Science and Health

Environmental Issues

1. Introduction and History
2. Climate Change
3. The Oceans
4. Land Use and Biodiversity
5. Fresh Water and Energy

Health and Disease

1. The Cardiovascular System
2. The Respiratory System & Smoking
3. The Nervous System
4. The Peripheral Nervous System from Mind to Gut
5. The Immune System

Marine Biology

1. Marine Environments
2. Marine Mammals
3. Sharks
4. Strange Creatures of the Sea
5. Aquatic Birds

Science Sampler

1. Astronomy
2. Physics
3. Chemistry
4. Geology
5. Biology

History and Art

Art of the Masters

1. Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Sandro Botticelli
2. Winslow Homer, Claude Monet, and John Singer Sargent
3. Georgia O'Keefe and José Clemente Orozco
4. Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock
5. Joseph Mallard, William Turner, and Henri Matisse
6. Mary Cassatt and Paul Gauguin

Fundamentals of Drawing

1. Everyone Can Draw!
2. Perspective and Shading
3. Two-Point Perspective
4. Styles, Proportion, Composition

Histories

1. Introduction
2. Stories of Revolution, Jazz
3. Ancient Egypt and the History of Writing
4. Post-World War I America and Musicals
5. Vaccination and Mail

Inventions

1. Inventions by Mistake and Early Inventions
2. Modern Inventions and Entrepreneurship
3. Computers and the Internet
4. Modern Concerns
5. Imagining the Future

Philosophy

1. Introduction
2. Metaphysics
3. Metaphysics to Epistemology
4. Epistemology to Ethics
5. Ethics to Politics
6. Politics to Aesthetics

U.S. Education

1. History of Education in the U.S.
2. Levels of Education
3. Higher Education
4. Education in the U.S. Today
5. Education and Learning Outside of School
6. Issues in Education Today

World Mythology

1. Greek Mythology
2. Ghanaian Mythology
3. Chinese Mythology
4. Mayan Mythology
5. Egyptian Mythology

Writing

Biography

1. Introduction to Biography
2. Creating a Character
3. Introduction to Autobiography
4. Your Story

Creative Language

1. Language
2. Non-Fiction
3. Fiction
4. Poetry
5. Drama
6. Assignments from CG Students

Drama Club I

Note to Readers: Please see Unit 1 for instructions that apply to all following units in this course.

1. Cast and Set
2. Characterization and Dialogue
3. Foreshadowing and Comedy
4. Comedy and Mystery
5. Humor and Role Reversal
6. True Stories
7. Imaginary Friends
8. Art and Drama

Drama Club II

This course is based on students writing a complete play. Unit 1 includes the course introduction and instructions for writing the opening of the play. The student will not receive further formal units. Students will move on to Unit 2 (writing the next portion or act of the play) after completing and receiving feedback on Unit 1, and so on.

1. Writing an Original Play

Journalism Club

1. Thinking Like a Journalist
2. Mediums of Journalism
3. The Truth
4. Opinion Pieces and Political Cartoons
5. Reviews and Travel Writing
6. Satire

Poetry Club I

1. The Poetry of Carl Sandberg
2. Mountains, Deserts, and the Sea
3. The Poems of Mary Oliver
4. Music and Poetry
5. The Poems of William Stafford
6. War
7. The Poems of Pablo Neruda
8. The Family of Man

Poetry Club II

1. The Poetry of William Carlos Williams
2. The Harlem Poets
3. The Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman
4. Spanish-speaking Poets
5. The Poetry of Walter De La Mare and Gerald Manley Hopkins
6. Latino Poets

Poetry Club III

1. The Poetry of Meredith Davies Hadaway
2. The Poetry of Michael L. Owens
3. The Poetry of Traci Brimhall
4. The Poetry of Langston Hughes and Ezra Pound
5. The Poetry of David Russell Wagoner and Mary Molinary
6. The Poetry of E.E. Cummings
7. The Poetry of Alfred Notes, Louis MacNeice, and Ruth Yarrow

Short Story Club I

1. Dog Star by Arthur C. Clarke
2. To Build a Fire by Jack London
3. The Secret of Goldfish by David Means
4. The Upturned Face by Stephen Crane
5. The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells
6. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Additionally, each unit involves writing an original short story.

Short Story Club II

1. Regret by Kate Chopin
2. Now I Lay Me by Ernest Hemingway
3. The Departure of Emma Inch by James Thurber
4. The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
5. Over the River and Through the Woods by John O'Hara
6. The Overcoat by Gina Berriault

Additionally, each unit involves writing an original short story.

Culture and Society

Captivities

1. Lady Justice, Prejudice, Equality, and Justice
2. Bullies, Juvenile Crime, Physical Disability, Families, and Government
3. Governments, War, and Poverty
4. The Brain, Emotions, Substance Abuse, and Zoos
5. Captives, Inside the Walls, The Crime, and The Release

Challenges to Justice and Freedom

1. Global Challenges
2. Individual Well-Being
3. Government, Aggression, and Poverty
4. Internal Challenges
5. Captives and Freedom

Dogs

1. Introduction
2. Intelligence
3. Working Dogs
4. Dogs and Humans

Families

1. TV Families
2. Theater Families
3. Movie Families
4. Families in Songs
5. Poetry and Family

Gardening

1. Introduction
2. Containers and Ornaments
3. Flowers and Weeds
4. Herbs and History
5. Trees and Shrubs
6. Vegetables and Fruits
7. Japanese vs. Western Gardens

Introduction to Business

1. Defining a Business
2. Marketing
3. Production & Operations
4. Accounting & Finance
5. Management & Strategy
6. Entrepreneurship

Religion

1. Introduction
2. Religion and Politics
3. Religion and Ritual

Sampler

1. To The Stars
2. Stormy Weather
3. Let's Go For A Ride
4. Potatoes
5. Music
6. Fellow Students

Travel

1. North America: Maine and Arizona
2. Europe: England and France
3. Asia: China and Nepal
4. Oceania: Australia and New Zealand
5. South America: Peru; Africa: Timbuktu

What's On Your Mind?

1. Introduction to Psychology
2. Research Methods
3. Social Psychology
4. Moral Psychology
5. Infant and Child Development
6. Abnormal and Positive Psychology