CHEMISTRY

This class will provide the student with a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general chemistry. Lab experiments will be conducted that expand on the chemistry concepts. 

Chapters are assigned for at-home reading and completion of problems. Parents are expected to work with their student at home to help him/her understand the material and complete the problems. Class time includes reviewing chemistry concepts, working through problems, and answering questions from the reading.  

Tests will be administered at home and reviewed in class.

Textbook: Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry, 3rd ed. text, Solutions and tests; safety goggles

Target Level:  10th - 12th Grades

Prerequisites: Algebra 1

TEACHER: Lisa Cato

After 19 years as a Chemical Engineer, Lisa left the work force in 2010 to homeschool her three girls. She is still homeschooling her third daughter in 7th grade. She remains active in her Classical Conversations community in Simpsonville. Lisa also works as an assistant/bookkeeper for a local architect, enjoys gardening and reading in her free time, and pulls for her Clemson Tigers with her husband and her oldest daughter who's a junior at Clemson. She is coming to terms with pulling for the Carolina Gamecocks next year with her middle daughter who is starting there in the fall.

Schedule & Tuition 2024 -2025:

Schedule:  

Tuesday 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

September 10 - December 3, 2024   (Thanksgiving Break Week of November 25, 2024)

Christmas Break - December 16 - January 6, 2025

January 7 - April 1, 2025 (Spring Break March 17, 2025)

Tuition: 

$385.00  (two semesters)

 **Annual Registration Fee: $85 per student or $145 for family.**