Westminster Christian Academy Open House 2015

WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

OPEN HOUSE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015

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

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.

WHY WESTMINSTER?

SCHEDULE

6:30 p.m. Registration 6:45 p.m. Program begins in the Theatre Tom Stoner, EdD, head of school 7:10 p.m. Teacher presentations Select 4 of the 10 presentations available.

Presentation 1 Five-minute passing Presentation 2 Five-minute passing Presentation 3 Five-minute passing Presentation 4 8:05 p.m. Self-guided tour 8:30 p.m. Event concludes

PRESENTATIONS

Hear from Head of School Tom Stoner, EdD

Overview:

Teacher Presentations

Bible: Mike Berttucci and Jason Wilkins

Business & Communications: Communications – Scott VonderBruegge

Business – Jonathan Horn

English: Micah Gall, Jill Keith, and Heather Marsee

Fine Arts: Instrumental Music – Mallory Rohlfing

Visual Arts – Lara Goeke and John Sarra

Performing Arts – Kathy Eichelberger

History:

Andy Kerckhoff, Chris Knerr, and Kelley Schwartz

Math:

Dale Beachy and Jacob Mohler

P.E.:

Lindsay Carlile, Greg Schoenberg, Annie Sullivan, and Todd Zell

Science: Anne DeRousse, Lisa Harding (STEM and Robotics), and Andrew Shaw, PhD (Faith and Science)

World Languages: Joan Dudley

Gifted Services: Adam Barbee

Special Services: Lucy Erdman

TEACHER PRESENTATIONS

BIBLE

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 live in 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 or 11th Grade: Biblical Ethics

12th Grade: Worldviews Faculty Representatives

Mike Berttucci (Middle School)

and Jason Wilkins (Upper School)

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 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.

Introduction to Business

Business Finance and Accounting Entrepreneurship

Newspaper Journalism I

Newspaper Journalism II

Magazine Journalism I

Magazine Journalism II

Video Storytelling

Marketing I

Introduction to Economics Faculty Representatives

Scott VonderBruegge and Jonathan Horn

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 (English 7 Honors)

8th Grade: English 8 (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

Heather Marsee (Middle School), Micah Gall (Upper School),

and Jill Keith (Upper School)

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, Band

8th Grade: Art, Drama, Chorus, Performing Arts Expo, Band Upper School Art: Art History (AP), Art Survey, Drawing, Oil Painting, Watercolor Painting, Design, Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics I, Ceramics II, Graphic Design

Music: Band, Jazz Band, Mixed Choir, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Orchestra, Music Survey, Music Workshop, Music Composition, Music Theory (AP), Piano Lab, Intermediate Piano

Drama: Advanced Improvisation, Drama I, Drama II, Drama III, Speech Communication Faculty Representatives

Kathy Eichelberger (Performing Arts), Mallory Rohlfing

(Instrumental Music), Lara Goeke and John Sarra (Visual Arts)

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: Global Studies

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 (AP)

Faculty Representatives

Andy Kerckhoff, Chris Knerr, and Kelley Schwartz

HISTORY

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 (Excel/Honors), Precalculus (Honors), Statistics (AP)

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

Calculus AB (AP), Statistics (Excel), Calculus BC (AP),

Computer Programing with Visual BASIC, Computer Programing with C++ Faculty Representatives

Dale Beachy (Middle School) and Jacob Mohler (Upper School)

MATH

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

Lindsay Carlile, Greg Schoenberg, Annie Sullivan, and Todd Zell

SCIENCE

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 3 (AP), Human Anatomy & Physiology

Upper School STEM Courses

Introduction to Engineering Design (IED)

Principles of Engineering (POE)

Engineering Design (CAD)

Applied Scientific Research (ASR)

Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA) Faculty Representatives

Anne DeRousse, Lisa Harding (STEM and Robotics),

and Andrew Shaw, PhD (Faith and Science)

WORLD LANGUAGES

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, Chinese III

Summer Cultural and Language Immersion Experience

Faculty Representative

Joan Dudley

THE GIFTED PROGRAM

The Gifted Program provides services that meet the diverse social and academic needs of gifted students at Westminster. The Westminster Gifted Program, which will serve students entering 8th grade its pilot year, has been specially designed to assist those students who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude or competence in one or more domains with accelerated and enriched learning.

Faculty Representative

Adam Barbee

SPECIAL SERVICES

The Special Services program supports the educational needs of students with diagnosed learning differences. The goal of Special Services is to enhance academic success by providing tools and strategies to utilize in the classroom, with homework, and during testing.

Faculty Representative

Lucy Erdman

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