Live Online REACH Tutorials:
Registration for classes, once the semester has begun, will be up to the instructor, please email reachtutorial@hotmail.com for more information. All classes are recorded to view at later times for those who cannot attend live classes.
Full year classes:
Astronomy (2023-2024) - Instructor: Mrs. Filipek (full year class)
Psalms 19:1 says: “The Heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.” Look up. What do you see? Our universe is truly an amazing thing and the vastness of space boggles the mind. Experience the truly awesome power of God through a glimpse into His vast creation. The Psalmist wrote in Psalm 8:3-4, “When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the Son of man that You visit him?” Discover the wonders of the night sky as we take a tour through the universe. Learn to identify stars, constellations, and even planets. We will answer important questions about the stars, planets, and the place of Earth in this vast creation. Explore numerous evidences that point to a young universe: magnetic poles of planets, the spiral shape of galaxies, comets and how long scientists think they can last, and much more.
Course Materials:
- Taking Back Astronomy: The Heavens Declare Creation by Jason Lisle
- Our Created Moon, Earth’s Fascinating Neighbor by Don DeYoung and John Whitcomb (book)
- The Stargazer’s Guide to the Night Sky by Jason Lisle
Cost: $450.
Land Before Time- Dinos and Rocks (2023-2024) - Instructor: Mrs. Filipek (full year class)
Discover a land before time as we explore geology, prehistoric creatures, and much more! Join me in this fascinating course as we learn about our Earth by studying rocks, geological layers, fossils, and dinosaurs. We will also explore other various Earth science topics as we study our Earth and the land that time has forgotten with the fascinating creatures that once roamed our lands. Our class will journey around our Earth, discovering incredible views, fascinating science, and intriguing creatures. We will look at our world from a young-earth Creationist view and see how everything fits God’s Biblical timeline including the creatures that roamed our earth.
Course Materials:
- Dinosaurs Marvels of God’s Design by Dr. Tim Clarey by Masterbooks ISBN 9780890519042
- Geology by Design by Carl R. Froede Jr. by Masterbooks ISBN 9780890515037
- Our Weather and Water by Debbie and Richard Lawrence 4th edition ISBN 9781626914483
Cost: $450.
Bridge to Biology- Instructor: Mrs. Christine Filipek
This life science course is aimed for the middle grades (6-8), and provides students with the opportunity to learn about living things and the way that God created them to function. Course topics include: the nature of science; characteristics of life; cell structure and function; genetics; creationism and how it relates to biology; microbiology, plant biology, and animal biology; and finally, the unique design of the human body. While coursework will be at a seventh to eighth grade level, it is also appropriate for a more advanced sixth grade student or a bridge to biology for a student who needs preparation for a more advanced biology course.
Note: This class will be using a high school text book but will be brought at the age appropriate level. High schoolers are welcome to take this course.
Course Materials:
BJU Press Life Science 5th ed. (Either the e-text or printed textbook is acceptable for this course) notebook, pens
This 90-minute tutorial will meet on Tuesdays at 9 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. ET, beginning the week of August 21, 2023.
Cost: $450.
