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Covenant Home School Resource Center
and
Covenant Classes
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Covenant Home School Resource Center began with a curriculum rental library and a few classes in 2001. (See About Us-History for more details.) With growth and added functions, in 2005 we divided the components into two departments, both operating under the same roof.
We now have Covenant Classes, which focuses on the coursework that we offer, and H.O.M.E. School Books and Resources which is comprised of the curriculum and the services that we offer. Both sections are 501 (c) 3 tax deductible organizations. The name of Covenant Home School Resource Center is the physical location as well as the general name for the
classes division.
Classes run from September to May for a full year credit. Maximum size is 12 students, with the typical enrollment about 8-10. Report cards are provided for fifth grade and up. Many classes allow enrollment at various points in the year, but families are encouraged to enroll prior to August 15th. If there are too few enrollees, the class may be cancelled.
A family must be a member of the resource center in order to take classes.
Most courses will be held at the resource center, which is near 12th Street and Indian School Road in Central Phoenix. We are easy to access from all parts of the valley--just north of the 202 two miles, and west of State route 51 one mile. In non-rush hour, drive time from most of the valley is about 30 minutes or less.
BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER, 2007, we will have a full line of classes in the Northwest Valley, hosted by Covenant Presbyterian Church in Sun City West. Registration has begun and some classes are filling quickly.
We also offer some classes at off-site locations in various parts of the valley. Please contact us if you are interested in teaching such a course, or in gathering a group and finding a location to hold classes.
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COVENANT HOME SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER CLASS INFORMATION 2007-2008
Class list comparison for the Devonshire and the West Campus
Covenant-Devonshire campus schedule Covenant-West campus Schedule
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Class
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Location/
Teacher
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Description
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Book(s)
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Supplies
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Art:
Advanced Art
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Cov-West Julia Hipolito
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Students will learn to: Frame and display artwork, shade using graphite and charcoal pencils; draw using still life and live objects; practice other artists’ styles and techniques; enlarge a picture visually and with a graph; illustrate a short story; combine the use of
pencil with colored pencils, and will understand the five elements of a piece of artwork.
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(These will all be used in the class by the teacher and are not required for student purchase. Only the first book is recommended as a purchase book)
How Great Thou Art Barry Stebbing
Pencil Drawing Techniques, 1st ed
David Lewis Watson
Pencil Drawing
Gene Franks
Drawing Expressive Portraits 1st ed
Paul Leveille
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Medium-heavy weight sketch pad
Graphite pencil and charcoal drawing set
Kneaded eraser
Textbook
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Art:
Arts/Crafts
3 y/o -2nd gr
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Cov-West Debbie Young
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Will focus on the delights of hand-crafts with either the whole class participating in the same craft, or individual students choosing from a list of crafts that interest them.
(paper crafts, Pinata, soap from scratch, etc.)
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None
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None
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Art:
Arts/Crafts
3rd-8th gr
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Cov-West Debbie Young
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Will focus on the delights of hand-crafts with either the whole class participating in the same craft, or individual students choosing from a list of crafts that interest them.
(paper crafts, Pinata, soap from scratch, etc.)
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None
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Pencils, spiral
notebook.
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Arts & Crafts 3-4 y/o
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Cov-Dev Dolly Moll
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Focus is on age appropriate skill development, creation of useful and decorative craft items, and understanding of basic techniques.
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The classes for 1st through 6th grades meet immediately following the same age elementary science classes.
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None
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None
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Arts & Crafts 5-6 y/o
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Cov-Dev Dolly Moll
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None
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None
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Arts & Crafts 1st-2nd
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Cov-Dev Dolly Moll
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None
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None
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Arts & Crafts 3rd-4 th
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Cov-Dev Dolly Moll
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None
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None
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Arts & Crafts 5th-6
th
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Cov-Dev Dolly Moll
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None
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None
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Computer Tech:
GameMaker 1 (all levels can participate together)
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Cov-Dev
Cov-West
Bonnie Carver
Wickenburg
Sandra Wadlow
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Students learn the basics of developing mazes, platforms and multi-level games. Emphasis is on reading and understanding the tutorial and proceeding in a step-by-step fashion to maximize the tools and skills available. Students
receive a CD of the games each one in the class created.
