History/Geography/Government

GALLOPING THE GLOBE - Grades K-3rd

TEACHERS: Jacquie Palazzolo

2024-2025 will be a Year 1 Rotation

This class is an adventure that will take students grades K-3 to different countries around the world. While “visiting” the countries, we will explore the culture, the geography, famous people, music, animals, games, food and more! Each week we will look at the map and learn to locate the countries, capital cities, oceans, continents, and learn directions. A story relating to the country we are visiting will enhance the experience while providing examples of the history and culture. Then we wrap up each day with an activity, language lesson, food sample, game native to the country, or color the flag.

Galloping the Globe will use different categories of learning activities: Basic Geography, People/History, Literature, Science, Activities, Cultures, and Bible. We spend 2-3 weeks visiting each country making this program a two year course and your students can jump in either year as it does not build upon the prior year.

Year one we visit: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Antarctica, Arctic, Canada, and Spain.

Year two we visit: Egypt, Kenya, Great Britain, Brazil, Russia, China, and Israel.

Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $270/$20

Fall 12 weeks--Spring 12 Weeks

Exploring Continents-- Grades 3rd-6th

Asia/Europe

Teacher: Kim Treadway

This geography class will teach students about the continents, focusing on Asia for the fall semester and Europe for the spring semester. They will learn about the geography of these continents as well as the individual countries that comprise each continent, including the capitals and cultures of each. The students will also learn through preparing a presentation and poster about a country from Asia as well as one from Europe.

Parents need to purchase for class: Trick Geography: Asia & Trick Geography: Europe

Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $260/$40

Fall 12 weeks--Spring 12 Weeks

Ohio History & US States, Capitals & Regions-- Grades 3rd-7th

Teacher: Kim Treadway

Fall Focus--Fall semester is designed to fulfill the Ohio History state requirement. Games, timelines, map-study, stories and small reports are some of the activities included in this course. Eeach student will complete a notebook covering information from the early indians to modern Ohio. A field trip to Fort Ancient, The Cincinnati Museum Center, and an excursion to The Rankin House overlooking the Ohio River, are all included in this study. Our American Heritage has strong roots in the great state of Ohio.

Spring Focus--Spring semester will cover the basic geography of the United States and its different regions with a brief overview of each state and capital. Students will learn the names of the fifty states of the United States of America and its capital as well as where they are located on a map. Students will utilize the States and Capitals student workbook by Memoria press and the related book Don't Know Much About The 50 States.

Parents will need to purchase for class: My State Notebook from Abeka and Ohio History Student Booklet by Joy Dean.

Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $260/$40

Fall 12 weeks--Spring 12 Weeks

Mystery of History-- Grades 4th-6th

Teacher: Brandy Hopper

Volume II-- The Early Church and the Middle Ages

The Mystery of History Volume II (AD 30 - 1456) picks up where the story of Volume I leaves off - at the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the first lesson I address Acts 1:8 with the promise of the Father to send the Holy Spirit. It is called the Day of Pentecost. From there, the history of the Early Church really begins. It is not an easy history to digest. It was amid trials, persecution, and martyrdom that the magnificent story of Jesus Christ spread

Students will apply that which they learn with the use of a timeline, mapping, various activities and review. Weekly assignments will be given.

Parents will need to purchase Mystery of History, Volume I, colored pencils or crayons, ultra-fine tip Sharpie marker for mapping, scissors, and glue sticks.

Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $260/$40

Fall 12 weeks--Spring 12 Weeks

Junior High School History

JR HIGH Mystery of History - Grades 7th-8th

Teacher: Brandy Hopper

Volume IV-- Wars of Independence to Modern Times

Volume IV, the last and final volume of this world history series, spans three pressure-filled centuries from 1708 to 2014. Starting with Bach and Handel, two of four major composers included in Volume IV, the time period will see numerous “wars of independence.” From the American colonies, the heart of Mexico, the goldmines of Australia, the mountaintops of South America, the shores of Greece, and the walls of the Alamo, we will find mankind desperately striving for liberty and freedom through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Most of the time, he will achieve it – but seldom without heartache, revolution, and bloodshed!

What student needs for class: Mystery of History Vol. IV, colored pencils or crayons, ultra-fine tip Sharpie marker for mapping, scissors, glue sticks

Annual Tuition and Labs: $260/$40

Fall 12 weeks--Spring 12 Weeks

High School History

Notgrass Exploring America- Grades 9th-12th

Virtual Class Tuesdays 9:00am-10:00

Teacher: Gwyn Stout

(Fall Semester 12 weeks--Spring Semester 16 weeks)

HELP is offering virtual classes on Tuesday mornings facilitated by Gwyn Stout using Notgrass curriculum. This course is inclusive of 1 year credit in high school U.S. History, Language Arts, and Bible (if parents choose to complete this part at home). Studies have shown that students who are presented with a concept through different disciplines tend to understand and remember the information more completely. We will only be offering the history and language arts portions. They can be taken together or separately. Each class will require approximately 1 hour of work per day.

High School US History: This one-year course provides one credit in American history. Your student will gain a rich understanding of our nation's past by reading the history narrative and primary source documents about the issues and ideas in history. This class will provide an experiential approach to American History while learning the concepts and facts that have formed America.

Exploring America presents history from the perspective of faith in God and respect for His Word. Each unit includes a Bible study highlighting spiritual issues related to history. It is comprehensive, giving students a survey of events and issues from European exploration to the war on terror, with extensive coverage of the 20th century. The students will survey American history from the time of the Native Americans and first European explorers to the administration of Barack Obama. The course discusses actions and developments on the national level, especially involving the Federal government, as well as issues and events in American culture. The course places special emphasis on the role of slavery and subsequent racial issues in American history. The student will read a significant number of original documents and speeches while studying the narrative of lessons.

Class Time: Tuesdays 9:00-10:00 via Google Classroom

In August, your student will be receiving an email to accept and create a password for a Google email and join our Google Classroom. The only way your student will be able to access the classroom will be using this assigned Gmail address. This is Google’s way of keeping the classroom safe. After your student is in the Google Classroom, parents will get an email to enroll as guardians.

If you would like a more comprehensive approach to your high schooler’s education, you are encouraged to also enroll in the virtual Composition & Literature course that will follow the American History course. We will read classic novels that follow along with the history we are studying in the preceding history class. During the class time we will discuss the parallels, literary technics, and writing styles. We will also be writing different styles of papers to complement our history study and literature reading. (Please see click here for more details) Class Time: Tuesdays 10:15-11:15 (Fall Semester 12 weeks--Spring Semester 16 weeks)

Parents will need to purchase:

Notgrass Exploring America Curriculum Package which includes:
Part 1: Columbus Through Reconstruction (first semester)
Part 2: Late 1800s to the Present (second semester)
American Voices: Original Documents, Speeches, Poems, Stories, and Hymns from American History (assigned readings)
Students will also need a computer/laptop with a camera and microphone. iPad will work but they are a bit more challenging to maneuver through Google Classroom
This program offers as optional audio supplement that is not required for the course

If you choose to take both the Notgrass American History and Notgrass Composition & Literature Classes you can purchase the entire Exploring America bundle here (we will not be reading all the novels though).

Annual Tuition and Class Fees: $280/$40

Notgrass Exploring World History - Grades 9th-12th

Teacher: Gwyn Stout

(Fall Semester 12 weeks--Spring Semester 16 weeks)

High School World History: This one-year course provides one credit in World history. Your student will gain a rich understanding of our World's history by reading the history narrative and primary source documents about the issues and ideas in history. This class will provide and experiential approach to World History while learning the concepts and facts.

