Classical Cottage School



Classical Cottage School

Upper School Packet

2013-2014

Table of Contents

OVERVIEW OF UPPER SCHOOL CORE STRANDS 1

PROJECTED FOUR YEAR SEQUENCE 3

WHAT ARE THE PROGYMNASMATA? 4

COURSES BY SUBJECT AREA 6

THURSDAY SCHEDULE 7

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY SCHEDULE 8

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 9

MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS 22

TUITION LIST 23

BOOKLIST 25

OVERVIEW OF UPPER SCHOOL CORE STRANDS

The Classical Cottage School upper school curriculum has three core strands that we see as being essential for the purpose of developing the tools of learning; each strand comprises six years of study: Latin, Logic/Rhetoric, and Omnibus.  While the ideal might be for students to begin these core courses in early middle school, some flexibility is possible.  Please see the Course Recommendations handout for a more complete explanation that can be applied to your child’s needs.

Core Strand Courses

Latin Logic/Rhetoric       Omnibus

Latin 1/2 (grammar, translation, derivatives) Progymnasmata I Omnibus I - (Ancients)

or Introduction to Latin

Latin 2/2 (grammar, translation, derivatives) Progymnasmata II                     Omnibus II - (Medieval/Renaissance)

or Latin 2/3 and 3/3

Latin II (grammar, translation, derivatives) Logic I**         Omnibus III - (Modern)

Latin III (Roman history, literary devices) Logic II*** Omnibus IV - (Ancients)

Latin IV Cicero, Catullus, Ovid, Vergil* Rhetoric I         Omnibus V - (Medieval/Renaissance)

Latin V Advanced Placement -- Caesar & Vergil Rhetoric II         Omnibus VI - (Modern) ****

* for those intending to take the SAT Latin exam instead.

** If necessary, may be taken simultaneously with Progymnasmata I

*** If necessary, may be taken simultaneously with Progymnasmata II

**** Culminates in Advanced Placement English Literature and English Language & Composition exams

CORE STRANDS EXPANDED

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Latin (the key to language, the basis for most modern European languages -- and helps even with those that are not derivatives, to achieve advanced understanding of vocabulary and syntax, to learn close and logical analysis, to learn how to master a complex system)

Latin 1/2 -- 5 declensions, 5 cases, active voice, passive voice, present and imperfect tenses, translation, derivatives

Latin 2/2 -- future tense, perfect tenses, adverbs, pronouns, translation, derivatives                    

Latin II -- subjective mood, complex constructions, translation, derivatives        

Latin III -- Roman history, rhetorical devices, advanced grammar

Latin IV -- Cicero, Catullus, Ovid, Vergil’s Aeneid advanced analysis of structure/meaning -- preparation for Advanced Placement Exam        

Latin V -- Vergil’s Aeneid & Caesar advanced analysis of structure/meaning -- leads to Advanced Placement Exam

       

Logic/Rhetoric (based on 4th century B.C. Greek writers, the key to thinking and writing clearly and effectively, to understand how writing conveys meaning, to learn rhetorical techniques used for persuasion, to be able to generate and arrange ideas for essays)

Progymnasmata I -- narrative, description, fable, proverb, anecdote, essay, diction, sentence variety

Progymnasmata II -- confirmation/refutation, commonplace, encomium/invective, speech-in-character, thesis

Logic I -- beginning formal logic: categorical and hypothetical syllogisms, rules of validity, mood, and figures

Logic II -- formal logic: complex syllogisms, enthymemes, polysyllogisms, sorites, informal fallacies & material logic

Rhetoric I -- Aristotle’s Rhetoric and Poetics, speaker & audience, pathos, logos, ethos, figures of speech, How to Read a Book

Rhetoric II -- advanced analysis, complex structures, stasis, schemes and tropes, heads of purpose, forensics, public speaking, debate

Omnibus (the key to analysis and discussion, to read the best of the Western tradition, to understand the progression of ideas that shaped our civilization and its literature, to learn to use evidence to support an interpretation, to understand the genres of Western literature, to write creative and expository compositions about great literature)

Omnibus I (Ancients) -- Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, oral and written traditions, the study of history, Livy, Herodotus, Thucydides)

Omnibus II (Medieval/Renaissance) -- Arthurian legends, Song of Roland, Beowulf, The Divine Comedy, history of the English language, Canterbury Tales, Romeo and Juliet)

Omnibus III (Modern) -- Paradise Lost, Gulliver’s Travels, the novel, Tale of Two Cities, Huckleberry Finn, American poetry, To Kill a Mockingbird

Omnibus IV (Ancients) -- Gilgamesh, Herodotus, Livy Thucydides, Ancient Drama: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Plautus

Omnibus V (Medieval/Renaissance) -- Sonnets, Morte D’Arthur, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Fairie Queene, Doctor Faustus, Medieval political philosophy, In Praise of Folly, Utopia, The Prince, Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Macbeth

Omnibus VI (Modern) -- Don Quixote, Goethe’s Faust, Brothers Karamazov, Thoreau, the short story, modern poetry, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Daisy Miller, The Great Gatsby, Our Town, -- leads to Advanced Placement English Literature and English Language & Composition exams

PROJECTED FOUR YEAR SEQUENCE

AND SCOPE OF CLASSICAL COTTAGE SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL COURSES

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

CORE COURSES

Latin IV (A.P.) Latin V (Caesar & Vergil) Latin 1/2 Latin 2/2

Latin 2/3 Latin 3/3 Latin II Latin III

Latin 3/3 Latin II Latin III Latin IV

Latin II Latin III Latin IV (A.P.) Latin V (Caesar & Vergil)

---- Latin 1/3 Latin 2/3 Latin 3/3

Latin 1/2 Latin 2/2 Latin II Latin III

*Omnibus I Omnibus II Omnibus III Omnibus IV

*Omnibus IV Omnibus V Omnibus VI Omnibus I

(Ancient) (Medieval/Renaissance) (Modern) (Ancient)

Progymnasmata II Progymnasmata I Progymnasmata II Progymnasmata I

Logic II Logic I Logic II Logic I

**Rhetoric II Rhetoric I Rhetoric II Rhetoric I

YEAR-LONG ACADEMIC COURSES

(A.P.) U.S. Govt. (A.P.) American History (A.P.) U.S. Govt. (A.P.) American History

Civics Civics

Economics Economics

Philosophy: Philosophy: Philosophy: Philosophy:

(Enlightenment - Postmodern) (American Foundings) (Plato & Augustine) (Aristotle & Aquinas)

(SAT II) Biology & lab Physical Science & lab (SAT II) Biology & lab Physical Science & lab

(SAT II) Physics & lab Chemistry & lab (SAT II) Physics & lab Chemistry & lab

Geometry Algebra I Geometry Algebra I

PreCalculus/Trig Algebra II **** PreCalculus/Trig Algebra II ****

High School French 2/2 High School French II High School French 1/2 High School French 2/2

High School French 1/2 High School French 2/2 High School French II High School French 1/2

High School Spanish 2/2 High School Spanish II High School Spanish 1/2 High School Spanish 2/2

High School Spanish II High School Spanish 1/2 High School Spanish 2/2 High School Spanish II

SEMESTER-LONG COURSES

(A.P.) Art History I (A.P.) Art History III (A.P.) Art History II

(Ancient) Modern) (Renaissance - 18TH C.)

Art History II (A.P.) Art History I Art History III

(Renaissance - 18TH C.) (Ancient) (Modern)

(A.P.) World History II *** (A.P.) World History I (A.P.) World History III (A.P.) World History II

(Renaissance - 18TH C.) (Ancient - Byzantine) Modern) (Renaissance - 18TH C.)

