Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Visual & Performing Arts, Media and Communication
Performance:
Guitar -- 1 hour lesson/week.
Media & Communication:
Appreciation
Attendance at concerts (such as the Tanglewood Jazz Festival)
and plays (such as those at American Repertory Theater),
visits to museums (such as MFA and Gardner);
directed readings (such as The Medium is the Massage, What to Listen for in Music, and reviews of performances attended),
viewing classic films,
doing hands-on art/photography/craft projects
and activities to enhance knowledge of theory and appreciation.
Evaluation: discussion, Humanities CLEP.
Practical Living Skills
(Phys Ed, Health, Community Service, Public speaking, Faith exploration and Scripture, House/Garden/Car care, Typing/Voice Dictation, skills for living alone and with others, etc.)
Health
Reading course (Integrated with biology, above)
Holt Health
Materials from UNL-ISHS course in health
Community service such as neighborhood clean-up, helping with Vacation Bible School, volunteering at library, (In 2003-2004, DS2 volunteered five hours a week at the public library, worked on our town's. Open Space Committee, participated in the Walk for Hunger, and was a member of the Shoreline Suevey Team for the Matfield River.)
Resources such as Venture Crew, Favorite Community College courses, Share the Fire, Family Y, family canoeing/hiking/whitewater rafting/camping trips, Camp Barbara Harris, our books on gardening, home repair, car maintenance, computer programs for typing and dictating, etc.
Performance:
Guitar -- 1 hour lesson/week.
Media & Communication:
Informal examination and discussion of old magazines, movies, catalogs, radio and TV
shows, commercials and ads to look at what values were deemed important, impact of technological changes, etc.
Appreciation
Attendance at concerts (such as the Tanglewood Jazz Festival)
and plays (such as those at American Repertory Theater),
visits to museums (such as MFA and Gardner);
directed readings (such as The Medium is the Massage, What to Listen for in Music, and reviews of performances attended),
viewing classic films,
doing hands-on art/photography/craft projects
and activities to enhance knowledge of theory and appreciation.
Evaluation: discussion, Humanities CLEP.
Practical Living Skills
(Phys Ed, Health, Community Service, Public speaking, Faith exploration and Scripture, House/Garden/Car care, Typing/Voice Dictation, skills for living alone and with others, etc.)
Health
Reading course (Integrated with biology, above)
Holt Health
Materials from UNL-ISHS course in health
Community service such as neighborhood clean-up, helping with Vacation Bible School, volunteering at library, (In 2003-2004, DS2 volunteered five hours a week at the public library, worked on our town's. Open Space Committee, participated in the Walk for Hunger, and was a member of the Shoreline Suevey Team for the Matfield River.)
Resources such as Venture Crew, Favorite Community College courses, Share the Fire, Family Y, family canoeing/hiking/whitewater rafting/camping trips, Camp Barbara Harris, our books on gardening, home repair, car maintenance, computer programs for typing and dictating, etc.
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