TPS Classical Curriculum

American History - Pre-Colonial to Reconstruction (required)

American Literature and Composition (required)

TPS Starting Points (required)

TPS math (usually Geometry or higher) (recommended)

TPS science (usually Biology) (recommended)

TPS Latin 1 or Greek 1 (recommended)

Classical Symposium (required)

Notes: (1) TPS Logic or approved equivalent must be taken as a prerequisite to Year 1 or during Year 1 or Year 2. (2) Some students may be required to take a one-semester Grammar Review course during Year 1.

Ancient History - Creation to Fall of Rome (required)

Ancient Literature and Composition (required)

Bible Survey(required)

TPS math (usually Advanced Algebra or higher) (recommended)

TPS science (usually Chemistry) (recommended)

TPS Latin 2 or Greek 2 (recommended)

Classical Symposium (required)

Western History/Church History - Middle Ages to Revolutions (required)

Middle Period Literature (required)

TPS Theology (required)

TPS Rhetoric 1 (required)

TPS math (usually Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry or higher) (recommended)

TPS science (usually Physics) (recommended)

Modern History - Revolutions to Present (required)

Modern Literature (required)

TPS Rhetoric 2 (required)

TPS Worldview and Apologetics (required)

TPS math (usually Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry or higher) (recommended)

TPS science (usually Physics) (recommended)

This course focuses on the study of classic literature as it relates to the development of a new nation and the worldviews held by authors from those periods. Students will examine, discuss, and reflect upon a variety of novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Along with the study of literature, students will write essays and several creative pieces. A research paper in the fourth quarter will incorporate what students have learned in their writing up to that point. This course integrates with Classical American History and Starting Points to "connect the dots" for students. Click here for the book list.

Section 1 (2011)	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Mallory Musser
Section 2 (2011)	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Mallory Musser

This course approaches a study of United States history from a providential point of view. The focus of this course is on the key ideas and worldview presuppositions and their influence on the development of life and thought in America. How did these ideas motivate the key individuals and groups in the American drama? Since the U.S. did not develop in a vacuum, students will also consider international events which affected and provided context for the history of the United States. While the study of history is more than names, dates, and events, students will acquire knowledge of the "grammar" of history, including the basic information required to efficiently and intelligently enter into an ongoing conversation exploring the reasons history proceeded as it did.

Section 1 (2011)	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Leonard Mailand
Section 2 (2011)	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Leonard Mailand

Conducted by a rotation of Classical Track teachers each week, students will discuss, round-table fashion, a subject that has been raised in class during the week. Teachers may decide to add an extra lecture related to class material, or we may invite a guest to speak. Teacher will determine the content for each class period and may present a lecture or Socratic discussion intended to enhance the subjects currently being studied.

Section 1 (2011)	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Shaunna Howat
Section 2 (2011)	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Shaunna Howat

Christians are to "examine everything carefully" (I Thess. 5:21) when looking at the world and its viewpoints. Solidifying your worldview will strengthen your faith and enable you to defend it to others. Do books and movies express a worldview? How can you tell? On what do I base my faith? How can I know for sure? What worldview did America's founding fathers look at when formulating a brand-new country? These and other questions will be explored through reading novels, viewing movies, and examining ideas expressed by great thinkers. Using the Starting Points curriculum produced by Cornerstone Curriculum, we will examine all of these factors and more as we develop our biblical worldview. Click here for the book list.

Section 1 (2011)	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Shaunna Howat
Section 2 (2011)	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Shaunna Howat
Section 3 (2011)	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Shaunna Howat

Every student should develop critical thinking skills for application to all pursuits of life. Years ago, students learned this skill through studying propositional logic and conceptual math and applied it in apologetics and other areas of rhetoric. This course revives that tradition by studying propositional logic using the book Introductory Logic by Nance and then applying those skills to study of biblical apologetics and doctrine. One of the most fundamental questions Christ asks us is “Who do you say I am?” - a question that combines “What do you believe?” and “Why do you believe it?” into one query. This course addresses these questions through critical thinking. More importantly, it helps students take knowledge of the mind into faith of the heart. It also prepares students to proclaim and defend what they believe and why they believe it in an unbelieving world. Click here for more information.

