Pines Options (5th & 6th Grade levels)
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Tammy Eggers
Class Description:
Rod and Staff English is a unique blend of grammar and composition (writing) that produces great results. It's a simpler curriculum that is not too tedious, and encourages more working as a class. It includes understanding sentence type and structure, basic writing sentences, and then paragraphs and stories. Sentence parts are studied, and some simple diagramming. Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs and their correct usage are exercised. Dictionary work, capitalization and punctuation, proofreading, and oral communication round out this English course.
Supply List:
- Binder with loose leaf paper or/a subject separated spiral notebook
- Pencils
School Year Supply Fee: $30 Book Rental Fee to Aspire + $15 Supply Fee to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: TBD
Class Description:
Unlock your young learner's writing skills with this class on narrative, opinion, and informative/explanatory writing. Through a carefully crafted 5-Step Process — Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing — your budding authors will refine their skills by separating the big tasks of writing into smaller tasks that are more manageable. Equip your young writers with the tools they need to embark on a journey of self-expression and confident communication.
And since writing isn't just about content, but also about grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization and more, we will also use an easy-to-understand curriculum with activities that require students to carefully analyze and edit stories, letters, or articles that contain mechanical errors covered in each lesson. This effective method allows students to gain mastery over concepts that will translate into their own writing.
Supply List:
- Notebook Paper
- 3-ring Binder - 1/2 inch
- Pens, Pencils & Colored Pens for Grading and Proofing
- Building Writing Skills Workbook Level 1- LINK
- Editor in Chief Level 2 - LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $0
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Beth Martin
Class Description:
We will be using Rod & Staff Vol 4 plus a variety of other sources to expand understanding of grammar and writing skills.
Supply List:
- red pen
- spiral notebook
- student workbook - LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $30 book rental fee to Aspire
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Jeanette Lord
Class Description:
“I don’t know what to write about!” How often have you heard that one? Students will be given creative and fun writing prompts to get them started writing. They’ll learn elements of a short story and will be writing their own short stories quickly. Many stories will be written throughout the year. Students will also complete a weekly journal to personally express themselves.
Supply List: Spiral Notebook, Pencil
School Year Supply Fee: $10 for journals and worksheets (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Katie Calhoun
Class Description:
Join me for a Reading Journey this year! We will read some short stories, fun poetry, and 4-5 novels from different genres. Many of the novels will be classics and/or Newbery Medal winners. We will read at least 1 book that has a movie so we can watch the movie together. We will also have a published author come speak to our class!
During class, we will discuss literary elements and devices, play literary games to earn prizes, and have engaging class discussions about that week’s reading.
Homework will include reading from the assigned book. Optional: The parent can choose to have their child complete a worksheet packet for each book that will be graded by the tutor.
Grades are based on completing each book, participating in class discussion, and the optional worksheets to deepen understanding of the novel.
If your child is taking other classes at Aspire that includes reading novels, this class is very doable and will even enhance their comprehension of other literary works. With each novel, we thoroughly cover different literary elements and devices. This will enhance their comprehension, expand critical thinking, and help them connect more deeply with the novel. All of these skills will be helpful for other classes your child takes this year and in the years to come.
Is your 3rd - 5th grader a reluctant reader? Give me a chance to help turn that around! We will be reading novels, short stories, and poetry from different genres to appeal to different reading interests. Discussion time during class will feel similar to a book club. We will read books that boys and girls both enjoy. An audiobook version is perfectly fine with me if your child would benefit from listening to the book. There will be a lot to love about this class and our time together!
Supply List:
- One 1-inch binder of any color. Preferably with a clear view cover so a cover page can be inserted in the front. Link for example purposes only. Buy any brand you want! LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $30 rental for books to Aspire + $15 for worksheets to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday and Wednesday (both days required for this class at $660 per school year)
Teacher: Dana Eakle
Class Description:
This class is for the student who is struggling with reading. There is no curriculum to purchase. The class will be adaptive and we will adjust as I learn the students learning style and appropriate educational levels. We will use different programs and manipulatives to make sure your child has fun, while learning to be successful during their educational journey. This class will work well with any child who has been identified as: Dyslexic, ADHD, on the spectrum, or for the child who struggles with reading in general.
Supply List:
1- 1.5 inch 3 ring binder
1 pack index cards
1- 1 subject spiral notebook
1-- 20 pack protector sheet
School Year Supply Fee: $30 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Tammy Eggers
Class Description:
Interesting and varied exercises provide more fun activities than plain rote learning! Based on a phonetic model, cross-curricular reading passages, high-interest writing activities, flexible lessons, motivating activities, fun riddles & puzzles will help students move from simple sound-letter relationships to more complex spelling patterns. The 36 lessons each focus on a spelling rule or pattern.
Supply List:
- Workbooks will be required. Tutor will post link once pre-tests are complete.
School Year Supply Fee: $15 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Katie Calhoun
Class Description:
Calling all Middle-Schoolers! Join me for a Reading Journey this year! We will read some short stories, poetry (don’t worry, the poems will be engaging and interesting), and 4 novels from different genres. Many of the books will be classics and/or Newbery Medal winners. We will read at least 1 book that has a movie so we can watch the movie together. After completing each book, we will have an end-of-book party with treats that correspond with the book. During the year, we will also have a published author come speak to our class!
During class, we will discuss literary elements and devices, play games to reinforce literary elements in a fun way, and have engaging class discussions about that week’s reading. The discussions will be challenging, causing students to think outside of the novel. They will inspire us to reflect on society, our choices, future, and walk with the Lord encouraging growth as individuals and Christians. Homework will include weekly reading from the assigned book. Optional: The parent can choose to have their child complete a worksheet packet for each book that will be graded by the tutor.
Grades are based on completing each book, participating in class discussion, and the optional worksheets to deepen understanding of the novel.
Does your child hate to read? Give me a chance to help turn that around! We will be reading novels, short stories, and poetry from different genres to appeal to different reading interests. Discussion time during class will feel similar to a book club. We will read books that boys and girls enjoy. Your child can listen to an audio version while they follow along with the paper book if they would benefit from listening to the book. There will be a lot to love about this class and our time together!
Supply List:
- One 1-inch binder of any color. Preferably with a clear view cover so a cover page can be inserted in the front. Link for example purposes only. Buy any brand you want! LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $30 rental for books to Aspire + $15 for worksheets to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday and Wednesday (both days required for this class at $660 per school year)
Teacher: Samantha Floyd
Class Description:
Abeka Arithmetic 5
Dive into decimals and dividing fractions and many more mathematic concepts with Arithmetic 5. Challenge your child with more advanced word problems, pre-algebra concepts, and basic geometry. Continue work with estimating, rounding, and applying all of these concepts to daily life.
Parents are required to grade their child’s daily homework. Any tests or quizzes will be completed at home (with parent supervision) and turned in to be graded by the teacher.
Supply List:
- Workbook - Purchase Link HERE
- Spiral Notebook
School Year Supply Fee: $10 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday and Wednesday (both days required for this class at $660 per school year)
Teacher: Samantha Floyd
Class Description:
Abeka Arithmetic 6
Usher your child into the world of percentages and pre-algebra with Arithmetic 6. This full-color, traditional work-text will review decimals, fractions, measures, and more while enhancing your child’s understanding of basic geometry, percentages, graphs, algebra, and practical mathematics. Broaden your child’s understanding of problem-solving through analyzing and checking his answers to ensure accuracy.
