HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES 2025-26

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ABOUT THE TEACHER:

Teaches: American Sign Language (all levels)

Sharon has a BA in Psychology and a MS in Clinical Psychology, both from Vanguard University. Before she started teaching she worked as a developmental play therapist (using Stanley Greenspan’s Floortime method) and then as an ABA therapist (applied behavioral analysis), working with children with special needs.

 Sharon has been signing for over 20 years now.  She started taking ASL classes her freshman year of high school and continued into college.   She has been teaching at EIE Academy since 2014. She also taught ASL full time (and occasionally Psychology and Sociology) at Maranatha High School in Pasadena for six years. She has a 6 year old daughter (who is hearing), Emma, who started signing at 9 months old! She also has a 4yr old son (also hearing) who started signing at 6 months old.

At the end of the 2018 school year Sharon decided to resign from full time teaching at Maranatha so she can “stay home” and homeschool her children as well as offer ASL classes during the day at EIE.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of American Sign Language, with an emphasis on the development of comprehensive skills.  Attention will also be given to expressive skills, including appropriate grammatical structure, fingerspelling and vocabulary development.  Information about the Deaf community and its culture will also be included.

 COST:

• Class duration 2 semesters
• $270.00 per semester per student plus the cost of workbook.
• $325.00 for charter students.

 **MATERIALS: Signing Naturally units 1-6 Student set. (NOT the original units 1-12)  $84.95 plus tax and shipping. Please do not purchase a used book with writing in it.        

You can order the book directly from the publisher at the link below.  (Family members may share a book).

I do have a limited number of books available to rent for $25

https://www.dawnsign.com/products/details/signing-naturally-units-1-6-student-set

ISBN: 978-1-58121-210-5

START DATE:  September 17, 2024

CONTACT:

• TeacherSharon77@gmail.com
• Call or text 626-252-7273

If you are interested in taking ASL 1 please contact me so we can be in touch.

ABOUT THE TEACHER: 

Teaches: American Sign Language (all levels)

Sharon has a BA in Psychology and a MS in Clinical Psychology, both from Vanguard University. Before she started teaching she worked as a developmental play therapist (using Stanley Greenspan’s Floortime method) and then as an ABA therapist (applied behavioral analysis), working with children with special needs.

Sharon has been signing for over 20 years now.  She started taking ASL classes her freshman year of high school and continued into college.   She has been teaching at EIE Academy since 2014 years now. She also taught ASL full time (and occasionally Psychology and Sociology) at Maranatha High School in Pasadena for six years. She has a 4 1/2 year old daughter (who is hearing), Emma, who starting signing at 9 months old! She also has an 19 month old son (also hearing) who starting signing at 6 months old. He currently uses over 30 signs to communicate. 

At the end of the 2018 school year Sharon decided to resign from full time teaching at Maranatha so she can “stay home” and homeschool her children as well as offer ASL classes during the day at EIE.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Signing Naturally, Units 7-12 is the second book in the series of curricular materials for the instruction of AmericanSign Language (ASL) as a second language. The goal is to provide students with the skills to communicate in a wider array of situations, to further develop their language fluency and to advance their level of comprehension of ASL in culturally appropriate ways.
Some topics include, Describing people and things, making requests and asking for advice, describing places, giving opinions about tendencies, and discussing plans and goals.

WHEN: Tuesday 5;30 – 6:30

START DATE:  September 17, 2024

COST: 

• Class duration 2 semesters
• $270.00 per semester per student plus the cost of workbook.
• $325.00 for charter students.

Workbook with DVD: Signing Naturally Unit 7-12 Student set (purple book).  $84.95 plus tax and shipping. Please do not purchase a used book with writing in it.           
You can order the book directly from the publisher at the link below.
https://www.dawnsign.com/products/details/signing-naturally-units-7-12-student-set
ISBN: 978-1-58121-221-1

Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
teachersharon77@yahoo.com
626-252-7273

ABOUT THE TEACHER:

Teaches: American Sign Language (all levels)

Sharon has a BA in Psychology and a MS in Clinical Psychology, both from Vanguard University. Before she started teaching she worked as a developmental play therapist (using Stanley Greenspan’s Floortime method) and then as an ABA therapist (applied behavioral analysis), working with children with special needs.

