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Study Skills for Academic Success

COURSE DESCRIPTION:


The purpose of this class is to help students develop, practice, and apply skills that will help them achieve academic success in their high school classes and beyond. There are four main areas of focus: understanding how they best learn, organizing their time, taking notes in class and from texts, and studying for tests. The curriculum we use covers a variety of beneficial topics for students.


● VAK Learning Styles
● Study Habits
● Time Management and Using a Planner
● Using Graphic Organizers to Take Notes
● Using Cornell Notes for In-Class Lectures
● Remembering Information Using Pneumonic Devices
● Test-Taking Strategies (including final exam preparation)
● Building Vocabulary Through Context Clues


Students can expect 30 – 45 minutes of homework to prepare for each class meeting. This is a one-semester course and counts as 0.5 elective credit. 


**This class teaches students how to organize their assignments and time using a planner. The planner used in the class is from Indeme. Follow the link below to order this specific planner.

INSTRUCTOR: Vickie Schell, classicalvickie@gmail.com, 919-205-3533


Texts To Be Purchased:

  1. Study Strategies Made Easy 
  2. Black appointment book 2025 

German 1 (Honors German 1)

DESCRIPTION:

German I is a two semester introductory course and there is no prerequisite. This course includes basic vocabulary, parts of speech, basic grammar, pronunciation, and Germanic culture. Various media types will be used to assist instruction. High School students who study German I learn the basics of the language and equip themselves for more advanced study. It is an excellent language to learn because over a hundred million people speak German as their first language and millions more speak it as a second language. It is the national language of Germany and Austria and is one of the four national languages of Switzerland. Germany is currently the fourth largest economy in the world and is predicted to remain a dominant economy for the foreseeable future. Students, who are later in college or in the work place, may also combine the study of the German language with study of business, law, trade, science, engineering, technology, ministry, tourism, politics, or music to provide excellent career opportunities for themselves. A complete curriculum map may be viewed at the class website stated below.

This course is for students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.  Students in grades 7 and 8 may enroll in this course with instructor approval. Contact the instructor for further information.

Teacher to be identified.

PREREQUISITES:

  • Internet access through a web browser (for access to the instructor’s website)
  • Desire to learn, participate, and stretch

MATERIALS AND TEXTS:

Honors Analysis and Research Writing

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DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on the best methods and techniques for a comprehensive understanding and implementation of research, analysis, and presentation. Writing a good research paper is essential at a university level yet so many students do not perform well or are not efficient in their execution of the required tasks. This course covers specific grammar and writing, which are specifically focused on improving research writing. Writing a research paper is different than writing an essay. Additionally, students learn to perform research, analysis, and synthesis of their opinions and conclusions with the research facts as proper and necessary inputs to their papers or presentations. Many college courses require multiple long or short research papers, but many courses also require PowerPoint or Prezi presentations in lieu of or in addition to written papers. This course will equip students to use the same research and analysis methodology for both papers and presentations. It will instruct and give students experience to understand assignments, select topics, execute preliminary research to validate a topic or thesis, develop a project strategy, follow prescribed standards (Turabian, APA, and MLA), conduct specific research, perform analysis of the research, outline and storyboard, and then actually produce papers and presentations. Presentations will be completed using Prezi, which many colleges and universities now use. Therefore, the goal is to prepare students to successfully complete and exceed college level research project assignments. A curriculum map for this course may be viewed at the course website stated below.

Teacher to be identified.

PREREQUISITES:

  • This course is for students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
  • Internet access through a web browser (for access to the instructor’s website and online assignments)
  • Desire to learn, participate, and stretch

MATERIALS AND TEXTS: 

Member to offer Lego Mindstorm Camp

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LEGO MINDSTORM CAMP
Your child will learn the basics and in-depth structures of an extraordinary LEGO Mindstorm Robot, while incorporating team work ethics into their daily lives. They will also experience the competitive side of robotics and have a mini tournament, modeled after First Lego League.
Half-Day Beginner Camp: Ages (8-12):
  • June 4-8        9am-12pm
  •  June 11-15   1pm-4p

Half-Day Intermediate Camp: Ages (8-12):

  •  June 4-8        1pm-4pm
  • June 11-15   9am-12pm

Cost:       $149 by May 15th or $199

Location: 270-104 Cornerstone Drive, Cary NC 27519 – Near Davis Dr. & High House

Website:  https://sites.google.com/site/legomindstormcamp/home .

Contact:  Mindcampnc@gmail.com

Instructor: John Paul Baric, 2010 First Lego League Robotics State Champion team member and 2011 State Award winning team member in Robotic Design.

“I enjoyed watching the excitement on the final day, as the kids waited with anticipation to see if their Robotics car would successfully go through the course. The teams enthusiasm also impressed me and how they learned by working together to be successful.”  Mrs. Cotton, mother of 2011 camper.