Time: 11:45 AM

In this class, we will explore different countries and cultures across the globe, learning about celebrations, sampling various cuisines (do let me know if your student has allergies), and painting/drawing famous landmarks, landscapes, and animals from these regions using a variety of mediums. We will also be diving into cartography by creating artistic maps of each region. This semester we will learn about the countries and cultures of Europe, Africa, and Central America.

I plan to continue this course in the Spring and we will cover South America, Asia, and North America.

Students will be reading thru a life story and war diary of Alvin C. York .  We will watch a film the last few weeks of class, have discussion thru out each class period and additional historical information during that time of WW1.   This class is for both girls and boys with interest in this time period.  I will plan on purchasing books for class which will be part of the class fee.

This Biology class will primarily be focused on labs. Supplements for learning will also be provided. It is appropriate for both current & past Biology students. If your child is a current Biology student, they should also be reading a Biology textbook to ensure a thorough understanding of the labs.

I will generally follow labs out of the Berean Builders Biology course. It will provide 1 Honors credit for Biology.

This class is intended to be a full year. The cost is higher for first semester due to purchase of a dissection kit and microscope slide kit that we will be using for the full year.  Cost should be very minimal second semester. We will be working in paired groups for labs. I should have 4 microscopes available.

Required: Students should bring a notebook to journal for labs.

My hope with this class is to get the students engaged in healthy, uplifting, thought provoking, faith filled discussions. One of the main things we will be using is a Christian teen conversation deck of cards to guide us into topics such as, their faith journey, the world around us, personal beliefs and bible truths. I’d also like to incorporate prayer and a devotional. Students are encouraged to bring a bible and a notebook to each class.

Continuation from last semester but anyone can join!
Learn about Art Techniques thru video instruction 10-15 min, applying what you have learned, Art theory and appreciation about the artists and times they lived.  Then will create a work of art as they apply what they have learned

There will be some outside of class reading , photographs to bring and drawing art work before class.
Planning on this being a 2 semester class to complete   Could be 1/2 semester credit when completed

Will need :
drawing pencil, watercolor palette, watercolor drawing pad ( 36 sheets), tracing paper pad, drawing gum, #8 round brush, 1/2 “ wash brush , 1/2 “ flat brush , artist tape , clip board for drawing , charcoal stick

I would like to purchase a portfolio book for students  which would be a portion of the fee

Logic (High School)
and Apologetics (Dual Enrollment with Spurgeon College)
Second Semester – Spring 2025
Instructor: Dr. Mat Kountz

This class will be an applicable introduction to logic. The class will learn what logic is from Dr. Poythress’s book, and then learn to apply it using the poetic logic of two of histories best reasoners.
This course lasts a full school year and gives one high-school credit. I am working with Spurgeon College in KC and should be able to offer 3 college credits, tuition free, in Apologetics to interested students (confirmation coming soon). For the non-college credit seeking students, the three texts of the “required reading” section will need to be read, and each week, starting in the 3rd week, one 2-page reflection paper per week will be written. For those seeking college credit extra writing will be required and possibly extra reading.

Required reading:
• Vern Poythress, Logic: A God-Centered Approach to the Foundation of Western Thought – read to page 221
• CS Lewis – The Weight of Glory – 208 pages
• GK Chesterton, Orthodoxy – 173 pages
The textbooks will teach basics of logic and then apply them to various scenarios. The reading requirement will average 30 pages a week, though week 2 and 3 will be heavier followed by less reading when the Lewis and Chesterton books are read. Students will need to be prepared to engage with the reading each week. The Poythress and Chesterton books are available free in PDF or can be purchase. The Lewis book must be purchased.

Order of learning by week with two 11 week semesters:
Vern Poythress: Logic
1. Part I.A: Introducing Logic and Argument
2. Part I.B: God in Logic
3. Part I.C: The Problem of Classification
4. Part I.D: Aristotelian Syllogisms
C.S Lewis: The Weight of Glory
5. Learning in War-Time
6. Why I Am Not a Pacifist
7. The weight of Glory
8. Transposition
9. Is Theology Poetry?
10. The Inner Ring
11. Membership
12. On Forgiveness
13. A Slip of the Tongue
Gilbert Keith Chesterton: Orthodoxy
14. Introduction: In Defence of Everything Else
15. The Maniac
16. The Suicide of Thought
17. The Ethics of Elfland
18. The Flag of the World
19. The Paradoxes of Christianity
20. The Eternal Revolution
21. The Romance of Orthodoxy
22. Authority and the Adventurer