Class Descriptions for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Here's a list of all the classes that will be offered at Discipleship Tutorial for the 2025-2026 academic year.
NOTE: There are still some updates being made.
Click on the course name to see a full description of the class, tutor bio, course fees and prerequisites.
NEW STUDENTS YOU CAN JOIN OUR WAITLIST HERE, WE WILL HAVE LIMITED SPACE THIS YEAR.
You can find our worksheet with recommended courses by grade here.
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES ORGANIZED BY SUBJECT
IMPORTANT: Students who register for First Period classes must plan on arriving at 8:15 for student jobs, unless an extenuating exception is approved in advance, with Prayer Time happening at 8:35.
Some students may be asked to arrive at 8:00 to set out tables.
Students who register for Fifth or Sixth Period classes must be available for a student job right after their class (until 4:15, or until 4:30 if enrolled in Musical Theater), unless an extenuating exception is approved in advance.
Please make sure to check our course fees here, they have changed since last year.
CLOSED CLASSES: Advanced Biology / A&P, Art Market, Biology (3rd period closed, 1st period still open), Discipleship Studies, Economics (3rd period closed, 4th period still open), Government (3rd period closed, 4th period still open), Intro to Culinary Arts (both sections), Junior Creative Writing, Junior High Art, Set Design, Videography (both sections)
If you need a class that is currently closed please complete the form here.
SCIENCE
class: grade: tutor:
Middle School Science with Labs Rotation A 5th - 6th Ashley Golden
General Science with Labs 7th - 8th Amy Holman
Physical Science with Labs 8th - 9th Joy Rhodes
Biology with Labs (3rd Period FULL) 9th - 10th Amy Holman
Advanced Biology with Labs / A&P (FULL) 10th - 12th Amy Holman
Chemistry with Labs 10th - 12th Matthew Bullington
Nutrition Science and Applications 10th - 12th Katie-Lynn Bohannon
Physics 10th - 12th Joy Rhodes
MATH
class: grade: tutor:
5 / 6 Math 5th - 6th Ashley Golden
6 / 7 Math 6th - 7th Ashley Golden
Pre-Algebra 7th - 8th Ashley Golden
Algebra 1 8th - 9th Matthew Bullington
Algebra 2 9th - 11th Matthew Bullington
Geometry 9th - 11th Matthew Bullington
Consumer Math 10th - 12th Jennifer Land
Pre-Calculus 10th - 12th Joy Rhodes
MATH: 5/6 Math utilizes The Good and The Beautiful Math 5, which we will be gradually transitioning to. 6/7 Math utilizes The Good and The Beautiful Math 6. Students can take Algebra 2 or Geometry in any order.
Language Arts
class: grade: tutor:
Middle School English Grammar 5th - 7th Tammy Erickson
Middle School Literature 5th - 7th Tammy Erickson
Junior Creative Writing (FULL) 5th - 8th Elaina Shaver
Junior High Literature Rotation A (3rd period full, 4th period open) 7th - 8th Ginger McCreery
Junior High Grammar 7th - 8th Lil Welch
Foundations of English (English 1 High School) 9th - 10th Lil Welch
High School Grammar 9th - 12th Lil Welch
High School Writing Techniques 9th - 12th Lil Welch
Bible as Literature 9th - 12th Lil Welch
Creative Writing 9th - 12th Elaina Shaver
American Literature 9th - 12th Ginger McCreery
World Literature 9th - 12th Ginger McCreery
Dual Enrollment - English 109 and 110 11th - 12th Matt Burleson
JR HIGH ENGLISH: Jr High Lit rotate books every year; students can take A and/or B in any order. Middle School or Junior High Grammar can count as a full English class if desired.
HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH: We require Foundations of English for 9th grade English I, Writing Techniques, Creative Writing, or High School Grammar. We also recommend that American Lit and American History both be taken in the same year. American, British, World, Christian, and Bible Lit, Business English, and Creative Writing can be taken in any sequence and serve as English II, III or IV. Dual Enrollment English can serve as English III or IV.
Social Studies
class: grade: tutor:
Middle School American History 5th - 8th Tammy Erickson
Geography 5th - 8th Frances Arthur
American History 1 - High School 9th - 12th Frances Arthur
Government (FALL) (3rd Period FULL) 9th - 12th Frances Arthur
Economics (SPRING) (3rd Period FULL) 9th - 12th Frances Arthur
World History - High School 9th - 12th Scheneithia Stickler
Twentieth-Century History 10th - 12th Frances Arthur
Philosophy and Christian Worldview 10th - 12th Ginger McCreery
Fine Arts
class: grade: tutor:
Junior Fine Arts (FULL) 5th - 8th Katie Hestla
Choir (FALL) 5th - 12th Alice Clements
Art Market (FALL) (FULL) 5th - 12th Katie Hestla
Musical Theater (SPRING) (FULL) 5th - 12th Alice Clements
Set Design (SPRING) 5th - 12th Katie Hestla
Sewing Basics 5th - 12th Shelly Stanley
Costuming 5th - 12th Shelly Stanley
Photography 5th - 12th Elaina Shaver
High School Fine Arts 8th - 12th Katie Hestla
Advanced Fine Arts 8th - 12th Katie Hestla
Music Theory 9th - 12th Shelly Stanley
Junior Senior Art Portfolio 11th - 12th Katie Hestla
Foreign Languages
class: grade: tutor:
Intro to French 5th - 7th Stephanie Nance
Spanish 1 8th - 12th Meagan Bullington
Spanish 2 10th - 12th Meagan Bullington
French 1 8th - 12th Stephanie Nance
French 2 9th - 12th Stephanie Nance
Technology
class: grade: tutor:
Introduction to Computer Programming 6th - 12th Neva Buttrey
Videography (both periods FULL) 9th - 12th Brian Smith
ELEctives
class: grade: tutor:
JA BizTown (SPRING) 5th - 8th Matthew Bullington
The Fallacy Detective Logic Course - Junior 5th - 8th Tammy Erickson
The Fallacy Detective Logic Course - High School 9th - 12th Tammy Erickson
Introduction to Culinary Arts (Both Periods FULL) 5th - 12th Amie Miles
Study Skills 6th - 7th (FALL) 6th - 7th Tasha Smith
Pastry and Baking Skills 7th - 12th Amie Miles
Study Skills 8th-10th (FALL) 8th - 10th Tasha Smith
Discipleship Studies: The Gospels (FULL) 9th - 12th Dr. Kelvin Teamer
Personal Finance (SPRING) 9th - 12th Tasha Smith
Business Skills and Entrepreneurship (SPRING) 9th - 12th Matthew Bullington
Speech (FALL or FULL YEAR) 9th - 12th Lil Welch
ACT Prep (FALL or ONLINE FALL/SPRING) 10th - 12th Matthew Bullington
Introduction to Psychology 10th - 12th Robert Russell
UniversityReady Consulting (ONLINE) 9th - 12th Matthew Bullington
Senior Application Guidance (ONLINE) 12th Matthew Bullington