Classes Offered

Teacher and schoolchildren in class

Shepherd’s Heart Enrichment Tutorial Classes meet every Monday in accordance with our Tutorial Calendar from 9:00 a.m. until 2:25 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. We meet together for fourteen weeks per semester – twenty-eight weeks total for the school year. (Check our calendar for holidays and breaks.)

Praise and Worship is offered in the sanctuary before class begins from 9:00 a.m. until 9:15 a.m., where all family members are invited to participate in beginning their day.

Our program offers enrichment classes for ages Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth grades.

The Pre-Kindergarten*, Kindergarten, First and Second grade are self-contained classes. (Our PreK class averages 8-10 students /Kindergarten averages 12 students / First & Second average 16 students for each class.)

*PreK students are required to be 4 by Aug 1st to register.

The Third Grade Class is a self-contained class in the first semester in our provided class “Rotation Readiness” and then graduates to the rotating class schedule for the second semester. (averages 16 students per class)

The Fourth through eighth grades are set up to rotate between four classes in the first semester, and the third thru eighth grades will rotate between five different classes during the second semester.

We provide our sixth, seventh, and eighth graders with a slightly more accelerated and in-depth enrichment to accommodate their upperclassmen status. (Our 3rd thru 7/8th grade classes average 16 students per class. Please note: our 7th & 8th grade class is a combined class.)

*Please note: Classes for rotating students are not a la carte.*

This Parent / Student Handbook link gives great clarification on what our expectations are for our parents and students!

Shepherd’s Heart Enrichment Tutorial

2023-24  Classes offered:

PreK, Samantha Davis

Kindergarten, JoEllen McCleskey

First Grade, Keyanna Atwood

Second Grade, Christie Taylor

First Semester Upper Grades:

Third Grade Rotation Readiness, Christine Deerhake

Super Science–Jennifer Carper

Lewis and Clark–Salena Wenneborg

Physical Fitness–Tom Tritschler

Theater/Christmas Program–Lauren Roberts

Second Semester:

Letter Writing–Jennifer Carper

National Parks–Salena Wenneborg

Marine Biology–Lauren Roberts

Physical Fitness–Tom Tritschler

Esperanza Rising Novel Study–Christine Deerhake

Class descriptions:

Super Science–The students will learn the steps of the scientific method as we conduct various experiments, participate in group activities, and gain knowledge of numerous science ideas.  We will explore many topics including osmosis, conductors/insulators, properties of matter, and physical versus chemical change.

Letter Writing–The students will learn the parts of a letter, both friendly and business including electronic mail.  They will gain an understanding of the many purposes of letters and use their writing skills to respond to a variety of situations and scenarios. 

Theatre/Christmas Program–Students will learn theater basics such as characterization/line delivery, interpreting stage directions, improvisational skills, basic choreography, etc. through games and interactive activities culminating with a Christmas program for the Upper Grades.
 
Marine Biology–Through engaging lessons, students will learn about all things marine biology: ocean zones and the organisms that live in them: from invertebrates that reside in tidal pools to the large, well-known sharks and whales, to the fascinating creatures that inhabit the deep ocean.
 
Physical Fitness–This class takes physical health seriously. Dr. Tom walks the students through a full-body workout and a practice in several game basics. This is always a student favorite. 
 
Esperanza Rising Novel Study–During the spring semester of 2024, we will delve into a novel study of Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. In this work of historical fiction set in the early 1930s, we will meet Esperanza Ortega, a young Mexican girl from a wealthy family. After tragedy strikes the Ortega household, Esperanza (whose name means ‘Hope’ in Spanish) has to learn how to start all over and build a new life for herself in a foreign land. Along with the traditional elements of a novel study such as comprehension questions and discussion, character analysis, recognition of literary elements, and vocabulary, we will take a hands-on approach to learning. Various activities including (but not limited to) a STEM project to simulate the dust bowl, crafting a yarn doll following the same technique used by Esperanza’s Mama, keeping a Spanish-language journal of the multiple words and phrases that appear throughout the book, and taste-testing the various foods from which each chapter is named will help the students connect to the novel in a tangible manner.