ART

Art Courses for 2011-2012
Rene Driggers 803-622-6215
rdriggers8@sc.rr.com
Fees: $20/month per course

Art History - Art 101 is a beginner course (grades k-12) that is based on basic sketching. Students will study artwork and major art pieces of an American artist and begin mastering the art of sketching what they see. Each class, students will practice this technique and will be given an assignment for homework to be brought in the following class period. High school students will receive grades and ½ credit hour upon completion of 75 hours of art, homework, field trip, and extra art time.

Art Appreciation - Advanced art is a course given (grades 6-12) to students who are interested in using all art mediums including : oil painting, clay, water color, ink, jewelry making, etc. Students will study a world history artist such as Monet and a major piece of art. An art project related to the artist will be assigned. On completion of the course, high school students will be given grades and ½ high school credit.

Art Photography - Art photography is a course that is based on digital photographs taken while on local field trips to places such as Irmo Park, the State House, Trinity Cathedral, etc. Students are required to bring in at least 2 (8 x 10) photos of each trip. The purpose of the photos is to capture art through photography. Students will experiment with black and white, sepia, videos, and portraits, etc. This class is offered to 9th-12th graders and will be given ½ high school credit upon completion.

ART CLASSES FOR HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS
Art classes for elementary-age students are now forming for the new school year. Classes will be held on Monday afternoons. First and second graders will meet from 1-2 pm ($10 per class); third – sixth graders will meet from 2:30-3:45 ($12 per class). There will be a one time $25 registration fee for materials and firing fees for clay units. The curriculum will pull from the national and state art standards, and will include art knowledge (art elements and principles), art studio (techniques and skills with tools and media), art history and world cultures, creativity (selection of art ideas and subject matter), connections between the visual arts and other disciplines, and decision-making about art (aesthetics). Classes will be taught by Jeannette Maybin (National Board Certified art teacher with 32 years of experience) on Wayne McCaw Road in Irmo. For more information, call 781-0277 or e-mail jmaybin123@yahoo.com.

Student Art Lessons at Sparetime Studios
Hands on experience taught by certified art teacher. $35 monthly for weekly 1-1/2 hour classes. Call to schedule your child’s class. Lisa Lindler 345-5759, Chapin/Little Mountain.
 
DANCE

Break Dancing Classes
Break dancing classes are offered at Rhythmics Performing Arts & Athletics in Lexington, SC. Classes are regularly $55 per month but a discount is being offered for home schoolers of $35 per month or for a punch card good for 4 classes during the summer. Sign up anytime. Also offered are tap, ballet, jazz, modern, lyrical, hip hop, music lessons, art lessons, drama, karate for ages 4 and up, Fri. night parents night out, birthday parties, etc. You can visit its website for more information at www.rhythmicsonline.com. Ask about a homeschooling discount for other classes as well by calling 803-356-3063.

MUSIC

Music Lessons
Melodie Griffin, professional instructor. Piano and Voice Lessons in Lexington. $70/month. melodie@melodiegriffin.com / 753-8029

Piano Lessons
Private piano lessons offered in my Chapin home. Lessons for all ages and levels. I have 25 years of piano teaching experience. I also teach piano at Columbia College and in Irmo. My credentials include: Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Converse College; Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan. Please call Laura Sturgeon at 238-4342 for rates and more information.

Piano Lessons by Joshua
Homeschoooling Junior, Joshua Baghdady, will be offering piano lessons this year for beginning students. Joshua has studied piano for the last 10 years; the past 2 years have been under the direction of local Concert Pianist David Edwards. Joshua will be offering piano lessons from his home in Chapin and may even travel to your home, if within close proximity. $10 per half hour lesson $20 per hour lesson If you are interested in signing your child(ren) up for lessons, please contact Joshua at jbaghdady@sc.rr.com or 803-345-0180. Times/dates are negotiable.

