Class descriptions for the Winter/Spring 2012 Semester
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish Language and Culture - Teacher Kay Goetz Grades 3-6
Geared especially toward 3rd-6th grade, this class will introduce students to the Spanish language (vocabulary building), beginning conversation and culture through songs, stories, games, geography, and native items from Spanish-speaking countries. The students will fully participate in various activities during class time, and memorize the language by way of songs, simple projects, and other homework practice assignments.
GEOGRAPHY
GALLOPING THE GLOBE - Teacher: Mrs. Martinelli Grades K-3rd
Word searches, mazes, maps and more…clues, puzzles, and animals galore! What an enchanting way to learn geography – a unit study/discovery learning resource entitled Galloping the Globe. This geography based curriculum is geared towards K – 3rd grade children. Galloping the Globe will use different categories of learning activities: Basic Geography, People/History, Literature, Science, Activities, Internet Sources, Cultures, and Bible. The lessons are designed to engage the children’s hearts and minds through variety and interaction. Focus will be on the different continents and how unique they all are!
EXPLORING ASIA - Teacher: Sharon Francis Grades 3rd-6th
In this class, students in grades 3rd-6th will enjoy learning ALL about Asia! Each student will be able to choose a topic to complete a brief verbal report to help them with their speaking skills and confidence! Each week a new country will be explored, along with the culture, foods, songs, geography, traditions, and family life of each continent. This class will be a lot of fun, and the students will come away with a vast knowledge of all things dealing with Asia.
WORLD GEOGRAPHY - Teacher: Mrs. Faith Hornback Grades 7th-12th
Basic Geography class for High School students using World Geography text by Abeka. Also need the quizzes and tests booklet and the Mapskills Study Booklet to fully utilize this class.
HISTORY
WORLD HISTORY for Junior High (7th and 8th Grades) Teacher: Mr. TJ Preston
This class will give an overview of World history from The Early Age to the Renaissance and maybe beyond!!! An emphasis will be put on people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Required materials will include Abeka's •71870 History of the World Text, History of the World Quizzes and Tests booklet. Homework will be assigned.
WORLD HISTORY for High School (9th-12th grades) Teacher: Mr. TJ Preston
This class will explore the development of Western Civilization. An emphasis will be put on the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Required materials will include Abeka's World History and Cultures text, quizzes and tests booklets. Homework will be assigned.
LANGUAGE ARTS
LITERATURE & COMPOSITION for 7th & 8th grades - Teacher: Margie Nesteroff
This class is designed to challenge and enrich the Christian mind. This will be a two semester program which will include a literary analysis of classic works. Total Language Plus and Progeny Press study guides are used as a touchstone for class discussion, vocabulary, andessay themes. Reading classical literature paves the way for composing
meaningful essays. The vocabulary broadens and enhances communication skills. All essays are presented using The Institute For Excellence in Writing structure and style techniques. The students will be required to complete a research paper following the same format. Logic and light rhetoric will be introduced as the students engage in debate. The class will study the following books: AMOS FORTUNE (biography), NUMBER THE STARS (historical fiction), TREASURE ISLAND (classic adventure), BRONZE BOW (Bible
time fiction), REDWALL (medieval fantasy), and WRINKLE IN TIME (science fiction).
The goal is to explore a variety of literary genres in order to broaden the students literary exposure.
LITERATURE & COMPOSITION for 9th & 10th grades - Teacher: Tonya Preston
This academically rigorous, 2-semester program is designed to challenge the young Christian mind and prepare them for university studies. Using lively methods of instruction, Mrs. Preston will encourage and guide the students as they broaden their vocabulary for the purpose of reading with understanding; improve their mental and verbal acuity through lively dialogue and debate; and apply that which they’ve learned to produce strong and meaningful compositions. Analyzing and interpreting literature requires the knowledge of literary terminology and devices. Developing content, structure, and voice in composition requires proper syntax, mechanics and diction. Practicing these techniques and requiring accountability via assessment will provide the students with a skill set that not only prepares them for college, but for that of life-long application. Students should expect substantial reading, bi-monthly compositions, and creative projects as homework. Timed in-class essays and editing exercises will help the students refine their skills and prepare for the SAT. Students' work will be graded. Students and parents will access scores via Engrade service. The exciting literature line-up selected for this course is: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice, The Princess Bride, and The Scarlet Pimpernel.
