First Hour

8:30-9:25

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Junior Chemist
Explore the exciting world of chemical reactions with hands-on experiments! Students will use the scientific method asking questions, forming hypotheses, testing ideas, and observing results while discovering reactions like color changes, fizzing, and temperature shifts, all while building confidence as young scientists!

Teacher: Denise Wilson
Aide: Angela Luka
Class Fee: $20
Workload: 1
Required Supplies: Pencil, Coloring supplies, glue, scissors, folder​

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The Academic Bridge: Foundations for Success​

(5th to 8th grade)

Foundations for Success is a fall semester course designed to help 7th/8th grade and precocious 5th/6th grade students develop strong habits for organization, planning, learning, studying, and test taking. As middle school serves as an important bridge between elementary school and high school, students will be expected to grow in responsibility, organization, and academic effort. In this class, students will be introduced to higher-level thinking skills and practical strategies that improve test performance and long-term understanding of material. They will learn how to take effective notes and process information presented through a variety of formats, including lectures, videos, slideshows, academic articles, and journal records. The course will also help students establish consistent study routines and develop the confidence needed to approach more challenging coursework.

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Teacher: Abbey Vath     

Aide: Beth Ficek

Class Fee: $40

Workload: 2-3

Required Supplies: Single spiral-bound 3-subject lecture notebook with folder dividers (5-Star brand or similar) or 3 simple notebooks with 3 separate folders; ruler; pencils; 

colored pencils; thin, black Sharpie; glue sticks; scissors; highlighters (min. 3 colors); colored pens (min. 3 colors)

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Second Hour

9:30-10:25

 

 

History with American    Girl: Samantha
Join us as we explore history through the story of Samantha, an American Girl growing up in 1904 as the Victorian era gives way to a more modern time. Through her story, students will learn what life was like at the turn of the twentieth century.

In this class we will discuss important topics from Samantha’s world, including new inventions, women’s suffrage, child labor, and orphan trains. Students will read chapters from the Samantha American Girl books each week and answer questions based on the reading.

Class time will include discussion, activities, period specific crafts, and connections to the historical time period. After finishing each book, we will celebrate with a tea party together! At the end of the class each student will pick an invention from that time to research and present to the class.

Teacher: Natalie LeStronge
Co-Teacher: Angela Luka
Class Fee: $50 (price includes 4 Samantha books)
Workload: 5
Required Supples: pencils, scissors, glue sticks, coloring supplies

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Cartooning 1 

(4th-6th grade)​

Get ready for an awesome adventure in drawing and creating characters. Each week we'll learn something new and build on the week before. By the end of 12 weeks you'll be able to design your very own cartoon character from scratch!

You'll have a little homework each week but don't worry- its fun!

 

Teacher: Ed Smith

Aide: Christina Smith

Class fee: $20

Workload: 3 (5-10 minutes each week)

Required supplies: All supplies will be provided for this class

 

Spanish​

Introduction to Spanish. Will focus mainly on having easy practical day to day conversations.

Teacher: Gaby Robles
Aide: Diana Phillips

Class Fee: $50
Workload: 2 (students may have occasional words or worksheets to practice at home)
Required Supplies: Notebook, pencil, index cards

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ASL 2

(New students welcome)

(4th-12th grade)

CLOSED

Ungraded Class: Students will continue to learn a variety of new units to enrich their abilities to converse more fluently in American Sign Language. This is a YEAR LONG class. Units will include: Brand Names, Community, House/Home, ASL Grammar-Parameters/Classifier study, Deaf Culture, Bible terms, Finance/Shopping, Civics/Government, Holidays, Adjectives/Character Traits, Storytelling and more!

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Graded Class: All of the above is included and students will be required to use Google Classroom to submit assignments. I will share a Google Classroom sign up link at the beginning of the fall semester. Many assignments will require students to upload short videos of themselves showing what they know. Others will be responses to videos I share (personally made or from my resources). I will keep grades for all assignments and projects and create a report card at the end of each semester for each student to keep for their records. I record points for participation, assignments and projects.

