We are so grateful to have an awesome high school math facilitator this year at LAF. However, she is also our beloved K – 3 Art facilitator! That’s why traditional High School Math Classes are being held on Tuesdays with our Project-Based Learning classes. To see a list of our High School Math Classes, please click here.
- why they want to take the class
- in what ways they will demonstrate maturity and commitment
Below is our list of High School Co-op Classes for the 2024/2025 school year. Next to each class, we have listed the facilitator for the class, the day, time, and location of the class, the course description, and the required materials and additional lab/supply fees.
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Room G 322
Course Description
Required Materials
- Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd edition
- Exploring Creation with Biology Test Pages, 3rd edition
- Carbonless Laboratory Notebook – available on Amazon
- 3 ring binder with 5 Tabs labeled:
- Notes
- OYO
- Questions
- Study Guide Questions
- Quizzes Tests
Lab Fee
Required Materials
- Discovering Design with Chemistry by Dr. Jay Wile
- Pencils
- A notebook for class notes and homework (or two separate notebooks if desired)
- Carbonless laboratory notebook (may find on Amazon)
- Scientific Calculator (i.e. TI-30X IIS or better recommended)
Lab Fee
Tuesdays, 1:00-2:50
Room S104
Course Description:
Required Materials:
- Discovering Design with Chemistry by Dr. Jay Wile
- Pencils
- A notebook for class notes and homework (or two separate notebooks if desired)
- Carbonless laboratory notebook (may find on Amazon)
- Scientific Calculator (i.e. TI-30X IIS or better recommended)
Course Description:
This course is a high school college-preparatory literature and writing course designed with Hewitt High School Lightning Literature and Composition guides. Hewitt’s Lightning Literature guides provide lessons in literature that will help your student’s reading comprehension, love of books, and their writing as well. For this course, students read eight unabridged books along with short stories, poems, and other shorter literary works that are included within the student guides. According to the instructions in the student guide, students write one paper per literary work.
Required Materials:
(1 st semester)
Lightning Lit. & Composition: American Literature Early-Mid 19 th Century Student Guide
(2 nd semester)
Lightning Lit. & Composition: American Literature Mid-Late 19 th Century Student Guide
8 Unabridged novels (see below for details)
5 subject spiral notebook
1 st Semester Novels:
- Benjamin Franklin (nonfiction: Autobiography)
- Frederick Douglas (nonfiction: Narrative)
- The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
2 nd Semester Novels:
- Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
- The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane
- The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
Thursdays, 10:30-12:20
Room S106
Course Description:
This course is a high school college-preparatory literature and writing course designed with Hewitt High School Lightning Literature and Composition guides. Hewitt’s Lightning Literature guides provide lessons in literature that will help your student’s reading comprehension, love of books, and their writing as well. For this course, students read seven unabridged books along with short stories, poems, and other shorter literary works that are included within the student guides. According to the instructions in the student guide, students write one paper per literary work.
Required Materials:
- Lightning Literature and Composition: British Early-Mid 19th Century Student Guide
- Lightning Literature and Composition: British Mid-Late 19th Century Student Guide
- Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
- Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott
- Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
- Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
- Silas Marner, by George Eliot
- Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens
- The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde
5 subject spiral notebook
Supply Fee:
Tuesdays, 8:30-10:20
Room C105
Course Description:
Introduction to Criminal Justice is a high school level course that will begin with a general introduction to the United States criminal justice system (e.g., policing, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice). We will examine a number of factors (media, crime statistics, case law, certain high profile crimes, technology, criminological theory, and public perception) that have influenced our modern day justice system.
Required Materials:
- Notebook for note taking
- Binder (one to start, may need an additional)
- Writing utensils/ highlighter
- The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton and Lara Love Hardin
- A device that can download the e-book will be beneficial, but not required.
- Handouts covered by the supply fee
Supply Fee:
Required Material
- Lost Tools of Writing Level One Teacher Manual
- Lost Tools of Writing Student Workbook (Please Note: A Student’s Workbook must be purchased for each student who will use the program. Per copyright rules, worksheets may not be photocopied.)
Supply Fee
Course Description
1st semester: Philosophy
Dive into history of Philosophy and evaluate the ideas that shaped our world through a Biblical worldview.
We will create a class timeline of the philosophers and human thought, adding familiar historical events as we go. Students will learn how to study by highlighting and annotating their books to help them retain more information for class discussions.
2nd semester: Poetry
This clear and imaginative introductory course makes poetry approachable. In the world where everything and everyone is rushing and attention spans are forever waning, you will find your student attending to details and finding time to be still, and observe the beauty and wonder of the world around us.
We will learn to analyze great poetry throughout history and write our own pieces through fun exercises and activities. Each student will create his own collection of poetry and will learn tools of poetry analysis.
- Consequences of Ideas by R.C. Sproul (1 semester)
- The Roar on the Other Side by Susanne Rhodes. (2 semester)
Supply Fee
$10 per student
Tuesdays, 8:30 – 10:20
Room C102
This course is created using the Notgrass Exploring America history curriculum. As we go through American history from the early 1400s to present day, the students will learn that history has a direct influence on our lives today. The students will have a Bible-based history class that will delve into inspiring stories of people who have acted on their faith and made great strides for our country. Students will have the opportunity to go deeper on a topic of their choosing as they prepare for a class presentation each quarter.
