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How ToUPPER SCHOOL ELECTIVES
Connect The Thoughts offers many electives to Upper School students. To discover what we offer, please have a look at thde video that you'll find toward the top of this page. Then select which area of electives you may be interested in out of Current Events, Animation, Music, Music History, Acting, Creative Writing Elelctives, or specialized courses like our Manners Course, Ambitions & Plans (really for students near graduating); or Artist's Basics. You'll find a lot more about each if you go to the menu bar that runs across the top of this site and go to Upper School. Pulling down the menu, you'll find links to various electives. Nearly each page offers another video that explains how Connect The Thoughts delivers that elective subject, as well as each course desctribed, and samples of every course that we offer. (There also may be links on this page.)
All courses are PDFs and can be instantly downloaded upon purchase!
The All Purpose Civics CourseAn All-Purpose Civics Course? What on EARTH is an "all-purpose" civics course? We wanted to provide a civics course that would work well for any place on Earth. Here it is!
How to Take a Vacation CourseFor students ages 9-adult. Ready to take a vacation? Want to make the most of it, the most fun? How would you like to learn while having fun? Find out how in this simple, fun course.
PE Elective - 'Exercise Basics'For healthy students ages 9-adult. The purpose of exercise is explained. Then a 100 day program is started in which the student slowly increases the amount of exercise they do. Running, sit-ups, pull-ups, jump rope, and push-ups are demonstrated on various films (links provided), as are handball and shooting a basketball.
PE Elective - 'Baseball'A massive course, 55 lesson plans which cover Baseball. This course is a dream come true for the student, age 9-adult, who truly wants to understand the game in all its glory and complexity.
The Bill of Rights TodayA creative course built around a thorough understanding of the American Bill Of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
The American Constitution and Your RightsThis course dissects the Constitution, and places it into the context of the student's life and world. Every word of that precious document is scrutinized.