LITERATURE & COMPOSITION for Grades 11-12- Teacher: Tonya Preston
This academically rigorous, 2-semester program is designed to challenge the young Christian mind and prepare them for university studies. Using lively methods of instruction, Mrs. Preston will encourage and guide the students as they broaden their vocabulary for the purpose of reading with understanding; improve their mental and verbal acuity through lively dialogue and debate; and apply that which they’ve learned to produce strong and meaningful compositions. Analyzing and interpreting literature requires the knowledge of literary terminology and devices. Developing content, structure, and voice in composition requires proper syntax, mechanics and diction. Practicing these techniques and requiring accountability via assessment will provide the students with a skill set that not only prepares them for college, but for that of life-long application. Students should expect substantial reading, bi-monthly compositions, and creative projects as homework. Timed in-class essays and editing exercises will help the students refine their skills and prepare for the SAT. Students' work will be graded. Students and parents will access scores via Engrade service. The exciting literature line-up selected for this course is: The Iliad, Sophie’s World, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, A Separate Peace, Jane Eyre, Hamlet, and A Tale of Two Cities.
INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN WRITING for Grades 4-6 - Teacher: Tonya Preston
Writing. That word will either delight your child or send him/her shrieking down the street. However, whether you have a student who can’t write enough, or one who’d rather have his teeth scraped than pick up a pen, your child will benefit from this class. Based on Andrew Pudewa's Institute for Excellence in Writing program, 4th - 6th graders will learn to “keyword outline” short stories, fables, and poetry to develop valuable note-taking skills that will help them in all areas of study. In the beginning, they learn to imitate classical pieces and reconstruct the stories with ~:STYLE:~. Eventually, they learn models for short reports and critiques. SAT vocabulary is introduced, and the students become more comfortable with public speaking as they recite their compositions to the class. Tonya is accustomed to modifying the program to challenge the natural writer or advanced student, while still encouraging and instructing the new or reluctant writer. Her lively classroom methods are intended to engage the child and bring out the author in each student.
JUNIOR LITERATURE for Grades 5-7 Teacher: Tonya Preston
They did it . . . could you? What would you do if, at age 12, you were left alone in the wilderness with no electric and little food? Would it be easier if you were stranded alone on an island for 18 years? If you slipped on a ring and were suddenly transported to another world filled with fantastical and sometime-frightening creatures, would you be delighted or terrified? Do you have enough imagination to create an on-going story that would last 2 years? Would you be more motivated to do so if your life depended on it? How would you feel if you were hated because of your skin color or your faith? If you achieved great success as an Olympian athlete, would you walk away from that to live in a foreign country where your life was constantly in danger? Would you have the fortitude to trek across the mountains while wounded, just to rescue orphans? Students in grades 5th-6th will journey through time and distant lands to discover how fictional characters and real individuals faced these challenges. Perhaps they’ll learn something about themselves along the way. Students must read daily to keep up with lively class discussions. To enhance the expedition, vocabulary homework and creative projects will be assigned. This voyage of the mind will include: The Magician’s Nephew, Crispin-The Cross of Lead, Eric Liddell, Sign of the Beaver, Gladys Aylward, Island of the Blue Dolphin, Words by Heart, and Shadow Spinner.
TOTAL IEW with WordSmith for Grades 6-8 - Teacher : Mrs. Nesteroff
This is a 2 semester class that will cover the nine units of the Institute for Excellence in Writing syllabus. The IEW writing style and structure will be incorporated and developed covering all types of writing; creative writing with pictures, report writing, narrative essay writing, imitations of fables and fairytales, interest stories and critiques. The stylistic techniques will be developed using a writer's checklist for each weekly assignment. These invaluable writing tools can be applied to any type of writing and can be carried with you all through your educational career.