Parents are required to grade their child’s daily homework. Any tests or quizzes will be completed at home (with parent supervision) and turned in to be graded by the teacher.
Supply List:
- Pencil, paper
- student workbook and student test quiz and speed drill - Purchase LINK
- I highly suggest parents buy the answer keys for both books as well to assist with days student is working at home - Purchase LINK 1 and Purchase LINK 2 (these are not required, but highly recommended)
School Year Supply Fee: $10 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday and Wednesday (both days required for this class at $660 per school year)
Teacher: Dana Eakle
Class Description:
This class is for the student who is struggling with math. There is no curriculum to purchase. The class will be adaptive and we will adjust as I learn the students learning style and appropriate educational levels. We will use different programs and manipulatives to make sure your child has fun, while learning to be successful during their educational journey. This class will work well with any child who has been identified as: Dyslexic, ADHD, on the spectrum, or for the child who struggles with math in general.
**this class if for Math support
Supply List:
1-1.5 inch 3-ring binder
1 pack index cards
1 - 1 subject spiral notebook
TI-30Xa scientific calculator
School Year Supply Fee: $30 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday and Wednesday (both days required for this class at $660 per school year)
Teacher: Rachel Harvey
Class Description:
Dig into science this year with 5th grade general science. Learn to think like a scientist as we discover and ask questions about minerals & rocks, fossils & dinosaurs, energy & heat, ecosystems, sound, light, climate, and the respiratory and circulatory systems. Students will learn to take notes in class and use hands on activities as well as class discussions to facilitate learning the material. This class will cover curriculum material and also have fun hands-on lab experiences!
Supply List:
1 inch 3-ring notebook
Highlighters or Colored Pencils
Student Activity Manual 4th Edition Purchase LINK Here
School Year Supply Fee: $30 Book Rental Fee to Aspire + $40 Lab Fee to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday and Wednesday (both days required for this class at $660 per school year)
Teacher: Rachel Harvey
Class Description:
BJU Press Science 6
Increase your appreciation of God’s wonderful creation through a study of various concepts about earth science, life science, physical science, and the human body in Science 6. Learn about new and current technology being developed that utilizes and benefits from science. Explore earthquakes and volcanoes, weathering and erosion, natural resources, and astronomy while learning about the earth and space. Life science topics include cells and classification systems as well as reproduction and genetics. While studying physical science, investigate atoms and molecules, electricity and magnetism, and motion and machines. Discover the wonders of the human body as you study the nervous and immune systems. Your student will enrich his critical thinking skills through the hands-on activities and the use of diagrams, charts, and visuals. This class covers curriculum and hands-on lab experiences.
Supply List:
1 inch 3-ring notebook
Loose Leaf Paper
Highlighters or Colored Pencils
Student Activity Manual 4th Edition Purchase LINK Here
School Year Supply Fee: Book Rental Fee of $30 to Aspire + $50 Lab Fee to be paid directly to Tutor
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Start by planning out your student's schedule for Monday and / or Wednesday. Remember that every hour a student is on campus, they must be enrolled in a Class or in a Study Hall. If you have questions about Class Descriptions, Tutors, Supplies Needed or Required Supply Fees, please see the Class Information below for each category.
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Class Information
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Jeanette Lord
Class Description:
Join me as we walk through Biblical and World History together! This class provides a historically accurate, Bible-based approach to learning ancient world history. We will weave Bible history and world history together, as we read stories of ancient times, ancient lands, and ancient peoples. Games, projects, research, mapping, and a timeline are just some of the fun in this class!
Supply List:
- The Mystery of History, Volume I - LINK
- 3-Ring Notebook - 2 inch
- 1 box of Peel & Stick legal envelopes, 40 count
- Colored pencils and/or crayons (for mapping and timeline)
- Glue Stick
- Use of internet for research
School Year Supply Fee: $15 (notebooking pages, quizzes, tests, worksheets, timeline figures, and timeline) paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Jeanette Lord
*It is NOT necessary to have taken Ancient History I to take this class.
Class Description:
An historically accurate, Bible-centered approach to learning the history of the early Church through the Middle Ages. We’ll discover that soon after St. Patrick delivered the gospel to Ireland, the Western Roman Empire fell in Europe; the Vikings ravaged parts of Europe while the Maori settled New Zealand; and Joan of Arc tragically burned at the stake while the Incas were building their golden empire in South America. Games, projects, research, mapping, and a timeline are just some of the fun in this class! This class uses The Mystery of History Vol 2: The Early Church and the Middle Ages. There are NO notebooking pages in this class as there were in the Ancient History I class.
Supply List:
- The Mystery of History Volume II - The Early Church and the Middle Ages - Purchase LINK
- 1 box of Peel & Stick legal envelopes - 40 count
- Sharpened Pencils Colored Pencils
- 2” 3-ring binder
- Glue Stick
- Challenge Cards (Helpful, but not necessary: Purchase LINK)
School Year Supply Fee: $10 paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Jeanette Lord
Class Description:
Take a journey to the Bible Lands! Travel with different Biblical characters and examine Biblical events while observing the geography surrounding those people and events. Gain a greater understanding of how geography impacted the people and events of the Bible and how geography can impact your life today.
Supply List:
- Bible
- Use of library and/or internet for research
- Bible Lands Activity Map Set: Purchase LINK
- ATLAS FOR 5TH-7TH GRADE: Student Bible Atlas, Revised Edition by Tim Dowley: Purchase LINK
- 8th Grade Atlas will be provided by Aspire
School Year Supply Fee: $5 paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Jeanette Lord
Class Description:
Trek the U.S. in this fun class where we explore and map the history of the U.S. as the country has developed - from Colonial America to the Civil War. Activities include mapping, learning the capitals, and the geography of America. We’ll travel with Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery and explore northern parts of the Louisiana Purchase in search of the Northwest Passage while reading the novel, The Captain’s Dog, My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe. We’ll also take a pretend hike on the Appalachian Trail. How fun! What will you pack? What will you eat? What if you run into a bear!? Is that poison ivy? Find out this fall! It’s going to be fun!
Supply List:
- Desk Atlas of the United States - Purchase LINK
- The Captain’s Dog, My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe by Roland Smith - Purchase LINK
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Colored pencils
- 1.5 inch 3-ring binder
School Year Supply Fee: $15 (homework sheets) to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Jeanette Lord
Class Description:
In this class students will map the world through games, songs, drawings, videos, solving mysteries, and special projects. We’ll plan and participate in a South American Fair, complete a European Christmas project, an Africa country lap book, and lots more activities. We’ll study longitude and latitude, time zones, mountain ranges and rivers. We will also explore what it means to follow Christ in various countries. Students will be expected to keep all homework papers and maps in a 3-ring notebook. Homework will be turned in weekly to be graded by the tutor.
Supply List:
Purchase Link HERE: Rand McNally’s Know Geography World Atlas for Grades 4-9
Science Board (1st semester) Glue stick Pencils Erasers Colored pencils 2"- 3-ring notebook 9 Tab dividers for the notebook
School Year Supply Fee: $10 (homework sheets) to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Holly Andrews
Class Description:
Students will see history and geography through the lens of Christianity with this optimistic, conservative history curriculum. We will be learning about North and South America from the First Nations peoples through the 21st century. This sixth grade curriculum covers the Canadian provinces, United States geography and cultures by region, US history in chronological order, and the history and geography of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
Supply List: - Activity Book Purchase Link Here
- we will possibly need poster boards or similar items to complete some fun projects - more to come...
