Class Details 2013-14

Miscellaneous

Study Hall 1

Semester: Fall & Spring, No credit

Instructor: TBD

Day & Time: Thursday, 1st Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades All

Fee: $15/semester

Study Hall 2

Semester: Fall & Spring, No Credit

Instructor: TBD

Day & Time: Thursday, 2nd Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades All

Fee: $15/semester

Science

Advanced Biology (Anatomy & Physiology)

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 5]

Instructor: Roy Hulling:  (256-722-9496) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 103 Amesbury Drive, Harvest, AL 35749

Day & Time: Thursday, 2nd Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 11-12

Fee: $125/semester

Lab fee: $30.00 due with first semester fees.

Text: Apologia Advanced Biology by Jay Wyle; The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made! Students will need text and solutions/tests manual. *Amazon has good prices for these*

Description: This is the Apologia Advanced Biology --Anatomy and Physiology course with dissection and microscopic labs.  This course is designed to assist students desiring to pursue careers related to health or medicine.

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Astronomy

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 6 , Max. 8]

Instructor: Brenda Rogers, 256-975-9419, will have new address in late May.

Day & Time: Thu, 1st Period, UBC

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 8-12th

Fee: $110/semester

Lab Fee: $20

Text: None

Materials Needed: 2-inch binder with minimum of five dividers, spiral-bound lab journal, colored pencils for homework.

Description: The astronomy course will be taught from the bilical creationist point of view, to develop an understanding of our solar system, galaxy, local group, and other objects in the universe. It includes but is not restricted to the following: biblical origins, history of astronomy, the celestial sphere, constellations, the sun, comets, meteoroids, life cycle of stars, black holes, the gospel in the constellations, electro-magnectic spectrum, NASA, and more. Two field trips are required: Monte Sano planetarium and NASA

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Biology

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 6, Max. 14]

Instructor: Laureanne Gygax, 256-617-0241, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 219 Rodgers Rd. Brownsboro, AL 35741

Day & Time: Thu, 1st Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 9-12

Fee: $125/semester

Lab fee: $30.00 due with first semester fees.

Text: Exploring Creation: Biology by Jay Wyle (Apologia) 2nd Edition.   Binder with dividers to organize notes and lab manual.

Description: A lab supplemented science course involving student participation in dissection and microscope work. Students will learn to take notes, study, take tests, and keep a lab notebook as they delve into understanding the five kingdoms of biology.

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Chemistry

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructors:

Roy Hulling, 256-722-9496, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 103 Amesbury Drive
Harvest, AL 35749
Susan Penfield, 256-722-0607; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 224 Cloud Leap Trail Huntsville, AL 35806

Day & Time: Thu, 1st Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 9-12

Fee: $125/semester

Lab fee: $30.00 due with first semester fees.

Prerequisite: Algebra 1

Description: This is the Apologia Chemistry course, including the experiments.  We will also do experiments not in the book. This will count for lab credit.  Students will be required to keep a lab notebook.  There will also be a separate problem-working session available to students on Monday (tentatively) afternoon so they can meet, work together, and get help from me, if needed.  Balancing equations and chemistry calculations often give students trouble.  This is to alleviate that issue.  I plan to charge a $30/semester fee for that session.

Text: Exploring Creation with Chemistry by Jay Wyle (Apologia) Edition 2. Students will need the text and tests and solutions manual.  Composition notebook, safety glasses, calculator.

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Chemistry Problem-Working Lab (Optional)

Semester: Fall & Spring, No credit

Instructor: Susan Penfield, 256-722-0607; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 224 Cloud Leap Trail Huntsville, AL 35806

Day & Time: Mon,  1:00

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Chemistry Students

Fee: $30.00/semester

Description: This a separate problem-working session available to students on Monday (tentatively) afternoon so they can meet, work together, and get help, if needed.  Balancing equations and chemistry calculations often give students trouble.  This is to alleviate that issue.

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Equine Science

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 3, Max. 14]

Instructor: Cara Cathcart, 256-337-8250, 152 John Roach Lane, Owens Cross Roads, AL, 35763

Day & Time: ClassMonday, 1:00-3:30, Lab 1:00-4:00

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: 8th-12th

Fee: $150/semester

Description: This class presents the science of horses, so the student will have a better understanding of reproduction, development, growth, nutrition, illness, behavior, training, and general management. This class will equally combine classroom learning and hands-on lab time.

