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Elementary Classes

Tumbling (June 1 - 30, M/W/F)

Instructor: Laura Slocomb (Email) Time: Grades K-2 (A): 9:00-10:00 a.m. Grades K-2 (B): 10:15-11:15 a.m. Grades 3-6: 11:30-12:30 p.m. Cost: $96.00 Are you looking for something to invigorate your summer vacation? Come join Mrs. Slocomb and your friends to learn how to flip, jump, skip, and tumble. All skill levels are welcome.

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Art (June 1 - 5, M-F)

Instructor: Kristan Weiss (Email) Time: Grades 1-2: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Cost: $80.00 + $10.00 material fee A fun, hands-on opportunity for elementary students to experience a more intimate art education. Using art history as a backdrop, the students will create works in clay, paint, and various drawing media.

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Art Exploration (June 1 - 5, M-F)

Instructor: Tatjana Wyns (Email) Time: Grades 3-4: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Cost: $80.00 + $15.00 material fee A time for elementary students to explore various art media. Art projects include making clay tiles, beaded animals, decorated boxes, South American Molas, diffusing paper hangings, and photo exposure paper designs.

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Little House on The Prairie -- Not Just a TV Show! (June 22 - 26, M-F)

Instructor: Ann Schmidberger (Email) Time: Grades 2-5: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Cost: $120.00 + $5.00 material fee Come explore the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder. We will learn about the author and her amazing life. We will also read from her books. Join us as we "go back in time" to do crafts, play games, and have snacks, all based on the Little House stories.

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Crafts for Kids (July 13 - 17, M-F)

Instructor: Ann Schmidberger (Email) Time: Grades 1-4: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Cost: $120.00 + $10.00 material fee Let's get together and have some fun making a new craft every day. We will decoupage a wooden tray, do "stained glass", create a floral wreath, and more! We'll also play some games and create a fun snack.

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Conquistadores y Indios (June 1 - 5, M-F)

Instructor: Sharah Starnes (Email) Time: Grades 3-5: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Cost: $200.00 + $10.00 material fee Through presentations, readings, discussion, and writing, as well as through map-making, art projects, music, and games, we will learn about four Spanish conquistadors and the Native Americans they encountered. Our study materials will include historical images, artifacts, and first-hand written accounts.

Elementary and Middle School Classes

The Royal Game of Chess (June 8 - July 24, W/F)

Instructor: Mark L. Luce (Email) Time: Grades K-3: 12:30-2:00 p.m. Grades 4-7: 2:30-4:00 p.m. Cost: $160.00 Would you like to become a better chess player? If so, this class is for you! Mr. Luce will cover the history of chess, including famous games of world champions, and we will discuss common chess openings, the middle game, and the endgame, including how to checkmate your opponent. You will certainly be a stronger chess player by the end of the class! There will also be frequent opportunities to play Mr. Luce, as enrollment will be limited to 10 students in grades K-3, and to 12 students in grades 4-7.

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Upper Elementary Classes

Great Writers and Great Lives (June 1 - 19, M-F)

Instructor: Florian Hild (Email) Time: Upper Elementary: 8:00-10:00 a.m. Cost: $240.00 Benjamin Franklin's autobiographical account of becoming a great writer and good man will serve as our inspirational template as we learn to write and live well. We will read, discuss, and write about some of the great short works of Western literature. The students will discuss our poems and short stories in class and hone their writing and living skills by attempting to emulate what we study.

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Elementary Latin A (June 1 - 19, M-F)

Instructor: Susan Busek (Email) Time: Upper Elementary: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $240.00 Elementary Latin A is an opportunity for upper elementary students to spend a little time study Latin in a fun, open, and engaging environment. Our curriculum is based on Latin for Children, which includes fun activities, word searches, chants, and even videos. Everything is designed to make Latin fun and exciting.

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Core Knowledge Summer Science (June 1 - 19, M-F)

Instructor: Phillip Hayhurst (Email) Time: Upper Elementary: 1:00-3:00 p.m. Cost: $240.00 Students will be given the opportunity to review, reflect, explore, and experience science both in the laboratory and the outdoors during this summer science session. Instead of simply reading from a text book and taking notes in class, this science session will be full of science enrichment activities ranging across topics in the Core Knowledge curriculum and beyond.

Upper Elementary & Above Classes

Introduction to Knots (August 3 - 14, M-F)

Instructor: Silver Gerety (Email) Time: Upper Elementary and Above: 9:00-11:00 a.m. Cost: $160.00 + $5.00 material fee In this class we will cover basic knots with a variety of purposes including loops, hitches, bends, stopper knots, and more. We will also discuss proper rope handling and care. This class will be excellent for campers, scouts, and other outdoor enthusiasts, but a basic working knowledge of knots is important for everyone to have.