 Sharon has been signing for over 20 years now.  She started taking ASL classes her freshman year of high school and continued into college.   She has been teaching at EIE Academy since 2014. She also taught ASL full time (and occasionally Psychology and Sociology) at Maranatha High School in Pasadena for six years. She has a 6 year old daughter (who is hearing), Emma, who started signing at 9 months old! She also has a 4yr old son (also hearing) who started signing at 6 months old.

At the end of the 2018 school year Sharon decided to resign from full time teaching at Maranatha so she can “stay home” and homeschool her children as well as offer ASL classes during the day at EIE.

 COURSE DESCRIPTION: Topics include: Locating Things Around the House, Complaining, Making Suggestions and Requests, Exchanging Personal Information: Life Events, Describing and Identifying Things, Talking about the Weekend.

 COST:

• Class duration 2 semesters
• $250.00 per semester per student plus the cost of workbook
• $325.00 for charter students
• (Family discounts available if more than one family member takes the course together)

**MATERIALS: Signing Naturally units level 2 book Student set (yes the pink level 2 book for ASL 3) $69.95 plus tax and shipping. Please do not purchase a used book with writing in it.        

You can order the book directly from the publisher at the link below.  (Family members may share a book).

I do have a few books available to rent for $25

https://www.dawnsign.com/products/details/signing-naturally-level-2-student-set

ISBN: 978-1-58121-131-3

START DATE:  September 17, 2024

CONTACT: TeacherSharon77@gmail.com

Call or text 626-252-7273

 If you are interested in taking ASL 3 please contact me so we can be in touch.

LANGUAGE ARTS

AGE:  High School grades 8-12

 COST: $375.00 per semester (discount for direct payment)

 COURSE DESCRIPTION: We all love a good story.  Add in some monsters, some extraordinary adventures, and some larger-than-life characters and you have the makings of a great myth, or at least a really good movie!  In this course, we will explore mythologies from around the world and look at ways in which the myths that are created are reflections of the humans themselves. We will have opportunities to create, analyze, express and learn from a variety of sources, including looking at modern-day interpretations of myths (Rick Riordan and Marvel movies for example). In response, we will be writing, creating and acting out some of the stories that we read, learning together and having fun!

Textbook: No textbook required, but I will suggest some resources that you may find helpful.

About the Teacher:

Ms. Flora is an educator who loves looking at the world in new ways and with multiple kinds of students.  She received her Bachelor’s in English (with minors in History and Spanish) from Westmont College, She has taught in both formal and informal settings, and her favorite students are her four children (three high school boys and a daughter in middle school.).  She earned her MA in English from Claremont Graduate University.

CONTACT:  

• Flora Krook
• Phone number: (916)216-6469
• Email: krookf@aol.com

CLASS BEGINS:  September 4, 2025

COURSE DURATION:  1 school year, from September 4 through May 22.

This course is designed to introduce students two literary giants, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. These two have written so much that we will, by necessity, need to limit the number of their books we read. Also, this class won’t be a sprint; it will be a walk.

Students will read the some of the best literature on bookshelves, while they will learn, through research, the background of the author as well as the cultural context. Did you know that Dickens is responsible for much of the way we celebrate Christmas? Students will learn about that in this class.  They will be given the opportunity to discuss books and relate them to the cultural context in which they were written. In a sense this not only an English class, but also a history class. If a given book was made into a movie, we might watch the movie and compare it to the book. Writing assignments will include biographies about the profiles, historical approach papers, and more. Additionally, students will be provided with tools to strengthen their writing skills. The class will be meeting in person at EIE. We will have a couple of amazing parties that students will remember, with a smile, well into adulthood.