The majority of the lab portion of Equine Science class will be located at my barn, at 152 John Roach Lane, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763.  Just over Monte Sano, off Hwy 431. I am also going to coordinate lab field trips for observation of a vet and a farrier.

Text: Equine Science, second edition. Rick Parker. ISBN 0-7668-3531-6. Students will be required to purchase the text book, a riding helmet, and riding boots*. A liability waiver is also required for participation.

*Any boots will work for the class, they don't have to be riding boots, per say.  It was brought to my attention again, that riding boots commonly run much higher in cost than other boots.  But for horse hooves, mud, and manure, we have to wear boots of some sort.

 

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Physical Science

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 3, Max. 14]

Instructor: Sheryl Vanderhoeven,  256-776-3408 (h), 256-585-4073 (c); This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; PO Box 144, Gurley AL 35748

Day & Time: Thu, 1st Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: 8th-12th

Fee: $100/semester

Description: Lab experiments and discussions are done in class.  Students will be required to turn in homework and take tests.

Text: Exploring Creation with Physical Science by Jay Wyle (Apologia) Edition 2. Students will need the Test and Answer book.

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Engineering

Semester: Summer, 1 credit

Instructor: Susan Penfield, 256-722-0607; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 224 Cloud Leap Trail Huntsville, AL 35806

Day & Time: Monday-Friday, 8:00-3:00 for two weeks. June 17-28 or July 8-19

Location: Home of Mrs. Penfield, 224 Cloud Leap Trail Huntsville, AL 35806

Audience: 7th-12th

Fee: $300

Registration: Contact Mrs. Penfield directly. Registration form is due May 20, 2013.

Description: This Intro to Engineering course is very suitable for grades 7-9, but also completely appropriate for older students who may not have had any exposure to this material.  Students will be learning the engineering design process through a series of small projects that the students will encounter.

They will re-think and re-engineer everyday items; analyze existing objects for improvements; test materials’ properties; consider cost and environmental impact; explore simple, series, and parallel circuits; learn about short circuits and fuses.

They will explore mechanics of simple machines and apply that to making a mechanical toy of their own design; learn to identify problems and narrow down design opportunities; prepare a design brief; research patents for similar ideas and consider the parts to get from “think” to “thing”; divide problems into manageable parts.

They will use drawings to help plan project details; build models of a system, component, or product itself; consider product specifications, materials, and budget; make a prototype and conduct tests; get user feedback; prepare for showcasing the product; and present the product at our own mini-engineering fair.

Introduction to Engineering will meet from 8:00 AM–3:00 PM for two weeks in my home.  Students will need to bring a sack lunch.  The cost will be $300 per student and will include most supplies; students will need to bring a small toolbox or kit with some common tools and their own safety glasses.  This class, as described, is worth a high school credit.  Students who are not interested in the credit will not be required to complete all projects.  Dates offered: June 17-28 and July 8-19.

Text: None. Students will need to bring a sack lunch.  The cost will be $300 per student and will include most supplies. Students will need to bring a small toolbox or kit with some common tools and their own safety glasses.

Math

Algebra 1

Semester: Fall & Spring, 1 credit, [Min. 5, Max. 10]

Instructor: Shelly Zabel, 256-468-3690, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 103 Forest Point Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Day & Time: Thu, 2nd Period.

Location: University Baptist Church

Description: The first part of this course is focused on expressions, simple equations, operations with negative numbers and the distribution property. These concepts should largely be review for the student. We then will move into harder equations, polynomials, radicals and quadratic equations. Finally, students will study equations of two variables, linear functions, exponents, rational and radical algebraic equations, and inequalities.

Prerequisite: Pre-Algebra Skills Assessment Test that will be emailed to parents to administer and return by July 26th.

Audience: Grades 8-12

Fee: $125/semester

Text: Algebra 1:  Expressions, Equations, and Applications, Classics Edition (2006, Pearson Prentice Hall Publishers) by Paul A.  Foerster  (ISBN 0-13-165708-9).

Class Materials: 3-ring binder, loose-leaf paper, pencils, calculator.

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Statistics, Introduction to

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Prerequisite: Algebra 1

Instructor: Alice Mockensturm, 256-489-5882, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 494 Cooke Drive, Huntsville, AL 35808

Day & Time: Thu, 2nd Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: 9th-12th

Fee: $120/semester

Text: A Self-Teaching Guide Statistics, 4th edition by Donald J. Koosis

Class Materials: Students will be given homework and will earn a grade each week for bringing it in their binder.

