Teacher Name: Mary Anne Cessnun

Teacher Email: colbyandmaryanne@gmail.com

Tuition: $200 per year Payable in monthly installments of $25

Deposit: $25 (due at registration)

Supply/Materials Fee: $25 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Venmo @Colby-Cessnun

Class Description:

What better way to hide God’s word in our hearts than by playing games and competing with friends?

In this fun and exciting class, we will play games and do activities with the purpose of hiding God’s word in our hearts. By the end of the year, each student will have memorized 25 Bible verses, the references for 10 key passages, and the 66 books of the Bible. Students will also become proficient at handling their Bibles with the goal of finding any book or key passage in under 10 seconds.

Three BVC Bible Drill students in the 2023-24 class advanced to the State Level Bible Drill Competition and did very well. Participation in the competition is completely optional, but is a great goal and lots of fun.

We will be using the ESV version in class and will follow Lifeway’s Blue Cycle for our selected verses and key passages. 

Please see https://www.texasbaptists.org/events/bible-drill-speakers-tournament for more information about this awesome program.

“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, That I might not sin against thee.” Psalm 119:11

Teacher Name: Holly Trice

Teacher Email: hollytrice@hotmail.com

Tuition:  $200 per year Payable in monthly installments of $25

Deposit: $25 (due at registration)

Supply/Materials Fee: $20 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Zelle preferred: hollytrice@hotmail.com (please contact for Venmo)

 Class Description:

Did you know…Learning phonics only covers half of our language, the English half. The other half? Well, it is a whole new set of root words, spelling, and pronunciation patterns that are based on Latin. And, starting in about 3rd to 5th grade, students encounter the Latin half of our language, which, if you have a base knowledge of Latin, makes it a lot easier! After all, half of our English vocabulary is made up of Latin words and roots.

For example, your child has learned the English word for father, but then as they progress through school they learn a whole new set of words: 3-5 syllable, difficult, abstract words that come from the Latin word for father, pater, patris. How do we prepare students for these words? Teach them a basic understanding of Latin!

Latin builds a larger vocabulary.Latin is the most efficient way to learn English grammar.Latin is a language that is the root words for all the modern sciences.Latin is the language found in law, government, logic, and theology. 

Learning Latin helps students excel in all their other subjects!

And Song School Latin is a gentle and delightful introduction to Latin. Each weekly lesson is peppered with songs, illustrations, hand-writing practice, stories, games and activities for easy mastery and memorization. Students will learn over 100 everyday Latin vocabulary words for the seasons, body parts, food, animals, and common greetings. The interactive workbook and activities make learning Latin easy, as well as memorable. And the games we will play make it super fun, too! 

Having taught Latin basics to all my children, I have seen how the introduction to Latin is incredibly helpful as they use these foundations to learn English vocabulary and spelling that lasts well into high school. It is a key component of classical education and is fun, too!

Teacher Name: Jennifer Thompson

Teacher Email: jennifer_o_thompson@yahoo.com

Tuition:  $200 per year Payable in monthly installments of $25

Deposit: $25 (due at registration)

Supply/Materials Fee: $25 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Venmo @Jennifer-Thompson-746

Class Description:

Using the book “American Pioneers and Patriots” by Caroline D. Emerson (2nd edition), students will learn about early American history and culture in a fun and unique way. (Students do not need to purchase this book unless they want a copy for themselves.) Through weekly storytelling, hands-on activities, and crafts, students will gain understanding about the growth and development of America. They’ll also learn how God used the gifts of faith, courage, and perseverance to transform the early pioneers into patriots. Kids will enjoy hearing exciting stories each week told from the perspective of the boys and girls who lived during this time in history from exploring the New World to the building of the railroad.

Teacher Name: Terri Rohrer

Teacher Email: terrirohrer72@gmail.com

Tuition: $240 per year Payable in monthly installments of $30

Deposit: $30 (due at registration)

Supply/Materials Fee: $40 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Zelle is preferred: terrirohrer72@gmail.com (contact for Venmo)

Class Description:

Learning about chemistry and physics is fascinating and FUN! We will begin by exploring the basic building blocks of creation which are atoms and molecules. We will then journey through simple chemicals, the laws of motion, and energy in its many forms before discovering concepts of electricity, magnetism, and simple machines. Along the way, your student will make their own bouncy ball, formulate a smoke bomb, construct a working periscope, create a lava lamp, and much more! All the while, God will be glorified as the Master Designer of all that they are discovering about the world and how it works.

