Here S How the Program Works According to the Scroll

Venture Parents,

Attached you will find Venture’s updated course descriptions and textbooks/materials required for each course. The Scroll order forms will be available soon.

The Scroll has a co-op incentive program to help them manage inventory. They offer a rebate to co-ops when their members pre-order their co-op materials through The Scroll. The convenience of the program worked great for our parents; therefore, Venture will participate again this year.

The program is a “win-win” situation for everyone. Parents streamline their purchasing and support the Scroll, co-ops receive a rebate, and the Scroll does a better job of controlling inventory and providing everyone with their materials in plenty of time for the start of the new school year.

Here’s how the program works according to the Scroll:

1.Co-op leaders will send us the student materials needed for their courses. It should be received at The Scroll no later thanApril 15th.Venture has completed this step.

2.Parents will need to return the parent order form to The Scroll or FAX it to the Scroll at 903-592-3508 byJuly 1st. These will be emailed out as soon as we receive them from the Scroll.

The Scroll will have orders ready for pick up by August 1st.Orders must be paid in full byAugust 17th. Orders paid after August 17th will not qualify for the rebate.

FYI - There are some textbook/materials that The Scroll will not be able to provide such as A Beka and Teaching Textbooks. You will need to purchase these directly from the publisher.

Serving with you,

The Venture Ministry Team

Please note:

- All courses are listed alphabetically under age divisions.

Venture - Middle School Courses

Course -6th GRADE SCIENCE

Time - Tuesday 12:30 - 1:30

Target Age -6th Grade

Course Description: Science 6 reveals the incredible intricacies of cells and organisms, matter and energy, astronomy, heredity, the nervous system, and the immune system. This science curriculum includes exciting science experiments and projects.

We will be preparing the students for more advanced learning as they enter the middle school grades. There will be labs, homework, and tests.

Prerequisites (if any) -none

Textbook/Materials - 1.Bob Jones Grade 6 Science Student Textbook 4th Ed.

2.Bob Jones Grade 6 Science Activity Manual4th Ed.

3.Bob Jones Grade 6 Science Test Booklet 4th Ed.

Course -ALGEBRA I

Time - Tuesday 1:30 - 3:30

Target Age -8th Grade – High School

Course Description –More to come.

Students will be required to work on this course a minimum of one hour per day. Parents will be required to grade daily work each and every school day.

Prerequisites - Placement Test passed

Textbook/Materials -

1. Teaching Textbooks Algebra I 2.0: Student Book, Answer Key and Test Bank

2. Required – Lecture and Practice CD's, Solutions CD's, Test Solutions CD

Course -CHARACTER COUNTS

Time - Tuesday 1:30 - 2:30

Target Age -6th Grade – 8th Grade

Course Description: This is a class for guys and girls to focus on the importance of character.Character qualities will be studied through creative and hands-on projects. We will have lessons from nature and memorization of character quality definitions. From time to time there will be guys with guys for manly projects and girls with girls for girly stuff. Come and learn to apply God's character in your life!

Prerequisites - None

Textbook/Materials – None

Course -DRAMA

Time - Tuesday 9:30 - 10:30

Target Age -6th- 12th grade

Course Description: This class will focus on the basics of telling a story through drama. Students will work on voice projection, volume & clarity, body language, blocking, character development, stage presence as well as the need to "stand and deliver". Each student will present monologues, duologues or short skits by the end of the first semester and a full-length production at the end of the year. Though we are teaching techniques of drama, we are also developing the confidence and poise that comes from acting and speaking in public.

Prerequisites -None

Textbook/Materials -None

Course -GRAMMAR / COMPOSITION

Time - Tuesday 10:30 - 11:30

Target Age -6th- 8th grade

Course Description: A Beka Grammar and Composition work-text for grade 7. This book includes clear explanation of traditional grammar, diagramming, writing skills, in depth study of eight parts of speech, and a convenient end-of-book handbook of all grammar rules learned that year. The time spent on this class is a minimum of an hour per school day and parents must grade daily.

Prerequisites -NONE

Textbook/Materials -1.A Beka Grammar and Composition I Student Text # 138835

A Beka Grammar and Composition I Test Booklet # 138851
A Beka Grammar and Composition I Teacher Key # 138843

Course -JOURNALISM

Time - Tuesday 2:30 - 3:30

Target Age -Middle School and High School

Course Description –

Students will be completing monthly newsletters as well as publishing our Venture Yearbook. Journalistic research writing projects will be incorporated throughout the year. Students will have weekly assignments throughout the year, which will incorporate the knowledge and understanding of journalism and the responsibilities associated with publishing.

Prerequisites -None

Textbook/Materials -None

Course -LIFE SCIENCE

Time -Tuesday 12:30 – 1:30

Target Age -7th and 8th grade

Course Description: “Life Science is a survey course that provides a foundation for high school studies in biology. The course introduces students to God’s organic creations, focusing on the classification of living things, the animal kingdoms, basic cell structure, and activities of living cells and organisms. Students examine the theories of creation and biological evolutions in relationship to the Word of God. Students develop a Biblical understanding of man’s stewardship of the earth by studying ecosystems, interrelationships among organisms, and natural resources. Students also study the human body and its basic structure and function. The course includes hands-on activities”.