Section 1 (2011)	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Samuel Gray
Section 2 (2011)	Tue	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Samuel Gray
Section 3 (2011)	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Samuel Gray
Section 4 (2011)	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Samuel Gray

Section 1 (2011)	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 2 (2011)	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 3 (2011)	Wed	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 4 (2011)	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Sherry OHearn
Section 5 (2011)	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Sherry OHearn
Section 6 (2011)	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Sherry OHearn
Section 7 (2011)	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	James Nickel
Section 8 (2011)	Tue	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	James Nickel

One session of math instruction a week is good for some, but not optimal for others.  Do you feel that your TPS Algebra student would benefit from more instruction, more time to ask questions, and more opportunity to go over trouble-areas with the teacher?  Then enhance your Algebra student's learning experience with this optional "Problem Solving" class!  This 90 minute session is intended to be taken along side any section of  TPS Algebra to provide students with a second weekly time of live interaction with the instructor.  In advance of the weekly session, students will be asked to submit to the instructor any questions or trouble areas so that they can be thoroughly reviewed during the problem solving session.  The teacher will also reinforce commonly difficult concepts, address general concept questions, strengthen weak areas, and host collaborative problem-solving among the students.  No additional material will be covered during this time and there will be no additional homework assignments.  If this twice-a-week format is better for your student, don't miss this opportunity to turn your one-session-per-week course into a two-session-per-week course!

Section 1 (2011)	Fri	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Sherry OHearn
Section 2 (2011)	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Sherry OHearn
Section 3 (2011)	Fri	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Sherry OHearn

Section 1 (2011)	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 2 (2011)	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 3 (2011)	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 4 (2011)	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 5 (2011)	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 6 (2011)	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 7 (2011)	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel

One session of math instruction a week is good for some, but not optimal for others.  Do you feel that your TPS Geometry student would benefit from more instruction, more time to ask questions, and more opportunity to go over trouble-areas with the teacher?  Then enhance your geometry student's learning experience with this optional "Problem Solving" class!  This 90 minute session is intended to be taken along side any section of  TPS Geometry to provide students with a second weekly time of live interaction with the instructor.  In advance of the weekly session, students will be asked to submit to the instructor any questions or trouble areas so that they can be thoroughly reviewed during the problem solving session.  The teacher will also reinforce commonly difficult concepts, address general concept questions, strengthen weak areas, and host collaborative problem-solving among the students.  No additional material will be covered during this time and there will be no additional homework assignments.  If this twice-a-week format is better for your student, don't miss this opportunity to turn your one-session-per-week course into a two-session-per-week course!

Section 1 (2011)	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 2 (2011)	Fri	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 3 (2011)	Fri	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby

We are pleased to offer this high school Biology course with lab that starts with Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Biology text and enhances it with additional material and activities to give students a college-preparatory level course that will prepare them for success in upper-level science courses later in high school and beyond.  Students will thoroughly study the basics of the five biological kingdoms as in a standard biology course, and then continue beyond this study to address other important topics such as new scientific discoveries, the history behind current scientific theories and the scientists who developed them, major events in the history of biology, the Latin and Greek roots of vocabulary words to help them understand and more easily memorize these important terms, and introductions to pertinent career fields. Classification, definition of life, features of the organisms in each kingdom, an introduction to biochemistry, cell structure and function, cellular reproduction, DNA, protein synthesis, cellular respiration, and genetics are just some of the topics that will be thoroughly explored.  This engaging study will be enhanced with hands-on experiments designed to be effectively completed at home, allowing students to engage first-hand with the science they’re studying and giving the student a more effective and well-rounded Biology experience. Students will be required to complete approximately twenty lab activities of varying kind to fulfill the lab requirement for this course.  The scope of these lab activities and experiments is broad, ranging from basic experiments using household materials, to online worksheets which use the internet to engage in the modern world of scientific research, to hands-on dissection of four specimens, to intricate microscope experiments (strongly recommended, but not required).  This course will require the text Exploring Creation with Biology, 2nd Edition, by Dr. Jay Wile, in which students will read 20-25 pages per module, enhanced by additional brief reading assignments provided by the instructor from other sources.  In addition to this reading, the homework for each module will include completion of a module study guide to help students prepare for the module test, lab reports to be compiled in the student’s lab notebook, and an end-of-module test.  Students will show their cumulative knowledge on two semester-end exams.  A vital skill in any upper-level science course, students will be instructed in the process of writing, revising, and producing a formal lab report and guided through writing four formal lab reports of their own, for which the instructor will provide feedback and grade and return to the student for use in future portfolios.  In some cases, sudents will be asked to "present" one of the approximately twenty labs once per semester through developing a power point presentation or some other creative media.  During class, bi-weekly ungraded “quiz bowls” will help students get excited about what they’ve learned and review for the module tests by dividing into two teams for a friendly competition.

