Open House Brochure

OPEN HOUSE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013

800 Maryville Centre Drive 路 Town & Country, MO 63017 314.997.2900 路 www.wcastl.org

WHY WESTMINSTER?

Westminster Christian Academy Created to make a difference.

OUR VISION: Prepare and equip more young men and women to engage the world and change it for Jesus Christ.

OUR MISSION: Westminster Christian Academy honors Jesus Christ by providing an excellent education, rooted in biblical truth as interpreted by the Westminster Confession of Faith, for the children of Christian parents. Faculty and staff enable students to discover and embrace a biblical view of the world and integrate that view into every area of life.

SCHEDULE

6:30 p.m. Registration and refreshments

in the Grand Entry 7 p.m.

Program begins in the Theatre Tom Stoner, EdD, head of school 7:20 p.m. Teacher presentations Select 4 of the 10 presentations available.

7:25-7:33 p.m.

7:38-7:46 p.m.

7:51-7:59 p.m.

8:04-8:12 p.m.

8:15 p.m. Self-guided tour 9 p.m.

Event concludes

PRESENTATIONS

Bible: 1st Floor

Tim Holley (B231), Jeremy Scott (B232), and Jason Wilkins (B233)

Business & Jonathan Horn (Business – C229), Scott VonderBruegge Communications: (Communications – C229), and Deana Vandegriff (B201)

2nd Floor

English: Micah Gall (B228), Scott Holley (B229), Jill Keith (B230), 2nd Floor Andy Kerckhoff (C227), and Heather Marsee (C227)

Fine Arts: 2nd Floor

History: 1st Floor

Kathy Eichelberger (Drama – Black Box Theatre) Lara Goeke (Visual Arts – C220) Mallory Scholten (Instrumental Program – E203) Chris Knerr (B127), Kelley Schwartz (B128), and Ashley Woodall (B129)

Math: Dale Beachy (B104), Jacob Mohler (B106), and Kelsey Walton (B105) 1st Floor

P.E. & Athletics: 1st Floor

Dave Schall, Annie Westhoff, and Todd Zell (Weight Room)

Science: Anne DeRousse (D225), Lisa Harding (STEM and robotics, D228),

2nd Floor Katie Long (D226), and Andrew Shaw (faith and science, D223)

World Languages: Sarah DeVries (French – B119)

1st Floor Ming Li (Chinese – B121) Emily Roig (Spanish – B120)

Special Services: Lucy Erdman and Hannah Jayne (B103)

1st Floor

TEACHER PRESENTATIONS

The purpose of the Bible Department is to reveal God, His sovereignty, and His deep love for mankind. Students are challenged to accept, believe, and apply the Gospel for salvation and a life of daily obedience, growing in grace and giving all glory to God.

7th Grade: Old Testament 7

8th Grade: Old Testament 8

9th Grade: New Testament Survey

10th and 11th Grade: Biblical Ethics

12th Grade: Worldviews Faculty Representatives

Middle School – Jeremy Scott

Upper School – Tim Holley and Jason Wilkins

BIBLE

BUSINESS & COMMUNICATIONS

The vision for this department is to offer students the opportunity to pursue areas of interest in the fields of business, communications, and applied technology. Courses are designed to expose students to topics and content that would allow them to integrate core learning with areas of personal interest while also providing areas of discovery not found in other academic departments.

In the Middle School, foundational digital and technology skills are developed through the Integrated Technology Literacies program and the use of the iPad. This program integrates various technological skill sets within the core classes.

Business Basics

Business Finance and Accounting

Digital Web Design Entrepreneurship

Newspaper Journalism I

Newspaper Journalism II

Magazine Journalism I

Magazine Journalism II

Video Storytelling

Marketing I

Introduction to Economics Faculty Representatives

Middle School – Deana Vandegriff

Upper School – Jonathan Horn and Scott VonderBruegge

ENGLISH

Students learn the philosophical basis of literary works and analyze those works in light of biblical truth. The program also provides students with the tools to communicate the written and spoken language clearly and concisely.

7th Grade: English 7

8th Grade: English 8 (Honors)

9th Grade: Expository Writing, Expository Writing (Honors)

10th Grade: Literature of Western Civilization, Literature of

Western Civilization (Honors)

11th Grade: American Literature, American Literature (Honors)

12th Grade: Advanced Expository Writing, Literature (AP) Faculty Representatives

Middle School – Andy Kerckhoff and Heather Marsee

Upper School – Micah Gall, Scott Holley, and Jill Keith

THE ARTS

The purpose of the Arts is to teach students to express devotion and praise to their Creator through artistic endeavors. Students develop the discipline to take a piece of work from beginning to a point of display or performance.