Students will complete a chapter every week and be tested every other week. There are section review, chapter review, student activity pages & laboratory assignments weekly. The time spent on this class is a minimum of an hour a school day.

Prerequisites -completed 6th grade science

Textbook/Materials -1. BJU Life Science Student text 4th ed

2. BJU Life Science Tests text 4th ed

3. BJU Life Science Lab Manuel 4th ed

Course -LIMITED PREPARATION SPEECH

Time -Tuesday 2:30 – 3:30

Target Age -6th - 12th grade

Course Descriptions: Students will learn the art of speaking without having a tremendous amount of time to prepare a speech. Venture’s mission statement is: We seek to glorify God through service by inspiring and equipping others to boldly stand for truth with Christ-like character and this course will equip students to boldly speak even though they haven’t had hours to prepare a speech. They will work on Apologetics, Mars Hill (using popular cultural entertainment topics to share with people), Extemporaneous (using current events to share) and Broadcasting basics during this class. Students will be given a limited time to prepare for a speech on a topic that is given to them. These students will be prepared to compete at Go Light Your World if they choose.

Prerequisites -Desire to have fun and learn to speak!

Textbook/Materials -None

Course -OMNIBUS I

Time -Tuesday 7:45 – 9:30

Target Age -7th-10th grade

Course Description: Omnibus is a Latin term meaning “all encompassing,” and is a classical Christian educational approach to history/philosophy and literature. Students who complete Omnibus I will gain a full credit in Ancient World History I, Doctrine and Theology I, and Ancient Literature I. Combining these disciplines will allow students to grow in their appreciation of the unity of all knowledge. This material is taught through a Biblical worldview.

The student text leads the student through the study of the whole-book great works (not anthologies) from the dawn of time to the fall of Rome, teaching with the emphasis on ideas, not simply information.

Prerequisites –

1.A conversation with the instructor, Dana Bertino (reading comprehension and time

management make this a difficult course as it fulfills three credit requirements: literature, history, and Bible/philosophy),

2. Pre-class mastery of timeline

3. Completion of 5th grade English grammar.

NOTE:All students entering Omnibus I must also be concurrently mastering sentence and paragraph development.Omnibus I and II do not include a writing element.Venture suggests three excellent curricula to parents for this purpose: WriteShop I(for use with a grammar curriculum),Rod and Staff English Grammar 6 & 7, ABeka Grammar and Composition for 7th grade, and Shurley English Grammar) Any of these will adequately prepare students for Omnibus III--a 4 credit high school level course which includes introductory essay writing.

Textbook/Materials -

Omnibus I, Student Edition
The Codes of Hammurabi & Moses
Gilgamesh
The Histories
The Odyssey
Chronicles of Narnia – complete set
Plutarch`s Lives Vol. 1
The Aeneid
Early History of Rome
The Last Days of Socrates
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Eagle of the Ninth

Course -PHYSICAL EDUCATION / HEALTH

Time - Tuesday 1:30 - 2:30

Target Age -6th - 12th grades

Course Description: In this course, students will focus on the development of movement, skill and knowledge. Students will be encouraged to participate in assessment, Presidential Fitness, and maintenance of physical fitness to improve health and performance. Students will be taught physical fitness concepts, principles and strategies, and the application of psychological and sociological concepts, including self-responsibility, positive social interaction, and group dynamics, in the learning and performance of physical activity.

ABeka high school health will also be added to this course. Description of the textbook: “Written from a thoroughly Christian perspective, this interesting, practical text addresses the health care issues that concern young adults today. Health discusses the various body systems in the field of health care that most directly involves them. Therefore, as students read about nutrition, growth, and development, they learn about the digestive and endocrine systems. The section on fitness includes the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, and respiratory; the section on mental health, the nervous system. This integral approach helps students better understand their bodies and determine the steps needed to attain and maintain good health.” Middle school students will be allowed to audit the health portion of the course.

Prerequisites (if any) -NONE

Textbook/Materials -Health in Christian Perspective – A Beka Item #174157

Course -SPANISH I

Time -Wednesday 2:00 -3:00

Target Age -8th - 12th grades

Course Description: Spanish 1 introduces students to beginning Spanish. Students will learn how to ask and answer questions in Spanish, give and follow directions, purchase items, and make small talk. The textbook is rich with activities to help students gain confidence with the Spanish language.

Prerequisites -NONE

Textbook/Materials -BJU Press Spanish I Student text, 2nd Edition

Course -S.T.E.M.

Time -Tuesday 10:30-11:30

Target Age -6th - 9th grades

Course Description: S.T.E.M.combines science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to form an engaging field of study. This course will aim to provide an engaging classroom with labs for a hands-on learning experience to prepare our students foringenuityand problem solving. Math and Engineering labs will include the hands on study of money, budgets, physics, simple machines, smart machines and robotics.

