposing your children to wonderful picture books, allowing extension into poetry, geography, history, art, and bible. The children will develop language skills through narration, recitation, dictation, copy work and phonics. The year will consist of ten classic picture books that will be covered over a three-week span. You may choose to purchase these books, check them out from the library, or listen to them on YouTube. Each class period will begin with a reading of the book, followed by lessons/activities that enhance the story and ending with a related book. At the end of three weeks, your child will come home with a full lap-book containing their work for that story that can be shared at home with family and added to if wanted.
This gentle beginning to Learning through Literature will spark your little one’s interest in the joy of learning through wonderful picture books. They will be introduced to 10 books over the year, being allowed to re-tell or act out the story with small manipulatives. Their class time will start with the story followed by three short centers where they will work on fine motor skills via cutting, tracing or shaping play dough into letters; role play of the story; and finally an art project that will go along with their book. The end of class will allow time to hear a go-along book and singing.
Class fee: $30
- 1st-3rd Learning Through Literature
A curriculum-free approach to exposing your children to wonderful picture books, allowing extension into poetry, geography, history, art, and bible. The children will develop language skills through narration, recitation, dictation, copy work and phonics. The year will consist of ten classic picture books that will be covered over a three-week span. You may choose to purchase these books, check them out from the library, or listen to them on YouTube. Each class period will begin with a reading of the book, followed by lessons/activities that enhance the story and ending with a related book. At the end of three weeks, your child will come home with a folder containing their work for that story that can be shared at home with family and added to if wanted.
It’s important at this age for the children to be listening to wonderful stories and being allowed to narrate these in their own words. Our work in the classroom will include everything listed above, except for dictation, which can be incorporated at home if desired. At home, you may also need to incorporate a phonics program. A few notable programs/books are Phonics Pathways by Dolores Hiskes, Explode the Code and All About Reading. It’s common for children this age to not be writing all their letters/numbers correctly. This is the time to have them do only 5 minutes a day of copy work, with you guiding them in correct letter/number formation.
Class fee: $30
- 3rd- 5th Reading as a Writer
Get ready for a year of fun and engaging reading with this year's 3rd-5th grade Reading as a
Writer class! We will use 4 books throughout the year to observe writing styles, topics, point
of views, and more.
The tentative reading schedule will include:
· Ramona the Brave (Cleary)
· Charlotte's Web (White)
· Freckle Juice (Blume)
· The Year of Miss Agnes (Hill).
We will use our reading to develop our vocabulary, write weekly topic prompts, and complete final book projects in exciting and creative ways! Join us for a great year of reading development and fun!
Class fee: $5
- 3rd-5th IEW A Year 1
DESCRIPTION: This engaging writing class helps students build strong foundations in composition through a step-by-step, confidence-building approach that teaches children how to organize ideas, create key word outlines, write from source texts, and add stylistic techniques to make their writing more interesting and effective.
LIST OF CURRICULUM:
Required: IEW Level A Year 1 Student packet and a 3 ring binder
Structure and Style® for Students: Year 1 Level A [Binder & Student Packet] | SSS-1A-BRS
Required: Fix It Grammar Level 1 Nose Tree Student book
Fix It! Grammar: Level 1 Nose Tree [Student Book] | FIX-L1-S
Optional: A Word Right Now published by IEW
One per family and it can be shared with siblings in other writing classes. This resource gives lists of adjectives for dressing up writing. It is not written in and any student in any writing class could use it to spice up their writing. We're recommending one copy per household.
CLASS FEE: None
Max: 20
- 4th-6th Learning Through Literature & Grammar
This class will be Charlotte Mason style, with a focus on reading and narrating classic
literature. Students will read ~2 chapters per week of a classic book, and write
narrations. In class work will include a discussion of the week's readings, a grammar
lesson, and art to coincide with the week's reading and/or poetry. We will cover one
Shakespeare story at the end of the year, which parents will vote on from: Hamlet,
Midsummer NIght's Dream or Much Ado About Nothing. Weekly homework will
include: reading, narration, copy work, reciting poetry, and 2 days of grammar
homework. Families do NOT need to be well-informed in the teachings of Charlotte
Mason in order to do well in this class!