This course is a survey of world history from Creation to the 21st Century. The course discusses civilizations from around the world. A special emphasis is placed on key events, key ideas, key persons, and everyday life in various time periods of world history. The student reads a significant number of original documents and speeches while studying the narrative of lessons.

Parents will need to purchase:

Notgrass Exploring World History Currciculum Package which includes:

Part 1: Creation Through the Middle ages
Part 2: The Renaissance to the Present
In Their Words: Original Documents, Speeches, Poems, Stories, from World History (assigned readings)
- These materials can be found here

Annual Tuition and Class Fees: $280/$40

Virtual High School Holocaust Studies - 9th-12th

Teacher: Heather Rosewell

This class will provide your student with a better understanding of the atrocities that happened during the Holocaust. Lessons will include an overview of Holocaust studies, antisemitism, Nazi Germany, The Ghettos, The “Final Solution,” Jewish and Non-Jewish Resistance, Liberators, Perpetrators, Collaborators, Bystanders, Survivors, Nuremburg Trials, Present Day Genocides, and the Children and Legacies beyond the Holocaust. The instructor will be using the curriculum Echoes & Reflections as her guide, and assigned texts can be found at your local library or on Amazon.

The course will include homework, assigned reading, assigned film viewing, and projects that will be presented to the group (one per semester). This course will be very interactive, and students will be expected to participate actively in the classroom by completing homework and projects, and attending a field trip at the end of the school year (if available to them).

Links to the Centers and Foundations:
http://www.holocaustandhumanity.org/
https://jfr.org/
https://ushmm.org

Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $260/$60

Fall--12 Weeks, Spring--12 Weeks

Not offered 2024-2025

Mystery of History - Grades 4th-6th

Teacher: Brandy Hopper

Volume I--Creation-Resurrection

The Mystery of History Volume 1 is written from a Christian, young-earth perspective, teaching children to see God's hand throughout history...and how the Gospel of Jesus is the mystery behind all of history! Written in a conversational style, many lessons are presented in the form of mini-biographies, integrating fascinating stories with the events of the time. Covering creation to the resurrection, students will learn about famous biblical characters, ancient peoples, and well-known men such as Aesop, Buddha, Pythagoras, Confucius, Emperor Asoka, Herodotus, Caesar, Hannibal, and Herod.

Arranged by quarters and weeks, each quarter begins with an "Around the World" summary of events to introduce the time period; lessons progress chronologically with each week having 4 lessons per week and will require some reading over Christmas break.

Students will apply that which they learn with the use of a timeline, mapping, various activities and review. Weekly assignments will be given.

Parents will need to purchase Mystery of History, Volume I, colored pencils or crayons, ultra-fine tip Sharpie marker for mapping, scissors, and glue sticks.

Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $260/$40

Fall 12 weeks--Spring 12 Weeks

Mystery of History-- Grades 4th-6th

Teacher: Anne Nelson

Volume II-- The Early Church and the Middle Ages

Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $250/$40

Junior High

JR HIGH Mystery of History - Grades 7th-8th

Teacher: Anne Nelson

Volume IV-- Wars of Independence to Modern Times

What student needs for class: Mystery of History Vol. IV, colored pencils or crayons, ultra-fine tip Sharpie marker for mapping, scissors, glue sticks

Annual Tuition and Labs: $285/$40

JR HIGH Mystery of History - Grades 7th-8th

Teacher: Brandy Hopper

VOLUME III-- The Renaissance, Reformation and Grown of Nations

Vol. III, (1455 - 1707) The Mystery of History Volume III Student Reader continues the spectacular and provocative study of world history from the viewpoint of a Christian author. Spanning the Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration, and some early American history, this volume explores the backdrop to and the significance surrounding the time-honored contributions found in art, music, literature, science, and philosophy of this rich era. The Student Reader contains 84 stirring lessons written by Linda Lacour Hobar in a colorful, easy-to-hold hardback.

