These are the required and supplemental courses in the TPS classical track.

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.

Section 1	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Traci DeBra
Section 2	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Traci DeBra

This course approaches a study of United States History from a providential point of view. Focus 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 actors (individuals and groups) in the American drama? As 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	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Leonard Mailand
Section 2	Mon	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. 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	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Shaunna Howat
Section 2	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	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.

Section 1	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Shaunna Howat
Section 2	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Traci DeBra
Section 3	Wed	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Shaunna Howat

Section 1

Wed

1:15 pm

-

2:45 pm

Closed

Tyler Howat

NEW! 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 and 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 move into a study 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

Mon

11:30 am

-

1:00 pm

Closed

Leonard Mailand

NEW! 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. 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

Thu

9:45 am

-

11:15 am

Closed

Shaunna Howat

This course is a study of introductory and intermediate logic utilizing the Mars Hill Textbook Series. The first semester uses Introductory Logic by Douglas J. Wilson and James B. Nance to cover introduction to deductive logic; logical definitions, statements and relationships; arguments in normal English; and informal fallacies. The second semester uses Intermediate Logic by James B. Nance to cover introduction to symbolic logic, logical propositions, truth tables, formal proofs, and truth trees. After completing this class, students should be able to think, speak, and write more clearly; identify common logical fallacies; construct logical arguments; and evaluate logical evidence.

Section 1	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Samuel Gray
Section 2	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Samuel Gray
Section 3	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Samuel Gray

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 Gregg Reference Manual, Tenth Edition and accompanying worksheets, the primary texts in this course, as valuable tools in their writing and understanding of grammar and 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. Grammar Review will benefit almost any high school student in need of grammar improvement who meets the prerequisites. This course is recommended to take concurrently with 10th grade or above composition or literature course, but not with English 3 (which has its own grammar component).  Click here for more information. 

Section 1	Mon	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Melinda Meuser
Section 2	Wed	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Melinda Meuser

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

Section 1

Mon

1:15 pm

-

2:45 pm

Open

Melinda Meuser

This course is a complete high school level Geometry course with formal proof. It examines coordinates, transformations, area and volume formulas, and three-dimensional figures early in the year, using a visually-oriented "hands-on" approach which lays a foundation for intuitive understanding of geometric concepts. The course then builds on this foundation by developing proofs and mathematical arguments. The text is Geometry, 3rd Edition, from the UCSMP ("Chicago Math") series. Click here for more information on the TPS Math Program or click here for a recorded explanation of our entire curriculum.

Section 1	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 2	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 3	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 4	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 5	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Full, Wait List (0)	Lisa Crosby
Section 6	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 7	Wed	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby

This course integrates all the mathematics the students should have had previously, including a substantial amount of geometry. It develops proficiency in working with linear and quadratic equations; powers and roots; and logarithmic, trigonometric, and polynomial functions. The course's strength is its synergistic emphasis on three major areas: visual representation of algebraic concepts, manipulation of algebraic equations, and application of algebraic principles to real-world problems. The text is Advanced Algebra 2nd edition from the UCSMP ("Chicago Math") series. Click here for more written information on the TPS Math Program, and click here for a recorded explanation of our entire curriculum.

Section 1	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 2	Tue	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 3	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 4	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel
Section 5	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Vernice Koemmpel

Better known as FST, this is the first half of a comprehensive precalculus course. It covers polynomial functions, trigonometric functions, and other elementary functions such as logarithmic, exponential, and the power functions. It explores all these functions in detail through graphing, identifying their domains and ranges, finding roots, and applying the functions to practical problems. The course also emphasizes modeling, in that each of the functions is used to model real-life problems and there is enough work in the Statistics section to enable the students to perform statistical modeling. Students will study the general quadratic in detail with analytic geometry. They will also study matrices, complex numbers, and polar coordinates. FST is a fast-paced course, providing an excellent background for those wishing to take calculus and those who want use mathematics as a problem solving tool. The text is Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry 2nd edition from the UCSMP ("Chicago Math") series. Click here for more information on the TPS Math Program

Section 1	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Lisa Crosby
Section 2	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lisa Crosby

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

PDM is the second half of a two-year comprehensive precalculus course. It builds on material learned in 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; 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 or click here for a recorded explanation of our entire math curriculum.

Section 1	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lori Martin
Section 2	Thu	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lori Martin

Now expanded in content and with four formal lab reports!  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 thereby 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.  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	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 2	Tue	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 3	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 4	Wed	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 5	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 6	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 7	Tue	10:00 pm	-	11:30 pm	Closed	Bob Lemon
Section 8	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 9	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lori McKeeman
Section 10	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Lindsey Rosie
Section 11	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lindsey Rosie

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 or Adele Week's chemistry classes.

Section 1	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Adele Weeks
Section 2	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Adele Weeks
Section 3	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Adele Weeks
Section 4	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Rachel Arney
Section 5	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Rachel Arney
Section 6	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Rachel Arney
Section 7	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	William Boyer
Section 8	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	William Boyer

This Bible-centered, 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 study of velocity, acceleration, free fall, two-dimensional motion, torque, Hooke's Law, periodic motion, the Law of Reflection. The lab work also includes making and using an electroscope, and determining whether a substance is diamagnetic, paramagnetic, or ferromagnetic. 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	Mon	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 2	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 3	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 4	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Justin Myrick
Section 5	Thu	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Justin Myrick

Section 1	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Sally Wheeler
Section 2	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Sally Wheeler
Section 3	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Sally Wheeler
Section 4	Fri	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Sally Wheeler

This course is designed to be a second chemistry course taken in high school. When combined with Apologia's Exploring Creation With Chemistry, those two years of high school chemistry cover the entire Advanced Placement (AP) syllabus, giving the student the equivalent of one year of college chemistry. The course studies limiting-reagent stoichiometry, atomic and molecular orbitals, intermolecular forces, solutions, chemical equilibrium, acid/base equilibria, redox reactions, nuclear chemistry, and an introduction to organic chemistry. The course also includes approximately 36 hours of laboratory experiments investigating the Kinetic Theory of Matter, crystallization, solubility curves, distillation, paper chromatography, the common ion effect, calculation of concentration from pH, redox reactions, making polymers, and the Iodine Clock Reaction. The text for this course is Apologia's Advanced Chemistry in Creation.

Section 1	Thu	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Daniel Lewicki
Section 2	Thu	4:45 pm	-	6:15 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, those two years of high school physics cover the entire Advanced Placement (AP) syllabus, giving the student the equivalent of one year of 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

Mon

3:00 pm

-

4:30 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 High School Latin II, students will have covered all the grammar and a good deal of the vocabulary needed to read many 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	Mon	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Dave Spotts
Section 2	Tue	8:15 pm	-	9:45 pm	Closed	Dave Spotts
Section 3	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	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	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Dave Spotts
Section 2	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Dave Spotts

Students who wish to learn the Greek language and be prepared to read the New Testament and other Greek literature start here. Our grammar textbook emphasizes Attic Greek, but students will see that almost all the rules of Attic Greek apply to several other dialects of Greek, allowing them to develop a reading ability in the Greek language as used from approximately the eighth century B.C. through the fourth century A.D. 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

Tue

11:30 am

-

1:00 pm

Closed

Dave Spotts

This course completes our introduction to the grammar and a broad spectrum of vocabulary needed to read many Attic, Hellenistic, Homeric, or Koine Greek 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

Tue

1:15 pm

-

2:45 pm

Closed

Dave Spotts