Mother of Divine Grace School Summer Classes 2015 #1 – Natural Science Natural Science is an important course that Mother of Divine Grace School offers. It is a precursor to the study of the soul, the De Anima of Aristotle. Unfortunately, we notice many students skipping this formative course in favor of additional biology co urses or physics. If you are considering skipping this course due to the demands of your student’s colleges or interests, think again. This is a way to complete ½ credit of the course in a slightly abridged format. Additionally, direction is given to comp lete the course for a full credit. As Natural Science investigates the formal and final causes, it is most appropriately done before biology, but it can be done either before or after. Class is open for rising 9 th graders through 12 th graders; preference given to 10th, 11 th, & 12 th graders. Cost: $120 Dates: June 16, June 18, June 23, June 25, June 30, July 2, July 9 and July 14 Time: 11 AM- 1 PM PT. #2 - Health Margaret Hayden, James Berquist and Cyndi Montanaro will offer a 4 -week intensive course focused on health, culminating in a paper. This class will use the materials listed in the MODG syllabus, and is open to students in grades 9-12. The MODG Health course uses the encyclical Casti Connubii, supplemented with the Catechism of the Catholic Church (the entire text of the encyclical Casti Connubi can be found in the MODG Health syllabus, which your consultant can load to your family site). This course provide s the student with an excellent overview of the Catholic moral teaching on marriage, sexuality, and family life. Students will receive 0.5 credits for this course. Laura Berquist is offering a companion class for parents! Student Version Cost: $120.00 Dates: June 17, June 24, July 1 and July 8 Time: 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM PT or 1:00 PM-3:00 PM PT Parent Version Cost: $60 (parent only)/$30 (if student is enrolled in student version) Dates: June 18, June 25 Time: 4 PM – 6 PM PT #3 – Practical Economics This course will address many topics, such as the role of money, work, a living wage, insurance, debt and interest, tithing, charity, disposable income, subsidiarity principles, governmental assistance, and loans. In the course of this class, students will be asked to do a debate, prepare a budget and write a short paper. Class will meet twice per week for two weeks. Essentials readings available online for free; a few supplemental materials recommended that you purchase. Class led by Jen Dunlap. Cost: $120 Dates: June 23, June 30, July 7 and July 14 Time: 1:00 PM-3:00 PM PT #4 - Test Prep Class (ACT) Jen Dunlap & Amanda Mills, two of our most experienced Test Prep teachers, will meet with students twice a week for three weeks to prepare them for the ACT. Students will be required to take practice tests before coming to class so that the teacher can pinpoint their trouble spots. This class will also cover test taking strategy. It will also include a vocabulary study element to aid with the critical reading section and math content review. All materials will be provided. Open to Grades 10-12. Cost: $100 Dates: June 15, June 17, June 22, June 24, June 29 and July 1 Time: 8:00 AM-9:15 AM PT #5 - Photography for High School Students In the summer Photography class, learn how to use light, composition, depth of field, and perspective to create beautiful images of landscapes, animals and people. Any camera will work, even your phone. Class will include sharing of assignments for comments and direction. Everyone is a photographer! Open to Grades 9-12 (includes rising 9 th graders). This class, led by Kim McCarthy, can counts towards a Fine Arts credit. Log your hours! Cost: $120 Dates: June 18, June 25, July 2 and July 9 Time: 9:00-11:00 AM PT #6 – Methods in Literary Analysis. In this summer class, students will read, discuss and apply the principles laid out in Mortimer Adler’s book “How to Read a Book.” This work is one that is ordered to making one read carefully and with greater comprehension of the material at hand. It will make one a better, more careful reader. Students will first read and discuss the material. They will then apply his principles to various reading materials. Class may be done for credit. Cost: $120 Dates: June 15, June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13, July 20, July 27 Time: 2:00 PM PT-3:30PM PT Credit: ½ credit, Grades 10-12 Parent Offerings: #7.a - Coaching Writing for Parents: We are pleased to offer a two hour discussion hosted by Cyndi Montanaro, an experienced LS Teacher, Consultant, and mother of enrolled students, on how to work with your child to improve his writing. This class is strongly suggested for families in Learning Support. Class: Two separate classes for Coaching Writing: July th th 28 at 10:00 – 12:00 Pacific and August 11 at 10:00-12:00 Pacific Cost: $20 #7.b Writing