Peniel Baptist Academy's
Freshman Course Descriptions
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The following courses described are courses that are presently being taught. Year to year old courses are dropped and new courses are added. This is not conclusive of the the courses that will be offered this school year.
BIBLE
Young Men or Ladies Bible Course (9th grade, 1 credit)
ENGLISH
English I (9th grade, 1 credit) Ninth grade grammar is designed to improve writing by focusing on conciseness, clear pronoun reference, subordination, parallelism, clear placement of modifiers, and use of active voice. Literature I stories end with Think It Through questions and suggestions to develop each student's ability to organize his thoughts and to write them in an intelligent, orderly manner.
MATH
Algebra I (8th-9th grade, 1 credit) Prerequisite: Successful completion of Algebra I. Algebra I is designed to teach students thinking and reasoning skills. This course emphasizes the development of problem-solving skills to lay a foundation for the more advanced math courses. The course content includes basic operations in the real number system, solving word problems, understanding relations, functions, and graphs. Students are introduced to systems of linear equations and inequalities, integral exponents, all forms of polynomials and their factors, rational and irrational expressions, radicals, and quadratic equations.
Geometry (9th-10th grade, 1 credit) Prerequisite: Algebra I. The purpose of this course is to emphasize critical thinking skills involved in truth relationships and the ability prove fact through deductive reasoning. In this course, students discover the order and perfection of God’s world. Students study lines, planes, angles, triangles, congruence, area, volume, trigonometry, transformations and symmetry, similarity, geometric inequalities, polygons and circles, and constructions. Formal proofs are emphasized.
SCIENCE
Physical Science (9th-12th grade, 1 credit) The student will learn to investigate, explore, and better understand God’s world through biology, chemistry, and physics. Great preparation for college.
SOCIAL STUDIES
World Geography (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit) This course is a study of God’s creation seen from a Christian View point. As we study the different countries of the world, we learn, not only about the physical and political aspects of them, but also about the people that live in these countries.
Church History (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit) This course is designed to help the student gain a better understanding of the book of Revelation. With this understanding of what is to come in the future, we will have a better understanding of the importance in witnessing now.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
HOPE Physical Education Variation (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
The objective of this course is to help students learn fitness for life. Cardio training, strength building, and flexibility/conditioning are emphasized daily. Individual and team sport skills are sharpened along with Christ-like sportsmanship. All students will participate in the Presidential Fitness Challenge.
HEALTH
HOPE Health Education Variation (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
True health involves far more than whether or not your body is working properly; it is holistic, including your physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual well-being. This course is designed to help students draw closer to God as they gain a deeper knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the body God has given them. Students will be encouraged to reach out to others and to live a happy, healthy life, as well as be challenged to keep themselves pure as they maintain a consistent walk with the Lord.
PRACTICAL/PERFORMING ARTS (REQUIRED)
Computer Keyboarding (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
Computer are not just for business anymore - they are for everyone, everywhere! To get the most value from this high-speed computer age, users must be competent at the input end - the keyboard. Refining keyboard techniques, increasing communication skills and learning advanced word processing features will help students at school and college. Peniel uses the Century 21 Computer Curriculum. (Course description taken from Century 21 Computer Applications and Keyboarding, Seventh Edition)
Freedom of speech is one of our most cherished liberties in American. In many ways, it is the key to our political and religious freedoms, for without free speech we cannot defend or promote our values and beliefs. This course in speech will teach students how to communicate the principles and truths we hold dear as Americans and as followers of Jesus Christ. Students will present/perform monologues, poems, stories, impromptus, personal testimonies, extemporaneous devotionals, debates and dramasSpeech (10th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
SAT Preparation (10th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
This course is designed to strengthen a student's preparation for the SAT. The course will help students uncover the purpose of the SAT, practice general test-taking approaches, learn how to use the PSAT to get ready for the SAT and prepare for the critical reading, math and writing skills that are measured by the SAT. This is the Official SAT Course.
Foundations in Personal Finance (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit) This course is designed to teach financial literacy by exploring the areas of saving and investing, credit and debt, financial responsibility, money management, insurance/risk management and income/careers. Activities and current event projects encourage students to better understand topics presented and to become aware of how they are affected by the current financial climate.
Beginning Weight Training (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in weight training, to improve muscular strength and endurance, and to keep their physical bodies in good health. This course also includes safety practices, terminology, the study of the musculoskeletal system, muscular strength and endurance, the study of biomechanical and physiological principles, theories, concepts, and skills, and the implementation of a weight training program. (Course description taken from FDOE State Standards)
Yearbook (9th-12th grade, 1/2 credit)
The purpose of this course is to produce the yearbook. This will include pre-planning, scheduling, selling and advertising. Students will receive instruction on the software used to generate the pages of the book, picture layouts, and picture cropping.
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