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Foreign Languages
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Spanish 1
Elizabeth Arcos (bio)
Spanish 2
Elizabeth Arcos (bio)
NEW Tutor for this course starting 2025-26! NOTE: This course is a prerequisite to Spanish 2. This course is designed for the beginning Spanish student with focus on spoken and written communication. The course objectives emphasize practice in accurate pronunciation, and structure knowledge with primary focus on grammar, writing, listening, verb tenses, moods, and learning basic vocabulary. Students will begin to speak and write the language and to learn about countries around the world where they would be able to share the Gospel. Text: • TBD Course Credit: 1 credit of Foreign Language Annual Tuition: See our current block schedule on our Registration page for annual rates
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Spanish 1. Spanish 2 reinforces the fundamental skills learned/acquired in Spanish 1, and will help take the next step toward becoming proficient in Spanish at this intermediate level. Vocabulary will be extended, including how to use various tenses. Oral communication remains the primary objective. Writing will be focused on short, personalized compositions within a specific range to provide students the opportunity to demonstrate a higher level of ownership of the grammatical structures being studied, and to better develop written communication. The focus is to become more effective at communicating to converse with less hesitation and improved pronunciation. We will build on more spontaneous conversation and creative communication concerning daily activities and personal interests. Students will participate in classroom and extracurricular activities related to the Spanish language. Through analyzing and evaluating, students will become familiar with past and present aspects of cultures in Spanish-speaking countries from a biblical worldview, including the visual arts, literature, and music. This will help students to become more competent in interacting with people from different backgrounds and in sharing the gospel. ***Textbook, syllabus, and course calendar will be released by July*** Course Credit: 1 credit of Foreign Language Annual Tuition: See our current block schedule on our Registration page for annual rates
Spanish 3
Paula Bostrom (bio)
Course description coming soon! Text: • TBD Course Credit: 1 credit of Foreign Language Annual Tuition: See our current block schedule on our Registration page for annual rates
American Sign Language (ASL) 1
Terry Moore (bio)
NOTE: This course is a prerequisite to ASL 2. This is a beginner-level American Sign Language (ASL-1) course, designed as a foreign language credit or elective for high schoolers. All curriculum used in class is approved by the Deaf Community and is being used in various High Schools and Colleges to teach ASL. This course provides students with a foundation to begin communicating with the Deaf community. Students will be learning ASL vocabulary and structure by practicing new signs every week with classroom exercises and will be creating sentences and sign different ASL dialogues while also learning about the Deaf culture and history. This course also introduces the students to the fundamentals of fingerspelling and numbers, and students will be supported in learning with videos and different games to help make learning fun, as well as signing to one another as they are learning to practice and use what they learn on a practical level. Homework will be assigned every week, and occasionally we will have quizzes on what they have learned to support their studies further, including midterms and final exams. A grade will be provided at the end of the semester, as well as at the end of the year, along with a Certificate of Completion. All materials are included for the class in the form of YouTube links sent out weekly through Google Classroom. Our goal for all students is to give them the right and accurate information so that they can feel confident when signing. What truly supports the students in learning this language is being educated by a Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing person who uses this language every day to communicate. Learning ASL can be fun and opens so many doors to new people and experiences. It is a visual (eyes/hands/face/body) language used by the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. That is why it is so important to learn from a Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Child of a Deaf Adult Individual- they grew up learning and using this language most or all of their lives. Materials: • Notebook & Pencil. • Computer & access to the Internet for Google Classes, to view videos with signs they are learning in class. Course Credit: 1 Foreign Language OR Elective Credit Available: Grades 9-12th Annual Tuition: See our current block schedule on our Registration page for annual rates
Biblical Languages
Paula Bostrom (bio)
Are you curious about the languages that Moses, David, the prophets, the apostles, and other Biblical writers used to write the Bible? This is an introductory class to give students a taste of what the Biblical languages are like and to build confidence in interacting with them. In the fall semester we will study Greek and in the spring semester we will study Hebrew. Students will learn the Greek and Hebrew alphabets and some high frequency words from the Greek New Testament and from the Hebrew Old Testament. The languages will be built up gradually using pictures and simple sentences and stories. Students will receive an introduction to the grammar of Biblical Greek and Hebrew, and students will begin to read and learn simple verses. Textbooks: • Basic Greek in 30 Minutes a Day: A Self-Study Introduction To New Testament Greek by James Found (Author), Bruce Olson (Editor) May 1, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0764209857 • The First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner’s Path to Biblical Hebrew, Third Edition by Ethelyn Simon, Linda Motzkin, et al. Jan 1, 1991 ISBN-13: 978-0939144150 Duration: Full school year (31 weeks) Course Credit: 1 credit of Foreign Language Annual Tuition: See our current block schedule on our Registration page for annual rates
American Sign Language (ASL) 2
Terry Moore (bio)
Prerequisite: Successful completion of ASL 1. ASL Level 2 class is designed for returning Level 1 students or those who have taken ASL in the past with Ms. Moore. Students will continue to learn with the vocabulary they have previously learned from ASL Level One and will be covering the next two vocabulary units available to build on their current knowledge base. New knowledge includes, but will not be limited to, discussing living situations, giving basic directions and commands involving a location, expressing needs, asking what a sign is, expressing travel times, contrastive structure, forming negative responses, talking about family and age ranking as well as comments on members, telling age, and additional number vocabulary. Homework is assigned every week, as well as we will have quizzes on what they have learned to support their studies further, including midterms and final exams. Students will receive a grade at the end of the year for the course, as well as a Certificate of Completion. All materials are included for the class in the form of YouTube links sent out weekly through email. Our goal for all students is to give them the right and accurate information, so they can feel confident when signing. What helps the students learn this language is learning from a Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing person who uses this language every day to communicate, so please support the Deaf and Hard-of- Hearing Community by learning from them. Learning ASL can be fun and opens so many doors to new people. It is a visual (eyes/hands/face/body) language used by the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. That is why it is so important to learn from a Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Child of a Deaf Adult Individual- they grew up learning and using this language most or all of their lives. Materials: • Notebook & Pencil. • Computer & access to the Internet for Google Classes, to view videos with signs they are learning in class. Course Credit: 1 Foreign Language OR Elective Credit Available: Grades 9-12th Annual Tuition: See our current block schedule on our Registration page for annual rates