2017COURSE CATALOG

EDUCATION BEYOND

THE CLASSROOM

January 11-13, 2017

Winterim Information

Purpose and Goals

Winterim is designed to challenge students to expand their knowledge beyond present experiences and to encourage a love of learning. This is accomplished by a small group of students working closely with a faculty member in various non-traditional experiential courses. Winterim provides opportunities to fulfill the school’s mission through exploration in academics, arts, outdoors and athletics.Enrichment opportunities are also offered through cultural exchanges, community service and internships. The goals of Winterim include:

  • To expand the student’s worldview and knowledge through exposure to new ideas, new cultures and/or new skills.
  • To deepen relationships among students and faculty by working in small groups with a faculty member.
  • To model a love of learning through faculty involvement with students.
  • To eliminate the misconception that learning only occurs in a classroom environment and, thus, developing lifelong learners.
  • To reinforce ideas or concepts taught in the classroom in a different environment.

Rules and Regulations

  • All students in grades 9-12 must participate in a Winterim course. Each student must register ONLINE.
  • Winterim days are considered academic days in our school calendar. The dates of Winterim are January 11-13, 2017. The BA attendance policy applies during Winterim; this includes the policy for parent request and college visit days. Each unexcused absence from a Winterim program will result in an automatic Saturday detention.
  • Once a student has been placed in a course, changes may not be made. Therefore, it is imperative that the student and parent discuss cost options for Winterim courses. Please do not sign up for a course where all course requirements, including costs, cannot be met.
  • Individual Winterim courses will not be allowed; as such courses do not meet the goal of small group interaction. All students should choose a Winterim course from the courses provided. A student choosing an alternative program will have to use his/her parent request days (limited to three days per year) to cover the three days of Winterim.
  • Only students in grades10-12 may travel out of state. Students in grade 9 should select a local, in-state Winterim.
  • No one may participate in a course in which he/she participated in any previous year. The only exceptions to this are Internships, Choosing to Serve and Haiti.
  • Once rosters have been published, sponsors will provide information regarding fee deadlines and specific course requirements. Any balance payments due will be given to the course sponsor.

Winterim Online Registration Directions

Before you register

  1. Lack of preparation could prevent you from getting your first choice, so please read all directions carefully.
  2. Review the courses offeredto make an informed decision regarding Winterim activities. Be sure you and your parents are in agreement with your choice(s).
  3. Rank each course in order of preference: first, second or third.
  4. Have a credit card available and ready to pay the required enrollment fee.
  5. Once you begin the payment process, you only have ten minutes to complete it. If the timer expires before the registration process completes, the requested seat is released. So be prepared.

How to Register

1.Go to the Winterim webpage at

You will find a button on the right hand side to begin Winterim Registration.

2.Click on the red rectangular “Winterim Registration” button.

3.Click the + sign next to your grade level.

4.Type in the STUDENT first and last name and STUDENT email address then click the green button to “Register Winterim Course(s).”

5.If seats are available in your first choice course, select it by clicking the answer bubble to the right of the course (in the attend column)

and then click the green “submit and continue” button.

Move on to step 8. You should register for ONE AND ONLY ONE course.

6.If your first choice is full, go ahead and click the answer bubble next to your first choice course to be added to the waitlist. Then, ENROLL in another course.

7.Being on the waitlist is NOT considered enrollment in a course. Waitlist is managed on a first come, first serve basis. If a spot becomes available in a waitlisted course, then a student will be moved into the course and notified.

8.Once you enroll in a course, you will have the opportunity to enter a SECOND and THIRD choice on the next page. It is required that you write in these options.

9.Click the box that reads: “I understand that, while I am presently enrolled in this course, I could be placed in my second or third choice.” The following are scenarios in which this could happen.

  1. If one’s first choice does not meet the required number of students, then the course may be cancelled.
  2. If Student A is registered for a course that does not meet its minimum requirements and is cancelled, then he will be placed in his second or third choice. Important note: Enrollment is dependent on the time online registration is complete. If Student A registers before Student B, Student A (when moved into his second choice) could possibly bump Student B from the course he is presently enrolled. Then Student B will be placed in his second or third choice.

10.Finally, you will go to the payment screen. Follow the directions to complete your registration. You will pay only for the ONE AND ONLY ONE course you are enrolled. You will not have to pay for waitlists. Be sure to click the green buttons at the end of each payment screen. You do not have a seat in a course until you have paid the non-refundable deposit and completed registration.

11.Once complete the screen will say “submission complete.”

12.You should receive a confirmation email. Make sure the course is listed on your confirmation email. If the course is not listed specifically on your email, then you are NOT enrolled in that course. (Note: During peak registration hours, it may a few moments to receive the confirmation email.)