Curriculum to purchase:
- Simply Charlotte Mason, Using Language Well, Book 3 - https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/using-language-well-book-3-student-book/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21695130198&gbraid=0AAAAADzXz_OezfWHz3WaGTefx98JqUcBR&gclid=CjwKCAiAtq_NBhA_EiwA78nNWD687GaADS6tsyrsQWevXD-FluRdIWsHnFMupOZAZdJpy7dAPiozFRoC-VsQAvD_BwE
- "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson, unabridged
- "King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table" by Roger Lancelyn Green
NOTE: Please purchase unabridged versions by these authors specifically. Can
be purchased new or used.
Class fee: $15 per student
- 6th-8th IEW B Year 1
This writing class (grades 6–8) focuses on building confident writers by teaching composition methods such as organizing ideas, clear expression, note-taking, outlining, vocabulary development, and sentence variety through the Institute for Excellence in Writing program, while reinforcing grammar with Fix It! Grammar Level 3. Students will engage with rich literature through at-home reading and in-class discussions to model strong writing and deepen language arts skills, while also developing practical life skills like organization and following directions. This class is graded.
Prerequisites: solid reading ability and basic grammar knowledge OR completion of IEW Level A Year 2. Typing skills as assignments must be typed.
Required materials: 3-ring binder, Student Packet, Fix It! Grammar student book, a composition journal, and literature linked below (recommend to purchase but not required)
Required:
https://iew.com/structure-and-style-for-students-year-1-level-b-binder-student-packet
https://iew.com/fix-it-grammar-level-3-robin-hood-student-book
Optional:
The Twenty-One Balloons: https://a.co/d/031EV21O
The Children’s Homer: https://a.co/d/0akMrR8Y
The Witch of Blackbird Pond: https://a.co/d/0aRZw6W5
The Hobbit: https://a.co/d/0hegjG5K
Just So Stories:
Class Fee: $10
- 6th-8th Jump In
Jump In, 2nd Edition is the writing curriculum your middle school student will use!
Easy bite-sized lessons guide your student through the complexities of writing essays
and the finer points of writing.Students will learn nine types of essays, a research
report, story writing, poetry, and more. They’ll practice topic sentences, a main idea
(thesis statement), in-text citations, and other essential building blocks of composition.
The text is incremental, the tone is light with a sprinkling of humor, and the
assignments are very achievable.
Curriculum requirements are Jump In 2nd edition by Sharon Watson:
https://writingwithsharonwatson.com/jump-in/
The English Grammar Workbook for grades 6, 7, 8th by Lauralee Moss:
Class fee $15
- 9th & up IEW C Year 2
Take students to the next level in their Structure and Style® writing journey! Twenty-four more weeks of incredible writing instruction await with the humorous and engaging Andrew Pudewa. This Structure and Style video course will review and refine the nine previously learned IEW units and response to literature, then pressing on into full literary analysis.
The curriculum provides clear daily assignments and includes vocabulary words, literature suggestions, and lesson plans for teachers. Easy to use and affordable!
We will have a maximum of 12 students for this class. Grades 9-12
Each student will need to purchase the Binder and student packet.
https://iew.com/structure-and-style-for-students-year-2-level-c-binder-student-packet
No class fee
- 9th & up The Power in Your Hands
The goal of this course is to teach nonfiction writing (persuasion, exposition, description, and narration) to beginning, intermediate and accomplished high school writers. This year students will develop and practice the organizational skills necessary to improve their writing, regardless of their writing experience. Some examples of the writing assignments include persuasive essays, letter writing, compare/contrast writing, process writing, biography, news articles, and descriptive essays. Class time will be spent working through the writing process (brainstorming, planning, note-taking, outlining, writing good intros/conclusions, proofreading, peer editing, etc.). Students will also be given homework from the text to complete daily that will offer more practice with the writing process, breaking it down into smaller lessons before they tackle larger assignments.