Description: This is an introduction to statistics for everyone.  We will develop basic skills for understanding statistics, use computer programs to plot samples, and understand how to use formulas to analyze data.

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Everest Trek

Semester: Summer, No credit

Instructor: Susan Penfield, 256-722-0607; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 224 Cloud Leap Trail Huntsville, AL 35806

Day & Time: Monday-Friday, 8:00-12:00 for one weeks. June 10-14 or July 22-26

Location: Home of Mrs. Penfield, 224 Cloud Leap Trail Huntsville, AL 35806

Audience: 6th-8th

Fee: $100

Registration: Contact Mrs. Penfield directly. Registration form is due May 20, 2013.

Description: Everest Trek is one of three units of the Building Math project, where activities are embedded into an engaging fictional situation to provide meaningful contexts for students to use the engineering design process and mathematical investigation to solve problems.  It meets standards for the National Council for Teachers in Mathematics (NCTM) and the International Technology Education Association (ITEA).

In Everest Trek, the students are planning to climb Mt. Everest and face three challenges along the way.  They will perform experiments; record data; plot the data; distinguish between independent and dependent variables; extrapolate; interpret the graphs; measure angles using a protractor; compare and discuss mean, median, and mode; apply the distance-time-speed formula; apply the engineering design process to solve problems; and reach decisions as a team on how to proceed to overcome the challenges.  We will also spend some time doing team-building activities.

This is a great way to show how math is used in life, regardless of your profession.  Necessary math skills are proficiency with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  Graphing experience is helpful, but not necessary.

Everest Trek will meet from 8:00 AM-12:00 PM M-F in my home.  We will have a break each day for a snack (you provide).   The cost will be $100.00 per student and will include supplies.  Dates offered: June 10-14 and July 22-26.

Text: None. Students will need to bring a snack.  All supplies included.

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English and Foreign Language

English Composition 1: Bridge Writing Class

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructor: Kathy Bond, 256-325-1500, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 107 Kannon Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Day & Time: Thu,  3rd Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 8-12

Fee: $125/semester

Text: Must have a current copy of Writer's Inc. Handbook softcover or hardcover 2005 or later. Good investment as an excellent reference to use all through high school and into college. I still use it more than any other.

Description:

1. The focus is on bridging the gaps between intermediate writing skills and solid high school work.
2. Techniques of  strong paragraph and rhetorical skills will enable students to build longer and more interesting creations, both fictional and non-fictional.
3. Projects will include a short newsletter, 2-3 page research article, historical fiction story, critical analysis, and other short works.

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English Composition 2: Advanced High School Composition

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructor: Kathy Bond, 256-325-1500, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 107 Kannon Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Prerequisite: Completion a Bridge Writing class or who submission of a satisfactory writing sample.

Day & Time: Thu,  3rd Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 9-12

Fee: $125/semester

Text: Must have a current copy of Writer's Inc. 2006 Handbook softcover or hardcover 978-0-669-52995-1 0-669-52995-8. Good investment as an excellent reference to use all through high school and into college. I still use it more than any other.

Description:

1. The focus is on maturity in academic and creative writing.
2. Grammar will be incorporated as a natural aid to good communication but without the fuss.
3. Increasingly sophisticated structure will be applied to different styles of writing.

We will edge in a story or two, but the emphasis will be engaging non-fiction writing: a powerpoint presentation; informational brochure;  and various  expository, persuasive, narrative, and personal essays, concluding with a 4-5 page research paper using MLA format.

Several have broken through to amazing levels of communication due in large part to the encouragement of others in this class.

These twelve-week sessions (an hour and a half each) will count as a half credit in English and provide the opportunity to develop at least a comfortable if not enjoyable level of writing to impart information on a need-to-know or want-to-know basis.

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Journalism I

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 5, Max. 12]

Instructor: Angie Hood, 256-837-7936, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ,
99 Hartington Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Day & Time: Thu,  1st Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 7-12

Fee: $100/semester

Text: No Textbook. Laptop or Tablet computer would be helpful.

Description: Designed to be a two semester class, with emphasis the first semester on news writing, and on application the second semester, this class will also cover journalism issues such as ethics and being a Christian in a newsroom. This class produces the school newspaper published online.

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Journalism II

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 5, Max. 12]

Prerequisite: Journalism I

Instructor: Angie Hood, 256-837-7936, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ,
99 Hartington Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Day & Time: Thu,  1st Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 7-12

Fee: $100/semester

Text: No Textbook. Laptop or Tablet computer would be helpful.

