ASL 1

American Sign Language (ASL) is the 3rd most common language in the United States. This course introduces the basics of ASL. It is designed for students who have little or no previous knowledge of ASL. In this course, learning is visually based. ASL questions, commands, and other simple sentence structures are introduced to develop conversational skills and beyond in ASL. Students will learn basic vocabulary, grammar, history, fingerspelling, numbers, and Deaf terminology. Information about the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture is introduced. This course is suitable for middle-school-age students who are serious about learning a language, high school language credit, or general community learning. Practice outside of class and/or Deaf events is required!

Taught by Kiesha Shoemaker

Class is $225 per semester

Offered at 10-11 am

Homesteading with Younger Students: Animals

This class is homesteading animal - focused. An in-depth look at skills in working with chickens, goats, donkeys, horses, and ducks. They will learn body structures, eating habits, husbandry (caring ) for each of these types of animals.

Taught by Kiesha Shoemaker

Class is $150 per semester

Offered at 9:00-10:00am

Gardening and Foraging

In autumn’s gardening class for kids ages 10 & up, we learn what flourishes in warm weather and the essential care needed to maintain your garden during the fall. We will delve into different types of gardens, discussing topics such as: Planting; Garden upkeep; Harvesting; and Garden preparation.

Taught by Kimberly Keiser

Class is $150 per semester

Offered at 9:00-10:00am

Herbology Class

What will you learn in Herbology? How to nurture and utilize various plants. The role of plants in cooking, teas, and apothecary. An exploration of plants in natural and alternative medicine practices. The study and application of herbal remedies . Techniques for identifying herbs during foraging

Taught by Kimberly Keiser

Class is $150 per semester

Offered at 10:00-11:00am

Life Science

This course will focus on a multi-disciplined approach to Biology and Anatomy learning. This is a flipped learning approach wherein class time will focus on project learning and conducting experiments. We will learn the scientific process, how to write lab reports, and explore the six kingdoms of life.

Taught by Kiesha Shoemaker

Class is $150 per semester

Offered from 1:00-2:00pm

Art in the Wild

A class that will use the natural elements surrounding us to create beautiful works of art

Taught by Karissa Miller

Class is $225 per semester

Offered at 1:00-2:00 pm

Homesteading with Older Students

Learning to live in a self sufficient lifestyle. Preserving and maintaining instead of waste. Learning about animals and crops for maintaining one’s own needs.

Taught by Kiesha Shoemaker

Class is $150 per semester

Class Offered from 9:00-10:00am

Literature Around the World

We will read age-appropriate literature written from each continent using creative projects and discussions to draw notice to cultural similarities and differences as we explore around the globe. We will not utilize the five-paragraph essay in this class, but, rather, understanding of the text, creative writing, and mechanics. This course is designed to foster an exploration of the world through books and an enjoyment of reading same.

Taught by Nira Scheer

Class is $150 per semester

Offered at 10:00-11:00am

Biology with Lab

This year-long course serves as a complete high school biology course with lab work. The class will meet for once a week exploring concepts, having discussions, and performing lab work. There will be a fair amount of research-based learning aspect to the course so students can delve deeper into the topics that interest them while learning at least a little on all required topics. There will be quizzes, lab reports, and exams.

Taught by Nira Scheer

Class is $225 a semester with $25 lab fee

Offered from 12:00-1:00

Taste of Languages

Students will tackle one quarter each of French, Spanish, Japanese, and Hebrew learning the alphabets, common phrases, fun words, and simple sentences. Each of these languages could be pursued in high school as the required foreign language units. Or, If you are like me, all of these languages can be taken in high school, college, and beyond.

Taught by Nira Scheer

Class is $150 per semester

Offered from 11:00am-12:00pm

Emergency Preparedness

Certified Emergency Rescue Team is a Georgia-approved fourth science credit for high school. CERT educates individuals about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT volunteers can assist others in their community following a disaster when professional responders are not immediately available to help. •Includes a certificate with an ID# from Cobb County upon completion.

** CERT qualifies as Georgia colleges' admission requirement under science electives**

Taught by Kiesha Shoemaker

Class is $150 per semester

Offered 1:00-2:00pm

Geography

Students will explore continents, geographical formations, and languages using active learning — hearing music, exploring dress, tasting native food, creating native art or crafts, and more! Hand in hand with understanding the culture is remembering the geographic locations of land, rivers, and mountains that changed history.

Taught by Nira Scheer

Class is $150 per semester

Offered from 1:00-2:00pm