Classes

Science 

6th Grade- Books: It Couldn't Just Happen, Fascinating Facts About God's World  by: Lawrence O. Richards (semester 1) and Usborne Book of Science, An Introduction to Biology, Physics, and Chemistry (semester 2)- We will have class discussions, experiments, videos, and weekly homework assignments.

7th Grade- Textbook: Apologia's Considering God's Creation with General Science, second edition, by: Dr. Jay L. Wile- We will have class discussions, experiments with written data, and weekly homework assignments.

8th Grade- Textbook: Apologia's Considering God's Creation with Physical Science, second edition, by Dr. Jay L. Wile- We will have class discussions, experiments with written data, and weekly homework assignments.

 History

All grades will be taking a trip arould the world as we study world history and cultures from Around the World in 180 Days by: Sherrie Payne. Students will be completing projects and the accompanying workbook that uses a notebook approach to learning about our seven continents. Geography with map work will also be a component to this curriculum.

                           Character Development

This class will meet on the first, second, and third Wednesdays of the month during homeroom. During the first semester each student will be given an abstract verse (monthly) from the book of Proverbs to memorize and create a project to present to the class. The project should explain what the verse means to him/her. During the second semester, sixth graders will study great Godly people of our past and their characteristics from the Torchlighters Collection. The seventh and eighth grade classes will conduct group discussions/investigations from the book: The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Six Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning by: Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn. This is a beginning look at logic or "critical thinking" from a Christian perspective.

 Service Projects

The fourth and fifth Wednesdays of the month will be spent creating service projects to complete in homeroom. These may include local as well as distant organizations and individuals in need. Once per semester we will have an optional service project to complete outside of class time. Once a month we will have a pizza lunch for $3.50 to raise money for this class. Box Top collections will help as well.

Electives

Each student will choose one elective from Elective #1 AND one elective from Elective #2 each semester. Elective choices are based on a first-come, first-served basis (according to order of enrollment).

*A note to those who are reluctant writers: A couple of the electives will contain writing. The writing process will be emphasized versus the mechanics of spelling and grammar. The goal is to express yourself in a logical way that will captivate your audience. Be encouraged to sign-up for one of these electives, and you may just find out how much you actually love writing! (Pencil/paper, keyboarding, and dication will all be utilized in the Newspaper & Speech electives.)

First Semester

Elective #1- Journalism/School Newspaper(Full) OR Drawing 1

Elective #2- Cooking OR DVD Movie Factory (Full)

Elective Descriptions for First Semester:

(Full)~Journalism/School Newspaper (all year class)- We will learn the various types of journalism and how each applies to writing an informative and entertaining  school newspaper. Students will be assigned different "staff positions" each month in order to write and print a monthly newspaper for fellow Pure Energy students.

~ Drawing 1-  Art Basics for Children by: Rich and Sharon Jeffus will introduce beginner students to basic art technique and vocabulary. Using art supplies and willing minds, our study of the basic framework begins with drawing, proportion, and depth. Class drawing projects will include many styles of drawing from abstract to pointillism.

~Cooking- Join us in learning to cook as we go back to the basics. You will learn  kitchen saftey, how to read a recipe, how to prep items, and many types of cooking techniques.  Our cooking projects will be sure to have your family in awe, since you will be practicing what you learn in class at home. Boy are encouraged to take this life skills class.

(Full) ~DVD Movie Factory - Lights, Camera, Action...Create your own DVD photo slide show with graphics and music.  In this class you will also make & edit a video in small groups.  You must bring a laptop & downloaded photos each week in order to take this course.

Elective #1- Journalism/School Newspaper (Full)OR Watercolors

Elective #2- Speech OR Model Car & Derby OR Self-Defense

Elective Descriptions for Second Semester:

(Full) ~Journalism/School Newspaper- Continued from last semester. See above description.

~Watercolors- Watercoloring class will introduce beginner students to basic color principles. Introducing students to the color wheel will give them an understanding of color grouping, color hue, color intensity and color value. Students will bring their drawings to life with color. *Prerequisite: Drawing 1 or previous drawing class

~Speech- Get ready to discover your voice in this fast-paced public speaking class. We will learn the types of speeches, the elements to good public speaking, and how to write dynamic speeches. Non-verbal forms of communication, such as body language and facial expressions, will be presented and practiced in class. Outgoing and reserved personalities are encouraged to take this course.

~Model Car & Derby- Rev-up your engines for a class that is all about cars. We will gain an understanding of cars today by learning the history of automobiles. The class will build a model car as a group. Next, each student will design, carve, and decorate his/her very own wooden vehicle to race in our Pure Energy Derby. (A special thanks goes to Lance Rakowski for contributing to the creation of this class.)

~Self-Defense- For the first three months will be learning hands-on self-defense techniques from a martial arts professional. The last six weeks will be a nutrition/physical fitness class to learn positive habits that will last for a lifetime.