Classes and Programs

Gibeon Education offers a wide range of classes and programs! Book specifically themed classes that grab your attention or general curriculum classes that fulfill your student’s required credits. Our summer programs are designed to educate and engage your students when traditional classes are not running. We always keep our class sizes small – so rest assured your student will receive our full attention!

Our Classes

AP Biology

2025-2026 academic year

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Dive into the fascinating world of life sciences with this rigorous, college-level AP Biology course. Designed for motivated high school students, this course explores the core principles of biology including cellular processes, genetics, ecology, micro evolution, and biological systems. Through hands-on labs, interactive lessons, and critical thinking exercises, students will develop a deep understanding of the scientific process and prepare for success on the official AP Biology Exam. Whether your student is looking for college credit, getting a head start on college gen eds, or just wanting a deeper dive into biology, this is a great course.

  • Target grades: high school
  • Pre-requisites: general biology and chemistry
  • Length of the whole class: 30 weeks
  • Length of sessions: 1.5 hours
  • Homework: Gibeon Education will grade all homework, tests, and projects. A grade sheet will be given to parents at the mid-term and end of the course.
  • Required materials: AP Biology textbook by Novare
  • Location: Gibeon Education Office in Midland, Mi

textbook can be purchased as a physical copy here or an ebook here.

Price
  • total cost: $16/hour + one-time $35 lab fee per student
  • deposit: a $50 deposit will be required to secure a place on this course. The $50 will be paid towards the total cost.
  • Payment options: monthly, per semester (5% discount) or per year (10% discount). Regardless of payment option chosen, all students will be committed to registering for the whole year.

Dates

All sessions meet on Thursdays from 1:30-3:00 PM

  • September 2025: 4, 11, 18, 25
  • October 2025: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
  • November 2025: 6, 13, 20
  • December 2025: 4, 11, 18* (*virtual)
  • January 2026: 8, 15, 22, 29
  • February 2026: 5, 12, 19
  • March 2026: 5, 12, 19, 26
  • April 2026: 9, 16, 23, 30
  • AP Biology test day: May 4th, 2026

Algebra I

2025-2026 academic year

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Take the stress out of learning math this year and join us in our interactive exploration of Algebra I! We will cover 4 chapters of the text book each week.  The first few lessons review pre-algebra topics and there will be review built in throughout the course.  Saxon algebra I incorporates geometry topics and is great preparation for both geometry and algebra II. Our Algebra teacher, Tracey, has been teaching algebra for 30 years and takes time to help students with any underlying math-concept problems.  Classes will be interactive and engaging, with opportunities for students to discuss any homework difficulties.

  • Target grades: middle or high school
  • Pre-requisites: pre-algebra
  • Length of the whole class: 32 weeks
  • Length of sessions: 1 hour
  • Homework: Gibeon Education will grade tests and projects. A grade sheet will be given to parents at the mid-term and end of the course. Homework concepts will be reviewed as a whole class during the session. Parents are responsible for the grading of their student’s homework.
  • Required materials: Saxon Algebra I 3rd edition textbook and solutions manual
  • Location: Gibeon Education Office in Midland, Mi

Home-school kit (textbook, solutions manual, test packets, and DVDs of lessons) can be purchased here. Only the textbook and solutions manual need to be purchased for this course.

Price
  • total cost: $15/hour per student
  • deposit: a $50 deposit will be required to secure a place on this course. The $50 will be paid towards the total cost.
  • Payment options: monthly, per semester or per year (5% discount). Regardless of payment option chosen, all students will be committed to registering for the whole year.

sibling discount available – please inquire

Dates

All sessions meet on Thursdays from 1:30-3:00 PM

  • September 2025: 4, 11, 18, 25
  • October 2025: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
  • November 2025: 6, 13, 20
  • December 2025: 4, 11, 18* (*virtual)
  • January 2026: 8, 15, 22, 29
  • February 2026: 5, 12, 19
  • March 2026: 5, 12, 19, 26
  • April 2026: 9, 16, 23, 30
  • AP Biology test day: May 4th, 2026

Friday Engineering

2025-2026 academic year

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Starts Fall 2025! Join us each week to learn about engineering through hands-on activities and games! Students will design, build, operate, trouble-shoot, and improve their creations. This course will teach students to apply what they know about science to create real, working machines.

  • Target ages: 8-12 years
  • Length of the whole class: 32 weeks, 8 units (4 sessions per unit)
  • Length of units: 4 weeks (1 session per week)
  • Length of sessions: 1 hour
  • Location: Gibeon Education Office in Midland, Mi

Price

This class is designed to be flexible and so has three registration options! Register per unit, for the whole semester, or for the entire (academic) year.

