High school classes are $220 each for the 2022/2023 school year, plus any lab/supply fees. 50% of tuition, plus 100% of lab/supply fees are due at the time of registration. Balances must be paid in full on or before Orientation on August 9, 2023.
Below is our list of High School Co-op Classes for the 2022/2023 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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Advanced Composition and Creative Writing is a high school, college-preparatory class which reinforces for students the basics, and teaches advanced skills of academic and artistic writing. Its design is based on college expectations of analytical reading and writing.
editing, workshopping, and forming plans for integrating feedback in future work.
This course prepares students for higher level writing assignments and helps them develop strong writing habits, and editing and revision skills necessary for critical thinking and reading.
Required Materials:
College-ruled, spiral notebook with perforated pages for class notes.
Pencil case with the following supplies
- Pencils and erasers.
- Pens (blue or red)
- Highlighters, at least three colors
1-inch three-ring binder
Access to a computer and printer at home
Optional Supplies: Whiteout
Major Assignments:
Expository Essay, 500-750 words
Persuasive Essay, 500-750 words
A flash fiction piece, 350-500 words
A portfolio of five poems, including at least three forms with a central theme and an introductory paragraph discussing selection of forms and theme., approx. 200 words
Algebra 1
Facilitator: Nick Gutsche
Course Description:
This course will prepare your student for Algebra II and Geometry. Topics Include:
- Positive and Negative Integers
- Order of Operations
- The Coordinate Plane
- Linear Equations
- Solving Equations
- Distance Formula
- Absolute Value Equations
- Inequalities
- Algebraic Word Problems
- Factoring
- Polynomials
2 notebooks, one for homework and one for taking notes in class
pencils
Algebra 2
Facilitator: Nick Gutsche
Tuesdays, 8:30-9:45
Room S106
This class will prepare your student for Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, or College Algebra. Topics include:
- Properties of Real Numbers
- Transformations of Parent Functions
- Systems of Equations
- Systems of Inequalities
- Linear Programming
- Matrices
- Quadratic Functions
- Solving Polynomial Equations
- Conic Sections
- Logarithms
- Sine, Cosine, and Tangent
Required Materials:
Algebra 2 Textbook (will have to order a used copy)
Graphing Calculator (TI-83 or TI-84 Recommended)
2 notebooks, one for homework and one for taking notes in class
Pencils
Thursdays, 10:30-12:20
Room S106
Our United States history class will involve lots of writing which will be a great practice for test-taking and English literature; college applications and essays. 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.
Required Materials:
- Notgrass: Exploring America: curriculum package
- 3 ring binder
- Notebook paper
- A smile
Supply Fee:
$10 per student
Course Description:
This course is a high school college-preparatory literature and writing course designed with Hewitt High School Lightning Literature 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 to two papers for each book-length work and one paper for each shorter literary work.
Required Materials:
1. Lightning Lit. & Composition: American Early-Mid 19 th Century Student Guide
(1 st sem)
2. Lightning Lit. & Composition: American Mid-Late 19 th Century Student Guide
(2 nd sem)
3. 8 Unabridged novels (see below for details)
4. 5 subject spiral notebook
1 st Semester Novels:
1. Benjamin Franklin (nonfiction: Autobiography)
2. Frederick Douglas (nonfiction: Narrative0
3. The Scarlett Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
4. Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
2 nd Semester Novels:
1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
2. Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
3. The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane
4. The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
Course Description:
This class is for high school students who are interested in the visual arts.
The class will consist of five units: Drawing, Color, Composition, Sculpture, and Printmaking.
Each unit is designed to each one or more of the 7 Main elements of art, line, shape, form, space, texture, value, and color. Students will practice observation skills and learn how to see like an artist and how to draw from life observations and learn how to create a realistic portrait. In the color unit, they will learn how to mix paint and use color to express themselves. Our Composition unit will use collage and mixed media to create a visual journal, communicate a visual message and tell a story. 3D projects will explore sculptures and create playful objects. In Printmaking, the students will learn how to carve a rubber stamp to make their own patterns and greeting cards.
