"I love that my kid likes his teachers and that he is impressed with their knowledge ...it makes homeschooling easier. "
mom of a high school student
For our families with children in Middle School we offer classes that can give parents more options for their students.
With choices in various subjects, students can enhance their homeschool experience.
Middle School Class Descriptions
Algebra 1 $15
Lilly Osborne
Saxon Algebra 1 Third Edition Text required.
Appalachian Mountain Music (3rd-8th) $25
Trisha Pilkington
The students will learn the history as well as the songs of the Mountains. They will make about 5 mountain style instruments and have hands on learning of other instruments as well. They will learn songs and their meanings, write a song, and hopefully put it all together with a little mountain get down concert.
Tricia has taught music for 30 yrs and had much success teaching this class.
Cheer Class- (3rd-8th) $15 (includes tshirt)
Join this class and learn jumps, beginning tumbles, stunts, and cheers. We will even perform at a Titan basketball game this season.
Creative writing, Fee $10 (7th/8th)
In creative writing, we will have two major goals. The first will be to learn to write freely while adding more description. This will include weekly journal entries, poetry assignments and free form writing. The second major goal will be to learn how to edit writing. This will be accomplished in continued revisions of a major piece throughout the duration of the class.
Dance (3rd-8th) $37
Tara Nanny
Welcome back Tara Nanney as our ballet instructor. We are happy to have her back to teach our students the art of ballet. Class fee includes costume.
IEW SICC B (4th-7th) $30
Rebecca Yarosh
If your student loved the Student Writing Intensive, they will enjoy this continuation course! Picking up where the original SWI of that level left off, this course takes your student through the rest of the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style writing units.
Literature (7th/8th grade)
The Hiding Place is more than the story of two sisters who end up in a concentration camp. It is an account of life's struggles - of overcoming evil, of forgiving and loving enemies, and of finding security amidst great insecurity. Can God actually be a hiding place for those living in great pain and insecurity? Is there truly a safe place when danger is all around? Corrie ten Boom not only knew the answers to these difficult questions, she lived them.
Class cost $15 (cost includes book)
Pre-Algebra- $15- Required Text: Saxon Algebra 1/2 Third Edition
Rebecca Brickey
Algebra 1/2 covers concepts such as prime and composite numbers; fractions & decimals; order of operations, coordinates, exponents, square roots, ratios, algebraic phrases, probability, the Pythagorean Theorem and more.
Physical Science (7th/9th grade)
Stephanie Boyles
Text: Apologia Physical Science 2nd edition
Physical Science covers the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, weather, the structure of the earth, environmentalism, the physics of motion, Newton’s Laws, gravity, and astrophysics. Students will be assigned reading homework and take home tests. Experiments that reinforce the weekly reading will be done during class time. Can be counted as a HS credit.
Class fees $30.
Sign Language (4th-8th)- $9
Rebekah Brickey
Learn beginning sign language using ASL. We will learn the ASL alphabet, numbers, religious signs, holidays, colors, family, basic conversational phrases, animals and food. We will also prepare a song to present during the closing program.
Story of the U.S. (7th/8th) $10
Kim Duncan/ Rebecca Stalans
Each week we will watch part of the video series Story of the US, followed by class discussion. There will be an end of semester test encompassing all the videos we have watched. Expect some pop quizzes throughout the semester.
