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Leadership 100: Go Leader 1 is an introductory outdoor course on the study of leadership. Through real world, hands-on experience, students learn how to navigate and develop practical skills in leading small teams including how to use healthy, clear, and concise interpersonal communication, acting with a strong inner compass of character, and applying innovative solutions to real world challenges. The course will culminate in an action project at the end of the semester where the students will serve others who are in need. Grade 10 (Credits 2)

Introduction to Speech: That the student might grow in their identity and who they are in Christ and thus overcome any fears they might have in public speaking and gain more confidence in themselves as a person as they learn new mechanical skills used in public speaking. Grades 9-11 (Credits 2)

Introduction to Informal Logic: teaches students how to think critically and identify the fallacies that are often used in unbiblical methods of persuasion. The goal of the class is to equip students with good reasoning skills and the ability to identify the premises and conclusions in any argument, so that they can assess the arguments they encounter and appreciate the Biblical arguments presented throughout Scripture. Grades 9-12 (Credits 2)

Introduction to Formal Logic: (Elective) teaches students to standardize and evaluate deductive arguments.  Students learn how to use the language of logic, with its statements, truth values, logical operators, Metamolecule argument forms, and methods for determining validity and cogency.  Here, the goal is to understand that, as in all of creation, God has provided us with patterns that all good arguments follow. If we understand that, then bad arguments become easier to recognize and reject. Grades 9-12 (Credits 2)

Introduction to Chess: (Elective) is a semester course for new or beginning students of chess. It teaches students the purpose of all the pawns and how to navigate the chess board with the proper language and etiquette. The course builds a strong foundation in the rules and strategies needed to play the game of chess and the thought process and strategy behind every move. The course is designed for students with little to no experience with chess. The course begins with a brief history of the game of Chess. Grades 9-12 (Credit 1)

Psychology: (Elective) In this class, the student is exposed to a few of the most popular secular models of counseling that exist within our society and the men who introduced them based on their world and life view.  In the last third of the class the student is introduced to a distinctly Christian model for counseling that's practical for ministering to one’s friend as well as one's own sanctification and spiritual growth as well.  Grades 11-12 (Credits 2)

PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology (College Dual Enrollment): (Elective) Introduction to the foundations and nature of psychology as a science. Discussion of motivation, emotions, health, social behavior, personality, psychological disorders, and psychotherapy. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or the equivalent for dual enrollment credit. Grade 12 (Credits 3)