High School Bible Course Year 2+3 – Alternative option

This is the courses my teens used in their Gr 10 and 11 years for Bible. It counted a 0.5 credit per year, as an elective for the American Homeschool Diploma. If you choose to, you could combine the two years into one for a full credit, however the work might be too advanced or too much for an average high school student to grasp and gain the most in one year, therefor I split it up.

In this course the student learns about the Bible and biblical principles and how to apply it in their life and the circumstances they will face in their life. It aims to guide the student to think critically about their behavior, actions and thinking patterns and how their belief system affects the relationships in their lives and their own wellbeing.

Our resources:

We started every day with the Daily Devotions from AWMI, which we used as a discussion point to some interesting and important topics.

As the main resource we used Terradez Ministries’s Power Academy, an online Bible course. The student will have to open a free account with them to access the materials, as well as to keep track of their progress through the video-lessons and tests. We used Modules 1-7 for the first year (Gr 10) and Modules 8-21 for the second year (Gr 11).

For Parents

To be able to claim a 0.5 credit for the AHD under the umbrella school we use, the child should work a minimum of 75 hours on the course in one year. Our time is calculated as follow:

For Gr 10:

61 x videos – total time = 43:04:00
61 x tests @ 10 minutes a test = 10:10:00
Daily Devotionals: 32 weeks x 4 days a week @ 15 minutes a day = 32:00:00
4 x Essays @ 1 hour each = 4:00:00
Total time: 89 hours and 14 minutes

For Gr 11:

66 x videos – total time = 34:51:00
66 x tests @ 10 minutes a test = 16:30:00
Daily Devotionals: 32 weeks x 4 days a week @ 15 minutes a day = 32:00:00
4 x Essays @ 1 hour each = 4:00:00
Total time: 87 hours and 21 minutes

For each term (4 terms per year) I added an assignment for my teens to write a report on what they learned and how they applied it to their lives. We used this mark along with the test marks in Power Academy for a semester and final grade. It is calculated as follows: 4xWriting assignments (50%) + average on all Power Academy tests (50%) = Year Grade.

In general I use a Google sheet to keep track of the my children’s grades and work, for all their subjects. I also give my student the link to their specific sheet for them to add in the grades they get, and I just check up on them.

For this Bible course I simply set up a sheet for the subject, with the subject details at the top (i.e. Bible 2026), indicating fields for the subject, student, year, final grade/mark, credit, total time spent, and curriculum resources. Below that, I added the report fields for each module (Grade 10: modules 1-7 and Grade 11: modules 8-21), with columns for the module name, completed, and the module grade (the average of all tests in the module). Below the modules I added the fields for the four essays.

For the essays I opened a Google document for my child to work in and sent them the link. By the end of the year there had to be 4 essays containing information on the work they learned about, some scriptures that was important to them, as well as what they learned and how it impacted/changed their lives. I also supplied them with a personal notebook to take notes during their lessons to help them when writing their essays.

You might want your children to finish their essays in a book or on paper and that is just fine too.

Instructions to the students – Gr 10

Welcome to your Bible course for this year! I pray that you will enjoy this course, but also that you will be transformed by Holy Spirit through receiving the living water of the Word. May you learn to live the abundant life that Jesus bought for you, and may His amazing love enrich your life in every area. Thank you Jesus!

Student objective:

You will gain greater knowledge about God, and His written Word, the Bible. In addition, if you apply the principles you learn in your daily life you will achieve a biblical mindset and outlook on life.

This course is not formally divided into a daily/weekly workload (I do make suggestions of what is expected), rather you have to plan to complete your work at the end of 1 year. Your parent/teacher will supply you with the schedule for your school year and when this course has to be completed.

Work to be completed

In order to complete this course you have to complete the following 3 things:

Every school day you will complete the Daily Devotion by AWMI with your parent/teacher and discuss the topic of the day. This should take about 10-20 minutes a day, and should be completed 4-5 days a week for a total of 30-36 weeks during the year.
Next, you will complete the first 7 modules (61 lessons) in Power Academy. Take the first day to create an account for you (use your own email adres if you have one or get your login details from your parents, remember your password) and get to know the platform. Thereafter you will watch 2 lessons and complete the 2 accompanying tests a week. Take notes and write down important scriptures, you will use these for your assignments at point 3. Looking up the scriptures is also advised. Record your scores in the way your parent/teacher determined.
Using the notes you took, you will write a series of 4 essays for marks on what you have learned and how you apply it in your life. One every term; 300-600 words each (Dates for hand in to be confirmed – Essay 1 – end of March. Essay 2 – end of May. Essay 3 – end of September. Essay 4 – end of November latest). See below the essay marking structure.

Your final grade will be calculated as follow:

50% – the average of the tests in Power Academy
50% – the accumulated mark of the essays

Grading for the essays:

Each essay will count 25 marks.

0-5 – completed, attitude, edited, grammar, etc.
0-10 – bible content highlighting what you learned about (please add references to bible verses and quotes from teachers, where applicable).
0-10 – personal insights and what you learned during the term.

This subject is for 0.5 credits for this year, thus you have to spend 75 hours or more on it throughout the year. If you faithfully complete the daily devotions, all the indicated lessons and the quarterly essays, you will easily achieve this goal.

You are a blessed student of the Word!

Instructions to the students – Gr 11