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Summer Enrichment Classes

Summer Enrichment Classes are offered at Tall Oaks during 4 two-week sessions throughout the summer. For more information regarding these classes, please click here.


Kindergarten

Barbara Post

First Grade

Barbara McGraw & Addie DePace

Second Grade

Bridget Raab

Third Grade

Susan Vogelmann

Fourth Grade

Judy Brearly

Fifth Grade

Maria Donnelly & Veronica Worley

Sixth Grade

Debbie Voshell, Laureen Davison & George Todd Grammar Aide – Andrea Baines
Grammar of Latin – Addie DePace (3rd & 4th grades) & Nathan Tillman (5th – 8th grades)
Art - Debbie Favuzza
Chorus & Grammar of Music – Sarah Yarnall
Physical Education – Louise Shaw, Instructor & Athletic Director

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7th through 12th Grade Curriculum

Course: 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
English Grammar7 Grammar8, Composition & Literature Classical Literature American Literature British Literature Advanced Literature
Math Pre-Algebra Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Pre-Calculus Calculus (or Greek II)
History Church History Western Civilization I Western Civilization II Foundations of U.S. History Rhetoric I Government & Economics
Science General Science Logic Argumentation & Debate

Biology
&
Lab

Chemistry
&
Lab		 Physics
&
Lab
Bible Composition & Literature World Geography & Culture Biblical Theology

Systematic
Theology

Hermeneutics Apologetics
Foreign Language Latin I Latin II Spanish I Spanish II Greek I Rhetoric II
Art Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Music Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PE Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Graduation Requirements

Subject/Course Options *Credit
Science (3 credits necessary)
  Biology + Lab 1
  Chemistry + Lab 1
  Physics + Lab 1
Mathematics (4 credits necessary)
  Algebra I 1
  Geometry 1
  Algebra II 1
  Pre-Calculus 1
  Calculus 1
Language (3 credits necessary – 2 in same language and 1 in Latin/Greek)
  Latin III & IV 1 per year
  Spanish   I & II 1 per year
  Greek I & II 1 per year
Bible (4 credits necessary )
  Biblical Theology 1
  Systematic Theology 1
  Hermeneutics 1
  Apologetics 1
History (3 credits necessary)
  Western Civilization I 1
  Foundations of U.S. History 1
  Government and Economics 1
Logic  (1 credit necessary)
  Logic 1
  Argumentation and Debate 1
Rhetoric (2 credits necessary)
  Rhetoric I 1
  Rhetoric II 1
Literature (3 credits necessary)
  Classical Literature 1
  American  Literature 1
  Advanced Literature 1
  British Literature 1
Art (Four years)
Chorus (Four Years)
Physical Education (Two Years)

*One credit represents one full year of course work (i.e. two semesters)

These graduation requirements apply to students who have been enrolled full time at Tall Oaks for 9th through twelfth grades. Students in 7th and 8th grades may receive credit toward graduation for high school level work completed in those years (e.g. Algebra I, Logic) but most of their course work will normally be the classes prerequisite to the courses listed above. Subject to approval by the Headmaster, students transferring into 10th and 11th grades may receive credit for courses completed elsewhere and an individual schedule for what must be completed may be developed.

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Grading Guidelines

The following is the official policy that teachers will use to determine your child(ren)\'s academic achievement.

The following numerical grading scale will be utilized for academic course grades:

A+ 98-100
A 94-97
A- 91-93
B+ 88-90
B 84-87
B- 81-83
C+ 78-80
C 74-77
C- 70-73
F 60 or less
98-100% = A+
94-97% = A
91-93% = A-
88-90% = B+
84-87% = B
81-83% = B-
78-80% = C+
74-77% = C
70-73% = C-
69% or below = Failing

The following grading scale is used for art/music/physical education and character grades and kindergarten:

E = Excellent
S = Satisfactory (passing grade)
U = Unsatisfactory (failing grade)
I = Incomplete (coursework not completed and must be completed or course must be repeated. Students who are withdrawn or are expelled or leave the school before the end of a grading period without completing all required coursework will receive a grade of "I" for incomplete.)


