What's a Miniclass, Anyway?




Almost thirty years ago, the Faculty of Immanuel and Prof. Ron Roehl in particular, found a way to give the students a break from the long Wisconsin winters by developing what has become known as Miniclasses. Rather than the regular curriculum, the students are treated to a unique variety of amazing classes to help students learn about things that don't normally cross a high school student's mind. This year they were treated (sometimes literally, think food) to things like . . .

  • electrical wiring, soldering
  • pies, stir fry, baking, pizza, cake decorating
  • What Does Food Have To Do With It?
  • ice fishing
  • origami fish, wood burning
  • altering clothes, clothing design
  • golf simulator
  • cricut crafting device, scrapbooking, crafting with Jessi, card stamping, diamond painting
  • disc golf
  • board games (dominoes, Rummikub, Snake Oil, Spot It, Cash Flow, chess, Nuns on the Run)
  • Crash Course on the Female System (no guys signed up for this one, hmmm?)
  • soccer, flag football, floorball, badminton, Nerf Wars, archery tag, pickleball
  • buy your dream home (viewing homes for sale with a professional realtor and learning what to look for)
  • bowling, ice skating
  • playing 500, the card game
  • dance for girls
  • dog handling and language, hunting dog training
  • self defense
  • computer design and laser cutting
  • hair care & updos
  • stained glass windows
  • genealogy
  • quilting, crocheting
  • curling
There are also a number of religiously themed sessions like . . . 

  • shadowing a pastor or teacher for half the day
  • Every Young Man's Battle
  • apologetics
  • creation topics (Shake, Rattle, and Roll, Dragons in the Bible?, Lord of the Tree Rings, Worship With Music, Life Lessons From Whitewater Canoeing)

And that's just the year. There are a number of other classes not done this year. You should be able to view pictures of a number of classes here.

Each year Senior Class volunteers select the classes/presenters, work on the schedule, and get students signed up. One thing sometimes overlooked is the large number of volunteers who take off from their schedules to share with our students. Most of the faculty make a point of assisting by supervising, driving, or presenting classes of their own. Without the support of soooo many people, Miniclasses would not happen.




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