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EFC Home School Connection
(Ages 13 to 18)

Parent registration/Orientation meeting required proior to registration. For all children under the age of 18, parents must complete a DCCCD Minor Student Emergency Health Release form before the class begins. Pick up form in the Continuing Education office during regular business hours. For students under the age of 15, a parent needs to sign student in and out of every class session.

Parent Homeschool Resources - EDUZ 1000   $50.00
Parents, are you considering Homeschooling? Are you looking for more support and curriculum resources or different teaching methods? Come to a special parents’ course where we will discuss and share: philosophy of home education, Texas and national laws, homeschool parent support groups, how children learn, learning styles, curriculum resources and teaching methods for specific subjects to facilitate your children’s learning. The facilitator Lisa Coleman is a certified teacher as well as homeschool parent and consultant to other homeschoolers.

American Literature for Teens - ENGZ 1000    $130.00
The students will learn the American experience by  studying short stories by various authors from Hawthorne to Hemingway. Students will explore how American history, themes, and cultural influences affect the literature of each period. Students will read, participate in literature circles, and do fun, interactive assignments.  Come be a part of the fun as literature creatively comes alive! Required book is Great American Short Stories From Hawthorne to Hemingway, by Barnes and Noble.

Global Warming - GELZ 1000 $130.00
NEW COURSE!!! Global Warming will be taught by Linda Click. Teens can use this as a science or history credit. No textbook. IPCC materials will be used as well as internet websites with current information on this topic.  Bring CD for recording information.

Writing, Grammar & Speech - DWRZ 1000     $150.00
Prerequisite: 1st semester writing
Beginning level writing, grammar and speech for ages 13-18. Paragraph development and short essays will be the focus of the course. Textbooks required.

Research Skills - CRWZ 1000 $130.00
Prerequisites: 9th grade or above
This course is designed to teach students the “ins and outs” of the research process. It will begin with the selection of the topic, then move on to narrowing, note taking, library research, organizing information, drafting, and revising to produce a final product. The students will be guided throughout the entire process and graded along the way.  The class will culminate in a typed, fully documented paper with internal notes and a bibliography. Supplies: lined 3x5 cards, pen/pencils, notebook or spiral, and a copy of the textbook.

Spanish IB for Teens - TNLZ 1000      $130.00
Prerequisites: Spanish IA or equivalent skills. Parent orientation required.
Course is a continuation of beginning level Spanish IA for Teens. Students will learn by listening, watching, practicing, reading and writing conversational Spanish. Fun activities make learning easy and enjoyable. Supplies required include an English/Spanish dictionary and “Spanish Is Fun” Book 1 textbook (softbound, AMSCO Publisher).

Spanish IIB for Teens - TNLZ 1000     $130.00
Prerequisites: Spanish I & IIA or comparable skills. Parent orientation required.
A second year/ 2nd semester Spanish course. The students will learn by listening, watching, practicing, reading and writing conversational Spanish. Fun activities make learning easy and enjoyable. Supplies required include an English/Spanish dictionary  and “Spanish Is Fun” Book 2 softbound textbook by AMSCO.

Spanish III B for Teens - TNLZ 1000   $130.00
Prerequisites: Spanish I & II & IIIA
A third year/second semester Spanish course. The students will learn by listening, watching, practicing, reading and writing conversational Spanish. Fun activities make learning easy and enjoyable. Supplies required include an  English/Spanish dictionary and “Spanish Is Fun“ Book 2 softbound textbook, start with lesson 7,  AMSCO Publishing Company.

Computer Presentations for Teens - TNLZ 1000          $130.00
Prerequisites: Introduction to Computers course.
This is a one semester course. Each person will have his/her own computer to use in the computer lab. The students will get hands-on experience learning how to create effective, impressive, professional-looking presentations ideal for class or club audiences. Parents of registered students may observe computer class in session. Each student will need to bring a 3.5” HD diskette.

Middle School Earth Science - SIEZ 1000        $140.00
Prerequisites: Grades 6 thru 9
This is second semester full year’s middle school grades 6-9 Earth Science course. Topics covered are Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, and Astronomy. Textbook is Holt Science & Technology Earth Science. Lab manual is Data Sheets for Lab Book. Lab C321 will also be used.

Middle School Life Science - SIEZ 1000          $140.00
Grades 6,7, and 8. For students preparing for high school Biology. This is a 2nd semester hands-on, lab-oriented course covers study and classification of living things, cells, simple organisms, fungi, plants, animals, heredity, ecology, human body systems and human health. Study is required outside of class. Lecture time Fridays, 2-3pm in C116; lab Fridays, 3-4pm in S315.