Required Materials:
Notgrass Exploring America: curriculum package (Part 1 & 2, and American Voices)
Notebook
Pencil or pen
Supply Fee:
$10 per student
This course is designed to provide students with a practical knowledge and understanding of the study of the American government, and its direct connection to its citizens. Students will be able to apply knowledge of the Magna Carta, Articles of Confederation, Ratification, The US Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and demonstrate their understanding of how the American system of government functions on the local, state and national levels as well as the impact on individual citizens. Students will also be able to demonstrate their understanding that US citizens have both rights and responsibilities in order for our government to function to the betterment of our society. Students will actively investigate national, state and local issues, read and participate in discussions, and develop informed arguments using a variety of forms.
Specifically, the course aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the following:
- The ideals and beliefs shared by Americans and the meaning of citizenship.
- The historical, cultural, and philosophical foundations of the U.S. government system.
- The significance of the Magna Carta, Articles of Confederation and Ratification.
- The U.S. Constitution and the components and balances of the federal government.
- The importance and relevance of the Bill of Rights and Amendments.
- Understand the importance of participating in government.
You will need a spiral notebook with paper and a writing utensil. We will be taking notes as well as completing a lot of in class activities so you will need these materials each and every day for class.
For curriculum, we will utilize a variety of sources. No book purchase is required. Student supply fee will cover the cost of printed materials all of which will be provided.
This course is an examination of American politics: the constitutional basis, organization, and function of our government
Required Materials
- None
In this ONE SEMESTER economics course, students will learn about the various types of economies and how they address the various factors in the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth. Students will learn a brief economic history of the United States and other countries so as to compare the different types of economies. This will be accomplished by looking at not only individual and business economic factors but also the economy as a whole. Students will learn about the laws of supply and demand, and the importance and impact of economic policies on our economy. They will also learn how money, trade, and markets work as well as how they are measured, and so much more. There will be a mix of reading, lectures, current event discussions, and hands-on activities designed to not only teach the various topics, but make it engaging with a semester end project as well.
- Notebook
- Binder with pocket folder
- Highlighters
- Pens
- Book TBD
Supply Fee:
In this ONE SEMESTER financial literacy and money management course, students will learn basic money skills including budgeting, saving, and investing. They will also learn how to file taxes, pay bills, and so much more. There will be a mix of reading, lectures, and hands-on activities designed to not only teach the various subjects, but make it engaging as well.
Some topics to be covered include: banking (including balancing a checkbook), investing (real estate, CD’s, IRA’s), credit cards (positives and negatives), credit score (what is it, why is it important, and how can you protect it), paying for college (different ways to help pay for college and how to choose a college keeping the cost in mind), insurance (health, car, life, renters, and others), paying taxes (we will actually look at a 1040 form), budgeting (the how and why), and other consumer skills.
Notebook
Binder with pocket folder
Highlighters
Pens
Foundations in Personal Finance: Homeschool Edition – Print + Streaming
This class is geared toward 8th graders and up. This course is designed to develop and enhance life skills the students will need for everyday life. This class will focus on personal, interpersonal, and communication skills. Also, this course will explore other topics such as personal finance/money management, home management, health/wellness, and more. These skills will help prepare students to be successful when they become independent and on their own.
Required Materials:
1-2 inch binder
spiral notebook
writing utensil
Facilitator: Miguel Benitez
This course examines the philosophical and theological principles and issues related to ethics. It addresses meta-ethical questions about the relationship between moral language and concepts and various metaphysical and post-metaphysical views; normative ethical theories; theological structures and implications of ethics; and contemporary ethical issues.
An introduction and exploration into the world of digital photography. In this class we will learn the basics of photography: the exposure triangle, framing and lighting, color balancing, landscapes, portraits and much more. Students will learn how to use their own camera to capture the wonder of God’s creation in the world around them.
Required Materials:
- DSLR or mirrorless digital camera with an interchangeable lens system
- Memory card compatible with camera
- Memory card reader to transfer files to a computer
- Photo editing software such as Lightroom or Darktable (needed after winter break)
- 4×7 photo album to hold prints
Supply Fee:
$50 per student
Sewing machine with manual.
Extra needles and bobbins that fit your machine.
Sewing scissors
Sewing pins
Assortment of colors of all purpose threads
1/2-1” binder
*Optional iron
Fabric TBD
$25 per student
This course is designed as a first-time introduction for high school students to the works of one of the most influential writers of all time. We will focus on familiarizing ourselves with the language of Shakespeare’s writing and enough history of England and English theater to contextualize the works, their format, humor, and vocabulary. We will read a selection of sonnets, and two plays throughout the year. Students can expect to be capable of reading Shakespeare independently by the end of the year.
Required Materials:
- Pencil case with the following
- Pencils
- Red ink pens
- Highlighters in three colors
- One 1-inch binder with writing paper
- At home access to a computer and printer
Texts- No Fear Shakespeare editions of Romeo and Juliet, and Much Ado About Nothing
Supply Fee:
