Wilderness Physical Education

Teacher: Curt Morrell - curt.morrell@fcspaladins.org
Course Cost: $700 (This cost includes a $100 trip fee)
Credit: Meets 0.5 credit requirement for Physical Education
Enrollment Minimum: 6 per session
Enrollment Maximum: 8 per session 

Dates:
Session 1 (BOYS): Overnights – June 7th-8th & June 9th-10th
Arrive at school at 9:00am on the first day and return at 3:00pm on the second day.

Session 2 (GIRLS): Overnights – June 14th-15th AND June 16th-17th
Arrive at school at 9:00am on the first day and return at 3:00pm on the second day.

*Both overnights are required for a full P.E. credit.

Course Description: Students will learn the basics of Wilderness Survival and outdoor recreation through one backpacking trip of three days for the boys and two backpacking trips for the girls. Each student will be introduced to basic first aid and first responder protocol, while learning personal safety and fitness. The trips will be overnight backpacking trips in the mountains of North Georgia. These trips will include instruction on camp set up, packing preparedness, trail safety, proper diet, Leave No Trace philosophy, and many other topics that will serve the students in the wilderness setting.

*This course requires that students have proper gear for backpacking. A frame pack, packable sleeping bag, and tent or hammock with rain tarp are the essentials.

A gear list will be sent out to those who sign up. If you need to borrow gear, contact Curt Morrell - available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Health Education

Dates: Session 2 - June 21st - July 2nd

FULL  - Session 1 - June 7th-June 18th, Monday - Friday

Time: 8:30-3:30, on-campus

Teacher: Sarah Nudelman - sarah.nudelman@fcspaladins.org 

Course Cost: $600.00

Credit: Meets 0.5 credit requirement for Health

Enrollment Minimum: 6

Course Description: This course is designed to cover various aspects of a healthy lifestyle, including nutrition, first aid, basic personal health concepts, as well as identifying diverse internal and external factors that influence health practices and behaviors among young people today. Students will complete the required ADAP (Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program) needed to obtain a driver’s license.

 

United States History

Dates: 1st Semester: June 7th-17th, Monday - Friday
2nd Semester: July 12th-23rd, Monday - Friday

Time: 8:30-3:30, on-campus

Teacher: Rick Sanson - rick.sanson@fcspaladins.org 

Course Cost: $600 for semester course | $1200 for full course

Credit: Each semester of this course provides a .5 credit. Together the semesters equal the 1.0 credit required for US History. Each semester can be taken separately for course recovery credit.

Enrollment Minimum: 6

Course Description: The U.S. History course begins with the exploration and discovery of the New World and continues through the key themes of freedom, growth, equality, and global leadership.  Students develop college preparatory skills in critical reading, writing, and speaking while also developing a sense of biblically-based discernment.

Government

Dates: June 7th-June 18th, Monday-Friday

Time: 8:30-3:30, on-campus

Teacher: Joan Ergle - joan.ergle@fcspaladins.org

Course Cost: $600

Credit: Meets 0.5 credit requirement for Government

Enrollment Minimum: 6

Course Description: This semester course explores the political theory and everyday practice that direct the daily operation of our government and shape our public policies. The objectives of this course go beyond a basic analysis of how our government “works.” Students will develop a critical understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the American political system, as their rights and responsibilities as citizens. Students will also be encouraged and challenged to think about their role as citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven first, and then American citizens second.

Economics

Dates: June 21st-July 2nd, Monday-Friday

Time: 8:30-3:30, on-campus

Teacher: Jason Kennedy - jason.kennedy@fcspaladins.org 

Course Cost: $600

Credit: Meets 0.5 credit requirement for Economics

Enrollment Minimum: 6

 

Course Description: This course will present the concepts of economics in a practical manner through real life applications and case studies. Each student will be exposed to both the theory and the practices of economics. The course purpose is for each individual to draw their own conclusions, become more aware of the role that economics plays in daily life and become stewards of financial resources.

 

Honors Geometry

Dates: June 7th-July 2nd, Monday - Friday

Time: 8:30-3:30, on-campus

Teacher: Shawn Oliver - shawn.oliver@fcspaladins.org 

Course Cost: $1200 for full course

Course Credit: Each semester of this course provides a .5 credit. Together the semesters equal the 1.0 credit required for Honors Geometry. Enrollment in this course is for the full 1.0 credit, and does not offer a semester-only option. 

Enrollment Minimum: 6

 

Course Description: Students learn definitions and/or facts to solve problems involving geometric figures, congruent triangles, similar triangles, parallel lines, circumference, area, volume, and right triangle trigonometry.  They are introduced to formal logic and mathematical proofs, and they will study probability and data analysis.  They will investigate the consistency of mathematical truths in the world around them and learn practical applications of algebraic concepts to geometric models.  Throughout the course, students will explore the consistency of mathematical truths that demonstrate the orderliness and precision of God.  

 

*Unlike other summer courses, taking Honors Geometry does not allow students to not take math during the school year. This course is to accelerate coursework, and taking a math course every school year (August-May) is still required.

 

Chemistry

Dates: 1st Semester: June 7th-June 18th, Monday - Friday
2nd Semester: June 21st-July 2nd, Monday - Friday

Time: 8:30-3:00, on-campus

Teacher: Stella Peeples - stella.peeples@fcspaladins.org 

Course Cost: $600 for semester course | $1200 for full course

Course Credit: Each semester of this course provides a .5 credit. Together the semesters equal the 1.0 credit required for Chemistry. Each semester can be taken separately for course recovery credit.

Enrollment Minimum: 6

 

Course Description: This course aims in a small class environment to enhance the student’s appreciation for and knowledge of chemistry by providing students with a comprehensive grasp of the basic structure of matter, interactions between substances, and the relationship of energy to matter. Topics studied include classification of matter, atomic theory and nuclear chemistry, chemical periodicity, stoichiometry, solutions, gases, kinetics, equilibrium, acid and base equilibria, and thermodynamics.

Intro to Photography

Dates: June 7th-June 18th, Monday-Friday

Time: 8:30-3:30, in-person

Teacher: Trip Hughes - trip.hughes@fcspaladins.org

Course Cost: $650, includes $50 student travel fee

Course Credit: This course provides a .5 credit which counts toward required Fine Art credit. 

Enrollment Minimum: 6.

 

Course Description: This class is for the student who is interested in learning the basics of photography. The class is geared for anyone seeking to get their Fine Arts credit, or for those seeking to enter the Artisan program. Topics will cover manual operations of a Digital Camera, composition and function, and creatively selecting how and where to shoot. The live course will be on campus some days each week to learn editing in Photoshop and Lightroom, and off campus other days, traveling to locations around Roswell for shooting opportunities. The advantage of taking this course in the summer will be the off campus opportunity.

*Students need to have a Digital SLR camera for the class.