Course Demos
Adobe Connect Demo
This video demonstrates the Adobe Connect online classroom.
Inklings Course Demo
This video demonstrates what an actual Torrey Academy Inklings online class discussion looks like.
Samples
Below, you can find samples of student work and demonstrations of class components. NOTE: These are examples only and do not represent a "perfect" paper. See description and rubric in the Torrey Academy Handbook.
The heart of the class is in the Socratic discussion. Tutors, trained in the Socratic method, lead small groups of students in dialogue 2–3 hours per week.
Mere Christianity Questions
- What is the moral law? How does acknowledging the existence of the moral law lead you to becoming a Christian?
- What is evil? Where does it come from?
- What is the Christ-life, and how do you get it?
- How is virtue related to the Christian life? Why are some non-Christians more virtuous than some Christians?
- Why must God be three-personal? Doesn't a "personal" God suffice?
In addition to the weekly writing assignments, Torrey Academy students write two Term Papers per semester. The fourth Term Paper is considered for entry in the annual Torrey Academy Excellence in Academic Writing competition. Tutor-nominated essays are submitted to a panel of judges from the academic and Christian community. This panel selects winning essays in two categories: Inklings students, Foundations of American Thought and Faith of Our Fathers students. A third category of nominated essays is submitted to the Torrey Academy Administrator for consideration for the Aston Moffatt Excellence in Scholarship Award. See annual winning essays in each category below:
Please read and enjoy the hard work of our winning students:
Inklings |
| 3rd place: |
"Knowledge Isn't Everything"
by Amanda Hasegawa, Mrs. Barber's La Mirada Inklings class
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| 2nd place: |
"Love: A Soft Foundation for Marriage to Stand Upon"
by Tamrae Wright, Mr. Buhler's Garden Grove Inklings class |
| 1st place: |
"The Road Goes Ever Onward"
by Katie Hillery, Mr. Griffiths' Yorba Linda Inklings class |
Foundations |
| 3rd place: |
"Democracy: An American Lie"
by Sierra Corban, Mr. Garten's Online Foundations class |
| 2nd place: |
"Revolution Is a Sin?"
by Rebecca Holzer, Miss Hiskey's Temecula Foundations class |
Faith |
| 3rd place: |
"The Divine Injustice: Inquisition Regarding the Relationship of Justice and Equality"
by Philip Sheegog, Mr. Buhler's Yorba Linda Faith class |
| 2nd place: |
"In the Absence of a Hero"
by Joycelyn Choo, Mr. Buhler's La Mirada Faith class |
Foundations/Faith |
| 1st place: |
"Once More, with Feeling"
by Rosie Quintana, Mrs. Barber's Faith Temecula class |
Aston Moffatt Award |
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"The Fantast-The Engine of Free Peoples"
by Jonathan Geeslin, Miss Hiskey's Simi Valley Foundations class |
