Updated January 04, 2010

Art Classes

Bring your shirts, socks, shorts or any white item that you love to give that old hippie look- Clothing must be 100% cotton.  Maximum number of pieces is 5.  Bring our canvas or leather shoes to class and create funny art work to WOW your frinds.  Bring a baseball hat or two to paint your heart out! There sill be an additional $8 fee to cover the cost of materials needed for tie dying and paints.

Ceramic Bowls/Glazes/ Creatures

Garden Art/Stepping Stones, Pots and Candles

Students will learn watercolor basics, color properties and mixing, brushes and steps to planning and composing paintings.  A variety of subjects will be painted. A $10 material fee will be charged to cover the cost of the materials.

This is a year long course.  Adults are welcome.

Phonics and Reading Skills, Grammar, College Writing Skills, Story Writing

Minnesota History, The Great Depression Unit Study,
7 Habits for Success, ACT Prep.,
Reviving Etiquette,
Christian World View

How did the railroads come to be!  Is it true that the man who started railroads from here to the West Coast lived in St. Paul?  Robbers like Jesse James (no, not the motorcycle guy), robbed a bank in Minnesota?  Who killed the rich lady that lives in the big house on Lake Superior?  Was it really her own daughter?  Come to Railroads, Robbers, and Riff-raff to see if you can talk your parents into taking a few field trips this summer!

Video Editing, Broadcasting and Communications

Video Editing -

 This  course has been cancelled. 

Communications and Broadcasting -

This  course has been cancelled. 

Fun with Math, Math Skills, Critical Thinking

Students will have fun learning the basic math concepts in  number theory, place value, number order, adding and subtracting.  They will learn about money and have "shopping"  opportunities with their play money. Students will having fun playing several types of math games.  There may be a few math drills to re-enforce their math skills.

Students will have fun reviewing the following 17 major math concepts in progression: number theory, place value, number order, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, time, money geometry, perimeter, area, volume, fractions, decimals, ratio, measurement, graphs, and equation. 

Students will have fun reviewing the following 21 major math concepts in progression:  number theory, place value, number order, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, time, money, geometry, perimeter, area, volume, fractions, decimals, ratio, measurement, graphs, equations, percent, problem solving, probability, and calculator math.  Class time includes math drills and games.

This class will help students prepare for Algebra by reviewing mathematic skills through drills and games.

Tricky logic puzzles that will improve your child's deductive thinking and reading skills. The text will is fun and a happy diversion from the routine, but it also forces the student to organize sets of clues, and reach logical conclusions by using pure deductive reasoning.

Team Sports, Archery, Fun with Cooking, Fun with Sewing
 

Archery is a fun and rewarding lifetime sport.  The main focus of this course is to learn the basics of archer.  We use Genesis compound bows, which are designed with an adjustable draw length and draw weight so virtually anyone can shoot the.  We use the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) curriculum for instructing.  The instructors are certified NASP and firearm safely instructors with the State of Minnesota.  We can only allow NASP approved equipment to be used during the class and all equipment will be provided.  The fist week of class is mainly going to focus on archery, safety, range rules, range set up, eye dominance, and the 11 steps to archery success.  WE understand the due to vacation or other summer commitments, students may miss some sessions, but all student are required to attend the first session, as we can not allow you to shoot without the safety portion of class completed, please keep this requirement in mind before registering your child.  The only exception to this rule is that you student has previously attend an archery safety session with Susan Gillson or Rob Davis, no other safety class will be accepted.  The final 5 session will be devoted to shooting.  Archery will take place indoors in the gym.  There is no eating allowed in the gym and beverage containers must be in a container that closes, no open cans of soda are allowed in the gym.  During our first class session, all students will be making a string bow which is a great practice tools that can be used anywhere.  The students are required to bring the string bow with them to class each week.

First session (first three weeks) we will learn how to sew on a sewing machine. If you have never sewn before, you'll begin with paper and dot to dots.  If you have some experience, you'll make an American Flag wall hanging.  This project would be a great item to enter into the county fair or even the sate fair.  The second session (last three weeks) you will do a fun easy project to use for a lifetime, a wallet!  This project could also be entered in the county or state fairs!

