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Liberal Arts Level 5: British Classics SRS

This liberal arts class is designed to increase student’s communications skills through reading, writing, speaking and listening, and the study of the English language. Students will read the American classics alongside a timeline of our national history as it plays a fundamental role in shaping literature. Additionally, we will focus on nature studies, and composition of personal letters, narratives, and short speeches.

This year students can expect to read a variety of novels, short stories, plays, poetry, essays, and non-fiction. These literary pieces will model the different writing styles we will be working on in class. Writing assignments will include timed responses, journal writing, essays, critiques, and creative pieces. Vocabulary, spelling, and grammar will be an important part of this class and will be reinforced holistically through each composition piece. Because we are a community of learners, we will work together as a class and each student will present information to their peers in groups or individually.

Each student should have two composition books or notebooks to use for the year. One will be for their own Interactive Literature Student Notebook that will be used in class for practice and growth in the areas like mastery of writing styles, grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and analysis of literary pieces through journaling, and the other for a Reading Journal. Both will prepare students for discussions, retelling narratives, and answering questions  leading to definitions, examples, and comparisons of literature. See documents on class Interactive Student Notebooks and Reading Journals.

Our major units of study will include but are not limited to:
● Poetry, Short Stories, and Novels
● Narrative, Expository, Technical and Persuasive Writing
● Speech Writing and Delivery

During our writing units, we will also utilize the multi-step writing process to develop, revise, evaluate, and improve each written piece of work. In our course of study in all the units, we will address various elements of specific genres including but not limited to organization, purpose, audience, narration, conflict, tone, and theme.

View Liberal Arts Curriculum Map

Required Materials:
Books and supplies are not included in the purchase of the course.

2025-2026: Rotation B (British Classics)

  • Watership Down, Adams
  • Beowulf
  • The Song of Roland
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  • An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls
  • Our Island Saints, Steedman and Spooner Symposium
  • “The Sword and the Stone” The Once and Future King, White
  • Don Quixote, Cervantes
  • Hamlet, Shakespeare
  • A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens

Additional Required Materials

  • Composition book or notebook for Interactive Student Literature Notebook
  • Additional composition book or notebook for Reading Journal

Fr. Gabriel Souza

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Father Gabriel Souza was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of blessed memory in February of 2021. He currently serves under the Omophorion of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York in the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad.  Fr. Souza’s education and priestly formation prepared him to serve in various positions as an educator, director of religious education and faith formation for youth and young adults, and pastoral counselor. With strong interpersonal skills, he builds and develops strong relationships with parishioners and students.
 
Passionate about working with youth and leading the liturgy and prayers of the church, it is through teaching and preaching that his passion for Jesus truly comes alive. He enjoys spending time with my very close-knit family and socializing with my friends- especially other clergy. Reading, traveling, learning about the great treasures of Orthodoxy, meeting people, and learning about and experiencing different cultures are also the great joys of his life.

Marissa Davidson

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Marissa Davidson was born and raised in NY state. She met her husband while attending college, where she studied Education. After completing her master’s degree in Literacy at Albany University, she became a nomad for the next decade, crossing the country multiple times. Finally putting down roots in South Carolina, she is now a mother of three homeschooled boys, two cats, a Chihuahua-mix rescue dog named Muffin, and some chickens.

In the winters she loves reading “living” books aloud to her family, hiking in the Carolina woods, and collecting board games. In the summer, you can find her at Carowinds on rollercoasters or at the lake swimming with her family.

Milica Savic

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Milica Savic was born in Belgrade, Serbia. At the age of six she immigrated to the United States with her parents and younger brother. Growing up in south Florida, and visiting her family in Serbia every summer, grew her love for travel, culture, history, and learning. When deciding on a track in college, she chose International Relations as it blended many of her interests and life experiences. Upon graduating from the University of Central Florida, she took a teaching position at Paideia Classical Academy in Coconut Creek, Florida. She started out as a teacher’s assistant, and the following year, she was offered her own class. Milica taught the first and second grade levels for two years. She also has experience as the Administrative Assistant in the Missionary Department for the Orthodox Christian Mission Center in St. Augustine, Florida. This is her second year with Scholé/SRS, and her second year teaching Level 4 Liberal Arts, Children’s Literature. Currently, Milica lives in Belgrade with her husband Stefan and daughter Danica. [email protected]

Red checkmarkComputer: You will need a stable, reliable computer, running with a processor with a speed of 1 GHz or better on one of the following operating systems: Mac OS X with Mac OS 10.7 or later; Windows 8, 7, Vista (with SP1 or later), or XP (with SP3 or later). We do not recommend using an iPad or other tablet for joining classes. An inexpensive laptop or netbook would be much better solutions, as they enable you to plug an Ethernet cable directly into your computer. Please note that Chromebooks are allowed but not preferred, as they do not support certain features of the Zoom video conference software such as breakout sessions and annotation, which may be used by our teachers for class activities.

Red checkmarkHigh-Speed Internet Connection: You will also need access to high-speed Internet, preferably accessible via Ethernet cable right into your computer. Using Wi-Fi may work, but will not guarantee you the optimal use of your bandwidth. The faster your Internet, the better. We recommend using a connection with a download/upload speed of 5/1 Mbps or better. You can test your Internet connection here.

Red checkmarkWebcam: You may use an external webcam or one that is built in to the computer. Webcam Recommendations: Good (PC only) | Best (Mac and PC)

Red checkmarkHeadset: We recommend using a headset rather than a built-in microphone and speakers. Using a headset reduces the level of background noise heard by the entire class. Headset Recommendations: USB | 3.5mm

Red checkmarkZoom: We use a web conferencing software called Zoom for our classes, which enables students and teachers to gather from around the globe face to face in real time. Zoom is free to download and easy to use. unnamed-e1455142229376 To download Zoom:

  1. Visit zoom.us/download.
  2. Click to download the first option listed, Zoom Client for Meetings.
  3. Open and run the installer on your computer.
  4. In August, students will be provided with instructions and a link for joining their particular class.

Red checkmarkScanner: In this class, students frequently submit homework assignments by scanning pages from their workbooks. Students and/or their parents should have easy access to a scanner and the ability to use it.

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