HEED Naples

HEED Classes:

HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES:

UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSES:

YOUNGER MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSES:

HEED Naples classes are not accredited nor is HEED Naples pursuing accreditation as a school, however if the high school student completes the assigned work to the instructor's satisfaction, the course should be recorded as a high school credit for that area of study.

To Request Registration For One or More Classes for 2012-2013,
You Must Use The Online Registration Form Located on the Registration Page.

Parental Involvement: As with all home education classes, parents are the primary educators, administrators, and disciplinarians of their students. The HEED instructor is the tutor teaching the student in class, while the parent oversees and leads the student during the week. Parents will need to remain involved by: being aware of assignments, due dates, and student progress, as well as providing help for their individual student when needed. Keeping up on all assignments and handing in work on time is crucial for the success of the class and for the course to progress along throughout the year. Not all classes are offered every year.

High School Science

To meet the standards of colleges who require 3 High School Sciences (2 with Labs), we offer the foundational Sciences of Physical Science, Biology and Chemistry every year.

Course: Physical Science
Instructor: Mrs. Catie Frates (catiefrates@embarqmail.com)
Cost: $325.00 + ($30.00 Lab Fee*)

High School Credit = 1 Credit Science

Parent Involvement: Parents will be required to make sure the modules (chapters) are read weekly and all assigned work is completed. Work will be checked in class each week. Weekly assignments include "On Your Own Questions, Study Guides or Tests and Lab Reports. Every other week parents are responsible for overseeing that the tests are completed at home and are brought back to class with the student.

The course discusses such topics as the unifying concepts and processes of science, the structure and properties of matter, metric conversions, the chemical composition of air, the atmosphere, the chemical composition of water, the hydrosphere, the structure of the earth, the catastrophic plate tectonics model, weather, environmentalism, the physics of motion, Newton's Laws, entropy and conservation of energy, gravity, electromagnetic forces, atomic structure and forces, chemical reactions, radioactive forces, the nature of sound and light waves, stellar evolution, and an introduction to astrophysics. It builds the relationship between science, technology, society and real life. This is a high school science with lab class so there are many experiments which will need to be properly written up as instructed in the syllabus for complete credit. If the student completes the assigned work to the instructor's satisfaction, this course should be recorded as an Honors Physical Science with Lab credit.

Textbooks: The student must purchase both Apologia Exploring Creation with Physical Science Text book and the accompanying solutions and Tests Book. This is the New Edition - 2nd Edition.

Homework: Expect approximately 45 minutes of homework per day.

Course: Biology
Instructor: Mrs. Catie Frates (catiefrates@embarqmail.com)
Cost: $325.00 + ($50.00 Lab Fee*)

High School Credit = 1 Credit Science

This is a college-prep Biology course that provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology. Heavily emphasizing the vocabulary of biology and word roots, it provides the student with a strong background in the scientific method, the five-kingdom classification scheme, microscopy, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular and mendelian genetics, the creation model of origins, the evolutionary model of origins, dissections, and ecosystems. It also provides a complete survey of the five kingdoms in Creation. Students who take and understand this course will be very well prepared for a tough university biology course. If the student completes the assigned work to the instructor's satisfaction, this course should be recorded as an Honors Biology with Lab credit. HEED plans to offer Biology every other year, alternating with Physical Science.

Textbooks: The student must purchase both Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology, 2nd Edition Text book and the accompanying Solutions and Tests Book.

Homework: Expect approximately 45 minutes of homework per day.

Course: Chemistry
Instructor: Mrs. Catie Frates (catiefrates@embarqmail.com)
Cost: $325.00 + ($30.00 Lab Fee*)

High School Credit = 1 Credit Science

In order to be able to understand this text, the student needs to have completed algebra I. This course is designed to be a first-year high school chemistry course and gives the student a rigorous foundation in chemistry, in order to prepare him or her for a college-level course. The course covers the nature of science, the classification, structure, and changes in matter, atomic theory, significant figures, units, the periodic table, chemical bonding, formulas, reactions, balanced equations, the mole concept, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and cases, redox reactions, solutions. atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, the gas laws, and equilibrium. Students who take and understand this course will be very well-prepared for a tough university chemistry course. If the student completes the assigned work to the instructor's satisfaction, this course should be recorded as an Honors Chemistry with Lab credit. HEED plans to offer chemistry every other year, alternating with Human Anatomy.

