2024-2025 School Year

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Ages 10+ and 5 - 6th grade

Time: 9:00 – 9:55 am

Class size: 6 minimum/18 maximum

Instructor: Ashley Cole

Curriculum:  Heritage Studies Ancient Civilizations by BJU Press

Curriculum Link: https://www.christianbook.com/heritage-grade-6-student-fourth-edition/9781628562286/pd/606584?event=ESRCG

Heritage Studies provides an exciting journey into the ancient civilizations of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Activities, maps, graphs, charts, photographs, and illustrations of these engaging places will enhance learning and keep students engaged.

The textbook carries the theme of the Christian story throughout the story of many ancient cultures, while additional resources develop student’s familiarity with key figures in historical civilizations. This course will have expectations appropriate for a 5th and 6th grade level.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10 

Requirements: Ages 10+ and 5 - 6th grade

Time: 1:30 -2:45 pm

Class Size: 5 minimum/24 maximum

Instructor: Stacey Baker

Curriculum: None

This course will study the fundamentals of drawing using five basic mediums: graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, oil pastels and chalk pastels. We will use a variety of techniques to study line, form, volume, texture, space, light, and shadow through popular subjects such as still life, portraiture, animals, figure drawing and landscapes. We will also learn how to frame and matte our finished artworks for a final display. 

Note - Elementary Art class is on a two year rotation and can be taken for two years before technique is repeated, but it can also be taken for additional years and the teacher can individualize the assignment while a student continues developing their skills. Also, semester 2 often builds on semester 1, but a student can successfully take either semester individually.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10 

Requirements: Ages 10+ and 5th - 6th grade

Time: 11:00 – 11:55 am

Class Size: 5 minimum/15 maximum

Instructor: Darby Smith

Curriculum:  Please purchase the following books or have them checked out of the library when needed: Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIHM by Robert C. O’Brien, Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Spear, A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen and Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls.  

This class will help students develop a love for good literature, using classic books of varying genres. Students will learn about literature fundamentals and weekly reading assignments will be given. Homework will vary with the use of study guides, creative projects, and individual presentation work. Periodic quizzes and tests will assess comprehension and application of the material, along with engaging and fun group discussions.  

Cost:

Supply Fee: $15

Requirements: Ages 10+ and 5th - 6th grade

Time: 12:30 – 1:25 am

Class size: 5 minimum/24 maximum

Instructor: Julie Moledor

Curriculum: Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day by Jeannie Fulbright (2nd edition) 

Curriculum Link: https://www.rainbowresource.com/014127.html (Parents, we advise ordering the book as soon as it is available. New updates tend to be popular and can be back ordered for awhile.)

This course gives students the opportunity to “dive” deeper into the world of amazing aquatic organisms.  Students will study a wide range of curious creatures from whales, seals, and sea cows, to echinoderms, cnidarians and cephalopods. They will learn to identify various creatures and recognize features that have given them the amazing ability to thrive underwater. They will begin familiarizing themselves with the microscope by viewing various organisms, like sponges and hydra. They will also participate in teacher-led dissections of multiple aquatic organisms such as the bony fish, crayfish, dog shark, squid, mollusk, and more for an amazing year of science.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Ages 10+ and 5th - 6th grade

Time: 10:00 – 10:55 am

Class size: 5 minimum/18 maximum

Instructor: Melissa Weimer

Curriculum: None

 Essentials for Writing is designed to introduce students to fundamental elements of the writing process. It is ideal for students who need to establish and hone writing skills before they jump into a more intense writing class with less specific feedback, like Introduction to Writing. In Essentials for Writing A, students will explore a variety of fiction and non-fiction writing styles, with an emphasis on organization, sentence structure, paragraph formation, editing, and revising. Over the course of the year, a variety of essays, articles, poetry, and short stories will be written.

*Essentials for Writing has a two-year rotation of curriculum. These years can be taken in any order or as stand-alone classes. Essentials for Writing (A) covers the same curriculum as Essentials for Writing (B), but with expectations more appropriate for 10 to 12 year-olds (5th and 6th grade). If your student has taken Essentials for one year as a 5th grader, they should stay in (A) as a 6th grader for the second year of the curriculum; they do not automatically progress to (B). If your student’s second year of Essentials would fall during their 7th grade year, then they should register for Essentials B.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $5 

Requirements: Ages 10+ and 5-12th grade

Time: 1:30 – 2:45 pm

Class size: 6 minimum/28 maximum

Instructor: Erica Fill 

Curriculum: None, but at some point during either semester, a softball/baseball mitt will be needed.  