Throughout the course, students will learn about major artists, art movements, and the role of the artist in culture. Students will also learn how to create and keep a portfolio and how to show their work.
Required Materials:
The supply fee will cover the majority of supplies to be used by the student in class. Each student will need to purchase a 9×12 portfolio
Supply Fee:
Tuesdays, 10:30 – 12:20
Room C212
Course Description:
This class is for high school students who love making art and are possibly considering a career in the visual arts. In this course, we will build on the skills we learned in Art 1 and learn how to be more expressive with our work as we experiment with different styles and materials.
The class will consist of five units: Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, Sculpture, and Printmaking. In our drawing unit, students will learn to use charcoal to create life drawings and portraits. We will create abstract and expressive paintings in acrylics. We will use collage, mixed media, and hand-painted papers to communicate a visual message and tell a story. Our 3D projects will create pieces of functional and playful art. In Printmaking, the students will learn how to carve rubber stamps to make their own patterns and greeting cards.
Throughout the course, students will learn about major artists, art movements, and the role of the artist in culture. Students will also learn how to write an artist statement and how to present their work and how to keep a portfolio.
Required Materials:
Students are encouraged to have art supplies at home so they can continue to explore and experiment with their favorite mediums at home. Work done outside of class is encouraged but not required. The supply fee will cover the majority of supplies the student will need.
Each student will need to purchase a 9×12 portfolio
Supply Fee:
Tuesdays, 1:00-2:50
Room C102
Course Description:
So much of History is only learned through Art.
Curriculum used: History of Art, Creation to Contemporary, by Ned Bustard, and other Literature to experience a unique take on Art History.
This Curriculum is a distinctively Christian overview of art history covering well-known works like the Venus of Willendorf, the Bust of Neffertiti, Winged Victory, the Mona Lisa, and American Gothic.
At the end of the year, the student will be able to identify all the major art movements in Western art, as well as know the titles and artists responsible for over five dozen artistic masterpieces. These movements and works of art are the grammar of art history and will allow the student to navigate nearly every museum of Western art in the world, as well as know-how they fit in the study of history.
Class time will be structured with lecture, note-taking, discussion time, presentations, and hands-on activities.
Required Materials:
There is no book to purchase for this course; handouts will be available for each lesson.
Supply Fee:
Tuesdays, 8:30-10:20
Room C105
Course Description:
Learning how to read, interpret, and apply scripture to the hot topics in our teenager’s culture.
This course will take your student through the process of Bible interpretation and application, teaching them how to read the different genres of scripture, how they fit together, and how it matters to their lives as teenagers. Once students learn how to read scripture, we will explore 10 culturally hot topics and what God says about them in His word, and how we can live out His truth.
- How to Read the Bible Like a Seminary Professor, by Mark Yarbrough
- 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (And Answer) about Christianity, by Rebecca McLaughlin
Supply Fee:
Tuesdays, 10:30-12:20
Room S104
Welcome to an exciting year studying biology. This course is designed from the Apologia curriculum, Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition. This course is taught at an honors level.
Students will be expected to participate in classroom discussions, and presentations. A weekly quiz is given covering subject(s) from the previous class. Students will be expected to have their homework assignments, module tests (graded by parent) and lab book completed to be checked after every two (2) modules. That pace will allow the class to complete our curriculum during
the school year.
Required Materials:
Textbook: Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition
Exploring Creation with Biology Test Pages, 3rd Edition.
* NOTE — We will not use the Student Notebook
Carbonless Laboratory Notebook – available on Amazon
3-Ring Binder with 5 Tabs labeled:
- Notes
- OYO Questions
- Study Guide Questions
- Quizzes
- Tests
Lab Fee:
Our exploration of British Literature focuses mainly on the 19th Century. Students will learn writing through the lens of some of the greatest writers the world has known. They will work on building both vocabulary and a deeper understanding of the author’s message. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions and will also be required to present their writing in class throughout the year.