School Year Supply Fee: $30 Book Rental Fee to Aspire
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Holly Andrews
Class Description:
We will see history and geography through the lens of Christianity with this optimistic, conservative history curriculum. Students will learn what life would have been like in the Eastern Hemisphere from the beginning of history, up through modern European times. This fifth grade curriculum covers geography facts, the Fertile Crescent, the Ancient & Modern Middle East, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece & Rome, Christianity, England and the British Islands, and the countries of Western Europe.
Supply List: - Activity Book Purchase Link Here
- A folder for assignments
School Year Supply Fee: $30 Book Rental Fee to Aspire
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Susan Stenberg
Class Description:
TRISMS is a research-based approach to history. We will focus on scientists, explorers and inventions from 3500 BC to the present, building notebooks as we progress through time. Students will learn how to find information, present oral reports to their classmates on their findings, and get a scope of world history apart from rulers and wars that are covered in most other classes.
Supply List:
- pens
- pencils
- colored pencils for maps and coloring pages
School Year Supply Fee: $25 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday and/or Wednesday
Teacher: Various Volunteers
Class Description:
We have TWO options for Study Hall this year, be sure to include WHICH your child wants to be included in.
-Quiet Study hall is for those whom want to read, work, etc in a quiet environment where we keep noise to a minimum.
-Social Study hall is for those whom want to talk, chat, & get to know each other. Our Aspire Group rules and expectations still apply here but we do encourage and desire healthy and happy friendships to grow within the group, even at Academy! Phones & other devices are not allowed in Social Study Hall!
Please Note: Students cannot sign up for more than 2 Study Halls in a row. These classes are not designed for babysitting for half the school day, but to fill gaps between classes and give kids some extra study time. Thanks for your understanding.
Supply List: Please bring homework, a book, or other quiet activity for Quiet Study Hall.
School Year Supply Fee: N/A
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Sheldon Clark
Class Description:
A continuation of Beginner Guitar in learning the instrument and mostly focused on being performance ready.
Supply List:
- Guitar & Case
- A clip-on tuner
- Capo
School Year Supply Fee: $50 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Sheldon Clark
Class Description:
A continuation of Advanced Guitar
Supply List:
- Guitar & Case
- A clip-on tuner
- Capo
School Year Supply Fee: $50 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Kayla DeMoss
Prerequisite: Must have previous experience and get teacher approval for this class.
Class Description:
This advanced jiu-jitsu class builds upon existing knowledge and focuses on refining techniques, expanding positional understanding, and developing a more complex grappling game. This class often incorporates situational sparring, advanced concepts, and drills to help students achieve a higher level of proficiency.
Supply List:
- Comfortable Clothing
School Year Supply Fee: $0
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Amy Mullet
Class Description:
In this engaging, hands-on class, we’ll bring history to life through the stories of the American Girl characters. Each week, students will dive into ahistorical time period by reading selected book chapters, exploring important facts and timelines, and participating in themed crafts, cooking projects, art projects and creative play. We’ll learn about American history in a way that’s meaningful and memorable—connecting literature, art, culture, and fun. This class is a wonderful mix of education, imagination, and friendship that makes learning feel like play.
Supply List:
- A sketchbook will be needed most weeks and we will leave these in class. It can be this one or one similar - LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $50 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Sheldon Clark
Class Description: This class will take the beginning student from learning chords to playing songs on a faster pace than Elementary Beginner Guitar and will include more understanding of music theory. Also, we learn to properly finger pick using well known songs and delve into barre chord theory.
Supply List:
- Guitar with bag or case
- A clip-on tuner
- Capo
School Year Supply Fee: $50 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Craig Dean
Class Description:
This class focuses on developing fundamental basketball shooting skills and overall game awareness. Students will learn various shooting techniques, including proper form, footwork, and release. Emphasis will also be placed on dribbling, passing, and game-specific skills to enhance their overall basketball ability.
Supply List:
- comfortable clothing & tennis shoes
- water
School Year Supply Fee: $20 to be paid directly to Tutor for class supplies and basketballs
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Andrew Storie
Class Description:
This class will focus on creation and development of an imaginary world. The students will develop everything from settings to characters, geography to language. We will use JRR Tolkien as an example. we will move at the students pace. Results will be in proportion to effort and energy. We will write stories and make art that depicts our created world.
Supply List:
- sketchbook
- pencils
- other supplies will be purchased as we work through individual projects
School Year Supply Fee: $65 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Tammy Eggers
Class Description:
When we think of cryptids, we think of creatures like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. These are examples of Cryptozoology, which is the study of animals that haven't been discovered yet. "Crypto" refers to a creature that is hidden or secret, and "zoology" is the science or branch of biology dealing with animals. These animals have often been seen in one place or another, bust scientists have yet to prove that they exist. In this class we will research these creatures, find out interesting facts about them, share our opinions and have some fun in the process.
Supply List:
- paper
- pencil
- Journal - Purchase LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $15 paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Amy Shipman
Class Description:
This class is activity based and will explore how science can help solve mysteries. My educational goals with this class are to teach problem solving, critical thinking. Observation and communication/collaboration skills… all wrapped in FUN! On my homework scale of 0=none, ever and 10=college chemistry, this class is 1. Rarely, and never required.
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $10 paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Charlena King
Class Description:
Physical exercise and nutrition are important to maintain overall quality of health. While on this journey, as believers, we need to consider what is said biblically about the body that God has handcrafted for us. In faith, fitness and nutrition we will focus on combining all three in an effort to better understand how to live the healthiest way possible.
Supply List:
- Journal / Notebook
- pens and pencils
- Bible or Bible App
School Year Supply Fee: $25 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Holly Andrews
Class Description:
Games, crafts, and skill-building activities founded on a philosophy of nature-based play and learning. This class will encourage children to develop confidence in the great outdoors!
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $40 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Samantha Jones
Class Description:
In this hands-on, wellness-centered class, you’ll explore the world of naturopathy and discover how to boost your mind, body, and spirit using simple, natural techniques. Learn how to balance your body’s pH, work with herbs, decode your eyes through iridology, and explore the power of homeopathy, Bach flower remedies, essential oils, and more. We’ll dive into breathing techniques, reflexology, acupressure, and the foundations of holistic living. You’ll also learn practical ways to bring natural health into your everyday life—like smart shopping, healthy cooking, natural cleaning, pet wellness, and holistic first aid.
Supply List:
- Pens
- Notebook
- 3 Ring Binder
School Year Supply Fee: $50 paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Holly Andrews
Class Description:
Through hands-on, authentic learning experiences, Students learn effective methods for shopping, sewing, childcare, clothing care, cooking, nutrition, home-care, hospitality, family and household management.
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $100 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Rebecca Hing
Class Description:
Through hands-on, authentic learning experiences, Students learn effective methods for shopping, sewing, childcare, clothing care, cooking, nutrition, home-care, hospitality, family and household management.
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $100 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Kameron Smith
Class Description:
Improv is about developing quick thinking skills in a fun imagination game filled way. We can all agree that there are times in our life we wished we reacted quicker or in a better way to a situation that took us by surprise. In improv we can practice those quick reactions in a safe fun space, and take those skills out into the world. If you are wanting to pursue performing arts or go into engineering, improv is for everyone. We use improv in many aspects of life. Someone asks you a question you were not anticipating, the plans that were made start falling apart, you are trapped with only doublemint gum, duct tape, paper clips, and shoe strings and have to escape! Ok that last one is for MacGyver. If you don’t know who MacGyver is, ask your parents.