Textbooks: The student must purchase both Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry, 2nd Edition Text book and the accompanying Solutions and Tests Book.

Homework: Expect approximately 45 minutes of homework per day.

High School Writing

HEED High School writing classes provide a unique opportunity for students to develop competency in several different areas of writing and communications. Presentations and peer critiques, which are requirements for both classes, serve to develop the student’s ability to give and take criticism in a non-threatening environment. Current, interesting topics combined with step-by-step, basic writing instruction will challenge the students' minds and develop their skills.

Course: Writing I - at the Logic Level:
Instructor: Mrs. LeeAnn Thomas (write.now.lat@gmail.com)
Cost: $160.00 + ($20.00 Materials Fee)

Fall Semester Only

(Grades 9th - 10th)

High School Credit = 1/2 Credit Writing

“Children who are free to play with words will fall in love with words; time, maturity, and life will help them balance creativity, eloquence, and conciseness.”

--A. Pudewa, Institute for Excellence in Writing

Students in Logic Level writing learn to apply tools for presenting ideas nin an organized and interesting manner. Essay construction will be emphasized, with some creative aspects "thrown-in" for good-measure! Enjoyable class activities give students the confidence and motivation to tackle homework with as little "pain" as possible. A review of basic essay format will be covered the first few weeks.

Creative - Expository - Descriptive, Persuasive and Comparative essays will sharpen the student's research, mechanics and creative writing skills. Editing, critiquing and public speaking skills will be challanged as well, by weekly presentations and peer critiques.

Since it has become more important than ever for students to be aware of the day to day challenges and events in our world, a portion of this class will include research, interpretations and presentations of current events.

Homework: All work to be proofed and edited before class. Students should expect approximately 2 hours of writing homework per week to prepare for this class. Students repeatedly missing assignments will be dropped from the class.

Course: Writing II - at the Rhetoric Level:
Instructor: Mrs. LeeAnn Thomas (write.now.lat@gmail.com)
Cost: $160.00 + ($20.00 Materials Fee)

(Grades 10th - 12th)

High School Credit = 1/2 Credit Writing

“It is okay, in fact good, for children to be bold with words - even to an extreme. We don't know what they will be called to do in life."

--A. Pudewa, Institute for Excellence in Writing

As home educators and Christians, we place a high value on thinking and reasoning as it relates to scriptural principals. By utilizing a Classical Rhetoric approach, students will learn more than the forms and functions of writing. In Rhetoric Level writing, students will be exposed to a number of upper level disciplines: analytical thinking, critical review, persuasive writing and simple debate.

Homework: Students should expect approximately 2 hours of writing homework per week. (Note: Internet research will be required to prepare for this class). Students repeatedly missing assignments will be dropped from the class.

High School Communications & Public Speaking

Course: Communications & Public Speaking I
Instructor: Mrs. Amy (Scofield) Rigall (aslanstears@gmail.com)
Cost: $115.00

Spring Semester

(Grades 9th - 10th)

Exploring Economics© is a one-semester high school curriculum written from a perspective of faith in God and trust in His Word. Students will survey Biblical teachings on money and finance, receive an overview of the economic history of the United States, develop a clear understanding of terms and concepts used in economics, and study current issues in the national and world economies. This course helps students comprehend issues impacting America and its citizenry, and offers students a personal viewpoint of our participation in domestic and global economies.

Textbooks: www.notgrass.com 1) Exploring Economics© Curriculum Package includes Exploring Economics© and The Stewardship of God’s Riches©; and 2) Exploring Economics Quiz and Exam Pack©

Homework: Depending on how quickly concepts presented in course materials are grasped, and how much time is dedicated to a given assignment, a student may need an average of approximately 45 minutes for each daily lesson. A detailed course syllabus will be provided at the beginning of the academic school year outlining the breakdown of homework assignments and due dates.