Practicum: Cyndi Montanaro offers a follow up to Coaching Writing for Parents. In this writing practicum, Cyndi and moms work together to build an assignment and then take an actual assignment and work to perfect it. This class is open to anyone who has taken the Coaching Writing class at any time. Class: August 12 th 10:00-12:00 Cost: $15 #8 - Internet Safety Classes: A two hour discussion hosted by Cyndi Montanaro based upon her article, “Keeping Our Children Safe in a Digital Age”, about monitoring internet activity in the home. This class is valuable for any family, but strongly suggested for anyone with students in Le arning Support. Class: Two separate classes for Internet Safety: August 11 th at 12:00 – 2:00 Pacific and August 17 th at 12:00-2:00 Pacific Cost: $20 #9 - St Thomas on Sacraments: Question 60-65: The sacraments and their nature is a topic that Catholics should undertake to study at some point. As sacramental preparation must begin with parents in the home, parents have a vested interested in understanding the nature of a sacrament. Join James Berquist to discuss the wise words of St. Thomas on the nature of sacraments. The class will meet four times for 2 hours at a time. Cost: $100 Dates: June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21 Time: 4:00-6:00 PM Pacific Summer 2015 Workshops for Students: Want to do just a few fun activities this summer? Sign up for our single day classes. We have many offerings that would appeal to students at many different levels. #10 - Writing Workshops with Kristin Crook       Paragraphing: This workshop will cover the basic building blocks of writing —how to build paragraphs and how paragraphs build papers. Class: July 27 th 10:00-12:00 Pacific Time Cost: $20 Summarizing: This workshop will focus on Main Idea and ordering information well. Tr ansition devices will also be emphasized. Class: July 28 th 10:00-12:00 Pacific Time Cost: $20 Outlining and Note taking: This workshop will go over the basics of note taking and offer a variety of pre-writing strategies. Class: July 29 th 10:00-12:00 Pacific Time Cost: $20 Upper Level Papers: This workshop will give practical help for developing thesis statements, conducting research, and strengthening organization in upper level papers . Class: July 30 th 10:00-12:00 Pacific Time Cost: $20 Citation Skills: This workshop will address academic integrity and how to cite sources using the Chicago Method and MLA. Class: July 31 st 10:00-12:00 Pacific Time Cost: $20 Earth Science Writing Orientation: This workshop will give students a glimpse of the Earth Science course and ease them into the writing that it involves. This will include tips on taking notes, doing research, organization, and proofreading. Class: August 3 rd 10:00-12:00 Pacific Time #11 - Other Workshops    Answering Islam: This will be a lecture exploring the worldview presented by Islam and seeing where it goes wrong. No preparation necessary. Lecture by James Berquist. Class: August 3 rd 4:00-6:00 Pacific Time Cost: $20 Discussion and Dramatization: Macbeth: This is a three part class. The first class meets with James Berquist to discuss the play; the second and third classes meet with a Radio Theater teacher to dramatize it for fun. Log class hours to count towards Fine Arts credit. Classes: July 15th, July 20 th, July 22 nd at 11:00-1:00 Pacific Time. Cost: $45 Museum Tours: Travel with us to some of the finest museums in the world. You don’t even have to leave home. Log your hours to count this towards your Fine Arts credit. Tours visit different museums for sign up for either or both. Classes: June 16 th at 1:00 Pacific; June 23 rd at 1:00 Pacific. Cost: $15 Enrolled families: please register through your family site. Non-enrolled families: please fill out this registration form and return it to the MODG office: 407 Bryant Circle Suite B1 Ojai, California 93023 Phone: (805) 646-5818 Fax: (805) 646-9921 Email Paula Lyons: [email protected] (please do not include cc # if emailing form) PARENT NAME: PHONE:_____________________________ ADDRESS:________________________________________________________________________ # 1 2.a 2.b 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Class Natural Science Student Health  11 AM – 1 PM  1 PM- 3 PM Health – Parent Class Practical Economics Test Prep Photography Methods in Literary Analysis Coaching Writing  July 28th  August 11th Internet Safety  August 11 th  August 17th Aquinas – Sacraments Writing Workshops  Paragraphing 7/27  Summarizing 7/28  Outlining/Note taking 7/29  Upper Level Papers 7/30  Citation Skills 7/31  Earth Science Writing Orientation 8/3 Answering Islam Macbeth Museum Tours  June 16 th  June 23rd TOTAL: _______________ Attendee PAYMENT: MC Email VISA DISC CHECK CREDIT CARD #:__________________________________________________ EXP DATE:____ /____ SIGNATURE:_____________________________________________________ DATE:_____________