Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Film Studies Fall 2025
All students must complete a project for these classes.
- Instructor: Mark Ring
- Contact: mring@homeoftheshamrocks.org / 269-932-5531
- Location: Online / Google Classroom
- Format: Online and Google Classroom **Note: This will be a different Google Classroom than is required by your mentor, but works in a similar fashion. The class CODE will be sent to your email address the week before class starts.
- Day/Time: Once a Week / Asynchronous for 8 weeks **Information and Assignments will be posted on Monday mornings and you will have a week to complete each task/assignment when it works best for you as long as you keep up with deadlines.
- Start date: September 8th, ends November 2nd
- Additional registration on-site is not required.
Grades 6-12
In this course, students will analyze and appreciate film as an art form by studying cinematic elements such as direction, cinematography, and editing. Each element will be paired with film screenings to deepen understanding and foster critical viewing skills.
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Mark Ring mring@shamrocks.us