(A.P.) World History III (A.P.) World History II (A.P.) World History I (A.P.) World History III

(Modern) (Renaissance - 18TH C.) (Ancient - Byzantine) (Modern)

Physical Geography World Geography Physical Geography World Geography

ELECTIVES (offerings determined yearly by demand and logistics)

American Stories I & II Ancient Egypt Poetry Shakespeare

Creative Writing I & II Drama A, B Study Skills Civil War

Learning through Literature I & II Math Tutoring Computer Programming Mini Greek

*Omnibus leads to A.P. English Language and Composition & English Literature exams; a 3-year sequence of Omnibus recommended minimum before A.P. testing

** Rhetoric I prerequisites: Progymnasmata I & 2, Logic 1&2

*** 3-semester sequence of Art History and World History needed before considering A.P. testing

**** Can serve as a foundation for Math SAT II test

Courses labeled (A.P.) or (SAT II) are for high school age only and may be taken as a portion of the preparation for Advanced Placement exams or SAT subject tests. Please consult course descriptions and the Upper School Registration packet for details concerning additional preparation needed.

WHAT ARE THE PROGYMNASMATA?

The ancient Greeks prepared their grammar school stage students for participation as citizens at the Heliaia, or people’s court, by having them work on a series of writing exercises called the progymnasmata. These preliminary exercises increased in length and complexity as the student advanced.

The progymnasmata provide a firm foundation for imitation of great writers. Through these imitations students are introduced to a variety of writing skills which will help them learn how good writing works and will help them express their own ideas.

Below is an outline of the exercises compiled by the Greek rhetorician, Apthonius, in the 4th Century B.C.

EXPRESSIVE WRITING

1. Narrative: Analyzing and imitating short narratives from history and mythology, identifying the components, attributes and modes of a narrative. Practice in condensing, expanding and slanting narratives using vivid diction, imagery, dialogue, and credible details.

2. Description (Ekphrasis): Learning to create vivid descriptions of people, things, places, time, and actions. Learning to order the details of description. Examining the role of sentence variety in writing style. Identifying the different types of sentences.

3. Fable: Examining fable structure. Manipulating fables to be condensed, expanded, slanted. Presenting a fable inductively as well as deductively.

EXPOSITORY WRITING

4. Proverb: Studying maxims and sententiae, and identifying their themes. Using a proverb as a component of an essay to relate to personal experience or a modern issue.

5. Anecdote (Chreia): Using a story about a famous person to illustrate a point in an essay. Identifying verbal, action and mixed anecdotes and their uses.

6. Encomium and Invective: Praising or blaming a given subject, usually a person. Controlling levels of English usage, analyzing uses of pathos, ethos and logos.

7. Comparison: Comparing a given subject with another subject. Practice using techniques of transition.

8. Common topic (Commonplace): Explaining the good or evil that a person represents.

9. Speech-in-Character (êthopoeia): Inventing dialogue, which a given person might have made on a specified occasion. Chronology of progression of ideas.

10. Confirmation and Refutation: Arguing for or against an issue in question. Analyzing the truth of a statement. Inventing and arranging arguments according to probability and clarity. Identifying biased and fallacious statements.

11. Thesis: Inquiring through reason into a debatable question, which argues a general point. Writing and supporting a thesis statement.

12. Proposal of law: Arguing for or against a legislative proposal. This we save for the Advanced Placement United States Government class.

Progymnasmata uses models of writing, written only by the very best writers, such as:

Ovid -- master of description

Plutarch -- moral biography

Shakespeare -- encomium, invective, speech-in-character

Benjamin Franklin -- technique

Charles Dickens -- irony and characterization

Winston Churchill -- pathos, ethos, logos

Martin Luther King - rhetorical devices

Tony Blair -- commonplace

The two-year Progymnasmata class focuses on the following aspects of writing throughout the study of the genres:

• Role of diction, sentence variety, and rhetorical devices in writing style

• Uses of pathos, ethos and logos in rhetoric

• Ways to generate ideas and arrange them in an effective progression

• Role of the audience in determining purpose and style

• The importance of delivery

• The essential attributes of clarity, brevity and credibility

UPPER SCHOOL COURSES BY SUBJECT AREA

(Subject to change)

Core Strands Courses

Latin 1/2

Latin 2/3

Latin 3/3

Latin II

Latin IV

Socratic Logic II 

* Omnibus I - Ancient

* Omnibus IV - Ancient

Progymnasmata II 

Rhetoric II

Languages

French: High School 2/2

French: High School 1/2

Greek Mini Class

Spanish: High School 2/2

Spanish: High School II

History/Government/Culture

AP Government

American Stories I - Fall

American Stories II - Spring 

Civil War – Fall/Spring

World Geography

* World History Part III: Modern - Spring

* World History Part II: Medieval Renaissance - Fall

Modern European History Seminar – (Wednesday)

Study Skills

Philosophy

Philosophy III: Enlightenment through Modern – (Friday)

Arts

Drama Forensics A - Fall

Drama Forensics B – Spring

Studio Art A – Fall

Studio Art B - Spring

Math 

Mathematics: Geometry – (Friday)

* Mathematics: PreCalculus – (Friday)

Mathematics: Tutoring – (Friday)

Science & Technology

General Science (Middle School ONLY)

* Biology & lab – (Friday)

* Physics & lab – (Friday)

Introduction to Computer Programming

Senior High School

College Application Seminar  -- - Fall (Monday p.m.) 

* Advanced Placement English Preparatory Class – Spring (Monday p.m.)

(refer to Core Strands Courses for core writing & literature classes)

* Course titles with an asterisk or labeled A.P. or SAT II are for high school age only and may be taken as a portion of the preparation for Advanced Placement exams or SAT subject tests.  Please consult course descriptions and the Upper School Registration packet for details concerning additional preparation needed.

Upper School Schedule 2013-2014

|8:00-8:30 a.m. | |A.P. Government |Omnibus I: Ancient Epic & |Memory Period | | |

| | | |History |8:10-8:25 | | |

| | | | |(No registration required) | | |

|8:30-9:30 a.m. | |A.P. Government |Omnibus I: Ancient Epic & | | | |

| | | |History | | | |

|9:35- |American Stories I (fall) |World History II: Medieval (fall) |Socratic Logic II |Spanish 2/2 |Latin 3/3 |Latin II |

|10:35 a.m. |__________________ |______________________ | |French 1/2 |H. Schearer | |

| |Civil War (spring) |World History III: Modern (spring) | | | | |

|10:40—10:55 a.m. |CHAPEL |

|11:00 -12:00 p.m. |Civil War (fall) |Study Skills |Socratic Logic II |French 2/2 |Latin 1/2 |Latin IV |

| |_____________________ |(Ages 11-14) | | | |S. Schearer |

| |American Stories II (spring) | | | | | |

|12:00 p.m. |LUNCH |

|12:30-12:45 p.m. | |Greek Mini Class |Certamen Practice | | | |

|12:50-1:50 p.m. |World Geography: Advanced |Rhetoric II |Progym II |Spanish II | |Latin 2/3 |

| | | | | | |____________________ |

| | | | | | |Latin IV |

| | | | | | |D. Solomon |

|2:00- |Roman Culture (1x/month) |Drama Forensics A (fall) |Omnibus IV: Ancient Drama &|Studio Art A (fall) |General Science (11-13) |Latin 3/3 |

|3:30 p.m.** |(No registration required) |______________________ |History |______________ | |P. Whittle |

| | |Drama Forensics B (spring) | |Studio Art B (spring) | | |

**All 5th period classes are offered for 1 ½ hours three times a month except for Latin 3/3 which meets for 1 hour every week.

Classical Cottage School

Monday, Wednesday & Friday Upper School Schedule 2013-2014

|CLASSES HELD AT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH |

|(FRIDAY) |

|9:30 – 11:00 a.m. |Philosophy III: Modern |Math Tutoring (contact teacher directly for scheduling) |

| |(3x a month) | |

|11:00 – 11:30 |LUNCH |Math Tutoring (contact teacher directly for scheduling) |

|11:30 – 1:30 p.m. |Physics |Geometry |

|1:35 – 3:35 p.m. |Biology |PreCalculus |

|CLASSES HELD AT HOME |

|OF CINDY LEAHY |

|(MONDAY / TIME TBD) |

|College Application Seminar (fall) |

| Advanced Placement English Prep Class (spring) |

|CLASS HELD AT IN BERRYVILLE |

|(WEDNESDAY / 10-11:30 a.m., 3 times per month on average) |

|Modern European History Seminar |

2013-2014 Classical Cottage School

UPPER SCHOOL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Unless otherwise noted, all classes are offered for one hour, one day a week for 32 weeks. Tuition is based on a minimum of 10 students

The Upper School curriculum has three core strands that are essential for the purpose of developing the tools of learning. Each strand comprises six years of study: Latin, Progymnasmata/Logic/Rhetoric, and Omnibus, and are intended for mature middle school or high school students. Please read the course descriptions carefully and/or contact the instructor before making a final determination of when your student should begin.

