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.