Cooking Around the World

Instructor: Melissa Bryant Description: Grab your passport, appetite, and adventurous spirit as we travel the world exploring various countries, cultures, and cuisines. From sushi making in Japan to tapas in Spain and many more between… Students will learn the basics of cooking as they “travel” to a country or region and explore its peoples, cultures, and foods. We will learn meal planning and preparation, proper measuring/safety/equipment, cooking to a recipe, and clean-up. Perhaps the most fun of all – students will get to enjoy tasting various foods from around the globe! Requirements: None Prerequisites: None Grades: Grades will be assessed…

Creative Writing

Instructor: Courtney Johnson Description: This class will take a workshop approach to creative writing using published works as models for writing. The students will read short stories from Great American Short Stories and participate in classroom conversation about the works. Students will work together and provide feedback to one another in order to improve each other’s writing in a positive and collaborative environment. In the fall, each student will complete a minimum of four projects of his or her choice with the goal of publishing MRA’s first official literary journal. In the spring, students will work on a semester-long playwriting…

Chemistry

Instructor: Nina Wilhite Description: In this course, you will get a solid introduction to the basic concepts and applications of chemistry. Why would you bother with chemistry? Believe it or not, you use chemistry everyday. This class will explore this in addition to chemistry’s importance in many other subjects. But most importantly, we will see that chemistry helps us to understand God’s creation in a detailed, meaningful way.Chemistry has a mandatory lab that meets on Fridays. Requirements: Class time will consist of class activities, lectures, and labs. Students will maintain their notebook along with a Chemistry folder where they can…

American Sign Language 2

Instructor: Claryce Cook Description: This course will review and apply American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, fingerspelling, and Deaf culture learned in ASL I.  Students will learn how to describe people and things, how to make requests, how to describe places, state opinions, and discuss plans and goals. Students will learn to communicate with Deaf people by using more advanced phrases and vocabulary. The instruction will vary each class period. We will learn Intermediate ASL grammar, drill vocabulary words, numbers and fingerspelling, use games to reinforce learning, and tests will be given to evaluate the student’s comprehension and…

Apologetics

Instructor: Sarah Money Description: Have you ever wondered if the Bible contradicts science, or does science support the Bible? In Apologetics, we will investigate evolution vs creation, creation in 6 days, how to use logic to defend your faith, evidence of a worldwide flood, radiometric dating, mutations and evolution, Biblical archeology, Biblical genealogies, fossil evidence, Ice Age, Plate Tectonics, and more!  Requirements: Be ready to give a defense for the hope of eternal life found in Jesus Christ alone.Use principles of logic to expose and avoid invalid arguments.State why an evolutionary worldview is inconsistent with the teachings of the Bible.Describe…

American Sign Language

Instructor: Claryce Cook Description: This course will be a basic introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, fingerspelling, and Deaf culture. Students will learn the alphabet, numbers, and common everyday signs. Students will learn to communicate with Deaf people using simple ASL sentences. The instruction will vary each class period. We will learn basic ASL grammar, drill vocabulary words and fingerspelling, use games to reinforce learning, and tests will be given to evaluate the student’s comprehension and skills. By the end of the first semester, students will be expected to use ASL to communicate in class with…

Stop Motion Animation

Instructor: Sarah Money Description: This course will introduce students to four of the main types of Stop Motion Animation. Stop motion is an animated-film making technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion when the series of frames is played back as a fast sequence. This includes manipulating objects such as clay figures, humans, household items, and other objects. Requirements: The students will meet once a week. The students will participate in several projects in which they will demonstrate different techniques learned in class. They…

Algebra 2

Instructor: Maurine Amend Description: This course is a continuation of beginning Algebra. It covers linear inequalities, equations with two variables and functions, polynomials, rational expressions, radicals, quadratics, logs and exponential functions, graphing conic and parabolas. Requirements: First, students are required to write down all homework assignments in a journal. Assignments will be written on the board at the end of class. It is their responsibility to write them down as we are training them for college. Second, all homework must be neat, legible, written in pencil and all work must be shown. Third, students are graded on 12 quizzes, any…

Martial Arts

Instructor: Mike Johnson Description: Active Self-Defense skills such as blocking, striking and defending against grabs will represent the core of this class.  This class will teach the tenets of Taekwondo; Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control and Indomitable Spirit.  The workouts will develop your child’s conditioning, strength and flexibility.  Progression in belt rank will be possible through participation in this class.  No free sparring will be allowed in this class.  I like to tell the parents we teach their children not just how to kick and punch but when to kick and punch.  Requirements: None Prerequisites: None Grades: Participation only See All…

Checkers/Chess Club

Instructor: Levi Washburn Description: This club will meet on Tuesdays afterschool from 3:15 – 3:45 pm.Checkers/Chess Club is for 7th-12th grade students who love to play checkers or chess or would like to learn how to play. Bringing snacks is encouraged! We encourage new and experienced students to hone their chess skills outside of the club by using www.chesskid.com. Requirements: 7th-12th Grade Student Prerequisites: None See All Courses Club Fee $100 for part time studentsNone for full time students Additional Clubs offered at MRA Run Club Instructor: Jennifer Sands Description: Run Club is for all students and meets every Tuesday…