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $0
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Molly Boatright
Class Description:
Students will focus on basic and intermediate dance skills for ballet, lyrical & jazz. Class will begin with a stretch & cardio warm up, then move into barre/center work, then transition to across the floor combinations/progressions. Class will finish with learning choreography. Students will participate in two recitals, one Christmas and one Spring (dates TBD).
Supply List:
- Each student must have appropriate dance shoes for class. Links will be posted in the dance band prior to school year beginning.
- Other purchases such as leggings, tights, hair pieces will be communicated.
School Year Supply Fee: $45 (includes Christmas recital outfit and two recitals) + spring costume fee (cost TBD, due date spring 2026) all to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Rachel Pogue
Class Description:
In Book 1 of the Journey Through the Bible series, students will encounter the Biblical text firsthand through manageable daily readings. This course is designed for an entire school year and is divided into four units totaling 160 lessons. This first course in the series guides students through the Pentateuch and historical books of the Old Testament. The student textbook includes several black and white illustrations, maps, and charts. Each lesson (except for the final review lessons) includes outside Bible reading*, commentary within the textbook that helps to bring clarity to the student’s Bible reading, and thought questions. The textbook is designed to work closely with the accompanying student exercises workbook, which aids in comprehension of the Biblical text.
*Students will need to bring their own Bible to class. They will use this Bible for at-home readings and in-class reference and discussion. The questions in the student workbook are aligned to the New King James Version (NKJV) Bible, although students may use the version of their preference.
We will also integrate historical information, maps, YouTube™ videos, and word studies to better understand the context for each Biblical account.
Class fee will cover class materials and the purchase of the following resources, which students will keep:
∙Student Textbook: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition) ∙Student Exercises Workbook: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition) ∙Answer Key: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition)
Supply List:
- Bible
- #2 Pencil
- Spiral Notebook
- Eraser
- Highlighters
School Year Supply Fee: $35
Class fee will cover class materials and the purchase of the following resources:
• Student Textbook: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition)
• Student Exercises Workbook: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition)
• Answer Key: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition)
Days Offered: Monday and Wednesday
Teacher: Candy Matheny
Class Description:
Lego Simple Machines: Build, Explore and Learn Ages Offered: 1st - 4th Grade and 3rd – 6th. Class Description: Lego Simple machines and other building projects that will spark creativity and problem-solving skills: • Make discoveries in math, science, literacy, social studies, design & technology. (STEAM) • Use critical thinking and creativity skills. • Build things from the ‘ground up’ and a chance to showcase their talents and inspire their peers. • Focus on creative storytelling. • Discover the world of Circuit Cubes. • Model, build, and draw diagrams of electric circuits. • Learn skills which lead to success and increase self-confidence.
Supply List:
- 3 prong folder
- 10 sheets of notebook paper
- 3 pencils
**please label with students name and put in a zipper pencil holder and insert into your folder/notebook
School Year Supply Fee: $30 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Tammy Eggers
Class Description:
This class teaches students to be more effective as students, leaders, and citizens. We will begin by covering the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, being proactive, synergizing, sharpening the saw, etc. Then, we will move into the leadership component, building leadership, setting goals, etc. From there we will start the legacy component, volunteerism, peer tutoring, and public service.
Supply List:
- Workbook (LINK)
- Notebook Paper
- Pencils
School Year Supply Fee: $15 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Rachel Pogue
Class Description:
Learn how God uses ordinary people in extraordinary ways – men who were once boys like you! Together, we will read the stories of Billy Graham, C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther, and many others. Each book contains the stories of ten boys who grew up to be used by God in amazing ways. You will not only be amazed at the bravery, cleverness, and faith of these boys, but you will be inspired to look to God as you wonder, “How will He work through me?”
The books contain ten easy-to-read chapters of equal length. Each character’s chapter begins with an incident or memory from their childhood, reminding you that people who grow up to do amazing things were once young people just like you.
Each chapter has a fact file, a keynote, a think spot, and a prayer to help you think through and apply what you’ve learned. The books also conclude with a quiz to see how much you remember.
We will integrate historical information, maps, YouTube™ videos, and word studies to better understand the context for each person’s lived story of faith.
Class enrollment is open to boys only. Class fee will cover class materials and the purchase of all five Ten Boys books in the series, which students will keep:
∙Ten Boys Who Changed the World (Brother Andrew; John Newton; Billy Graham; Eric Liddell; William Carey; David Livingstone; Nicky Cruz; Adoniram Judson; George Muller; and Luis Palau)
∙Ten Boys Who Used Their Talents (Wilfred Grenfell; C.S. Lewis; James Clerk Maxwell; Ghillean Prance; Paul Brand; Johann Sebastian Bach; Samuel Morse; George Washington Carver; C.T. Studd; and John Bunyan)
∙Ten Boys Who Made History (Samuel Rutherford; John Owen; Jonathan Edwards; George Whitefield; Robert Murray McCheyne; Dwight L. Moody; Billy Sunday; Charles H. Spurgeon; Aiden W. Tozer; and Martyn Lloyd–Jones)
∙Ten Boys Who Didn’t Give In (Polycarp; Alban; Sir John Oldcastle; Thomas Cranmer; George Wishart; James Chalmers’ Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Nate Saint; Ivan Moiseyev; and Graham Staines)
∙Ten Boys Who Made a Difference (Augustine of Hippo; Jan Hus; Martin Luther; Ulrich Zwingli; William Tyndale; Hugh Latimer; John Calvin; John Knox; Lord Shaftesbury; and Thomas Chalmers)
Supply List:
- Spiral Notebook
- #2 Pencil
- Eraser
- Colored Pencils
School Year Supply Fee: $45 Class Fee to be paid directly to Tutor (covers extra class materials and the purchase of all five books in the Lightkeepers series)
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Rachel Pogue
Class Description:
Learn how God uses ordinary people in extraordinary ways – women who were once girls like you! Together, we will read the stories of Amy Carmichael, Corrie Ten Boom, Joni Eareckson,
and many others. Each book contains the stories of ten girls who grew up to be used by God in amazing ways. You will not only be amazed at the bravery, cleverness, and faith of these girls,
but you will be inspired to look to God as you wonder, “How will He work through me?”
The books contain ten easy-to-read chapters of equal length. Each character’s chapter begins with an incident or memory from their childhood, reminding you that people who grow up to do
amazing things were once young people just like you.
Each chapter has a fact file, a keynote, a think spot, and a prayer to help you think through and apply what you’ve learned. The books also conclude with a quiz to see how much you remember.
We will integrate historical information, maps, YouTube™ videos, and word studies to better understand the context for each person’s lived story of faith.