Course: Communications & Public Speaking II
Instructor: Mrs. Amy (Scofield) Rigall (aslanstears@gmail.com)
Cost: $115.00

SpringSemester

(Grades 10th - 12th)

High School World History

Course: World History
Instructor: Mrs. Amy (Scofield) Rigall (aslanstears@gmail.com)
Cost: $230.00

High School Credit = 1 Credit for History

Ancient History comes alive in the classroom as we experience it though interactive activities, crafts, recipies, reader's theaters and maps. Learning ancient history from a Biblical perspective will be a faith-building experience as we answer such questions as, "What did the streets of Babylon look like when Daniel was a prisoner there?" What was going on in Asia when David wrote the Psalms? What would Moses have dressed like when he lived in Pharaoh's palace?" Stories that we learned in Sunday School as little children suddenly take on new meaning as we fit them into their proper place in world events so that we can view the bigger picture - God's Marvelous plan to bring redempton to his people through Jesus Christ. With short, daily readings that can be enjoyed individually or with the whole family, students will keep track of major events on their individual timelines. Friendly quarterly reviews will help us to recall the things we've learned. This course will include the list of books that coincide with the era being studied, to add an optional literature component for older students who choose to do so.

Textbooks:TBA

Homework: TBA

High School Worldview/Literature

Course: Worldview / Literature with Starting Points
Instructor: Mrs. Amy (Scofield RIgall) (aslanstears@gmail.com)
Cost: $230.00

High School Credit = 1/2 Credit Elective
High School Credit = 1/2 Credit Literature

Textbooks:TBA

Homework: TBA

High School Art

Course: Mixed Media Art - 2D
Instructor: Mrs. Gena Smith ( genasmith4@gmail.com )
Cost: $230.00 Full Year + ( $70.00 Supply Fee)
$115.00 One Semester + ( $35.00 Supply Fee)

(Grades 9th - 12th)

Full Year Course = 1 Credit
One Semester Course = 1/2 Credit

Art education is an excellent venue for learning problem solving skills as well as refining cognitive skills. The goal of this program is to provide all students with the opportunity to express themselves through art no matter what their skill level.

The focus of this year's art class will be drawing skills and learning to convey what you see onto paper. Students will learn to interpret images to develop their own style. They will create a wide variety of art projects during the year using pencil but will also work with paint, pastels, charcoal, and colored pencil. Students will receive a sketchbook to work in for this purpose. Homework will take about 10 minutes daily. Your child will have a blast with these exciting projects and be delighted in their success!

You can choose the year course or one semester, however students who take the full year course will have a more comprehensive understanding of skills as lessons build on the foundation learned at the beginning of the school year. Parents will receive a detailed syllabus at the end of each term.

Parents and students are invited to visit my blog for a peek into the artroom. Please visit:
"Art To Go",www.arttogo-gsmith.blogspot.com.

Homework: Weekly art prompts will be provided for homework which will allow for creativity and skill building.

Middle School Science

Our general science program is a two year path of study designed for Middle School aged students (grades 7-8, - 6 graders are admitted if space provides). In each year students will study the different disciplines of science (as they exist today) in the order of how they were introduced in the Creation week in Genesis 1. Both years of the program will be self-standing so a student need not enter at the beginning of the program to benefit. Each year of the program will start with a short overview of the Biblical Scientific Creation Model of Origins to make sure students understand how science and natural history fit into their Bible. This model will be referred to regularly throughout the program.

Course: General Science - Year 1 “The Lord God Made Them All" / All Things Bright and Beautiful
Instructor: Mrs. Catie Frates (catiefrates@embarqmail.com)
Cost: $275.00 + ( $25.00 Lab Fee)

(Grades 7th - 8th)

Parent Involvement: Parents are expected to ensure students are keeping up the reading so they can better participate in class. In addition, weekly vocabulary and or study questions must be completed and signed by the parent and ensure the student returns to class with completed signed assignment.

This middle school course will focus on the sciences that are included in the first four creation days. Our adventure will include an introduction to chemistry, meteorology, oceanography, geology, botany, and astronomy studied in the order in which God created them. This course will be taught from an uncompromising Biblical Worldview including the latest Biblical Scientific Creation Model of Origins which includes a knowledge of fossils, Catastrophic Plate Tectonics Model, the post Flood ice age, dinosaurs, and ancient man. We will glorify the "God of wonder beyond our galaxy" as we worship by studying God's Creation.

