Fine Arts & Other Elective Courses
List of Courses:
Studio Arts (10 credits) - 7th-12th grade recommended
Dramatic Arts (10 credits) - 7th-12th grade recommended
Photographic Arts (10 credits) - 7th-12th grade recommended
Cinematic Arts (10 credits) - 7th-12th grade recommended
*Honors Apologetics (10 credits, Fall Semester Only) - 10th-12th grade recommended | *out-of-pocket
*Economics (10 credits, Spring Semester Only) - 10th-12th grade recommended | *out-of-pocket
Independent Study Economics (10 credits, Spring Semester Only) - 10th-12th grade recommended
Dual Enrollment courses through Santiago Canyon College - Click here to learn more!
THEA 100 - Introduction to Theater (3 credits)
MUSC 101 - Music Appreciation (3 credits)
PSYC 100 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
COMM 110 - Introduction to Communication (3 credits)
Studio Arts (10 credits) - 7th-12th grade recommended
The Studio Arts class equips students to interact with the world with an understanding of beauty and truth. This course will give students an enriching experience by allowing them to explore a breadth of visual art mediums inside and outside of the classroom. Students will receive the opportunity to discover and strengthen their skills in the visual art categories of painting, drawing, sculpting, design, mixed media, and more. Students will also learn about the world of art by focusing on a variety of artists from different cultures and time periods. This course will guide students in creating a portfolio of work that will showcase their own artistic journey. By the end of this course, students will have an enriched understanding of the visual art forms from technical training in drawing, painting, sculpture, designing, and more techniques to developing creative projects centered on expression and communication.
Materials for Studio Arts:
TBD
Dramatic Arts (10 credits) - 7th-12th grade recommended
In this class, students will be introduced to many different elements of the dramatic arts. They will explore various performance techniques, acting, dancing and theatrical terminology. Students will learn how to serve others with their unique set of gifts. This class emphasizes both group and individual growth and development through group games, exercises, scenes and dances and through individual monologues and/or songs. Through the course of this class, students will gain performance experience through various performances including a first semester showcase and an end of year all co-op historical event! No previous experience necessary.
Photographic Arts (10 credits) - 7th-12th grade recommended
Through this course, students will receive an enriching experience of photography that will guide them in understanding the art of seeing and light. Students will have the opportunity to capture the world around them through their own lens and the lens of others. Students will also learn about the world of photography by focusing on a variety of artists and cultures from different locations and time periods. This course will guide students in creating a portfolio of work that will showcase not only their artistic abilities, but also their own journey of self-expression.
Materials for Photographic Arts:
TBD
Cinematic Arts (10 credits) - 7th-12th grade recommended
In this course, students will have the opportunity to critically reflect on video media and hone their ability to tell stories using film. Cinema draws from many fields requiring safety and technical knowledge, interpersonal networking skills, and a keen awareness of all the arts, ranging from photography to sound design to color theory. Students will have the opportunity to discover the vast variety of positions within the film industry, as well as the chance to strengthen their filmmaking skills in the form of short projects. During this class, students will have the chance to dabble in documentary making and short-form narratives. Students will learn how to critically analyze films that shape our culture and integrate themes and techniques observed in some of their favorite blockbusters.
Materials for Cinematic Arts:
TBD
*Honors Apologetics (5 credits, Fall Semester Only) - 10th-12th grade recommended
This apologetics class is not just intended to equip students to defend various Christian truths and doctrines, but in the process, we will examine the proper understanding of human nature on the Christian worldview and how we can use these truths to pursue Christlike character, true human flourishing, and furthering God’s kingdom within the culture we find ourselves in today. We will be surveying many different topics this year and examining the ways in which both the church fathers and contemporary theologians and philosophers defend various Christian doctrines. Here’s a sample of different topics:
What is the relationship between faith and reason?
Examining different arguments for God’s existence: the cosmological argument, the Leibnizian argument, The teleological argument, the moral argument, and the ontological argument
The resurrection of Christ: addressing Hime’s objection to the recognition of miracles
The logical and probabilistic problem of evil
Examining and defending the doctrine of the Trinity
Examining and defending the doctrine of the Incarnation
Divine Eternity: what is God’s relationship to time?
Examining and defending the doctrine of Divine Omniscience
Understanding and defending other divine attributes
Defending Christian particularism: what is the fate of the unevangelized?
*out-of-pocket
Economics (5 credits, Spring Semester Only) - 10th-12th grade recommended
This semester-long course will provide the student with a broad perspective of basic economic principles. Much of the course will involve exploring real life illustrations of how economic principles are at work, both in personal and global settings. The student will also learn about major thinkers that have shaped contemporary economic theory. Special attention will be paid to the role the entrepreneurial spirit plays in our economy. Students will also be reading newspaper articles, web sites, magazines, and other printed articles to supplement the book, as well as viewing several on-line documentaries.
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