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Art Appreciation: 1 Credit

This course seeks to lead the student into a discov-ery of art, artists, and the necessary skills to view and understand this form of expression. Art can and does take many forms but we will concern ourselves chiefly, but not exclusively, with the study of painting. The student will do a fair bit of

research and in the end compile a personalized art history binder. Periods studied will be from early times to modern day. Many schools of art and artists will be explored. Text: Annotated Mona Lisa $34.95

Art History Materials, Compiled by Tree of Life $76.00 Evaluation: A total of twelve assignments ranging from essays, to the art binder project will be used to evaluate student progress. Tuition: $125.00

Music Appreciation: 1 Credit

This course will introduce the student to the foun-dations of music, the orchestra and study of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras. Students will be challenged with many listening opportuni-ties as well, leaving them

better able to appreciate beautiful music. Texts: The Gift of Music $19.95 (optional) Beautiful Music Secondary Materials, $129.95 ( Includes the Beautiful Music Guidebook and Anthology by Sarah Moerman, Baroque Festival, Baroque Favourites, Gregorian Chants, Instruments of the Orchestra set, Renaissance Masterpieces CDs) Tuition: $125.00

Advanced Reading Skills: 1 Credit

We added this course a long time ago given the premise that reading, unlike writing, is seldom taught beyond the elemen-tary level. Because there are several levels beyond this, we felt it was time to provide students with the opportunity to really learn how to read and be given the skills to read from a variety of sources. Many students have told us that this has proven to be one of the most valuable courses they have ever taken and prepared them for the deluge of reading assignments received in university. Since good reading is where the author and reader meet and the reader is able to understand what the author is teaching, students will develop valuable skills in reading at the elementary, inspec-tional, analytical and syntopical level, learn how to “mark up” a book effectively, and how to engage the author in “conversation”. Text: How to Read a Book $18.95 Tuition: $125.00

Career Study and Work Co-op: 1 Credit

This course is designed and recommended for students

in their last two years of secondary education. It is most helpful in allowing the student to explore a variety of career options that may be open to them as well as gain practical experience in one or more of these options. This course is to be designed in conjunction with our staff so it is best to “touch base” with us before proceeding with the details of course implementation. Texts: None required. Tuition: $125.00