Section 1 (2011)	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 2 (2011)	Tue	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 3 (2011)	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 4 (2011)	Tue	4:45 pm	-	6:15 pm	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 5 (2011)	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 6 (2011)	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 7 (2011)	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 8 (2011)	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 9 (2011 Overseas)	Tue	10:00 pm	-	11:30 pm	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 10 (2011)	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Lindsey Rosie
Section 11 (2011)	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lindsey Rosie
Section 12 (2011)	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Cheryl Garmong
Section 13 (2011)	Fri	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Cheryl Garmong

This course is tightly coordinated with Classical Ancient History and nicely complements Classical Bible Survey. We will read works from the Ancient world, beginning with The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Enûma Eliš, and other texts from the Ancient Near East. We will then move forward to focus on Greek epic poetry and drama, then Roman literature. While studying these important works, we will also study the elements of literary analysis and challenge our writing. This is a writing-intensive course. Students will be required to write one research paper, as they did in Year 1. Summer reading requirement: Homer’s Iliad.

Section 1 (2011)

Wed

11:30 am

-

1:00 pm

Closed

Tyler Howat

Our approach to this study of world history will be from a providential worldview that recognizes God’s guiding hand throughout history.  As we study prominent events and individuals of history, we will focus on key ideas and worldview presuppositions and their influence on the development of life and thought throughout the history of man.  The scope of our study will take us from Creation to the fall of the Western Roman Empire (c. 500 AD), placing biblical history and events in their historical context and noting the connections between the people of the Bible and their historical contemporaries.  We will also examine some of the important events of the inter-testament period, as these provide contextual understanding necessary for accurate interpretation of the Greek Scriptures.  This knowledge will assist students in making the connections between the history studied in this course and what is studied in their CT Bible Survey class.  As we move beyond the periods covered in Scripture, we will study of some of the major movements of history, including the progression of Christian faith from the end of the Testamental witness, the development of catholic Christianity, the blending of the Roman state with the early Catholic Church, and the early theological debates that formed the culture of the Roman Church.  Evaluation will be based upon class participation, charting of key events, writing assignments, quizzes, and exams.

Section 1 (2011)

Tue

1:15 pm

-

2:45 pm

Closed

Bill Crosby

Conducted by a rotation of Classical Track teachers each week, students will discuss, round-table fashion, a subject that has been raised in class during the week. Teachers may decide to add an extra lecture related to class material, or we may invite a guest to speak. Teacher will determine the content for each class period and may present a lecture or Socratic discussion intended to enhance the subjects currently being studied.

Section 1 (2011)

Thu

9:45 am

-

11:15 am

Closed

Shaunna Howat

Have you ever wondered how those sermons and Bible lessons you hear at church fit into the big picture? This course seeks to give students a "bird's eye view" of the Bible by studying chronologically and thematically from Genesis to Revelation. Students will read significant portions of the Old and New Testaments over the course of two semesters and will be guided to see how the Bible has practical value for their own lives and the lives of others. They will be introduced to the purpose and message of individual books of the Bible and study them within the historical and cultural framework of the Ancient Near-East and Greco-Roman world. This course is taught from a conservative theological viewpoint, but engages critical perspectives that students are likely to encounter in later reading, study, or college.