Materials Needed:
(Wait for a coupon code from Sharon Watson to order!)
Class Fee: $15
Max number of students: 20
- 9th & up British Christian Authors Literature
British Christian Authors High School Literature is designed to help students grow in their ability to read, analyze, discuss, and appreciate great works of literature through a Christian worldview.
Materials Needed:
Student Workbook: https://hewittlearning.org/product/british-christian-students-guide/
Book List:
- C. S. Lewis (nonfiction: The Four Loves)
- George MacDonald (novel: selections [text in this Guide] from Phantastes: A Faerie Romance)
- Gerard Manley Hopkins (poetry [text in this Guide]: “Heaven-Haven,” “Easter Communion,” “Pied Beauty,” “Carrion Comfort”)
- D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (nonfiction: Why Does God Allow War?)
- Amy Carmichael (nonfiction: selections [text in this Guide] from Gold Cord)
- G. K. Chesterton (nonfiction: Orthodoxy)
- T. S. Eliot (essay [text on the Internet]: “Tradition and the Individual Talent”)
- Dorothy L. Sayers (novel: Gaudy Night)
Class fee: $5
SCIENCE - 12:50-2:05:
- Nursery
- Older 2s to Young 4s Young Preschool
Our Young Preschool class is a joyful introduction to learning, discovery, and God’s beautiful world! Designed for curious little learners ages older 2s– young 4s, this Christian-based class nurtures a love for exploration through hands-on experiences.
Children will engage in simple, interactive science activities that spark wonder, from exploring animals and nature to discovering the stars in the sky. Through play, sensory activities, stories, and age-appropriate lessons, we help children begin to understand the world around them as God’s creation.
Each class also incorporates songs, movement, building friendships, and hands-on science.
Class Fee: $5
- PreK-1st Human Body & Animal Habitats
This year we will use the Little School of Smiths curriculum to explore the human body and how it works, using books, experiments, crafts, recipes, and fun videos. We will learn about skin, senses, skeleton, muscles, brain, blood, heart, lungs, stomach and germs, and after each unit we will add a new layer to the flip books of ourselves.
The second part of the year will focus on animals and their habitats. Drawing from a variety of resources and learning primarily through books, crafts, and experiments, we will explore several distinct biomes and the animals and smaller habitats within these!
No curriculum is required
Most likely a $30 class fee
Below is a link to what we will be using for human body, but again, no purchase is necessary as we will purchase for the class to use collectively: https://littleschoolofsmiths.com/product/me-and-my-amazing-body/
- 1st-3rd Seasons Afield Nature Study (Beautiful Feet)
Seasons Afield is a nature-based curriculum that connects school, nature and home in a meaningful way. We will be diving into literature, using beautiful and impactful stories for memorable lessons and character development. Using Jill Barkem's Brambly Hedge, we will explore the seasons throughout the year and dive into topics such as plant and animal life cycles, weather patterns, moon phases, water cycle, botany, ecosystems, and more. Students will learn watercolor techniques as they document their learning in their nature journal.
At home, students will explore the nature around them. In addition, they will select a nature study book to read once a week. Suggestions from the teachers include: James Herriot's Treasury for Children, The Burgess Bird Book for Children, and The Burgess Animal Book for Children.
Through nature-inspired handicrafts, art appreciation, nature journaling, and recipes, students engage in both creative and scientific discovery.
Materials:
- Select at least one nature study book (you may use more than one throughout the year). These can be borrowed from the library or purchased. See teacher recommendations above.
- Students should each have their own pencil case/art storage bag with pencils, brushes, watercolor palette, and other art supplies (scissors, colored pencils, glue stick, etc.)