NOTHING BUT WRITING for Grades 7-12 - Teacher : Mrs. Preston
Refine your writing skills! If you were asked to prepare a précis, an editorial, or an expository essay, would you know exactly what to do? Students ages 13-18 will learn the structures for all types of writing. Because syntax and mechanics are foundational to writing in the same way arithmetic and formulas are essential to higher math and science, students will have ample opportunity to master grammatical concepts and become more proficient writers. Students' work will be graded. Students and parents will access scores via Engrade service.
MATHEMATICS
Algebra 1/2 - Teacher: Mrs. Cofskey
This one hour and fifteen minute class will utilize Saxon Math Algebra 1/2 textbook with homework each week, to be graded by the parent. Parents will need to purchase the most current textbook and solutions manual.
Algebra 1 - Teacher: Mrs. Cofskey
This one hour and forty five minute class will utilize Saxon's Algebra 1 textbook with homework each week, and the homework will be graded by the parent. Parents will need to purchase the most current textbook and solutions manual.
Algebra 2: Teacher: Mrs. Cofskey
This one hour and forty five minute class will utilize Saxon's Algebra 2 textbook with homework each week, and the homework will be graded by the parent. Parents will need to purchase the most current textbook and solutions manual.
Advanced Mathmatics: Teacher: Mrs. Cofskey
This one hour and forty five minute class will utilize Saxon Advnaced Math book with homework each week, and the homework will be graded by the parent. Parents will need to purchase the most current textbook and solutions manual.
SCIENCE
“Mad” Science – Teacher: Dr. Jurassic from Mad Science Grades K-6th
This FUN science class is licensed by Mad Science of Cincinnati. They are a world leading provider of education enrichment to elementary and middle school-aged children. Each class will include demonstrations and hands-on activities that encourage children to work together and participate in engaging dialogue. The programs, activities, and demonstrations in the Fall/WInter semester will include ALL NEW SUBJECT MATTER! Mad Science provides environmental and practical science that your child will love learning about. Most classes provide post-lab activities to maximize the educational impact of each session. This class will not cover anything that will contradict our Christian values.
Jr. High Life Science- 7th & 8th Grades Teacher: Leslie Dorhout
This is an entry level junior high school Physical Science class. Basic science principles will be taught from a perspective that God is the Creator of the universe and that evolution is a false philosophy, not a science. Some of the topics discussed will include: astronomy, magnetism, rocks and fossils, atmosphere and weather, oceanography, and more. Lots of hands on labs will be a visual aid to understanding the concepts taught. Lab reports, data collection and application, will be explained to show the importance that they play in the world of science. If you want to follow along with your student, the suggested supplement material is: Bob Jones Life Science Student Text 3rd edition.
High School Biology Class – Teacher: Leslie Dorhout
This class promises to be challenging and is a 2 semester class good for a high school science credit. This class will utilize Bob Jones Biology Student Text (3rd edition) #187021, quizzes and test booklet, as well as the lab manual.
Basic Electronics - Teacher: Dr. Frank 6th-9th grades
We are “Living in a world full of electronics,” so it makes sense to understand and have some educational experiences with electronics. First, we will dissect several common devices (e.g. televisions, radios, motors, appliances), while learning the mathematics and theory of their operation. Then, we will design and construct (for the students to keep) a variety of circuits to cement their understanding. The class will emphasize the use of algebra in designing circuits, so students should be 6th grade or higher. We will cover DC, AC, analog, and digital circuitry, and students will layout and assemble their own PC Boards to keep. The Lab Fee for this Class will be $30 for the entire year.