The class will focus on increasing endurance, strength, flexibility, cardio, and body composition while playing games and learning about personal fitness. Outdoor activities will include a parking lot circuit (various exercises along the route), softball, kickball and a field run challenge, emphasizing learning the proper technique for each activity and playing as a team where applicable. Indoor activities will focus on individual body weight challenges, an indoor running challenge, wiffle ball, relay races, ultimate kickball, dodgeball, and mini kickball as well as other exercise related games.  

*If your 11th-12th grader is taking a Bridges writing course and would also like to take this literature class, please contact us.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Ages 14+ and 9-10th grade

Class Time: 10:00-10:55 am

Class size: 6 student minimum/18 maximum

Instructor: Ami Adams

High School Credit: 1 English language arts credit when completed simultaneously with a grammar course of your choosing

Curriculum: See description below for book selections. Purchasing (not borrowing) is highly recommended. Dover Thrift Editions are a good choice for the classics. For the Count of Monte Cristo, please purchase this specific abridged edition : ISBN: 978-0553213508

This literature class will familiarize students with high-school-level literary terms and criticism through a wide variety of genres and subject matter. The emphasis is on reading, reflection, exploring new ideas, critical thinking, and analysis rather than written responses. The class will focus on how we can read and enjoy drama, poetry, novels, short stories, and non-fiction – while using literary analysis to enrich our lives and change the world!

Booklist: The Importance of Being Earnest by Sir Oscar Wilde, The Count of Monte Cristo (specific abridged edition ISBN above) by Alexandre Dumas, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and various short stories, poems, and essays.  

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $30 

Requirements: Ages 15+ and 10-12th grade

Time: 8:15 - 9:55 am

Class size: 5 minimum/ 18 maximum

Prerequisite: Biology

Instructor: Jenny Petersen

High School Credit: 1 science credit

Curriculum: Apologia’s The Human Body, 2nd edition

Curriculum Link: https://www.christianbook.com/advanced-biology-2nd-edition-marilyn-shannon/9781946506603/pd/506603?event=ESRCQ

The human body is quite simply a remarkable creation.  In this course, students will achieve an in-depth understanding of how their very own body works.  While the class certainly prepares participants for college level coursework, it will more importantly provide a solid foundation of understanding to make sound lifestyle decisions beyond the years of school-based learning.  All major body systems will be addressed along with common conditions, which affect them.  The class will include discussion as well as practical laboratory sessions to provide students with a solid understanding of perhaps the most amazing creation ever – the human body. 

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Age 13+ and 8-12th grade (This is a high school level class. 8th graders will need to take and submit a placement test to enroll in this class. Link is below.)

Time: 11:00 - 11:55 pm 

Class Size: 6 minimum/18 maximum

Prerequisite: Pre-Algebra

Instructor: Linnea Cook

High School Credit: 1 unit of math if taken in high school (math course 2)

Curriculum: Math-U-See Algebra 1

Curriculum link: https://www.christianbook.com/math-see-algebra-1-student-pack/pd/531111?event=Homeschool|1008673

Suggested for the hands-on learner, but not required: Math-U-See integer and decimal insert block kits:

Math-U-See Integer Block Kit (rainbowresource.com)

Math-U-See Algebra/Decimal Insert Kit (rainbowresource.com)

On completion of this course, students will develop the understanding they need to resolve more complex problems and functions with this step-by-step program. Algebra 1 teaches all basic algebra concepts. These include basic properties, solving equations (including simultaneous equations), coin problems, exponents and square roots, scientific notation, unit multipliers, and metric conversions. Graphing lines is taught in detail, and graphing conic sections is introduced. Operations with polynomials are demonstrated with place-value blocks for conceptual understanding before being taught conventionally. 

