Pressing towards Collegium Part One
I believe education should bring people together. Jesus believed the church was just that, people living, learning, together. This post shares our family syllabus with you, should you like to be involved in an hour, 20 minutes, or a whole afternoon sometime. Our college, a community.
"This standing firm ... enables the college to be a community, a collegium of students and faculty working at common problems and possibilities" (Robert A. Spivey).
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Porch House Family Syllabus 2012-2013
Transition to Scholar Phase Learners
(towards more extended, focused periods of study (approx. 12-17 yrs old)
The Divine Drama (30 Units; one academic year)
from Crossways International
The Divine Drama is an intermediate-level course commonly taught within one academic year (30 weeks). It is ideal for teenagers preparing for confirmation, for an adult “refresher” course, or a new members class. Its 16 units…(click on Deeper Info)
Managers of Their Homes/Chores, Steven and Teri Maxwell
Total Health :Talking About Life's Changes Middle School
Little brother to Total Health: Choices for a Winning Lifestyle, this one is designed for junior high and covers topics more relevant to this age group following the same basic format and topics as the original. Physical, mental, social, and spiritual health are all covered from… (click on Deeper Info)
Math
Khan Academy online: 30 minutes per day + Saturday workshop weekly
Students can make use of our extensive video library…(click on Deeper Info)
First semester to include: adding fractions with common denominators; dividing whole numbers and applications one; Review: negative number; review problems; Review: multiplication four; Suggested progressions as directed.
Math 76: An Incremental Development
The Saxon books are some of the best that I have ever used. I used Saxon books throughout all of my …(click on Deeper Info)
Middle Grades Sampler
Math 5/4, Math 6/5, Math 7/6, Math 8/7, and Algebra ½ form a series of courses to move
students from primary grades to algebra. Each course contains …(click on Deeper Info)
Literature:
The Bible, John Adams, "Thoughts on Government",Benjamin Franklin "Autobiography and Letters and Writings", C.S. Lewis "The Screwtape Letters"Martin Luther "The Small Catechism", Victor Hugo "Les Miserables"
Physical Education:
Soccer, Hiking, Cycling ,No Excuse Workout Mentoring with Johnathan Roche, Open Gym
Computer: Copy/Paste to a word doc, Design notebooking/Journaling pages using Notebooking.com website, Begin a Bi-weekly blog on Shutterfly.com
Art/Music
Instrument classes and performance, Vocal Performance, Musical Ministry, Stage Production, Hans Bronson's Gold Medal Mission (Musical), Harmony Arts Mom activities
Various:Elections/Government, Human Anatomy,Journaling
Transition to Scholar Phase Learners
(towards more extended, focused periods of study (approx. 12-17 yrs old)
The Divine Drama (30 Units; one academic year)
from Crossways International
The Divine Drama is an intermediate-level course commonly taught within one academic year (30 weeks). It is ideal for teenagers preparing for confirmation, for an adult “refresher” course, or a new members class. Its 16 units…(click on Deeper Info)
Managers of Their Homes/Chores, Steven and Teri Maxwell
Total Health :Talking About Life's Changes Middle School
Little brother to Total Health: Choices for a Winning Lifestyle, this one is designed for junior high and covers topics more relevant to this age group following the same basic format and topics as the original. Physical, mental, social, and spiritual health are all covered from… (click on Deeper Info)
Math
Khan Academy online: 30 minutes per day + Saturday workshop weekly
Students can make use of our extensive video library…(click on Deeper Info)
First semester to include: adding fractions with common denominators; dividing whole numbers and applications one; Review: negative number; review problems; Review: multiplication four; Suggested progressions as directed.
Math 76: An Incremental Development
The Saxon books are some of the best that I have ever used. I used Saxon books throughout all of my …(click on Deeper Info)
Middle Grades Sampler
Math 5/4, Math 6/5, Math 7/6, Math 8/7, and Algebra ½ form a series of courses to move
students from primary grades to algebra. Each course contains …(click on Deeper Info)
Literature:
The Bible, John Adams, "Thoughts on Government",Benjamin Franklin "Autobiography and Letters and Writings", C.S. Lewis "The Screwtape Letters"Martin Luther "The Small Catechism", Victor Hugo "Les Miserables"
Physical Education:
Soccer, Hiking, Cycling ,No Excuse Workout Mentoring with Johnathan Roche, Open Gym
Computer: Copy/Paste to a word doc, Design notebooking/Journaling pages using Notebooking.com website, Begin a Bi-weekly blog on Shutterfly.com
Art/Music
Instrument classes and performance, Vocal Performance, Musical Ministry, Stage Production, Hans Bronson's Gold Medal Mission (Musical), Harmony Arts Mom activities
blogs work backwards, so I meant that this post be read first...oh well.
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