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| Schaeffer Home School Cooperative 2010-2011 Schedule | |||||||
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | |
| Course |
Political Science (Fall 2010) Literature & the Silver Screen (Spring 2011) |
Fundamentals of Digital Photography (Fall 2010)Shakespeare (Spring 2011) |
Effective Writing for Jr/Sr High School (Full Year) |
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| Instructor | Chris Schaeffer | Chris Schaeffer | John Jenkins | ||||
| Location | Bowie | Bowie | Bowie | ||||
| Time | 10am-12noon | 10am-12noon | 10:45am-12noon | ||||
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Spanish I (Full Year) |
Advanced Digital Photography (Fall 2010) |
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| Instructor | Chas Cade | Chris Schaeffer | |||||
| Location | Bowie | Bowie | |||||
| Time | 1pm-3pm | 12:30pm-2:30pm | |||||
| * Annual Shakespeare for Eight Weeks, starting 4/2011, Wednesday Mornings | |||||||
High School
Political Science -
Demystifying the "ism's" of the 20th Century
Instructor: Christine Schaeffer
Class Length: 15
weeks in the fall semester
Bowie Day and Time: Tuesdays from 10am-12noon
Starts
Mid-September 2010
Class Registrar: Chris Schaeffer
BOWIE Class Location: Schaeffer House in Bowie, MD - 11903 Bracken
Court, Bowie, MD 20720
Class Size: Minimum of 8
students, maximum of 12 students each semester
Cost: $200 for the course (second and subsequent siblings enrolled
are $175 each), payable on the first day of class (at the latest)
Description: A 15 week course concentrating on learning the concepts of Political Science in the 20th Century, to include Marxism, Leninism, Fascism and Communism.
Texts will include:
High School
Literature & the Silver Screen
Instructor: Christine Schaeffer
Class Length: 15
weeks in the spring semester
Bowie Day and Time: Tuesdays from 10am-12noon
Starts
January 2011
Class Registrar: Chris Schaeffer
BOWIE Class Location: Schaeffer House in Bowie, MD - 11903 Bracken
Court, Bowie, MD 20720
Class Size: Minimum of 8
students, maximum of 12 students each semester
Cost: $200 for the course (second and subsequent siblings enrolled
are $175 each), payable on the first day of class (at the latest)
Description: A 15 week course where the students read books, learn about screenwriting and then watch the corresponding movies. There will be a lot of reading and then analysis in this course. Books/Movies will include The Princess Bride, To Kill a Mockingbird, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, To Sir, with Love, Lilies of the Field, Driving Miss Daisy, Citizen Kane, Gandhi, Because of Winn Dixie and others.
Spanish I
Instructor: Chas Cade
Class Length: 30 weeks ( 15 in the fall and 15 in the spring
semesters)
Bowie Day and Time: Tuesdays from 1pm-3pm, Starts in September 2010
Class Size: Minimum of 10
students to launch
Cost - $375 for the year, half payable on the first day of class in
the fall and the other half due on the first day of class in January 2011.
In addition there will be a $5 CD rental fee and a $5 quiz fee.
Textbook – Mr. Cade will be using the Bob Jones Spanish I course
Description – This is a full year Spanish I course to be taught by
Mr. Chas Cade of Colmar Manor, MD. Mr. and Mrs. Cade have been teaching
Spanish for many years. You may request their specific information by
emailing me, Chris Schaeffer, at clsinfo@comcast.net
Fundamentals of
Digital Photography- Grades 6-12
Instructor: Christine Schaeffer
Class Length: 15
weeks in the fall semester
Bowie Day and Time: Wednesdays from 10am-12noon
Starts
Mid-September 2010
Class Registrar: Chris Schaeffer
BOWIE Class Location: Schaeffer House in Bowie, MD - 11903 Bracken
Court, Bowie, MD 20720
Class Size: Minimum of 6
students, maximum of 12 students each semester
Cost: $220 for the course (second and subsequent siblings enrolled
are $200 each), payable on the first day of class (at the latest)
Description: A 15 week course concentrating on learning the Fundamentals of Digital Photography
Texts will include: Fundamentals of Photography by Tom Ang (approx $25), the SECOND BOOK I will use is an online e-book by Dennis Curtin called Using Your Digital Camera - A Guide to Great Photographs. Here is the ONLINE LINK TO THE COURSE. You may use it online free of charge or you may choose to purchase a full Adobe PDF copy for yourself (and download it) for about $20. There are also Camera specific course available for sale by Mr. Curtin if you are interested.
