Challenge I-IV Match-Ups
Challenge I
See math in nature, art and history and develop a deeper understanding of math. Meet Pythagoras and create a spiral using the Pythagorean theorem to construct triangles. Meet Plato and learn to draw the Platonic solids. Meet Euclid and do contructions using only a straight edge and ruler. Meet Escher and illustrate a Mobius strip!
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Learn a math concept every week from the history of math and illustrate it in your own illustrated math book!
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This course can be done at any level during high school!
Challenge II
The artists in Challenge II are included in this class, but the bigger benefit is that they will develop a clear understanding of the rise and decline of Western culture which they'll get a glimpse of in Challenge II by watching Francis Schaeffer's DVDs.
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By talking more about each artists' worldview and philosophy, students will get in the habit of evaluating a worldview by whether it is Biblical.
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This class is also a good match with the philosophy strand in Challenge III.
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Some students do this class when they are in Challenge I, but to get college credit, they'll need to be in "tenth grade."
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Challenge II
Do this in Challenge II as you go through Apologia Biology, or you could do it in Challenge I as a preview...which gives them even more time to contemplate the beauty of biology!
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Class will focus on one item of interest from the Apologia text and that will inspire a watercolor lesson and art journal page.
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You can encourage your student to take more notes from their biology text in their art journal, but that's not required.
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Challenge III and IV
Students learn illustration skills and graphic design skills inspired by books from the Challenge program: Out of the Silent Planet, Hamlet, Macbeth, The Hobbit, and The Odyssey.
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The teacher will read aloud a passage from one of the books and students will use their imagination and creativity to design an illustration, book cover, poster, or board game related to the passage.
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Challenge II Directors and Parents
By request, this class was created for directors who would like to prepare for Challenge II AND do something for themselves: learn to draw and paint! Many directors do this over the summer! Now, when you sign up, we'll send you the Art History Sketchbook for free!
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Also good for students who don't have time for the full Art History course. Take the sampler class and just do the 12 in Challenge II. Offered live in the summer and as a self-paced video course any time, this 12-part course is a great prep for Challenge II parents and directors and students who want to try some classes before diving into the full year-long course. It covers the 12 artists in Marvelous to Behold, the text used in Challenge II's Western Cultural History strand.
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Challenge II directors or artists, if you're interested in teaching the art in person, there is a class for that! After watching the class videos, you'll have the license to show the videos to a group.