Student Life - Tyrone Christian Academy

Core Academics

God created everything, and we see His imprint throughout His creation. God designed the natural and mathematical laws that bring order to our world. God gave us language and the ability to communicate and to learn. God’s hand guided the human race through every historical time period down through the ages. We will absolutely seek to nurture the relationship between our students and our Creator, but core academics is no minor part of that training. Our goal after all, is to educate the next generation, and we aim to exceed the standards set by the PA Dept. of Education in absolutely every way. Below you will find the Christian-based curriculum used to guide each learning level/subject area.

Elementary (K-6)

Kindergarten

Language Arts- Abeka K5
Science- Let’s Talk Science: Adventures
Math- Abeka Arithmetic K
Social Studies- My Story K
Bible- Purposeful Design K
Music- God Made Music K

1st Grade

Language Arts- Abeka 1
Science- Let’s Talk Science 1
Math- Abeka Arithmetic 1
Social Studies- My Story 1
Bible- Purposeful Design 1
Music- God Made Music 1

2nd Grade

Language Arts- Abeka 2
Science- Let’s Talk Science 2
Math- Abeka Arithmetic 2
Social Studies- My Story 2
Bible- Purposeful Design 2
Music- God Made Music 2

Middle School (7-8)

7th Grade

Language Arts- Abeka 7
Science- Abeka Science : Order and Design
Math- Abeka Pre-Algebra
Social Studies- The World’s Story 2
Bible- Life of Christ
Spanish- Fundamentals
Art- Basics
Music- Alfred Music

8th Grade

Language Arts- Abeka 8
Science- Abeka Science: Earth and Space
Math- Abeka Algebra 1
Social Studies- The World’s Story 3
Bible- Life of Christ
Spanish- Fundamentals
Art- Basics
Music- Alfred Music

High School (9-12)

Language Arts

Abeka Grammar & Composition I-VI
Abeka World Literature
Abeka American Literature
Abeka English Literature
Abeka Themes in Literature

Science

Abeka Chemistry Precision & Design
Abeka Biology
Abeka Science: Matter and Energy
Masterbooks Anatomy and Physiology
Nutrition 101: Choose Life
Health

Math

Abeka Pre-Algebra
Abeka Algebra 1
Abeka Algebra 2
Abeka Geometry
Liberty Trigonometry
Liberty Pre-Calculus
Liberty Calculus
Liberty Computer Mathematics

Social Studies

Abeka World History and Cultures
Masterbooks Civics & the Constitution
Abeka World Geography
Abeka United States History
Economics

Bible

Connecting with God (a NT Summary)
Mastering Bible Study Skills

Electives

Phys Ed
Keyboarding
General Music
Digital Citizenship
Spanish 1-3
Art- Drawing Fundamentals
Art- Digital Design
Outdoor Education
Household Management
Recreation Discovery
*Additional electives available via LUOA (may be additional cost)

Life Skills

Our life skills program is developed to enrich the lives of our students through various lessons, activities, and real life experience. Every Wednesday afternoon, we will dive into hands-on instruction that will develop everyday skills often overlooked in the traditional school setting.

Within each program, at least one week will be allotted for a community service project where our students will learn how to be good stewards of the skills they are developing, to serve others around them. At the end of the year, students will test their acumen in all of the skills they learned throughout the year, and compete for prizes in the Warrior Games!

Outdoor Education

When God created mankind, He commanded us to subdue the earth and rule over it. As we get out of the classroom and spend time praising God for His majestic creation, our students will be introduced to various outdoor activities, survival skills and safety instruction. It is our prayer to inspire in each student a love for nature and the outdoors.

Examples of activities: Fishing, archery, foraging, navigating with a map and compass, fire safety, fire building, basic first aid, agriculture principles

Household Management

Scripture clearly communicates that we serve a God of order and purpose. Our students will be given instruction on cooking, cleaning, sewing, financial management and other everyday skills. It is our prayer to instill an understanding of what it looks like to participate in, and one day lead, a God-centered, orderly and purposeful household.

Examples of activities: Cooking, baking, sewing, budgeting/ finance, candle making, soap making, entrepreneurship training, food preservation, manners/ etiquette training, cleanliness/ hygiene

Recreation Discovery

God has blessed us all with particular talents and abilities. Both minds and character will be developed as students enjoy projects and demonstrations that encompass an array of hobbies and recreational activities. It is our prayer that each student discovers their personal talents and abilities, and learns to use their giftings for God’s glory and to serve the Kingdom.

Examples of activities: Bicycle riding/ maintenance, introduction to yard games, pottery, photography, woodworking, drama/ performing arts, gardening, leatherworking.

Chapel

Our focus on Christ cannot be overstated. We believe that all wisdom and knowledge are found in Him and only in Him. (Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 2:6, Ecc 2:26, etc) In addition to classroom Bible instruction three times each week, we all gather together every Friday for morning Chapel. We spend time in worship and prayer, as well as listen to a prepared message from anointed men and women of God. This time together praising and learning about our Creator has quickly become many of the students’ favorite time of the week!

Special Events

Students will enjoy many community-building special events throughout the year. We encourage wearing fun attire during “school spirit” weeks and wearing Crocs for Croctober, we love bringing families together for our Thanksgiving meal, Tacos and Trivia, the Race for Education, the Warriors Rodeo, and many other fun events!

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