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Seated Classes (Column A)
Welcome to the Seated class portion of the Partnership. Seated classes simply mean that the student will spend a minimum amount of time as a student somewhere on Berrien Springs Schools' campus during the school day.
All Partnership students are required to take one seated class from the list below, though each student may take two.
Spring 2012 Seated Class Description and Schedule
Experiencing Arts and Technology (also known as the Fieldtrip Class) Our field trip class is officially called Experiencing Arts and Technology, because each trip is designed to explore some aspect of those areas of study in a fun and educational manner. It is the most popular seated class offered in the Partnership because of the variety and quality of the trips. Details on fieldtrips and requirements for this class.
Elementary Art – grades 1-5 (Mon 9:30-10:30, Wed 1:00-2:00 weekly OR Mon 1:00-3:00, Wed 9:00-11:00 every other week) In this course we will focus primarily on cultural art, using non-traditional media such as fabric and beads and natural materials such as seeds and grains.
Teen Art: Multi-Media Experience – grades 6-12 (Mon 10:45-12:00 or Wed 11:15-12:30)Learn new skills and improve your techniques in drawing and painting with various media.
Health & Girls on the Run® - grades 3-8 (Thurs 2:15-3:30 Jan.-Feb.; 12:30-3:30 March-May) In this class we will focus on two topics. The first part of the course will focus on our health and how we eat. In this part of the class we will journal, research facts about food, and learn about what our bodies really need to stay healthy. Girls on the Run® is a 501(c)3 positive youth development program which combines an interactive curriculum and running to inspire self-respect and and healthy lifestyles in pre-teen girls. Our core curriculum address many aspects of girls' development - their physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. Lessons provide girls with the tools to make positive decisions and to avoid risky adolescent behaviors. Participation in the program includes a new pair of New Balance tennis shoes, T-shirt, water bottle and more! A minimum of 8 girls, grade 3-5 or a minimum of 8 girls grades 6-8, are required to launch the class. See Girls on the Run® for more information.
*Colonial and Ballroom Dance – grades 6-12 (Tues 8:45-9:45) Colonial Dance will be team-taught for the first 8 weeks by Sarah Counsellor and Noelle Bash, then Ballroom will be with Sarah Counsellor and Sharon Haynes. Colonial Dance will include dances from the 17th-19th centuries such as the Dargason and Piper's Beast along with many more. Students will also learn some of the chronological history behind dance as it has changed with the culture. The ballroom portion will focus on learning timing, identifying songs and incorporating basic patterns of the Foxtrot, ChaCha and Hustle. Class will be held in the BS Middle School cafeteria.
Pint-sized Economics – grades 2-5 (Tues 10:15-11:15)
In this course students will learn about the basic skills of being a responsible citizen. We will also be learning occupational awareness and creating a mini-economy. Each student will hold a job in the classroom and we will discuss the importance of each job and the roles we play in society. We will also learn how to keep a basic budget and how to manage our finances from the time we start earning money.
*Elem. Life Skills grades 1-5 (Tues 11:45-1:15)
*Teen Life Skills – grades 6-12 (Tues 1:30-3:00)
This is a class in home economics. For this course we will be working on many essential tasks and fun activities. For instance, students will learn simple cooking skills, how to sort and do laundry, create a grocery list, keep recipe cards, try their hand at sewing, canning, budgeting, and so much more. These are great skills for both guys and girls to learn.
Entrepreneurship – grades 6-12 Continued from Fall Semester (Fri 9:30 - 10:45)
Entrepreneurship - grades 6-12 for new spring students (Fri 1:00-2:30)
In this class we will be learning the basics about starting one’s own business. Entrepreneurship is being recognized as a viable career option in today’s work world. Generation E (Entrepreneurship) is a widely known and respected curriculum around Michigan for middle and high school students. Past Partnership and public school students have had great success in learning a great deal about the subject and have won major prizes at spring exhibitions.
We will look at some of the students’ interests, talents, and abilities and we will learn how to apply these skills to creating a business as well as what entrepreneurship is, some of the rewards and risks of owning your own business, what our resources are, business and social etiquette, and so much more. Link for more information on this class.
Yearbook – grades 6-12 (Fri 11:15-12:30)
Yearbook will focus on composing, arranging and printing of pictures in either a final hard copy or digital format. Work will include giving titles and descriptions of scenes used. Since students will be asked to visit other Partnership locations to gather pictures and information, some flexibility will be required outside of classroom time. The final project will either be a composition of Partnership and homeschool life as a class or personal memento.
*Class to be held at BS Middle School home ec room, Dance in cafeteria
All other classes to be held at Sylvester Elementary
MS or HS Band!
Homeschoolers are welcome to join the Berrien Springs Public School MS or HS band! Attendance may be required everyday - please contact Band Director Ruth Livengood at rlivengood@homeoftheshamrocks.org for questions regarding instruments and scheduling.
School Choir (Elem, MS, HS) Students join the public school students in their grade level. Elementary students (grades 4 and 5 only) meet once per week, middle school and high school meet 4-5 days/wk. Consideration for HS choir would be by audition.
Other School Electives (MS, HS)
Homeschoolers are welcome to join any non-core (elective) class that is offered at the MS or HS. Daily attendance may be required. BSPS has many great electives from which to choose! Contact Sharon for more information!
Attn: Dual Enrollment Juniors and Seniors:
If an age-appropriate seated class does not fit into a dual enrollment student's schedule, Juniors and Seniors may apply for one of the few positions as a teacher's (Sarah's) assistant in one of the seated classes for younger students. Those who have held the position before will have first opportunity to have the position again. Email Sharon if interested.
