Course: Pre-Algebra
Instructor: Robert Bellaflores
Tuition: $350.00
Description: Pre-algebra is a common name for middle school mathematics. It is generally required for all students between the seventh and eighth grades. In this class the student will quickly migrate from the concrete concepts in elementary mathematics to the abstract concepts of algebra. Topics will include a review of fractions, decimals, percents, exponents, ratios and variables as well as an introduction to numerous algebraic and geometric concepts while developing fluency with linear equations. Students must be proficient with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations and have been introduced to operations in fractions, decimals and percents. The main objective of pre-algebra is to prepare the student for the study of algebra 1.
Prerequisites: Assessment Test
Required Materials:
o Saxon Algebra ½ Kit w/ Solution Manual which includes:
o Answer Key to all Student Textbook Practices and Problem Sets
o Test Forms for homeschooling
o Answer Key to all homeschool Tests
o Solutions Manual
o ISBN 9791600329708
Recommended (Optional) Materials: While a calculator may be useful (TI30X) parents are asked to encourage their children and refrain from using them so they may gain mastery in solving mathematical problems and concepts mentally.
Email: bellaflr@bellsouth.net
Course: IEW I
Instructor: Shelly Pond
Tuition: $350.00
Description: In this course, students will be taught composition writing with structure and style through an in-depth study of the Institute for Excellence in Writing program as well as a methodical approach to vocabulary development utilizing Greek and Latin roots. Some grammar and proofreading skills will also be taught as they relate to writing assignments. Topics covered in the class include writing from key word outlines, summarizing references, narrative stories, a short research report, formal essays, creative writing, poetry and critiques. IEW utilizes a highly structured method of instruction and parental involvement is critical to the success of the student. Parents should expect to sit in on classes early on to learn the IEW method so they can support their children at home as they complete their weekly writing assignments. In addition to monitoring their child’s progress, parents will be expected to assist them with proofreading and revisions.
Materials: U.S. History-based Writing Lessons, Vol. 1, Student Book and Student Resource Notebook Pages (ISBN: 978-0-9801005-6-3). The 110 resource notebook pages come with the purchase of a student book, but must be printed from the computer and placed in a one-inch three-ring binder.
Email: ShellyPond@bellsouth.net
Course: IEW II
Instructor: Shelly Pond
Tuition: $350.00
Description: This course is a continuation of IEW I and is designed for students who are comfortable with the elements of style and models of structure utilized by the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Students should already know basic paragraph structure, be able to use “openers” to create varied sentence patterns and have an understanding of “dress-ups” that improve word choice. More advanced writing skills will be the focus of this class, which will cover summarizing references, narrative stories, research reports utilizing the MLA format, formal essays and reports, creative writing, supporting thesis statements, persuasive writing, and critiques of literature. Students will continue their study of vocabulary from Greek and Latin roots. Some grammar and proofreading will be taught in the context of writing assignments. Parental involvement is critical to the success of the student. In addition to monitoring their child’s progress, parents are expected to assist them with proofreading and revisions at home and may be asked to sit-in on classes.
Materials: Required Text: U.S. History-based Writing Lessons, Vol. 2, Student Book and Student Resource Notebook Pages (ISBN: 978-0-9801005-7-0). The 110 resource notebook pages come with the purchase of a student book, but must be printed from the computer and placed in a one-inch three-ring binder.
Email: ShellyPond@bellsouth.net
Course: Analytical Grammar Level I
Instructor: Terri Haeffner
Tuition: $350.00
Description: Grammar I covers all the parts of speech, parts of the sentence, classic sentence diagramming, phrases and clauses. This course will provide students plenty of exercises to practice skills, short writing activities that reinforce concepts, and tests to evaluate progress.
Materials: Analytical Grammar, Analytical Grammar Reinforcement and Review, 3 ring binder, computer and internet access
Email: terrishaeffner@hotmail.com
Course: Analytical Grammar Level II
Instructor: Terri Haeffner
Tuition: $350.00
Description: During Analytical Grammar Level II, students will further reinforce parts of speech, parts of the sentence, phrases, clauses, sentence diagramming, as well as rules of punctuation and capitalization, and common usage errors. This course is ideal for the student who has completed another grammar program or Junior Analytical Grammar.