First session (first three weeks) we will learn to make pizza from scratch, crust, sauce, and toppings.  We will end this session with chocolate cake in a cup, enough for two.  The second session (last three weeks) we will be cooking different kids of easy breads, the staple food for a healthy body.  We will end with cinnamon rolls, yummy food for the soul!

Science, Computers

This course is designed for the students who like to solve crimes and other mysteries.    Students will investigate their own CSI and over coder truth and fact from whatever evidence is left.  Students will look at the progression of forensic anthropology from its very beginnings to today.  They will learn to identify, date, and reconstruct crime scenes.

Explore the planets, find out why you would wake up in teh middle of the nights to watch the skies.  Can I live on a planet other than Earth?  Let's boldly go where no one has gone before!

NOTE  -   In the summer of 2007 HERO purchased all new HP computers for our computer lab with 19" flat screen monitors. All of the computers have the Vista Windows operating system along with the student version of Microsoft Office.

Grades
1-2

This class will focus on getting the students familiar and comfortable with the keyboard and mouse.  They will work on educational software in math, reading, and phonics.  There are several educational computer games that we have in our HERO library that the students will be allowed to use each week. Students will also learn how to draw using the Paint program.  

Beginner Computers
 

Grades
3-6

Students will work with the Mavis Beacon Typing software.   We will being to use Word and type various papers and learn to use the formatting option, tools, and inserting objects.  We will learn the basic set-up of a database and how to format using Excel. 

Intermediate Computers
 

Grades
3-6    

Students must be able to type with both hands at 20 word per minute before they sign up for this class. Students will be introduced to the basics  of cutting and pasting, introduction to Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Office.   They use Word and type various papers and learn to use the formatting options, tools, and inserting objects.  The will learn the basic set-up of a database and how to format.  They will learn how to set-up a basic presentation of slides using PowerPoint.  The will learn internet safety, etiquette, searching skills, and how to research. 

Beginner Computers
 

Grade 7-12

Review of the computer keyboard and proficiency in typing skills will be a top priority.  We will use the Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office.   We will be typing various papers and learn to use the formatting option, tools, and inserting objects.  We will learn the basic setup of a database and how to format.  We will learn how to setup a basic presentation of slides.  We will learn internet safety, etiquette, searching skills, and how to research. 

Intermediate Computers
 

Grade 7-12

Students will focus on Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Excel, and the Internet.  They will learn about email, clip art, resumes, sending faxes, creating job applications, etc.

Foreign Languages

Grades
1–3

Students are introduced to the Spanish language.  The student will learn Spanish through a variety of games, songs, and drills.  The child will learn basic vocabulary, including numbers, colors, family, food, greetings, and clothing. 

Grades
2-6

After students have learned the alphabet, numbers and colors, they will be taught basic phrases and everyday vocabulary.  They will learn the months of the year, the days of the week, the names of the family members, names for household items, clothing, food, animals, and seasons. They will learn basic conversational skills.

Intermediate Spanish
 

Grades
2-6

In Intermediate Spanish, the student should have mastered basic vocabulary such as numbers, colors, animals, foods, etc. before entering this class. Grammar will be introduced, along with expanding vocabulary and conversation.  We will learn through  conversation, games, skits, music, etc. 

Intermediate Spanish
 

Grades
7-12

We will expand vocabulary, reading skills, and conversation.  Some grammatical concepts include: Irregular and stem change present tense verbs, the past tenses: preterit and imperfect, demonstrative pronouns, and more. Students will expand their vocabulary, do oral drills; learn the verb tenses, common phases, and written expressions.

Advanced Spanish
 

Grades
7-12

This is the third level Spanish.  Students must know the present, preterite and imperfect tenses. .Students will continue to expand their vocabulary, reading skills, and conversation.  Some grammatical concepts to be learned include: mastery of irregular past tense verbs, the future tense, among other tenses. Students will learn and practice verb conjunctions; work on oral and written exercises and dialogs. 