Section 1 (2011)	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Myron Kauk
Section 2 (2011)	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Myron Kauk
Section 3 (2011)	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Myron Kauk

This supplementary, one-semester course provides students with comprehensive instruction in grammar, mechanics, punctuation, usage, and diagramming to enable students to achieve a solid understanding in these areas and prepare them for the SAT and other high school and college English classes. Students will apply their acquired knowledge weekly through grammar and diagramming homework and SAT-style writing assignments. In addition, students will learn to use the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th Edition and the Basic Worksheets on Style, Grammar, and Usage to accompany the Gregg Reference Manual, Tenth Edition--the primary texts in this course--as valuable tools in their writing and understanding of grammar. Students will also look for punctuation and grammar errors in the world around them. They must complete a midterm and final exam to test comprehension on all topics covered in the class. Although targeted toward tenth grade students, Grammar Review will benefit most any high school student in need of grammar improvement if the student meets the entrance requirement. This course is recommended to take concurrently with a 10th grade or higher composition or literature course but not with English 3 (which has its own grammar component).  Click here for more information.

Section 1 (2011 Overseas)	Tue	8:15 pm	-	9:45 pm	Closed	Stephanie Rathbun
Section 2 (2011)	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Stephanie Rathbun

Please see the course description for Grammar Review (1st Sem).

Section 1 (2011)

Wed

3:00 pm

-

4:30 pm

Closed

Stephanie Rathbun

Section 1 (2011)	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 2 (2011)	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 3 (2011)	Wed	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 4 (2011)	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 5 (2011)	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Susan Habacivch
Section 6 (2011)	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Susan Habacivch

One session of math instruction a week is good for some, but not optimal for others.  Do you feel that your TPS Advanced Algebra student would benefit from more instruction, more time to ask questions, and more opportunity to go over trouble-areas with the teacher?  Then enhance your Advanced Algebra student's learning experience with this optional Problem Solving class!  This 90 minute session is intended to be taken along side any section of  TPS Advanced Algebra to provide students with a second weekly time of live interaction with the instructor.  In advance of the weekly session, students will be asked to submit to the instructor any questions or trouble areas so that they can be thoroughly reviewed during the problem solving session.  The teacher will also reinforce commonly difficult concepts, address general concept questions, strengthen weak areas, and host collaborative problem-solving among the students.  No additional material will be covered during this time and there will be no additional homework assignments.  If this twice-a-week format is better for your student, don't miss this opportunity to turn your one-session-per-week course into a two-session-per-week course!

Section 1 (2011)	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 2 (2011)	Fri	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Susan Habacivch
Section 3 (2011)	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Susan Habacivch

This course is a first-year high school course that gives students a rigorous foundation in chemistry, preparing them for college-level work. The class covers the following topics: nomenclature, significant figures, units, classification, molar calculations, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, gas laws, and equilibrium. The course contains thirty-one experiments which can all be performed at home with household chemicals. Formal lab reports will be required. This course requires the second edition of Apologia's Chemistry text (the first edition will not be compatible with the class). Click here for more information on Rachel Arney's, Adele Weeks's, Susan Habacivch's, or Lelah Selby's chemistry classes.

Section 1 (2011)	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Adele Weeks
Section 2 (2011)	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Adele Weeks
Section 3 (2011)	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Adele Weeks
Section 4 (2011)	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Rachel Arney
Section 5 (2011 Overseas)	Tue	10:00 pm	-	11:30 pm	Closed	Rachel Arney
Section 6 (2011)	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Rachel Arney
Section 7 (2011)	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Susan Habacivch
Section 8 (2011)	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Susan Habacivch
Section 9 (2011)	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lelah Selby
Section 10 (2011)	Tue	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lelah Selby

Logic has been defined as "The art of reasoning well - of learning to think God's thoughts after Him." Study of Scripture shows that our God is a rational being. The goal of this one-semester class is to give students a solid grounding in the study of a time-honored approach to rigorous, rational thought: propositional logic. Each class will cover one or more topics in Nance and Wilson's "Introductory Logic," (Fourth Edition) text, including the basics of deductive reasoning, statements and standard categorical form, the square of opposition, syllogisms, truth and validity, and making arguments in "normal" English. Every week, students will complete short written assignments taken primarily from the assignments in the text. Significant student participation is required through on-mic discussions of logic problems, as the heart of learning deductive reasoning is practice in making and critiquing deductive arguments. Students will complete weekly written assignments consisting of evaluating a series of arguments as fallacious or not and providing and explanation for their answer.  These assignments will be reviewed and discussed during a portion of the weekly class time.  (For students wishing to delve deeper into their study of logic, “Art of Argument” is a good second-semester compliment to this course.)