Description: Designed to be a two semester class, with emphasis is on advanced newswriting and newsroom management. Students in Journalism II will serve as editors for the school newspaper and oversee competition level/essay contests submissions. This class will manage the school newspaper published online.

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Public Speaking/Speech

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Alice Mockensturm, 256-489-5882, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 494 Cooke Drive, Huntsville, AL 35808

Day & Time: Thu, 3rd Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: High school

Fee: $120/semester

Text: Public Speaking Today, 2nd edition by Diana Prentice Carlin and James Payne.  (This is an old book but still adequate……also very cheap online.)

Description:This course will cover four areas: 1) What is public speaking?, 2) Public Speaking Fundamentals, 3) Preparing Speeches, 4) Presenting Speeches.  Students will discuss communication models, learn about developing public speaking techniques, and present several short speeches.

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French 1 (Requires Internet access)

Semester: Fall & Spring, 1 credit, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructor: Kathy Bond, 256-325-1500, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 107 Kannon Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Day & Time: Mon, 1:00

Location: UBC

Audience: Grades 8-12

Fee: $150 per ½ Credit

Description: Kathy Bond will be offering French I and II this fall. Five years living in France as a missionary with her family (David and Daniel were born there) gave her a working knowledge of the language after she was already certified to teach it.

Although there is no better way than immersion in a language to truly learn it, Mrs. Bond plans to use the Ignitia online program to provide daily assignments in grammar and vocabulary with feedback on the computer with the weekly sessions being devoted to feedback and oral language acquisition itself, with an emphasis on practicing actual speaking and interactions.

Students will be tested to find their level to start and will be required to maintain the minimum level of progress although they can work ahead in the material. With this format, students can conceivably earn two credits or more in French during the year.

Text: French dictionary of your choice.  Internet access will be required to do all assignments.

French 2 (Requires Internet access)

Semester: Fall & Spring, 1 credit, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructor: Kathy Bond, 256-325-1500, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 107 Kannon Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Day & Time: Mon, 1:00

Location: UBC

Audience: Grades 8-12

Fee: $150 per ½ Credit

Description: Kathy Bond will be offering French I and II this fall. Five years living in France as a missionary with her family (David and Daniel were born there) gave her a working knowledge of the language after she was already certified to teach it.

Although there is no better way than immersion in a language to truly learn it, Mrs. Bond plans to use the Ignitia online program to provide daily assignments in grammar and vocabulary with feedback on the computer with the weekly sessions being devoted to feedback and oral language acquisition itself, with an emphasis on practicing actual speaking and interactions.

Students will be tested to find their level to start and will be required to maintain the minimum level of progress although they can work ahead in the material. With this format, students can conceivably earn two credits or more in French during the year.

Text: French dictionary of your choice.  Internet access will be required to do all assignments.

Spanish 1

Semester: Fall & Spring, 1 credit, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructor: Jennifer Hutchins, 256-216-9945, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 15771 Ham Road, Athens, AL 35611

Day & Time: Thu, 2nd Period

Location: UBC

Audience: Grades 8-12

Fee: $100/Semester

Supply Fee: $5.00 copy fee

Description: This class will give students a solid start in the Spanish language, focusing on vocabulary, verb conjugation, basic grammar and conversation. My goal is for students to develop the ability and confidence to begin communicating in Spanish. We will work on all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. In-class participation will be an essential part of this course, and will be graded as such. Students will be introduced to Spanish culture and history as time allows.

Graded assessments will include regular in-class quizzes, unit tests, in-class dictations, and some out-of-class assignments. Studying a new language does require some discipline, especially in memorization, and willingness to use each skill that is learned; but it need not be tedious or disheartening. Spanish is an excellent language to start with, having many cognates (words similar to English words) and straightforward pronunciation/spelling.

Texts: Practice Makes Perfect Basic Spanish by D. Richmond (McGraw Hill); available on Walmart.com or Amazon.com

Access to internet Spanish dictionary/translator as well as audio resources;
3 ring binder with tabbed dividers; filler paper; pens/pencils; index cards.