CLASSICAL CORE COURSES

Latin Logic/Rhetoric Omnibus

Latin I (done over 2 Progymnasmata I Omnibus I - Ancients

or 3 year period) Progymnasmata II Omnibus II - Medieval/Renaissance

Latin II Logic I Omnibus III - Modern

Latin III Logic II Omnibus IV - Ancients

Latin IV Rhetoric I Omnibus V - Medieval/Renaissance

AP Latin V Rhetoric II Omnibus VI - Modern

Special Note for AP and SAT Subject Test courses:  We at CCS are indeed fortunate to have these courses taught by teachers who are both well-qualified and experienced in teaching their fields of study. The course syllabi are in sync with College Board curricular parameters, and CCS students have been highly successful on the Advanced Placement or SAT subject tests listed for these courses.  In order to support students in preparation for these exams, parents will need to 1) be responsible for January exam registration at their respective local high school, 2) purchase test specific study materials and 3) structure regular independent study for review purposes.  A lunchtime meeting, giving parents a more detailed orientation will be offered at the beginning of the second semester.

Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics Jeannine Garber

Prerequisites: Highly recommended: CCS American History, Civics & Economics, Origins of the American Founding or equivalent

Ages: 14 & up

Tuition: $300.00

Materials Fee: $65.00

This course will examine and analyze the establishment of our Constitution stressing federalism, separation of branches, individualism and liberties, including civil rights. Students will study the organization and powers of the political institutions in the United States with an emphasis on policy-making and public policy. Students will learn the importance of political parties, elections, campaigns, interest groups, and mass media. This course will prepare students for the AP U.S. Government & Politics test.

Jeannine Garber retired from Clarke County Schools, teaching eighth grade civics and economics. She graduated as a McCurran Scholar from Shepherd University and obtained a Master’s degree in Education from Shenandoah University. Jeannine has three adult children, one grandson, and one granddaughter.

Advanced Placement English Preparatory Class - February to April Cindy Leahy

Prerequisites: A background in Progymnasmata and Omnibus or by teacher permission.

Ages: Intended for 11th or 12th grade students

Tuition: $100.00 for 6 three hour sessions on a day chosen by the class

Materials Fee: $10.00

An intense preparatory class for students intending to take the Advanced Placement English Language & Composition and the English Literature exams. These tests are an excellent way for our students who've had several years of Progymnasmata and Omnibus to validate their transcripts for colleges and to possibly earn 3-6 college credits and avoid having to take freshman English. Coursework will include: a thorough overview to the exams and test-taking strategy; review of rhetorical terminology; introduction to and group analysis of the seven types of questions; and essay writing practice in a timed and formal setting.

Cindy Leahy has been an educator for over 30 years. From 1983 to 2002, she taught at Clarke County High School, where she taught English, Biology, Aesthetics and International Baccalaureate Philosophy, supervised International Baccalaureate extended essays and served for 8 years as English department chairperson. In 1991 she was named the Potomac Edison Teacher of the Year for excellence in innovation for the teaching of writing. She has developed the Progymnasmata and Omnibus courses at the Classical Cottage School and has been teaching them for the past 10 years.

American Stories I - Fall Lonnie Barham

Prerequisites: None

Ages: 10/11 & up

Tuition: $100.00

Materials Fee: $10.00

This course is intended for the history enthusiast and buff or those who just enjoy hearing little known facts and unusual stories of their nation's past. Some course topics will be colonial cures and superstitions, Presidential tidbits and anecdotes, famous Presidential pets and other animals, the Old West, entertainment in American history, American heroes, the Golden Age of Sports, War Stories (WWI and II, Vietnam), assassinations and great disasters. A good collection of trivia questions will be included in hand-outs for students to entertain friends and family. This course is designed to be an enrichment class with no homework assignments.

American Stories II - Spring Lonnie Barham

Prerequisites: None

Ages: 10/11 & up

Tuition: $100.00

Materials Fee: $10.00

American Stories II is for the history student who wants to add to his own knowledge of history, those little extra enrichment anecdotes that make that subject come alive and seem more enjoyable. It will be a continuation of American Stories I, topics that were not covered in the first syllabus plus added topics like remarkable women such as Hetty Green and Carry Nation, the mountain men, assassination attempts, heroes like Daniel Boone and Kit Carson, and presidential anecdotes. Chronicles on the World Wars and Vietnam will also be included. The trivia handouts (done in class) will also be continued. There are no homework assignments. It is set up to be a class for enrichment and fulfillment.

Lonnie Barham is a native of Frederick County; he graduated from James Wood High School and went on to major in history at Virginia Tech, graduating with a B.A. in History in 1971. He taught American History at Clarke County's middle school (6th, 7th and 8th grades) for 32 years. This will be his 8th year teaching for the Classical Cottage School. Lonnie lives in Winchester with his wife, Becky, who works for Winchester Public Schools. They have two children, Anne and Greg, and three grandchildren (Colby, Luke and Colt), all of whom live in the area.

Biology Kim Dooley

Prerequisites: None

Ages: 13 & up

Tuition: $350.00 This class meets for 2 hours on Friday.

Materials Fee: $50.00

This high school biology course explores the fundamental characteristics of living matter, ranging from a molecular perspective to the structural, functional and behavioral diversity of living organisms. Labs will support the lectures and offer hands-on opportunities for discovery. Students will be expected to come to class having read the textbook selection, completed the new vocabulary definitions and generated questions to ask during the lectures. Practice exercises will reinforce the content knowledge while enrichment assignments will promote critical thinking to solve problems and interpret diagrams and graphs. Emphasis will be placed on scientific literacy, and tests will be given regularly to demonstrate mastery.

The curriculum of this course is in sync with the College Board syllabus for the SAT Subject Test in Biology (E version). Parents will need to 1) be responsible for January exam registration at their respective local high school, 2) purchase test specific study materials and 3) structure regular independent study for review purposes.

Kim Dooley lives and works in Winchester and acquired her BS in Animal Science, Minor in Biology and Virginia Teaching Certification from Virginia Tech. She taught A.P. high school biology on block scheduling for three years (an equivalent of six concentrated years) then stayed at home with her two kids for nine years. She currently teaches middle school science (including earth science and physical science) at Sacred Heart Academy, as well as a popular science camp every summer at Sacred Heart Academy.

Civil War – Fall/Spring Lonnie Barham

Prerequisites: None

Ages: 10/11 & up

Tuition: $100.00

Materials Fee: $10.00

Students will study the Civil War through meaningful stories, anecdotes, unusual happenings and other fascinating material. The Civil War will come alive for students who wish to study this exciting period in our nation's history. This course will explore the people and events that have made this era so memorable. If you like those unusual and hard to find tidbits of history, this may be just the stimulus you need to become hooked on history. This course is designed to be an enrichment class with no homework assignments. The same class will be offered in the fall and spring, though Mr. Barham is always adding more stories.

Lonnie Barham is a native of Frederick County; he graduated from James Wood High School and went on to major in history at Virginia Tech, graduating with a B.A. in History in 1971. He taught American History at Clarke County's middle school (6th, 7th and 8th grades) for 32 years. This will be his 8th year teaching for the Classical Cottage School. Lonnie lives in Winchester with his wife, Becky, who works for Winchester Public Schools. They have two children, Anne and Greg, and three grandchildren (Colby, Luke and Colt), all of whom live in the area.

