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: 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.”

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Teacher Name: Christi Vaughan

Teacher Email: clp_pumpkin@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: Zelle josh.vaughan@cabcwaco.org

Class Description:

Calling all Super Scientists! Come and join us on a learning adventure as we discover just how Super Science can be!

We will have so much fun each week as we explore various topics in physical science, life science, earth science, and space science.

We will reinforce the topics covered by doing a fun experiment, game, craft, or STEM activity each week.Students will be engaged through hands-on activities, learn as they listen and ask questions, challenged to use developing problem solving skills, and build confidence through participation.

Come and join us Super Scientists on this fun science adventure!

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: $50 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Venmo @Rachel-McManamay

Class Description:

In this course we will cover “the body’s organ systems, ranging from the digestive and respiratory systems to the endocrine and lymphatic systems.” We will also review how the body fights off viruses and things such as the intricate workings of the cells ATP production in the Electron Transport Chain. We will be doing lots of dissections including cow eye, sheep brain, fetal pig and cat. We will make a brains out of play dough, find out our blood types at the end of the year and have a fun forensics case to solve using blood typing.

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: $30 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Venmo @Colby-Cessnun

Class Description:

Every class will be an adventure as we will go on safari through jungles, deserts, forests, and farms. We will examine and enjoy the incredible variety of enchanting creatures God made to inhabit the Earth. Powerful projects for this course include playing predator to colored candies that hide in camouflage, acting like a primate to judge depth perception, discovering why giraffes have high blood pressure, identifying animal tracks, dissecting owl pellets and identifying the owl’s last meal, and much more!

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: $50 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Venmo @Rachel-McManamay

Class Description:

In this course we will cover “fundamental aspects of chemistry such as the classification of matter, atomic structure, spectroscopy, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, physical change, chemical change, stoichiometry, solutions, ideal gases, acid/base chemistry, reduction/oxidation reactions, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, and chemical equilibrium.”

We will do lots of experiments that are both quantitative and qualitative in nature. Some include “wavelength of microwaves, determining the number of water molecules in a hydrated compound, calculating percent yield, measuring the concentration of a hydrogen peroxide solution, determining the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar, measuring the specific heat of a metal, determining the change in enthalpy for a chemical reaction, performing flame tests, examining the interference of light waves, comparing metals to nonmetals, exploring Boyle’s Law, doing litmus tests, and electroplating.”

Through it all we will see how God’s design is one that draws us to be in awe and have reverence for His great plan.

Teacher Name: Todd Collins

Teacher Email: tcollins21@yahoo.com

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

Deposit: $30 (due at registration)

Supply/Materials Fee: $10 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Zelle: tcollins21@yahoo.com

Class Description:

Biology in Basketball? Physics in Ping Pong? Chemistry in Football? We see sports everywhere around us, in many different forms, but do we see the science behind them? We will look at why (and how) sprinters hold their breaths for their entire race. We will answer why divers would rather dive into a bubbly pool than a calm one. Why do baseballs leave the bat going faster than it was thrown on most home runs? All these questions and more will be answered as we view the sports we play (and some we don’t) through the lens of the sciences.

Teacher Name: Joyce Blackshear

Teacher Email: jblackshear0905@yahoo.com

Tuition: $200 per yearPayable in monthly installments of $25

Deposit: $25 (due at registration)

Supply/Materials Fee: $30 (due at registration)

Digital Payment Address: Venmo @Joyce-Blackshear-BVC 

Class Description:

Do you ever walk outside and sit in wonder at God’s creation? From the lights in the sky, to the ground beneath our feet, He made all things good. Do you think that means those small flying creatures and creepy crawling things that sometimes make us jump and scream or makes our skin crawl, were made for good? Yes! Join me in learning more about these bugs and how God created them so special! This class will help you to look at those creepy crawling and annoying flying bugs in a complete different way. We will do themed snacks and crafts and read a new book each week! I can’t wait to crawl more into learning with you.