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Spanish 2

Semester: Fall & Spring, 1 credit, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructor: Jennifer Hutchins, 256-216-9945, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 15771 Ham Road, Athens, AL 35611

Prerequisite: Spanish 1

Day & Time: Thu, 3rd Period

Location: UBC

Audience: Grades 9-12

Fee: $100/Semester

Supply Fee: $5.00 copy fee

Description: Language learning can be a daunting experience, and my hope in teaching is to help the student discover that Spanish is truly an accessible language.  This class will build on the foundation established in Spanish I, concentrating on additional verb tenses, grammar and vocabulary.  Emphasis will be placed on listening and reading comprehension and translation.  Students will prepare a short composition and give an oral presentation in Spanish, as well as receive at least two oral evaluations. 

Participation will be an essential part of this course, and will be graded as such. Other graded assessments will include regular in-class quizzes, chapter tests (our test prep will include a game of Jeopardy!), in-class dictations, and out-of-class assignments.   We will also touch upon history and culture as time allows.

Text: Dicho y Hecho Beginning Spanish by Dawson & Dawson (Wiley & Sons), Seventh Edition.

Access to internet Spanish dictionary/translator as well as audio resources,
3 ring binder with tabbed dividers, filler paper, pens/pencils, index cards.

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History and Social Studies

US History

Semester: Fall & Spring, 1 credit, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructor: Lewis Martin, 256-527-1437, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;

Day & Time: Wed, 8:30 or 9:00

Location: Madison Willowbrook Church

Audience: Grades 9-12

Fee: $100/Semester

Description: This course examines the major turning points in American history beginning with the events leading up to the American Revolution, the origins of our constitution, reform movements, Manifest Destiny, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the impact of the frontier, the changing nature of business and government, World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the growth of the United States as a world power, the Cold War. The course extends to the modern day. Contemporary world issues such as globalization, economic interdependence, terrorism and world cultures.  2 semesters: 1st Semester---founding of American Colony to 1877.  2nd Semester from 1877--present day.

Text: Bob Jones University Press, US History 3rd Edition, AND Student Activity book.

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World Geography

Semester: Fall & Spring, 1 credit, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructor: Mynette Eledui, 256-837-2851, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 315 Sunnyslope Trail, Madison, Alabama 35757

Day & Time: Thu, 2nd Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 8-12 (8th graders should have good study skills and social maturity)

Fee: $85/Semester

Supply Fee: $25. Supply fee will cover the cost of a notebook containing all the assignments and maps.

Description: The primary focus of this class is place name location.  Students will memorize, through map work, the major countries, cities and physical features of the world.  Some cultural studies will be interspersed throughout the course as well as other aspects of physical geography. The full course will supply 1 credit of social science.

Text: Students will need to purchase Goode’s Atlas 20th edition paperback, please contact me before ordering.  Can be purchased "used" at Amazon for about $4.00. Supply fee will cover the cost of a notebook containing all the assignments and maps.

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Economics

Semester: Fall, ½ credit, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructor: Lewis Martin, 256-527-1437, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;

Day & Time: Thu, 2nd Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 9-12

Fee: $100/Semester

Description: This course will give the students a greater understanding of economics ranging from the viewpoint of the individual consumer or small business owner to the global economy.  The course will study the law of supply and demand, forms of business, labor unions, government finances and influence on the economy, money and prices, inflation and deflation cycles.  The course relates history and politics to the study of economics.

Text: Probable:  Latest edition of Economics Student Text by Alan J. Carper, published by Bob Jones University Press;  Economics Student Activities by Alan J. Carper, published by Bob Jones University Press.

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Government

Semester: Spring, ½ credit, [Min. 6, Max. 12]

Instructor: Lewis Martin, 256-527-1437, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ;

Day & Time: Thu, 2nd Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 9-12

Fee: $100/Semester

Description: This course is a survey of the U.S. Government Structure, systems and political processes focusing on constitutional structures and foundations. Content will include factors that influence U.S. Government. This course prepares students to become responsible/aware members of American society.

Text: American Government Student Text (2nd Ed.) by Timothy Keesee, published by Bob Jones University Press; ISBN 9781606820360. American Government Student Activities Manual by Lynn Garland, published by Bob Jones University Press; ISBN 9781579246877

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A Biblical Perspective on Economics and Government, 1

(Counts as Economics and Government credit toward graduation)

Semester: Fall & Spring,  1 credit (or 1.5 if begun in summer) , [Min. 4]

Instructor: Larry Bond, 256-655-7295, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 107 Kannon Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Day & Time: TBD, Monday morning has been suggested. This class can also be taught at night so that parents can attend for free.

Location: TBD, might be instructor's home.