Materials: Analytical Grammar, Analytical Grammar Reinforcement and Review, 3 ring binder, computer and internet access
Prerequisite: Analytical Grammar Level I
Email: terrishaeffner@hotmail.com
Course: Investigative Science
Instructor: Tom DeRosa
Tuition: $350.00 plus $55.00 lab fee
Description: This course is a hands-on approach to solving problems in the area of science for middle school students. It is designed to allow students to investigate God’s creation using their area of giftedness. The course is based on science process skills that will bring them to logical conclusions. This type of science is widely accepted and assessed through national exams because it follows the National Science Standards. It will cover various areas of exploratory middle school science including: Life Science, physical Science and Earth and Space Science. Students will be taught to keep a science notebook for their observations and collection of data. They will learn how to compile and analyze their data with graphs, charts and illustrations, and summarize their conclusions in a clear and understandable way. Topics include flight, rocketry, sea life, environment, insects, kitchen chemistry, machines and many others. There will be no textbook required. Students will be given lab packets for each session. They will also be evaluated using their lab notebooks and quarterly evaluations.
Materials: no textbook required – lab packet yearly fee – $35.00
Email: tomd@creationstudies.org
Course: Art
Instructor: Mary Belle Cordelle
Tuition: 250.00
Description:
Course: Algebra 1 (placement test required)
Instructor: Robert Bellaflores
Tuition: $350.00
Description: Algebra1 is the foundation for all high school math classes. The main goal of Algebra is to develop fluency with linear equations. In this course students will develop the skills necessary for success in Geometry,Algebra 2 and Calculus by extending their knowledge of tables, graphs,and equations (both linear and inequalities).
Prerequisites: Pre Algebra
Required Materials:
o Saxon Algebra 1 Kit w/ Solution Manual which includes:
o 30 Test Forms for homeschooling
o Answer Key to all Student Textbook Practices and Problem Sets
o Answer Key to all homeschool Tests
o Solutions Manual
o ISBN 13: 9781600329715
o We recommend getting the TI-83 Plus calculator because the student willneed this calculator for upper level classes. However, the TI-30Xa issufficient to complete this class.
Recommended (Optional) Materials:
o Saxon Algebra 1 Teacher (CD ROM)
o ISBN 13: 9781602773653
Email: bellaflr@bellsouth.net
Course: Geometry
Instructor: Adam Greenfield
Tuition: $350.00
Description: The main goal of Geometry is to develop an understanding of what we call Euclidean geometric structures and apply the resulting theorems and formulas to address meaningful problems. This course will develop the students’ reasoning skills as well as their ability to use logic to prove theorems and justify conclusions. Students will extend their knowledge of algebra and geometry to trigonometry, coordinate geometry,and probability.
Parental Involvement:
Prerequisites: Algebra 1
Required Materials:
o Saxon Geometry Kit which includes the Student Textbook, with 120Lessons, 12 Investigations, and 15 Labs, the Solutions Manual, with step-by-step solutions to every problem in the book, and the Homeschool Packet, which includes Test Forms and Test Answers.
o ISBN 13: 9781600329760
o We recommend getting the TI-83 Plus calculator because the student will need this calculator for upper level classes. However, the TI-30Xa is sufficient to complete this class.
o 4 Inch Protractor
Email: angreenfield@aol.com
Course: Algebra 2 (placement test required)
Instructor: Adam Greenfield
Tuition: $350.00
Description: This course is an incremental study of all topics in a standard second-year algebra course. A primary goal of Algebra 2 is for students to conceptualize, analyze, and identify relationships among functions.Students will develop proficiency in analyzing and solving quadratic functions using complex numbers. Students will investigate and make conjectures about absolute value, radical, exponential, logarithmic and sine and cosine functions algebraically, numerically, and graphically,with and without technology. Students will apply mathematical skills and make meaningful connections to life’s experiences.