Textbooks: All Things Bright and Beautiful Study Guide by Catie Frates (Download provided with the course)

God's Design for Heaven & Earth: Our Planet Earth by Richard Lawrence, Debbie Lawrence (2009 Edition, ISBN: 9781600921544) God's Design for Heaven & Earth: Our Universe by Richard Lawrence, Debbie Lawrence (2009 Edition, ISBN: 9781600921537) God's Design for Heaven & Earth: Our Weather & Water by Richard Lawrence, Debbie Lawrence (2009 Edition, ISBN: 9781600921551) God's Design for Life: The World of Plants by Richard Lawrence, Debbie Lawrence (2009 Edition, ISBN: 9781600921599)

We recommend purchasing the God's Design for Heaven & Earth textbooks in a package.

Homework: Depending on the reading level of your student, expect approximately 1 hour of homework per day.

Course: General Science - Year 2 “The Lord God Made Them All" Science Series
( Available in 2013-2014)
Instructor: Mrs. Catie Frates (catiefrates@embarqmail.com)
Cost: $275.00 + ( $25.00 Lab Fee)

(Grades 7th - 8th)

This middle school science course will fascinate students with the creatures created on the 5th and 6th days of creation from the smallest microbes to the most gargantuan dinosaurs and whales. The second semester will focus on God's grand finale of creation, mankind. We will explore human anatomy and how we are fearfully and wonderfully made, completing our adventure by looking at health and biblical nutrition. The Biblical worldview is used to interpret scientific facts throughout the course and the Evolutionary Model of Origins is discussed and contrasted with the creation interpretation of the facts throughout the year. This course includes microscope labs and some dissections so parental permission / release forms will need to be signed if your child is to actively participate in dissections

Homework: Depending on the reading level of your student, expect approximately 1 hour of homework per day

Textbooks: TBA

Middle School Writing

Course: Writing / Language Arts II
Instructor: Mrs. Aimee Line:(aimeeline@gmail.com)
Cost: $230.00 + ( $10.00 Materials Fee)

(Grades 7th - 8th)

Language Arts Workshop integrates writing, literature, grammar, and presentation into a lively and meaningful experience. The workshop format of teaching English has been recognized by both the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) as a highly motivating method for teaching students across the spectrum of learning styles and abilities. Students are inspired to write when their projects have lasting value, and so workshop students publish their works in various formats. The teacher is there to help them through each stage of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, and publishing) as their editor and encourager. Because workshop students learn to edit and participate in whole-class editing conferences, they are able to see how grammar applies to writing. Quality literature and examples of successful student writing are shared in class as a means of modeling writing types (expository, informative, descriptive, narrative, persuasive) and styles.

Through activities and contests, the seventh and eighth grade class will find interesting ways to combine sentences for variation and fluidity by using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. They will explore the structural elements of essays including solid leads, over-all coherence, organization, effective transitions, and strong conclusions. Elements of style to be covered will include showing vs. telling, developing rich imagery, strong verbs, quality adjectives, active vs. passive voice, cutting clutter, and figures of speech. Their special project for the year will be the production of a quarterly class newspaper. As students work through the process of publishing a newspaper, they will use or reinforce the following skills: narrative writing, creative writing, letter writing, writing opinions, writing directions, conducting and writing interviews, persuasive writing, and descriptive writing in many forms. We will take occasional breaks to have fun with poetry, including sessions with Mrs. Line's “Poetry Chips” – a unique way of creating vivid imagery in poems.

Textbooks: No textbooks necessary.

Homework: Parental help needed. Students should expect approximately 30-40 minutes of writing homework per day to prepare for this class.