Algebra 1 placement test link (please note that it says pre-algebra, but the test  is appropriate for Algebra 1 admittance): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HjTIb4RLYOyoBH2sinkrH7A9oZVbkB3p/view?usp=sharing

Submit answers and all work MUST be submitted with each problem to the Bridges email prior to registering for the class as an 8th grader.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Ages 14 + and 9-12th grade 

Class Time: 12:30 to 1:25 pm

Class size: 5 student minimum/18 maximum

Instructor: Caleb Norrick

High School Credit: 1 social studies credit 

Curriculum: Exploring America by Notgrass (Both books – part 1 and part 2 – 2019 updated edition)            

Curriculum Link: 

Exploring America Part 1 – https://www.christianbook.com/exploring-america-part-1/ray-notgrass/9781609999988/pd/999991?event=ESRCG 

Exploring America Part 2 – https://www.christianbook.com/exploring-america-part-2/ray-notgrass/9781609999995/pd/1000000?event=ESRCG

Providing students with an overview of American history from Columbus to the present day, Exploring America is a full-year high school history course that presents US history from a Christian perspective. Your high school student will gain a rich understanding of our nation’s past by reading the history narrative and completing research opportunities. In addition to reading the narrative about events, issues, and people, students will read original documents, speeches, poems, and stories.

Note: The additional literature and Bible component of this curriculum will not be implemented.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $30

Requirements: Ages 14+ and 9-12th grade

Time: 8:15 -10:00 am

Class size: 6 student minimum/ 18 maximum

Prerequisite: None

Instructor: Julie Moledor

High School Credit: 1 science credit 

Curriculum: Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology, 3rd Edition

Curriculum Link: https://www.christianbook.com/exploring-creation-with-biology-textbook/vicki-dincher/9781946506450/pd/506454?event=Homeschool|1002430

This course is designed to be a college-prep biology class, covering the vocabulary of biology, a hands-on approach to the scientific method, the kingdoms of life, microscopy, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular and Mendelian genetics, evolution, dissection, ecosystems and more. Students who successfully complete this class will be very well prepared for continuing education in Advanced Anatomy and Physiology or any biology courses they may take in college. The class will consist of lecture and laboratory experience, which will include a combination of hands-on experimentation, microscopy, and demonstration to more clearly solidify understanding of the incredible science of life.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10 

Requirements: Ages 13+ and 8-12th grade

Time: 12:30 – 1:25 pm

Class size: 8 student minimum/16 maximum

Prerequisite: One semester of Introduction to Writing

Instructor: Betty Besse

High School Credit: ½ unit elective credit 

Curriculum: None

In debate class, the student will learn how to build an argument, the proper use of logic, ethics, and emotion, logical fallacies and how to avoid them, thinking on your feet, and how to conduct cross-examination. The class will focus on Lincoln Douglas debate, a style of single debaters talking about ethical questions, and topics will be determined during the semester based on the National Speech and Debate Association topics used that year. Since this class will require extensive research and writing, one semester of Introduction to Writing (or course equivalent) will be required for registration in the Debate class (classes can be taken concurrently). Speech class is not required but highly recommended. Additionally, online video material will be regularly assigned as homework.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $20

Requirements: Ages 12+ and 7-12th grade

Time: 1:30 - 2:45 pm 

Class size: 14 minimum/25 maximum 

Instructor: Debbie Cardy

High School Credit: 1 fine arts (elective) credit 

Curriculum: None

*This class may be taken full year, or you may sign up for just first or second semester only. Cost of a semester class is $130.00 with a supply fee of $10.00.

This course will provide an outlet for students to explore their creativity and expand their confidence as they learn acting fundamentals through games, activities, and performances. The start of the year will introduce students to the art of improvisation. Although this form of theater is known for being performed as a form of comedic entertainment, the process of learning improvisational techniques helps foster life skills such as: creativity, confidence, patience, encouragement, collaboration and teamwork! The remainder of the year will introduce students to the fundamentals of theater, such as: staging and exploring different genres and acting skills with a year-end junior production to be determined at the beginning of the school year. This course is recommended for anyone who is willing to interact with their peers in intentional and relational ways and learn what makes the stage so powerful.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Ages 12+ and typically 7-10th grade

Time: 11:00 - 11:55 am

Class size: 5 minimum/18 maximum

Instructor: Melissa Weimer

Curriculum: None

Essentials for Writing is designed to introduce students to fundamental elements of the writing process. It is ideal for students who need to establish and hone writing skills before they jump into a more intense writing class with less specific feedback, like Introduction to Writing. In Essentials for Writing, students will explore a variety of fiction and non-fiction writing styles, with an emphasis on organization, sentence structure, paragraph formation, editing, and revising. Over the course of the year, a variety of essays, articles, poetry, and short stories will be written.