Piano Teacher looking for beginning students
I have studied music for ten years and have been taught and skilled by Mrs. Nancy Weston who is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Julliard. Mrs. Weston will continue to teach, coach and guide me as I build a career in teaching others. As a student I charge $10 a 1/2 hour. Andrea Rudy (803) 446-8151


DRAMA/THEATRE

FINE ARTS PROGRAMS

SCIENCE

Home School Science Classes at MAD SCIENCE of Columbia
Each Thursday 12:30-1:30, we offer exciting, hands-on science classes for homeschoolers in a fun, interactive environment. We have ala carte’ offerings so you may pick and choose your topics. Our curriculum is correlated to National and SC State Science standards. Safety is always first at MAD SCIENCE! You also get FREE pre & post resource packets for each class that include vocabulary, reading suggestions, as well as cross curriculum ideas for relating to other subject areas. All children get a “take home” with each class designed to extend their learning through play at home. Sign up early to save $5.00 per child per class. We have FUN down to a SCIENCE! Information & Registration on-line www.madscience.org/columbia Call Paige Carson Covington, Senior Instructor/Operations Manager for easy, no hassle phone registration or further information (803) 739-2122.

HISTORY

South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum
 For over a century, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum's mission has been to collect and preserve the military history of this state. When you enter Columbia's oldest museum, you uncover the state's martial tradition from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror. The second Friday of each month is Homeschool Friday at the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military. Sessions start at 10:00AM and last approximately one hour. The programs are geared toward students of all ages and include lectures and activities. Topics for this school year's sessions are listed on the website http://crr.sc.gov/.

Zao Life
Zao Life offers 4 SCAIHS-approved high school courses. For information or registration call (803) 381-4989 or email samrubinson@sc.rr.com. These classes are taught by home-school dad, Dr. Sam Rubinson, in his home located at 25 Shadowfield Drive, West Columbia (near the intersection of I 20 & 378). Visit website www.zaolife.org.

APPLIED LEADERSHIP
 ½ credit 75 hours Leadership or Bible Elective
Cost: $225 plus an estimate of $65 for the backpacking trip
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The student will explore, in principle and experience, the biblical foundations, contemporary expressions, and soft skills of effective leadership. This course will feature experiential phase training in character development, problem solving, group relational navigation, conflict/emergency management, non-verbal assessments, and coping with weakness, failure, and limitations. A weekend backpacking trip to Pisgah National Forest, NC will put all of the student’s learning to the test in a real life situation.
ETHICS and LEADERSHIP
½ credit 75 hours Ethic or Leadership Elective
Cost: $225
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to examine the moral responsibilities of leadership in a variety of contexts. Ethics is about right and wrong, in individuals and in our relationships. In this course, we will learn about leadership by studying ethics. The course rests on the assumption that leadership is a subset of ethics rather than ethics being a subset of leadership studies. We will examine the ethics of what leaders are, what they do, and how they do it.
WORLDVIEWS
½ credit 75 hours History or Philosophy Elective
Cost: $225 plus Book: “The Battle for the Truth” by David A. Noebel
COURSE DESCRIPTION: “The term worldview refers to any ideology, philosophy, theology, movement, or religion that provides an overarching approach to understanding God, the world, and man’s relations to God and the world.” (pg. 2). In this course the student will examine, compare and contrast the four major worldviews (Secular Humanism, Marxism/Leninism, Cosmic Humanism, and Biblical Christianity). Emphasis will be placed on ten major areas that that affect most ever area of our life. (Theology, Philosophy, Ethics, Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Law, Politics, Economics, and History.) Student will need their own copy of the text book and will have to keep up with the weekly reading schedule, handed out the first day of class. ANCIENT HISTORY
½ credit 75 hrs. History Elective
Cost: $225 plus cost of study guide
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course covers the entire Bible. It deals with the relationships and content of each book set in its historical perspective. The purpose of this course is to study these relationships, and in particular the progress and unity of what God is doing and saying through Ancient History. Therefore this course will explore the hand of God from creation to about 100AD. This will touch on the major civilizations that interacted with the biblical text up to the early Roman Empire.