Class enrollment is open to girls only. Class fee will cover class materials and the purchase of all five Ten Girls books in the series, which students will keep:
∙Ten Girls Who Changed the World (Isobel Kuhn; Mary Slessor; Joni Eareckson; Corrie Ten Boom; Evelyn Brand; Gladys Aylward; Jackie Pullinger; Amy Carmichael; Elizabeth Fry; and Catherine Booth)
∙Ten Girls Who Used Their Talents (Anne Lawson; Selina Countess of Huntingdon; Mildred Cable; Katie Ann Mackinnon; Sarah Edwards; Patricia St John; Helen Roseveare; Harriet Beecher Stowe; Mary Verghese; and Maureen McKenna)
∙Ten Girls Who Made History (Mary Jane Kinnaird; Emma Dryer; Florence Nightingale; Lottie Moon; Ida Scudder; Jeanette Li; Henrietta Mears; Bessie Adams; Betty Greene; and Elisabeth Elliot)
∙Ten Girls Who Didn’t Give In (Blandina; Perpetua; Lady Jane Grey; Anne Askew; Lysken Dirks; Marion Harvey; Margaret Wilson; Judith Weinberg; Betty Stam; and Esther John)
∙Ten Girls Who Made a Difference (Monica of Thagaste; Katherine Luther; Susanna Wesley; Ann Judson; Maria Taylor; Susannah Spurgeon; Bethan Lloyd–Jones; Edith Schaeffer; Sabina Wurmbrand; and Ruth Bell Graham)
Supply List:
- Spiral Notebook
- #2 Pencil
- Eraser
- Colored Pencils
School Year Supply Fee: $45 Class Fee to be paid directly to Tutor (covers extra class materials and the purchase of all five books in the Lightkeepers series)
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Charlena King
Class Description:
Physical education sets the foundation for a lifestyle that encourages physical fitness, healthy living, and physical activity of all activity types. Our focus will be on developing motor skills, teamwork, sportsmanship, as well as a general knowledge in staying active through sports and other activities.
Supply List:
- comfortable clothing
- water
School Year Supply Fee: $40 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Andrew Storie
Class Description:
We will explore many different types of puppets and masks. We will work from a notebook to develop designs and then build them during our class time. We may even make some short plays to perform.
Supply List:
- Drawing Notebook for capturing ideas
- pencils
- colored pencils
School Year Supply Fee: $45 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Rebecca Hing
Class Description: This class focuses on fun through learning a skill and being proud that the student has created something from a piece of fabric and thread. I encourage creativity over preciseness sew that the student will gain a feeling of accomplishment for this art. This class is for the beginner, intermediate and advanced sewer who wants to learn about how a sewing machine works while creating several projects.
Supply List:
- 2 white spools of thread
- seam ripper
School Year Supply Fee: $80 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Sarah Mullins
Class Description: This class will journey through the Milky Way to gain a greater appreciation for the majesty of God’s creations! We will start with an introduction to space and will then take off to explore the following areas more closely: stars, constellations, the sun, planets, the moon, comets, meteors, space exploration and so much more. Come join us as we look to the sky to learn about God's masterpiece!
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $30 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: TBD
Class Description:
This engaging class is designed to captivate your students attention and keep them motivated throughout their language journey. We will focus on:
Relevant Scenarios: real-life situations that resonate with day-to-day activities.
Essential Vocabulary: the most essential 20% of words and phrases that will empower students to hold 80% of conversations with confidence.
Modern Language Mastery: a comprehensive foundation in grammar while prioritizing authentic, native pronunciation and conversational expressions.
... and more!
Supply List:
- Lined Paper
- Pencil/Pen
- 3 ring binder
- Workbook - LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $15 paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Karen Crespo
Class Description:
Students will learn Spanish in a fun and interactive environment. We will incorporate songs, games and much more to build a foundation for students to communicate in Spanish.
... and more!
Supply List:
- Pencil
- 3 prong folder
School Year Supply Fee: $10 paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Allison Leach
Class Description:
**Before reading please know that it is MANDATORY that your student attend experience day for Biztown to be enrolled in this class.**
This introduction to economics for elementary students will combine the curriculum from Tuttle Twins in the fall semester and Junior Achievement for the spring semester. The following describes each curriculum to be used in class: The Tuttle Twins series conveys the principles of freedom to your kids in a fun way. Each video in this series (following the same principles of the book series) focuses on a different aspect of the principles of a free society: free markets, competition, individual rights, the non-aggression principle, personal responsibility, protectionism, and a variety of other issues—all boiled down to core concepts that children of different ages can easily grasp. JA BizTown combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular learning experience allows elementary school students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. Students are able to connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world. JA BizTown is recommended for grades 4–6. The experience day will be a 4–5 hour visit to a hands-on simulated community. JA Learning Experiences support national and state standards in reading, mathematics, social studies, and work and career readiness.
Supply List:
- Pencil
- workbooks provided by JA
- student must attend mandatory Biztown Simulation day to enroll in the class
School Year Supply Fee: $25 for copies and class needs + $35 for JA Biz Town visit in the Spring (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Susan Stenberg
Class Description:
This course covers 6 worldviews and 10 academic disciplines, with an emphasis on Biblical Christianity and how to defend our worldview in the marketplace of ideas.
Supply List:
- Pens, pencils, spiral notebook
- pocket folder for handouts
- Textbook - Purchase LINK
- Student Manual - Purchase LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $10 for copies to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Rachel Harvey
Class Description:
Veterinary science is a fun science class that will explore many different aspects of veterinary medicine. We will explore careers under the umbrella of field. There will be studies of farm and domestic animals. We will include labs and hands on activities to enforce learning. Students will have the opportunity to share animals as well this school year!
Supply List:
- 2 inch three ring binder
- notebook paper
School Year Supply Fee: $30 to be paid directly to Tutor for class supplies
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Amy Shipman
Class Description:
This class has two parts. Both will be integrated into each week. The first I’m calling “Heroes of the Faith”. The second I’m calling “Discipleship is for everyone”. In Part 1, we will discover the stories of heroes of our faith, as told by Voice of the Martyrs Torchlighters Series. Through short videos, activities and discussion, we will learn about people from every era and part of the world who faithfully served Jesus to the very end and impacted the Kingdom of Heaven with their faith! In Part 2, we will learn that there is no age requirement for disciples of Jesus. We will learn how a simple tool called “Discovery Bible Study” makes it easy. All you need is faith that Jesus was sent for all people and a Bible. This method is being used across the globe to multiply the Body of Christ and transform lives with a few simple questions. No Theology degree required!
Supply List:
- Bible
School Year Supply Fee: $5 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday
Teacher: Andrew Storie
Class Description:
We will use carving tools such as knives, gouges, scorps and the like to produce simple but enjoyable wood carvings. Students will be provided with a basic kit for carving and carving materials will also be provided. We will use soap bars or some similar medium to understand basic techniques. We will make finished products in bass wood or a similar type of wood. We will work towards multiple finished pieces but will be focused on safe working methods and learning basic skills.
Supply List:
- Provided by Teacher
School Year Supply Fee: $80 (to be paid directly to Tutor) to purchase carving materials and tools. Students will keep carving tools if they would like them.
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Various Volunteers
Class Description:
We have TWO options for Study Hall this year, be sure to include WHICH your child wants to be included in.
-Quiet Study hall is for those whom want to read, work, etc in a quiet environment where we keep noise to a minimum.
-Social Study hall is for those whom want to talk, chat, & get to know each other. Our Aspire Group rules and expectations still apply here but we do encourage and desire healthy and happy friendships to grow within the group, even at Academy! Phones & other devices are not allowed in Social Study Hall!
Please Note: Students cannot sign up for more than 2 Study Halls in a row. These classes are not designed for babysitting for half the school day, but to fill gaps between classes and give kids some extra study time. Thanks for your understanding.
Supply List: Please bring homework, a book, or other quiet activity for Quiet Study Hall.