Class Fee: $30
- Teachers will be purchasing the notebook and watercolor cards for students (discount if we buy it for the group).
- 3rd-5th Let's Talk Science - Scientific Method
Your 3-5th grade student will love exploring marine biology, chemistry and more using Adventures in the Scientific Method, Level 4 of Master Books award-winning Let’s Talk Science homeschool series. They will also learn about worldview and how important it is in how we interpret evidence!
Through conversational lessons, hands-on experimentation, observation, and documentation, students encounter God’s design as they explore matter, elements, the carbon cycle, measurements, worldview, classification, the ocean, tide pools, coral reefs, algae, seagrass, and marine life.
Class Fee: $20
- 3rd-6th Guest Hollow Jr. Anatomy & Health
Our anatomy curriculum has loads of great books, fun activities, fascinating videos and even online games and free printables scheduled in. It’s meaty enough to be a “core” curriculum and perfect for science-loving children with plenty of practical information and a variety of materials to appeal to different learning styles.
Your student will get to make hands-on projects that make science the favorite homeschool topic of the day. Some of the engaging lessons include: making an edible DNA model out of licorice and mini-marshmallows, twisting a bone into a knot, putting together life-size models, fooling your eyes with optical illusions, exploring American Sign Language, and much more!
- 6th-8th Apologia Anatomy & Physiology
Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology course takes both an academic and practical approach to best teach your students about the human body. As they engage with the lessons, projects, and experiments, your student will better understand the complexity and purposes of the human body’s design and how best to care for their own body.
This anatomy course begins with a brief history of medicine and then gives your student a peek into cells and DNA. Using vivid graphics and hands-on activities to make learning come to life, your student will study and explore various body systems, nutrition, and health, how God designed their immune system to protect them, and what makes them a unique creation of God.
This elementary Anatomy and Physiology course has 14 lessons that cover the following topics:
· Lesson 1: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
· Lesson 2: The Skeletal System
· Lesson 3: The Muscular System
· Lesson 4: The Digestive and Renal Systems
· Lesson 5: Health and Nutrition
· Lesson 6: The Respiratory System
· Lesson 7: Life in the Blood
· Lesson 8: The Cardiovascular System
· Lesson 9: The Nervous and Endocrine System
· Lesson 10: The Nervous System Extended
· Lesson 11: Your Senses
· Lesson 12: The Integumentary System
· Lesson 13: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
· Lesson 14: Growth and Development
- 8th & up Apologia Physical Science
Apologia’s Physical Science has everything that students need to complete this course and successfully transition into high school biology, chemistry, and physics. Exploring Creation with Physical Science, 4th Edition, teaches an introduction to properties of matter, atomic structure, the periodic table, chemical bonds, reactions, motion, forces, energy, waves, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, Earth’s structure, weathering, atmosphere, chemistry and physics in the life sciences, and finally physical science research. Students will complete labs and hands-on projects throughout the course for an immersive learning experience with practical application.
Formal lab reports will be required (1 per module). The use of Google Classroom (GC) is extensive and students may not share GC accounts with other students (they may share with a parent). Students are expected to check GC each week and all assignments will be turned in using GC. Completing a science fair project is a REQUIRED part of this course.
Curriculum:
Students will need the 4th edition of Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Physical Science textbook, the course guide and answer key + tests, and the student notebook.
https://www.apologia.com/shop/physical-science-curriculum-course-set/
Class Fee: $20
- 8th & up Guest Hollow Chemistry in the Kitchen
Description: A literary based, student focused science curriculum for those who are interested in discovering, experimenting, and exploring chemistry! In class we will review concepts first introduced during at-home assignments. We will focus on experiments to reinforce concepts and provide real life examples of chemistry in action. Class will be graded with quizzes and tests throughout the year.