*Essentials for Writing has a two-year rotation of curriculum. These years can be taken in any order or as stand-alone classes.Essentials for Writing (B) covers the same curriculum as Essentials for Writing (A), but with expectations more appropriate for 12 to 15 year-olds (7th-10th grade). If your student has taken Essentials (A) for one year as a 5th grader, they should stay in (A) as a 6th grader for the second year of curriculum; they do not automatically progress to (B). 

If your student’s first introduction to the fundamentals of writing is during their 7th grade year or higher, we recommend that you register for Essentials (B). After that year, you may determine if you would like your student to continue with Essentials (B) the following year for the second year of the curriculum, or advance to the intermediate level of writing courses at Bridges with our Introduction to Writing class.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Ages 15+ and 10-12th grade

Time: 11:00 to 11:55 am

Class size: 5 student minimum/ 18 maximum

Instructor: Catherine Marx

High School Credit: ½ unit financial literacy credit (elective)

Curriculum: Foundations in Personal Finance by The Lampo Group

Curriculum Link: Student Text Only  https://www.rainbowresource.com/007896.html (for those watching the videos during their Bridges lunchtime)

Curriculum Link: Student text plus online subscription for video access https://www.rainbowresource.com/034426.html (for those who choose not to watch the videos at school but want to access the online video content at home on their own) 

This course provides students with the opportunity to learn, practice, and apply important personal finance knowledge and skills. Divided into 13 chapters, students learn personal finance, understanding their money personality, budgeting basics, the importance of savings, understanding credit and debt, how to be a smart consumer and consumer rights, career preparation with basic information on resumes and interviewing, entrepreneurship, college planning, banking and financial services, insurance, and much more. The course will also give the student experience in managing their personal assets and in managing an adult’s household finances in case studies. Personal responsibility for financial decisions will be coupled with understanding of our role as stewards of God’s resources.

Note*- The student workbook needs the corresponding video content from the online videos in order to be completed. Bridges can provide the videos, however students will need to be prepared to spend their ½ hour lunch time watching the videos that accompany this curriculum. If they are unable to do so, they will need to purchase the online subscription pack for their own home viewing. The link to both options is above.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Ages 15+ and 10-12th grade

Time: 10:00 - 10:55 am

Prerequisites: Intro to Writing/Teacher’s permission

Class size: 5 student minimum/15 maximum

Instructor: Daniel Semelsberger

Curriculum: Please purchase the books listed in the course description as students will be required to annotate the text. A particular ISBN number is not required.

This class will introduce students to a variety of classic pieces of literature, ranging from novels and plays, to short stories and poetry. Students will write a variety of responses, fiction and nonfiction, pertaining to the selections being studied. The main reading selections will be The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Night by Elie Wiesel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Class time will consist of a content quiz, presentation of historical background, and discussion and debate about major themes from the text. 

*Please note that the emphasis of this class is great writing in response to the literature read during the course of the year.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10 

Requirements: Ages 15+ and 10-12th grade

Time: 11:00 – 11:55 am

Class size: 5 student minimum/ 18 maximum

Instructor: Heather Yoder

High School Credit: ½ unit of Health 

Curriculum: Total Health, Choices for a Winning Lifestyle by Susan Boe 

Curriculum Link: https://www.christianbook.com/total-health 

Total Health is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of all important physical, mental and social health issues. The text is written directly to teens from a caring and friendly perspective and presents a moral basis for a healthy lifestyle based upon scriptural principles. This course will discuss basic human anatomy, body systems, food choices, exercise, diseases, stress, emergencies, responsibility, and more. 

Cost:

Supply Fee: $10 

Requirements: Ages 13+ and 8-9th grade

Time: 12:30 - 1:25 pm

Class size: 5 student minimum/18 maximum

Instructor: Janice Pahl

High School Credit: none

Curriculum: Español ¡En Vivo! Instructional Spanish Workbook Grade 9-12 Level 2 by En Vivo Publications

Curriculum Link: https://www.envivopublications.com/product/espanol-en-vivo-instructional-spanish-workbook-level-2-9-12/

Building on Introduction to Spanish 1, this course is designed to continue laying a solid foundation in conversational Spanish. Through the study of 5 thematic units (daily life, past times, community, food, and animals), students will increase their vocabulary, grammar knowledge, and conversing abilities.  Class time will be devoted mainly to learning new information and speaking Spanish; homework will focus on written, reading, and listening skills.  By the end of this course, students will be well prepared for high school level Spanish classes.