School Year Supply Fee: N/A
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Molly Boatright
Class Description:
Elevate your artistry and refine your technique! This course is designed for students with prior dance experience who are ready to challenge themselves with advanced choreography, complex movement sequences, and performance skills. Students will explore various styles, including contemporary, jazz, ballet, and hip-hop, while developing strength, flexibility, and musicality. The class emphasizes creativity, expression, and mastery of movement, preparing students for performances and potential future dance opportunities. Whether you're looking to push your limits or deepen your passion for dance, this class provides an inspiring space to grow as a performer.
Supply List:
- Instructor will communicate dance supplies as needed
- Comfortable Clothing
School Year Supply Fee: $65 for Recital Costumes (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Sheldon Clark
Class Description:
A continuation of Beginner Guitar in learning the instrument and mostly focused on being performance ready.
Supply List:
- Guitar & Case
- A clip-on tuner
- Capo
School Year Supply Fee: $50 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Sheldon Clark
Class Description:
A continuation of Advanced Guitar
Supply List:
- Guitar & Case
- A clip-on tuner
- Capo
School Year Supply Fee: $50 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Angela Fallis
Class Description:
We will be introducing students to the basics of all things beauty. From learning about the various services commonly offered as a Cosmetologist to consulting with clients. We will practice nail techniques, facials, makeup application, and hair styling, such as braiding, formal hair styles, extensions, and basic haircut techniques. Students will use individual mannequin heads as their model to practice these techniques.
Supply List:
- Mannequin Head Options - Purchase LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $100 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Wednesday
*Cost of this class will be$550 for the full school year (instead of $330) since it spans 2 class hours and we want to compensate the teacher for her total class time.
Teacher: Angela Fallis
Class Description:
This will be a class for students that have all ready taken Beauty Basics 1. We will dig deeper into the cosmetology books and learn more of the science behind the are of cosmetology. The 2 hours will also give us a longer time to work with our hands.
Supply List:
- Mannequin Head Options - Purchase LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $100 for supplies to be paid directly to the Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Sheldon Clark
Class Description: This class will take the beginning student from learning chords to playing songs on a faster pace than Elementary Beginner Guitar and will include more understanding of music theory. Also, we learn to properly finger pick using well known songs and delve into barre chord theory.
Supply List:
- Guitar with bag or case
- A clip-on tuner
- Capo
School Year Supply Fee: $50 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Mary Herold
Class Description: This class will offer a fun and engaging way to start learning Spanish! We will use songs, games, and activities to learn and practice the language. During the year, students will also enjoy learning a few things about different Spanish speaking cultures.
Supply List:
- 3x5 index cards
- Pen
- Pencil
- Colored pencils
- Ruled notebook
School Year Supply Fee: $20 to be paid directly to Tutor + $5 Copy Fee to Aspire
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Holly Andrews
Class Description:
In this class, students learn the Bible through scripture memory, songs, games and activities while using the classical model of teaching! In this middle school class, we will build Biblical knowledge through memorization with active, visual, and audio elements like music, card games, timeline posters, and maps. This class will also involve questions and activities that help students think Biblically. Exercises used in class will help students practice using Biblical information with speed and accuracy. We will discuss five big questions about each portion of scripture being taught: “Who?,” “What?,” “When?,” “Where?,” and “Why?” As students are asked each big question about the subject matter, they will learn to answer each one with a specific, concise, and verbatim answer. Bible Quest is a rich study of God’s word and will help your student hide the Word of God in their hearts for a lifetime! Students will need to commit 15-20 minutes 3-4 times a week outside of class time to work on memorization and study the concepts we are working on in class.
Supply List:
- Folder with pockets for students to take home hand outs from class
School Year Supply Fee: $30 Curriculum and Copy Fee to Aspire
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Craig Dean
Class Description:
This class focuses on developing fundamental basketball shooting skills and overall game awareness. Students will learn various shooting techniques, including proper form, footwork, and release. Emphasis will also be placed on dribbling, passing, and game-specific skills to enhance their overall basketball ability.
Supply List:
- comfortable clothing & tennis shoes
- water
School Year Supply Fee: $20 to be paid directly to Tutor for class supplies and basketballs
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Beth Martin
Class Description:
We will be making hands-on craft projects inspired from a variety of sources.
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $50 for supplies to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Sarah Gollotte
Class Description:
Welcome to the elementary Drama Class, where imagination takes center stage! This course is designed for aspiring actors of all skill levels who dream of bringing timeless stories to life. Over the school year, we will embark on a theatrical journey, working on one large play performed at the end of April or one short play each semester performed at the Aspire Showcase (one in December and one in April). What play we perform will depend on class size and student interest. We usually stick to classics such as “The Wizard of Oz,” “Peter Pan,” or “Treasure Island," etc. What You Will Learn: Acting Techniques: Discover the fundamentals of acting, including voice projection, emotional expression, and character development. Stagecraft: Gain hands-on experience with stage design, props, and costumes to create a magical setting for our performances. Teamwork: Learn the importance of collaboration as you work alongside your peers to produce a cohesive and captivating production. Performance Preparation: Each student will have the opportunity to audition for various roles, ensuring that everyone finds their perfect fit in the cast. We will rehearse scenes, perfect our lines, and learn necessary skills to bring our chosen classic to life. Parents and students are required to provide their own costume as well as helping out with props and sets.
Supply List:
- 1 inch binder for your script
- Students/parents are responsible for their own costume and need to help with props and sets (we try to keep it simple)
School Year Supply Fee: $15 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Wednesday
*This class will run all year long focusing on Basketball Skills and Drills. This will serve as an Elementary Basketball Practice during the Basketball Season months of January and February. We would like each student in the class to participate in Elementary Basketball Games during these months to put their learned skills to use!
Teacher: Craig Dean or Elementary Coach TBD
Class Description:
Dribble, pass, shoot—it's time to hit the court! This engaging and high-energy basketball class is designed for elementary-aged kids who are ready to learn the fundamentals of the game in a fun and supportive environment. Through skill-building drills, interactive games, and teamwork exercises, students will develop coordination, confidence, and sportsmanship while improving their basketball skills. Whether they're beginners or already love the game, this class will help them strengthen their techniques and foster a love for basketball. Lace up those sneakers and let's play!
Supply List:
- Comfortable Clothing
- Water Bottle
- Basketball (type and size needed will be shared on the class page before school starts)
School Year Supply Fee: There will be a uniform fee for this class TBD
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Andrew Storie
Class Description:
In this class we will touch on learning styles, some personality testing, and work through what type of things we truly like. What students’ goals are for life and how to reach them. We will use methodical and logical methods to breakdown this big subject. From younger students who are all imagination to older students who feel the pressure to “figure it out”. We will have class discussions about the pros and cons of jobs such as: entrepreneur, corporate, high pay, high pressure, verry desirable, and high degree of skill. When possible, we will have professionals come visit class for a talk and some questions. I will ask students to journal and keep a small notebook to write down ideas and observations about why and why they believe a certain career path is desirable. No material fee, but if we find a test or something that is beneficial, each students’ family will be responsible for signing up and payment for said course or test.
Supply List:
- Notebook for Notetaking and Daily Work
School Year Supply Fee: $0
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Beth Martin
Class Description:
We will be using games to teach! It is as simple as that! We will use games organically, where information and skills are obtained simply by choosing a game and playing OR we will choose games to direct a topic we are studying. We love games, and there’s really no end to their application as learning tools. Oh, and they’re fun too!
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $25 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Craig Dean
Class Description:
This class focuses on developing fundamental basketball shooting skills and overall game awareness in female players. Students will learn various shooting techniques, including proper form, footwork, and release. Emphasis will also be placed on dribbling, passing, and game-specific skills to enhance their overall basketball ability.
