High School

Students will be part of a worship team. In addition to worshipping together, they will have opportunities throughout the year to lead chapel for the Four Square community. All instruments and singers welcome.

Spanish 1 is taught with a conversational approach. The focus of the class is grammar, vocabulary, and relevant cultural study.

Students will learn basic health principles. They will also learn homesteading and life skills such as how to prepare fermented foods, gardening, canning and preserving foods, raising animals well, natural remedies, and more! Taught by a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Homesteader.

God reveals His faithfulness through the story of Israel. Students will trace Israel’s timeline from Abraham through the significance of the modern State of Israel. Includes Bible study discussion and Biblical feast experiences.

Semester 1: Students will read Dave Ramsey’s Complete Guide to Money while exploring all
aspects of personal finance, including hands-on activities to learn budgeting and saving.

Semester 2: Students will read What Happened to Penny Candy to gain a Christian worldview on
economics, including a study of both micro- and macro-economics. Hands-on activities will help illustrate principles such as supply-and-demand, inflation, and international trade.

Students will learn about and discuss apologetics. They will read the Bible, The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel, and Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis to gain confidence in defending their faith.

This fitness class will increase strength, improve stamina, and target cardio training.

Learn the basics of graphic design from a professional. Lessons will focus on learning two of the programs included in the Affinity Suite: Affinity Photo and Affinity Publisher. While exploring the features of these two programs students will learn aspects of graphic design such as breaking down complex shapes, image manipulation and combining individual elements to create cohesive layouts. Students must have a laptop and will be required to download the free Affinity Suite available online.

*This class can be taken with Principles of Design or independently.

Students will learn and discuss the importance of the Constitution in the formation of American Government and how it is still relevant today. Preparing students to be knowledgeable, engaged citizens.

Students will engage with great poetry, art, composers, hymns, and explore God’s creation through nature study. Weekly class activities will vary between things such as picture study, discussion, outdoor adventures (hiking, foraging, etc), nature journaling and more. Students will be inspired to engage with the natural world around them and to live a full life. “We all have need to be trained to see, and to have our eyes opened before we can take in the joy that is meant for us in this beautiful life.” -Charlotte Mason

What’s going on in the world? Students will research and discuss specific current events, including learning about the geography of the location. Class concludes with prayer. Example: Research and discuss conflict between Russia and Ukraine, draw a map of the region, pray for the people of Russia and Ukraine.

Learn the basics to prepare for adult life and responsibilities. Lessons will include creating a resume, preparing for a job interview, changing a tire, checking oil on a car, comparison shopping, leadership, citizenship, community service, etiquette, and more! *This class is aimed at preparing 15+ for adulthood.

Students will learn about the value of communication in relationships and life. A variety of engaging class experiences will include: improv games, job interview skills, writing speeches, research & debate, conflict resolution, presentations, and more.

Students will go through the theater process including auditioning for a role, memorizing lines and participating in a spring performance. The Four Square Theater Company has additional opportunities for students to apprentice in stage makeup and costume design. *We ask parents to volunteer. Contact us for more info.

Students will learn a wide range of skills with corresponding hands-on learning experiences. Taught by a retired builder. Examples of lessons include HVAC, basic plumbing, small engine, etc. This class meets from 11-12:15pm.

*Four Square is also offering Woodshop & Electric on Wednesdays from 12:30-2pm. Click HERE for more information.

Students will engage with a variety of mediums such as watercolor, drawing, mixed-media art, and handicrafts. While learning how to use different mediums, students will also learn the principles of design, elements of art, and color theory.

Students will learn carpentry basics, help build the set for the play, and build a small project such as a chair or table. Students will have an opportunity to serve on the stage crew for the spring play.

*Four Square is also offering Woodshop & Electric on Wednesdays from 12:30-2pm. Click HERE for more information.

*Prerequisite: Spanish 1 or equivalent. Students will build on their knowledge of Spanish taught with a conversational approach. The focus of the class is grammar, vocabulary, and relevant cultural study.

This class will focus on the elements and principles of art and is appropriate for beginning and experienced students. Opportunities to engage with various subject matter such as figures/faces, landscapes, still life, nature, and man-made objects.

Students will use the third program in the Affinity Suite, Affinity Designer, to explore composition and design principles. The focus of this class will be centered around commercial graphic design from a vector based approach. Subjects covered will include Balance, Strategic use of Color, Repetition, Contrast and Perspective to name a few. Students will need a laptop and will be required to download a free copy of the Affinity Suite available online.

*This class can be taken with Intro to Graphic Design or independently.

Literature discussion of The Giver, by Scott O’Dell, Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, and The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway. Includes corresponding poet study and recitation.

Literature discussion of Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, and The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis. Includes corresponding poet study and recitation.

Literature discussion of Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes, Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, Night, by Elie Wiesel, The Importance of Being Ernest, by Oscar Wilde and short stories from around the world. Includes a corresponding poet study and recitation.

Literature discussion of The Odyssey: The Adventures of Ulysses, by Homer (Robert Fagles translation), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare (complete and unabridged), Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne (translated by William Butcher). Includes corresponding poet study and recitation. *See supply list for links to exact book translations.

An overview and discussion of American History from the explorers through the mid-twentieth century.

An overview and discussion of Modern World History from the Renaissance through today.
Exploring World History: Part 2, by Ray Notgrass

Students will join a community of creative writers to learn and practice both fiction and non-fiction narrative writing, as well as study creative techniques used by well-known writers.

Students will complete varied compositions including essays, analytical writing (Pilgrim’s Progress), a cover letter, a business plan, collaborative writing, creative writing, and research writing.

Prerequisite: Grammar & Composition or equivalent

Students will have comprehensive grammar lessons and weekly written narration assignments.

Students will study research papers and learn proper formatting to apply to their own research writing.

Prerequisite: Grammar & Composition or equivalent

An overview and discussion of Ancient World History beginning with Biblical history and including ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

An overview and discussion of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation taught by Doretta Anema who holds a MA in Comprehensive Literature and Graduate Studies in Art History of the Renaissance and Medieval Literature. Her experience includes teaching High School English and serving as Academic Dean at Zion Christian School as well as serving in Adjunct Professor positions at several universities. She spent 20+ years homeschooling her five children.

Wonders of the Human Body 1, by Dr. Tommy Mitchell
Wonders of the Human Body 2, by Dr. Tommy Mitchell

Discovering Design with Biology, by Dr. Jay L. Wile

Discovering Design with Chemistry, by Dr. Jay Wile

Prerequisite: Algebra 1

Introduction to residential electric, basic plumbing, heating & cooling, and blueprint reading. Introduction to woodshop including tools, cabinetry, joints, assembly, etc. Students will learn skills and build projects.

Discovering Design with Earth Science, by Dr. Jay L. Wile

Students will have instruction and hands-on automotive experience in the areas of diagnosing and troubleshooting, learning to change bulbs, oil changes, brake jobs, and general maintenance.