2010-2011
Schaeffer Co-op Classes

Political Science - Fall 2010   Literature and the Silver Screen - Spring 2011

Spanish 1 - Full Year

Fundamentals of Digital Photography - Fall 2010   Advanced Digital Photography - Spring 2011

Effective Writing (Full Year)

Adult Photography Seminar

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)
Instructor			Chris Schaeffer	Chris Schaeffer	John Jenkins
Location			Bowie	Bowie	Bowie
Time			10am-12noon	10am-12noon	10:45am-12noon
Course			Spanish I (Full Year)	Advanced Digital Photography (Fall 2010)
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

2010-2011 Tuesday Co-op Courses

 

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

2010-2011 Wednesday Co-op Courses

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:

1. What is Photography?
2. History of Photography, Research on Famous Photographers
3. Camera Obscura (an illustration of optics and then we will make our own)
4. Photography basics ( aperture, shutter speed, ISO, etc)
5. Landscape Photography
6. Portrait (people) Photography
7. Motion (sports) Photography
8. Special Effects
9. Lenses - the magic of lens lengths
10. Low Light Photography
11. Digital Workflow
12. Storage and Safekeeping of Digital Files
13. Internet Based Photographic Processing Labs (pros, cons, etc)
14. B&W Photography vs Color
15. Basic Photoshop Techniques ( heads up, watching me on my computer on the projector)
16. We will have a basic PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOW with the students' work - this may be here or at another location

 

ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

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).

CLICK HERE FOR SIGN UP FORM

2010-2011 Thursday Co-op Courses

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

 

ADULT PHOTOGRAPHY SEMINAR

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