  • Option 1: $80 per unit
  • Option 2: $304 per semester (5% discount)
  • Option 3: $576 per year (10% discount)

sibling discount available – please inquire

Dates + Topics

Each unit consists of four sessions. Due to popularity, we have created three Friday engineering groups. All groups meet on Fridays, just at different times. Timings listed below:

  • Group 1 (FULL):
    • 10 AM -11: AM
    • full-year sign-ups only
  • Group 2:
    • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    • full-year sign-ups only
  • Group 3:
    • 1 PM – 2 PM
    • flexible registration (able to sign up per unit)

  • Unit 1: Mechanical Engineering
    • September: 5, 12, 19, 26
  • Unit 2: Aerospace Engineering
    • October: 3, 10, 24, 31
  • Unit 3: Civil Engineering
    • November: 7, 14, 21
    • December: 5
  • Unit 4: Chemical Engineering
    • December: 12, 19
    • January: 9, 16
  • Unit 5: Environmental Engineering
    • January: 23, 30
    • February: 6, 13
  • Unit 6: Electrical Engineering
    • February: 20
    • March: 6, 13, 20
  • Unit 7: Computer Engineering
    • March: 27
    • April: 10, 17, 24
  • Unit 8: Robotic Engineering
    • May: 8, 15, 22, 29

Middle School Science

2025-2026 academic year

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Starts Fall 2025! Join us in exploring life science through hands-on activities, games, and engaging lessons! Learning continues at home through the included try-it-yourself experiment instructions (for those brave enough!) and engaging activity worksheets! We hope to see you soon!

  • Target grades: middle school
  • Length of sessions: 1 hour
  • curriculum used: BJU Life Science
  • Location: Gibeon Education Office in Midland, Mi

note: this class is only the lab portion of a life science class – and so is only an addition to the life science curriculum. This class does not cover enough content to be considered a full life science curriculum class.

Price

This class is designed to be flexible, so is open to three sign up options: register per month, for a semester, or for the entire year.

  • total cost: $20/hour per student
  • deposit: a $80 deposit will be required to secure a place on this course. The $80 will be paid towards the total cost.
  • Payment options: monthly, per semester (5% discount) or per year (10% discount). Regardless of payment option chosen, all students will be committed to registering for the whole year.

sibling discount available – please inquire

Dates

All sessions meet on Thursdays from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

  • September: 4, 11, 18, 25
  • October: 2, 9, 23, 30
  • November: 6, 13, 20
  • December: 4, 11, 18
  • January: 8, 15, 22, 29
  • February: 5, 12, 19
  • March: 5, 12, 19, 26
  • April: 9, 16, 23
  • May: 7, 14, 21, 28

SAT Prep Class

September/October 2025

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Get accepted to your dream colleges and win thousands of dollars in scholarships with a top SAT score! Gibeon Education’s tutors have years of experience teaching test-taking techniques, core content subjects, and time management to help you achieve your best score! This 6-week course includes a pre-test, post-test, 12 class sessions, and one-on-one tutoring. Participating students have an average score increase of over 200 points!

  • Target grades: 11th and 12th
  • Pre-requisites: Algebra I, working on Algebra II, 10th grade-level ELA
  • Length of sessions: 2 hours
  • Length of whole class: 12 sessions
  • Location: Gibeon Education Office in Midland, Mi

price

$550 per student

sibling discount available – please inquire

Dates

Each class consists of 12, 2-hour sessions, a pre-test, a post-test, and one individual review meeting. Sessions meet twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-6:00 PM. The pre- and post-tests will be held on Saturdays from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The individual review meeting will be a 15-minute slot chosen by the student.

  • Pre-test: September 6, 2025
  • September 2025 sessions: 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29
  • October 2025 sessions: 1, 6, 8, 13, 15
  • Post-test: October 18, 2025
  • Individual review meetings: Week of October 20, 2025

Design-your-own Class

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Do you have a class in mind that you would love your students to take? If you have an idea, we can teach it! Design the class of your dreams! Design-your-own classes can include standard curriculum classes (such as Math, English, or Science) OR can be custom-made unique classes (such as ‘Rocket Science for Beginners’ or ‘The Chemistry of Baking’). Let us know your idea and we will work with you to make it a reality! 

Every class has a three-student minimum to run.



Our Programs

Summer Science

Summer 2025

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Join us every Thursday this summer for hands-on science experiments, projects, and games! Each week we will learn about a new scientific concepts and methods!

  • Target ages: 7-12 years
  • Times: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  • Length of sessions: 1 hour

Price
  • $20/session

sibling discount available – please inquire

Dates + Themes

All sessions are on Thursdays

  • Session 1: June 12: Octopuses
  • Session 2: June 19: herbal medicines
  • Session 3: June 26: farming
  • Session 4: July 10: rockets
  • Session 5: July 17: electricity
  • Session 6: July 24: The color spectrum
  • Session 7: July 31: secret messages

Middle School Summer Labs

Summer 2025

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Join us every Thursday this summer to explore physical science through hands-on labs! Labs are designed to match the Apologia Physical Science Curriculum. Students will be given worksheets and activities to complete at home.

  • Target ages: middle school
  • Times: 10:00 – 11:00 am
  • Length of sessions: 1 hour

Price
  • $20/session

sibling discount available – please inquire

Dates + Themes

All sessions are on Thursdays

  • Session 1: June 12: electro-magnetic waves
  • Session 2: June 19: reflection and refraction
  • Session 3: June 26: electromagnetism
  • Session 4: July 10: electrical circuits
  • Session 5: July 24: earth science
  • Session 6: July 31: the water cycle
  • Session 7: August 7: the atmosphere
  • Session 8: August 14: temperature, heat, and layers of the atmosphere
  • Session 9: August 21: intro to organic chemistry



“Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”

— King Solomon at Gibeon, 1 Kings 3:9

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