Sons Of Valor 2009

Sons of Valor is in transition. It really needs to be a manhood journey of fathers, sons, cousins, uncles, nephews, grandfathers and neighbors. We only cripple and perpetuate the unraveling of our society when we insist to have drop off groups where mothers trust their sons into the hands of another woman to be inspired and taught. Boys need men to help them learn and prepare for manly responsibilities.

I have worked on the hope chest journey for mothers and daughters. The tool box journey for boys and their fathers is being considered. More coming on what I feel it needs to look like. In reality, I feel it is the men in each group that will do the defining. I hope that this organization can facilitate the creation of this kind of opportunity for boys and men.

Fall 2007

There will be no live classes, this fall, at the Orem Lyceum, for Sons of Valor.

Sons of Valor- Young Men's May Scholar Classes

2 May
Activity Day/ Game- Bring games and potluck treat
9 May
Colloquium: Art of War Chapters 6-9
16 May
Activity/ Game Day- Bring games and potluck treat
23 May
Colloquium: Art of War Chapters 10-13
30 May
Joint Class Party-- Potluck

I am working to fit in fencing. I will try to get it scheduled for one of the young men's activity days. This may change the schedule a bit.

Weekly Class Format

Opening Format (about 10+ minutes)
1. Welcome
2. Prayer
3. Inspiring Moments™- where each scholar and adult has the opportunity to share something that inspired them, or that they thought would interest the group.

Colloquia (about 30+ minutes)
1. Art of War, colloquia, first and third week of each month - led by Jerilynn Carter, Donna Goff prepares, observes, and actively participates.
2. The Story of Liberty (4 Chapters) colloquia, third week of each month - led by Donna Goff.
3. Tolkien colloquia, fourth week of each month, led by Donna Goff.

Mini lectures (about 10+ minutes, when we have them)
1. The Nature of Things
2. The Hero Myth Path
3. Self-leadership/ Self-Mastery Cycle

Games of Stratagem (about 1 hour+)
1. Each Week boys bring games of strategem to play with their classmates

Social time with Potluck Snack until transportation home arrives.

Classics for Monthly Colloquia Winter 2007

Classic of the Month
January- The Hobbit By J.R.R. Tolkien
February- Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien
March- The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
April- Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
May- Complete The Art of War By Sun Tzu Translated by Lionel Giles


History Colloquia (week 3)
The Story of Liberty by Charles Coffin

Class Begins 10 January 2007

Young Men Scholar Group- Sons of Valor classes begin on 10 January.
1) Welcome & Introductions
2) Mini-Lecture: "The Nature of Things" The Supporters of Life, The Defenders, and the Destroyers
3) Introduction to "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu led by Jerilynn Carter
4) Discussion: Story of Liberty Chapter XVII by Charles Coffin
5) Games of Stratagem (bring a game, we won't be able to play all, but it will give choices)

Registration and Enrollment

Moor House Academy is offering Sons of Valor through its Orem Lyceum. Therefore, one must pay an annual registration fee and a month to month enrollment/tuition fee, to participate in the course. No young man will be admitted into the course without:

1) space available
2) at least one parent enrolled and attending the adult class.
3) personal interview

The $75 Annual Registration Fee for 2006-2007 provides access to:

* Personal Scholar Portfolio
* Junior Scholar Notebook
* Aspiring Scholar Notebook
* Book of Centuries
* Book of Nations

These will be online, in downloadable PDF format. The Annual Fee also covers setting your family up on our data bases and 1 hour personal consultation via phone or email per family if needed. The Annual fee is $75 per school year, per family.

The Young Man will find the Personal Scholar Portfolio most useful, and may want to use some of the other notebooks or portions thereof, as well.

The monthly enrollment fee is a family rate of $100 and covers a parent or parents, as well as all youths enrolled in Orem Lyceum Scholar Classes, from the same family unit. There may be other fees for some field trips.

Enrollment on a space available basis:
http://www.moorhouseacademy.org/index.php?cat=18

Fees are subject to change.

Who are Sons of Valor?

Sons of Valor...

From Supporters of Life
Arise
Defenders of Life.
Standing between
supporters of life and attackers of life,
are Men of Valor
who defend life.

We live in a time of wars and rumors of war.
Violence has been with us since the beginning of the World.
There was a War in Heaven.
Is there a proper role of violence?
What do the scriptures say?
What do the inspired writings of mankind say?
Is there an application today?

This class will explore this theme and more, using the scriptures,
classics, games of stratagem, hands on projects,
field trips, and more.

Due to the nature of Project Scholars and Self Directed Scholars
I can only share a basic course of study.
Additional texts will be determined by the flow of the class.

The basic Texts:
Our Central Canon
The Story of Liberty by Charles Coffin a chapter each week.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu a chapter each week

At the speed of the class:
The Hobbit by Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring by Tolkien
Two Towers by Tolkien
Return of the King by Tolkien

Other classics as interest and time permit.

The first half of every class is our class discussion and presentation time. Second half is hands on and stratagem time, where youths may bring games of Stratagem to play with class members. Field trips will be announced.