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None
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Pencils, spiral
notebook |
Computer Tech:
GameMaker 2
(all levels can participate together)
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Cov-West Bonnie Carver
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Students continue with higher levels of game creation as they incorporate a wide range of technology skills. Students receive a CD of the games each one in the class created. Class can meet at the same time as Gamemaker 1
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None
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Pencils, spiral
notebook |
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Computer Tech:
Lego Robotics
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Cov-Dev Bonnie Carver
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A template is used for the creation of mechanized robots first on the computer, then with actual Legos. Students learn to follow detailed directions and work in a sequential process to create and program the robots, and will receive a CD of their work.
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None
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Pencils, spiral
notebook |
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Computer Tech:
Movie Maker
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Cov-West Bonnie Carver
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First a story is developed which must include interesting key points and conclusion. Then a story-board is drawn to show the sequence of action. Characters are made out of clay, and appropriate backgrounds are created. Finally, a stop-motion camera is used, one frame at a time, and students must re-position the characters for each frame. Emphasis is on following directions, understanding the goal and attention to details needed to produce a short movie.
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None
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Pencils, spiral
notebook. Students will receive a CD with all the class movies
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Drama:
Acting Out! Children’s Theatre (6-14)
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Cov-West Heather Schulz
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Weekly class gives students many opportunities to act out a great variety of situations. The main thrust of this program is developmental drama. In a fun-filled atmosphere, our class aim is to give young people on going
confidence, self-esteem & skills in verbal communication. However, the Theater arts side of the program is very comprehensive, covering spontaneous improvisation, voice production, small group improvisation w/ specific directives, mini scripts, character analysis, open ended dialogues, theater games, monologues & structures scenes.
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I have my own text that I provide students with.
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Pencils, spiral
notebook
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Foreign Language:
Elementary
Spanish
Grades K-2
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Cov-West Wendi Grezlak
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Conversational Spanish with lots of hands-on activities designed to give young students a great grasp of vocabulary while having fun.
Scripture and songs in Spanish, and Latin American culture.
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Easy Spanish Junior audio CD's
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Pencils, spiral
notebook
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Foreign Language:
Elementary
Spanish
Grades
3-6
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Cov-West Wendi Grezlak
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Conversational Spanish with lots of hands-on activities designed to give young students a great grasp of vocabulary while having fun.
Scripture and songs in Spanish, and Latin American culture.
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Easy Spanish
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Pencils, spiral
notebook
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Foreign Language:
Spanish 1
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Cov-Dev Janet Forte
Cov-West Perla Jones
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Conversational Spanish with focus on written and spoken language
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Bob Jones Spanish 1
(Cov-Dev)
A Beka Por Todo El Mundo.
(Cov-West)
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Pencils, spiral
notebook
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Foreign Language:
Spanish 2
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Cov-Dev Janet Forte
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Conversational Spanish with focus on written and spoken language
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Bob Jones Spanish 2
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Pencils, spiral
notebook
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Foreign Language:
Spanish grades 4-6
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Cov-Dev Janet Forte
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Conversational Spanish with fun activities for vocabulary development
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Bilingual Books Spanish in 10 Minutes A Day
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Pencils, spiral
notebook |
Language Arts:
Junior High Writing
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Cov-West
Debbie Young
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Many different styles of writing will be explored as students practice writing
techniques used by various authors. Class is taught by a published and award winning author or short stories and Sunday School material
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None |
Pencils, spiral
notebook |
Math:
Algebra 2
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Cov-Dev
David Kuhlman
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All Algebra 2 concepts will be covered in a systematic, thorough approach which gives
students excellent practice in the understanding and application of the material
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TBD |
Pencils, spiral
notebook, ruler, protractor, compass, scientific calculator |
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Math: DynaMath
Enrichment
4th-8th grades
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Cov-Dev Karen Borg
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Students receive a “weekly reader” type newspaper with several current events that relate in some way to math. Skills are developed and reinforced as math concepts are applied to everyday events, such a figuring out the batting average of famous baseball players.
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DynaMath Newsletter
(will be provided from the supplies fee)
**Note: This is not a full math curriculum
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Pencils, spiral
notebook
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Math:
Math Basics
Grades 2-3
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Cov-West Alisa Schmidt
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Students will work through basic math operations concepts using a textbook and a variety of hands-on games and activities. The class will be so fun that the students won't realize how much they are learning
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ACSI Mathematics 3
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