All Heritage Studies classes are held on Mondays & Wednesdays with the exception of Honors American History and World Religions, which are held on Tuesday afternoons.
Middle School (Grades 6 - 8) In order to prepare students for high school history, world history is taught in a three year cycle:
Year One: Creation to the Fall of Rome (Ancient World History)
Year Two: Middle Ages through Reformation
Year Three: Growth of Nations to US Reconstruction
Early Church and the Middle Ages
Students will study world history from a Christian perspective from the Day of Pentecost to the invention of the printing press. Students will read several historical novels about this period. Teacher: Mrs. Fayee Czarnik
High School (Grades 9 - 12)
High school history is composed of the following courses:
Geography
US History (Reconstruction to present day)
World History
American Government/Economics
(Not all history courses are offered each year at Home Run,
and there is not a definitive order in which to take these classes. )
Geography
Students will study various cultural regions and countries; students will have a Biblical understanding of the earth, its people, and its resources. Full-year course.
Teacher: Mrs. Kathy Tierney
American History
Students will survey the history of the United States from the Colonial Era to Reconstruction while emphasizing the Modern Era, exploring events, concepts, and people from a Biblical worldview.
Teacher: Mrs. Kathy Tierney
Honors American History - Tuesday afternoons
This course is intended to supplement the efforts of homeschooling students who wish to take the AP United States History exam for college credit in May of 2014.For more information about this class, please click on the following:
Study of the foundations, structures, and functions of the political and governmental system of the United States from a Christian perspective. Introductory principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics, emphasis on the American system of free enterprise capitalism and the Biblical principles of work, wealth, and stewardship. (Upper High School)
Teacher: Mrs. Kathy Tierney
World Religions - Tuesday Afternoons
Study of major non-Christian religions of today—Judaism, Islam, Eastern religions, atheism, and secular humanism.Additional studies in Christian apologetics focused upon the Biblical, historical, scientific, and philosophical proofs for Christianity. Teacher: Mrs. Kathy Tierney
Parents will receive a book list . Home Run Ministries will supply the literature books and certain other class sets and will bill parents a rental fee for them.Otherwise parents will be responsible for purchasing the books for the students.
