DUAL CREDIT @ EE - SPRING 2018

Extraordinary Education will again be offering dual credit classes at the EE campus for the Spring semester. For those who are new to the EE dual credit program, please plan to attend our Dual Credit Orientation next TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12th at 7:00pm.
PLEASE RSVP FOR THE DUAL CREDIT ORIENTATION MEETING AT THE LINK BELOW:
https://www.universe.com/events/ee-dual-credit-orientation-tickets-NH24TJ
NOTE: Returning dual credit students are not required to attend a meeting. Please follow the same registration process as last semester. The steps are included at the bottom of this message as a reminder.
Please contact the Dual Credit coordinator, Elise Eaton, with any questions. eeaton@extraed.org

The following classes will be offered for the Spring 2018 semester:

ENGL 1023 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II (LeTourneau University)
Tues/Thurs 10:30-12:00
Instructor: Katherine Williams
A study of argumentation/logic and writing for the professions with an emphasis on using the personal computer to plan, draft, and revise written projects. Each student is required to write a fully documented research paper and give oral presentations in class.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of ENGL 1013/1301 with a grade of C or better. (Prior course can be from Lone Star, LetU or any other college.)
NOTE: Registration with LetU for this class needs to be completed by FRIDAY 12/15.

MATH 1342 - STATISTICS (Lone Star College)
Mon/Wed 9:00-10:30
Instructor: Ricky Johnson
Collection, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data, and probability. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Use of appropriate technology is recommended.
Prerequisites: Placement by testing. OR completion of MATH 0309 or MATH 0308.

BIOL 1406 - BIOLOGY 1 FOR SCIENCE MAJORS (Lone Star College)
Mon/Wed 5:00-7:50 (Lecture + Lab)
Instructor: Ricky Johnson
A contemporary course including applications of the scientific method, cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, classical and human genetics, virology and mechanisms of evolution.
Prerequisites: Placement by testing. OR completion with a 'C' or better in ENGL 0305 or ENGL 0365 and ENGL 0307 or ENGL 0375; or ENGL 0309; or ENGL 1301 with a 'D' or better. Completion of MATH 0308 with a 'C' or better.

SURVIVING COLLEGE WITH YOUR FAITH INTACT
Tue/Thu 9:30-10:30
Instructor: Ted Cox
Seventy percent of students leave the Christian faith as they enter college.  This is a scary statistic.  It is one we can begin to reverse if we properly equip our kids to be prepared for the all-out assault on their faith they will encounter at college.  This class will be broken into three sections: 1) Core Christian Beliefs, 2) an Overview of Major Religions that they will encounter and 3) Competing Worldviews they will likely hear from professors and administrators.  
In addition, the class will teach the students how to do good research and produce well-sourced papers.  These strategies will be critical to their academic success.  Upon completion of the class, the student will receive a writing/composition credit along with a Bible or Theology credit.  This will be an engaging and challenging class that will properly equip our kids to have full confidence in the Christian faith and be resistant to all of the competing 'philosophies' that they will encounter.  They will be able to defend their faith in a respectful and winsome manner.  More details can be found on www.tedcox.com/survive
Note: Although "Surviving College" is not a dual credit class, the course is geared to students who are taking college classes and those getting ready to go off to college. It is taught by a college professor.

BASIC REGISTRATION STEPS FOR DUAL CREDIT @ EE

• Complete the ONLINE APPLICATION for the COLLEGE through which your class is being offered.
  • English 1023 - LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY
    LetU Application link: http://www.letu.edu/opencms/opencms/_Admissions/dualcredit/
  • Statistics - LONE STAR COLLEGE
  • Biology I for Science Majors - LONE STAR COLLEGE
    Lone Star Application link: http://www.lonestar.edu/admissions-application.htm
• Complete Placement Testing if required. (Lone Star classes only. See instructor for details.)
• Turn in the following PAPERWORK to Elise Eaton to be sent to the college:
  • Class selection form
  • FERPA form
  • Current transcript
• Complete the ONLINE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATION
• Complete CLASSJUGGLER ENROLLMENT for Extraordinary Education.
• Meet with the EE Registrar to finalize class enrollment, turn in EE paperwork, pay of EE fees, etc.
• Pay the COLLEGE fees to the appropriate college.
• You should receive a bill from the college once your student's registration has been fully processed.