Section 1 (2011)

Thu

8:00 am

-

9:30 am

Closed

Michael Lehmann

As Christianity grows, the Renaissance takes over, Enlightenment begins, and humanism expands. Man becomes the measure of all things, and man diminishes God.  Following the fall of Rome and the conclusion of  TPS "Classical Ancient Literature (Year 2)," this course begins with Beowulf, moving to The Dream of the Rood and some tales of the Arthurian knights, including Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Students will examine some Medieval English Verse and then walk through The Inferno, the first entry of Dante's Divine Comedy. Reading in this course includes Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and Milton's Paradise Lost, followed by some Irish poetry and a selection of Shakespeare's sonnets. Students will conclude their year-long study with the French Revolution and Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.  While studying these important works, students will also be challenged in their writing and study the elements of literary analysis.  Though "Rhetoric for CT" is the main composition class in Year 3 of the multi-year TPS Classical Track, high standards of writing remain intact for this course.  Students will be required to write one complete research paper.

Section 1 (2011)

Mon

9:45 am

-

11:15 am

Closed

Tyler Howat

This course takes students on a fascinating journey from the period of political and cultural disintegration that befell Europe in the aftermath of the Roman Era to the eve of the French Revolution.  Students will study the flow of ideas and events driven initially by Medieval Christian theology and ecclesiastical structures, and later by an admixture of biblical faith and developing Secular Humanism.  Topics of study within this course will include scholasticism, the Renaissance, the Reformation, revolutions in science, the Enlightenment, and the early stages of the Industrial Revolution.  The focus of this course will be on the integration of ideas and theology and the impact of these on the actions of people -- both leaders and the masses.  Student will be introduced to a variety of primary and secondary historical resources with the ultimate goal to evaluate what we study in the context of a biblical world and worldview and draw lessons and applications for our own times.

Section 1 (2011)

Mon

1:15 pm

-

2:45 pm

Closed

Leonard Mailand

Rhetoric is a two-year course on persuasive communication, focusing on the Five Canons originated by Aristotle: Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, and Delivery. (The Potter's School also offers Rhetoric 2, listed further down the course list.) The first year emphasizes the first two canons, when we look at how discourses are constructed and argued. It uses the curriculum written by the teacher, Biblical Worldview Rhetoric 1, supplemented with the Penguin Book of Historic Speeches edited by Brian MacAuley and the MLA Guide for Research Writing. Both years entail analysis of primary works, a fair amount of writing, and a research paper as well. Rhetoric I is a rigorous composition course that completely fulfills any upper level "English" requirement. Students must have a working microphone at all times. Click here for more information.

Section 1 (2011)

Wed

1:15 pm

-

2:45 pm

Closed

Shaunna Howat

This course includes study of biblical theology, systematic theology, and some hermeneutics. Students learn how to interpret various genres of Scripture as the original hearers would have understood them based on their literary structure and antecedent theology. Students also learn principles for applying the original meaning of the Scriptures to our own modern contexts. We then apply those hermeneutical principles to study major topics like sovereignty, responsibility, sin, grace, salvation, and redemption to gain a sense of the whole counsel of Scripture on each topic. From the topical studies, we consider the major theological systems (Calvinism, Arminianism) that offer sometimes compatible and sometimes competing frameworks for the topics. Then we trace the promise-plan of God from Creation to Glorification, considering views of prophecy and history (Reformed, Dispensational), and end-times (premillennial, amillennial, postmillennial). Beyond these "usual" academic topics of theology, this course looks at the biblical theology of worship, marriage, (including "dating" and "courtship"), family, labor, authority, fellowship (including transparency, accountability, trust), decision-making, emotional countenance (including "happiness," bitterness, anger, fear, insecurity), worth (including talent, success, beauty), idolatry, addictive behaviors (including substances, self-harm, pornography), and more. Through this course, students will understand how their theology matters to their life, relationships, labor, and service. The course consists of personal Bible study guided by questions provided by the instructor, followed by interactive lecture and discussion on the topics. There is no other required outside reading, nor are there exams or papers, though parents are welcome to assign these to support their transcript needs. All proceeds from this course go to support TPS service trips and projects.
NOTE: This course is intended for students in grades 10-12, and priority approval will be given to students based on age. Taking TPS Worldviews and Issues after this course will complete a thorough integrated package that gives a student a strong personal biblical foundation for his own life, and a strong understanding of other worldviews from a biblical perspective.

