Course Descriptions and Schedule
2010 - 2011
(Please scroll down for registration and tuition information.)
Life Science
- lab and lecture science course for seventh and eighth graders;
covers foundations of life science, heredity
and the origins of life from a creationist
perspective, a survey of microbiology and plant biology, the animal kingdom, the
nature of the environment, and the structure and function of the human body.
Each student
receives a specimen for the worm and frog dissections.
Maximum: 6 students
Integrated Physics and Chemistry
- high school lecture and lab science course; a
survey of chemistry and physics; covers
concepts of matter, atomic theory and
structure, chemical applications, energy and
momentum, and wave and particle
motion.
Maximum: 6
students
Visual Art - This course will
facilitate development of skills needed to accurately
record visual observations from various subjects;
use a variety of artistic media;
and introduce different styles and methods of visual art.
Students will keep a
sketch journal that reflects their own observational personality.
Maximum: 5 students
Digital Art I - This course
will focus on creating images in a digital medium.
Assignments will emphasize
traditional illustration skills such as visual problem
solving, composition, and drawing
while exploring the digital possibilities of
executing the artwork. This
course will also promote an understanding of the
importance of digital technology in
contemporary illustration.
Maximum: 5 students
Digital Art II - This course
will highlight the production and processing of images
with current digital tools; explore
the techniques and applications of acquiring,
manipulating, and outputting
digitized images for a variety of media; discuss
practical applications, visual
problem solving, composition, and design principles.
Maximum: 5 students
French Foreign Language -
basic language skills; speaking, listening comprehension,
reading and writing, with an emphasis
on effective functioning in real life
situations. Academic portfolio
includes culture units, research papers, and creative
projects.
Maximum: 6 students
Pre-algebra - a two-year,
two-course sequence, using Saxon Math 8/7 and Saxon
Algebra 1/2; pre-algebra
development necessary for entry into the Algebra I-II
sequence. Students should enter
the class with a strong understanding of
numeration, place value, fractions,
and fundamental geometry concepts presented
in Math 7/6. Students
should also enter the class confident with addition and
multiplication facts memorized
through the 12's. New students to the Horizons
program will be informally evaluated
and tutored, if needed, to bring the skill level
up to the required entry level.
Maximum: 8-10 students
Algebra I and Algebra II - a
two-year, two-course sequence, using Saxon Algebra I
and Saxon Algebra II.
Students will continue their math education with an in-depth
study of algebra. Students
completing this two-year sequence will take either
Geometry or Advanced Math to complete
the college preparatory sequence offered
at Horizons Education Center.
Maximum: 8-10 students
English 7-8 - Students should
enter this class understanding how to write a good
sentence and how to develop an
interesting paragraph. Considerable class time will
be devoted to helping students
develop writing and editing skills. Students at this
level will strengthen their
understanding of sentence patterns; they should be able
to consistently identify the subject
and verb of increasingly complex sentences, as
well as develop new understandings
about clauses and phrases and their function in
sentences. Students will read
chapter books as the core of the literature program.
They will summarize their reading
each week, and improve their editing and
summarizing skills with this
activity. Vocabulary will be taken from the novels and
from word lists selected by the
teacher. Activities will be selected to enhance
comprehension, vocabulary, grammar,
and writing skills based on the needs of the
class. Literary terms and
literary genres will be explored based on the readiness of
the class for these skills.
Students should expect to devote at least four-five
hours weekly to English homework,
including reading, writing, grammar, and
vocabulary work.
Maximum: 8-10 students
English I - II - Students
should enter this class understanding how to write a good
sentence and how to develop an
interesting paragraph. Students at this level will
continue to strengthen their
understanding of sentence patterns; they should be
able to consistently identify the
subject and verb of increasingly complex
sentences, as well as develop new
understandings about clauses and phrases and
their function in sentences.
Students will read novels as the core of the literature
program. They will keep a
reading response journal and submit a written response
to their weekly reading assignment.
Vocabulary will be taken from the novels and
from word lists in Word Smart I
or Word Smart II. Activities will be selected to
enhance comprehension, vocabulary,
grammar, and writing skills based on the
needs of the class. Literary
terms and literature genres will be explored regularly.
Students will learn to write various
expository essays, including but not limited to
descriptive, persuasive,
compare-contrast, and argumentative essays. Students
should expect to devote a minimum of
five hours of time to English homework,
including reading, writing, grammar,
and vocabulary.
