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Psychology from a Biblical Perspective (HS) - **May Be Offered 2019-2020** Students will
be introduced to the study of Psychology from a distinctly Christian perspective. The course
focuses on individual behavior and why an individual thinks, feels, and reacts to certain stimuli.
Major emphases will be placed on research methods, stages in childhood and adolescence,
how the brain works, motivation, learning and memory, sensation and perception, stress and
health, altered states of consciousness, psychological testing and disorders. The course will
incorporate weekly activities and discussions to help students understand how psychology is
observed and utilized in our everyday lives. Psychology is a great course to take if the student is
college-bound. Nearly every higher-level institution, whether it is a community college or
university, requires every student to take an Introduction to Psychology course, regardless of
their major. Students will be prepped to take the CLEP Psychology test to receive (4) college
credits. Required Textbook: Psychology - Visualizing Psychology (2nd edition), Carpenter &
Huffman Instructor: Ginger Maghran

Filmmaking (HS) - We all love movies! Movies help us experience something meaningful,
funny, profound or painful. In this Filmmaking Fine Arts course, we figure out how movies cause
us to experience something. This course is driven by a short film, 3–5 minutes long, that you will
complete by the end of the semester. To prepare for that project, you will also create a shorter
(60-second) film, write a screenplay, study film history, and watch and discuss many classic
films. We also learn about storytelling, cinematographic elements, video editing, special effects,
and film promotion. Then, at the end of it all, your films will be shown at the Quest Fine Arts
Festival. Whether you desire to work in the film industry or just want to make funny videos of
your cat playing an accordion while walking on a tightrope, this course will give you the basic
knowledge to help you reach your goals. Required Items: pending Instructor: Pending

Graphic Design II (HS) - **May be offered in 2019-2020** In the Advanced Graphic Design
course, students will further develop skills in working with text and image to create solutions to
design problems. Students will increase design literacy through exposure to contemporary
design, historical design, and their own original peer-led designs. Students will improve and
increase their proficiency in all aspects of the design process, including the use of formal design
principles, type as image, creative brainstorming, conceptualizing, critical thinking, collaboration,
and presentation. Required Textbook: The Elements of Graphic Design by Alex W. White
Required equipment/supplies: Laptop/computer to bring to this course Instructor: Pending

Special Education Help (Adult) - This will be a drop-in class for parents with children who
have special needs. We will discuss individualized strategies, remediation, and
accommodations that you can use daily with your child to help you confidently homeschool. We
will learn how to apply ideas and adjust what we are doing to help you and your child succeed.
Instructor: Bonnie Taylor

Theatre Workshop/Improv (all ages, for those with one or more years of drama or
performing experience) -This one-semester long course is designed to broaden the scope of
theatre students and polish their performance quality. Focused on improvisation work, students
will learn CORE (character, objective, relationship, environment) by playing
weekly improv games and working on comedy skits. Minimal homework will be assigned as this
class is designed in a workshop fashion, meaning everything happens as a group one-class. Be
prepared to be on your feet and to laugh a lot. Instructor: Abigail Ford