Short sequence courses are an alternative to longer, more traditional courses where students learn one subject for an entire semester or year. Short sequence courses allow students to pick and choose specific topic areas based on their interests, and study these areas vigorously for one month. This design is ideal for students who show curiosity in a particular subject area but may not want to or do not have the time to take an entire course. The goal of short sequence courses is for students to learn something of personal value and to organically foster an interest in the larger, more encompassing subject all while gaining confidence in their ability to learn.
Natural Selection
This course will look at four documented cases where natural selection played a significant role in evolution. Students will pick apart these cases and consider the long term effects of natural selection as seen in biodiversity, the human brain, and resistance to antibiotics.
Open to students in grades seven through nine.
Four Sundays from 4pm - 5:30pm starting on 10/18. Cost: $150 |
Newton's Laws
Students will be exposed to Newton's three laws of physics and will apply these laws to how we see the world. Students will look closely at situations that at first glance appear to defy these laws, and will reason through why Newton's laws still hold true.
Open to students in grades six through eight.
Four Sundays from 10am - 12pm starting on 10/18. Cost: $180 |