Homeschooling in high school can seem intimidating, but Threads is committed to helping parents and students homeschool successfully throughout the high school years. Threads offers a flexible menu of classes, curriculum, and competent partner teachers. Our College Prep classes focus on student independence as high schoolers begin to take responsibility for their own educations. Threads College Prep students will meet for 30 weeks (15 in the fall, 15 in the spring). Students will register and pay per subject.
per student – registration: $180, supply fee* varies by subject *Early registration discount cannot be applied to supply fee.
Recommended for: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades The subject of biology aims to describe and understand the living organisms in our surroundings. This course will cover topics such as biochemistry, microbiology, cellular structure and function, genetics, taxonomy, the kingdoms of living things, and ecology. In-class labs will include experimentation, microscopy, and dissection.
Recommended for: 10th, 11th, 12th grades This college prep class covers fundamental aspects of chemistry such as the classification of matter, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, physical change, chemical change, stoichiometry, solutions, ideal gases, and acid/base chemistry. In class, students will participate in both lecture and lab time.
Recommended for: 11th, 12th grades This college prep class coveres fundamental aspects of forensic science such as crime scenes, physical evidence, biological evidence, transitory evidence, forensic tools, forensic specialties, and the judicial system. This class will consist of both lecture and lab time.
Recommended for: 11th, 12th grades This college prep course covers general physics, focuses on vector analysis, and provides a student with a strong background in one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion, Newton's laws and their application, gravity, work and energy, and momentum. Also covered is rotational motion, harmonic motion, fluids, heat, sound, and electrical circuits. In class, students will participate in both lecture and lab time.
Recommended for: 11th, 12th grades Statistics is the mathematics of collecting, organizing, and interpreting data in order to make decisions. Statistics and probability problems occur around us every day, and this course is recommended for students who will go on to study fields like business, nursing, psychology, and technology or who will need to take a non-calculus college mathematics course. The course covers both descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics will include probability, normal distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and data correlation.
Recommended for: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades
Recommended for: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades With the goal of knowing God better and living to His glory, students will begin from a Christian worldview to survey American history. Strong emphasis is given to critical thinking and analytical skills. More than simply memorizing facts, students will make evaluations and connections between significant events in U.S. history.
This college prep course covers basic life skills, such as vehicles, culinary, sewing, emergencies, self-defense, weapon safety, personal hygiene, etiquette, household management, first aid, internet safety, traveling, job skills, survival skills, and healthy habits. The teacher will invite experts into the classroom for some of the lessons while teaching others personally.
Recommended for: 11th, 12th grades This course will take students through the fundamentals of coding. They will learn how to code to create a game, completing the first semester by creating a game. The second semester will consist of learning how to create a website, the semester will conclude with students each creating their own websites.
Recommended for : 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades This course will be split into two semesters:
Recommended for: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades The purpose of this class is to give students confidence in various forms of public speaking and presentation. Over the course of the year, students will deliver multiple speeches while refining their presentation skills. The variety of speech types will include informative, memorized, spontaneous, etc. In addition, students will create a resume and learn relevant job interview skills.
Tentative Schedule