 Books Required:

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
• Jane Austen: The Complete Juvenilia Text and Critical Introduction by Ray Moore
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
•  
• This above book list is a goal which is subject to change.

 Fees:

• $250.00 per semester ($275 if a charter student) plus books.
• Miss Lilli is a vendor for: Sky Mountain, ILEAD, Excel Academy, Sage Oaks, Golden Valley, Gorman, Inspire, and more.

 CONTACT: Lilli Witczak (626)232-7932 text only -or- email at: lilli.witczak@gmail.com

Online classroom is always open. 
Open enrollment during semester.

COST: 

• $350 per semester for Charter students.
• $300 for non charter school students.
  
  This class is offered online as well as in a classroom setting. 

This course covers advanced English communications for students of any age who can handle college preparatory material and is designed to prepare students for university studies and for SAT, ACT and TOEFL exams. Emphasis is placed upon innate language acquisition through immersion and emulation as well as an understanding of grammatical principles.

Writing and speaking skills and techniques are covered and works of the masters of spoken and written English arestudied. The list is flexible depending upon class enthusiasm but has in the past included Shakespeare, Swift, Dickens, Austen, J.S. Mill, Wilde, Shaw, Grahame, Wodehouse, Franklin, Jefferson, Paine, Lincoln, Twain, Fitzgerald, Churchill, King, Buckley, Baldwin and many other surpassingly brilliant but less well known writers and orators. (It is worth noting that one finds among these greats a disproportionately large percentage of homeschoolers.) All works are provided or linked to in the online classroom. College prep skills practiced will include note-taking, research and report writing, advanced vocabulary, language usage, comprehension and grammar. Students will write college admission essays, persuasive essays, SAT essays and reports and will prepare and deliver lectures and persuasive speeches. The class uses the one-room schoolhouse paradigm (See Advantages of the one-room schoolhouse approach to teaching). Please see our Writing Skills Playsheets for a taste of class content and style. Course includes personal instructor attention, traditional classroom/online video sessions, online text, extensive resources, graded compositions, moderated discussion forums and chatrooms.

Online text: SAT, ACT, TOEFL, College Prep English Practice by K. Titchenell.
Many text, audio, and video recording resources will be used and provided free of charge.

CONTACT: K. Titchenell (323) 432-7128
or email: eieclass@abacus-es.com

MATHEMATICS

COST: $250.00 per semester ($275 if a charter student) plus books.

Miss Lilli is a vendor for: Sky Mountain, ILEAD, Excel Academy, Sage Oaks, Golden Valley, Gorman, Inspire, and more.

COURSE DURATION:  1 school year, from September 4 through May 22

PREREQUISITE: If you would like your student to be in this class, but feel he or she needs a jump start or pre-start, please consider private tutoring over the summer with Miss Lilli or someone else.

You don’t want to hear your young adult-child blaming you for his or her foolish financial decisions, do you? “Why didn’t you teach me that?” “Why didn’t you tell me?” Here’s the secret….most of us weren’t taught by our parents and we weren’t taught consumer math in school either. Many of us are fine and don’t live in financial chaos. However, many people do and many younger people aren’t managing their money well. They feel compelled to spend, spend, spend! Dine out! Buy more shoes! How many pair of feet can one person have?

 This course will cover categories such as: being on your own, earnings, banking and saving, cash vs. credit, selecting housing, buying and preparing food, buying personal items, owning a vehicle, and recreation, travel, and entertainment. The specific topics within the categories are numerous!

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

 Students are required to bring their own pencils, erasers, and paper. Also, might want to bring a calculator.

 Book:

Pacemaker Practical Mathematics for Consumers. Globe Fearon, Pearson Learning Group, 2004.

ISBN: 0-13-024146-6

 Regarding the book – if you would like Miss Lilli to obtain a copy of the book for you, the cost will be $25 cash, non-refundable for a used copy, unless the price has gone up.