The Mystery of History series provides an historically accurate, Biblical approach to the study of history. Students will apply that which they learn with the use of a timeline, mapping, various activities and review. Weekly assignments will be given. The students will also have a semester project.

What student needs for class: Mystery of History Vol. III, colored pencils or crayons, ultra-fine tip Sharpie marker for mapping, scissors, and glue sticks

Annual Tuition and Labs: $260/$40

Fall 12 weeks--Spring 12 Weeks

High School History

High School Government - 9th-12th

Teacher: Phil Hopper

American Government is a Shortened Full Year Course that provides a half-year credit in Government. Lessons cover Federal, state, and local government and also contemporary issues in government. Special emphasis is placed on the Biblical basis for government and on the U.S. Constitution.

Numerous hands-on projects and activities that are designed to help the student think about and interact with the ideas that he or she is studying will be utilized. Ted Talks, YouTube videos, Hillsdale College Lectures are some of the resources that will be employed. There will be an attempt to hold a mock presidential election over the course of the Shortened Full Year.

Our purpose in American Government is to educate and inspire you concerning the governments of the United States, individual states, and local communities. As we understand the background, basis, and operation of American government on all levels, we are better equipped to remain prayerful, thoughtful, and involved with regard to government.

The curriculum that will be used for this class is the Notgrass American Government curriculum. Parents will need to purchase for the class the Exploring Government curriculum package and the corresponding Student review pack.

Annual Tuition and Class Fee: $260/$60

World History - Grades 9th-12th

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From the beginning of civilization to the 20th century rise of globalism, World History and Cultures enables your child to see God’s purpose and plan in human events. Your child will study the beginning of nations at the Tower of Babel, the beginning of writing in Sumer, the rise of republican government in Rome, the revival of humanities in the Renaissance, the rise of exploration from Europe, and the consequences of Communism in Russia. With timelines of events, over 300 photographs of important people and places in history, section and chapter reviews, plus maps of the world, your child will have a firm grasp of world events and cultures. Parents will need to purchase Abeka World History and Cultures 3rd edition text and map project book. Parents may also purchase any of the answer keys, but this is optional.

Paperback, Publisher: A Beka Book; 3rd edition (2005), https://www.abeka.com/abekaonline/bookdescription.aspx?sbn=115738
Map Project Book, https://www.abeka.com/abekaonline/bookdescription.aspx?sbn=115746

Annual Tuition and Class Fees: $290/$50

Notgrass Exploring World History - Grades 9th-12th

Virtual Class Tuesdays 9:00am-10:00 am

Teacher: Gwyn Stout

(Fall Semester 12 weeks--Spring Semester 16 weeks)

HELP is again going to offer virtual classes Tuesday mornings facilitated by Gwyn Stout using Notgrass curriculum. This course is inclusive of 1 year credit in high school World History, Language Arts, and Bible. Studies have shown that students who are presented with a concept through different disciplines, tend to understand and remember the information more completely. We will only be offering the history and language arts portions. They can be taken together or separately. Each class will require approximately 1 hour of work per day.

Class Time: Tuesdays 9:00-10:00

If you would like a more holistic approach to your high schooler’s education we encourage you to also enroll in the virtual Composition & Literature course that will follow the World History course. We will read classic novels that follow along with the history we are studying in preceding history class. During the class time we will discuss the parallels, literary technics, and writing styles. We will also be writing different styles of papers to complement our history study and literature reading. (Please see click here (and scroll down) for more details on the English class) Class Time: Tuesdays 10:15-11:15 (Fall Semester 12 weeks--Spring Semester 16 weeks)

Parents will need to purchase:

Notgrass Exploring World History Currciculum Package which includes:

Part 1: Creation Through the Middle ages
Part 2: The Renaissance to the Present
In Their Words: Original Documents, Speeches, Poems, Stories, from World History (assigned readings)
- These materials can be found here
Students will also need a computer/laptop with camera and microphone

Annual Tuition and Class Fees: $280/$40