Requirements: Ability to purchase the books, a desire to study and participate and reliable Internet access. Also, the istudent will have access to a DIGITAL SLR (Single lens reflex) CAMERA. These cameras are not inexpensive but are an excellent investment. There are many suitable entry level models out there ranging from the Nikon D40, D50, D60, D70, D80, D90, D100, D200, D300, D700 as well as the Canon 20D. 30D. 40D, etc. There are other manufacturers as well. Please contact me at clsinfo@comcast.net BEFORE you purchase a camera if you have doubts as to whether it is a good model. There are some higher end non-SLR consumer cameras that have fully manually settings which may suffice for this beginner's course. In addition, I have three Digital SLR Cameras that I will be allowing students to use with very strict rules, guidelines and agreements.
Special Note: If you do not have a camera and the ability to pay for some digital image processing ( probably in the $30-40 range) then this course may not be a good match for you. The purpose of the course is to get the students actually on their way to taking excellent photos and this requires have some good equipment.
Description: This will be the first official course I will teach on the subject of photography. I have taught individuals and apprentices for many years and have received many requests for this course. I have been a successful professional photographer for 10 years and would like to be able to pass on some of my experience to others who want to learn how to take good photographs. Here is a list of some of the topics I intend to cover:
Instructor: Christine Schaeffer
Class Length: 15
weeks in the fall semester
Bowie Day and Time: Wednesdays from
12:30PM-2:30pm
Starts
Mid-September 2010
Class Registrar: Chris Schaeffer
BOWIE Class Location: Schaeffer House in Bowie, MD - 11903 Bracken
Court, Bowie, MD 20720
Class Size: Minimum of 6
students, maximum of 12 students each semester
Cost: $265 for the course (second and subsequent siblings enrolled
are $200 each), payable on the first day of class (at the latest)
An Advanced Seminar Course which will entail having the students create several original projects, some individual and some group. The finale will be the production and publishing of an actual book of photos and writing that the students will create based on one of their projects. This will be an intense course and will involve the students having to go to various locations in the metro DC area. The cost of the course is $265 which includes the cost of the final published book copy for each student.
Requirements - Digital SLR Camera and the photo editing software Adobe Photoshop (Elements or the full version). Elements costs approximately $70 and the full version of Photoshop Extended is approximately $180 on the Academic Software websites (Academic Superstore or Studica are two examples).
If you are interested please contact me at clsinfo@comcast.net or sign-up on the regular form (link below).
EFFECTIVE WRITING FOR JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
To write well requires that we know what we’re going to write before we write it!
The result: reduced stress, expanded creativity and thinking skills, and improved grades.
Class Description:
This class incorporates both academic and professional techniques that
develop a student’s critical thinking, researching, documenting and
organizing skills, natural voice and effective communication through basic
and advanced essays, plus preparation for SAT timed essays, including
evaluation and scoring. This class also focuses on how to successfully
paraphrase and avoid plagiarism – the arch enemy of all academic and
professional writing! Help your student gain advanced communication skills
that will benefit them in high school and college
Instructor - John Jenkins (learn more about John at his website)
Course Length - 30 weeks (15 in the fall, 15 in the spring)
Class Size - 10-15 (requires 10 to launch)
Class Fee - $385 with a one-time materials fee of $25
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