Audience: Grades 8-12

Fee: $125

Description: I had not intended to teach this course but was requested by parents to do so. This course will not follow the usual textbook approach, though we will read a number of books together. Textbooks tend to discourage or immunize students from ever wanting to study these subjects in more depth and yet they are  of great importance  to developing a Christian worldview.

This course is designed to stimulate students to think through the everyday pronouncements of politicians, journalists, and conservative talk heroes to see that the "world", whether conservative or liberal, thinks about these subjects very differently from the way God does and therefore the way Christians should.

Avoiding a lot of theory, equations, and graphs, students will study economics from a common sense perspective, i.e., how does economics really work as opposed to the way ideologues believe or prefer that it work. Students will learn to recognize demagoguery and spiritual deception as they compare accepted dogma with the words of Jesus and the apostles.  Students will study the Constitution from God's perspective rather than as holy writ given to George Washington on stone tables atop Mount Rushmore.

Students who continue the second year course and complete the companion Worldview course will be well prepared to not only resist Satan's deceptions but go on the offensive against his kingdom. This may be one of the more important courses a student may ever experience on their way to becoming a mature disciple of Jesus Christ.

Text: Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy, Thomas Sowell. (This book is rather long and should be read before coming to first class. Students who complete it by then can get an extra 1/2 credit.  Call the instructor about this.)

Text: The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church, Gregory A. Boyd.

Text: How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes, by Peter D. Schiff and Andrew J. Schiff.

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Christian Worldview 1 (Apologetics), Sections 1 & 2

Semester: Fall, ½ credit, [Min. 6]

Instructor: Larry Bond, 256-655-7295, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 107 Kannon Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Day, Time, & Location:

Section 1: Thu, 3rd Period, UBC
Section 2: TBD (Monday morning suggested), Home (This class can also be taught at night so that parents can attend for free.)

Audience: Grades 8-12

Fee: $125

Description: A most desperate need of every young person is a knowledge that the Bible is a trustworthy source for faith and life. This course will explore the evidences for the existence of God and the reliability of the Bible with particular emphasis on the creation accounts of Genesis. Students will learn how to resist many common arguments used by non-Christians who seek to turn them from their faith.

Text: The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate; John H. Walton

Text: I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist; Geisler & Frank Turek

Text: Show Me God: What the Message from Space Is Telling Us About God (Wonders, 1), Fred Heeren.

Text: Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air, Beckwith & Koukl.

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Christian Worldview 2, Sections 1 & 2

Semester: Spring, ½ credit, [Min. 6]

Instructor: Larry Bond, 256-655-7295, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 107 Kannon Drive, Madison, AL 35758

Day, Time, & Location:

Section 1: Thu, 3rd Period, UBC
Section 2: TBD (Monday morning suggested), Home
(This class can also be taught at night so that parents can attend for free.)

Audience: Grades 8-12

Fee: $125

Description: In this follow-on course to the apologetic emphasis of the first semester, the student will develop an understanding of the methods used by Satan to corrupt the Christian worldview and weaken the Church.  He will learn to see the world through the eyes of Christ as revealed in the Bible.

Text: The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church, Gregory A. Boyd.

Text: Marx & Satan, Richard Wurmbrand

Text: And God Changed His Mind, Brother Andrew

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Electives

Art 1 -Beginning Art

Semester: Fall & Spring,. ½ credit per semester, [Min. 5]

Instructor: Pam Anderson, 256-971-0108, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 1809 Shellbrook Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806

Day & Time: Thu, 2nd Period

Location: University Baptist Church

Audience: Grades 8-12

Fee: $115/semester

Supply fee: $20. Please bring a 11x14 spiral bound drawing pad to each class--everything else will be provided.

Description: This class will provide 90 minutes of art instruction per week based on theory and basic drawing techniques. We study great artists and explore many exciting topics including: the value scale, basic drawing techniques, shading skills, eye-hand coordination, negative and positive space, perspective, color theory, and much more!

This class will provide 90 minutes of art history and art instruction based on theory and basic drawing techniques.  We will study the great artists from the Renaissance Period through Twentieth Century art.

We will explore many exciting topics including: the value scale, basic drawing techniques, shading skills, eye-hand coordination, negative and positive space, perspective, color theory and much more.

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Art 2

Semester: Fall & Spring, ½ credit per semester, [Min. 5];

Prerequisite: Beginning Art-Art 1

Instructor: Pam Anderson, 256-971-0108, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 1809 Shellbrook Drive

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