  

Teacher: Amy Moore       

Aide: Heather Aleman

Class Fee: $100

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Workload: 1

Required Supplies: Dedicated binder. Many resources will be provided in customized handouts and materials, but this ASL book is used for part of this class:

Barron's American Sign Language: A Comprehensive Guide to ASL 1 and 2 with Online Video Practice

https://a.co/d/09h2RTu4

Third Hour

11:00-11:55

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Early American History~ 4th-6th grade ​

Using the Beautiful Feet Books Early American History curriculum, students will trace the story of America from the Vikings and Indigenous civilizations through the Revolutionary War and the Constitution. In class, we will read quality historical literature, discuss major events, and build a structured timeline notebook.

This class runs parallel to the 1-3 pod course to benefit families with multiple ages. 4–6 students will extend learning at home through weekly reading and short written responses, providing the opportunity for this course to function as your core social studies, if desired.

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Teacher: Becka Butler
Aide: Kayla Wagner

Class Fee: $25

Workload: 3 (Weekly reading and brief writing assignments will extend classroom instruction.)

Required Supplies: Composition notebook, colored pencils, pencil, glue stick, scissors. One or two additional books may be required for at-home reading.

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Drama 4th-8th grade

Join Drama for a class full of fun, creativity, and learning! In this class, there is one main goal: to have fun! Whether you are experienced with being onstage or have never performed before, all experience levels are welcome; this class is a supportive space where students can build confidence, collaborate, and learn through engaging theatrical activities.

Teacher: Kayla Norris

Co-Teacher: Sandy Norris

Aide: Heather Aleman
Class Fee: $25
Workload: 1
Required Supplies: None

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Birds - 4th-6th grade​

We will be exploring an introduction to birds. Each week we will focus on different elements like: their varied songs, habitats, diets, body parts, etc. There will be some hands on learning along with a fun final project that will include a short presentation to the class. The goal is to encourage children to have an ability to identify local birds and an awareness of the complexity of our feathered friends. 

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Teacher: Becky Keller

Aide: Katie Bohlin

Class Fee: $20

Workload: 1: homework (about a ½ hour each week) 

Required Supplies: pencil, colored pencil​

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Cosmetology

(6th-12th grade)​

In Cosmetology class we will be teaching the girls how to apply simple makeup to enhance their natural beauty, a variety of different hair styles/ blow dry techniques and non-toxic beauty care. There will be weekly homework involving the style or technique they learned in class.

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Teacher: Mandy Korzik

Aide: Beth Ficek        

Class Fee: $60           

Workload: 2

Required Supplies: Small and large round brush, makeup pallet with brushes, additional disposable eyeshadow applicators, tail comb, teasing brush, paddle brush, blow dryer, 1 inch curling iron, flat iron, bobby pins, vanity mirror, and face lotion.

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This semester, the students will need to purchase this mannequin head.

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZ43WKSK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1KNKTWXR2OEKG&th=1

Fourth Hour

12:00-12:55

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IEW: Discoveries in Writing

CLOSED
Join us as we discover a wide variety of fascinating topics such as tsunamis, Jerusalem, the Crusades, and much more while we learn to write with "Structure and Style". Students will cover seven of the nine IEW units in this course. They will learn skills needed to organize various paper structures and to dress-up their papers with vocabulary, sentence openers, and more.
 
Teacher: Rebecca Stempak

Aide: Challah Ackerman
Class Fee: $100
Workload: 4
Required Supplies: 
Discoveries in Writing Student Book ($35), Portable Wall for Structure and Style ($9) OR Student Resource Packet from IEW ($19).

 

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Gym

(4th-6th grade)​

​CLOSED

This Physical Education class for grades 4–6 will focus on building fitness, teamwork, and healthy habits in a positive, Christ-centered environment. We will use the PE to the Max 2 curriculum by JD Hughes and Activate2educate by Heather Isler, along with some favorite PE games from my years of teaching.

Students will participate in a variety of activities that develop coordination, strength, and sportsmanship. Math and reading will be integrated through fun challenges and activities, and lessons will support key Grade 4–6 Health and Physical Education state standards.



Teacher: Kayla Wagner 


Aide: Christina Smith

Fee: $10


Workload: 1


Required Supplies: Gym Shoes and water bottle