Electives alternate yearly, these courses may not be offered next year. Bible and Theology Hermeneutics and Biblical Interpretation (Track 1 - 2023-24) Students will have the opportunity to learn the basics of biblical interpretation, hermeneutics, and exegesis by studying selected books of the bible. Students will learn how genre, setting, audience, context, and background influence the way we read and interpret the bible. Students will also learn how to apply the bible personally in their own lives, as there will be a strong emphasis on application. This course is the first of four tracks in the Bible and Theology Libertas Curriculum. This is the break down over a 4 year cycle: Track 1 – Hermeneutics and Biblical Interpretation (2023-24) Track 2 – Biblical Survey (2024-25) Track 3 – Apologetics and the Bible (2025-26) Track 4 - Systematic Theology (2026-27) Geography and World Cultures (7th-9th) In this middle school class, students will learn the countries, important cities, and particular features of each continent and so much more! We will study the interesting people who inhabit these countries and their cultures - the food they eat, the games they play, and the dangers they face. Learning about and praying for unreached people groups will be a focus. Through the study of climates, populations, economies, time zones, languages, and more, students will gain experience with map reading using an atlas. This class will also help prepare any student who would like to participate in the National Geo Bee. Speech, Debate, and Mock Trial (7th-9th) This course will teach logic by using the skills involved in speech and debate. In this class students learn how to conduct informal and formal debates, but also how to develop good arguments by using solid logic and the resources available in their own thinking as well as the world around them. Students will employ the techniques of logic and rhetoric, such as the common topics of definition, comparison, relationship, circumstance, and testimony. Additional study of ethos, pathos, and style is also included, as well as a study of debate arrangement. This will be combined with curriculum from Florida Law Related Education – through which students will prepare to argue a court case in the group’s annual Middle School Mock Trial Competition, as well as participating locally in a mock trial with another home school group. ADVANCED HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (9th-12th) Advanced Human Geography: High School- This course will explore multiple geographic systems (political, cultural, economic, etc.) that impact humans and how they relate to each other. Discovering the patterns and processes shaping the cultures and activities of people groups around the globe will help students better comprehend the spread of Christianity and to recognize the relevance to their daily lives. Along with becoming more geo-literate, students will engage in topics such as agricultural land use, population migrations, political power struggles, and economic factors. The desire is to encourage students to see how they may leverage their understanding of human landscapes for the Gospel. FOUNDATIONS IN ENTREPRENEUERSHIP (9th-12th) 1st Semester Foundations in Entrepreneurship: High School- Based on the instruction of Dave Ramsey and others, this course will focus on economics, finance, marketing, and management as it relates to owning a small business. Along with exploring the foundations of entrepreneurship, students will have the opportunity to learn from local business owners from a variety of fields, as they share their experiences and wisdom with the class. Problem solving, brain-storming, and hands-on activities will be utilized to encourage students to explore entrepreneurial opportunities. FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING (9th-12th) 2nd Semester The Foundations in Personal Finance: High School is a comprehensive, turnkey curriculum taught via video lessons by Dave Ramsey yet facilitated by a teacher. Students will complete the student text, which is a comprehensive, 288-page student soft-cover consumable book, during class and some parts at home. It provides students an opportunity to learn, practice, and apply important personal finance knowledge and skills. We will cover 12 chapters, which are aligned with the National Standards for Financial Literacy. This course will cover important money topics that build financial confidence and inspire hope in your students' lives. (My husband and I completed this course 15+ years ago and have followed Dave Ramey’s financial principles with great freedom, reward, and amazement—so I look forward to class activities, discussions, and testimonials as I impart personal failures and feats with your students!) UKULELE This course teaches students how to play ukulele from the ground up, focusing mainly on chords; strumming techniques; and all of the basic music theory needed to play chord charts, accompany other musicians, transpose, improvise, compose, and self-teach. Students will practice at least 120 songs in class and at home using the instructor’s original YouTube tutorials. The instructor will also provide written lessons, access to hundreds of additional chord charts and song tutorial videos, and other supplemental resources which students may elect to use at their own pace. In class, students will enjoy one-on-one attention from both the instructor and at least one teacher’s aide (depending on class size). Students of all levels will learn from this course’s unique approach to chord theory, and even the most advanced students will dramatically expand their song repertoires by participating. Textbook: N/A Class Materials:
LINE DANCING Line Dancing is a fun and socially engaging way to improve memory, balance, coordination and increase fitness levels and it is an activity any age can participate in! Line dancing is comprised of basic steps and coordinated patterns put together to form a complete dance that is repeated several times throughout a particular song, similarly as words strung together form sentences which in turn are combined to make a paragraph. Each week of class would consist of learning new basic steps and dances with a goal of introducing two dances per week while continuing to practice the previously learned dances. The repetition would rotate and continue so that at the end of the semester, all dances learned should be committed to memory. If there are enough children enrolled, I would like to introduce a couple of Country Western dances such as Two-Step and East Coast Swing during the last ten to fifteen minutes of each class. Step sheets would be sent home or emailed so the children could practice at home should they choose. At some point in the semester, each student would be assigned to make up their own dance, learn it well and teach it to the class.
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