Middle School

7th Grade: Art, Drama, Chorus, Performing Arts Expo, Drama

8th Grade: Art, Drama, Chorus, Performing Arts Expo, Drama Upper School

ART: AP Art History, Art Survey, Drawing, Oil Painting, Watercolor

Painting, Design, Photography, Sculpture/Ceramics,

Graphic Design

MUSIC: Band, Mixed Choir, Music Appreciation, Concert Choir,

Orchestra, Music Workshop, AP Music Theory, Piano Lab

DRAMA: Advanced Improvisation, Drama I, Drama II, Speech

Communication Faculty Representatives

Kathy Eichelberger (Drama)

Lara Goeke (Visual Arts) Mallory Scholten (Instrumental Music)

HISTORY

Students are enabled to develop a conceptual understanding of humanity’s patterns of interaction and to view history as a continuing parable that reveals God’s purposes. Graduates will be better prepared to function in and redeem the culture.

7th Grade: World Geography

8th Grade: U.S. History

9th Grade: The History of Global Conflicts

10th Grade: Western Civilization, Western Civilization (Honors)

11th Grade: U.S. History, U.S. History (AP)

12th Grade: American Government, U.S. Government &

Politics, U.S. Government & Politics (AP)

Faculty Representatives

Middle School – Ashley Woodall

Upper School – Chris Knerr and Kelley Schwartz

MATH

Westminster math courses are designed to meet the needs of students of all abilities, interests, and college and career objectives; to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to model quantitative and spatial situations in all disciplines; and to enable students to develop skills in logical reasoning, problem solving, and technology.

7th Grade: Pre-Algebra, Advanced Pre-Algebra, Pre-Algebra (Honors)

8th Grade: Algebra I, Advanced Algebra I, Algebra I (Honors)

9th Grade: Geometry Concepts, Geometry, Geometry (Honors)

10th Grade: Algebra II Concepts, Algebra II, Algebra II (Honors)

11th Grade: Advanced Math Concepts, College Algebra, Precalculus,

Precalculus (Honors), Statistics (AP)

12th Grade: Statistics, College Algebra, Precalcus, Precalculus (Honors),

Calculus AB (AP), Statistics (AP) Faculty Representatives

Middle School – Dale Beachy

Upper School – Jacob Mohler and Kelsey Walton

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The goal of P.E. is for students to learn how to monitor and maintain their own health, fitness, and athletic development – skills that will serve them for life.

Middle School

7th Grade: Physical Education, Health & Wellness

8th Grade: Physical Education, Health & Wellness Upper School

Female Fitness

Male Fitness

Strength & Conditioning I

Strength & Conditioning II

Faculty Representatives: Annie Westhoff and Dave Schall

At Westminster, students learn to embrace God's role as Creator and Sustainer of His universe from both a biblical and scientific perspective.

The curriculum is designed for students to explore the fundamental concepts and principles of the science course and dig deeper into understanding the methods and technology used to discover them. This process teaches students to become problem solvers through observation, data collection, and experimentation.

7th Grade: Science 7, STEM

8th Grade: Science 8, STEM

9th Grade: Physics, Physical Science Concepts, Physics (Honors)

10th Grade: Chemistry, Chemistry Concepts, Chemistry (Honors)

11th Grade: Biology, Biology Concepts, Biology (Honors), Biology (AP),

Chemistry (AP), Physics B (AP)

12th Grade: Biology (AP), Chemistry (AP), Physics B (AP), Human

Anatomy & Physiology

Upper School STEM Courses

Introduction to Engineering Design

Principles of Engineering

Engineering Design (CAD)

Applied Scientific Research Faculty Representatives

Middle School – Anne DeRousse and Katie Long

Upper School – Andrew Shaw (faith and science)

Lisa Harding (STEM and robotics)

SCIENCE

Students learn to appreciate the cultures that God has created, to master the language skills, to understand the literature of these cultures, and to integrate their personal faith with these language and cultural studies.

Middle School

7th Grade: French (1/2 semester), Spanish (1/2 semester)

8th Grade: French (1/2 Semester), Spanish (1/2 semester) Upper School

French I, French II, French III (Honors), French IV (AP), French V (AP)

Spanish I, Spanish I (Honors), Spanish II, Spanish II (Honors), Spanish III

(Excel), Spanish III (Honors), Spanish IV, Spanish Language IV (AP),

Spanish Literature V (AP), Chinese I, Chinese II

Summer Cultural and Language Immersion Experience Faculty Representatives

Emily Roig (Spanish)

Sarah DeVries (French)

Ming Li (Chinese)

WORLD LANGUAGES

SPECIAL SERVICES

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Faculty Representatives: Lucy Erdman and H

educational s. The goal success n the ng.

Hannah Jayne

OTHER FACULTY & ADMINISTRATORS Head of Upper School: Jim Sefrit, EdD Head of Middle School: Steve Hall Director of Guidance and Counseling: Kathy Karigan Middle School Guidance Counselor: Craig Walseth Director of Finance & Operations: Todd Fuller Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning: Cindy Zavaglia Director of Athletics: Todd Zell Director of Diversity: Aaron Layton

WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US AT WESTMINSTER! Register online at wcastl.org/admissions.