Freedom Finders

Ninth and tenth graders will study from a Christian Worldview in community with other believers:

Class meets Tuesdays from 8:30 - 1:30

Students will read and discuss novels and texts, create hands-on projects, write papers from prompts, create and deliver presentations, learn about and participate in Lincoln-Douglas-style values debates, and have opportunities to learn and grow in wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.

Students will receive a guide that schedules them through approximately 4 hours a day of homework, 4 days a week. This coursework is designed to earn 4 high school credits, and includes optional tracks for honors and/or CLEP track for US History 2 and Biology. 

Required Books and Materials:

  • Guide from Natalie

  • Dave Raymond’s Modern History

  • Beowulf by Heany(harder) or Morpugno(easier) translation

  • Grendel by Gardener

  • The Pilgrim’s Progress by Bunyan

  • Frankenstein by Shelley

  • Pride and Prejudice by Austin or Great Expectations by Dickens

  • Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury

  • The Book Thief by Zusak

  • Animal Farm by Orwell (free download)

  • The Hobbit by Tolkien

  • Death of a Salesman by Miller

  • Something Beautiful for God by Muggeridge

  • The Screwtape Letters by Lewis

  • World Split Apart by Solzhenitsyn (free download)

  • Apologia Biology Third Edition 3 book set - I will buy the lab equipment and experiment supplies

  • The Teen Entrepreneurship Textbook by Cox

  • Classical Conversations Tour Guide: Introduction to Debate and Debate Trivium Table

Details: Two semesters, 15 weeks each of day-by-day syllabus and checklist, and a drop-off weekly meeting day. $275/month, the first month is payable at registration, and billing will continue October 1, 2024 through April 1, 2024, on the first of each month.

  • The monthly cost includes my facility fees, insurance, all science supplies, copies, a day-by-day guide with resources for your student, weekly emails and ongoing support from me for both planning and evaluating purposes, a parent meeting in late July or early August (TBD) go over how to use the guide, answer questions, and set expectations, and my time and experience leading the class.

  • 5 students are required to hold the class.  Refunds will be made if enrollment minimums are not met. Please encourage friends to apply together.