Middle School Communications

Course: Creative Communications
Instructor: Mrs. Amy (Scofield) Rigall (aslanstears@gmail.com)
Cost: $150.00

(Grades 5th - 8th)

Middle School World History

Course: World History
Instructor: Mrs. Aimee Line:(aimeeline@gmail.com)
Cost: $230.00

(Grades 5th - 8th)

Textbooks:TBA

Homework: TBA

Middle School Art

Course: Mixed Media Art - 2D
Instructor: Mrs. Gena Smith ( genasmith4@gmail.com )
Cost: $230.00 Full Year (+ $70.00 Supply Fee)
$115.00 One Semester (+ $35.00 Supply Fee)

(Grades 5th - 8th)

Parents and students are invited to visit my blog for a peek into the artroom. Please visit:
"Art To Go",www.arttogo-gsmith.blogspot.com.

Homework: Weekly art prompts will be provided for homework which will allow for creativity and skill building.

Middle School Science

Course: Physical Science
Instructor: Mrs. Amy (Scofield) Rigall (aslanstears@gmail.com)
Cost: $275.00 + ( $25.00 Lab Fee)

(Grades 5th - 6th)

Parent Involvement: Parents are expected to ensure students are keeping up whth the reading so they can better participate in class. In addition, weekly assignments must be completed and returned to class weekly with the student.

Your student will enjoy the exciting, easy-to-understand, and easily taught lessons in the God's Design textbooks by Debbie and Richard Lawrence. This year's class will be focused on the Physical World which encompasses electricity, magnetism, and light; learning about machines and technology with many hands-on activities and experiments!

Parents, you will find these books to be comprehensive, richly illustrated, and cover material that is often left out of other curricula. Best of all, God's Design textbooks teach science from a Biblical creationist perspective, emphasizing God's handiwork in the world around us. Using the God's Design curriculum from AIG will help strengthen your student's faith by showing how science consistently supports the Bible's written record. Students will learn to think critically and logically examine arguments presented by all sides in the creation/evolution debate.

Textbooks: God's Design for the Physical World: "Heat & Energy "by Richard and Debbie Lawrence. God's Design for the Physical World: " Inventions & Technology" by Richard and Debbie Lawrence. God's Design for the Physical World: "Machines & Motion" by Richard and Debbie Lawrence.

We recommend purchasing the God's Design for The Physical World textbooks in a package. The set can be purchased with or without the Teacher Manuals and CD (your choice) and can be found at www.cbd.com.

Homework: Depending on the reading level of your student, expect approximately 30 to 45 minutes of homework per day.

Middle School Writing

Course: Writing / Language Arts I
Instructor: Mrs. Aimee Line:(aimeeline@gmail.com)
Cost: $230.00 + ( $10.00 Materials Fee)

(Grades 5th - 6th)

The fifth and sixth grade class will review grammar basics by “building” sentences through hands-on activities including Mrs. Line's original “Grammar Chips” (a color-coded method of visualizing the eight parts of speech), as well as games and songs. They will focus on organizing and writing sound paragraphs, showing vs. telling, strong verbs, avoiding intensifiers and qualifiers, quality adjectives, avoiding sentence fragments and run-ons and other topics. Their special writing project for the year will include learning about the elements of a plot, how to reveal character, and how to lay out a setting by creating their own original stories which will be illustrated and professionally bound. We will take occasional breaks to have fun with poetry, including sessions with Mrs. Line's “Poetry Chips” – a unique way of creating vivid imagery in poems.

Textbooks: No textbook necessary

Homework: Parental help suggested. Students should expect approximately 30-45 minutes of writing homework per day to prepare for this class.

Middle School Communications

Course: Creative Communications
Instructor: Mrs. Amy (Scofield) Rigall (aslanstears@gmail.com)
Cost: $115.00

(Grades 5th - 8th)

Middle School World History

Course: World History
Instructor: Mrs. Aimee Line:(aimeeline@gmail.com)
Cost: $230.00

(Grades 5th - 8th)

Textbooks:TBA

Homework: TBA

Middle School Art

Course: Mixed Media Art - 2D
Instructor: Mrs. Gena Smith ( genasmith4@gmail.com )
Cost: $230.00 Full Year (+ $70.00 Supply Fee)
$115.00 One Semester (+ $35.00 Supply Fee)

(Grades 5th - 8th)

Parents and students are invited to visit my blog for a peek into the artroom. Please visit:
"Art To Go",www.arttogo-gsmith.blogspot.com.

Homework: Weekly art prompts will be provided for homework which will allow for creativity and skill building.