CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

CIAS CAMPUS SCHOOL

CLASS INFORMATION

 

We offer smaller classes (6-20 students), to give our students the opportunity to learn in a social classroom setting and also receive individualized attention and coaching. Some classes are one semester long, while others last the whole school year. Click here to download the 22-23 CIAS Class Schedule PDF and the CIAS Campus School Class Information PDF:

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The following classes are being offered during the 2022-23 school year:

Academic Classes: Automatic Registration

• 8th Grade Reading Class (shared reading class/Part of Daily Schedule/Full year)

• 9th Grade Reading Class (shared reading class/Part of Daily Schedule/Full year)

• 10th Grade World Literature (10th/Monday afternoons/Full year)

• American Literature (11-12th/Wednesday afternoons/Full year)

• Economics (11-12th/Tuesday afternoons/Fall semester)

• Dave Ramsey's Foundations in Personal Finance (12th only/Tuesday afternoons/Spring semester)

• Biology Dissection Lab (9-12th/2 Fridays in March)

 

Academic Classes: Optional Registration

• Writing 2 Essay (High school/Thursday afternoons/Full year)

• Tentative Plans for African American History (High school/Day TBD/Spring semester)

 

Physical Education: Automatic Registration

• Physical Education (2 DPW for all grades- Early EL, Upper EL, MS, & HS)

• Free Play (3 DPW for all grades- Early EL, Upper EL, MS, & HS)

 

Performing Fine Arts/Visual Arts:

Early Elementary- Automatic Registration

• 2/D/3-D Art

• Discovery Music (Early EL/Fridays/Full year) 9:30-10:15 AM

 

Upper Elementary- Automatic Registration

• 2/D/3-D Art

• Explore Music (Upper EL/Fridays/Full year) 10:30-11:15 AM

 

Middle School- Optional Registration

• Intermediate 2/D/3-D Art

• Perform Music (MS/Fridays/Full year) 11:30-12:15 PM

• Calligraphy & Copperplate (MS & HS/Friday/full year) 2:15-3 PM

 

High School- Optional Registration

• Advanced 2/D/3-D Art

• Music Methods, Technology & History (HS/Fridays/Full year) 1:15-2 PM

• Calligraphy & Copperplate (MS & HS/Friday/full year) 2:15-3 PM

 

 

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All of the following classes are offered at CIAS, but not always every year. Check the CIAS Class Schedule (PDF above) to see which classes are being offered during this school year.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

• ​9th Grade Reading Class

• American Literature, 11-12th grades

• Barton Reading & Spelling System (Orton-Gillingham method tutoring)

• British Literature, 11-12th grades

• Guided Reading classes, for grades K-8

• World Literature, 10th grade

• Writing 1 Paragraph, 7-10th grades

• Writing 2 Essay (MLA/APA), 8-12th grades

• Writing 3 Research (MLA/Turabian), 9-12th grades

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE 

• American Sign Language 1 (ASL), for grades 9-12

• American Sign Language 2 (ASL), for grades 9-12

• Spanish 1, for grades 9-12

• Spanish 2, for grades 9-12

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PERFORMING FINE ARTS 

• Art: Arts & Crafts, grades K-2 & 3-5

• Art: Calligraphy & Lettering, grades 4-12th

• Art: 2-D/3-D Art for grades 6-8

• Art: 2-D/3-D Art for grades 9-12

• Music Appreciation & Theory

• Music: Chorus

• Music: Guitar Class 

• Music: String Ensemble

• Music: Ukulele

• Music: Piano/Keyboarding

• Music: Discover Music 1 for grades K-2

• Music: Discover Music 2 for grades 3-5

• Explore Music, for grades 6-12

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SCIENCE

• Biology Dissection Lab, grades 9-12

• Astronomy w/Lab, grades 9-12

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SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY

• Economics (Fall, Tuesday afternoon)

• U.S. Government, grades 11-12

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GENERAL ELECTIVES

• Cooking/Food Preparation 

• Sewing 

• Gardening/Horticulture

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PRACTICAL ARTS 

• Dave Ramsey's Foundations in Personal Finances

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