...for a new year at DVHS! We'll be back to classes on September 11 and off wandering the wilderness on the Canoe Trip starting the day after, with many more great activities and events to come throughout the year (Coffee House...Yearbook...Crazy Costume Day...Spring Showcase...Drama Week...You name it, DVHS Co-op's got it!) Here's the list of this fall's courses. See you soon at DVHS!
Located at St Paul's United Church, 29 Park St. W., Dundas
Canoe Trip!
Fee: $110
Dates: September 12-15
Mandatory preparation meetings: September 2 and 9. It is imperative that students be present for BOTH pre-trip meetings.
For the DVHS Canoe Trip this year, we will paddle and hike in picturesque Algonquin Park. Be prepared for an amazing time of fun and adventure in the Northern Ontario wilderness! Please note that because of our venue this year, all students who wish to join in the Canoe Trip will be able to participate!
Fall Courses:
8:45-9:00: Assembly: Devotions and Announcements for all
9:00-10:30:
The Great Commission
Fee: $65
Minimum 4, Maximum 16
Location: Camel Room
How does The Great Commission fit into the larger theme of God's active, ongoing Mission to the world, and how can we join Him in what He is doing? This course will focus on developing a deeper understanding of The Great Commission, studying examples of its application in local and global contexts (including visits from guest international missionaries), and learning practical tools we can all use to join God in His work wherever He may have us. We will be studying selective biblical texts together in class and working together to develop personal mission strategies that will include practical application assignments. Students will also learn to facilitate a Bible study and have the opportunity to lead the class through a selected text (some home preparation will be expected).
Text: The Bible (Old and New Testaments)
Beautiful Buildings: Ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Architecture
Fee: $120 (some materials included)
Minimum 6, maximum 16
Location: Parlour
“Architecture is not a matter of styles and mouldings and students’ terms: it has a human quality: it touches us at every point, and, of all the fine arts, is the one most intimately associated with the lives of all of us...For architecture has always been an expression of human life, the medium by which nations have recorded -- truly, because unconsciously -- their emotions, their aspirations, their beliefs.”
In this course we will be looking at how architecture had an impact on ancient lives and how ancient architecture, from the Egyptian pyramids through Greek and Roman structures to the Byzantine Hagia Sophia, still has an impact on us today.
Assignments will include weekly written narrations reflecting what was taught and discussed in class, weekly drawings of the main focus of that particular lesson, and a student presentation given orally with visuals to support it. One off-site trip will be included. Student fee includes an architecture sketchbook and colour copies of each building. No text required.
Adventures in Contemporary Media Technologies
Fee: $100
Minimum 5, maximum 12
Location: MD Room
Note: This course is a repeat of last year’s Media course. An advanced Media course is planned for the Winter semester.
A course in the basics of communication media including video, graphic design, lighting, sound. Through this course you will learn the language, tools, and processes required to build competencies in the tech arts. A large emphasis will be placed on the process of filming, capturing, and editing video using a camcorder or DSLR camera that supports video. A video camera capable of 720p HD video capture is required for this course. (DSLR or Camcorder) While we will look at smartphone video as part of the course, an actual camera is also necessary. Expect some homework video assignments, both individual and collaborative. Whether you want to make movies or funny youtube videos, if you love messing around with a video camera and want to learn more, this is a great place to start.
Required Equipment:
Digital Video Camera (DSLR or Camcorder)
SD Cards or CF Cards (storage media for your video camera)
Computer with video editing software
Introductory Fencing
Fee: $200 (includes required insurance with the Ontario Fencing Association)
Minimum 10, Maximum 16
Location: Gym
Beginners will learn the fundamentals by practicing and competing with
each other. This class teaches basic fencing movements, techniques, and rules.
Fencing equipment is provided. A short fencing demo will be planned as part of our Spring Showcase in April.
10:45-12:15
Influential Artists: A Study in Art History and Studio Art
Fee: $110 (materials included)
Minimum 6, maximum 16
Location: Camel Room
This course examines four artists of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Romantic periods
who had a profound impact on their culture and who helped develop and define the stylistic period in which they worked. Each class will begin with a study of the life and work of the artist, highlighting the culture in which that artist worked. The majority of class time will be spent creating original works inspired by that artist. Students will be exposed to a variety of materials and techniques.
Artists:
Da Vinci: drawing with brown and white on toned paper
Bruegel: scene from life, inked and coloured on 9 x 12 mixed media paper
Friederich: Large landscape with small figures, acrylic on canvas
Harmen Steenwyck, Maria vanOosterwijk: still life of meaningful objects
A second course on Influential Artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries will be offered in the Winter 2015 semester. Students may take one or both courses.
British Literature I: Early Classics
Fee: $100
Minimum 4, maximum 16
Location: Parlour
If you enjoy juicy psychological mystery-thrillers, epic fantasy quests, or even futuristic dystopian fiction, you may be surprised to learn that your novel of choice has roots stretching far back into the mists of literary history! This course will take you back to the earliest pieces of literature that can be considered “English” and point you towards the origins of the modern narratives we all love. From the battles of Beowulf to the hauntings of Hamlet, come along for a ride through early British literary history that will help you engage in the “Great Conversation” of Western culture.
Students will be expected to complete several short writing assignments and creative responses to the works we study. We will also be watching, either in class or at home, online excerpts from The Adventure of English, Benjamin Bagby’s Beowulf, In Search of Myths and Heroes, and film versions of Hamlet.
Note that a second British Lit course, Modern Classics, will be offered during the Winter 2015 semester, but students may take either of these two courses on its own or both. Use either course or both as part of your English credit for the year.