Note: While this course is designed to follow the Introduction to Spanish 1 course, it is an appropriate course for any students with prior exposure to Spanish or any students who are planning on taking the high school level Spanish course the following year.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10 

Requirements: Ages 12+ and typically 7-10th grade

Time: 11:00 - 11:55 am

Class size: 5 student minimum/18 maximum

Instructor: Ami Adams

High School Credit: 1 English language arts credit (if taken during high school)

Curriculum Supplemental:  Write Ahead: A Student Handbook for Writing and Learning (ISBN#9781941660539)

Curriculum Link: https://www.rainbowresource.com/029280.html

In this intermediate level writing class, fundamental writing skills will be explored, beginning with understanding and using the writing process. Academic formal writing will include a basic expository essay, process essay, cause-effect essay, comparison-contrast essay, and an essay of opposing ideas. Additionally, students will write a short story, as well as conduct research and produce a term paper utilizing MLA style format. Students will also engage in regular journaling and creative writing opportunities to foster and reinforce well-rounded composition abilities. 

This class is a prerequisite for the upper level Bridges writing classes and also Debate.  This class is intended to augment, not replace, the grammar instruction of your homeschool curriculum.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $20 per semester

Requirements: Ages 12+ and 7-12th grade

Time: 1:30 – 2:45 pm

Class Size: 5 minimum/ 24 maximum

Instructor: Angie Waters

High School Credit: 1 fine arts credit if both semesters are taken (elective) 

Curriculum: None

This art class will be composed of two parts. During the first semester, students will learn the essentials of acrylics for beginners or develop a more in depth mastery for those who are already familiar with this medium. The students will learn to work with new variations of acrylics, as well as develop new acrylic techniques. 

The second semester will include watercolors (utensils, paper weights, stretching, hues, color values, washes, smashing, lifting etc.). The students will learn composition, use of negative and positive space, and many other concepts and will also make a watercolor journal using various paint designs and techniques. This art class may be taken as many times as a student would like as skills are continuously being developed.

Note* - JH/SH Art class is on a two year rotation and can be taken for two years before technique is repeated, but it can also be taken for additional years and the teacher can individualize the assignment while a student continues developing their skills. Also, semester 2 often builds on semester 1, but a student can successfully take either semester individually.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Ages 13+ and 8-12th grade

Time: 12:30 - 1:25 pm 

Class Size: 6 minimum/20 maximum

Instructor: Evelyn Bullock

High School Credit: ½ unit credit elective 

Curriculum: None

In this class, students will learn how to prepare and perform a piece of music for an audience. As we rehearse, students will learn about the composer, historical context, lyrics, and language of each piece. This class will teach students to collaborate, listen, and create a work of art they can understand and convey to their audience. By the end of the semester, the students will perform a concert consisting of each piece that we have learned during our time in class. Our voices were gifts given to us by God to praise Him and uplift our brothers and sisters in Christ. Words have the power of life and death. In this class, students will learn how to sing meaningful words that give life and bring others closer to our Lord through music. 

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $5 per semester

Requirements: Ages 10+ and 5-12th grade

Time: 1:30 – 2:45 pm

Class size: 6 minimum/28 maximum

Instructor: Erica Fill

Credit: ½ unit of physical education credit if both semesters are taken in high school 

Curriculum: None, but at some point during either semester, a softball/baseball mitt will be needed. 

The class will focus on increasing endurance, strength, flexibility, cardio, and body composition while playing games and learning about personal fitness. Outdoor activities will include a parking lot circuit (various exercises along the route), softball, kickball and a field run challenge, emphasizing learning the proper technique for each activity and playing as a team where applicable. Indoor activities will focus on individual body weight challenges, an indoor running challenge, wiffle ball, relay races, ultimate kickball, dodgeball, and mini kickball as well as other exercise related games. 