Class descriptions:
Seated Classes
Virtual (online) Classes
Community Resource Classes
Welcome to the Seated class portion of the Partnership. Seated classes simply mean that the student will spend a minimum amount of time as a student somewhere on Berrien Springs Schools' campus during the school day.
All Partnership students are required to take one seated class from the list below, though each student may take two.
Spring 2012 Seated Class Description and Schedule
Experiencing Arts and Technology (also known as the Fieldtrip Class) Our field trip class is officially called Experiencing Arts and Technology, because each trip is designed to explore some aspect of those areas of study in a fun and educational manner. It is the most popular seated class offered in the Partnership because of the variety and quality of the trips. Details on fieldtrips and requirements for this class.
Elementary Art – grades 1-5 (Mon 9:30-10:30, Wed 1:00-2:00 weekly OR Mon 1:00-3:00, Wed 9:00-11:00 every other week) In this course we will focus primarily on cultural art, using non-traditional media such as fabric and beads and natural materials such as seeds and grains.
Teen Art: Multi-Media Experience – grades 6-12 (Mon 10:45-12:00 or Wed 11:15-12:30)Learn new skills and improve your techniques in drawing and painting with various media.
Health & Girls on the Run® - grades 3-8 (Thurs 2:15-3:30 Jan.-Feb.; 12:30-3:30 March-May) In this class we will focus on two topics. The first part of the course will focus on our health and how we eat. In this part of the class we will journal, research facts about food, and learn about what our bodies really need to stay healthy. Girls on the Run® is a 501(c)3 positive youth development program which combines an interactive curriculum and running to inspire self-respect and and healthy lifestyles in pre-teen girls. Our core curriculum address many aspects of girls' development - their physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. Lessons provide girls with the tools to make positive decisions and to avoid risky adolescent behaviors. Participation in the program includes a new pair of New Balance tennis shoes, T-shirt, water bottle and more! A minimum of 8 girls, grade 3-5 or a minimum of 8 girls grades 6-8, are required to launch the class. See Girls on the Run® for more information.
*Colonial and Ballroom Dance – grades 6-12 (Tues 8:45-9:45) Colonial Dance will be team-taught for the first 8 weeks by Sarah Counsellor and Noelle Bash, then Ballroom will be with Sarah Counsellor and Sharon Haynes. Colonial Dance will include dances from the 17th-19th centuries such as the Dargason and Piper's Beast along with many more. Students will also learn some of the chronological history behind dance as it has changed with the culture. The ballroom portion will focus on learning timing, identifying songs and incorporating basic patterns of the Foxtrot, ChaCha and Hustle. Class will be held in the BS Middle School cafeteria.
Pint-sized Economics – grades 2-5 (Tues 10:15-11:15)
In this course students will learn about the basic skills of being a responsible citizen. We will also be learning occupational awareness and creating a mini-economy. Each student will hold a job in the classroom and we will discuss the importance of each job and the roles we play in society. We will also learn how to keep a basic budget and how to manage our finances from the time we start earning money.
*Elem. Life Skills grades 1-5 (Tues 11:45-1:15)
*Teen Life Skills – grades 6-12 (Tues 1:30-3:00)
This is a class in home economics. For this course we will be working on many essential tasks and fun activities. For instance, students will learn simple cooking skills, how to sort and do laundry, create a grocery list, keep recipe cards, try their hand at sewing, canning, budgeting, and so much more. These are great skills for both guys and girls to learn.
Entrepreneurship – grades 6-12 Continued from Fall Semester (Fri 9:30 - 10:45)
Entrepreneurship - grades 6-12 for new spring students (Fri 1:00-2:30)
In this class we will be learning the basics about starting one’s own business. Entrepreneurship is being recognized as a viable career option in today’s work world. Generation E (Entrepreneurship) is a widely known and respected curriculum around Michigan for middle and high school students. Past Partnership and public school students have had great success in learning a great deal about the subject and have won major prizes at spring exhibitions.
We will look at some of the students’ interests, talents, and abilities and we will learn how to apply these skills to creating a business as well as what entrepreneurship is, some of the rewards and risks of owning your own business, what our resources are, business and social etiquette, and so much more. Link for more information on this class.
Yearbook – grades 6-12 (Fri 11:15-12:30)
Yearbook will focus on composing, arranging and printing of pictures in either a final hard copy or digital format. Work will include giving titles and descriptions of scenes used. Since students will be asked to visit other Partnership locations to gather pictures and information, some flexibility will be required outside of classroom time. The final project will either be a composition of Partnership and homeschool life as a class or personal memento.
*Class to be held at BS Middle School home ec room, Dance in cafeteria
All other classes to be held at Sylvester Elementary
MS or HS Band!
Homeschoolers are welcome to join the Berrien Springs Public School MS or HS band! Attendance may be required everyday - please contact Band Director Ruth Livengood at rlivengood@homeoftheshamrocks.org for questions regarding instruments and scheduling.
School Choir (Elem, MS, HS) Students join the public school students in their grade level. Elementary students (grades 4 and 5 only) meet once per week, middle school and high school meet 4-5 days/wk. Consideration for HS choir would be by audition.
Other School Electives (MS, HS)
Homeschoolers are welcome to join any non-core (elective) class that is offered at the MS or HS. Daily attendance may be required. BSPS has many great electives from which to choose! Contact Sharon for more information!
Attn: Dual Enrollment Juniors and Seniors:
If an age-appropriate seated class does not fit into a dual enrollment student's schedule, Juniors and Seniors may apply for one of the few positions as a teacher's (Sarah's) assistant in one of the seated classes for younger students. Those who have held the position before will have first opportunity to have the position again. Email Sharon if interested.
Class descriptions:
Seated Classes
Virtual (online) Classes
Community Resource Classes
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