Required texts to be purchased before the course begins:
Beowulf--translated by Seamus Heaney (W. W. Norton; ISBN-13: 978-0393320978)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight--translated by Keith Harrison (Oxford World's Classics; ISBN-13: 978-0-19-954016-7)
The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer--translated by Peter G. Beidler (Bantam Classics, ISBN-13: 978-0553210828; this version includes the original Middle English and a modern translation.)
Hamlet, by WIlliam Shakespeare (Oxford School Shakespeare, ISBN-13: 978-0198328704)
Some poetry by Shakespeare will be provided as handouts or pdf’s to print.
Standard First Aid with CPR
Fee: $110
Minimum 6, maximum 12
Location: MD Room
Note: This course will likely be repeated in the Winter semester.
Comprehensive course offering first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need training due to work requirements or who want more knowledge to respond to emergencies at home. Includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines. Meets federal and a variety of provincial/territorial regulations for Standard First Aid and CPR. Exceeds competitors’ standards by including injury prevention content, CPR and AED. Provides 3-year certification in Standard First Aid, CPR Level C and AED and includes Red Cross First Aid & CPR Manual and Certification card.
Completion Requirements: 100% attendance, skills demonstration, and 75% min. passing grade on written exam.
Gym: Running and Fitness/ Basketball
Fee: $60
Minimum 6, maximum 16
Location: Gym/ off-site
The first six weeks of Gym will focus on running and fitness. Running is a wonderful form of fitness that anyone can do, anywhere in any season, that has physical, mental, and spiritual benefits! This course will include a weekly run on the streets and trails of Dundas, accompanied by some stretching, core strengthening exercises, and talks on related topics. As well, students will be prepared and encouraged to participate in the MEC Race on Oct 18th at Confederation Park in Hamilton ($15 race fee payable to MEC). Students are required to bring running attire to class each week including running shoes, appropriate clothing, water bottle, and stretching mat (or thick towel).
The second six weeks of the course will focus on basketball drills, scrimmages, and games with the goal being for the students to enjoy the sport and sharpen their skills. Students are required to provide their own basketballs and to wear appropriate attire to class (non-marking running shoes when in gym; no hoodies with laces).
1:00-3:00
Pottery
Fee: $156 (based on 10 students; higher fee if fewer than 10)
Minimum 5, maximum 10
Location: Off-site at Creative Insight Studio, Burlington. Parents must commit to car-pooling. Please note that each class for this course will be 1.5 hours long and will run from 1:15-2:45. Students will need to leave St Paul’s by 12:45 to arrive for the start of class.
This pottery course will provide students with the opportunity to learn both hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. Students will be exposed to other artists' work as part of their inspiration and will draft their own ideas first before working on clay, learning the thinking steps and process of an artist, starting with inspiration, then sketching, and finally production.
Some of the hand-building techniques they will explore will be slab construction, pinch pots, coils, and carving as students create sculptural and functional pieces using these techniques. Basic wheel throwing creations will include such functional pieces as mugs, bowls, and plates.
Students will also work on different surface decoration techniques, including traditional sgraffito and mishima and more contemporary image transferring and mono prints.
Auto and Bike Mechanics
Fee: $120 ( + any parts used on your own bike)
Minimum 6, maximum 12
Location: Off-site at Glendale Motors, Ancaster (Auto) and Waterdown (Bike). Parents must commit to car-pooling for both portions of the course. Students will need to leave St Paul’s by 12:45 to arrive for the start of class. Classes will run from 1:00-2:45.
This course will be divided into two six-week segments, beginning with Auto Mechanics and ending with Bike Mechanics.
Auto Mechanics: Each class in this course will focus on learning a practical, hands-on skill, learning about the safe operation of a vehicle, and learning about car systems and how they work. Topics will include safety issues, owner’s manuals, identifying components on a car on a hoist, batteries, changing a flat tire, brakes, steering, engine, changing oil, and more. Classroom time making use of computer programs will also be included. Students should wear old clothes or an overshirt to protect their street clothes.
Bike Mechanics: Whether you enjoy riding your bike or just enjoy mechanics, this course will be great for you. Students will learn and practice the basics of bicycle mechanics including brake and gear cable replacement, brake adjustment, derailleur adjustment, and tire and tube replacement. We will also disassemble and reassemble stems and bottom brackets. Students are welcome to bring their own bikes to work on. Tools and repair stand provided.
Choral Music
Fee: $130
Minimum 15
Location: Parlour
Get ready to vocally cut loose! There will be no auditions and no previous experience is necessary. This two-hour class will include a number of components: 1) Physical and Vocal warm-ups: vocal exercises, physical stretching, muscle awareness to aid in good singing posture, and breath control. 2) Sight reading and some rote learning of repertoire chosen from the following genres: Jazz, Pop, African Spirituals, Classical. 3) Opportunity to learn some basic conduction skills (with a chance to conduct the ensemble. This opportunity is for all choristers! 4) Cool downs: a time for discussion about the music and its context and a peek at historical anecdotes on the repertoire we study. Music folders with repertoire for the term will be provided for all students. Our goal will be to provide a short concert performance at St Paul’s at the end of the Fall semester.
Requirements for class: * Dress in comfortable clothing * Have a water bottle * Have a pencil.*
Missions
No fee
Maximum 20
Location: Offsite; parents must commit to car-pooling. Course will run only with parental involvement.
Students taking the Missions course this semester will participate in hands-on service at one or more local missions. They will develop an understanding of the types of services Christians in our community are engaged in and the opportunities and challenges that such work entails. Families choosing this course option will be provided with contact information regarding venues.
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