Parental Involvement:
Prerequisites: Geometry
Required Materials:
o Saxon Algebra 2 Kit w/ Solution Manual which includes:
o 30 Test Forms for homeschooling
o Answer Key to all Student Textbook Practices and Problem Sets
o Answer Key to all homeschool Tests
o Solutions Manual
o ISBN 13: 9781600329722
o TI-83 plus calculator
Recommended Materials:
o Saxon Algebra 2 Teacher (CD ROM)
o ISBN 13: 9781602773646
Email: angreenfield@aol.com
Course: World Literature
Instructor: Terri Haeffner
Tuition: $350.00
**Timed essay required as placement. Email instructor for instructions
Pre-requisite: Foundation in grammar and writing
Description: World Literature includes a general review of grammar and three areas of concentration: vocabulary, composition, and a study of world literature. Vocabulary studies include weekly assignments using dictionaries, various reading texts, and definitions of literary terms with illustrative examples. Composition is developed mainly through the literature, history, and philosophies studied in the course. World literature is studied by historical periods, from Genesis through modernity, including background information, author biographies, art and architecture. Skills developed in this course include: critical analysis and interpretation through writing, discussion, and oral interpretation of literary works. Included in this study of World Literature is an application of the plumb line of Christianity to the viewpoints of the works examined.
Please purchase the edition requested. It is vital for quick reference that all students have the same page numbers as the instructor.”
Materials:
o Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar edited by Andrew David Hadfield ISBN 978-1-4114-0040-5
o Selections from the Bible (Genesis, Psalms) (Any version) (Hebrew)
o Epic of Gilgamesh (Sumerian) (Penguin Epics – ISBN 0-141-02628-6)
o Egyptian Poetry (Handout given in class)
o The Odyssey by Homer (1194 BC) Greek playwright (Signet Classics ISBN 0-451-52736-4 translated by W.H.D. Rouse)
o Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles (496 BC) (Greek playwright) (ISBN-13: 9780486450490)
o Selection from The Aeneid (29-19 BC) – Vergil – Roman poet (Handout given in class)
o Julius Caesar by Shakespeare (1599) – English author (edition yet to be determined)
o A Tale of Two Cities (1859) – English Author – Charles Dickens (ISBN-13: 9781593081386)
o Men of Iron (1891)- by Howard Pyle – American author (ISBN-13: 9780486428413)
o All Quiet on the Western Front (1928) German author – Remarque (ISBN-13: 9780449213940)
o Cry the Beloved Country (1948) Alan Paton – South African author (ISBN-13: 9780743262170)
o Composition Book
o Computer and internet access
o 3 ring binder
Email: terrishaeffner@hotmail.com
Course: American Literature
Instructor: Carol Moore
Tuition: $350.00
**Timed essay required as placement. Email instructor for instructions
Materials:
1. The Scarlet Letter (No Fear Literature)
Nathaniel Hawthorne, SparkNotes Editors, Paperback, ISBN-13: 9781411426979, Online Price: $7.15
2. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Trees (Introduction), Paperback, ISBN-13: 9780760768617
3. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Mark Twain, Robert G. O’Meally (Introduction), Paperback, ISBN-13: 9781593081126
4. Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Amanda Claybaugh (Introduction), Noted by Amanda Claybaugh, George Stade, Paperback, ISBN-13: 9781593081218
5. Call of the Wild and White Fang (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Jack London, Tina Gianquitto (Introduction), Paperback, ISBN-13: 9781593082000, Online Price: $5.35
6. A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway, Paperback, ISBN-13: 9780684801469
7. The Great Gatsby: Penguin Critical Studies
Kathleen Parkinson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paperback, ISBN-13: 9780743273565
8. The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck, Robert DeMott, Paperback, ISBN-13: 9780143039433
9. The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams, Robert Bray (Introduction), Paperback, ISBN-13: 9780811214049
Course: Honors Physical Science with Lab
Instructor: Tom DeRosa
Tuition: $350.00 plus $75.00 lab fee
Description: The course gives a science foundation that deals directly with the physical forces of God’s creation and how they relate here on earth and to the universe. The various topics covered include includes: the structure and properties of matter, metric conversions, the chemical composition of air, the atmosphere, the chemical composition of water, the hydrosphere, the structure of the earth, the different models of continent formation , weather and its patterns, global warming status, the physics of motion, Newton’s Laws, entropy and conservation of energy, gravity, electromagnetic forces, atomic structure and forces, chemical reactions, radioactive forces, the nature of sound and light waves, stellar evolution, and an introduction to astrophysics. It builds the relationship between science, technology, society and real life. This includes lab which requires formal lab reporting. If the student completes the assigned work to the instructor’s satisfaction, this course should be recorded as one Honors Physical Science with Lab credit.