As with other Apologia courses, your child will work on their notebook each week. They will narrate what they have learned, make sketches, and record data from experiments. By the end of the year, they can easily refer to their notebook to remind them of everything we studied. Because one of my goals for the children is to become prepared for more rigorous upper level sciences, there will be occasional online tests and some homework each week.

Teacher Name: Kim Olmstead

Teacher Email: kim_olmstead@yahoo.com

Tuition: $200 per year Payable in monthly installments of $25

Deposit: $25 (due at registration)

Supply/Materials Fee: $20 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Venmo @Kim-Olmstead-2

Class Description:

Experience the musical works of famous composers, examine the basic elements of music, and explore the instruments of the orchestra. Students will meet some of history’s greatest musical masters through listening, analyzing, comparing, and discussing musical selections. Through engaging activities, students will gain understanding of beat, meter, tempo, dynamics, articulation, and style.

No previous musical experience necessary.

Teacher Name: Sylvia Bobier

Teacher Email: sylmac77@gmail.com

Tuition: $240 per year Payable in monthly installments of $30

Deposit: $30 (due at registration)

Supply/Materials Fee: $5 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Venmo @Sylvia-Bobier

Class Description:

“Students explore fascinating aspects of the ancient world while learning to write using the ‘Structure and Style’ writing method! Ancient literature and a wide variety of other noteworthy topics will supply a rich foundation for imaginative and enjoyable writing. Students will work through IEW Units 1-9 as they learn to take notes, retell narrative stories, summarize references, write from pictures, summarize multiple references, write essays, and compose formal critiques.” (description from publisher)

We will read through a different source text each week, go over any unfamiliar vocabulary, and create an outline together in class. Students will use their outline to formulate their own sentences and paragraphs at home, using a checklist with specific guidelines. Writing assignments will be collected the following week and returned the week thereafter.

Teacher Name: Rachel H. McManamay

Teacher Email: rachelhmcmanamay@gmail.com

Tuition: $240 per year Payable in monthly installments of $30

Deposit: $30 (due at registration)

Supply/Materials Fee: $45 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Venmo @Rachel-McManamay

Class Description:

In this course we will cover the “general properties of the earth’s geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. Students learn about all the sections of the geosphere (such as core, mantle, crust, etc.) and then they study each in more detail. When studying the earth’s crust, they learn about minerals, rocks, and the rock cycle. Plate tectonics is then covered, which leads to a discussion of seismic waves, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Students then learn about fossils and how both uniformitarians and catastrophists interpret those fossils as well as the sedimentary rocks in which they are found.”

For hydrosphere, “Students first learn the properties of water such as polarity, the ability to hydrogen bond, and heat capacity. That leads to a discussion of the hydrologic cycle and residence time. Students then learn about the waves, currents, and tides in the ocean. They then move on to the ice reservoirs on the earth and then the freshwater reservoirs. Water in the air is the last part of the hydrosphere that is covered. The atmosphere is then discussed, including the composition of air, the sections of the atmosphere, temperature gradients, and pollutants. This leads to a discussion of weather. The course ends with two chapters on space, one that covers the solar system and one that covers the universe as a whole.

There are many labs that we we will do throughout the course. We will look at specific minerals, rocks, and fossils and do “mineral tests, rock analyses, fossil studies, density investigations, and magnetic property explorations. Students also get hands-on experience with waves, gases, wind, water purification, cloud formation, the Coriolis effect, precipitation, and acid/base interactions.”

* quotes from https://bereanbuilders.com/ecomm/product/discovering-design-with-earth-science-set/

Teacher Name: Josh Vaughan

Teacher Email: josh.vaughan@cabcwaco.org

Tuition: $240 per year payable in monthly installments of $30

Deposit: $30 (due at registration)

Supply/Materials Fee: $0 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Venmo @joshvwaco

Class Description:

Students will examine movies in light of a Christian worldview with particular attention to how hope is expressed by different worldviews such as naturalism, pantheism, and Christian theism. Students will identify the movie maker’s use of storytelling and worldview by viewing movies, participating in class discussion, presenting to their classmates, and making their own short film.