Section 1 (2011)

Thu

3:00 pm

-

4:30 pm

Closed

Jeff Gilbert

Section 1 (2011)	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 2 (2011)	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby

NEW! One session of math instruction a week is good for some, but not optimal for others.  Do you feel that your TPS FST student would benefit from more instruction, more time to ask questions, and more opportunity to go over trouble-areas with the teacher?  Then enhance your FST student's learning experience with this optional "Problem Solving" class!  This 90 minute session is intended to be taken along side any section of  TPS FST to provide students with a second weekly time of live interaction with the instructor.  Students will be invited to submit to the instructor any questions or trouble areas so that they can be thoroughly reviewed during the problem solving session.  The teacher will also reinforce commonly difficult concepts, address general concept questions, strengthen weak areas, and host extra collaborative problem-solving among the students.  No additional material will be covered during this time and there will be no additional homework assignments.  If this twice-a-week format is better for your student, don't miss this opportunity to turn your one-session-per-week course into a two-session-per-week course! 

Section 1 (2011)

Fri

11:30 am

-

1:00 pm

Closed

Lisa Crosby

Section 1 (2011)	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	James Nickel
Section 2 (2011)	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	James Nickel
Section 3 (2011)	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lori Martin

One session of math instruction a week is good for some, but not optimal for others. Do you feel that your TPS Pre-Calculus student would benefit from more instruction, more time to ask questions, and more opportunity to go over trouble-areas with the teacher? Then enhance your Pre-Calculus student's learning experience with this optional "Problem Solving" class! This 90 minute session is intended to be taken along side any section of TPS Pre-Calculus to provide students with a second weekly time of live interaction with the instructor. In advance of the weekly session, students will be asked to submit to the instructor any questions or trouble areas so that they can be thoroughly reviewed during the problem solving session. The teacher will also reinforce commonly difficult concepts, address general concept questions, strengthen weak areas, and host collaborative problem-solving among the students. No additional material will be covered during this time and there will be no additional homework assignments. If this twice-a-week format is better for your student, don't miss this opportunity to turn your one-session-per-week course into a two-session-per-week course! NOTE: This class will  be co-led by both Mrs. Lisa Crosby and Mrs. Lori Martin.

Section 1 (2011)

Fri

1:15 pm

-

2:45 pm

Closed

James Nickel

This college-preparatory physics course offers a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general physics. It provides the student with a strong background in units, measurement, one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion, Newton's laws and their application, gravity, work and energy, momentum, periodic motion, waves, optics, electrostatics, electrodynamics, electrical circuits, and magnetism. The course includes approximately 30 hours of laboratory work, including the study of velocity, acceleration, free fall, two-dimensional motion, torque, Hooke's Law, periodic motion, and the Law of Reflection. The lab work also includes making and using an electroscope and determining the period of a mass-spring system both theoretically and experimentally. A biblical perspective to science is also discussed.  The text for the course is Exploring Creation with Physics, Second Edition (the first edition will not be compatible with the course) from Apologia Ministries.

Section 1 (2011)	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 2 (2011)	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 3 (2011)	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 4 (2011)	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 5 (2011 Overseas)	Tue	10:00 pm	-	11:30 pm	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 6 (2011)	Thu	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 7 (2011)	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Justin Myrick

NEW! This course covers the literature written during the years after the French Revolution through the late 20th Century. As we read through each literary piece, students will see the authors of the time wrestle with ideas and seek to create their own gods. Taught from a biblical perspective, this course will examine the ideas that have shaped modern thinking: humanism, socialism, evolutionism, feminism, and more. Through our study of the Romantic poets, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Heart of Darkness, The Stranger, Lord of the Flies, 1984, Night, along with a variety of short stories and essays, we will continue our in-depth study of literature, its forms and literary devices. Students will compose academic essays of varying length and topics, ending the year with a capstone project, Senior Thesis, in conjunction with their Rhetoric 2 course.

