ELEMENTARY: STEEL Home School Co-op
We begin with Bible each day for all of our students from 8:00 – 8:30am. It is an integral part of the day to be able to begin setting our hearts and minds in line with prayer and scripture. It builds a habit of carrying this home, so that students learn to grow in their own Quiet Time to start each day. It is the heart of our program.
Our High School Groups are divided into block schedules.
We have leveled Learning Pods for Literature from 8:30 – 9:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This allows us to put each student according to their abilities of reading and comprehension. Students are required to complete reading at home in order to stay current with the curriculum we are offering. Much of life requires reading for information, and we have a strong emphasis on learning and growing in reading and comprehension, having fun discussions together as we read.
9:30 – 12:30 on T/TH are rotations of Math, Science and Writing/Grammar of one hour blocks. These groups are based on the curriculum track that is chosen as well as the level of ability, determined by teachers in a meeting with the parent/student.
Additionally, we offer a Wednesday schedule that is optional. It includes the following:
8:30 – 9:30 – Book Club
9:30 – 10:30 – Study Hall (Math/Science) – Optional Music Elective
10:30 – 11:30 – History
11:30 – 12:30 – Art Club/Poetry & Poetic Devices/We are also working on a Chess Elective for an additional fee
12:30 – 1:00 – Lunch Time/Game Time
This year, we will be offering Sonlight’s History of Science curriculum.
We will also offer Pre-Algebra, Algebra I and Geometry through Thinkwell. Fees for this curriculum are purchased individually by the parents then attached to our classroom for the teacher to view. This allows us to advance each student according to their individual math pace. An individual electronic device is required for this class. Each student is required to sign a covenant that they will only use their device and remain on the required website of instruction. If they do not adhere to this, parents will be required to print out the math problems and send them in with the students to complete in a notebook and be entered later at their discretion.
The best research indicates that learning is better when not completed online; however, we live in a largely digital society. Learning how to navigate this is important. Completing one online class teaches students how to navigate this type of learning, which is required in many platforms in life these days.