College Application Seminar - September to November Cindy Leahy

Prerequisites: None

Ages: Intended for those applying for college by year’s end

Tuition: $100.00 for 6 three hour sessions on a day chosen by the class

Materials Fee: $10.00

Applying to colleges is a stressful process, requiring much time, research, documentation and essay writing. Intended for those applying for college by year’s end, this seminar will make the process more systematic, timely and effective. Course content will include: researching to determine what colleges you want to apply to; research to determine what those colleges want on your application; transcript preparation; scholarship ideas; personal reference requests; and effective application essay writing. While this won’t be the only time you’ll spend on this time-intensive process, it will make your efforts more efficient, make scholarships more possible, and reduce Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday stress.

Cindy Leahy has been an educator for over 30 years. From 1983 to 2002, she taught at Clarke County High School, where she taught English, Biology, Aesthetics and International Baccalaureate Philosophy, supervised International Baccalaureate extended essays and served for 8 years as English department chairperson. In 1991 she was named the Potomac Edison Teacher of the Year for excellence in innovation for the teaching of writing. She has developed the Progymnasmata and Omnibus courses at the Classical Cottage School and has been teaching them for the past 10 years.

Drama Forensics A & B Valerie O'Keeffe

Prerequisites:

Ages: Middle School & up

Tuition: $100.00 This class meets 3 times a month for 1 1/2 hours.

Materials Fee: $25.00

Ssshhh! Don’t tell your kids they’re building public speaking skills for the future! Let them think we’re having fun playing games, performing plays and competing in poetry and dramatic interpretation. My experience teaching at CCS has shown that young children are very comfortable talking in front of one another but something happens in middle school and that confidence is lost. This course hopes to bridge that gap and prepare our students for upper level speech, debate and drama. Let’s keep the magic going! Fall semester will choose and perform a seasonal play and prepare for early spring Forensics Competition with the second semester class. In the Spring semester, we plan to have at least one full-length play with a performance opportunity and several smaller productions. We will apply to the Folger’s Shakespeare Children’s Festival in the spring. Forensic Competition will also be available to both fall and spring classes in poetry, dramatic interpretation and new for this year, duo dramatic interpretation. Fall and Spring semesters are designed to work together in order that students may take a complete year.

Valerie O’Keeffe is a home schooling mother of 4. She holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts from VCU and an MBA. Drama is a family passion and the O’Keeffe family has been very involved in Winchester’s Little Theatre as well as theatre in Richmond. This summer will be her 3rd summer working with the children's program at Winchester Little Theatre. Valerie’s husband, Chuck, was a VCU theatre major and began the League of Richmond Theatres and the first internet casting website for actors in the early 90’s. Valerie has been with Cottage School since its inception as a parent, teacher and bookkeeper and looks forward to another great year!

French 1/2 Aurelie Schmid

Prerequisites: None

Ages: 11 & up

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $10.00

Using the book Discovering French Bleu 1 and CD-ROM Take-Home Tutor Bleu 1, from McDougal Littlel, this class will explore France and the distinctive French-speaking culture as well as build skills and develop strategies for communication. The method integrates a computer program that can be seen at home as well as auditory exercises and repetition ideal for homeschoolers. It is equivalent to ½ year of high school French 1. For middle school students who are comfortable with writing and reading in English, or high school students who want to study a modern language. Access to a computer is mandatory. There will be 30 to 45 minutes of written homework every day.

French 2/2 Aurelie Schmid

Prerequisites: French 1/2 or teachers permission

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $10.00

This class is a continuation of French 1/2 and we will finish the book we used in French 1/2. Using the book Discovering French Nouveau Bleu 1 and CD-ROM Take-Home Tutor Bleu 1 from McDougal Littlel, this class will explore France and the distinctive French-speaking culture as well as build skills and develop strategies for communication. The method integrates a computer program that can be seen at home as well as auditory exercises and repetition ideal for homeschoolers. Together with French ½, this class is equivalent to 1 year of high school foreign language. There will be 30 to 45 minutes of written homework every day.

Aurelie Schmid is a native French Speaker and mother of 3 children. She has been teaching languages to homeschoolers since she moved to the United States about 13 years ago.

General Science Darlene Jones

Prerequisites: Students must be familiar with various types of graphs, such as pie charts, bar graphs, histograms, and line graphs; know how to place information on the y and x axis; be familiar with labels, legends and data tables; and be familiar with the metric system

Ages: 11 to 13

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $30.00

This General Science course will cover a broad spectrum of topics to introduce the children to many areas of study. Topics included but are not limited to the following: fossils, geology, oceanography, astronomy, weather, plants, animals, and genetics. This course is designed to prepare the children for more advanced science courses while sparking their interest in science all around them. The grammar of science terms and methodology of the scientific process will be emphasized. Labs in each class will enable them to learn the scientific method, perform experiments, and analyze and graph the information. Unit tests, vocabulary quizzes, and notebooks will be graded. Homework should take about twenty to thirty minutes per day. We will go over all homework in class.

Darlene Jones and her husband Dave have called Winchester their home for the past seventeen years. She has her B.A. in English form Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, and her J.D. in Law from the University of Richmond. She has homeschooled her four children for the past nine years.

Geometry Lina Cahan

Prerequisites: Algebra I

Ages: Upper Middle School & up

Tuition: $350.00 This class meets for 2 hours on Friday.

Materials Fee: $20.00

NOTE: Students not currently enrolled in Mrs. Cahan's Algebra I class will be required to take an entrance exam at CCS to verify readiness for the course. Students who do not pass but are only deficient in a few areas may still be allowed to take the course provided they complete assigned summer work to bring them up to a satisfactory level. This will be at the teacher's discretion.

This course will include deductive reasoning and proofs, geometric definitions, postulates, and theorems, the coordinate plane, introduction to trigonometry, and polygons/circles/solids. There will be approximately 2-3 hours of homework each week. The class will use Jacob's Geometry curriculum. Text should not be purchased prior to passing the entrance exam.

Lina Cahan has a BS in Mathematics from James Madison University. She taught in the Fairfax County School system and has extensive experience tutoring all levels of math, teaching SAT prep classes and has been offering math classes to homeschoolers in her home in Lovettsville. She is the mother of five children.

Greek Mini Class Susan Schearer

Prerequisites: None

Ages: Middle School & up

Tuition: $0.00

Materials Fee: $10.00

Interested in learning a little Greek? Join Susan Schearer for fifteen minutes a week to learn the alphabet, figure out names written in Greek, and learn many basic Greek words and their English derivatives. Readings will be simple and will include a few passages from the Greek New Testament. The only requirement is enthusiasm and attentiveness on the part of the student! You must register for this class.

Latin 1/2 Hartley Schearer

Prerequisites: None

Ages: 11 & up

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $8.00

This beginning Latin course is the first half of Latin I. Chapters 1-12 of Lingua Latina will be covered in this class, which equals ½ high school credit. A parent is required to attend class with the student so that proper assistance can be given at home. We recommend this level for students in grades 6 and up who are strong readers and are ready to develop serious study skills. Homework will require 1 hour of focused Latin study every day by both the student and parent.

Latin 2/3 Susan Schearer

Prerequisites: Latin 1/3 or equivalent

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $8.00

This is year two of a three-year sequence of Latin I for younger students who are tackling Lingua Latina at a slower pace than the Latin ½ track. This year students will work through chapters 9—16 of the text. Students must have completed Latin 1/3 successfully in order to continue. A parent MUST attend the class even if that parent is participating in a higher-level Latin course with another child. Homework will require 45-minutes of focused Latin study every day, and students will need a great deal of assistance at home.

Latin 3/3 Hartley Schearer/Pat Whittle

Prerequisites: Latin 2/3 or equivalent

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $8.00

This is year three of a three-year sequence of Latin I for younger students who are tackling Lingua Latina at a slower pace than the Latin ½ track. This year students will work through chapters 17—24 of the text. Students must have completed Latin I (through chapter 16) successfully in order to continue. A parent MUST attend the class with the student. Homework will require 45 minutes of focused Latin study every day, and students likely will need a great deal of assistance at home.

Latin II Susan Schearer

Prerequisites: Latin 3/3 or Latin 2/2

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $8.00

This course finishes the minimum requirement for two years of a foreign language. As with all Lingua Latina classes, a parent is required to attend class with the student so that proper assistance can be given at home. Homework will require 1 hour of focused Latin study every day, and students likely will need a great deal of assistance at home.