Section 1 (2011)

Wed

3:00 pm

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4:30 pm

Closed

Traci DeBra

Section 1 (2011)

Wed

11:30 am

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1:00 pm

Closed

Leonard Mailand

NEW! Rhetoric 2 is the second year of continued study of the art and science of persuasive communication. Using Aristotle's Five Canons, Rhetoric 2 will emphasize Style, Memory and Delivery. We incorporate the study and use of Figures of Speech and different styles of writing, including a thesis paper. Students will learn about public speaking and practice different methods--memorized speeches, persuasive, impromptu, debate, etc., and will continue applying those methods of analysis of original discourses learned in Classical Rhetoric 1. We will read discourses that accompany the history they study in CT Modern History. This course uses Biblical Worldview Rhetoric 2, authored by the instructor, as well as the MLA Guide for Research Writers (7th Edition) and The Weight of Glory by CS Lewis. Students must have working microphone at all times.  A webcam will be used for speeches to be recorded and uploaded.

Section 1 (2011)

Tue

11:30 am

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1:00 pm

Closed

Shaunna Howat

One of our primary concerns is that our kids would leave home for college and beyond firmly grounded in God's Truth and able to discern the world's subtle deceptions. This course not only explains the "isms" of this age, but it considers the foundational thought processes behind them. It also applies that understanding to moral issues that face this generation. We start with a study of Genesis 1-11 to understand theism and build a biblical foundation for the rest of the course. During this portion we also consider how Old Testament thought differs from the Hellenic thought that was later to influence it in the New Testament and ultimately form the foundation for western thought. We then trace the development of western thought, including the major "isms" (deism, naturalism, secular humanism, existentialism, post-modernism, and others) in the historical, philosophical, and cultural context that is essential for understanding them. From there we systematically consider the major worldviews of the west, east and middle east with special emphasis on how they affect the church and our faith today. Throughout the entire course we consider major moral issues, such as creation, intelligent design, and evolution; environmental stewardship and global warming; biblical principles of government; abortion and euthanasia; cloning; capital punishment; gun control; various cultural topics in media, music, and the arts; and others. Topical discussions will often be led by guest speakers with expertise in and passion for the particular topic under consideration. The major texts are: How Should We Then Live? (Schaeffer); Total Truth (Pearcey); and The Universe Next Door (Sire). The discussion material also references Understanding The Times (Noebel), though this is not a required text for the course. Discussions are interactive and will respectfully consider all major perspectives of each issue. In all topics and discussions, we affirm the centrality of salvation through grace by faith and the inerrant authority of the Bible. This course consists of the outside reading, which is not a high volume of work, and the class lectures and discussions. There are no exams or papers, though parents are welcome to assign these to support their transcript needs. To make this course accessible for all students, the cost is only $200 for the entire year with all proceeds going to TPS missions.
NOTE: This course is intended for students in grades 11 and 12. Priority approval will be given to older students. Taking TPS Theology Matters first will significantly enhance this worldviews course for the student.

Section 1 (2011)

Tue

3:00 pm

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4:30 pm

Closed

Jeff Gilbert

PDM is the second half of a two-year comprehensive precalculus course. It builds on material learned in Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry (FST), although wherever material from FST is needed there is a short review. As in FST, all the elementary functions are studied, but they are presented at a faster pace and in more depth. The course emphasizes proofs and their construction by direct and indirect methods, as well as proof by mathematical induction. Students will also study: basic concepts needed for calculus, including limits, continuity, and infinite series; an introduction to both differential and integral calculus; and topics from discrete math, including graph theory, counting, permutations, combinations, and modular arithmetic. The student who successfully completes FST and PDM will be well prepared for any college calculus course and should also have the skills needed to apply mathematics to modeling. The text is Precalculus and Discrete Mathematics from the UCSMP ("Chicago Math") series. Click here for more information on the TPS Math Program.

