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8th Grade

During this year, most students are transitioning from a strictly home-education program into the weekly tutorial format. With this in mind, FSSC offers a limited number of courses for 8th-graders to encourage student confidence and success. The following courses make up the 8th grade core:

Geography – A study of geography and cultures of the world. Prepares students for their Sr. High history courses.

Intro. to Literature – Introduction to the basics of literature and academic writing. This course includes readings from a wide selection of authors and genres.

Intro. to Art – Introduction to a wide variety of artists, styles and materials. This course includes both lectures and a variety of hands-on projects.

General Science – This class will be an introduction to the scientific method, terminology and a general preparation for the upper-class sciences.


Senior High

During these years, all students at FSSC enroll in our Humanities Core which is made up of three hour-long courses – history, literature and art history. This allows our students to have a fully-integrated view of history and culture from the selected time period. The three courses in the Humanities Core are designed to complement and supplement each other. Each course relies upon the material that students are reading and discussin in the other two. For this reason, we require that all students take the three core course together each year.

We accept a limited number of students who only take science courses, applied or performance arts courses or our Bible courses without enrolling in the Humanities Core, but students taking the Core classes will be given registration preference in those auxiliary courses.

Chronological Sequence for Humanties Core

Year 1 – Ancient Times
Year 2 – Medieval & Renaissance
Year 3 – Western Civilization 1600-1900
Year 4 – Western Civilization 1900-Contemporary

Year 1 (9th Grade)

Humanities Core – Integrated chronological study of ancient history, literature and art & architecture. (3 hrs)

Academic Writing I – Introduction to grammar and writing for high school. Writers Inc.  is the text used during this course. (1 hr)

Bible – There is no separate Bible course this year as the Humanities I Core classes spend a significant amount of time studying Genesis.

Science – Physical Science class with an integrated lab. Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Physical Science is the text used for this course. (1.5 hrs)

Year 2 (10th Grade)

Humanities Core – Integrated chronological study of Medieval/Renaissance & Reformation history, literature and art & architecture. (3 hrs)

Academic Writing IIGrammar and writing for high school. Writers Inc.  is the text used during this course. (1 hr)

Bible – Inductive study of the book of John. Precept Ministries’ In & Out: John 1 & John 2 inductive study workbooks and a Bible are the texts used during this course. (1 hrs)

Science – Biology class with integrated lab and dissections. Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Biology is the text used for this course. (1.5 hrs)

 Year 3 (11th Grade)

Humanities Core – Integrated chronological study of 1700-1900 European & American  history, literature and art & architecture. (3 hrs)

Academic Writing II – Grammar and writing for high school. (1 hr)

Bible – Inductive study of the book of Romans. Precept Ministries’ In & Out: Romans 1, Romans 2 & Romans 3 inductive study workbooks and a Bible are the texts used during this course. (1 hr)

Science – Chemistry class with integrated lab. Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Chemistry is the text used for this course. (1.5 hrs)

Year 4 (12th Grade)

Humanities Core – Integrated chronological study of 20th Century European & American  history, literature and art & architecture. (3 hrs)

Academic Writing II – The emphasis of this course is preparation for college writing.  Topics will include learning to do a close reading of a text, using critical material, writing the critical and analytical essay, among other things. Texts will include James W. Sire’s How to Read Slowly and Writer’s Inc’s Write for College: A Student Handbook. (1 hr)

Bible – This course  focuses on understanding, developing and learning to articulate/communicate a consistent Biblical World View. (1 hr)

Science – Physics class with integrated lab. Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Physics is the text used for this course. (1.5 hrs)

Additional Courses

These courses are offered based on interest. The arts courses are open to students in any grade-level.

American Government & Economics (Year 3 or 4)

Painting

Drawing

Chorus

Drama