Latin IV Susan Schearer/Deanna Solomon

Prerequisites: Latin III

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $8.00

The first semester of Latin IV will be a continuation of Latin III with a focus on Roman history, buildings, and literature during the period of the emperors, with readings from Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Petronius, Pliny, and Martial. During the second semester students will read and analyze the first two books of Vergil’s Aeneid to get a head start on AP Latin V. This course requires at least 1 hour of focused Latin study every day.

Susan Schearer has a BA in Classics from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and an MA in Classics from Indiana University. She taught Latin at Handley High School in Winchester, VA, from 1970—2000. She has been teaching at the Classical Cottage School for the past 10 years and has introduced our students to the joys of Junior Classical League conventions and certamen.

Hartley Schearer has a BA in Classics from Hampden-Sydney College and an MA in Education from James Madison University. He was a Latin teacher and co-Librarian at Randolph-Macon Academy from 1968 to 1973 and at Daniel Morgan Middle School from 1973 to 2000. This will be his eighth year teaching at the Classical Cottage School.

Deanna Solomon graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies with a Concentration in Latin. Her studies took her to Greece and Italy, where she spent time traveling throughout mainland Greece, the Peloponnesus, Crete, Rome and Ostia. She has over twenty-three years experience teaching and tutoring in the private, church and home school environments, including ten years teaching Latin. An avid learner from the School of Life, Mrs. Solomon is passionate about Precept Bible Study, classical education, learning classical languages, reading great literature, sewing, and gardening. Deanna and her husband John are the parents of three boys: Taylor, Zachary and Mitchell. Deanna is a member of the CCS Board of Advisors and serves CCS as the Communications Coordinator, Website Administrator and Ski Program Coordinator.

Pat Whittle received a BA in Biology from McDaniel College and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. She taught high school Biology at the Academy of the Holy Cross in Silver Spring, MD before moving on to work towards a Master’s degree in Zoology. In 1981, the high demand for software engineers caused her to pursue a new career as a software developer. Pat has homeschooled her two boys since 1997 and rejoices that they have been involved in the Latin program at CCS for the past 4 years. She developed learning tools for the early years of Latin study and ran a summer review program for Latin II/III students last year. She sees the study of Latin and its benefits as something that can be accessible to all students.

Modern European History Seminar – Robert C. Randolph

Main Currents in Modern European History (1453- 1956)

Prerequisites: Abiding curiosity about the origins of contemporary historical, political and economic structures

Ages: 15 & up

Tuition: $200.00 This class meets for 1 1/2 hours 3 times a month on Wednesday.

Materials Fee: $45.00

Please note that this special opportunity will take place 10:00 - 11:30 am on Wednesdays (3 per month on average) in Berryville, specific location TBA This seminar offers a broad survey of modern European history from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the aftermath of World War II up to the ill-fated Anglo-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956. Along the way, we will give consideration to, and discuss major events and figures such as the Thirty Years War, the French Revolution and Napoleon, the advent of Imperialism and Colonialism, the rise and fall of Germany, the legacy of the WWI (Lenin/Stalin and Hitler), the Second World War and its aftermath, including the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the question of Europe’s continuing role in the world of the 21st century. Students will examine the complex interrelations between demographic change, political revolution, and cultural development, as well as the influence of great individuals upon the world stage.

Bob Randolph has had an abiding interest in European and World History since the 10th grade and, over the course of his career, has studied in England, practiced and taught law, managed an international business headquartered in Singapore, served as a diplomat with the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development and, for the past twelve years, has worked extensively abroad in such countries as Croatia, Bulgaria, Egypt, Nepal, Ethiopia and Turkmenistan as an advisor to the World Bank and USAID. He is an honors graduate of the Virginia Military Institute (BA English), holds a Masters degree from Oxford University (Politics and Economics) and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Omnibus I: Ancient Epic & History Cindy Leahy

Prerequisites: None

Ages: 11 & up

Tuition: $220.00 This class meets 3 times a month for 1 1/2 hours.

Materials Fee: $87.00 (The cost of books is included in the materials fee.)

The first of a six-year series addressing the literature, history and culture of major Western civilizations in chronological order. (The courses progress through ancient /medieval/renaissance/modern time periods and then repeat the cycle with different literature.) Please note that students may join the Omnibus cycle at any time during the first three years; there is no prerequisite, though the Progymnasmata course is a good preparation. Optimal level is middle school/early high school. The course format will be a Paideia discussion (used in the Great Books program), which is based on close reading of literature and historical accounts. The goals of the Paideia approach are to build skills of inductive and deductive thinking through careful analysis of the text. Readings will be excerpts chosen from key writings of the ancient period. Students will read and discuss George Orwell's Animal Farm, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and Vergil's Aeneid, along with excerpts from Herodotus, Thucydides, Livy, Suetonius, Plutarch and Aristophanes. The year’s emphasis will be an examination of the oral and written traditions, as well as a study of the epic and of history as a genre. The readings will be analyzed for themes, structure and style; the interrelation between history, literature and culture will be a constant focus. The four major writing assignments will include two essays (a commonplace and a thesis) and two expressive writings, which will be speeches-in -character. Parents of students intending to take the Advanced Placement English exams should be sure to register for the A.P. Preparation class that is offered second semester.

Omnibus IV: Ancient Drama & History Cindy Leahy

Prerequisites: None

Ages: 13 & up

Tuition: $220.00 This class meets 3 times a month for 1 1/2 hours.

Materials Fee: $145.00 (The cost of books is included in the materials fee.)

The fourth of a six-year series addressing the literature, history and culture of major Western civilizations in chronological order. (The courses progress through ancient /medieval/renaissance/modern time periods and then repeat the cycle with different literature.) Please note that students may join the Omnibus cycle at any time during the first three years; there is no prerequisite, though the Progymnasmata course is a good preparation. Optimal level is high school.The course format will be a Paideia discussion (used in the Great Books program), which is based on close reading of literature and primary historical accounts. The goals of the Paideia approach are to build skills of inductive and deductive thinking through careful analysis of the text. Readings will be excerpts chosen from key writings of the ancient period with early epic, the development of Greek drama, Aristotle's theory of tragedy, and the variety of approaches to written history being the focus for the year. Students will read and discuss Gilgamesh, Herodotus' Histories, Livy's Early History of Rome, Aeschylus' Oresteia, Sophocles' Theban cycle, Euripides' Medea and Electra, Aristophanes' Knights (abridged), and Plautus' Braggart Soldier. We'll also read excerpts from Thucydides and Suetonius' historical accounts. Readings will be analyzed for themes, structure and style; the interrelation between history, literature and culture will be emphasized. The four major writing assignments will include two essays (a thesis and an encomium) and two expressive writings (a modern myth and an imitation). Parents of students intending to take the Advanced Placement English exams should be sure to register for the A.P. Preparation class that is offered second semester.

Cindy Leahy has been an educator for over 30 years. From 1983 to 2002 she taught at Clarke County High School, where she taught English, Biology, Aesthetics and Philosophy and served for 8 years as English department chairperson. She has developed the Progymnasmata and Omnibus courses at the Classical Cottage School and has been teaching them for the past 9 years.

Philosophy III: Modern Dan Dunn

Prerequisites: None

Ages: High School

Tuition: $200.00 This class meets for 1 1/2 hours 3 times a month on Friday.

Materials Fee: $60.00 (All readings will be provided by the instructor.)

