Pillars of Truth

Are you sick of brain rot? Then this is the class for you!
Do you actually really love brain rot? Then this is DEFINITELY the class for you!

Get that dusty ol’ brain out of the bin and get it working! In this class, we we are in the relentless pursuit of truth and knowledge. We will do a lot of THINKING and EXPLORING through science, math, philosophy, and faith. No lecture or boring videos in this class, instead you’ll be asking questions, learning and doing. Every week we will have a hands-on activity, science experiment, or field trip. In February, you will present the results of all your thinking and discovering at a science fair.

Warnings: Excessive cranial growth may result. Potential long-term effects include Einstein hair, sudden appearance of black glasses and nerdy sweaters, extreme intelligence, intense attractiveness to the opposite gender, job offers, Nobel prize wins, spacewalks etc.

Time 9:45 - 11:40	Ages 13-15	Level Journeyman
Mentors Vanessa Stanfill Celestia Shumway	Tuition $65 Fall Semester TBD Spring Semester

Prerequisites

None

Materials Required

Each student will need to purchase a “core book,” or book of truth, for the semester. This book is usually a selected book of scripture that you will be writing in, decorating, and annotating over the course of the year. For example, it could be an inexpensive softcover Bible or Book of Mormon, or it could be a nice journaling edition - your choice.

Each student will need to purchase a really cool journal or notebook that they love enough to write in every day for a year. This “commonplace book” should ideally have a hard cover and lay flat.

Each student will need a set of pens and pencils that they enjoy writing with and a nice pencil bag in which to place them.

Homework

Each week, students will be expected to:

Read their scriptures
Complete their at-home math program assignments
Write in their commonplace book
Read part of an assigned book
and do 1-2 other short assignments.

Over the course of the first semester, these assignments will create a detailed plan for a science fair experiment to be carried out individually over Winterim.

Notes

Students will not be encouraged to use AI in this class.

Books Students Provide

Title: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Required: yes - fall
Own or share with sibling? can share

Older Edition: yes
Notes: Cheaper kindle versions are also acceptable.

Title: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition
Required: yes - fall
Own or share with sibling? can share

Older Edition: yes
Notes: Can get a cheaper kindle version if desired.

Title: String, Straightedge and Shadow by Julia E. Diggins
Required: yes - fall
Own or share with sibling? can share

Older Edition: yes
Notes: Feel free to purchase a cheaper kindle version if desired.

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