For questions and/or registration forms please contact Lilli Witczak by text at (626) 232-7932 or email at lilli.witczak@gmail.com

Cost:

• $350.00 per semester – Private Pay
• $425.00 per semester – Charter students
•  (All Materials Included)

Course Description: This class will cover the following topics:

• 1: Operations with signed numbers
• 2: Operations with exponents
• 3: Solving linear equations and inequalities
• 4: Operations with radicals
• 5: Relations and functions

Contact:   Aladner1@roadrunner.com         Call or text 626-840-6838

Biography: My teaching experience includes high school math for over 45 years in both public and Christian high schools as well as an adjunct professor of mathematics for over ten years at Vanguard University. My BA was earned from Vanguard and my MA was from Fresno Pacific University. I have a valid California Single-Subject Teaching Credential in mathematics.  Classes I have taught include Algebra I and II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, and Trigonometry.  I have also written a 468-page, consumable Geometry textbook which is copyrighted and is used mostly by homeschooled students. (And you get to meet my cows!)

 COST:

• $350.00 per semester-Private Pay
• $425.00 persemester-Charterstudents
• (Includes registration and all materials)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This class will cover the following topics:

• This class will cover the following topics:
• 1:Operations with signed numbers
• 2:Solving linear equations and in equalities
• 3:Graphing linear equations
• 4:Relations and functions

Contact:

Aladner1@roadrunner.com

Call or text 626-840-6838

Private tutoring also available–pricing available on request.

Biography: Making MATH make SENSE for over 45 years. I have taught high  school math in both Christian and public schools and as an adjunct professor for over ten years at Vanguard University.  With a CASingle-Subject  Credential in Mathematics, I specialize in Algebra I and II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry and how they apply to real life.

COST:

• $350.00 per semester-PrivatePay
• $425.00 persemester-Charterstudents
• (Includes registration and all materials)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This class will cover the following topics:

• 1. Quadraticequations and their graphs
• 2. Solving systems of equations
• 3. Operations with polynomial functions
• 4.Operations with radical functions

Contact:

Aladner1@roadrunner.com

Call or text 626-840-6838

Private tutoring also available–pricing available on request.

Biography: Making MATH make SENSE for over 45 years. I have taught high  school math in both Christian and public schools and as an adjunct professor for over ten years at Vanguard University.  With a CASingle-Subject  Credential in Mathematics, I specialize in Algebra I and II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry and how they apply to real life.

COST:

• $350.00 per semester-PrivatePay
• $425.00 persemester-Charterstudents
• (Includes registration and all materials)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This class will cover the following topics:

COURSEDESCRIPTION:

• This class will cover the following topics:
• Writing two-column proofs using definitions, postulates and theorems
• 2: Solving word problems
• 3: Construction with a compass and straight-edge
• 4 :Applying parallel lines to proofs and word problems

Contact:

Aladner1@roadrunner.com

Call or text 626-840-6838

Private tutoring also available–pricing available on request.

Biography: Making MATH make SENSE for over 45 years. I have taught high  school math in both Christian and public schools and as an adjunct professor for over ten years at Vanguard University.  With a CASingle-Subject  Credential in Mathematics, I specialize in Algebra I and II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry and how they apply to real life.

SCIENCE

SCIENCE-2-U HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES

Note: Lab supplies will be provided when students are In-Person for class. For online students, a supply list will be provided so they may do the experiments with us. The cost of lab supplies should also be covered by charter school funds if purchased through an approved vendor.

This class will include such topics as:

• Intro to Cell Biology
• Protein Synthesis
• Photosynthesis
• Genetics
• Origins
• Ecology

We will also cover classification and will conduct a brief survey of the kingdoms including:

• Archaebacteria
• Eubacteria
• Protists
• Fungi
• Plants
• Animals including:
  • Invertebrates
  • Arthropods
  • Vertebrates

A brief study of some of the systems of the human body is also included.
This course meets weekly for 1.5 hours (45 min. of lecture, 45 min. of lab). Weekly homework assignments from the textbook, lab reports and handouts will be completed by the students at home each week. Tests will be taken online at home and are to be administered by their parent. One in-class practicum test will be given by the instructor (IF POSSIBLE THIS YEAR)