Middle School Chemistry & Physical Science - SIEZ 1000       $140.00
Prerequisites: basic math including decimals
This 2 semester junior high (grades 6-9) chemistry and physical science laboratory course will introduce students to safe, hands-on, laboratory procedures and provide laboratory experiments to assist students in understanding chemistry and physics principles to prepare for high school science classes. Topics to include matter, motion and forces, work and machines, atoms, periodic table, chemical bonding and reactions, compounds and atomic energy, electricity and magnetism, sound and light. Students will be required to provide some lab supplies including safety goggles for lab. A supply list will be provided in class. Textbooks required. Labs C320 and S200 will also be used for experiments.

Biology for Teens - SIEZ 1000 $175.00
Prerequisites: Middle school basic chemistry principles
Class meets 2 days each week. Lecture Mondays, 9-10:30am C116; Lab on Friday, 4-6pm in S 315. Basic life science laboratory course introduces safe laboratory procedures and provides laboratory experiments to assist students in understanding the following topics: First semester covers: scientific method; fundamentals of chemistry; chemistry of living things; cell types, structure, function, metabolism, cell division and reproduction; genetics. Second semester topics include survey of living world, ecosystems and communities; natural selection and adaptation; animal behavior. Science instructor will guide the student in locating resources to study life science curriculum and understanding the topics presented by providing laboratory experiments and assignments. Instructor will assign outside reading and practice using handouts, textbooks, or the internet, or taking field trips to area museums. Students required to provide some lab supplies: safety glasses or goggles with side protectors, 3-ring binder with pocket dividers, 1 spiral notebook, 1 packet biology drawing paper. Textbook: Biology of Life (2002), and Lab Manual, Glencoe/McGraw Hill.

Chemistry for Teens - SIEZ 1000         $180.00
Prerequisites: Algebra I and junior high chemistry course
Fundamental concepts are presented in lecture and laboratory including the periodic table, atomic structure, chemical bonding, reactions, stoichiometry, states of matter, properties of metals, nonmetals and compounds, acid-base theory, oxidation-reduction and solutions. Descriptive chemistry is emphasized. Students are required to provide: regulation safety goggles, 3”, 3ring binder with 14 dividers, and a scientific calculator. Instructor will assign outside reading and practice using handouts, textbooks, or the Internet. Textbook and book for lab required. Lecture meets Wed., 9-11, C116 and lab meets Fri., 9-11am in Science bldg, room S200.

PHYS 1407: Conceptual Physics Teens - PHYZ 1000 $156.00
Prerequisites: first semester Conceptual Physics
Second semester high school Conceptual Physics that is taught by credit instructor Jay Justice and meets with credit course. Lecture Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:45-2:05pm, C261 and lab on Mondays, 2:15-4:55pm, C320.

Pre-Algebra Teens (spring) - DMAZ 1000       $170.00
Class meets 2 days per week. Individualized math assessment and basic math skills curriculum designed for each student’s needs. Math facilitator/instructor will guide student in the completion of as many math objectives as possible by presenting/discussing topics, suggesting outside reading and practice using the textbook. The PLATO math curriculum is also available in the Learning Assistance Center. Supplies include notebook, loose-leaf paper, pencils and erasers. TEXTBOOK required.

Algebra I Teens (spring) - DMAZ 1000            $170.00
Prerequisites: Mastery of basic math fundamentals, Pre-Algebra math and first semester of Alg I.
Class meets 2 days per week. Individualized math assessment and beginning algebra math skills curriculum is designed for each student’s needs. Math facilitator/instructor will guide the student in completing math competencies as student is ready by providing lecture, group work based on use of the textbook. PLATO computerized math curriculum is also available in Learning Assistance Center. Supplies include notebook, loose-leaf paper, pencils and erasers. TEXTBOOK required.

Algebra II Teens (spring) - DMAZ 1000          $170.00
Prerequisites: Mastery of basic math fundamentals/Pre-Algebra, Algebra I & II first semester math.
Class meets 2 times per week. Intermediate algebra math skills curriculum Math facilitator/instructor will guide the student in completing math objectives by providing lecture, group work and discussion based on the textbook. The PLATO computerized math curriculum is located in the Learning Assistance Center. Supplies include notebook, loose-leaf paper, pencils and erasers. TEXTBOOK required.

Geometry for Teens (spring) - DMAZ 1000      $170.00
Prerequisites: Mastery of basic math fundamentals/Pre Algebra math and first semester of Geometry.
Class meets 2 days a week. Continuation of first semester Geometry math skills curriculum. Math facilitator/instructor will guide the student in completing objectives by lecture and group discussion based on the textbook lessons. The computerized PLATO math curriculum is also located in the Learning Assistance Center. Supplies include notebook, loose-leaf paper, pencils and erasers. TEXTBOOK required

Pre-Calculus (spring) - DMAZ 1000    $170.00
Prerequisites: Advanced grades 9-12 who have completed Algebra I, II and Geometry. Textbook required
Get ready for college math courses by studying pre-calculus.

Math Magician Tutoring - DMAZ 1000            $170.00
All ages 7-18. Come visit the math Magician. Show me the questions you don’t understand. Students need to bring own school textbook, homework, quizzes, paper, pencils and tests and lots of questions.

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