Welcome to Mr.Dvorak’s Scholar Seminar Website!

Welcome to Mr. Dvorak’s webpage. This page serves as an overview of projects and lessons completed and anticipated by Mr. Dvorak’s classes at Ellis. It also serves to explain curriculum and standards used to challenge students at all grade levels.

About the Class Up-Coming Events

Mr. Dvorak

Non Scholæ sed Vitæ Discimus

About Dvorak

Dvorak was born long ago in a country that no longer exists. Dvorak has taught History; German, Geography; Math and Gifted Education. He also ran a Chess Club for over 9 years in the Sonoran Desert. Dvorak holds a Masters Degree in Gifted Education; a Bachelors Degree in History and Social Sciences and holds a teaching credential in California and Tennessee. Mr. Dvorak plays violin for a local symphony orchestra as a hobby.

Those wishing to contact Mr. Dvorak may do so at the following Email address:

Ales.Dvorak@sumnerschools.org

Gifted Education

What is Scholar Seminar?

Scholar Seminar is a Gifted Education pull-out class that promotes critical thinking and creative problem solving to advanced topics.

What do we do in Scholar Seminar?

We strive to teach critical thinking and creative problem-solving applied to advanced topics in math, science, engineering, social studies, and literature. The curriculum is designed to be well-rounded and is naturally geared to challenge and stretch the minds of our gifted learners.

Our curriculum never goes stale and is drawn from wide variety of sources from all over the world. Instruction is differentiated and strives to meet the skills of many different kinds of gifted learners.

When do we meet?

At Ellis we meet on Mondays through Thursdays.

At HHS we meet on Fridays.

Some of our Units of Study

Fluid Mechanics
The Nature and Origins of Pi
Roman History and Latin Verse

Understanding Escher
Understanding Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Elements of Reasoning using the Paul’s Reasoning Web

Trusses and Truss Formulae applied to bridge building
Antique Photographic Project and Process
Socratic Seminars covering a smorgasbord of topics

Steam Engine Demonstrations
Local History
Using the Scientific Method applied to Electromagnetic Fields

Gemology and Chemical and Physical Properties of Gemstones
The Nature of Light
Career Projects
Anglo Saxon Literature
Stirling Engine Demonstrations
Renaissance Chemistry
Dome Building and Tension Formulae
The Nature and Origins of Phi and The Golden Ratio
Baroque Music Study
Astronomy from Constellations to Light Speed Theory
Intuitive Chemistry
Social Commentary in Cartoons
General Physics
Theoretical Physics
Orienteering and Navigation
Phi and the Golden Ratio
Cryptograms and Ciphers
Physics I II and III
Metallurgy
7th Grade Drafting and Engineering Project
Art-- Medieval; Ancient; and Modern
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Student Testimonials

“Mr. Dvorak’s class has been a lot of fun to participate in. I learned many things. It has been quite enjoyable!”

Andrew

The guy who made this site

“Students in the class are encouraged to think outside the box in a friendly, helpful environment.”

True Hatch

Former Student

Current Undertakings

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8th Graders-- Astronomy and Theoretical Physics

7th Graders---

Swedish Balloon Project and Orienteering.

6th Graders---

Architecture and Humanity
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Up-Coming Events       April and May (as announced)- ASTRONOMY NIGHTS for Ellis 8th Grade


                                          May 2025- Vanderbilt Field Trip for 8th graders and 6th graders at Ellis
                                          May 2025- Bledsoe Creek Biology-Based Field Trip for 7th graders
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Dvorak’s Illustrious Relative, Antonin Dvorak

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