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Introduction to Instruments (July 27 - August 27, M-Th)

Instructor: Barry Davis (Email) Time: Upper Elementary and Above: 8:00-9:00 a.m. Cost: $160.00 Materials: Text Instrument Come and get a head start on learning a musical instrument for the upcoming school year. As well as playing music, topics that will also be covered are: proper technique, instrument care and maintenance, history of the instruments used in band, and famous musicians on their instruments. At the end of the five week session, a small concert will be held to demonstrate the abilities of the new musicians at Ridgeview.

Upper Elementary & Middle School Classes

Using Short Stories to Improve Writing & Reading Comprehension (August 4 - 27, Tu/Th)

Instructor: Amie Sharp (Email) Time: Grades 5-7: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Cost: $64.00 This class allows for individual creativity in story writing, one-on-one work with a teacher helping children learn to edit their own writing, and inspires children to think of each story as a rough creation that can be molded into something of beauty.

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Middle School Classes

Heroes and the Pursuit of Moral Excellence (July 6 - 24, M-F)

Instructor: George Sanker (Email) Time: Middle School: 8:00-9:00 a.m. Cost: $240.00 "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."      - Charles Dickens, David Copperfield Every child grows up wanting to become a hero/heroine in their life. This desire for heroism is also reflected in the stories that we read about in the news and watch in movie theaters, and this has been a part of Western civilization going back to the time of Homer. The purpose of this course is to have middle school students discover a vision of moral excellence by engaging the lives of heroes/heroines from our Western tradition. Through these encounters we believe that our students will have an opportunity to view their life as a story that begins with the small acts that they undertake every day.

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Poetry Throughout the Ages & the Making of Modern Poets (June 1 - 19, M-F)

Instructor: Abbye Bruhin (Email) Time: Middle School: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Cost: $240.00 Materials: Text We will read poetry of all types, starting in Ancient Greece and working our way to modern day. Along the way, we will be exploring the styles and forms of poetry, including subjects such as rhyme-scheme, stresses, metaphor, and analogy. We will study the ways to write poetry through discussing and memorizing great poems throughout the ages. We will primarily be focusing on poems that deal with the moral issues of love, war, rites of passage, and growing up.

Middle School & High School Classes

Survey of Biology (June 15 - July 24, M/W/F)

Instructor: Robin Anderson (Email) Time: Middle School & High School: 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Cost: $288.00 This course is meant for students who want a head start on learning biological concepts before entering upper school biology. This course is also for students who have already taken biology, but need extra help cementing ideas before moving on to other high school science courses.

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Bible History and Literature (June 15 - July 9, M-F)

Instructor: Greg Shubert (Email) Time: Middle School & High School: 1:00-3:00 p.m. Cost: $220.00 Materials: Text (Included) This is a short course open to anyone who wants to learn more about the Bible's place in world history and Western literature. We will survey important sections from the Bible, explain the themes and settings of selected passages and link them to related biblical texts, study the historical context of biblical events, discuss various interpretations of texts, and note examples of related works of art and literature.

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Acting and Performance Studio (June 1 - 26, M-F)

Instructors: Elizabeth Binder (Email) William Binder (Email) Time: Middle School & High School: 2:00-4:00 p.m. + some evenings Cost: $240.00 + $10 costume/script fee We will focus on honing acting skills and developing knowledge of performance on stage. We will use a variety of acting exercises and games utilizing great plays. The students will also be expected to prepare and present readings and scenes to interpret. The class will be split between developing skills and working toward the performance of a one-act play at the end of the class.

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Shakespeare's Dark Comedy (June 1 - 19, M-F)

Instructor: Josva Halseide (Email) Time: Middle School & High School: 12:00-2:00 p.m. Cost: $240.00 Materials: Text In this class we will read, discuss, and write about one of Shakespeare's dark comedies, Measure for Measure. As this play is commonly referred to as one of his "problem plays," we will consider why Shakespeare chose to not give it a definite comedic resolution. In order to shed light on this play, brief selections of writings by Aristophanes and Aristotle will be read and discussed.

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Ultimate Frisbee (June 9 - July 31, Tu)

Instructor: Brendan Wicke (Email) Time: Middle School & High School: 2:00-4:00 p.m. Cost: $144.00 What better way to spend a summer day than getting grassstained and sweaty with your friends in an intense game of Ultimate? We will learn a bit about how the game is played and some basic strategies, then play until we drop. This game resembles soccer played with a Frisbee, so there's no break in the action. Great for staying active! Great for forming new friendships! Great fun!