Home assignments will include reading along with worksheets and videos. Students will be keeping a science notebook and lab binder. While many labs will be done in class, some will need to be completed at home. This work should take approximately 45-60 minutes, four days a week.
Required material:
1. Composition notebook
2. 3-ring binder
3. Additional material to complete labs at home – to be determined
Required Books:
1. The Elements by Ellen McHenry
2. Culinary Reactions by Simon Quellen Field
3. What Einstein Told His Cook by Robert L Wolke
4. What Einstein Kept Under His Hat by Robert L Wolke (aka What Einstein Told His Cook book 2)
6. Carbon Chemist by Ellen McHenry
Class Fee: $30
- 9th & up Apologia Health & Nutrition
Health is about stewardship: managing what you have as well as you can. This 15-module course, covers the physical, nutritional, emotional, and spiritual aspects of growing into a healthy adult. Students will study the human body systems, senses, genetics, temperaments, and physical influences on thoughts and feelings. The course respectfully covers mental illness and emotional stability, as well as the inestimable value of another human being, our culture, our gender roles, our families, socialization, communication skills, and conflict resolution skills. Students will gain an in-depth knowledge of both macronutrients and micronutrients, including the importance of exercise and proper diet. Over 50 projects, noted in the textbook and included in the student notebook, cover materials such as nature versus nurture, personal temperament, good decision-making skills, boundary setting, analyzing food intake and activity levels, creating good hygiene habits, keeping a sleep record, as well as so much more.
Parental Note: This is a full health textbook. Some students may not be mature enough to discuss some of the topics. The reproductive systems are covered in detail, including accurate, yet respectful, illustrations and descriptions. We respectfully discuss the act of marriage, sexual misconduct, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. We discuss alcohol and drug abuse, depression, pornography and other topics that also require maturity. Please use your knowledge of your students to decide if this course is appropriate for their maturity levels.
Textbook and workbook required:
Class fee: $20
- 9th & up Berean Builders Biology (Honors)
Discovering Design with Biology is a laboratory-based high school biology course. It gives the student an introduction to how living organisms are designed, how they interact with one another, and how they interact with their physical environment. Students are taught how biologists classify life, the chemical processes that make life possible, the structures of RNA and DNA, and the designs of the different cells found in living organisms. Students also learn the means by which photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and cellular reproduction occur. They then learn the current state of biotechnology. With the molecular and cellular basis of life covered, the students are then given a survey of the different kinds of organisms found in nature: archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants. The students then learn the biogeochemical cycles that keep environments hospitable to life, which leads to a discussion of ecosystems. Throughout the course, students see that life is the result of design and that organisms have been given the ability to adapt to their surroundings. In addition, they learn various problems associated with the modern evolutionary synthesis. There are three types of experiments; household item, dissection, and microscope. Since all 3 types will be used during the course of the year, an honors credit may be earned.
Required curriculum: (https://bereanbuilders.com/ecomm/product-category/senior-high/discovering-design-with-biology/)
· Discovering Design with Biology Textbook
· Answer Key & Tests for Discovering Design with Biology
Class Fee: $30
HISTORY - 2:15-3:30:
- Nursery
- PreK-2nd Beautiful Feet US geography
The United States is one of the most geographically diverse and exciting places to study God's wondrous works in creating our beautiful world! Throughout this curriculum, we will be learning about maps, navigating beautiful features of our country, national parks, landforms, and more! This gentle approach to geography is designed to give your child a wondrous experience as they learn about the incredible country we call home.
Required curricula: None
Class fee: $15
Maximum number of students: 20
- 3rd-6th Prairie Primer
It's about that time! What time is that? Time for another year of discovery and adventure with our Prairie Primer Part 2 history class! This year we will explore 4 more books from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Little House book series. We will read: Farmer Boy, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, and These Happy Golden Years. The Prairie Primer curriculum book is not a required purchase for student families. Teachers will provide all necessary resources.
