Classical Conversations Challenge 1- 4

[Karis]

How much is done / covered in the science seminars?

 

Would someone who loves science be left "wanting?"

 

Is there a lot of skimming or do students get a firm grasp of their subjects?

 

 

How is history covered?

 

 

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Can it be considered a solid stand alone for high school (or just so so) for those with high academic standards?

Edited November 17, 2011 by Karis

[classics4us]

bumping because I have the same questions :)

[Guest ctouard]

Classical Conversations (CC) is all about teaching the skills of learning. One of the skills we focus on is research. We study this research skill in high school through the studies of physical science, biology, chemistry, and physics. In class, the students primarily focus on building these skills through labs. They create lab notebooks in class and write formal lab write-ups throughout the year. These notebooks are fashioned after what they will need to do at a college level. This year we are doing biology, so at home I cover the material in the Apologia textbook with my son and in class he does labs including lots of microscope and dissection work. I test him at home.

 

History is covered through several of the skill sets we are working on with our children. In the Challenge programs we concentrate on an integration of subjects. History is a great one and an easy topic to integrate through literature, debate, and rhetorical skills (and even in our grammar strand where we study Latin.) A focus on history can be found in Challenge 1 in the debate strand which includes a study of free market economics and American government. Challenge II covers the study of Western Culture through art and music. Great class! Challenge III covers American history (dual credit available through Bryan college) and Challenge IV studies world history. Again, history is really covered throughout many of the strands, but these are the more "history" focused courses.

 

Hope that helps.