kairos Catalog

Non-Annual Classes

Some classes are not offered every year at Kairos. Here is our current schedule for the next four years.

2009- 2010 Courses

Honors American Literature (Grades 10-12) 9:00 - 10:25 am
Instructor: Mrs. Delnora Williams
Tuition: $320
Material fee: $30

In speaking of English, Pat Rogers once wrote that "a nation achieves through art self-recognition, self-awareness, self-definition.  In literature a race--which  means here in effect a linguistic community--confronts its own aspirations and despairs.  Here we shall find its conversation with itself, its quarrel with others, its inner thoughts and its outer experience, its private meditations and its public utterances." The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature  This is certainly true of American Literature with its own unique perspective on the world, its own reflection of its people.

This Honors class for students in 10th - 12th grades will examine the various periods and movements in American Literature, especially the 17th through 19th centuries.  Writing assignments will be included in every unit.  In addition to the short works and excerpts included in the textbook, at least two full length novels will be studied.

Texts include, but are not necessarily limited to:

Adventures in American Literature, student, ISBN 0030986362

Prerequisites: Composition 1 & 2 AND at least one year in Young People's Classics OR the satisfactory completion of the placement exercise available on the website.

United States History: The War Between the States to the Present 12:30 - 1:55

(Grades 9-12)
Instructor: Mr. Bohland
Tuition: $320
Material fee: $40

This course will examine our nation's history from the War Between the States to the present.  Special attention will be given to God's providence and the nation's Christian heritage. The material will be presented in a mixture of lecture & "hands on" experiences that will encourage both a love of country and the joy of historical study. Reference materials will include textbooks, historical readings, the Bible and selected movie clips and/or documentaries.

Texts: The Holy Bible (Your choice of translation. I prefer the King James)

United States History Student Text (3rd Edition) Tim Keesee, Mark Sidwell ISBN# 978-1-59166-424-6

United States History Student Activities (3rd ed.) Terri L. Koontz and Lynn Garland ISBN# 978-1-57924--643-3

American Government and Economics (Grades 9-12) 9:00 - 10:25 am
Instructor: Mr. Bohland
Tuition: $320
Material fee: $40

The students will be exposed to and gain a working understanding of our Federal system of government, it's three branches, and the checks & balances that make it work.  We will explore the historical development of the Federal Government, and the contents of the Constitution and its amendments.

Further, we will explore basic economic terms and concepts, different economic models, how the United States economy works, The Federal Reserve System, causes of inflation, recession, etc.

Text:  Economics by Al Carper, Bob Jones University Press ISBN 1-59166-421-7

Economics Student Activities by Al Carper, Bob Jones University Press

ISBN 0-89084-809-2

American Government Student Text 2nd Edition, Tim Keesee, Bob Jones Univeristy Press  ISBN 1-57924-686-0

American Government Student Activities Manual 2nd Edition, Lynn Garland, Bob Jones University Press  ISBN 1-57924-687-7

The Great Conversation: Reformation (Grades 9-12) 2:00 - 3:25 pm
Instructor: Mr. Timothy Coleman
Tuition: $320
Material fee: $40

This course gives high school students the opportunity to participate in what is known as "The Great Conversation". In it students will study and discuss what the great minds thought as they wrestled with fundamental questions, learn how to articulate and support arguments, and how faith applies to intellect and life. Students will be expected to write several essays and papers throughout this course. Depending on the emphasis at home, this may be used as a history, literature or philosophy course.

Texts:The texts will be selected from the reading list on the website below. Final text selections will be made by mid-June.

www.thegreatbooks.com/courses/reformation .

Chemistry (Grades 9-12) 10:30 - 11:55 am

Instructor: Mrs. Hyde

Tuition: $320

Lab Fees: $70

Chemistry in high school is a prerequisite to most college-level chemistry courses.  This lab covers fundamental laws, theories, and mathematical concepts of chemistry and uses labs to complement and enhance traditional topics.  Topics studied include: structure and states of matter, atomic theory, types of reactions, thermodynamics, equilibrium, gas laws, acids, bases, salts, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and organic chemistry.

Text: Chemistry: Precision and Design, Book #55360 available from www.abeka.com

Available from http://www.abeka.com