Supply List:
- comfortable clothing & tennis shoes
- water
School Year Supply Fee: $20 to be paid directly to Tutor for class supplies and basketballs
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Holly Andrews
Class Description:
Through hands-on, authentic learning experiences, Students learn effective methods for shopping, sewing, childcare, clothing care, cooking, nutrition, home-care, hospitality, family and household management.
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $100 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Rebecca Hing
Class Description:
Through hands-on, authentic learning experiences, Students learn effective methods for shopping, sewing, childcare, clothing care, cooking, nutrition, home-care, hospitality, family and household management.
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $100 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Kameron Smith
Class Description:
Improv is about developing quick thinking skills in a fun imagination game filled way. We can all agree that there are times in our life we wished we reacted quicker or in a better way to a situation that took us by surprise. In improv we can practice those quick reactions in a safe fun space, and take those skills out into the world. If you are wanting to pursue performing arts or go into engineering, improv is for everyone. We use improv in many aspects of life. Someone asks you a question you were not anticipating, the plans that were made start falling apart, you are trapped with only doublemint gum, duct tape, paper clips, and shoe strings and have to escape! Ok that last one is for MacGyver. If you don’t know who MacGyver is, ask your parents.
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $0
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Rachel Pogue
Class Description:
In Book 1 of the Journey Through the Bible series, students will encounter the Biblical text firsthand through manageable daily readings. This course is designed for an entire school year and is divided into four units totaling 160 lessons. This first course in the series guides students through the Pentateuch and historical books of the Old Testament. The student textbook includes several black and white illustrations, maps, and charts. Each lesson (except for the final review lessons) includes outside Bible reading*, commentary within the textbook that helps to bring clarity to the student’s Bible reading, and thought questions. The textbook is designed to work closely with the accompanying student exercises workbook, which aids in comprehension of the Biblical text.
*Students will need to bring their own Bible to class. They will use this Bible for at-home readings and in-class reference and discussion. The questions in the student workbook are aligned to the New King James Version (NKJV) Bible, although students may use the version of their preference.
We will also integrate historical information, maps, YouTube™ videos, and word studies to better understand the context for each Biblical account.
Class fee will cover class materials and the purchase of the following resources, which students will keep:
∙Student Textbook: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition) ∙Student Exercises Workbook: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition) ∙Answer Key: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition)
Supply List:
- Bible
- #2 Pencil
- Spiral Notebook
- Eraser
- Highlighters
School Year Supply Fee: $35
Class fee will cover class materials and the purchase of the following resources:
• Student Textbook: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition)
• Student Exercises Workbook: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition)
• Answer Key: Journey Through the Bible Book 1: Pentateuch and Historical Books (2nd Edition)
Days Offered: Monday and Wednesday
Teacher: Candy Matheny
Class Description:
Lego Simple Machines: Build, Explore and Learn Ages Offered: 1st - 4th Grade and 3rd – 6th. Class Description: Lego Simple machines and other building projects that will spark creativity and problem-solving skills: • Make discoveries in math, science, literacy, social studies, design & technology. (STEAM) • Use critical thinking and creativity skills. • Build things from the ‘ground up’ and a chance to showcase their talents and inspire their peers. • Focus on creative storytelling. • Discover the world of Circuit Cubes. • Model, build, and draw diagrams of electric circuits. • Learn skills which lead to success and increase self-confidence.
Supply List:
- 3 prong folder
- 10 sheets of notebook paper
- 3 pencils
**please label with students name and put in a zipper pencil holder and insert into your folder/notebook
School Year Supply Fee: $30 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Andrew Storie
Class Description:
Hand lettering and calligraphy will work on classic fonts systems and explore new ones. Our goal is to encourage calm deliberate penmanship. We will explore how letters are designed, why it matters how they are shaped, and even how to make your own. We will use traditional pen with nibs and ink wells but will likely use for most of our work modern nib markers. I will have paper for students to use.
Supply List: - Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $35 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Rachel Pogue
Class Description:
Learn how God uses ordinary people in extraordinary ways – men who were once boys like you! Together, we will read the stories of Billy Graham, C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther, and many others. Each book contains the stories of ten boys who grew up to be used by God in amazing ways. You will not only be amazed at the bravery, cleverness, and faith of these boys, but you will be inspired to look to God as you wonder, “How will He work through me?”
The books contain ten easy-to-read chapters of equal length. Each character’s chapter begins with an incident or memory from their childhood, reminding you that people who grow up to do amazing things were once young people just like you.
Each chapter has a fact file, a keynote, a think spot, and a prayer to help you think through and apply what you’ve learned. The books also conclude with a quiz to see how much you remember.
We will integrate historical information, maps, YouTube™ videos, and word studies to better understand the context for each person’s lived story of faith.
Class enrollment is open to boys only. Class fee will cover class materials and the purchase of all five Ten Boys books in the series, which students will keep:
∙Ten Boys Who Changed the World (Brother Andrew; John Newton; Billy Graham; Eric Liddell; William Carey; David Livingstone; Nicky Cruz; Adoniram Judson; George Muller; and Luis Palau)
∙Ten Boys Who Used Their Talents (Wilfred Grenfell; C.S. Lewis; James Clerk Maxwell; Ghillean Prance; Paul Brand; Johann Sebastian Bach; Samuel Morse; George Washington Carver; C.T. Studd; and John Bunyan)
∙Ten Boys Who Made History (Samuel Rutherford; John Owen; Jonathan Edwards; George Whitefield; Robert Murray McCheyne; Dwight L. Moody; Billy Sunday; Charles H. Spurgeon; Aiden W. Tozer; and Martyn Lloyd–Jones)
∙Ten Boys Who Didn’t Give In (Polycarp; Alban; Sir John Oldcastle; Thomas Cranmer; George Wishart; James Chalmers’ Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Nate Saint; Ivan Moiseyev; and Graham Staines)
∙Ten Boys Who Made a Difference (Augustine of Hippo; Jan Hus; Martin Luther; Ulrich Zwingli; William Tyndale; Hugh Latimer; John Calvin; John Knox; Lord Shaftesbury; and Thomas Chalmers)
Supply List:
- Spiral Notebook
- #2 Pencil
- Eraser
- Colored Pencils
School Year Supply Fee: $45 Class Fee to be paid directly to Tutor (covers extra class materials and the purchase of all five books in the Lightkeepers series)
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Rachel Pogue
Class Description:
Learn how God uses ordinary people in extraordinary ways – women who were once girls like you! Together, we will read the stories of Amy Carmichael, Corrie Ten Boom, Joni Eareckson,
and many others. Each book contains the stories of ten girls who grew up to be used by God in amazing ways. You will not only be amazed at the bravery, cleverness, and faith of these girls,
but you will be inspired to look to God as you wonder, “How will He work through me?”
The books contain ten easy-to-read chapters of equal length. Each character’s chapter begins with an incident or memory from their childhood, reminding you that people who grow up to do
amazing things were once young people just like you.
Each chapter has a fact file, a keynote, a think spot, and a prayer to help you think through and apply what you’ve learned. The books also conclude with a quiz to see how much you remember.
We will integrate historical information, maps, YouTube™ videos, and word studies to better understand the context for each person’s lived story of faith.