Final rosters will be published in October. If a student must be moved (see step 9 above) into his/her second or third choice, payments will be transferred.

Registration Dates and Times

  • Registration opens for seniors at 6:00 AM on Tuesday, September 13.
  • Registration opens for juniors at 6:00 AM on Thursday, September 15.
  • Registration opens for sophomores at 6:00 AM on Monday, September 19.
  • Registration opens for freshmen at 6:00 AM on Wednesday, September 21.
  • In order to open registration for additional students, the website will be closed temporarily between the hours of 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM on the following dates:
  • Wednesday, September 14 to Thursday, September 15
  • Sunday, September 18 to Monday, September 19
  • Tuesday, September 20 to Wednesday, September 21
  • No one will be able to register during these hours.
  • Registration closes for all students on Friday, September 23.
  • Course rosters will be finalized and posted no later than Wednesday, October 14.

Local course offerings

Appreciating Apprenticeship The purpose of this course is to walk with, listen and learn from a diverse group of businessmen and women, entrepreneurs, educators and those in the medical profession. We will visit with business owners, senior staff members and human resource directors to learn from their stories and the challenges and blessings of their journeys. We plan to visit Fisk University, Tuskegee University (one night in hotel), Sheets Endodontics Group and others. Students will:

  1. Read about successful men and women whose lives have made an impact on society
  2. Gain a better understanding of their gifts and talents and callings and how they can be used by God in the marketplace
  3. Learn from stories of men and women and how they overcame the challenges and setbacks in order to reach a level of sustainable business success
  4. Learn about what it takes to close the global achievement gap of American students
  5. Hear firsthand from corporate and successful business professionals what they are looking for when hiring employees
  • Sponsor: Dr. Rene Rochester
  • Number of participants: 7-12; grades 9-12
  • Cost: $155; $105 due at registration

The Art, Craft and Sport of BoomerangsIn this session, you will learn how to make, paint and throw boomerangs from a former U.S. Boomerang Champion (1981). Along the way, we will cover a bit of the history of how returning boomerangs evolved from aboriginal throw sticks, as well as some of the physics of how returning boomerangs work. If all goes well, each participant will actually catch at least one boomerang that they make themselves. This class will involve power tools, paint and highly specialized athletic skills; therefore, it’s ideal for everyone! Boys and girls are welcome. Some basic woodworking skills and a good throwing arm would be helpful, but not necessary. There’s a lot of room for creativity in how boomerangs are shaped and painted, so this session will appeal to both artists and athletes. Those of you who are both will really dig it! On the last day, we’ll have a boomerang tournament (weather permitting) in which you will learn some of the specific events used in regional, national and international boomerang competitions.

  • Sponsor: Mr. Matt Nygren
  • Number of participants: 10-20; grades 9-12
  • Cost: $105; due at registration

Basic Rifle Marksmanship Become a “Rifleman”! Get ready for hunting season or just enjoy the rewards of target marksmanship. This course includes instruction on firearm safety, rifle nomenclature and the cycle of function, ammunition characteristics, introductory ballistics, principles of marksmanship and target shooting from the sitting, kneeling, prone and offhand positions. This is a three-day Winterim program. The live firing portion of the program will be held at the Charlie Haffner Memorial Range in Spring Hill, TN. All participants must have: a rim-fire or center-fire rifle – any caliber (no shotguns), scopes or iron-sights are both acceptable, 100 rounds of target ammunition for the rifle, hearing and eye protection, appropriate clothing for shooting in cold weather and transportation to and from the range.

  • Sponsor: Colonel Kent Bradford
  • Number of participants: 5-15; grades 9-12 (boys and girls)
  • Cost: $85, due at registration

Best of NashvilleSpend three days seeing all the best sites (and eating at some of the classic restuarants) of Nashville. Highlights include: Touring history of Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, the Ryman Auditorium, the State Capitol, the Governor's Residence, the Parthenon and the Belle Meade Plantation; making your own record at the Country Music Hall of Fame; eating at places like Loveless Cafe, DeSano Pizza and Margaritaville; helping to break out of a room at the Escape Game; and taking a complete behind the scenes tour of the Nissan Stadium, including the Titan's locker room, press boxes ... the works!

  • Sponsor: Mr. Tom Cox
  • Number of participants: 15-24; grades 9-12
  • Cost: $155; $105 due at registration

Bows and Bikes If you like adventure this is the trip for you. We will be actively involved in learning archery, playing paintball, and riding mountain bikes. This will all take place in the foothills of Tennessee at Long View Ranch. If the weather permits we will ski at Ober Gatlinburg. This trip will focus on acquiring new skills and building new friendships. Through learning together and playing together we will be able to connect more deeply. Team building will be learned through playing paintball. Students will also be able to grow in their appreciation of God’s beauty as displayed through his creation.