Practical Computer Skills - Teacher: Dr. Frank 7th-12th grades
The objective of this class will be to help students become proficient in a wide range of computer skills, including word processing (Word), spreadsheets (Excel), and presentations (Powerpoint). Multiple projects will be engaged concurrently to allow students to focus where they have the most interest and need the most learning, and students will be encouraged to select projects appropriate to their level of ability and experience. Class time will be about evenly divided between lecture/demonstration and workshop. Accordingly, students will need to bring a laptop to class. The class will accommodate a wide range of ages and will be designed as an enrichment class. Accordingly, homework will not be formally graded and class grades will not be awarded.
Requirements: 7-12th graders. Laptop to bring to class, with Excel, Word, and Powerpoint installed. A high-performance laptop is not required; Windows 98 or later is sufficient.
High School Chemistry - Teacher: Dr. Frank Grades 9th-12th
In this class we will steadily work our way through the first eight chapters of Kotz and Purcell’s “Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, 2nd ed.,” then cover selected topics from the remaining 15 chapters to fill out the year (e.g. Ideal Gas Law, RedOx, Kinetics, Acid/Base). There will be homework assigned for every week and two lab reports (experiments done in class) to be completed per semester term. Textbooks and lab notebooks will be provided on the first day of class, and their cost will be included in the lab fee. Students will need to bring calculators, their lab notebook, a ball point pen, and their text to every class. Students should have completed or be enrolled in Algebra I. The Lab Fee for this class will be $30 for the entire year.
SCIENCE APPLICATION
Meteorology and Astronomy Teacher: Provided by Drake Planetarium Grades 4th-8th
This is a twelve week program which will cover four weeks of meteorology which will include weather prediction, constructing your own weather station instruments, causes of weather events, tornadoes, hurricanes, El Niño, cyclones, and space weather.
The next four weeks will cover; space phenomena (meteors, asteroids, comets), latest and greatest discoveries about our universe, space telescopes, spectroscopy (build your own spectroscope). The last four weeks will be about all sorts of rocketry with each of these four weeks students will build and launch some sort of rocket and get to keep what is left after the launch. Students will experiment with a variety of propellants. This twelve week session is sure to give every student an opportunity to experience a variety of cool science topics. THIS CLASS HAS A NO REFUND POLICY AS ALL FEES ARE PAID IN ADVANCE TO DRAKE PLANETARIUM.
EVEN MORE CRAZY CONTRAPTIONS Teacher: Provided by Drake Planetarium Grades 4th - up
We are excited to have the teachers from the Drake Science Center at the Drake Planetarium at HELP to teach a HANDS ON Crazy Contraptions class!! Participants use both k'nex and legos to design all types of working contraptions ferris wheels,crazy coasters,water runs and many more 'out of this world' contraptions! Each student will create their own crazy contraption model. Build even more wacky and wild machines! From Battle Top Spinners, to Time Wasters and Rocket cars you won’t believe the crazy machines and contraptions you get to build from week to week. This is a GREAT CLASS to take before you take Lego Robotics 1!!!!! THIS CLASS HAS A NO REFUND POLICY AS ALL FEES ARE PAID IN ADVANCE TO DRAKE PLANETARIUM.
LEGO ROBOTICS 2 or 3 CLASS Teacher: Provided by Drake Planetarium Grades 4th and up In this class students will continue learning more about building structures with Legos....STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO HAVE COMPLETED LEGO ROBOTICS 1 to take this class.......Grades 4th and up THIS CLASS HAS A NO REFUND POLICY AS ALL FEES ARE PAID IN ADVANCE TO DRAKE PLANETARIUM.
Lego Robotics 1 Teacher: Provided by Drake Planetarium Grades 3rd and up
This program provides the basics of mechanical engineering to design a variety of working robots and their accessories. Teams will build working models, and will experiment with flying monkeys, mars rovers, and sumo wrestler competitions. THIS CLASS HAS A NO REFUND POLICY AS ALL FEES ARE PAID IN ADVANCE TO DRAKE PLANETARIUM.