This class is the third in the ancient/medieval/modern cycle at the Classical Cottage School. Scholars will study selections from many of the modern philosophers of the West, beginning with Montaigne and Descartes, through the Enlightenment and into the present. Philosophers studied include Montaigne, Hobbes, Descartes, Locke, Voltaire, Hume, Rousseau, Adam Smith, Kant, Hegel, John Stuart Mill, Darwin, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, Vladimir Soloviev (also Solovyov), Freud, Husserl, Martin Buber, Heidegger, Sartre, Jacques Ellul, Camus, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, feminism, anti-colonialism, Moses*, and St. Luke*. Work at home will include about 30 pages of often difficult and sometimes tedious reading as well as regular written assignments. Work in class will be Socratic style discussion. In the modern era, philosophy in the West was established independent of religion. Over the course of time philosophy grew more skeptical and often antagonistic toward religion. In that regard, a person of good faith might wonder why such a class would be taught at a school with a Christian identity. Why don’t we simply skip this material and focus on the Greeks, the early Christian Church, and the Scholastics? In part, these modern philosophers are helpful to understanding more fully the times we live in, so that we might address the grief and anxiety of this generation, in our thoughts and actions. Especially in Philosophy III, scholars will be encouraged to read with a critical eye, prepared to reject much, but ready to save all that is good and true. * Throughout the course, scholars will be invited to reflect on the relationship between faith and reason, specifically in regards to Judaism and Christianity, the major formative religions of the West.

Dan Dunn has been with the Catholic Worker, his primary vocation, since 1993, first in New York and currently in Romney, WV. This work addresses questions of political, economic and social justice. Dan has a BS degree in Building Science and a professional degree in architecture. He served as a teaching assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has served as a private tutor for homeschoolers in the subjects of literature, grammar and math. In addition, he has taught catechism courses for middle schoolers as well as conducted seminars in ethics and economics for adults and ethics and architecture for professionals. This is Dan's second year teaching at CCS.

Physics Jen Wright

Prerequisites: Algebra II and Basic Trigonometry

Ages: High School

Tuition: $350.00 This class meets for 2 hours on Friday.

Materials Fee: $40.00

This is a high school level, college preparatory course in general physics. Approximately 40% of this class will focus on mechanics, including Newton’s laws, momentum, energy, rotational motion, gravity, projectiles, and satellite motion. Electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, and heat and thermodynamics will comprise another 40%. Additional topics that will be covered are atomic and nuclear physics, sound and vibrations and relativity theory. Though most topics will be approached conceptually, students will be expected to apply mathematics to solve many problems. In order to succeed in this class, students must have a strong grasp of advanced algebra and basic trigonometry. There will be about 2 hours of homework each week plus lab write-ups.

The curriculum of this course is can serve as a foundation for the SAT Subject Test in Physics. Parents will need to 1) be responsible for January exam registration at their respective local high school, 2) purchase test specific study materials and 3) structure regular independent study for review purposes.

Jen Wright has been homeschooling her four boys for seven years and this will be her fifth year teaching at CCS. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech and worked as an Operations Research Analyst and an Applications Programmer for US Airways and EDS for 10 years. She has a passion for math and science, especially physics.

PreCalculus Lina Cahan

Prerequisites: Algebra II and Basic Trigonometry

Ages: High School

Tuition: $350.00 This class meets for 2 hours on Friday.

Materials Fee: $20.00

NOTE: Students not currently enrolled in Mrs. Cahan's Algebra II class will be required to take an entrance exam at CCS to verify readiness for the course. Students who do not pass but are only deficient in a few areas may still be allowed to take the course provided they complete assigned summer work to bring them up to a satisfactory level. This will be at the teacher's discretion.

The course will include functions and their graphs and characteristics (polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions); extensive study of trigonometry; matrices; systems of equations; and sequences with some probability and statistics; conic sections and limits will be studied as well. There will be approximately 2-4 hours of homework each week. Text should not be purchased prior to passing the entrance exam.

The curriculum of this course is can serve as a foundation for the SAT Subject Test in Math. Parents will need to 1) be responsible for January exam registration at their respective local high school, 2) purchase test specific study materials and 3) structure regular independent study for review purposes.

Lina Cahan has a BS in Mathematics from James Madison University. She taught in the Fairfax County School system and has extensive experience tutoring all levels of math, teaching SAT prep classes and has been offering math classes to homeschoolers in her home in Lovettsville. She is the mother of five children.

Progymnasmata II Cindy Leahy

Prerequisites: Progymnasmata I

Tuition: $220.00

Materials Fee: $30.00

Part two of a two-year course, this class is based on D’Angelo’s college level text, Composition in the Classical Tradition, which is a modern adaptation of the 4th century B.C. rhetoric text by Apthonius. Progymnasmata (which means preliminary exercises) is the ancient art and science of teaching the skills of writing. Similar to The Institute for Excellence in Writing program, this curriculum is more comprehensive in scope and also includes introductory study of literary and rhetorical devices. Over the two-year course, students are led step by step through eleven increasingly challenging genres of writing that steadily build their writing proficiencies. The culminating skill is the crafting of carefully structured persuasive essays. This second year uses all the skills of year one and examines the generation and arrangement of ideas in persuasive essays. Students will be learning to use ancient tools to analyze exemplary writings from all periods and then to write their own persuasive essays and speeches.

Cindy Leahy has been an educator for over 30 years. From 1983 to 2002 she taught at Clarke County High School, where she taught English, Biology, Aesthetics and Philosophy and served for 8 years as English department chairperson. She has developed the Progymnasmata and Omnibus courses at the Classical Cottage School and has been teaching them for the past 9 years.

Rhetoric II Jim Porterfield

Prerequisites: Rhetoric I

Tuition: $225.00 minimum of 10 students

Materials Fee: $10.00

The second of the two-year culminating course of the core logic/rhetoric strand, this course will enable all the tools developed in the Progymnasmata and Logic courses to become readily accessible for incisive analysis and articulate expression. Students will study Aristotle’s Rhetoric and, applying the principles detailed by Aristotle, will analyze seminal speeches and essays. They will also study Mortimer Adler’s classic text on the best techniques for getting the most from a book.

Jim Porterfield has a Master’s Degree in English and taught at Handley High School for 28 years. He was awarded the Stuart Bell endowment for excellence in teaching in 1996. This will be Jim’s seventh year teaching Rhetoric at the Classical Cottage School.

Socratic Logic II Dan Dunn

Prerequisites: Socratic Logic I

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $10.00

This is the second part of a two-year course of Formal and Material Logic, the science of sound reasoning. Formal logic looks at the form or structure of arguments, specifically the three acts of the mind: simple apprehension, judgment, and deductive inference; Material Logic focuses on the content of an argument. Logic II involves a much more detailed study of the classical syllogism and continues the study of material logic. Class format will be in-class lecture, group discussion, and written exercises to do at home during the week.

Dan Dunn has been with the Catholic Worker, his primary vocation, since 1993, first in New York and currently in Romney, WV. This work addresses questions of political, economic and social justice. Dan has a BS degree in Building Science and a professional degree in architecture. He served as a teaching assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has served as a private tutor for homeschoolers in the subjects of literature, grammar and math. In addition, he has taught catechism courses for middle schoolers as well as conducted seminars in ethics and economics for adults and ethics and architecture for professionals. This is Dan's second year teaching at CCS.

Spanish 2/2 Clarisa Loparo

Prerequisites: Spanish 1/2

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: TBD

This course is the second half of the first year’s work at the high school level (Spanish ½ and Spanish 2/2 together comprise one credit for Spanish I). Students will continue to develop listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills. Emphasis will be placed on conversational competency as well as grammatical understanding. Students will enhance language learning with projects and oral presentations. He/She should spend at least 30 – 40 minutes a day completing assignments including studying vocabulary, practicing, listening and watching Spanish videos/TV, working on the internet, etc. There will be a quiz every week to help keep the student accountable for the material he/she is learning.

Spanish II Clarisa Loparo

Prerequisites: Student passed HS Spanish I with a grade of B- or better.

Ages: 13 & up

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: TBD

Spanish II will continue to build on the information the student learned in Spanish I. Your child will be assigned homework on a weekly basis. He/She should spend at least 30 – 40 minutes a day completing assignments including studying vocabulary, practicing, listening to Spanish videos, working on the internet etc. There will be a quiz every week to help keep the student accountable for the material he/she is learning. Classroom time will be used to develop listening and comprehension skills, as well as to review what we have learned through: quizzes, homework review, games and exercises.

