2020-21 School Year
Monday-Thursday
9 a.m. Character Study
9:30 Pre-Algebra/Algebra
10:30 English
11:30 Science (Monday/Wednesday)/Government & Communication (Tuesday/Thursday)
12:30 Dismissal
Curriculum (Families are responsible to purchase books and required materials. Material lists will be available before the start of the school year.)
Math:
Teacher: Heather Walton
Curriculum: TBD (Students will need a placement test in advance.)
Government:
Teacher: Heather Walton
Curriculum: Master Books Civics and the Constitution
Excerpts from Various Primary Source Documents, including the U.S. and Kentucky Constitutions, the Declaration of Independence, Democratic and Republican Platforms, Common Sense, selected speeches, etc.
Science
Teacher: Rebecca Green
Curriculum: Master Books Anatomy
We will study the books in this order. You do not have to purchase both at once.
- The Nervous System vol. 3, SKU# M027-7
- The Digestive System vol. 4, SKU# M069-7
English:
Teacher: Rebecca Green
Join us on a whirlwind tour of our great English language! This course takes an integrated approach to all of the language arts. Each unit will take its framework from a piece of literature. All aspects of the course (grammar, usage, mechanics, writing, analysis, speaking) will be built around the literature. For example, when we read The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, students might write their own autobiography, think about and discuss the character trait determination, identify to whom they would dedicate their autobiography (Keller dedicated hers to Alexander Graham Bell), look at different sentence structures within the book and then write their own sentences using those structures, etc.
In addition to the literature units, there are a few other components to this course that will provide students with a well-rounded year of English studies:
- Poetry. Once a week, we will read one of Longfellow’s poems. Over the course of the year, students will memorize 4 poems and will illustrate and write out each memorized poem in an extended art project.
- Weekly Letters. Each week, I will write a letter to the students, and they will write me a letter in response. Letter topics will be based on what we are learning and discussing in school and will be drawn from all of our subjects, not just English class.
- Research Report. We will write several informal research reports, which will serve as an introduction to research writing.
Books will be studied in the following order. You do not have to purchase all of them at once:
- Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Dover Thrift Edition, ISBN 978-0486400778.
- Keller, Helen. The Story of My Life. Dover Thrift Edition, ISBN 978-0486292496.
- Baldwin, James. Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children. Yesterday’s Classics, ISBN 978-1599152127. Can be difficult to find. You might want to go to www.yesterdaysclassics.com, then click to “order print books from Amazon by author.” Scroll down to the book and click on “Buy Now from Amazon.”
- Christie, Agatha. Murder on the Orient Express. William Morrow Reprint Edition. ISBN 978-0062693662.
- Cule, W.E. Sir Knight of the Splendid Way. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1537282107.
- Lee, Harper. To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0060935467.
Cost
Registration — $150
Tuition per student: $2,000/year
Students with Special Educational Needs
Accommodations may be made for students with special educational needs on a case-by-case basis.
Location
Students may join online or in person at
For more information, contact Heather Walton, heatherpwalton@gmail.com, or 502-438-4680.
To apply, fill out these registration forms and email to heatherpwalton@gmail.com or mail to A+ Education Solutions, 3685 Poplar Level Road, Louisville, KY 40213. Registration fee may be mailed or sent by PayPal or Venmo.