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Philosophy's God: How Much Can We Know About God Through Reason? (July 7 - 17, Tu/Th)

Instructor: Brendan Wicke (Email) Time: Middle School & High School: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Cost: $128.00 Materials: Text Philosophy exists because man has a natural and insatiable desire to know himself and the world around him. In this class, we will be examining what philosophers have thought about God through the ages. Can we prove he exists through reason alone? Can we prove he doesn't exist? Can we know anything about the nature of God? Is he one or many? Is God a person or just some powerful force? Is he good or evil? An agent of order or disorder? Does he still act in our world or is he separate and unconcerned about the universe? Heated debate is welcome, but since this is a highly controversial subject, our conversations will stay very close to the text and the students' job will be to weigh the validity and truth of the many opposing arguments presented.

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Writer's Workshop (June 15 - July 24, M/W/F)

Instructor: Robin Anderson (Email) Time: Middle School & High School: 8:00-10:00 a.m. Cost: $288.00 Materials: Text This class is for students of different writing abilities who want to take their writing to the next level. This writing intensive class will prepare students for the coming year by polishing their writing, grammar, essay structure, and increasing the overall sophistication of their writing. There will be teacher and peer review of essays. For certain assignments students will have a choice between nonfiction and creative writing. This class is what you make of it.

High School Classes

Cooking (June 1 - 5, M-F)

Instructor: Tim Smith (Email) Time: High School: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $170.00 Materials: Butane Burner This week-long cooking class is appropriate for both beginners and already accomplished cooks who want to refine techniques and expand their repertoire of recipes. We will cover basic dishes for everyday cooking as well as develop a complete menu for entertaining. The course will include a grocery shopping trip to explore what foods are locally available in season and how to choose the best produce. Students will finish the week with a comprehensive booklet of recipes. Students will need to bring a single burner butane stove so that everyone in the class can cook each dish. These burners are available from restaurant supply stores for about $30. Rentals may be available on request and we have only a limited supply so please email if you are interested in renting a burner for the week. Students will also need to supply their own knives and cutting board and bring a large frying pan (preferably non-stick) and a pot large enough to boil water for pasta. The first day of class will focus on the omelet: a simple dish that can be prepared in about two minutes but a technique that demands much practice to master. We will devote a day to pasta, which we will make from scratch, and a variety of different sauces. We will spend another day on chicken and students will learn to roast a whole chicken, how to cut a raw chicken into pieces, and to make a variety of fricassees. Topics for the remaining classes will be determined as a group.

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Moral Philosophy IV - The Good Man: The Nature and Destiny of Manhood (May 26 - June 26, M-Th)

Instructor: Dr. T.O. Moore (Email) Time: High School: 9:00-11:00 a.m. Cost: $400.00 Materials: Text Credits: 5 (Moral Philisophy) What is a man? What is a good man? What is the heroic man? This course seeks to understand the nature of men-at their best and at their worst-by exploring their inherent nature and what they have been over time. Beginning with a contemporary perspective of a perhaps troubled and beleaguered manhood in post-modern times, we shall then look to philosophy, history, literature, and psychology to see what man has been, what he could be, what he ought to be, and what he ought never to be. Specifically, we shall look at a wide range of sources and periods including the following: man in his natural or primitive state, the heroic age of Greece, the chivalry of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance man, the English and American gentleman, the cowboy of the Wild West, "the greatest generation" of the nineteen-forties. Following this historical tour de force, we shall return to the modern perspective in order to consider the possibility of re-crafting and reclaiming the virtues of manhood in the modern world. Specific themes will include manners, friendship, work, education, relations with (and service to) women, marriage and fatherhood, leadership, conflict, ambition, and God. Full moral philosophy credit for graduation will be awarded.

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Sizzling Topics in Medicine, Agriculture and the Environment (June 15 - July 24, M/W/F)

Instructor: Robin Anderson (Email) Time: Grades 10-12: 12:45-2:45 p.m. Cost: $288.00 Materials: Text Credits: 3.5 This course covers many of the most current, hotly debated issues in science today. Among these will be stem cell research, genetic engineering of food and animals, cloning, climate change, and population control. These technologies and their application will be examined. The ethical debates surrounding these topics will also be discussed where appropriate. If you've ever wondered why topics such as these produce the heated arguments that they do, this class is for you. Other students may be accepted with teacher approval and relatively consistent 'A' grades in science.

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Untoward Experiments? Literary Critiques of the Rise of Scientism (June 1 - July 3, M/W/F)

Instructor: John Herndon (Email) Time: High School: 12:30-3:30 p.m. Cost: $250.00 Materials: Text Credits: 2.5 Our modern world is often referred to as being "the age of science." This has connotations both positive and negative. Many very thoughtful writers have expressed their concern that on this negative side something essential to the human being has been lost in the onward drive for ever greater knowledge of and power over nature, a feature often critiqued as "scientism." In a seminar format, we shall read novels and short stories by writers ranging from Mary Shelley and Nathaniel Hawthorne to Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis. Our conversation will examine the merits of each, as well as attempt to determine whether there is any such thing as a coherent literary critique of this darker side of the age of science.

