Kingdom Academy of the Arts

Enrichment Program

Sample Daily Schedule

9:00 Students arrive, recite memory verse, pray and sing with the group.
9:15 Organized games (soccer, one legged race, wheelbarrow race, sack races, softball and more)
10:00 Creative Writing
11:00 Nature Journal Entries (combination of drawing and writing)
11:30 Lunch (Bring a sack lunch)
12:00 Nature Study/ Backyard Science/ Survival Skills (raise a baby chick, incubate eggs, learn to identify trees, study insects, wild edible plants, experiments with dry ice, and much more hands-on science)
1:00 Art (drawing, painting, sculpture, leather, mosaics, stained glass, etc...)
2:00 Farm Chores
2:15 Clean Up

Moms—do you need a day off in the middle of the week without sacrificing your child's education?
Would you like your child to study life skills using a hands-on approach to learning?
Would you like your child to spend a day on the farm playing, singing, studying God's word, memorizing scripture, exercising, creating art projects, studying plants and animals, writing creatively and know that he/she had a productive school day without having the mess of science and art in your kitchen?

Our enrichment program may be the solution to this academic challenge. We are here to help your child fall in love with God's amazing creation while enjoying a productive day surrounded with nature study and creative writing, and studio art activities to meet the needs of participants' skill levels, talents, and abilities. The classes are always new and exciting! We continually offer activities related to God's creation that are conducive to the seasons of the year: (Examples: trees, birds, flowers, weather, animals, stars, butterflies and much more.)

This past fall during the twelve week program, participants observed several chrysalises metamorphosis into butterflies, built beaver lodges at the edge of the pond, learned to identify trees by their leaves and seedpods, memorized several passages of scripture and poems, sang, ran through the woods and fields and gathered lots of God's treasures, painted pictures, made stepping stone mosaics, raised a one day old baby chick, rescued a litter of puppies, spent time with the farm animals, participated in sack races and obstacle courses and much more. Open to ages 6-16... special individual studies in studio art and science open to students ages 13 years and older. (See section below—Gideon's Warriors) Call to discuss an individual study program.

Kingdom Kids (Ages 6-12)

Try the program Spring 2009
Nine Week Nature Study and Art program combines God's amazing world with our creativity. Kingdom Academy is hoping to expand and enlarge the program in the fall at the farm in Bell Buckle. Join us this spring and take the opportunity to try the study and find out if our philosophy fits your homeschool program before next school year. Sign up for the entire 9-week session or try any of the following three-week unit studies. 9:00-2:30 Wednesdays this spring.

BIRDS—Wild and Domestic!
Enjoy learning the sounds and sights of the birds in the spring... discover their many characteristics... how many birds can we learn to recognize by their song. Additionally we will be raising laying hens from day old chicks. The chicken and the egg!!! Raising a laying hen... study the anatomy and development of a chicken... the importance of eating fresh eggs... discover the joy of raising the laying hen... arts and crafts, creative writing assignment, music and poetry all related to birds.
    – March 24 or 25
    – March 31 or April 1
    – April 7 or 8

Spring on the Farm—PLANTS
Plant life on the farm and in the woods as spring progresses... preparing the soil, planting according to the almanac... taking root cuttings, starting seedlings... pruning and care... starting own herb and vegetable garden... watercolor painting and nature drawing studies... collect wild edible plants...
    – April 14 or 15
    – April 21 or 22
    – April 28 or 29

Spring on the Farm—ANIMALS
Rabbits, lambs, kittens, baby calves, puppies... enjoying the spring babies on the farm, learning how to care for them... warmth, food, and shelter... wire sculpture and clay modeling of the animals will be a part of our animal study...
    – May 5 or 6
    – May 12 or 13
    – May 19 or 20

Gideon's Warriors (Ages 13-16)

Independent Study Projects
Students in this age group have the opportunity to study intensely on something that expresses their interests and develops their talents. Each participant in the Gideon's warriors program will set up their own private studio or work location on the farm. This work area will be used by them exclusively and the supplies, equipment and whatever they need to complete their semester project will be for their use. During the first two weeks of the series, the student and teacher will lay out an individual study set of goals to be completed by the end of the semester. This project might be the building of a tree house, an oil or acrylic painting, raising a crop or an animal, studying and collecting butterflies, weaving or quilting. This list is really endless from carpentry or masonry to sewing or collecting.

2010 Spring Semester Dates: Now available on Wednesdays or Thursdays

Wednesday Spring Dates:
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14
April 21
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19

Thursday Spring Dates:
March 24
March 25
April 1
April 8
April 15
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20

2010 Fall Semester Dates: Offered Thursdays Presently

September 2
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30
October 7
October 14
October 21
October 28
November 4
November 11
November 18

BIRDS—Wild and Domestic!!
($85=$65 tuition and $20 supply fee)
3-week study: Wednesdays March 24, 31, and April 7 or Thursdays March 25, April 1, and 8, 2009

Spring on the Farm—PLANTS
($85=$65 tuition and $20 supply fee)
3-week study: Wednesdays April 14, 21 and 28 or Thursdays April 15, 22, and 29, 2009

Spring on the Farm—ANIMALS
($85=$65 tuition and $20 supply fee)
3-week study: Wednesdays May 5, 12, and 19 or Thursdays May 6, 13, and 20, 2009

Entire nine-week SPRING study BIRDS, PLANTS AND ANIMALS
($225=$175 tuition and $50 supply fee)

Entire twelve-week FALL study
Thursdays beginning September 2nd running consecutively through November 18th
($300=$250 tuition and $50 supply fee)

1705 Kingdom Rd
Bell Buckle, TN 37020
931-294-8083
malinda@kingdomacademyofthearts.com