Two textbook options are available for this course: Pick one (charter schools use the Glencoe book)

Life Science by Bob Jones University Press. 3rd edition.
ISBN: 978-1-59166-474-1
Publisher: BJU Press, 2007
Length: 896 pp. Hardbound or softbound. 7th grade.

https://www.textbooks.com/Life-Science-With-Student-Activities-Volumes-A-and-B-3rd-Edition/9781591664741/Brad-R-Batdorf-and-Thomas-E-Porch.php?kpid=9781591664741U&kenshu=_k_EAIaIQobChMI1fGSvr2o6wIVUNbACh3Lug4PEAYYBSABEgLo3vD_BwE_k_&mcid=XKS-7564-41-6899-GoogleShopping-PRIDREPLACE-291&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1fGSvr2o6wIVUNbACh3Lug4PEAYYBSABEgLo3vD_BwE

Glencoe Life Science – Student Edition
ISBN 10: 007877800X     ISBN 13: 9780078778001
Publisher: Glencoe, 2008, Hardcover

Charter students must use the Glencoe textbook.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=life+science+glencoe&i=stripbooks&ref=bnav_search_go

This course may be for late Jr High or early High School (8th-9th) and is an introduction to chemistry and physics. It is highly recommended that students take this class prior to high school chemistry and physics. A basic understanding of algebra (how to solve for one unknown) is required.

Textbook required:

Glencoe Physical Science
Textbook: ISBN13: 9780078945830, MHID: 0078945836
Publisher: GLEN, 2011, 2012

Note: Lab supplies will be provided when students are In-Person for class.       

This A-G level biology course is designed to take the student through a general study of living matter. Students will learn basic biological principles and explore the diversity of life on Earth. They will study the present form and function of organisms, from cells to organ systems, from simple viruses to complex Homo sapiens. There are more than twenty-five hand-on lab/lab activities covering such topics as:

• Biochemistry
• Cell Biology
• Microbiology
• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Fungi
• Protists
• Plants
• Animals & animal behavior
• Ecology

Along with a variety of dissections and modeling, there are student-led investigations that allow the student to pursue individualized areas of inquiry.  In addition, students will learn microscopic and aseptic techniques together with laboratory safety and proficiency.

Emphasis will be on disciplinary core ideas (content), scientific practices, and crosscutting concepts, coupling practice with content to apply the material in a meaningful way to the world, and analyzing & proposing ways to minimize human impacts on biodiversity.  The year culminates in a student-led multi-week lab project with a poster presentation and an optional field trip.

To register, complete the registration page for the location of your choice.

A textbook is required: 

Glencoe Biology – Student Edition
ISBN-10: 0078945860 
Publisher: Glencoe Science, 2012 edition or newer
or your choice of high-school level Biology textbooks that cover 100% of the material we cover (see the course content for details), subject to teacher approval.

COST:  $575.00 PER SEMESTER

Students who add the HONORS portion will have additional information and assignments to complete. Students will cover material appropriate for them to take the CLEP exam for college credit. Honors students are encouraged to attend weekly biology study hall or office hours.

Study Hall Thursdays: 9:00 am – 10:30 am

SPECIAL INTEREST

AGE TARGET:  High School and higher.

Course description:

This course will introduce the science topics most relevant to the study of Biblical Creationism.  There will be a video each week from Educate for Life with Kevin Conover followed by a discussion and relevant activities.

Topics covered include:

•             Fossil record vs. evolution
•             Evidence for a world-wide flood
•             Did man walk with dinosaurs?
•             Age of the earth
•             Genetic mutations and Intelligent Design
•             Irreducible complexity  and thermodynamics
•             The Big Bang and the anthropic principle
•             Scientific hoaxes
•             Evolutionary ethics
•             Answering atheism

COST:  $50.00 per family per semester

• Yes, the cost is per family, not student.  We feel this would be a great family style class for High school and older.  Parents and siblings are encouraged to attend at no additional cost.