Maximum: 8-10 students
American Literature - (English
III or IV) - This reading intensive course will cover
American Literature from the colonial period
to the present. Students will gain an
appreciation for selected works in terms of the
historical place and time in which
they were written, engage in discussion about how the literary
work speaks to the
present time, and creatively develop independent responses to the
literature, such
as exploring a similar theme, comparing the film version, or reading and writing
poetry parallel to the theme or time period. Lecture and class discussion will
comprise the core of
the time spent in class. Students will develop written
responses to the literature, giving
careful attention to the audience and to voice.
Students will complete an author project in
the spring semester. A stage process
model will be used for writing, guiding the student
through prewriting, planning,
drafting, revising, editing, presenting, and finally reflecting.
An intensive grammar
review will comprise two three-week sessions, one in the fall and one in
the spring.
Students will study SAT Vocabulary and be
quizzed regularly to ensure
accountability. Students will deliver at least two oral presentations throughout the
year.
In addition to poetry selections, short readings, and short stories, students
will read
The Crucible (Arthur Miller), The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel
Hawthorne), Moby Dick (Herman
Melville), The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen
Crane), and The Great Gatsby (F. Scott
Fitzgerald). Note: Students who have
completed English I-II at Horizons Education Center High School Academy have
read
Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer previously. If students enter this class
without
having read Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, these two books will be
required summer reading.
Maximum: 6-8 students
(course descriptions in progress)
(books and supplies lists in
progress)
Monday
2:30 - 4:00 American Literature (English III/IV; 11th-12th)
4:00 - 5:30 US History - 1877 to present (pre-AP; 11th-12th)
Tuesday
8:00 - 10:00 Math 8/7; Algebra 1/2
8:30 - 9:45 French I; II (III; IV - independent study)
10:00 - 11:00 Visual Art
10:00 - 1:00 English 7-8 (30 min. lunch break)
11:00 - 12:00 Digital Art II
1:00 - 2:30 US History: Colonization to Civil War (7th-8th)
1:30 - 2:30 Digital Art I
2:30 - 4:30 Algebra I-II
4:30 - 5:30 SAT Critical Reading and Writing Strategies
Wednesday
2:45 - 3:45 Visual Art
Thursday
10:00 - 12:00 Life Science 7-8
12:15 - 2:15 Integrated Physics/Chemistry
2:30 - 4:00 World Geography
4:00 - 5:30 English I-II
High School students may earn a Horizons Education Center High School transcript by successfully completing the following required courses at Horizons: English I, II, III, IV, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry and/or Advanced Math, Integrated Physics and Chemistry, Biology, World Geography, World History, US History, and American Government / Economics. Students must also complete additional requirements (requisite to academic achievement goals), and may, in some cases and with preliminary written approval, outsource one or more of the listed required courses.
The high school program at Horizons is designated as a non-accredited private school for ninth-twelfth grades. Curriculum is rigorous and is designed to enable students to successfully pursue a four-year university degree.
Registration, Fees, and Tuition Information
2010 - 2011
Early Registration (month of March): English, Math, Science, History or Geography, French, US History 7-8, $65 (each course); US History 7-8 ($45 if registering for the Academy 7-8 block in the month of March); SAT Strategies, $45; Art, $45.
Regular Registration (month of April): English, Math, Science, History or Geography, French, US History 7-8, $75 (each course); SAT Strategies, $55; Art, $55.
Late Registration (May 1 and later): English, Math, Science, History or Geography, French, US History 7-8, $85 (each course); SAT Strategies, $65; Art, $65.Supply or Lab Fees: Science Lab, $55; Visual Art, $70; Digital Art, $70
Supply and Lab Fees must be paid at the time of registration.
Tuition (per course/per year) - Tuition may be divided into 10 equal tuition payments for 10 consecutive months, July 20, 2010 - April 20, 2011.
English, $750 ($75 x 10)
Math, $750 ($75 x 10)
Integrated Physics and Chemistry, $750 ($75 x 10)
Life Science, $650 ($65 x 10)
World Geography, $750 ($75 x 10)
US History, pre-AP (11th-12th), $750 ($75 x 10)
US History (7th-8th), $650 ($65 x 10) or $450 ($45 x 10) if registering during the month of March for the Academy 7-8 block of English, Math, and History.)
SAT Strategies, $550 ($55 x 10) or $450 (paid in full) if registering during the month of March, 2010 (This class will meet 30 weeks for a total of 30 hours.)
French, $650 ($65 x 10)
Art, $550 ($55 x 10)
For more information, please email Marsha Rohe at horizonseducationcenter@hotmail.com, or call 281-320-8444.
Revised 2/27/10