About Wessex Scholars Tutorials
Wessex Scholars is one-afternoon-per-week (Fridays or Tuesdays) tutorial for upper elementary-, middle school-, and high-school-aged students. Electives are offered based on teacher availability and are meant to complement and support home-based education. Check out the Calendar for a schedule of class days and breaks. Tuition checks for Wessex Scholars Classes should be made out to White Horse Hall.
2023-2024 CLASS OFFERINGS
Please note that in addition to tuition, before July 15 Wessex Scholars registration fee is $40/student/class,
and after July 15 is $50/student/class, but fee is waived for St. Alfred’s Scholars.
and after July 15 is $50/student/class, but fee is waived for St. Alfred’s Scholars.
Fridays @ Bridge Bible Fellowship
First Hour (12:45-1:45pm)
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Second Hour (1:45-2:45pm) |
Watercolor Pencils with a Focus on Nature and Wildlife (Fall Semester)
Ages 10+ In this course, we will be learning how to use watercolor pencils. Watercolor pencils are color pencils that are water soluble, allowing the artist to use them in a variety of applications. They can be used wet, to achieve the smooth, blended look of watercolor paints, or can be used dry, to achieve sharp detail. We will learn how to use them in particular to nature and wildlife, so students will be taught to portray landscapes, vegetation, and animals. New and experienced artists are welcome! Minimum/maximum: 4/14 Tuition: $120/semester; $17 supply fee Instructor: Mrs. Jane Rush Time: Friday, 12:45-1:45 Watercolor Pencils with a Focus on Botany (Spring Semester) Ages 10+ In this course, we will continue our use of watercolor pencils, but change our focus to botany. Students will learn the parts of flowers and plants, and how to accurately draw them all while continuing their mastery of watercolor pencils. No previous experience is required, however taking the previous semester's course would be a wonderful foundation. Minimum/maximum: 4/14 Tuition: $120/semester; $17 supply fee* Instructor: Mrs. Jane Rush Time: Friday, 12:45-1:45 World Geography Ages 10-14, but younger students may be included on a case-by-case basis Students will learn about countries around the globe through teacher and student presentations, guest speakers, cultural videos, native foods and crafts, religious background and prayer needs, and map memorization. Students will be expected to review maps (provided by the teacher) each week at home to assist memorization. They will also choose one specific country to highlight in a five-minute presentation with a visual aid at the end of each semester. This class could be taken as a year-long class, or by semester. Minimum/maximum students: 5/14 Tuition: $240; $10 per student supply fee Instructor: Mrs. Kathryn Sanchez Time: Friday, 12:45-1:45 The Gospels Ages 12-14 (11 year olds will be accepted on a case by case basis) The four gospels are the heart and soul of the Scriptures. All that comes before and after points to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This year we will read and study Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as each unfolds the mystery of God revealed in the face of the Lord. The disciples wrote down what they had seen and heard and touched and experienced so that we also could follow Jesus and entrust our life to him. Each week we will have readings from Peter Leithart's commentary, from the Gospels, and written responses to questions. We will also be memorizing significant passages from each gospel. Minimum/Maximum Class size: 7/15 Tuition: $240 per year Required book: Leithart The Four; Bible (ESV or NKJV) Instructor: Pastor Ryan Handermann Time: Friday, 12:45-1:45 |
Analytic Geometry: The bridge between Algebra and Geometry
Ages 15-18; Prerequisites: Basic arithmetic/algebra proficiency The Cartesian plane (the familiar x-y axes) is a mathematical model that provides a bridge between the world of algebra (numbers and equations) and the world of geometry (shapes and relations between them). This class will review fundamental algebra and geometry concepts such as arithmetic with different kinds of numbers, solving and graphing basic equations, areas and volumes of geometric shapes, basic trigonometry, and the Pythagorean Theorem. Then we will explore and build on connections between these topics so that students can see what is typically learned in a high school math sequence from a broad perspective as a unified whole. This class WILL prepare students to perform better on standardized tests. Textbook: Teacher created worksheets and a SAT review book Instructor: Mr. Dale Seigenthaler Cost: $240 per year Minimum/Maximum: 6/15 Time: Tentative time Friday, 1:45-2:45 @ TRC Good Books: The Chronicles of Narnia For students ages 9-11 (other ages may be welcomed upon request) “Child,” said the Lion, “No one is told any story but their own.” From the far away island of the star Ramandu to the enchanted Underland of the Earthmen, join the fantastic adventures of boys and girls through the strange land of Narnia and beyond. We will read through the entire set (going in published order), at about 50 pages a week. Each week we will gather to discuss favorite parts, connections to other stories, and great quotes from the book. Students will also have some small written assignments to tell their own stories each quarter. Since most students will have read these multiple times already, this will give us ample space to discuss the great themes and lessons from Lewis’ classic. Minimum/Maximum Class Size: 4/10 Instructor: Pastor Ryan Handermann Tuition: $240 for the year Time: Friday, 1:45-2:45 Knitting: Beginner to Advanced This class will take your student to the next level of knitting. If a beginner, you'll start with a washcloth, if more advanced, a sampler scarf or cowl learning how to read a pattern for multiple stitch patterns. If you're ready to learn how to knit in the round, let's make a hat. Students will also learn about gauge, essential tools to have, yarn, etc. Students provide needles and yarn (type, size will be requested). Minimum/Maximum Class Size: 4/15 Tuition: $120 Instructor: Mrs. Annie McIntosh Time: Fridays, 1:45-2:45 (Fall Semester Only) Sewing Knowledge Ages 8 and up (Younger students may be considered) Students will learn:
Minimum/Maximum 3-18 Tuition $240 + $10 student supply fee Instructor: Mrs. Lavaida Smith Class time 1:45-2:45 (Spring Semester Only) |
Tuesdays @ Trinity Reformed Church*
*Schedule subject to change. If changes must be made and cannot be accommodated in the student's schedule, refunds of registrations fees less PayPal fees will be made.
