Dialectic Phase (ages 12+)
About Course
- 32-week Program Fully laid out with our weekly agenda
- Live interactive zoom classes 1 day a week for 4 hours
- Offline 4 days a week with independent work
- Students will read, research and practice at home 4 days a week and come to community prepared for public speaking, discussion, debate, and science/experiments
- Most students will average 4 hrs. a day doing coursework with our program.
- Practicing the classical tools of learning provides the fundamentals of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Our current availability is Wednesdays from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm EST
Required Book List
Debate |
The Art of Argument |
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Science & Research |
Provided on GCE Site |
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Exposition |
The Lost Tools of Writing 1st Semester |
The Lost Tools of Writing 2nd Semester |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
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Inquisitor’s Tale |
Phantom Toll Booth |
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Number the Stars |
The Secret Garden |
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Oliver Twist |
Crispin |
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Logic |
Henle I and Companion Guide (Amy Tellason) |
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Our yearly calendar for your planning purposes is:
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First Day of School Week of September 1st
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Thanksgiving Break Week of Nov 25th
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End of First Semester Week of December 16th
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Winter Break December 9th – January 3rd
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Beginning of Second Semester January 6th
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Second Semester Spring Break March 3rd-7th
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Last Day of ‘4 Hours to Freedom’ Classes May 2nd
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Course Content
Semester 2 Week 17
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Strawman Fallacy
02:12 -
Essay 3 Invention: Comparison
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Developing your Science Question
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Developing your Science Question into a Testable Question
04:16 -
The Scientific Method
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