"Taking dual credit courses at EE allows for a smaller, more comfortable environment for learning. EE dual credit classes have professors who incorporate Biblical principles into their daily lessons. The smaller classes allow for a one-on-one connection to the professor and allows for more open discussion of ideas. "

EE Dual Credit Student

Chili Cook Off Winners!

We are excited to announce the winners of the Chili-Cook Off contest!! 

Congratulations to The Chili-ettes for the Best Overall Chili! Hats off to Mandi & the Dodo Bird for the Most Original Chili.  Awesome job to Batman Bang Chili for winning the Hottest Chili. Great job Red Hot Chili for winning the Student’s Favorite Chili. The Award Ceremony will be next week during Chapel announcements!

A big thank you to everyone who participated and we look forward to seeing you in our other events! Here are more exciting activities to look forward to in the month of December:

• December 1^st Friday “Movie Night”

• December 7^th Thursday “Christmas Hangout Night”

• December 15^th Friday “Santa’s Workshop”

Keep your eyes open for fliers being sent out next week!

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Santos & Mr. Moore

JR & SR High School Hangout Night

When is it? Thursday, October 26^th from 5pm to 8pm
Who is it for? Students age 11+
How much does it cost? $10 per Student
What will we do? We will have dinner, a meeting to vote in Student Government Association leaders, play games like flag football and gaga ball, and enjoy a camp fire.

PLEASE RSVP BY WEDNESDAY 10/25/17 so we will have enough food!

Student Name: ______________________________

Student Age: _____________________________

Parent Phone #: ___________________________

*** Please turn in Form and payment by Wednesday, October 25^th to the House Manager ***

Parents, please note that pick up starts at 7:45pm. Please be prompt for pick up time.

Check us out at @ExtraEdSocial on Twitter! #EEHangout

Children’s Author Event

EE families and friends are invited to a special children's book reading and signing event with author J. D. Parson's on Saturday, October 21st at 4:00pm at the Renewal Center, 416 W. Main St., Tomball, TX 77375.

EE Scholarship Fund

If you would like to help fellow homeschool families in a direct way, please consider making a donation to the EE Scholarship Fund. Money will be used to help pay tuition and supply fees for families who suffered loss through the storm. All donations made to EE are tax deductible.

Please go to the link below to make a donation online:

https://www.aplos.com/aws/give/extraedattnet/scholarshipfund

You can also make a donation via check or cash by mail or in person at the EE campus. 9522 Carraway, Magnolia, TX 77354.

If your family was affected by the storm and you would like to apply to receive a scholarship, please let the EE office know by sending a message to office@extraed.org .

EE Update

Many have asked about how the EE campus fared during the floods. Thankfully, the Lord spared us, and we did not get any storm water in the buildings. We do still have other construction and repairs to complete from the plumbing leaks that happened the week before school started. We are hopeful that situation can be repaired quickly so that our contractors can move on to help Harvey victims.

We know of at least two teachers who got water in their homes. We do not have any information about other affected families, but we have received have MANY offers of help from our families. If your family was affected, please let us know! You can send a message to office@extraed.org . We have many people who very much want to help wherever it is needed.

We are praying for all who are affected. God bless Houston!

Classes cancelled through September 4th

This is just a reminder that we have decided to cancel classes for the remainder of the week. We will return on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th.

If your family has been affected by the flooding or has needs that our EE families can help fill, please send a message to office@extraed.org. Other EE families are eager to help!

