Johnson
10:00am – 3:00pm Mondays
Class Eight - Twelve, High School / Students may enroll as long as they will not turn 18 within the current semester.
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Students are invited to join us on Mondays from 10:00am to 3:00pm for a Waldorf-inspired schedule that includes: Astrobiology, Theater, Lunch, and Main Lesson.
Main Lesson Teacher: Kristy Hall / Biology Main Lesson: Cathy Madison
ASTROBIOLOGY
In this course, the student will be educated on the way life could evolve, and change based on planetary data such as gravity, atmospheric composition, distance from home star, and other factors that would affect the biological processes. Mr. G has first-hand experience working in this field of study, including an involvement in NASA’s astrobiology tools onboard the Europa Clipper mission. There will be a final comprehensive group project where the student will be asked to create a biological form of life based on an assigned planet or moon with specific qualities. This is a form of astrobiology that exists called exobiology or xenobiology and is used to see how life could evolve on other worlds. This data is taken and tested on Earth in controlled lab environments in some of the most hostile places on the planet such as the arctic and near volcanoes.
THEATER
In this theater course, students will be encouraged to embrace their inner performer with optimal performance opportunities, improv games, and theater history. Students will also learn what goes into the behind the scenes process of being in a performance. Students will gain confidence, as well as social and communication skills while working as a group or independently.
Main Lesson
The main lesson is the academic cornerstone of each day and is planned around a block system so that students may dive deep into a subject. This unique period gives students time for in-depth exploration of mathematics, sciences, language arts, and social studies, while utilizing main lesson books in which students record their academic and artistic reflections of learning. The teacher may use any or all of the lively arts (storytelling, drawing, painting, modeling, drama, etc.) to investigate the material and engage the students. Subjects that may be infused into your student’s main lesson time include:
Biology
Anatomy & Physiology
Cells, Genetics, & Embryology
Hormones & Reproduction
Botany
Chemistry
Acids, Bases, & Salts
Organic Chemistry
Elements & Reactions
Physics and Astronomy
Thermal Physics
Optics
Astronomy
Electricity & Magnetism
Humanities
Literature
Civics
Ancient Civilizations