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Latin I (June 1 - 19, M-F)

Instructor: Karl Ayers (Email) Time: High School: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Cost: $400.00 Materials: Wheelock's Latin ($15.00) Credits: 5 This course is for students who want a head start on their highschool Latin placement or who want to satisfy their high school Latin requirements. It will be an intensive journey through the introductory material. We will cover about a chapter per day and there will be a test every Friday over the previous four chapters.

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Emotions (June 15 - July 24, M-F)

Instructor: Dr. Nina P. Azari (Email) Time: High School: 1:00-2:30 p.m. Cost: $400.00 Materials: Text Credits: 5 To provide a comprehensive introduction to the topic of emotion, emphasizing how that topic has been treated not only in the field of Psychology, but as well from the perspective of Philosophy and Neuroscience. The student will become familiar with different theories and approaches to the scientific study of emotion, including basic neuroscientific principles, and recent human brain imaging techniques.

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Classes of Modern Drama (June 15 - July 24, M-F)

Instructor: William Binder (Email) Time: High School: 9:00-11:00 a.m. Cost: $400.00 Materials: Text Credits: 5 This class will give students a chance to read and respond to some of the most important works of dramatic literature. In class, we will discuss portions of the text, read and act out key scenes, and watch film versions (where available). Beyond reading and responding the texts, students will be introduced to the elements and conventions of drama. They will interpret texts as readers, actors, and directors. We will explore how drama is a part of the Great Conversation and how it sheds light on the human condition in a unique way.

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The Philosophy of Freedom (June 15 - July 24, M/W/F)

Instructor: Derek Anderson (Email) Time: High School: 9:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Cost: $400.00 Materials: Text Credits: 5 The purpose of this course is to critically examine a single philosophical issue: human freedom. It is intended to introduce students to the subject of political philosophy and to those intellectual figures who have been central to debates concerning freedom and its associated ideas. This project does not propose to make students masters of any one author or idea, but rather to whet the appetite and open avenues for future inquiry.

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Constitutions of State (July 27 - August 14, M-F)

Instructor: Silver Gerety (Email) Time: High School: 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Cost: $180.00 Materials: Text Credits: 2.5 What is the purpose of government? What legitimate role can (or must) the state play in the lives of its people? What is a right and where do rights come from? In this class we will explore these questions and more by examining the constitutions and other founding documents of three nations: the United States of America, France, and South Africa. The examination of these documents will reveal disparate, perhaps even irreconcilable, thrusts in political philosophy.

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"On the Shoulders of Giants" - Newton and His Predecessors (June 8 - 26, M-F)

Instructor: Jacob Nazeck (Email) Time: Middle School & High School: 9:00-11:15 a.m. Cost: $200.00 Materials: Text ($5.00) Credits: 2.5 This class is designed to examine Isaac Newton's development of calculus and his debt to that great mathematician of antiquity: Archimedes. We will discuss some of the philosophical differences between ancient and modern mathematicians, investigate Newton's understanding of the relationship between math and science, and gain a deeper appreciation of our own debt to these intellectual giants. No prior knowledge of calculus is necessary.

Other Classes

Algebra I (M-F)

Instructor: Kevin Brown (kbrown@ridgeviewclassical.com) Dates: Section 1: 22 June - 17 July Section 2: 20 July - 16 August Time: All Sections: 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m Cost: $600.00 Credits: 10 Why summer school? Small classes. Lots of one-on-one time. Focusing on just mathematics eliminates distractions and allows students to do their absolute best. A full year's worth of CREDIT and instruction in four weeks! The course shall emphasize the following six topics: linear equations, quadratic equations, absolute value functions, basic rational equations, probability and trigonometric functions. Please note that students may take a modified schedule, with the instructor's prior permission and at his discretion. For example, a student who has a family vacation planned that interferes with taking all of section 1 may finish the course in section 2. However, the course must be taken in a proper sequence of complete weeks. Any schedule modifications must be arranged before June 22 by the parents and the instructor.

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Algebra II (June 8 - July 3, M-F)

Instructor: David Yu (Email) Time: All Students: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Prerequsites: Algebra I Geometry Cost: $600.00 Materials: Graphing Calculator (TI-83 or TI-84) Credits: 10 Week 1: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Week 2: Sequences and Series / Rational Functions Week 3: Polynomial and Rational Functions Week 4: Conics and Trigonometry