Christian School to Go Online!
Cornerstone Christian School will be reaching out to homeschooling parents all over America this summer by offering a pair of online enrichment courses.
"This is all new to us," said Rebecca Johnson, in charge of developing the project. "We're looking for a test market for the summer, so there'll be some perks and challenges for those participating in this first program."
The two courses are entitled "Introduction to Philosophy" and "Christian Worldview: Ideas Have Consequences." They will be taught by Greg Uttinger, the school's lead high school teacher, who has 25 years' teaching experience, 11 at Cornerstone. Chalcedon readers may remember some of the many articles he wrote for us in past years.
The courses will be up for preview on Cornerstone's website as soon as possible, Miss Johnson said, so that they can be offered on schedule: July 9-20 (Philosophy) and July 3-Aug. 3 (Worldview).
Each course will be 30 hours, three hours a day for two weeks, and will cost $19.99 each, payable by credit card over the internet.
"A lot of moms say they can't teach everything--especially the high-level theology courses that Greg can teach," Ms. Johnson said.
Will they be effective educational tools?
"It'll be up to homeschooling mothers to use the tools effectively," Miss Johnson said, "but we're going to make it pretty easy for them. There'll be self-correcting quizzes, and users will be able to submit questions for Greg to answer (time permitting).
"We've tried to make the course content interesting, and I think we've succeeded. In addition to the standard historical background--medieval philosophy, Renaissance art, Elizabethan drama, the Greeks and Romans--we cover the movies and the media of today, all different aspects of the Christian influence on life. So far, the kids love it."
Cornerstone plans to promote the new project throughout the homeschooling community, especially around the internet via blogs and family websites.
Cornerstone was founded in 1992 by Craig Garbe, who is still its headmaster. Located in Roseville, CA, the school has 146 students and 21 adults on staff. If the online instruction project goes well, it might someday have thousands of students. (For detailed information about the school, its faith statement, the courses, and the staff, see the website.)
"There's a great need for this kind of Christian education," Miss Johnson said. "While we do still have many Christians in this country, in many ways we've gotten away from providing for our children an education that is grounded in God's truth. Our goal at Cornerstone is to provide Christian leaders in every area of thought and life, so our students can go out and recapture this nation for Christ."
Christian schooling, at home, online, and at Christian schools and churches, will always be a cornerstone of Christian reconstruction.
~ by Lee Duigon
"This is all new to us," said Rebecca Johnson, in charge of developing the project. "We're looking for a test market for the summer, so there'll be some perks and challenges for those participating in this first program."
The two courses are entitled "Introduction to Philosophy" and "Christian Worldview: Ideas Have Consequences." They will be taught by Greg Uttinger, the school's lead high school teacher, who has 25 years' teaching experience, 11 at Cornerstone. Chalcedon readers may remember some of the many articles he wrote for us in past years.
The courses will be up for preview on Cornerstone's website as soon as possible, Miss Johnson said, so that they can be offered on schedule: July 9-20 (Philosophy) and July 3-Aug. 3 (Worldview).
Each course will be 30 hours, three hours a day for two weeks, and will cost $19.99 each, payable by credit card over the internet.
"A lot of moms say they can't teach everything--especially the high-level theology courses that Greg can teach," Ms. Johnson said.
Will they be effective educational tools?
"It'll be up to homeschooling mothers to use the tools effectively," Miss Johnson said, "but we're going to make it pretty easy for them. There'll be self-correcting quizzes, and users will be able to submit questions for Greg to answer (time permitting).
"We've tried to make the course content interesting, and I think we've succeeded. In addition to the standard historical background--medieval philosophy, Renaissance art, Elizabethan drama, the Greeks and Romans--we cover the movies and the media of today, all different aspects of the Christian influence on life. So far, the kids love it."
Cornerstone plans to promote the new project throughout the homeschooling community, especially around the internet via blogs and family websites.
Cornerstone was founded in 1992 by Craig Garbe, who is still its headmaster. Located in Roseville, CA, the school has 146 students and 21 adults on staff. If the online instruction project goes well, it might someday have thousands of students. (For detailed information about the school, its faith statement, the courses, and the staff, see the website.)
"There's a great need for this kind of Christian education," Miss Johnson said. "While we do still have many Christians in this country, in many ways we've gotten away from providing for our children an education that is grounded in God's truth. Our goal at Cornerstone is to provide Christian leaders in every area of thought and life, so our students can go out and recapture this nation for Christ."
Christian schooling, at home, online, and at Christian schools and churches, will always be a cornerstone of Christian reconstruction.
~ by Lee Duigon