Clarisa Loparo is a homeschool teacher and mother of four children. She will have three children in college come the fall and one still in elementary school! Clarisa is a native speaker and has taught Spanish for homeschoolers in our community since 2001 and has written a curriculum targeted for this specific group. Prior to having a family, Clarisa taught Spanish in the public school system and in private schools. She has had the privilege of taking her upper level students on cultural trips to the island of Puerto Rico where she grew up. Clarisa makes her home in Lovettsville with her husband Vince and their children.

Studio Art A/B – Fall/Spring TBA

Prerequisites: None

Ages: 11 & up

Tuition: $100.00 This class meets 3 times a month for 1 1/2 hours.

Materials Fee: TBD

This studio art course is an opportunity for students to learn to use multiple techniques using a variety of materials ranging from simple drawing tools to paints and mixed media under professional guidance and in a relaxed studio setting. The Fall and Spring classes will cover different areas. Therefore a student can choose to take both semesters or just one semester.

We are in the process of interviewing teachers for this course. We will notify the CCS community when we have found the best qualified teacher and provide updated materials fee information.

Study Skills Julie Shanabrook/Leigh Ann Lynch

Prerequisites: None

Ages: 11 to 14

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $30.00

Want to launch your middle schooler? The primary focus of this class will be study/organizational skills. Students will practice fundamental study skills including reading text actively and abstracting key points, brainstorming and webbing, creating study guides, memory techniques, oral note taking, test taking skills, time management and materials organization, and public speaking. This interactive class will encourage group discussion and the making of connections with prior knowledge. Throughout the course, students will compile a comprehensive study skills notebook. Our goal is to help the students actively engage with written and spoken information to allow them to retrieve, apply and connect their knowledge. While homework will be kept to a minimum, students will be expected to apply the skills they are learning to their studies and present their success stories to the class.

Julie Shanabrook has homeschooled her two daughters for the past eleven years. She was an Echols Scholar at the University of Virginia with a concentration in Biology, and received a Masters in Physical Therapy from Boston University. She has taken the Study Skills Course and Multisensory Math II Course at the Sienna School in Maryland, and was a teaching assistant for their Middle School Study Skills program in summer 2011.

Leigh Ann began homeschooling when her oldest was three and entering "preschool". Eleven years later, she now homeschools all 4 of her children ranging in age from 14-6. A teacher by training, she received her Masters in Elementary Education from the College of William and Mary after graduating from Emory University with a BA in English. Additionally, she has taken further graduate courses in Child Development at JMU. While spending her days teaching and training her children, she attempts to carve out occasional time for painting with watercolors and acrylics - a passion of hers for almost two decades.

World Geography: Advanced Janette Cascio

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of maps and continents

Ages: 11 & up

Tuition: $200.00

Materials Fee: $30.00

This is an advanced geography class that focuses on the locations of countries, states, provinces, islands, major cities, bodies of water, and other physical features. Students will also gain cultural geographic knowledge to help understand the diverse world in which we live. We will visit each continent to explore their unique characteristics. Homework will be approximately 1 hour per week with a focus on labeling maps.

Janette Cascio is a professional cartographer and received a B.A. in Geography from Mary Washington College. Before homeschooling her children, she worked at the Defense Mapping Agency for four years as an air photo interpreter and at the U.S. Geological Survey for 12 years in mapping. This is her 8th year teaching Geography at CCS.

World History II: Medieval - Fall TBA

Prerequisites: solid high school level work

Ages: Grade 9 to 12

Tuition: $110.00

Materials Fee: TBD

This course is a continuous three-semester rotation that covers a different portion of World History each semester. Students may begin the course at any time during the rotation. Events of the 16th through 19th centuries form the core content of Part II. Major topics will be the Reformation and the Age of Exploration of the 16th century; Absolutism and the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century; the Enlightenment and the French Revolution of the 18th century; and the Industrial Revolution, Nationalism, and Imperialism of the 19th century. Please note the text (to be used for all-three rotations) Western Civilizations by Jackson Spielvogel is a college level-textbook. Students should be doing solid high-school level work before beginning this course. There will be a weekly reading assignment with a study guide to be completed before class.

The three semester series of World History will serve as a foundation for taking the Advanced Placement Modern European History exam. Parents will need to 1) be responsible for January exam registration at their respective local high school, 2) purchase test specific study materials and 3) structure regular independent study for review purposes.

We are in the process of interviewing teachers for this course. We will notify the CCS community when we have found the best qualified teacher and provide updated text and materials fee information.

World History III: The Modern World - Spring TBA

Prerequisites: solid high school level work

Ages: Grade 9 to 12

Tuition: $110.00

Materials Fee: TBD

This course is a continuous three-semester rotation that covers a different portion of World History each semester. Students may begin the course at any time during the rotation. Part III will focus on the World Powers of the 20th century and beyond; World War I, the Russian Revolution, the Interwar Period, World War II, the Cold War and contemporary events. Each week students will work analyzing primary source documents in preparation for completing, document based questions (DBQ’s). Please note the text (to be used for all-three rotations) Western Civilizations by Jackson Spielvogel is a college level-textbook. Students should be doing solid high-school level work before beginning this course. There will be a weekly reading assignment with a study guide to be completed before class. The three semester series of World History will serve as a foundation for taking the Advanced Placement Modern European History exam. Parents will need to 1) be responsible for January exam registration at their respective local high school, 2) purchase test specific study materials and 3) structure regular independent study for review purposes.

We are in the process of interviewing teachers for this course. We will notify the CCS community when we have found the best qualified teacher and provide updated text and materials fee information.

MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS

Chapel

Families who want to include prayer in their day may attend Chapel in the sanctuary each Thursday morning from 10:40 to 10:55 a.m. Dads are invited to come and lead this devotional time with stories, songs, or Bible readings. Students join in the Pledge of Allegiance and prayers for our country at the conclusion of Chapel. We invite you to join this peace-filled time of fellowship with other Christians.

Certamen: Competitive

Latin students who enjoy challenging games are invited to compete in our Competitive Certamen program. Questions test participants’ knowledge of Roman history and culture, Latin grammar, and Greek/Roman mythology. A fast-paced, 15-minute practice session will occur at 12:30 p.m every Thursday, and a one-hour practice session will follow Roman Culture on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Students will be encouraged to purchase a Certamen Notebook for $15 and must pay dues of $30 for admission to competitions. Approximately 8 competitions will be held in various locations throughout the state. For more information, go to and click on “Certamen”.

Junior Classical League

Upper School Latin students are automatically enrolled in the Virginia Junior Classical League. The VJCL State Convention is traditionally held at the Richmond Convention Center on the Sunday and Monday just before Thanksgiving. Students may participate in this event with the approval of their Latin teacher. Those in grades 7 and up may choose to participate in the National Junior Classical League Convention that occurs one week every summer (usually in late July). Students will receive information on these conventions from their Latin teachers at the appropriate time. Meanwhile, visit for more information.

Memory Period Amanda White

All students are invited to attend a 15-minute memory period of Latin drill from 8:10 to 8:25 a.m. Thursdays held in the Chapel. Students will chant Latin declensions and conjugations. Cost: free. No sign-up is required.

Roman Life and Culture Enrichment Sessions Susan Schearer

Once a month, our Latin teacher Susan Schearer presents an engaging slide presentation or dramatization on a different aspect of Roman culture. These enrichment sessions are usually held the 2nd Thursday of most months from 2-3 PM. This presentation is open to all students and families enrolled in the Classical Cottage School as long as a parent is with the children and they are able to sit quietly and not detract from the learning process. We strongly encourage Latin students participating in Certamen to attend this program. Cost: free. No sign-up is required

Yearbook Committee Pat Whittle

The CCS Yearbook Committee assists the Yearbook Committee Chairman in compiling our annual yearbook. Not only does the committee need student volunteers but also several volunteer moms to coordinate and supervise the individual class photos and work closely with Pat to cover all details of tracking and taking photos for the yearbook. Interested students and moms, please contact Pat Whittle at whittlepat@ to be on the 2011-2013 Yearbook Committee as soon as possible. Students can earn volunteer hours for their transcripts by being on the Yearbook Committee.

