Full-Year Program

Middle School US History

Recommended for 8th Grade. Learning about history allows people to see how far we have come and what awaits us on our path to the future. In this course, students will explore the history of the United States and analyze the cause and effect in historical events. They will investigate history by using the tools of a historian to examine the historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events that influenced the development of the United States. Students will imagine what it was like to live in the past by reading the stories from the people who experienced it. This course begins with the engaging stories of what brought the earliest American colonists to the New World and ends with the struggles to repair the United States following the Civil War. Engaging in this study allows students to recognize the themes of history that span across centuries and leads to a greater appreciation of the development of the United States and the resulting impact on world history. (1 credit)  $975

Comprehensive Science III

Recommended for 8th Grade Comprehensive Science 3 is the third in a series of three consecutive middle school science classes. It builds on concepts introduced in the first and second courses of the series, including the disciplines of life science, physical science, and earth-space science. In addition, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts are integrated throughout the course. Students learn about properties of matter, physical and chemical changes, atoms and the periodic table of elements, photosynthesis and cellular respiration, the universe, and the solar system. Hands-on and virtual laboratory investigations are included throughout the course to provide students opportunities for exploration through scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, and experimental procedures. By the end of the course, students will be practicing, experimenting, thinking, and talking like a scientist! (1 credit)  $975

Marine Science  (Elective)

Since the beginning of time, humans have relied on the ocean. But as our planet continues to change over time, human activity has impacted the environment. In the marine science course, students will explore the watery depths of our own planet and understand just how vital the ocean is to our existence.

Throughout the course, students will meet marine animals and see how they interact with each other and their environment. They will tour the evolving seafloor and see trenches, volcanoes, and ridges, just to name a few. Along the way, students will hang ten as they discover waves, currents, tides, and other physical interactions between the ocean and the land. Finally, students will study the impacts of chemical processes on our blue planet and how they affect the water, the atmosphere, and even our climate. With a focus on conservation, this course will show students that the ocean connects us all, across distance and even time. Hang on—it’s going to be an amazing journey. (1 credit)  $975

English Language Arts III

Recommended for 8th Grade. Through reading, writing, and rhetoric, students in the Language Arts 3 course examine how authors fine-tune and utilize their craft to create texts with purpose. Students continue to develop the reading, writing, language, and speaking/listening skills necessary for success in high school, college, career, and beyond. Students evaluate and analyze voice, purpose, diction, syntax, and rhetoric in historical speeches, informational texts, and classic and contemporary literature through guided readings, interactive practice, and formal assessments. They also refine their narrative, informational, and argumentative writing skills through the repeated practice of planning, drafting, revising, and editing their written work. (1 credit)  $975

Pre-Algebra

Recommended for 8th Grade. Read, set, go! Grade 8 Pre-Algebra is all about training to run the race of high school math. Students will strengthen their skills in topics like linear relationships, functions, and equations, and learn new skills that prepare them for Algebra 1. This course is designed with interactive learning and real-world activities to strengthen students’ math muscles for the race ahead. Instructional time will emphasize six areas:

• representing numbers in scientific notation and extending the set of numbers to the system of real numbers, which includes irrational numbers
• generate equivalent numeric and algebraic expressions including using the Laws of Exponents
• creating and reasoning about linear relationships including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation
• solving linear equations, inequalities, and systems of linear equations
• developing an understanding of the concept of a function
• analyzing two-dimensional figures, particularly triangles, using distance, angle, and applying the Pythagorean Theorem
• (1 credit)  $975

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Do you want to learn how to think independently and on your own? Or discipline yourself to tackle the challenges of life with level-headed strategies? Then this class is for you. In this course, you will learn and apply critical thinking strategies that can improve your disciplined approach to many areas of your life. Whether you want to elevate your test-taking game, improve your personal time management, or tackle your reading with an analytical eye, this course will give you the tools you need. You’ll also learn how to improve your memory, present ideas clearly, and solve everyday problems with mature clarity, giving you the skills you need to achieve both inside and outside of the classroom. (.5 credits)

Fees

The cost for the full-year program is $4,950 which includes access to our online platform, complete set of 8th grade curriculum designed for students who type or spell for communication, and full technical support. The work of creating and adapting curriculum has been done for you so you can focus on the individual goals of your student!

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