10:45-11:45amGovernment (FALL ONLY)
Ages 15-18 This class opens by providing an overview of the realms of government that God has placed over His creation and the levels of law that govern us as Americans. After that foundation, we will then invert the traditional government-instruction model beginning with local government and progressing through the layers upwards to the national level. The goal is to inspire students to understand how to engage with our government processes and, as a result, bring the salt and light of the gospel to shine in the center of our cities, counties, states, and nation. There will be occasional local field trips. Textbook: The Forgotten Realm: Civics for American Christians (forthcoming) Instructor: Mrs. Elizabeth Landis Cost: $120 per year Minimum/Maximum: 6/15 Time: Tuesdays, 10:45-11:45 @ TRC Shakespeare (FALL ONLY) For students ages 12 and up “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players;” –As You Like It (2.vii) We are all characters in the divine drama, “strutting and fretting our hour upon the stage” before we are heard no more. But contrary to Macbeth’s assessment, life is not “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,” but rather a sprawling epic with Christ at the center. And by studying great stories, we may better understand how to play our parts faithfully. The plays of Shakespeare are among the most potent triumphs of the English language. In this course students will become acquainted with a selection of his works. As a play is meant to be performed, our study will center around and culminate with a performance of one of Shakespeare’s better-known works (to be determined by the specific personnel of the cast). In addition, students will analyze and discuss in class scenes and soliloquies from Macbeth, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, A Winter’s Tale, and Henry V. A supplemental text will be Peter Leithart’s guide, Brightest Heaven of Invention, which will be used for plot analysis and discussion questions. Student's grades will be primarily based on line memorization, in-class participation, and one paper each quarter. [ Note: there will be a dress rehearsal, a few extra rehearsals outside of class. The production will likely be a matinee on Saturday, November 18 or December 2.] Instructor: Mr. Joshua Edgren Cost: $120 for the semester; $20 costume fee Minimum/Maximum:6/15 Time: Tuesday, 10:45-11:45 @ TRC J.R.R. Tolkien: Stories and Thought (SPRING ONLY) Ages 14-18 This class is a survey of the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. The centerpiece of the course is The Lord of the Rings, but other readings include Tolkien's seminal essay on literary criticism "On Fairy-Stories," his semi-autobiographical allegory Leaf by Niggle, his quintessential fairy-story Smith of Wootton Major, selections from The Silmarillion, and some of Tolkien's more theological and philosophical writings in Morgoth's Ring (vol. 10 of the History of Middle-earth). Like the hobbits at the end of the LOTR, students who take this course will come away transformed and equipped to fight Sharkeys wherever they find them. Textbook: The Lord of the Rings,Tales from the Perilous Realm, The Silmarillion, and Morgoth's Ring. Instructor: Dr. Jonathan McIntosh Cost: $120 per semester Minimum/Maximum: 6/15 Time: 10:45-11:45 AM @ TRC Great Short Stories (SPRING ONLY) Ages 15+, but younger students will be considered on a case-by-case basis A short story, or a novella, is a piece of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting. It typically focuses on a single self-contained incident that evokes a single effect or mood. Reading short stories by skilled authors is a full immersion experience. While a novel gives the author time to develop characters, settings, and plots, a short story requires succinct descriptions and audience inferences: every word counts and covers crucial territory. Great novelists (Hemingway, O’Connor, Berry, Steinbeck, O’Henry, etc!) often write great short stories that encapsulate the themes of their expanded works. This class will read a wide variety of great writers and examine their content and usage of literary devices. We will also track eight common types of short stories: a slice of life, overcoming the monster, rags to riches, the quest, voyage and return, rebirth, comedy, and tragedy. Minimum/maximum students: 5/10 Tuition: $120 Instructor: Mrs. Melodie Olps Time: 10:45-11:45 AM @ TRC |
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