THE ARTS
Creative Dance for "Older Children".........8-12 year olds. Teacher: Maureen Teller
In this more advanced dance class, we will have a lot of fun! Beginning with basic ballet and dance warm ups and exercises, the students will continue to learn the fundamentals of movement and dance technique. After warming up, the students will learn and execute simple dance movement combinations across the floor...slides, turns, leaps, and more.
A favorite part of this class continues to be the different creative movement games and activities. The children learn about many of the components of choreography (how we make choices about moving through space....fast/slow, high/low, floor patterns, positive and negative space, different rhythms, etc.........) as we work together to create our own dances. There will be leaping, turning, balancing,.......moving together as a group and moving all alone.....the possibilities are endless!
Nutri-Fit Kids! Teacher: Kristin Leggett K-4th grades
This interactive, physical class will introduce your elementary student to basic nutrition while encouraging an active lifestyle. Kristin Leggett is a registered dietitian and personal trainer with young children of her own and will dare your kids to embrace their amazing physical being. We will explore how food is fuel for God's most fascinating machine! Come dressed to move! We will be playing physical games, experiencing little "Boot Camp" drills, and learning about resistance training with tubes, body weight, balls, and more! All this will be wrapped with a nutritional challenge as well.
Gym Time: Teacher Mrs. Martinelli 1st - 4th grades 9:05-9:50 am
This fun class will get our kids outside (with weather permitting) to play basketball, kickball, do calisthenics to get their bodies moving, and all kinds of fun activities! Inside play during inclement weather for lots of fun too!!
Show Choir: Teacher Stephanie Mackris Ages: Ages 9-14
Singing and Dancing using good Broadway show tunes and old classics that we all know and love!!! Performance will be on performance night at the end of the semester............
Intro to Music Ages 6 - 9 Teacher: Stephanie Mackris
This class is designed to encourage children to begin understanding and using written music. Review of work, along with learning harmony, melody, rhythm, solo and group work will also be added. Students will sing a repertoire of songs, play instruments, perform rhythmic patterns, respond to music with movement and create new music. Basic note reading will be demonstrated both vocally and on the recorder instrument. This music class is will help your child become knowledgeable, confident and curious about music. It requires two 20 minute practice sessions per week for basic skill building. Songs performed will include Mr. Grinch, Mary, Did you Know? O Holy Night, and Carol of The Bells.
Choir Ages 10- 18 years Teacher: Mrs. Mackris Course Description:This course is designed to give young singers (11 - 18 years old) a solid vocal and musical foundation through a weekly rehearsal and a performance at the end of each semester. In rehearsal, students will learn to sight-read using solfeggio, practice vocal technique in respiration, phonation, resonant tone production, diction, and expression, and learn to sing a wide range of musical styles. Through performance, students have the opportunity to work together singing as an ensemble and to present themselves confidently in front of an audience.
Group Voice Ages 9-17 Years Teacher: Stephanie Mackris
Group Voice is a group singing lesson that provides a learning situation in which each person in the group is constantly involved, whether in performance, aural and visual analysis, or constructive criticism of self and peers. Each member feels a responsibility to others for adequate preparation and all have a real sense of personal involvement. Students are expected to practice 20 minutes 5 days a week and master one group song and two individual songs. One group song and one individual song will be performed at the performance night.
Musical Theatre Jr. and Sr. – Teacher: Stephanie Mackris
Our Musical Theatre class offers every child the opportunity to experience what it is like to be in a Musical Theatre Production. Students will learn vocal training, acting, and staging, to name a few, as they learn to perform a production from beginning to end utilizing one of Music Theatre International's BROADWAY JR PRODUCTIONS or other worthy production. The 2011/2012 school year will feature a performance of one of the Broadway Jr. productions to be held at the end of the school year in late April/early May. Grades 2-6 will perform Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr. and grades 7-12 will perform High Cotton with music from the depression era that includes tango, charleston and ragtime styles.
Art - Youngest children K-3rd grades Teacher: Emily Carabello
This class is going to be all about animals! Each week we will learn something about an animal or a new medium. This will include colored pencils, oil pastels, paint and more! Dinosaurs, sea turtles, cats, dogs and more!
