Bible
Life of Christ continues to follow the unified story of the Bible established in The Story of the old Testament with a special focus on the life of Christ. The Gospels resent the life of Christ as the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan as promised in the Old Testament. This course will prepare students to live with Christlikeness in our world today, teaching them crucial Bible study skills for interpretation and application.
Literature
Exploring Themes in Literature prepares students for reading and critical thinking at the high school level. This course explores texts from many different authors and genres to challenge students to understand the problems of the human condition.
Writing & Grammar
Writing & Grammar 7 functions as the Year of the Sentence. This year guides students toward formulating a biblical worldview of communication through writing by focusing on four themes: truth, beauty, virtue, and balance.
Math
Fundamentals of Math helps to prepare students for the transition form middle school to high school math. This course provides a balanced study of the foundations of mathematics with practical, real-life applications. Quarterly STEM projects give students more direct opportunities to apply math concepts to solving real-world problems.
Pre-Algebra gives students a strong foundation for Algebra 1 while also connecting their studies to the to real-world applications and helping students understand the implications of math study for biblical worldview. This course helps students to progress from foundational to more advanced mathematical skills and strategies with expanded opportunities for abstract reasoning and real-world problem-solving involving the number system, expressions and equations, functions, geometry, and statistics and probability within the context of a biblical worldview.
Science
Life Science surveys the structures and functions of living things such as plants, animals, and human beings. Case studies, webquests, lab activities, ethics boxes, and questions help students think like scientists and see life science from a biblical worldview.
History
Cultural Geography helps students become informed citizens and empowered participants in society. Students will study the seven continents and people who live on them as well as the physical characteristics, resources, and demographics of various regions so that they can begin to understand the different nations and their cultures. Cultural Geography is supplemented with civics to mee the ALCOS standards.