What a great class...I think you'll get soooo much out of this...and then you can teach US

some stuff. It looks like they will help the students understand how aperture/shutter work together and how you can use ISO settings. I really think it'd be worth it! One thing I'd ask them to cover, which I think can be tough to understand on your own is White Balance (what it is, how to use the settings on your camera) and how to use your Histogram.
Btw...one thought is to call a photog store (not a chain, but a specialty store) and see how much it is to rent a basic DSLR, in case your camera isn't in yet. Renting photo equip can be very reasonable...it just depends. So excited for you!