Our class structure will include looking at this period of history on the prairie and around the country! We will complete weekly reading, weekly comprehension journaling, state geography, corresponding United States historical events, and tons of extra at-home adventure options for the whole family. Don't worry if you didn't take Part 1! You can either pick up right where we are starting or enjoy the first 4 books as part of your summer reading. It's completely up to you! (Part 1 reading included: Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, On The Banks of Plum Creek, and By the Shores of Silver Lake)
Join us this year for an exciting historical adventure as we continue our exploration of the Midwest region with the Ingalls family!
Class fee: $20
- 6th-9th America the Beautiful PART 2 (Notgrass)
America the Beautiful by Charlene Notgrass is an American history, geography, and literature course designed for students in grades 5-8. It combines the flexibility and richness of a unit study with the simplicity of a textbook-based approach to history. Daily lessons guide your child chronologically through American history, highlighting key events, people, and places. Part 2 has 75 lessons beginning with life in the late 1800s continuing through the first presidency of Donald Trump. It includes a short biography of each president from Rutherford B. Hayes through Joseph Biden.
Along with our study of American history, we will be reading five books that will enhance our learning of the time period. Every six weeks we will have a book club style class where we will discuss the book that we have read for that unit. Books TBD
Required Curriculum:
American the Beautiful Part 2:
We the People:
Also, 5 books TBD
Class fee: $25
- 9th & up Government (Constitutional Literacy) & Economics (How the World Runs)
Join constitutional expert Michael Farris as he walks your family through the history, theory, and application of the Constitution and what it means for the future of American self-government. The Constitution is the cornerstone for American freedoms. In this course, we will cover its creation, the powers it grants, the second amendment, due process, international law, commerce and general welfare clauses, abortion "rights," "Homosexual 'rights,'" and more. This important course brings the U.S. Constitution to life for students by examining 1) What does the Constitution actually say? 2) What does it mean? 3) What were the Founders’ intentions for this document? and 4) How is it being interpreted to shape our laws and way of life today? Prepare your students to begin their voting careers as informed citizens well versed in the content and meaning of the United States Constitution
Required text:
Constitutional Literacy Workbook (https://www.amazon.com/Constitutional-Literacy-Workbook-Michael-Farris/dp/1940110297)
Class fee: TBD
Class size: max 20
Anybody going out into the world needs to know the basics on inflation, fractional reserve banking, quantitative easing, Keynesian economics, and what really makes a healthy economy. But mostly, each and every young person heading out into life needs to know how the world runs and their part in it. This simple introduction presents the basics with about 10% dedicated to explaining the macro-economy, and the other 90% tying in the practical elements of the micro-economy.
How the World Runs Textbook and Workbook required. These can be bought as a combo currently on Generations passing on the faith for $65.14 (https://store.generations.org/products/how-the-world-runs-set?_pos=3&_psq=how+the+world+runs&_ss=e&_v=1.0) or amazon separately for $74.73 plus shipping if don't have Prime.
Class fee: TBD
- 9th & up Personal Finance
This is a full-year class where we will explore subjects designed to equip each student with an overall knowledge of financial concepts. Dave Ramsey’s Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum covers essential principles like budgeting, saving, credit and debt, career/college planning, insurance, income and taxes, investing, retirement, economics, and much more! In this class, students will also learn how to create a resume, prepare for a job interview, and complete one. This is a fun and interactive class where even the parent-teachers learn.
Curriculum for this class is noted below and MUST be obtained through CHESS.
12-month electronic course access will include an e-textbook, video instruction, homework and more. A hard copy textbook may be purchased for an additional cost of $10 if the student wishes.
Required: E-textbook access ($29.99*) – payable to CHESS
Required: Technology fee ($10.00*) – payable to CHESS
Optional: Paper textbook (10.00*) – if desired, payable to CHESS (this may be included in the e-textbook pricing- waiting for confirmation)
*prices subject to change
Class fee: $5