The goal of Elementary (grades 4-6) speech class, like all speech levels is to give students the opportunity to experience the power of speech, it’s power to persuade, convert and compel as Emerson so eloquently states.
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/ / To that end the students will have planned and/or unplanned speaking opportunities every time we meet.
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/ / The speech types and lengths will vary by grade level and include: dramatic readings, storytelling, biographical, persuasive, expository, demonstration, impromptu, radio theater, improvisational and personal introductions to name a few.
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/ / Through these public speaking classes, I hope to encourage students to overcome their fears as they build confidence in their ability to persuade, convert and compel with speech!

/ / Elementary speech offers a 3-year rotation with             

7-8 formal speaking opportunities per year.
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/ / Tuition:  $405/Year (or $45/Month Sept-May)

Supply Fee:  $60/Year

No supply fee refund after August 1st

If a student withdraws after September 30th, there will be a $90 withdrawal fee.

The goal of High School (Grades 9-12) speech class, like all speech levels is to give students the opportunity to experience the power of speech, its power to persuade, convert and compel as Emerson so eloquently states.
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/ / To that end the students will have planned and/or unplanned speaking opportunities every time we meet.
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/ / The speech types and lengths will vary by grade level and include: dramatic readings, storytelling, biographical, persuasive, expository, demonstration, impromptu, radio theater, improvisational, job interviews and personal introductions to name a few.
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/ / Through these public speaking classes, I hope to encourage students to overcome their fears as they build confidence in their ability to persuade, convert and compel with speech!
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/ / High School Speech Grades 9-12
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/ / High school Speech offers 9-10 formal speaking opportunities per year.
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/ / Tuition:  $495/Year (or $55/Month Sept-May)

Supply Fee:  $60/Year

No supply fee refund after August 1st

If a student withdraws after September 30th, there will be a $110 withdrawal fee.

The American Government semester course is designed to give your high school student a solid foundation of knowledge about our government and political process.
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/ / Beginning with America’s foundations and culminating in party politics, the vision of this course is to equip students to both understand and positively impact the government.
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/ / The emphasis will be on both the responsibility and the blessing of citizenship.
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/ / A variety of teaching tools will be used including, but not limited to, class discussions, Congressional Bill writing, Bible-based research, writing, current events, critical thinking opportunities and tests.
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/ / Required Texts:

Basic American Government: Clarence B. Carson. 

God and Politics edited by Gary Smith                   

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to U.S. Government and Politics by Franco Scardino.                                

Truth and Transformation by Vishal Mangalwadi                   

Are you…Liberal? Conservative? Or Confused? By Richard J. Maybury.                                               

How Can I Develop a Christian Conscience by R.C. Sproul  

American Government is available on Both Campuses during the fall semester only.  

Tuition: $300/class or $60/Month Aug-Dec       

Supply Fee: $40/Year                                                 

No supply fee refunds given after August 1st and

If a student withdraws after September 30th, there will be a $120 withdrawal fee.

The spring semester Foundations in Personal Finance and Economics course is designed to work hand in hand with the fall semester American Government course, but can stand alone.
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/ / In the fall semester American Government course, we begin discussing economic situations and viable solutions, then in the spring semester Foundations in Personal Finance and Economics course, we look at Economics on the whole and how it affects us on a personal and financial level.
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/ / On a practical level this course teaches saving, budgeting, debt, investing, and insurance, while studying world and national economics topics such as free trade, markets, capitalism vs. socialism and communism, interest rates, the minimum wage, monopolies, bail outs, inflation and much more.
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/ / The emphasis of this course will be on both the responsibility and the blessing of financial freedom in a capitalist economy.
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/ / A variety of teaching tools will be used including, but not limited to, class discussions, group and individual financial projects, Bible-based research, writing, budgeting, current events, critical thinking opportunities and tests.
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/ / Required Texts:

Simply Put: A study in Economics by Catherine Jaime

Foundations in Personal Finance; High School Edition by Dave Ramsey

Foundations in Personal Finance and Economics is available on both campuses during the spring semester only.  

Tuition: $300/class or $60/Month January-May       

Supply Fee: $40/class                                                 

No supply fee refunds given after December 1st and

If a student withdraws after January 30th, there will be a $120 withdrawal fee.