The Ages and Stages of Child Development

These essential skills enable students to effectively communicate Biblical truths and evaluate literary resources from a Biblical worldview Jeremiah 1: One semester of Speech is required for senior high students. The topics addressed cover a wide range of life stages, including: This course provides a basic introduction to the history and language of theater. Students learn the skills of acting through improvisation exercises, scripted monologues, duos, and large group scenes.

Band and choir are offered as electives at both the junior and senior high levels.

You know out of curiousity, I looked up all the middle school and high school aged girls I grew up with. Many of them I dated and got real close with.

At some point, however, you may come to the point of recognizing that you are in fact, gay. And as with any major life chance or decision, you may naturally begin to move through a number of stages as you grow and deal with that change. I call these stages the 5-As: Avoidance, Acknowledgment, Acceptance and Acclimatization. I know I did. Because of this you might start to avoid those feelings, and to hide them from yourself just as much as you do from others.

I knew I was gay when I was three years old, and I started dating when I was 5. But for some others, I just want you to know that wanting to avoid those feelings is natural. Once you do admit it to yourself, you can finally start acting on it, as well. And that is when things start to get really interesting. Lesbian blogger, The Card Carrying Lesbian, explained it this way: It encompasses all of your ideas regarding how that change will impact your family, your friends, and your employer.

Furthermore, it consumes your ideas on what those people think of you.