Forbes magazine reports that nearly 70% of employed Americans say that presentation skills are critical to their job.  Yet experts say that approximately 77% of people experience anxiety about speaking in public. However, one can gain confidence and skill in the ability to speak publicly. In this course, students will learn how to organize and clearly present different types of information as they deliver impromptu, informative, narrative, and persuasive speeches to their classmates.  Additionally, students will learn interviewing skills to aid in seeking a job and/or college scholarships. Students will be introduced to a variety of strategies to improve their memory as well as their confidence in public speaking.

Coursestorm Online Enrollment is Free. Course Fee: $400. A $50 non-refundable course enrollment deposit will be billed immediately upon registration and applies toward your overall tuition.  The $350.00 balance must be paid by July 1, or select a payment plan of $175 payable by July 1 and November 1.

Accepted Payment Methods: Cash, check, PayPal, and Zelle

Recommended credit: 1.0 credit

Course Meets: Tuesdays

Required Materials: Speech I  student workbook (digital product), which students should print out and place in a three-ring binder; $5.99 from 7 Sisters https://www.7sistershomeschool.com/product/speech-student-workbook/   AND  Public Speaking Quick Study Academic Card from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423224337/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

All Payments are non-refundable

Study Hall is available for study/work on classes or homework. You must select a study hall if you are on campus between classes that you are registered to attend.

Coursestorm Online Registration is free: The yearly Study Hall fee is $40, payable on July 1.

Course Meets: Tuesdays

All Payments are non-refundable!

Study Hall is available for study/work on classes or homework. You must select a study hall if you are on campus between classes that you are registered to attend.

Coursestorm Online Registration is free: The yearly Study Hall fee is $40, payable on July 1.

Course Meets: Thursdays

All Payments are non-refundable

We will begin in Greece with Homer’s Odyssey, travel to England for some Shakespeare, and then take off around the world with literature selections from around the globe. Along our journey, we will discuss important themes of war, the Holocaust, friendship, truth, family relationships, and more. Students will prepare for weekly discussions by reading assigned chapters. Our class time will focus on identifying literary elements (symbolism, character, conflict, etc.) and their importance to the work, as well as discussing issues raised by the literature. 

This course pairs well with Composition I.  Honors option available.

Coursestorm Online Enrollment is Free. Course Fee: $270. A $50 non-refundable course enrollment deposit will be billed immediately upon registration and applies toward your overall tuition.  The balance must be paid by July 1, or select a payment plan of $110 payable by July 1 and November 1.

Accepted Payment Methods: Check, Cash, Zelle, Venmo, and PayPal

Recommended credits: 0.5

Reading List: Mythology, The Odyssey, The Trumpeter of Krakow, Romeo & Juliet, A Single Shard, Around the World in 80 Days, Cry the Beloved Country, Night, Children of the River, The Giver

All Payments are non-refundable

With an emphasis on connecting creation to the Creator, this Advanced Biology, Human Anatomy, and Physiology curriculum is intended for those who have successfully completed high school biology and have a basic understanding of chemistry.  Sixteen modules cover a review of cell structure, protein synthesis, and mitosis, then explore histology, the integumentary, muscular, skeletal, nervous, endocrine, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, respiratory, and reproductive systems. Student text includes study questions, laboratory exercises, and illustrated module study guides, along with some interesting case studies. Exercises from the Kaplan Anatomy Coloring Book are incorporated as well.  Microscope labs on histology, dissections (sheep heart, cow eye, fetal pig), and structural memorization, along with videos, hands-on mechanical working projects, and lectures, connect the text reading to discussions and observations.  Honors option available. 

Coursestorm Online Enrollment is Free. Course Fee: $500. A $50 non-refundable course enrollment deposit will be billed immediately upon registration and applies toward your overall tuition.  The balance must be paid by July 1, or select a payment plan of $225 payable by July 1 and November 1. 

Additional Fees: $40 dissection/lab fee, payable upon registration.

Accepted Payment Methods: Checks, Cash, Venmo, and Zelle

Recommended credits: 1.0

Prerequisite:  Biology (some chemistry helpful)

Course Meets: Tuesday/Thursday

Required Materials: Exploring Creation with Advanced Biology: The Human Body 2nd ed. Text from Amazon.com (ISBN 13:  978-1935495727) (paperback also available Christianbooks.com), Student workbook at Amazon.com https://a.co/d/9N6giW5, and Kaplan Anatomy Coloring book 9th edition (google search).

All Payments are non-refundable

Focusing on American authors from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Ray Bradbury, this course will cover important literature as well as the historical importance of the time period in which the literature is set or written. Class time will be spent discussing important themes and literary elements and making connections between the literature and the real world.  We will cover important themes of friendship, honesty, forgiveness, prejudice, war, and more. Complete novels, plays, short stories, and poetry are included in this course, and tests and projects will be assigned throughout the year. Honors option available.

Recommended credits: 0.5

Course Meets: Tuesdays

Coursestorm Online Enrollment is Free. Course Fee: $270. A $50 non-refundable course enrollment deposit will be billed immediately upon registration and applies toward your overall tuition.  The balance must be paid by July 1, or select a payment plan of $110 payable by July 1 and November 1.

Accepted Payment Methods: Check, Cash, Zelle, Venmo, and PayPal

Reading List: Native American short stories, early American poetry, The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Up From Slavery, Shane, To Kill a Mockingbird, Farewell to Manzanar, Code Talker, Fahrenheit 451

All Payments are non-refundable

The focus of this course is expository writing, and development of a strong essay will be our focus. Students will write comparison/contrast essays, critical analyses, persuasive letters, quotation responses, and more. This course is geared toward students who have been exposed to formal essay writing and who are ready to hone their advanced writing skills such as using transitions, improving word choice, writing clearly and concisely, and employing a variety of sentence structures.  Important grammar skills will be covered and put to use in weekly writing assignments.  Composition I is not a prerequisite of Composition II, but any students who have not taken Composition I will be asked to submit a writing sample to assess readiness.

Coursestorm Online Enrollment is Free. Course Fee: $300. A $50 non-refundable course enrollment deposit will be billed immediately upon registration and applies toward your overall tuition.  The balance must be paid by July 1, or select a payment plan of $125 payable by July 1 and November 1.

Accepted Payment Methods: Check, Cash, Zelle, Venmo, and PayPal

Recommended credits: 0.5

Course Meets: Thursdays

Required Materials: None. Teacher-created materials will be supplied.

All Payments are non-refundable

CANCELED FOR THE 24/25 academic year.

This course will place a strong emphasis on the continued study of integers, order of operations, variables, expressions, and equations. Students will solve and graph equations and inequalities, write and solve proportions, and explore geometry, statistics, and graph concepts. Problem-solving will be emphasized throughout the course.

Coursestorm Online Enrollment is Free. Course Fee: $550. A $50 non-refundable course enrollment deposit will be billed immediately upon registration and applies toward your overall tuition.  The balance must be paid by July 1, or select a payment plan of $250 payable by July 1 and November 1. 

 Acceptable Forms of Payment: Venmo or Zelle

Recommended Credit: 1.0

Required Materials: Foundations of Algebra Sourcebook https://a.co/d/6KR6iTb

All Payments are non-refundable