ENGLISH/LITERATURE/WRITING
 
IEW Writing Classes
This course will be taught at Manuela Brower’s home in Irmo September 7, 2010 till the end of April 2011.

Tuesdays:
Level 1 - from 1:00 to 2:15 PM
Level 2 - from 2:30 to 3:45 PM (preparation for writing portion of SAT included in Level 2)

Wednesdays:
 Level 3 - from 9:30 to 10:45 AM

These three levels build upon each other and are typically taken in this sequence:
Level 1 - 6th, 7th grade
Level 2 – 8th, 9th grade
Level 3 -10th, 11th, 12th grade

Public speaking skills are taught and practiced at levels 1 and 3.
Cost: $35 per month (for 8 months). (2 siblings= $65).
One time fee of $25 for the workbook (to be paid at the first class).
One time enrollment fee of $25 to ensure a place in the class. (due June 1, ‘10)
Objectives:
1. The students will expand their knowledge regarding various forms of writing such as: summaries, book reports, narratives, descriptive and persuasive essays, research papers, etc.
2. The students will learn to write with clear structure and style.
3. Students will develop confidence in their writing skills. Space is limited to 9 students per class. Manuela has a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature and has been teaching this course for several years. Manuela Brower 37 Pioneers Point Court, Irmo, SC 29063 (803) 781-7964 browertm@earthlink.net

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Russian
Russian Lessons in Your Home offered by native of St. Petersburg, Olga Rayle who has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and seven years’ teaching experience. Weekly 90 minute sessions for $30 each. Flexible scheduling. Contact Olga at olrayle@yahoo.com or 404-0881.

Spanish
SPANISH 2 class Wednesdays 5 - 6:30 p.m. at The Harvest on 378 taught by Natalie Boyer a certified multi-age Spanish teacher using the text, "Buen Viaje II, Cost: $350 for the year. Contact Natalie mariposa_azul1120@hotmail.com.


TUTORING


Latin Tutoring by Joshua
Is your student struggling with Latin? Homeschooling Junior Joshua Baghdady is here to help. Joshua is now in his 5th year of Latin instruction with Mr. Jim Fuller and has received the highest class average in the Latin courses since starting with Mr. Fuller back in 7th grade. He is also the only student from the Irmo Christian Homeschool Resource Center, thus far, to make a perfect score on the National Latin Exam for Latin I. $10 per half hour lesson $20 per hour lesson If you are interested in signing your child(ren) up for tutoring, please contact Joshua at jbaghdady@sc.rr.com or 803-345-0180. Times/dates are negotiable.

Tutoring Multiple Subjects
I have taught elementary school the past 4 years, and the Lord worked out the circumstances so that I could stay home with our young child instead of returning to teaching! I have worked with all grade levels K-5 and I would love to tutor any or all subjects within those grade levels. My specialty is working with students struggling with reading and writing, but I would love to teach your child any of the subjects. I charge 20.00 or 25.00 per hour depending on the location that the tutoring would take place. We also have a small homeschooled group of 2nd graders that meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-12 at Columbia Crossroads Church. On Tuesdays we do math and reading, and on Thursdays we work on science, history, and geography from Classical Conversations. The cost is $100 per month for both days and $50 per month for 1 day per week. We would love to add more students! Please contact me for more information or if you would like to see our timeline of content for the year. Contact Carla Gerlach at 770-617-4329 or cmarie_rpi@yahoo.com.

SOAR Sports League
SOAR began in 1999 with approximately 175 children playing soccer. There have been many blessings to share since our inception, and we are certainly thankful for the foundation laid. Due to the fruits of many, we currently have over 1,200 children and adults playing soccer, baseball/softball, flag football, basketball, lacrosse and cheerleading. SOAR also offers a variety of arts and recreational programs, as well as summer camps. Our variety of programs provides many unique opportunities for SOAR to share FUN, and fundamentals, with a multitude of people and families through the universal languages of sports, arts and recreation. SOAR owns and operates its’ 18 acre Sports Complex to serve youth and adults year round! Located at 5637 Bush River Road, Columbia, 29212 (next to Cornerstone Presbyterian Church). For more information visit: http://www.soarleagues.com/, call 772-0057 or email Sarah Thames, SOAR Director at SOAR@cornerstonesc.org.
 