Section 1 (2011)

Wed

1:15 pm

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2:45 pm

Closed

Lori Martin

In this AB/BC Calculus course, calculus is explored using multiple representations including analytic, algebraic, numerical, graphical, and technological techniques. Students will examine the limit and continuity of functions along with the two main functions of calculus: the derivative and the integral. Derivatives will be explored as a point and as functions, along with second derivatives and applications in optimization, linearization, and related rates. Interpretations and properties of integration will be presented, including Riemann's Sums and applications of motion, area under curves, and volumes of unusual shapes. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus will be used for analytical and graphical analysis of functions. Students will investigate infinite series and polynomial approximations using Taylor and Maclaurin series, vector-valued functions, and polar curves. This is a fast-paced, rigorous, college-preparatory calculus course. The text is Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic from Prentice Hall. Click here for more information on the TPS Math Program, or click here for the course outline.

Section 1 (2011)	Mon	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 2 (2011)	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lori Martin

Section 1 (2011)	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 2 (2011)	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby

Section 1 (2011)	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Amy Young
Section 2 (2011)	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Amy Young
Section 3 (2011)	Mon	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Cheryl Smith
Section 4 (2011)	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Cheryl Smith

Section 1 (2011)	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Daniel Lewicki
Section 2 (2011)	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Daniel Lewicki

This course is designed to be the second physics course taken in high school. When combined with Exploring Creation With Physics, these two years of high school physics give the student the equivalent of one year of non-calculus based general college physics. The course provides detailed descriptions of kinematics, dynamics, rotational motion, gravity, oscillations, waves, optics, thermal physics, electrical forces, electrical potential, DC circuits, magnetic forces, atomic physics, and nuclear physics. The student is also given an introduction to the fascinating topics of special relativity and general relativity.  The text for this course is Apologia's Advanced Physics in Creation.

Section 1 (2011)	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 2 (2011)	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Justin Myrick

Students begin their journey to the goal of being able to read works composed from the first century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. right here. In this course, students meet all the different declensions of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns, as well as a good number of the features of verbs. They will meet and learn to use a vocabulary of approximately 700 words. By the end of HS Latin 2, students will have covered all the grammar and a good deal of the vocabulary needed to read many Classical Latin authors' works. Through readings and exercises, students will learn to analyze Latin words and sentences in context, read, write, and correct sentences, and understand the Roman world in the early 2nd century A.D. This course features extensive use of Internet-based extension exercises and introductory materials for all concepts covered. Please click here for more information.

Section 1 (2011)	Tue	4:45 pm	-	6:15 pm	Closed	Dave Spotts
Section 2 (2011)	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Dave Spotts
Section 3 (2011)	Fri	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Dave Spotts

In this continuation of our Latin program, students complete their introduction to Latin grammar, learning many features of Latin verbs and fine details of syntax. Students meet and learn to use a vocabulary of approximately 800 words in addition to those learned in Latin 1. Students continue to aim at a goal of being able to read works composed from the first century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. After this course, students will be prepared for the transition into reading Classical Latin authors. Through readings and exercises, students will learn to analyze Latin words and sentences in context, read, write, and correct sentences, and understand the Roman world in the early 2nd century A.D. This course features extensive use of Internet-based extension exercises and introductory materials for all concepts covered. Please click here for more information.

Section 1 (2011)	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Dave Spotts
Section 2 (2011)	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Dave Spotts

Students who wish to learn the Greek language and be prepared to read the New Testament and other early Christian literature should start here. Using the newly updated edition of the classic J. Gresham Machen New Testament Greek for Beginners, we will work toward the goal of understanding the language and style of writing used in the New Testament. Near the end of Greek I, the class will supplement the grammar textbook with New Testament readings. Please click here for more information.

Section 1 (2011) P

Tue

3:00 pm

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4:30 pm

Closed

Dave Spotts

This course completes our introduction to the grammar and a broad spectrum of vocabulary needed to read many Greek authors, with a primary emphasis on the usage in the New Testament and patristic authors. While students complete their survey of grammar they will also read John's Gospel in its entirety in Greek. Please click here for more information.

Section 1 (2011) P

Mon

1:15 pm

-

2:45 pm

Closed

Dave Spotts