www.TheOldSchoolhouse.com
to;apply;a;Biblical;worldview.;Editori-
als;help;with;critical;thinking;skills,;and
the lessons within the magazine use
news;stories;as;a;springboard;to;teach
concepts;from;Civics,;Geography,;Eco-
nomics,;and;more.;Vocabulary;words
are taught in context. News graphics
explain complex ideas. Quizzes test
reading comprehension. Web content
expands;the;learning;experience.
Top Story: Middle School
Top Story is for students in Middle
School to help teach them a Biblical
worldview.;Top Story;features;editorials
to;help;with;critical;thinking.;Lessons
use;news;stories;to;teach;Civics,;Geog-raphy,;Economics,;and;more.;Vocabu-lary;is;taught;in;context;throughout;the
articles.;Quizzes;test;reading;compre-hension,;and;web;content;expands;the
learning;experience.
Trak: High School
Trak is;the;high;school;level;designed
to;sharpen;students’;Biblical;worldview.
Trak;is;written;with;a;distinctive;style
and;voice;to;appeal;to;young;adults.;This
is;intended;as;a;bridge;to;World maga-zine.;Students;are;encouraged;to;write
to;the;editor;in;response;to;articles;and
news;stories.;Features;include;editorials,
economics,;technology,;and;safe;cover-age;of;cultural;events;and;personalities.
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Learning Labs and Bridgeway
English
Bridgeway Academy
www.HomeschoolAcademy.com
www.CurriculumExpress.com
1.800.863.1474
Bridgeway Academy offers home-
schooling;families;a;variety;of;services
to;make;the;homeschooling;experience
a;little;easier;and;hopefully;enjoyable
for everyone involved. This includes
the;ability;to;have;an;entire;curriculum
plan;customized;for;your;child.;For;this
review,;Crew;members;either;received
a;seat;in;a;Learning;Lab;course;or;the
print;curriculum;Bridgeway;English.
Learning;Labs,;by;Bridgeway;Acad-emy, offers homeschool students the
opportunity to learn from a certified
instructor;as;well;as;have;occasion;to
interact with other homeschool stu-dents;from;around;the;globe.;Learning
Labs;are;like;an;online;co-op;with;the
subjects;offered;varying;with;each;term.
Terms;last;nine;weeks;with;many;of;the
courses;costing;$149;for;the;term.;The
courses taken by Crew members in-clude;Magic;Tree;House:;Middle;Ages
(Grades;1-5),;Marine;Biology;(Grades
5-8),;and;Easy;Essay;(Grades;9-12).
Magic Tree House Social Studies:
The Middle Ages
This course, taught by Mrs. Kathi
Thomas;is;for;grades;1-5.;Your;students
will;join;Jack;and;Annie;as;they;travel
back;in;time;to;visit;with;kings,;queens,
lords;and;ladies,;knights;and;squires!
Learn;fascinating;facts;about;the;lives
of;ordinary;people;during;the;Middle
Ages;as;we;journey;through;the;coun-tryside,;towns,;and;cities;of;medieval
Europe.;Music,;art,;literature,;science,
and;war;are;all;explored;as;we;explore
this;fascinating;period;in;history;using
Knight at Dawn;to;jump;start;our;learn-
ing.;This;class;has;45;minutes- 1;hour
of project-oriented homework plus
weekly;reading.;The;Magic;Tree;House
book,;Knight at Dawn,;was;required;for
the;course.
Fun with Science: Marine Biology
This;course,;taught;by;Mrs.;Carla;Berg,
is for grades 5-8. Come explore the
oceans;with;Mrs.;Berg!;In;Marine;Bi-ology;we;will;dive;in;and;explore;the
ocean. We will look at different fish,
mammals,;and;other;creatures;that;in-habit our oceans. Join students from
around;the;world;as;we;learn;the;differ-ences;between;the;oceans;and;how;we
use;technology;to;explore;the;animals
and organisms we find within them.
This;class;will;have;45;minutes- 1;hour
of project-oriented homework plus
weekly;reading.
Easy Essay Writing
This;course,;taught;by;Mrs.;Kimberly
Kulp,;is;for;grades;9-12.;There;is;often
nothing more daunting to students
than;writing;an;essay.;This;class;will;de-mystify;and;debunk;the;hardships;of;es-say;writing.;It;focuses;on;organization,
structure, and design. This course is
designed;as;a;1/2;credit;elective;course
with;1;hour;in;class;and;2-3;hours;of
homework;weekly.
Bridgeway English
Bridgeway;English;is;considered;a;re-source;for;those;high;school;students
needing;a;complete;refresher;on;gram-mar and/or writing. Students from
grades;7;through;grades;12;are;consid-
ered;the;target;audience;for;this;pro-gram;which;is;written;for;the;student
to;complete;on;their;own;with;check-points;for;the;teacher;to;grade.;Paks;are
divided into lessons of several pages
with;all;background;material;provided
as;needed.;Tests;for;the;paks;are;in-cluded;at;the;end;of;each;student;book
with;the;suggestion;that;the;educator
remove;the;test;pages;before;giving;the
student;their;book.
Bridgeway English Book 1: Focus on
Grammar;($23.33);covers;subject;and
predicate,;four;types;of;sentences,;sen-tence fragments, run-on sentences,
compound;sentences,;noun;functions,
pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepo-sitions;and;prepositional;phrases,;con-junctions,;interjections,;and;grammar
review.
Bridgeway English Book 2: Focus on
Writing;($23.33);assumes;proficiency;in
the;grammar;topics;in;Book;1.;Book;2
covers;clauses,;sentence;variety,;subject/
verb;agreement,;grammar;and;mechan-ics,;writing;skills,;rules;of;capitalization,
rules;of;punctuation,;proofreading,;ed-iting, letter writing, business writing,
study;skills,;critical;thinking;and;rea-soning,;and;learning;about;fact;versus
fiction.;Bridgeway English Key;($23.33)
for;teachers;has;reduced;copies;of;each
student page with the answers filled
in;to;enable;quicker;grading.;The;key
covers;both;Book;1;and;Book;2.
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