In the first semester, lessons cover description, point of view, persuasive writing, setting, humor, character, and imagery and tone in poetry. In the second semester, lessons cover conflict, rhyme and meter, local color, theme, genre, and sources of ideas.
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
- Stalky and Co, by Rudyard Kipling
- 5 subject spiral notebook
Lab Fee:
This class will help your student gain proficiency in analytical chemistry. Topics include:
- S.I. and British Units
- Scientific Notation
- Classification of Matter
- Atomic Theory
- The Periodic Table
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Lewis Structures
- VSEPR Models
- Electron Configurations
- Ionic and Covalent Bonds
- Solutions
- Chemical Reactions
- Stoichiometry
- Gas Laws
- How to write a lab report
“Exploring Creation with Chemistry Basic Set” 3rd Edition, by Kristy Plourde
Lab Fee:
Your student will learn about computers, circuit boards, programming languages, and robotics. They will build their own electronic projects using the Arduino UNO board.
Topics include:
- Measuring computing power
- Computing languages
- History of computing machines
- The binary number system
- Circuit boards
- Electrical theory
- History of robotics
- The engineering design process
Lab Fee:
Topics Include:
- Geometric Reasoning
- Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
- Triangle Congruence
- Polygons and Quadrilaterals
- Right Triangles and Trigonometry
- Transformational Geometry
- Perimeter, Circumference, and Area
- Spatial Reasoning
- Circles
- Probability
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 for 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.
Supply Fee:
$30 per student
Welcome to an exciting year studying marine science. This course is designed from the Apologia curriculum, Exploring Creation with Marine Biology, 2nd Edition. This class will be taught at an honors high school level, and therefore may be counted for the high school biology requirement.
It is my goal to provide students with both a classroom lecture and labs each week.
There are 16 modules covering high school marine biology topics with labs. We will be completing one module every two weeks throughout the school year. Students will complete around 30 classroom labs that are recorded in their lab book. Lab books are an important part of this course which records the labs performed, diagrams, and observations.
Students will be expected to participate in classroom discussions and presentations. A weekly quiz is given covering subject(s) from the previous class. Students will be expected to have their homework assignments, module tests, and lab book completed to be checked after every module. That pace will allow the class to complete our curriculum during the school year.
Required Materials:
Textbook: Exploring Creation with Marine Biology, 2nd Edition
Exploring Creation with Marine Biology Tests 2nd Edition.
* NOTE — We will not use the Student Notebook
- Carbonless Laboratory Notebook – available on Amazon
- 3-Ring Binder with 5 Tabs labeled Notes, OYO Questions, Study Guide Questions, Quizzes, Tests
Lab Fee:
In this course, students will take a deep dive into all things music theory! Music theory can be a difficult concept to grasp, but this course teaches students to look at music as a language more than anything else.
In the curriculum, by Berklee College of Music Graduate Sky Stahlmann, students will learn how music operates and be given the tools to create their own (or as I say, “speak the language!”).
In addition to music theory, the class is also a concert choir! Students will learn to sing hymns, classical pieces, contemporary selections, and more. The primary objective of this course is learning the three aspects of music as a language and learning to speak it with our own voices!
At the end of each semester, there will be a showcase featuring the pieces they learned in the course.
Required Materials:
- 3 ring binder
- Printed and hole-punched curriculum to add to binder (link will be provided)
- Folder for music
Lab Fee:
$35 per person (includes licensing of digital curriculum)
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:
$10 per person
Room C103
Required Materials:
College-ruled, spiral notebook with perforated pages for class notes
Pencil case with the following supplies
- Pencils and erasers
- Pens (blue or black)
1-inch three ring binder
Access to a computer at home
A USB flash drive
Sound Speech student textbook from Bob Jones University Press (978-1-57924-620-4)
1. Notgrass: Exploring World History: curriculum package
2. 3 ring binder
3. Notebook paper
4. A smile
Room C105
Students will be creating the yearbook for LAF’s 2022-2023 school year; gaining and utilizing skills in graphic design, layout design, caption writing and photography.
laptop or tablet with google chrome installed.