Art – Emily Carabello Grades 3rd - 6th
This semester we will be learning about animals. Each week we will learn something about an animal or a new medium. This will include colored pencils, oil pastels, paint and more!
Art History and Technique 1- 5th and up Teacher: Emily Carabello
This class is specificially designed for those students who have a strong interest in art. We have sketch book homework assignments each week in this class. The students begin to dive into color theory, famous artists, printmaking and watercolor techniques and more. This class can be taken for the whole year-or dropped in January, but preferably not added in January without the fall semester!
Art History and Technique 2 & 3 - 5th and up Teacher: Emily Carabello
This class has a pre-requisite of Advanced I. We will continue in more techniques, as well as making wire figures, expanding our watercolor skills, printmaking skills, and drawing skills. Also has weekly sketch book assignments.
Introductory Art for Young People - AGES 4-6 Teacher: Leah Conlin
A pre-art class that develops basic art techniques. Through this class your child will gain a greater ability to cut well, trace, paste and work with different mediums! Working on those fine motor skills is sometimes a challenge for little hands. This class will prepare your child for the next level of Art.
Art - Youngest children K-3rd grades Teacher: Emily Carabello
This class is open to those in K-3rd grades. This semester we will be learning about art around the world. Each week we will learn something about a different country and make an artwork inspired by this place. These will NOT be the same locations as in Fall of 2009, so don't worry! We will be looking at Ukranian Easter eggs, Native American teepees, hot air balloons, and more! Get out your passports and prepare to travel the art making world! There will be an Art show at the end of the semester for your child(ren) to display their masterpieces.
Art – Emily Carabello Grades 3rd - 6th
This semester we will be learning about art around the world. Each week we will learn something about a different country and make an artwork inspired by this place. These will NOT be the same locations as in Fall of 2009, so don't worry! We will look at the Taj Mahal, make a huge totem pole, learn some origami, make a shadow puppet and more! Get out your passports and prepare to travel the art making world!
Art History and Technique 1- 5th and up Teacher: Emily Carabello
This class is specificially designed for those students who have a strong interest in art. We have sketch book homework assignments each week in this class. The students begin to dive into color theory, famous artists, printmaking and watercolor techniques and more. This class can be taken for the whole year-or dropped in January, but preferably not added in January without the fall semester!
Art History and Technique 2 & 3 - 5th and up Teacher: Emily Carabello
This class has a pre-requisite of Advanced I. We will continue in more techniques, as well as making wire figures, expanding our watercolor skills, printmaking skills, and drawing skills. Also has weekly sketch book assignments.
UNIT STUDY
BEFORE Five in a Row - Teacher: Leah Conlin Ages 4 and 5 years
Before Five in a Row was created by Jane Claire Lambert, a successful home-school teacher with more than 17 years experience. Before Five in a Row was specifically created with a unit study approach to early education based on outstanding children's literature. Before five in a row provides many lesson plans covering Social Studies, Language, Art, Applied Math, and Science in a way that causes children to fall in love with learning AND reading!! AGES 4 and 5 years.
Five in a Row - Teacher: Sharon Francis Ages 5-7 years
Five in a Row was created by Jane Claire Lambert, a successful home-school teacher with more than 17 years experience. Five in a Row provides students with a unit-study approach to early education based on outstanding children's literature. Five in a Row provides many lesson plans covering Social Studies, Language, Art, Applied Math, and Science in a way that causes children to fall in love with learning. Ages 5-7 years.
ELECTIVES
Say What you Mean: Beginning Debate High School 1st semester Grades 9-12 Teacher: Noah Woodruff
We will spend 6 weeks on beginning speech & debate skill, 6 weeks on strategies for proving your point and switching sides! This class will have students speaking on one side of an issue and then later debating the merits of the other. We will follow the Lincoln-Douglas format, so as to practice speaking skills weekly with some fun topics! Students who effectively learn & participate in this class will be approved to sign-up for the Debating the Issues Spring 2012 Course.
Say What You Mean: Debating the Issues Older High School Students
2nd semester(Spring 2012)
How to effectively discuss controversial political issues without arguments! This semester will require more research on current political topics: WE will spend time discussing how to approach people without causing strife. How do we object, what’s the best way to disagree, question the issues, addressing concerns and not arguing are also part of this class.
Topics students will be required to research and write on:
ObamaCare
The Economy
Gun Control
Parental Rights
Immigration
War on Terror
Racism
Seperation of Church & State
Ground Zero Mosque
Environment
Global Warming
Cap & Trade
Tea Party Movement
Liberal Bias
Faireness Doctrine
Introduction to Photography Grades 7th-12th Teacher: Mrs. Owens
This class is a one semester class and will consist of: the ‘grammar’ of photography (terms, how to hold the camera, simple basics), the 3 Basic Guidelines of good photography, and information and practice on an introductory level in the main areas of photography which include: people and pet portraits, landscape, lighting, composition, developing “the photographer’s eye”, and more. The first several classes will be more informative in nature, building a foundation of knowledge on which to work, and then we will delve into using what they are learning to begin creating the art of photography. The aim (pun intended) of Introduction to Photography is to help the student accomplish more than just “shoot” pictures, but, instead, to be an “intentional image maker”. My goal in this class is to help them see life differently through the lens, and to learn how to utilize simple techniques to transform their photography from snapshots to memorable keepsakes. I hope at the end of this semester, they will no longer be saying, “I wish I could take a picture like that!” Instead, I’d love to hear them say, “Look what I made!” Homework is assigned weekly. It will consist of a photography assignment and reading associated with the lessons given. Students must be willing to do the work, and parents need to ensure that home work is completed. In order for this to be an interactive class, students need to come in with their assignments to receive instruction, helpful (kind) critique, and input from their classmates. When students do not complete the homework, the class time is less than beneficial for all. A homework assignment could take as little as one hour a week, or more if your student is inspired to do so. Your $30 supplies fee covers an introductory level photography book to be used as text and a professionally printed and matted photograph composed and made by your student to be on display at the Spring Performance Night. See teacher biography for information on my qualifications. I enjoy helping the students develop their artistic talent and photographer’s “eye” and become excited about what they are capable of creating!
Intermediate Photography Grades 7th-12th Teacher: Mrs. Owens
Prerequisite: Introduction to Photography or permission from instructor. (If student has not completed the Introduction to Photography class (or equivalent), he or she may be asked to complete a questionnaire or take a short quiz to determine if they have the background knowledge necessary for the Intermediate class. We will not be covering basics of photography or camera usage in this class. We will be focusing on techniques and developing skills necessary to further their interest and talent in their photography skills.) This is a one semester instructional, hands-on photography class. We will build upon the basic foundation knowledge obtained in the Introduction to Photography semester. More details, information, practice and hands-on assignments (including a field-trip or two) will be learned on: composition, lighting, action, landscape, architecture, holiday and party photography, people and pet portraits and photojournalism. Homework is assigned weekly. It will consist of a photography assignment and reading associated with the lessons given. Students must be willing to do the work, and parents need to ensure that home work is completed. You will need to bring in at least one printed photograph each week related to the assignment. In order for this to be an interactive class, students need to come in with their assignments to receive instruction, helpful (kind) critique, and input from their classmates. When students do not complete the homework, the class time is less than beneficial for all. A homework assignment could take as little as one hour a week, or more if your student is inspired to do so. Your $30 supplies fee covers an intermediate level photography book to be used as text and a professionally printed and matted photograph composed and made by your student to be on display at the Spring Performance Night. See teacher biography for information on my qualifications. I look forward to helping your student further their skills in photography and become more purposeful in their artistic talent as a ‘painter of light’. (Photo = light, Graph = to write with or record with, to paint)
