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pioneer courses: for students entering grades 4 + 5 Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, Pioneer students attend two courses in the morning. 500 level courses meet in the morning from 9:15-10:30am. 600 level courses meet in the morning from 10:45-12:00noon. There is a 15-minute assembly between morning classes. On the application, Pioneer students select and rank their top 6 preferences for both 500 and 600 level courses. Course size, in most cases, is limited to 14 students. Our registrars attempt to give all students their first choice for courses. However, in the event that a course is filled, students will be assigned the next choice, in the order of interest, on their list of course preferences. pioneer course listings The following courses were offered during the summer of 2008. While we will offer a similar range of courses for 2009, specific courses may change. New course listings will become available in January 2009. FIRST PERIOD pioneer course listings 1st 3-D Studio — Sculpture 1st Chasing Bigfoot — Cryptozoology 1st School of Rock — Intro to Electric Guitar 1st Color Splash! — Painting 1st Explo’s Most Extreme — Extreme Science 1st Hot Off the Press — Journalism 1st Objection Overruled! — Inner-Workings of Trial Court 1st Project Earth — Lego Engineering 1st Pillaging for Plunder — Orienteering + Navigation 1st 59 Minutes — Broadcast Journalism 1st Magic for Muggles — Chemistry + Physics 1st Speed Racer — Pinewood Derby 1st Break a Leg — Special Effects for Theater 1st Great Odin’s Raven! — Norse Mythology + Puppet Theatre 1st Baseball Bosses — Business + Sports 1st Happy Meals, Happy Days, + Happy Trails — English as a Second Language SECOND PERIOD pioneer course listings 2nd Craft-Mania — Exploration of Crafts 2nd Big Dig Challenge — Lego Engineering 2nd Science Olympiad — Science Challenges 2nd From Sherlock to Sudoku — Logic + Deductive Reasoning 2nd Dino Dig! — Paleontology + Archaeology 2nd Fraction Reaction — Math in Action 2nd Lights, Camera. . . Action! — Moviemaking 2nd Yay for Clay! — Ceramics + Pottery 2nd Whizz, Bang, Boom! — Science of Sound 2nd Spinning the Web — Web Design 2nd Pond Scum — Pond Ecology 2nd Real Monopoly — Business 2nd I Want to Be a Superstar! — Drama + Acting 2nd Creating a Kingdom — Building a Medieval Empire 2nd Lord of the Board — Stories into Board Games 2nd Big Macs, Barbie, + Baseball — English as a Second Language

printable course catalog If you would like a printable listing and description of all of our academic options, please download the PDF version of our Junior Program Course Catalog from our downloads page. The course catalog is also available as part of the package that will be mailed to you with your viewbook + DVD request.

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