UPPER SCHOOL TUITION LIST

|COURSE NAME |MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: |MATERIALS FEE |1ST SEMESTER TUITION |2nd SEMESTER TUITION |

| | | |Due May 23rd |Due Sept. 26th |

|A.P. U.S. Government and Politics |Jeannine Garber |$65.00 |$150.00 |$150.00 |

|A.P. English Preparatory Class - February to April |Cindy Leahy |$10.00 |$.00 |$100.00 |

|American Stories I - Fall |Lonnie Barham |$10.00 |$100.00 |$.00 |

|American Stories II - Spring |Lonnie Barham |$10.00 |$.00 |$100.00 |

|Biology |Kim Dooley |$50.00 |$175.00 |$175.00 |

|Civil War - Fall |Lonnie Barham |$10.00 |$100.00 |$.00 |

|Civil War I - Spring |Lonnie Barham |$10.00 |$.00 |$100.00 |

|College Application Seminar - September to November |Cindy Leahy |$10.00 |$100.00 |$.00 |

|Drama Forensics A - Fall |Valerie O'Keeffe |$25.00 |$100.00 |$.00 |

|Drama Forensics B - Spring |Valerie O'Keeffe |$25.00 |$.00 |$100.00 |

|French 1/2 |Aurelie Schmid |$10.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|French 2/2 |Aurelie Schmid |$10.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|General Science |Darlene Jones |$30.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Geometry |Lina Cahan |$20.00 |$175.00 |$175.00 |

|Greek Mini Class |Susan Schearer |$10.00 |$0.00 |$0.00 |

|Latin 1/2 |Hartley Schearer |$8.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Latin 2/3 |Susan Schearer |$8.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Latin 3/3 |Hartley Schearer |$8.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Latin 3/3 |Pat Whittle |$8.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Latin II |Susan Schearer |$8.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Latin IV |Susan Schearer |$8.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Latin IV |Deanna Solomon |$8.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Modern European History Seminar - Main Currents in Modern |Robert C. Randolph |$45.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|European History (1453- 1956) | | | | |

|Omnibus I: Ancient Epic & History |Cindy Leahy |$87.00 |$110.00 |$110.00 |

|Omnibus IV: Ancient Drama & History |Cindy Leahy |$145.00 |$110.00 |$110.00 |

|Philosophy III: Modern |Dan Dunn |$60.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Physics |Jen Wright |$40.00 |$175.00 |$175.00 |

|COURSE NAME |MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: |MATERIALS FEE |1ST SEMESTER TUITION |2nd SEMESTER TUITION |

| | | |Due May 23rd |Due Sept.26th |

|PreCalculus |Lina Cahan |$20.00 |$175.00 |$175.00 |

|Progymnasmata II |Cindy Leahy |$30.00 |$110.00 |$110.00 |

|Rhetoric II |Jim Porterfield |$10.00 |$112.50 |$112.50 |

|Socratic Logic II |Dan Dunn |$10.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Socratic Logic II |Dan Dunn |$10.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Spanish 2/2 |Clarisa Loparo |TBA |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Spanish II |Clarisa Loparo |TBA |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|Studio Art A - Fall |TBA |TBA |$100.00 |$.00 |

|Studio Art B - Spring |TBA |TBA |$.00 |$100.00 |

|Study Skills |Julie Shanabrook |$30.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|World Geography: Advanced |Janette Cascio |$30.00 |$100.00 |$100.00 |

|World History II: Medieval - Fall |TBA |$0.00 |$.00 |$110.00 |

|World History III: The Modern World - Spring |TBA |$0.00 |$110.00 |$.00 |

* All Upper School class tuition rates are based on a predetermined minimum of students. If the minimum is not met, tuition will be adjusted accordingly. Families will be given the option to drop the class without penalty due to any increased tuition.

Please pay materials and 1st semester tuition payments in one check.

If your child(ren) is taking more than one class from the same teacher, you may combine those payments into one check.

UPPER SCHOOL BOOKLIST

2013-2014

|Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics |AP American Government: Institutions and Policies by James Q. Wilson and John Dilulio, Jr, 11th |

| |AP edition (ISBN 13:978-0-618-95540-4). Other necessary books: 5 Steps to a 5: AP U.S. |

| |Government and Politics 2008-2009 by McGraw Hill (ISBN 978--0-07-149798-5) or newer version; |

| |American Government: Readings and Cases, 16th edition by Peter Woll (ISBN 0-321-32950-3)l |

|Biology |Miller and Levine Biology (ISBN- 0133242005) (Macaw on the cover) |

|French 1/2 |Discovering French Nouveau Bleu 1 (ISBN-13: 9780395874820); DVD Take-Home tutor Bleu 1 (ISBN |

| |13:978-0-618-51587-5) |

|French 2/2 |Discovering French Nouveau Bleu 1 (ISBN-13: 9780395874820); DVD Take-Home tutor Bleu 1 (ISBN |

| |13:978-0-618-51587-5) |

|General Science |Prentice Hall Earth Science (2004), Pearson Prentice Hall, (ISBN# 0131901168) |

|Geometry |Harold Jacobs Geometry (ISBN 0-7167-1745-X) 2nd edition |

|Latin – All Upper School level classes |Books will be ordered at registration through CCS. |

|Omnibus I: Ancient Epic & History |IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE SAME TEXT FOR CLASS DISCUSSIONS, CINDY LEAHY WILL |

| |BE ORDERING ALL BOOKS, WHICH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON THURSDAY, MAY 30. THE COST OF THE BOOKS HAS|

| |BEEN ADDED TO THE MATERIALS FEE. The books include: Animal Farm by George Orwell, The Iliad by |

| |Homer, Robert Fitzgerald translation, The Odyssey by Homer, The Aeneid by Virgil. |

|Omnibus IV: Ancient Drama & History |IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE SAME TEXT FOR CLASS DISCUSSIONS, CINDY LEAHY WILL |

| |BE ORDERING ALL BOOKS, WHICH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON THURSDAY, MAY 30. THE COST OF THE BOOKS HAS|

| |BEEN ADDED TO THE MATERIALS FEE. Books include: The Boys' and Girls' Herodotus, Gilgamesh: A New|

| |Rendering in English Verse by David Ferry (Translator), Aeschylus I: Oresteia (The Complete |

| |Greek Tragedies) by Aeschylus (Author), David Greene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor), |

| |Aeschylus II (The Complete Greek Tragedies) by Aeschylus (Author), David Greene (Editor), |

| |Richmond Lattimore (Editor), Livy The Early History of Rome Books I - V , The Complete Greek |

| |Tragedies: Sophocles I (The Complete Greek Tragedies), The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides |

| |I (The Complete Greek Tragedies) by Euripides (Author), David Grene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore|

| |(Editor), The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides V by Euripides (Author), David Grene |

| |(Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor), Plutarch's Lives: The Dryden Translation Vol. I, The |

| |Braggart Soldier:  The Pot of Gold and Other Plays by Plautus (Author) |

|Physics |Conceptual Physics (11th Edition) by Paul G. Hewitt, (ISBN-10: 0-321-56809-5); Problem Solving |

| |Book for Conceptual Physics, 11th ed. by Paul G. Hewitt and Phillip R. Wolf (ISBN-13: |

| |978-0-321-66258-3 and ISBN-10: 0-321-66258X) |

|PreCalculus |Precalculus with Limits (Larson, Hostetler, Edwards) 2nd Edition, (ISBN 0-669-41758-0) |

|Rhetoric II |Rhetoric and Poetics of Aristotle by Edward Corbett; Classical Rhetoric for Students by Martin |

| |Cothran; How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler |

|Socratic Logic II |Socratic Logic by Peter Kreeft (ISBN-10: 1587318008, ISBN-13: 978-1587318009) Traditional Logic|

| |I by Martin Cothran (ISBN-10: 1930953100) Traditional Logic II by Martin Cothran (ISBN-10: |

| |1-930953127) |

|World History II & III |Western Civilization (combined edition) by Jackson Spielvogel (text will be used for all 3 |

| |rotations) |

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