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $20

Requirements: Ages 13+ and 8-12th grade

Time: 8:30 – 9:55 am

Class size: 5 minimum/18 maximum

Prerequisite: taking Pre-Algebra or Saxon Algebra 1/2

Instructor: Janice Pahl

High School Credit: 1 science credit 

Curriculum: Apologia Exploring Creation with Physical Science, 3rd or 4th edition

Curriculum Link: https://www.rainbowresource.com/014120.html (Parents, we advise ordering the book as soon as it is available. New updates tend to be popular and can be back ordered for awhile.)

This high school level course provides a detailed introduction to the physical environment and some of the basic laws that make it work.  It will include a good understanding of the earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. It also covers details on weather, motion, Newton’s Laws, gravity, the solar system, atomic structure, radiation, nuclear reactions, stars and galaxies.  The course will include discussion as well as laboratory experience, which will include a combination of hands-on experimentation and demonstration to more clearly solidify understanding of the material. 

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Age 12+ and 7-9th grade

Time: 1:30 - 2:25 pm on Monday

Class Size: 7 student minimum/18 maximum

Instructor: Catherine Marx

High School Credit: 1 unit of math if taken in high school (math course 1)

Curriculum: Math-U-See Pre-Algebra

Curriculum link: 

https://www.christianbook.com/math-see-pre-algebra-student-pack/pd/511101?item_code=WW&event=CART 

Suggested for the hands-on learner, but not required: Math-U-See integer and decimal insert block kits:

Math-U-See Integer Block Kit (rainbowresource.com)

Math-U-See Algebra/Decimal Insert Kit (rainbowresource.com)

On completion of this course, students will develop the understanding they need to resolve more complex problems and functions with this step-by-step program. Pre-Algebra teaches basic rules of solving equations using the associative, commutative, and other properties. Simple operations with polynomials are demonstrated with place-value blocks for conceptual understanding before being taught conventionally. Geometry concepts include surface area, volume, and the Pythagorean theorem. Students will begin to prepare for their high school level algebra courses with this foundational pre-algebra class.

Recommended placement test link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uDYuSyO3XB8Y-kGNgM2pV_v05YwMiJOj/view?usp=sharing

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10

Requirements: Ages 14+ and 9-12th grade

Time: 10:00 - 10:55 am on Monday and also via Zoom every Thursday

Class Size: 5 minimum/15 maximum

Instructor: Angie Waters

Curriculum: Spanish 1 Student Text, and the Student Activities Manual both 3rd Edition by BJU Press.

Curriculum Links: 

Student textbook: https://www.christianbook.com/bju-press-spanish-1-student-text/9781606829370/pd/300231?event=ESRCG

Student Activities Manual: https://www.christianbook.com/bju-press-spanish-student-activities-manual/9781606829707/pd/500736?event=CBCER1

This high school level class introduces the Spanish language as spoken in Latin America. The student will learn greetings, verb conjugations, basic vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammatical sentence structure. It also provides a general overview of the different Latin American countries and their customs. Students will start to develop the necessary skill to read and comprehend the language and they will start to learn conversational skills (the ability to ask and answer questions). This class will be taught twice during the course of the week to increase the student’s comprehension and fluency in speaking Spanish. The first hour will be held at Bridges on Monday and the second hour will be held on Thursday via zoom at the same time together as a class. The book will be completed in the course of the year.

Cost: 

Supply Fee: $10 

Requirements: Ages 15+ and 10-12th grade

Time: 12:30 1:25 pm

Class Size: 5 minimum/18 maximum

Instructor: Angie Waters

High School Credit: 1 foreign language credit (elective)

Curriculum: Spanish 1 Student Textbook and Activities Manual, 3rd edition by BJU Press 

Curriculum Link: 

Textbook: https://www.christianbook.com/bju-press-spanish-1-student-text/9781606829370/pd/300231?event=Homeschool|1004540

Activities Manual: https://www.christianbook.com/bju-press-spanish-student-activities-manual/9781606829707/pd/500736?event=CBCER1

Students will learn to communicate at an intermediate level of Spanish, in different settings such as: the bank, store, airport, hotel, doctor's office, etc. They will deepen their knowledge of grammar, proper pronunciation, writing style, listening and comprehension skills, verb tenses, and intonation in different types of sentences.  They will practice with dialogue, writing exercises, and interaction with the teacher and their peers.  This is the second year of the Spanish course formerly called Spanish 1 (A).