Class enrollment is open to girls only. Class fee will cover class materials and the purchase of all five Ten Girls books in the series, which students will keep:
∙Ten Girls Who Changed the World (Isobel Kuhn; Mary Slessor; Joni Eareckson; Corrie Ten Boom; Evelyn Brand; Gladys Aylward; Jackie Pullinger; Amy Carmichael; Elizabeth Fry; and Catherine Booth)
∙Ten Girls Who Used Their Talents (Anne Lawson; Selina Countess of Huntingdon; Mildred Cable; Katie Ann Mackinnon; Sarah Edwards; Patricia St John; Helen Roseveare; Harriet Beecher Stowe; Mary Verghese; and Maureen McKenna)
∙Ten Girls Who Made History (Mary Jane Kinnaird; Emma Dryer; Florence Nightingale; Lottie Moon; Ida Scudder; Jeanette Li; Henrietta Mears; Bessie Adams; Betty Greene; and Elisabeth Elliot)
∙Ten Girls Who Didn’t Give In (Blandina; Perpetua; Lady Jane Grey; Anne Askew; Lysken Dirks; Marion Harvey; Margaret Wilson; Judith Weinberg; Betty Stam; and Esther John)
∙Ten Girls Who Made a Difference (Monica of Thagaste; Katherine Luther; Susanna Wesley; Ann Judson; Maria Taylor; Susannah Spurgeon; Bethan Lloyd–Jones; Edith Schaeffer; Sabina Wurmbrand; and Ruth Bell Graham)
Supply List:
- Spiral Notebook
- #2 Pencil
- Eraser
- Colored Pencils
School Year Supply Fee: $45 Class Fee to be paid directly to Tutor (covers extra class materials and the purchase of all five books in the Lightkeepers series)
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Rachel Harvey
Class Description:
This class will study oceans, tides, coral reefs, marine life, fish, sharks, marine mammals, marine birds and ocean exploration. We will also be doing a shark dissection.
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $40 Class Fee to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Andrew Storie
Class Description:
A general survey of many styles of martial arts. No prior experience necessary. We will cover many styles such as Tae Kwon Do, Arnis/ Kombaton, Karate, Tai Chi Gung, and some of the many weapons associated with these arts. Students will learn movements from these styles, kicking, punching, evading, breathwork, and focus.
Supply List:
- Comfortable Clothing
School Year Supply Fee: $12 (to be paid directly to Tutor)
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Beth Martin
Class Description:
Making discoveries with hands-on experiments is the best way to encourage self-exploration of science! This class will help students develop questions, problem solve and find answers - all while having fun!
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $30 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Sarah Mullins
Class Description:
This hands-on class will start with an introduction to Paleontology and then dig deeper into fossils, dinosaurs. and Archeology. We will learn about the giant dinosaurs that roamed the earth, as well as the dinosaurs of the sky and sea. We will also learn which dinosaurs were carnivores (meat eaters) and which were herbivores (plant eaters). When exploring fossils, we learn the different places they are found and the different materials in which they are found. Digging for fossils will lead us into learning about Archeology, excavation and other artifacts that can be found. If you like to get your hands dirty, become a Paleontologist with us!
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $30 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Amy Mullet
Class Description:
Playful Pioneers is an explorative literature and projects based class, built around The Little House on the Prairie series. Throughout this class, we will cover: Bible, reading, discussion, narration, science, history, map work, art, poetry, and practical life skills, which will all flow from chapters that we read in these beloved books. Each week will involve making either a coordinating craft or a selection from The Playful Pioneers cookbook. Lots of fun will be had, while we focus on hands-on learning.
Supply List:
- Provided
School Year Supply Fee: $60 supply fee to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: Rebecca Hing
Class Description: This class focuses on fun through learning a skill and being proud that the student has created something from a piece of fabric and thread. I encourage creativity over preciseness sew that the student will gain a feeling of accomplishment for this art. This class is for the beginner, intermediate and advanced sewer who wants to learn about how a sewing machine works while creating several projects.
Supply List:
- 2 white spools of thread
- seam ripper
School Year Supply Fee: $80 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Melissa Davis
Class Description: This class is designed to build your child’s confidence by participating in group and individual activities that will strengthen their social skills in everyday situations. We will work on understanding social cues, how to start a conversation, respecting boundaries, being a good friend and much more. Students will also gain a better understanding of positive character traits and the importance of modeling them on a daily basis.
Supply List:
- Social Skills Workbook - LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $5 to be paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Monday or Wednesday
Teacher: TBD
Class Description:
This engaging class is designed to captivate your students attention and keep them motivated throughout their language journey. We will focus on:
Relevant Scenarios: real-life situations that resonate with day-to-day activities.
Essential Vocabulary: the most essential 20% of words and phrases that will empower students to hold 80% of conversations with confidence.
Modern Language Mastery: a comprehensive foundation in grammar while prioritizing authentic, native pronunciation and conversational expressions.
... and more!
Supply List:
- Lined Paper
- Pencil/Pen
- 3 ring binder
- Workbook - LINK
School Year Supply Fee: $15 paid directly to Tutor
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Andrew Storie
Class Description:
In Tai Chi Gung we focus on health and wellness. This ancient practice is great for all ages. It offers mental clarity, breath control, physical fitness, flexibility, and coordination. Although less of our focus,it also has martial arts applications.
Supply List:
- Comfortable Clothing
School Year Supply Fee: $0
Days Offered: Wednesday
Teacher: Linda Thornhill
Class Description:
Gain confidence in your art skills with the introduction to a new medium, watercolor pencils. You have already mastered the use of graphite pencils like your No. 2 pencils, creating you on art. This mastery will move us quickly into learning this new medium, watercolor pencils. Next, we will use a paintbrush to add water as an activator to the pencil making it look like watercolor paint. This course will illustrate the use of the Elements of Art – the building blocks of visual art. These are line, space, form, shape, texture, color, and value. Students will practice their talents and abilities through drawing and painting using watercolor pencils. Similar watercolor techniques and basic mastery will be developed through a variety of subjects and famous artists. Subjects will include still life, landscapes, florals, animals and the study of famous artists in their art style. Other materials will be used to create special effects, such as salt for resist, burnishing, splatter, color layering, wet pencil impasto, thin point black sharpie will add dramatic value to your mixed media pieces. Why Art? Art it’s not just crafts anymore! Art transcends all languages; one picture can communicate concepts as well as beauty. Students will improve their physical coordination in writing and advance their understanding of math. Art promotes creativity, visual reasoning, problem solving, and making math concepts more accessible and fun.
Supply List:
**Please bring supplies to first day of class. Art supplies can be purchased at Hobby Lobby or on Amazon or your choice of retailer.
- 36 Joyberg watercolor pencils – this set doesn’t have white or black and will need to be purchased separately.
- 1 white watercolor pencils - recommended Prismacolor, purchase individually Hobby Lobby or Michaels or similar.
- 1 black watercolor pencils - recommended Prismacolor, purchase individually Hobby Lobby or Michaels or similar.
- Fine Point Sharpie Graphite drawing pencil 5H Clear/ transparent ruler – need to see through it
- Pentel Hi- Polymer Eraser – white
- One watercolor brush size 2
- One watercolor brush size 6
- Watercolor paper pad 6 x 6 15 sheets ( Master’s Touch at Hobby Lobby or similar )
- Watercolor paper pad 4x 6 15 sheets ( Master’s Touch at Hobby Lobby or similar )
- Small water jar – baby food jar size
- 3 prongs with pockets folder
- Small container or zipped bag to hold your supplies.
***Label all supplies with your name
School Year Supply Fee: $0 to be paid directly to Tutor