Prerequisites: Pre Algebra
Materials: Apologia Exploring Creation with Physical Science, 2nd Edition text book and the accompanying Solutions and Tests Book.
Email: tomd@creationstudies.org
Course: Honors Biology with Lab
Instructor: Tom DeRosa
Tuition: $350.00 plus $75.00 lab fee
Description: This is a college-prep biology course that provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology. Heavily emphasizing the vocabulary of biology and word roots, it provides the student with a strong background in the scientific method, the five-kingdom classification scheme, microscopy, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular and Mendelian genetics, the creation model of origins, the evolutionary model of origins, dissections, and ecosystems. It also provides a complete survey of the five kingdoms in Creation. Students will be well-trained in the basic skills and foundational concepts of biology to be successful at the college or university level courses. If the student completes the assigned work to the instructor’s satisfaction, this course should be recorded as an Honors Biology with Lab credit.
Prerequisites: Physical Science
Materials: Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology, 2nd Edition text book and the accompanying Solutions and Tests Book.
Email: tomd@creationstudies.org
Course: Honors Anatomy with Lab
Instructor: Tom DeRosa
Tuition: $350.00 plus $75.00 lab fee
Description: This course will follow Apologia’s “The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” textbook which is part 2 of their advanced Biology course. The first part is Apologia’s “Exploring Creation with Biology” used in the Honors Biology course at CEDAR. BothBoth of thse courses together are equivalent to a university Biology course. In orer to take this course, the student must have completed a first year Biology course. The course is designed to cover both the anatomy and the physiology of the human body’s 11 organ systems in detail.
Prerequisites: Biology
Materials: Apologia’s The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made text book and the accompanying Solutions and Tests Book.
Email: tomd@creationstudies.org
Course: Honors Chemistry with Lab
Instructor: Tom DeRosa
Tuition: $350.00 plus $75.00 lab fee
Description: This high school course is designed to give a foundational and academic background in chemistry for those students who plan to go on to college. The course covers the nature of science, the classification, structure, and changes in matter, atomic theory, significant figures, units, the periodic table, chemical bonding, formulas, reactions, balanced equations, the mole concept, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, the gas laws, and equilibrium. Students who successfully complete this course will have developed problem solving skills and be grounded in important concepts of this discipline so as to succeed at university level. If the student completes the assigned work to the instructor’s satisfaction, this course should be recorded as an Honors Chemistry with Lab credit.
Prerequisites: Algebra 1
Materials: Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry, 2nd Edition text book and the accompanying Solutions and Tests Book.
Email: tomd@creationstudies.org
Course: Worldview
Instructor: Miguel Benitez
Tuition: $350.00
Course Description: This high school course is designed to help students develop a proper understanding of the Christian worldview. This class will be divided into three parts. Inthe first part students will have the opportunity to study variousworldviews while comparing and contrasting them to the Christian worldview. In the second third of this coursestudents will evaluate and learn how to deal with common objections tothe Christian worldview. In the final third of this course students will explore a number of issues dealing with Christian Apologetics. During this time students will learn how to communicate and defend their faith with gentleness and respect.
Materials: The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog 5ed. by James W. Sire, When Skeptics Ask: A Handbook on Christian Evidences 2008 ed. by Norman L. Geisler & Ronald M. Brooks
Prerequisites: none
Email: MBenitezJr@gmail.com
Course: Art
Instructor: Mary Belle Cordelle
Tuition: 250.00
Course Description:
Supply Fee: $75.00