Chapin Christian Gymnastics
Chapin Christian Gymnastics is a multi-faceted USA Gymnastics club where faith, fitness, and gym are partnered to develop the total child. We teach classes for the following: All Olympic events for women and four events for men; Group gymnastics and stunting; Rhythmic gymnastics; Tumbling for Cheerleaders; Home School gymnastics and dance classes; Parent and child play and coordination classes; Dance classes including tap, clogging, ballet, jazz, creative movement, lyrical and Aerobics. We also host birthday parties, open gym/parents night out, special group play times and Holiday/Summer Camps as well as FREE Summer VBS. For more information visit www.chapinchristiangymnastics.com or call Millie Godines at (803) 414-0707.

PAC Panthers
Providence Athletic Club ("PAC") is a non-profit organization that provides competitive high school level sports opportunities for home educated athletes in the Columbia, South Carolina region. Sports offered are: Soccer, baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, fast pitch softball. We compete against local area public, private, and home educated athletic teams. Participation on our teams is open to all home educated athletes who meet the age and eligibility requirements for each sport. Our team mascot is the Panther. Our team colors are navy blue and white. Our sports teams are led by coaches with proven experience. These Christian men and women are committed to developing a winning team comprised of young men and women with Christ-like character. For more information visit www.pacpanthers.com.

Civil Air Patrol
Are you 12 or older? A girl or a boy? Come check out the Civil Air Patrol! We meet near Midlands Tech Airport Campus on Tuesday evenings 6:30-8:30. You can come to a couple or three meetings before you decide if it's something you want to do. This group is about 75% homeschoolers. CAP counts as PE! http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com CAP is about Aerospace Education, Leadership and FUN! You will have access to more than 300 online courses offered through the USAF! If flying is your dream - you will not find a more inexpensive program! Motorized or Glider! http://www.freewebs.com/lexingtoncap Call for more information! Lt. Sabrina Camacho 960-9731. Homeschooling and CAP: http://www.home-school.com/Articles/phs13-drueporter.html

Tennis Classes
Lexington Area Tennis Association offers homeschool classes (Oak Grove Area). The class is for 6 weeks and the cost is $40.00 (shirt included). The fee is to cover the instructors fees. Here is the website: www.lexingtoncountytennis.com (just click the link for homeschoolers) or you can call Karen Holzschuh @ 951-0980.

Tennis Class Online
Are you interested in learning to play tennis from an experienced tennis teaching professional of over 35 years? Are you tired of spending gas, time and effort to run children around town for outside courses? Well then this class is for you. I am offering an online tennis class for home school students. Questions can be asked at the end of each session and you can e-mail the instructor at anytime with questions and comments. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity for the cost of one private tennis lesson. Eight hours of class time and a DVD sent to you at the end. You can find out more about this class and/or register for it by going to http://silverfoxtennis.com/homeschoolwebinar.htm. See you on line. Sincerely, John Atkinson (USPTR Certified Tennis Professional) johna@silverfoxtennis.com (803) 530-8150

National Christian Forensics Communications Association (NCFCA)
The National Christian Forensics and Communications Association (NCFCA) believes that formal speech and debate can provide a means for home schooled students to learn and exercise analytical and oratorical skills, addressing life issues from a Biblical world view in a manner that glorifies God. To provide these opportunities to home schooled students, NCFCA shall facilitate qualifying tournaments throughout the country and the annual national tournament. NCFCA works in cooperation with HSLDA. South Carolina is in Region 8. For more information, visit www.ncfca.org.

Institute for Cultural Communicators (ICC)
The mission of the Institute for Cultural Communicators is to shape culture through authentic communication and equip students with both the competence and character they need to influence culture for Christ. For more information and to locate a chapter near you visit www.instituteforculturalcommunicators.com.