Educational support for families in Northwest Indiana

Spanish Language

Beginning and advancing levels of Spanish for middle and high school students, with conversational and grammatical emphasis.

Current courses being offered are: 

Elementary Spanish

Middle School Introductory Spanish 

High School Spanish I, II

Advanced Spanish

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English Composition & Literature

High school level courses integrating literature and composition. Currently offering: ​

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• American Literature 

American Literature is a year-long chronological overview of important authors and literary works in American cultural and social history. The text for this class will be American Literature, 2nd Edition, published by Bob Jones University Press. Students will also need a copy of The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Dover Thrift Edition), and in the second semester, a novel chosen from a list, any library or bookstore edition will be acceptable. Students will receive instruction and produce various forms of essays.

Graded assignments over the year will include: chapter tests, chapter essays, Reading Review forms for the course portfolio, 2 book review for novels, midterm and final exams. Students will keep a portfolio of their work, including reading report forms and essays. This portfolio will be handed in and returned on the last day of each semester.

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Class will meet for 1.5 hours, one afternoon per week for 30 weeks, September through May. Cost: $400 (payable $200 each of 2 semesters)  

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• High School Writing Workshops:

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Research Paper (1 quarter)  - students will be led through the process of  selecting a topic, finding and utilizing good source materials, organizing their research, writing a high-quality research paper in the MLA format, and presenting their research to the class.  In 2021, this class will take place from January 7 - March 11, Thursday afternoons for one hour (time TBD). Cost is $130 for the 10-week class.  To enroll and obtain more information, click the "contact us' button below.