Please note that enrolled families should have received a notification about class cancelations via email and text message. If you did not receive a message, please check your spam folder and update your email settings to allow messages from our mailing system. Please also remember to update your text notification settings. All of the instructions are included in your Parent Orientation course.

Some of your child's teachers may send home assignments to be completed this week. If you have the means to do so, this might help keep your kids occupied. :-) Be looking for those emails separately.

Stay safe and dry, and let us know of any needs we can help with!

Elise Eaton

Classes canceled 8/28

Due to rain and flooding, classes have been canceled for Monday, 8/28/2017. We are watching the weather and will make decisions for the remainder of the week on a day by day basis.

Please be sure you have your text messaging options set up in your ClassJuggler account so you can receive last minute updates quickly.

We are praying everyone stays safe and dry!

Greece Trip June 2018–Info Meeting Aug 22

WE HAVE GREAT NEWS!!!  WE WILL NOW BE TRAVELING TO GREECE “IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PAUL” FROM JUNE 20-30, 2018, and you're all invited to join us!!!  

An  informational meeting for our trip to Greece/Turkey will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 5:00 PM* in the Passion Vine room on the Extraordinary Education campus. In order to get $200 off of the trip cost and be guaranteed  $600 off of the airfare and a spot on the tour, you must enroll with Renee Campbell no later than November 25th, so if you can't come to this meeting, but want to travel with us, please see the note at the end of this email for additional information.

*Free backpacks are available for those who attend the meeting on Tuesday!

This eleven day trip will take you to the famous sites of Ancient Greece (Athens, Delphi, Thermopylae, etc.), includes travel on a cruise ship in the Aegean Sea  that stops at three different islands (one per day), then pops on over to Turkey for a little visit, and explores the cities and towns related to the Apostle Paul's journey to spread Christianity (like Corinth, Philippi, Thessaloniki, etc.), all while making memories that will truly last a lifetime!

I've chosen a new travel company for this trip (same  basic costs but better meals  -- with three entree choices for dinner, better hotels, they carry your luggage to and from your room for you, headsets for all, and more) and with that comes the ability for families to travel together, no matter the age of the children (although I still wouldn't recommend these types of trips for any child under the age of ten.)  All adults ages 18 and up are welcome to travel with us with no restrictions; teens aged 16 & 17 can travel without their own parent if they have a "surrogate/chaperone" parent (which, with permission, could be me or another adult) traveling with them.

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting, answering questions in person or via email, and sharing a fabulous traveling experience with you all!

Renee Campbell

PS  If you can't make it to the meeting but are curious about the trip

"Traveling in the Footsteps of Paul the Apostle"

then please click on the link below to watch a 35 minute webinar  that contains an overview of the trip and most of the details you will need to get started.  Please email Renee Campbell at rcampbell@extraed.org with additional questions or to enroll on the trip.

Below you will find the link for the "Greece: In the Footsteps of Paul the Apostle" trip.

Once you click on the link and sign in the webinar will begin playing and you can pause at any time and restart. (The opening page says it's 55 minutes long, but it's only 35 minutes!)

http://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1400003/50FC7C40BF1BE4198A0601803A7E48D5

EE Meet the Teachers, Registration Deadline

If you have been thinking about enrolling for our fall classes, time is almost up! Registration deadline is this Friday. Classes start Monday August 21st!

MEET THE TEACHERS NIGHT
Tuesday, August 15th
6:00-9:00pm

Come out and meet the teachers, learn about their classes and curriculum and decide if you want to register.

If you also plan to attend the New Family Overview Meeting below, please come meet teachers from 6:00-7:00. These events are on the same night.

NEW FAMILY OVERVIEW
Tuesday, August 15th
7:00-8:30pm

This meeting is required for ALL NEW FAMILIES. Learn about how EE works and how to get enrolled.  RSVP now. http://www.extraed.net/new_family_information

Please note: Any other events taking place this week on the EE campus are for families who have already attended a New Family Overview Meeting and who are already registered.