This S.T.E.M. class willutilizeMoney Matters for Kids and the VEX IQ curriculum to foster a love for math and science. This course will also include the basics of engineering graphics where students will learn to read and understand engineering drawings. The workbook "Practical Drafting" will be used as a tool to apply learned concepts in a written form. Drafting is a powerful tool needed for many careers such as engineering, architecture, industrial design, mechanics,electricalengineering, and building.

Prerequisites -None

Textbook/Materials -None

Course -WRITE SHOP 2

Time -Tuesday 9:30-10:30

Target Age -7th - 9th grades

Course Description: In addition to teaching descriptive narration, narrative voice, and point of view, WriteShop II offers six comprehensive lessons in essay writing. Students learn to write and edit opinion essays, compare/contrast essays, and essays that describe or define. Special focus is placed on writing timed essays.

One lesson will be covered every two weeks, with a completed paper due at the end of that time. Our class time will set the groundwork for the writing that will take place at home during the week. You can expect to spend about 45 minutes a day on this class.

Prerequisites (if any) -Writeshop 1 or its equivalent

Textbook/Materials -Writeshop 2 Student Workbook (4th Edition)

Course -WORLD HISTORY

Time -Tuesday 8:30-9:30

Target Age -6th - 8th grades

Course Description: History of the World leads students on a journey through time from Creation to the early 21st century. The Christian perspective is the thread that connects the past to the present in this fascinating narrative of world history, teaching students to recognize the hand of God in human events. An abundance of full-color paintings, lithographs, and photos enhance the text. Colorful maps provide students with a geographic setting for historical events; time lines help them place events in the chronology of world history. The 26 chapters will be covered over 30 weeks. You can expect to spend about an hour a day on this class.

Prerequisites (if any) -none

Textbook/Materials -

A Beka History of the World Student Text – Item # 66524
A Beka History of the World Test Book - Item: #71889

Venture - High School Courses

Course -ALGEBRA 1

Time - Tuesday 1:30 - 3:30

Target Age -8th grade– High School

Course Description – This course is the foundation for high school mathematics courses. It is the bridge from the concrete to the abstract study of mathematics. Topics include simplifying expressions, evaluating and solving equations and inequalities, and graphing linear and quadratic functions and relations. Real world applications are presented within the course content and a function's approach is emphasized.

Prerequisites -Placement Test passed

Textbook/Materials -

1. Teaching Textbooks Algebra 2.0: Student Book, Answer Key and Test Bank

2. Required – Lecture and Practice CD's, Solutions CD's, Test Solutions CD

Course -AMERICAN LITERATURE

Time -Tuesday 1:30-2:30

Target Age -10th grade – 12th grade

Course Description: A thorough study of American Literature through reading, Worldview discussions, literary analysis, and essay writing.

Prerequisites (if any) -Upper High School

Textbook/Materials -

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by B. Franklin
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Billy Budd by Herman Melville
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
The Unvanquished by William Faulkner
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
The Chosen by Chiam Potok
Shadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliot
Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall

Course -ANATOMY and PHYSIOLOGY

Time - Tuesday 10:30 - 11:30

Target Age -High School

Course Description: Advanced Biology in Creation: The Human Body, 2nd Edition is a college-preperatory course that provides an advanced study of the human body’s 11 organ systems. Students will develop a beautiful appreciation of the complexities of the human body.

Prerequisites (if any) -Biology I

Textbook/Materials – Apologia: The Human Body 2nd Edition – Student Textbook

Course -APOLOGETICS

Time -Tuesday 12:30 - 1:30

Target Age -High School

Course Description: This year in Apologetics we will focus on Theology to understand the basics/essentials of WHAT we believe so we understand what we are actually defending. Apologetics will be included; however, the focus is going to be Biblical content. The theme verse is going to be Jude 3: “Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about ourcommon salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” We can't defend the faith if we don't understand with what we've been entrusted!

Prerequisites (if any) -None

Textbook/Materials – To be announced by Chris Sherrod

(will be available for purchase the 1st day of class; cost: $10)

Course -CHEMISTRY Time - Tuesday 10:30-11:30; Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00

Target Age -High school

Course Description: This course is designed to be a high school chemistry course and gives the student a rigorous foundation in chemistry, in order to prepare him or her for a college-level course. The course covers significant figures, units, classification, the mole concept, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, the gas laws, and equilibrium.

Students will complete half a module every week and be tested every other week. There are reading, study guide and laboratory assignments weekly. The time spent on this class is a minimum of an hour every school day. The class time will be divided into experiments/laboratory (Tuesday) and lecture (Wednesday).

Students will be required to memorize the oxidation numbers prior to the start of class.

Prerequisites -Passing oxidation quiz prior to first day of class.

Textbook/Materials -1. Apologia Chemistry (2nd Edition) – Student Textbook

2. Scientific Calculator
Course -DRAMA

Time - Tuesday 9:30 - 10:30

Target Age -6th- 12th grade