AGE TARGET:  High school and older.

In Apologetics I we covered science and Christianity as well as some other religions.

With Apologetics II we will investigate the various major religions of the world and do a side by side comparison to Christianity.  At the end of the class you will be equiped to handle any discussion between the various major religions of the world.

COST:  $30.00 per class plus $10.00 material fee.

AGE TARGET:  12 and up.

One of the great benefits of homeschooling is to explore and experience different types of classes and activities.  Now, with our woodworking class, you can experience the wonders of converting raw wood into some fantastics items.  Start out with making simple toys and depending on your dedication create some awesome wooden projects.  In fact we have one family that actually took the information they learned in this class and created their own businesses.  This class is taught by a professional high end cabinet and furniture maker in his shop.  The students will work with real woodworking equiptment under the supervision of a craftsman.

CONTACT:  Jeff Krieger   (626) 695-5688

SOCIAL STUDIES

Grades 7-12

Cost:

• $250.00 for private pay per semester and
• $300.00 for charter schools.  
• $25.00 deposit  towards tuition is requested to hold your spot in the class. 
• Charter funds accepted and A-G aligned.

“We are not the makers of history.  We are made by history.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

 This extensive survey course will cover U.S. History from the end of Reconstruction, through the end of the American Frontier, the second Industrial Revolution, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Age, the Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression, WWI and WWII and the Korean and Vietnam wars, the Civil Rights Movement, the ages of Kennedy/Johnson/Nixon/Carter/Reagan/Bush and into the  21st century.  Along the way we’ll explore America’s evolving relationship with the rest of the world and the evolution of the American psyche.  The class will involve lectures interspersed with interactive discussions and games, and will go beyond the simple description of events to explore underlying causes and consequences for the future.

AGE:  GRADES 8-12

 COST: $375.00 per semester (discount for direct payment)

 COURSE DESCRIPTION: The world “economics” can be intimidating.  Really, it’s just about how people decide how they are going to use their resources.  It’s about how they made decisions and what impacts those choices. We all participate in the economic system in some way. This course will provide you an introduction to the world of economics and the global economy.  We will learn about fundamentals like banking, trade, taxation, supply and demand, government spending, etc., giving you the vocabulary and skills to understand local and global systems, and to think critically and thoughtfully about real-world scenarios.  As a social science, we will delve into the theories, principles and practices that are encompassed in the study of the economic system, and we will question, explore and discover this thing called “economics.”

Textbook: To be determined.

About the Teacher:

Ms. Flora is an educator who loves looking at the world in new ways and with multiple kinds of students.  She received her Bachelor’s in English (with minors in History and Spanish) from Westmont College, She has taught in both formal and informal settings, and her favorite students are her four children (three high school boys and a daughter in middle school.).  She earned her MA in English from Claremont Graduate University.

CONTACT:  Flora Krook

•             Phone number: (916)216-6469
•             Email: krookf@aol.com

GRADES 7 – 10

COST: $250.00

This class will follow the timeline of Architectural History as it parallels the history of the world, the country and locally. By looking at the relationship between the development of Architecture over time and the factors that influence it we can better understand all forms of culture such as transportation, arts. entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, communication, furniture, business etc.

We will travel through time starting with Native Americans and ending in present day to see how each era is its own testament to Architecture and how different Architects and ethnicities contribute to that story.

Class activities will use such things as nature and Froebel blocks to influence artistic vision and awareness – that basic geometric shapes are found within the outer shape of everything. Once a month there will be an optional field trip to visit actual buildings, neighborhoods and districts to explore Architectural characteristics and styles and the hidden history that surrounds all of us every day.

Students will take away a new sense of appreciation for the hidden history that surrounds us and the need for its preservation.

Inquires & Information         cindrabarnes@yahoo.com or

                                                           TEXT ONLY 909-993-2203

Register                                         At the above contact info