Grade
 5-12

"Prima Latina, Introduction to Christian Latin" by Leigh Lowe will be used in this course. Students will need to purchase the Prima Latina Student Book 1. 

Grade
4-12

The main series of lessons in the ASL program that I am using for this course is based on research done into what are the most common concepts and words used in everyday communication and understanding the ASL, counterparts to those words.  I use vocabulary lists that have been compiled from research that was based on a language corpus of hundreds of thousands of language samples.  The most frequently used concepts were than translated into their ASL equivalents and were than placed into the lessons starting with the most frequently used language concepts and moving toward the less frequently used concepts.  The lessons are designed to help a student reach maximum communicative competence very quickly-and it is based on second language acquisition research.  The vocabulary order of introduction is a balance between themes and language frequency.  While the vocabulary may seem to be random, each vocabulary concept was scientifically selected for each lesson to expedite the rate at which students can actually use the language for everyday communication tasks.  This is a fast paced course, students will be able to put together and use ASL sentences after the first session.  Because this course if fast paced, student will be expected to practice the concepts learned in each class, outside of class at least 4 days per week for 10 - 15 minutes each day in order to retain the concepts.  A pencil and a sheet of paper for taking notes are required during each session.  If your child is going to miss any sessions, please speak to the instructor so that she can make arrangements to cover the missed materials.  This course if good for a range of abilities, beginners can learn the basics of ASL, while more advanced signers can use this course for practice, like working on ASL sentence structure (ASL uses a different sentence structure than English) and facial expressions that are a very important part of communicating in ASL, also if you don't sue your second languages regularly, you do not tend to retain the language.

Music, Drama

All private lessons: voice, piano, instrumental, guitar, and strings, are billed through HERO.  The cost is $58/month.  Your student  must be registered for a minimum of 1 class per semester in order to participate in our private music lessons.

Band, strings, and instrumental lessons 
 

Lessons available  Call instructor for lesson times.

Grades
4-12

Contact the instructor to arrange a time for your student's lesson.  Call Tim at (651) 433-4076.  The instructor has his degree in music education from the U of M and a valid MN teaching licenses.  He currently home schools his two daughters.  He has taught privately for twenty years, composes and arranges, and has recorded and performed with many Twin Cities ensembles and vocalists.

Guitar lessons 
 

Lessons available Call instructor for lesson times.
 

Grades
4-12

Honoring God in the art of music; striving for excellence of all levels; building a structure of tempo and rhythm; putting the tools (scales, chords, and theory) in your hands to be creative; to be original in the music you play.  I would like for you to learn, experience, and have fun with music.  To schedule a lesson call Troy at (651) 257-3569. 

Piano Lessons 

Lessons available.  Call instructor for lesson times.

Grades
K-12

Private piano lessons are available from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.  Your child will be exposed to a variety of repertoire, music theory, ear training, composition, sight reading, and music history.  Our goal is for students to become proficient pianists and to develop a deep appreciation and love for music.  To schedule your child for lessons please call Kristi (651-228-9644) or Vicky at (651) 645-7753. 

Kristi - has her B.A. in Piano Performance and Nursing from Augustan College.  She has taught lessons for 11 years and has been with HERO for the last 7 years.  Kristi is an active member of the Minnesota Music Teachers Association and is a board member of the Association of Professional Piano Instructors.

Vicky - has her B.A. in Piano Performance from the College of St. Catherine.  She has taught private and group piano lessons for over 11 years.  Vicky is currently the Music Director for Peace Lutheran Church in Lauderdale.

Voice Lessons

Lessons are available
 

Private voice lessons can be scheduled with our choir teacher, Julie at (612) 229-7363..  Julie has been with HERO for 3 years and she comes to us with her degree in Ministry/Music  from Northwestern college. She is also the music directory for Forest Hills Church in Forest Lake.

Acting Skills/Drama

Grades 5-12  

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