Contact: Rohn Gibson, 800-682-7391
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Alpha Omega Publications®, a leading provider of Christian curricula, resources, and educational services, is pleased to announce the release of four new 2008 elective courses to its award-winning, computer-based Switched-On Schoolhouse® (SOS) curriculum. The newly released, one-semester SOS elective courses for high school grades 9-12 are Essentials of Communication, The Civil War, Vietnam Era, and Trigonometry.
SOS Essentials of Communication is an in-depth speech course that looks at communication fundamentals, group dynamics, and public speaking. An interesting American history elective, SOS The Civil War covers one of the major turning points in America's past with studies on the conflict between the North and South, major war figures like Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, and pivotal battles.
SOS Vietnam Era examines the conflict of the Vietnam War, the United States' involvement and military strategy, and the war's consequences. As a prep course for college math, SOS Trigonometry covers advanced math topics like graphing, trigonometric identities, and the laws of sines and cosines.
SOS Essentials of Communication, The Civil War, Vietnam Era, and Trigonometry feature innovative, Christian-based material, an interactive computer-based learning environment, and state-of-the-art multimedia tools like video clips, games, and 3-D animation. Similar to other best-selling SOS courses, these four new 2008 SOS electives also include benefits like automatic grading and lesson planning, a built-in calendar, customizable lesson plans, and interactive projects. In addition, SOS from Alpha Omega Publications offers five core subjects of Bible, History & Geography, Language Arts, Science, and Math for grades 3-12, along with additional elective options.
About Alpha Omega Publications:
Alpha Omega Publications is a leading provider of award-winning PreK-12 Christian curriculum, educational resources, and services to homeschool families, Christian schools, and distributors. Headquartered in Rock Rapids, Iowa, with offices in Chandler, Arizona, Alpha Omega Publications has effectively revolutionized Christian education for more than 30 years with computer-based and print-based curriculum, educational books and games, support services, family entertainment, and a distance-learning school with students in all 50 states and 38 countries worldwide. Alpha Omega Publications' products and services are sold directly, as well as through retail Christian bookstores and online. To learn more, visit Alpha Omega Publications online at www.aop.com or call 800-682-7391.