Honors and Awards

TOCS maintains a system of formal honors and awards for several reasons:

  1. The recognition of good work is endorsed in the scriptures, from the writings of Solomon (Proverbs), to those of Paul (Romans, Ephesians, I Timothy, etc.). Therefore, we seek to publicly recognize those students accomplishing the necessary prerequisites to receive the applicable award/honor.
  2. We hope to encourage the motivation to good work among all the students by demonstrating to them that such work is not overlooked or taken for granted, but rather it is noticed and commended.
  3. We want to draw public attention to the high quality of work being done by our students, to the glory of God and their parents.

There are two levels of academic honors for elementary school students on a quarterly basis:

There are three levels of academic honors for secondary school students awarded on a quarterly basis:

Awards given at various times through the year

End-of-year awards:

Award recipients will be recognized at the end of each quarter and/or at the annual awards banquet.

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Partnership with Homeschool Families

Tall Oaks Classical School is pleased to partner with homeschool families as they seek to educate their children in the home setting, but may desire their children to be in weekly group classes such as P.E., Chorus, Art or Music Theory. Tall Oaks also partners with families who are looking for assistance in teaching advanced upper school courses such as (but not limited to) the Sciences/Labs; Greek; Rhetoric; Theology, etc. Extra curricular activities such as Drama Club, Spanish Club, Intramural sports or possibly even varsity sporting teams may also be an option for homeschool students.

A La Carte Policy

After regular enrollment has ended, selected classes are made available for qualified applicants from outside the fulltime regular enrollees of Tall Oaks.

Students who enroll as a Tall Oaks "a la carte" student must commit to attending all classes for which they have registered and been accepted, on a regular basis for one academic school year unless providentially hindered. The student will be considered an integral part of the class with all the rights and privileges thereof, and, therefore, will be expected to do all class assignments, projects, tests, etc. A report will be issued each quarter and a certificate will be issued at the end of the year, certifying that the course has been taken, completed and passed.

Students are expected to wear uniforms to class and to abide by all general policies applicable to full time Tall Oaks students as delineated in the Parent-Student Handbook including receiving demerits and doing restitution for those demerits.

Students are expected to arrive for the class on time and then leave when the class is over. Students may not stay at Tall Oaks unattended. The parents are asked to contact the school office if they are going to be late in picking up the student.

Attendance as an "a la carte" student does not qualify the student to participate in activities of the school unrelated to the particular class taken (Protocol classes and events, etc.). The student is invited to attend all field trips as relates to their specific class and must pay additional admissions fees particular to the event. Arrangements may be made to take PSAT or ERB tests on a per test cost basis.

Interested families are required to apply to Tall Oaks through the regular admissions process and to include a $50.00 family application fee with their application. Classes for 2007 - 2008 school year begin Monday, August 27 and end the last week in May, 2008. There are considered to be thirty-six weeks in one academic school year. Any extra places in the classroom are made available to eligible a la carte students. Courses in the Grammar grades which may be made available include Latin, Choral Music and Art. All Dialectic/Rhetoric courses are available. Each child is limited to ten class meetings.

Grammar
Number of classes per week Annual cost
Four 1/2 hour classes $440.00
Four thirty-five minute classes $510.00
Four forty minute classes $580.00
Four forty-five minute classes $650.00
Art One hour weekly $225.00
K-2nd Grade Chorus One hour weekly (try-out required) $180.00
3rd-6th Grade Chorus One hour weekly (try-out required) $180.00

Dialectic/Rhetoric
Each course that meets five times weekly $1100.00
Each course that meets four times weekly $890.00
Art - One hour weekly $250.00
7th – 12th Grade Chorus $250.00

All Costs include the use of textbooks.

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