Just a reminder that the next CBCCA fellowship will be held NEXT Tuesday, October 9th at 4:00pm in room 102. Back by popular demand (wink, wink)  will be a discussion on transcripts; what they are, how to do them etc. I will be leading the meeting. If you have any other report or jr/sr high related questions you would like addressed at the meeting, please email them I and will answer them, time permitted.

Also, a heads up; our November fellowship (Nov 13 @ 7:00pm) will be for couples-led by Josh and Denise Stone, they will be encouraging your marriage especially as it relates to your home school journey…..so get your baby sitter lined up now!

Claudia-cbcgay@gmail.com

(And yes, we will be having a fellowship that will encourage moms who have younger children too………..)

Dear Ms. Gay

I am writing to inform you that Lander University is launching a new initiative to make it possible for home-schooled students to take dual enrollment courses for the same special tuition rates that we have offered to conventional school districts in our area. This special tuition rate is $100 per credit hour instead of the $445/credit hour charged to regular full-time students.

In this program, students will be able to earn college credit by taking high quality courses, taught by highly qualified professors, that are universally transferable to any institution of higher learning in South Carolina.

These courses will be delivered online and will therefore be available to students regardless of where they live; we will provide a robust suite of services to help students “learn how to learn” in an online environment; and the courses will not require any highly specialized equipment.

In the Spring 2019 semester, we are offering a selection of courses that we have specially selected as highly appropriate for online dual enrollment students: Art 101, English 101, Music 101, Psychology 101, and History 112.  Just as example, History 112 will be taught by Dr. Kevin Witherspoon and Dr. Ryan Floyd. These professors are nationally recognized authorities on American history and have each written multiple academic books. Beyond being fantastic scholars, they are also award winning teachers who work closely with our university’s teacher education program and understand how to teach high school students. No other institution of higher education in South Carolina offers dual enrollment courses taught by such highly qualified professors.

This is going to be a fantastic program, and we would love to have students from your association in these classes. Please let me know if you have questions or would like to move forward with a partnership agreement.

Sincerely,

Lloyd Willis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of English and Foreign Languages

Director, Lander University Center for Online and Innovative Learning

Lander University
320 Stanley Avenue
Greenwood, SC 29649

The South Carolina Honors College at the University of South Carolina invites your students to enter the sixth annual South Carolina Honors College Writing Contest for a chance to win cash prizes and a publishing opportunity. The contest is open to all high school juniors and seniors who are residents of South Carolina. This year’s topic is “How should we improve the state of South Carolina?” Students may respond in any genre (fiction, drama, poetry, essay) in 750 words or less.

Grand Judge is Dr. Walter Edgar, author, editor, historian and radio host.

Cash prizes of $1,000, $500, and $250 will be awarded to first, second and third place winners. The entries of finalists and winners will be published in a young writers anthology by the South Carolina Honors College.

Students must be residents of South Carolina. The deadline is Monday, October 29, 2018. See how it works, access the contest rules and entry form and encourage your students to get started right away!

https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/honors_college/about/writing_contest/index.php

Please let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing all the entries!

Sincerely,

South Carolina Honors College

FYI: CBCCA is considering this as an alternative. I will post here ASAP on the blog if it will be accepted. 

Dear students and families,

We are thrilled to announce that Holy Trinity Classical Christian School will be administering the Classic Learning Test (CLT) on the following Saturdays: December 1, March 2, and May 18. The CLT is a new and a rapidly growing standardized college admissions exam designed to offer a rigorous testing experience better suited to the means and goals of classical education. It presents classic material using an innovative medium: an online exam which provides students with same-day results and eligibility for over $4 million in scholarships.

An April 2018 article from U.S. News and World Report tells the unpleasant truth about the approach that all too many schools have taken to testing:

Across the country, students practice for and take the SAT rather than read books in their entirety, play musical instruments, spend time with friends or family, work, learn foreign languages, write poems or play sports. Because of the test’s high stakes, schools will gear their entire literacy curriculum around preparing for the test.

It is not worth it.

Our commitment to be a part of something different motivates us to serve as a CLT test site. We are convinced that the CLT is a much-needed alternative to Common Core-aligned testing regimes, such as SAT and ACT. The CLT is designed to measure the outcomes of a quality liberal arts education, and not merely test-taking skills. Presented with primary documents by the giants of our literary tradition—that is, works of real intellectual and moral substance—and challenges them to think critically about the structure of the argument presented by the passage, as well as the stylistic and rhetorical decisions made by the author. It is an exam designed to measure the outcomes of character education, and not merely test-taking skills.

The CLT is a serious contribution to the alternative schooling movement, and colleges are taking notice. In the three years since the test was first offered, over 120 colleges and universities have voiced their support for the CLT and formally adopted the exam as an alternative to the SAT and ACT in the admissions process. In 2016, following a thorough audit, Hillsdale College determined the CLT to be “a superior assessment of a student’s aptitude and reasoning ability.” Submitting a CLT score is an excellent way for our children to distinguish themselves as students whose education that upholds Christ in all things.

To sign up for the exam, please create an account at www.cltexam.com and register by the appropriate deadline. Preparatory materials, including The CLT Student Guide, are available at www.cltprep.com.

Jonathan Councell and Josiah Tobin are both teachers at Holy Trinity that will be heading up this new opportunity. They both are willing to offer some prep course sessions on the CLT as well if there is interest. If you would like to register for the test, join a prep course, or have any other questions please send either one an e-mail. 

With excitement,
Jonathan Councell jcouncell.htccs@gmail.com

Josiah Tobin jtobin.htccs@gmail.com

Kind regards, 

 

Josiah Tobin

Athletic Director

Upper School Math Teacher

Cross Country Head Coach

www.htccs.org

“And let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith.” –Hebrews 12:1-2

Church Ministries Coordinator Position
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Candidates must be tenacious, positive, persevering, and have a go-getter personality. Experience in marketing and/or sales is a plus. Must have a clear speaking voice and be easily understood, excellent telephone skills, and communicate with proper grammar in speech and writing.

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