  • Sponsors: Mr. Steve Widmaier, Mr. Tim Hickman, Mr. David Hudson
  • Number of participants: 15-48 BOYS ONLY; grades 9-12
  • Cost: $280; $105 due at registration

Choosing to Serve Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others. —1 Peter 4:10
The goals of Choosing to Serve are to give opportunities for students to use their gifts in their community and to open doors for students to serve others in humility and love.

  • Sponsor: Mrs. Jane Winfield
  • Number of participants: 2-10; grades 9-12
  • Cost: Free
  • Students are responsible for their own transportation.

Collaborative College Tour Partner with the college counselors to self-design a college tour that will incorporate schools specific to each individual student’s interests. College counselors will guide students as they set up their own college visits and will coach them on how to get the most out of each campus experience. What better way to start thinking about colleges today than to get on the campuses that pique your curiosity? Not sure where you want to go? The college counselors can help you! Students are expected to travel with a parent and must officially visit a minimum of three colleges during the Winterim timeframe. Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses. After Winterim, students must provide the college office with a reflection essay highlighting their thoughts about the colleges visited as well as a confirmation letter from the admission offices of each university visited.

  • Sponsors: Ms. Shelley Miller, Ms. Courtney Jones
  • Number of participants: 1-15; grade 11 only
  • Cost: There is no fee to join this course; however, each student is responsible for his/her own transportation, lodging, and meals.
  • Anyone interested should contact Ms. Shelley Miller for more information.

Digital Darkroom Students will learn everything they need to know to take pictures with a digital camera, modify the images using computer software, and output them to a printer. Students will become proficient at using a variety of tools in Adobe Photoshop for working on their images. We will take pictures at a variety of sites in the Nashville area and sample the luncheon cuisine in each area we visit.

  • Sponsor: Mr. Barry Robbins
  • Number of participants: 6-15; grades 9-12
  • Cost: $40; due at registration

Extreme Franklin Rock Climbing. Extreme Air Sports. Escape Games. Need I say more? A new adventure awaits you each day without having to leave your hometown. We’ll spend a day at The Crag learning the sport of indoor rock climbing, another at Above All where we'll hone our ninja skills, and finish at Breakout Nashville with three challenging escape scenarios. The goal is to have fun while learning the vital skills of teamwork and problem solving.

  • Sponsors: Mr. Matt Brown ,Mr. Jared Street
  • Number of participants: 16-24; grades 9-12
  • Cost: $130; due at registration
  • We will meet at BA each day and take a bus to our destination.

Farm to TableIn this course students will learn about the health benefits of cooking with fresh, locally grown and organic food. In addition to nutrition and cooking, students will learn about the economics, inequities and opportunities that surround access to fresh food. Students will visit farms and community gardens, and they will learn about community supported agriculture (CSA) and food-centered ministries. On the last day of the course students will cook and serve lunch to family members. Daily learning goals and experiences: Wednesday - Old School Farm visit: CSA, gourmet farm to table cooking, and employing adults with intellectual disabilities, KLD Farms visit: free range animals, natural meat production; Thursday - The Nashville Food Project, prepare a meal for Nashvillians in need, food access and social justice. Whole Foods Market: plan menu, choose recipes, purchase ingredients. Friday - BA kitchen: Cook, serve lunch to family members.

  • Sponsor: Mr. Jeff Bryant
  • Number of participants: 2-10, grades 9-12
  • Cost: $80, due at registration

Finding Your Inner Chef Spend three wonderful mornings at the Salud! Cooking School at Green Hills working closely with an instructor and using the finest professional appliances, cookware and cutlery. You and a small group of classmates will learn cooking techniques by actually preparing the menu items and then having a delicious lunch from the meal you prepared. A few of the menu options include make your own pasta, south of the border style and introduction to Thai cooking. The possibilities are limitless, so don’t miss out on the fun!

  • Sponsor: Mrs. Amy Clarke
  • Number of participants: 8-12, grades 9-12
  • Cost: $210; $105 deposit due at registration

Fitness and Culture Around the World Experience the world by learning international sports and fitness. Attempt the Olympic sport of fencing with instructor Laura Smutzer, nutritionist anda former Air Force fencer and pilot. She, along with winning coach and national champion medalist, Robert Piraino, will challenge your stamina and technique in this mentally challenging sport. Then learn Chinese martial arts Tai Chi and Qigong with master instructor, Dr. Hui-Lio, who will also teach you aspects of Chinese character writing. Finally, enjoy the second largest sport in the world, Cricket, with trainer “Dr. Sri” Pallavaram, Founder of the Vanderbilt Cricket Club and Senior Scientist for computer solutions for Deep Brain Stimulation, and other neurosurgeries. He will also share fun aspects of Indian food and culture.