CSI: American History – 1920’s and 1930’s – Grades 5 – 8 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
Have your learner join us this spring for a fun-filled, hands-on investigations into some great […]
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Outliers: The Story of Success – Grades 8 – 12 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
Opportunity. Timing. Upbringing. Effort. Meaningful work. Legacy. These six elements are rather powerful. Do the successful […]
Ideas that Changed the World Session 3 – Grades 4 (academically mature) – 8 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
Discoveries don’t usually come about with someone leaping out of a bathtub shouting “Eureka!” More […]
Ten Terrific Ted Talks! Don’t say that ten times fast! – Grades 8-12 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
It is rarely possible to bring world-class guest speakers into school to lecture students about […]
Sprucing up your Study Skills – Grades 6 – 9 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
Good study habits and techniques are critical to help students learn more efficiently, feel more academically confident, […]
Literature: Day – Grades 8 (mature) – 12 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
This is the third part of a three-part class. EVERY CLASS CAN STAND ON ITS […]
The Ancient World: Ancient Rome – Grades 5 – 8 – Spring 2022- 10 Weeks
IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ: This ticket is for the Spring 2022 session only, which covers […]
Tales from Tolkien: A Study of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy- Grades 8 (mature) – 12 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
Bring the movies to life! Books allow our imagination to flourish and details to be […]
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens – Grades 8 – 12 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
Imagine you had a road map – a step-by-step guide to help you get from […]
You Decide! Applying Court Cases to the Bill of Rights – Grades 7-10 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
The United States Constitution was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention. However, […]
We Didn’t Start the Fire – Grades 6 (mature) -10 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
The events described in Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” span about forty years […]
The Space Race – Grades 6 – 9 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
We all know that man walked on the Moon, but how many people really know […]
An Introduction to World Religions – Grades 6 – 9 – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks
Across the globe, people have asked questions such as: Where/How did the world begin? Who […]
CSI: World – Grades 5 – 8 – Winter 2022 – 10 Weeks
Have your learner join us this winter for a fun-filled, hands-on investigations into some great […]
Ideas that Changed the World Session 2 – Grades 4 (academically mature) – 8 – Winter 2022 – 10 Weeks
Discoveries don’t usually come about with someone leaping out of a bathtub shouting “Eureka!” More […]
Literature: Dawn – Grades 8 (mature) – 12 – Winter 2022 – 10 Weeks
This is the second part of a three-part class. EVERY CLASS CAN STAND ON ITS […]
The Ancient World: Ancient Greece – Grades 5 – 8 – Winter 2022- 10 Weeks
IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ: This ticket is for the Winter 2022 session only, which covers […]
If I Were President – Grades 6 – 8 – Winter 2022 – 10 Weeks
What does the President actually do? Let’s take a closer look at what the job […]
CSI: American History – United States – Grades 5 – 8 – Fall 2021 – 10 Weeks
Have your learner join us this fall for a fun-filled, hands-on investigations into some great […]
American Government 101: From the Continental Congress to the Iowa Caucus, Everything You Need to Know About United States Politics – Grades 8-12 – Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 – 20 Weeks
Too often, Government classes turn the noteworthy details into tedious discourse that would put even […]
Ideas that Changed the World Session 1 – Grades 4 (academically mature) – 8 – Fall 2021 – 10 Weeks
Discoveries don’t usually come about with someone leaping out of a bathtub shouting “Eureka!” More […]
Twentieth Century Wars and The Rise of The Superpowers – Grades 8 – 12 – Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 – 20 Weeks
In this class, we will explore World War 1, World War 2, the Cold War, […]
Geography for High School Students – Grades 8-12 – Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 – 20 Weeks
Geography is an interdisciplinary subject! During this twenty-week course, students will travel the globe studying […]
Literature: Night – Grades 8 (mature) – 12 -Fall 2021 – 10 Weeks
Night is Elie Wiesel’s masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival […]
The Ancient World: The Mesopotamian World and Ancient Egypt – Grades 5 – 8 – Fall 2021 – 10 Weeks
IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ: This ticket is for the Fall 2021 session only, which covers […]
The Ancient World: Early Civilizations, The Mesopotamian World, Egypt, Greece and Rome – Grades 5-8 – Full Year – 30 Weeks
This course, in its entirety, will follow the dramatic history of the world’s early civilizations […]
Lights! Cameras! Action! An Alternative Course for High School English: Movies as Literature – Grades 8 – 12 – Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 – 20 Weeks
Camera! Movies! Action! In this complete, one-year high school English course, we will combine learning […]
Introduction to Writing with Jonathan – SMALL GROUP – LIVE – * A Week * – Full Year – Grades 4 – 7
This is an interactive, introductory IEW class geared towards middle and upper elementary level students. In […]
Powerful Paragraph – SMALL GROUP – LIVE – * B Week * – Full Year – Grades 5-7
In this SMALL GROUP “technical writing” (nonfiction) IEW writing philosophy class, students will focus on […]
Exploring the Mysteries of History – Grades 5 – 8 – Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 – 20 Weeks
Who built Stonehenge? Was there a lost city of Atlantis? Who built the statues on […]
Middle School Writing with Jonathan – SMALL GROUP – LIVE – * A Week – Tuesday * – Full Year – Grades 6-9
This fast paced, interactive class begins preparing your student for high school and (eventually) college […]
Diggin’ Up Roots: Latin and Greek Roots – Grades 5 – 8 – Fall 2021 & Winter 2022 – 20 Weeks
Vocabulary development is crucial to becoming a good reader and writer; something I have written […]
Great or Terrible Leaders: You Decide! – Grades 6 – 8 – Fall 2021 – 10 Weeks
What makes a good or bad leader? By studying global historical leaders throughout time, this […]
American Criminal Justice – Grades 9 – 12 – Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 – 20 Weeks
American Criminal Justice is an introduction and overview of the administration of criminal justice in […]
United States History Part I: Pre-History–1865 – Grades 7-9 – Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 – 20 Weeks
Thousands of years ago, long before Christopher Columbus set sail, wandering tribes of hunters make […]
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This fall, Open Tent Academy is trying something NEW! For 2021 – 2022, we are […]
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This fall, Open Tent Academy is trying something NEW! For 2021 – 2022, we are […]
Radical Readers Summer 2021 Book Club for Grades 8 – 11: American Classics
Have your 8th – 11th grader join Jonathan Meola in a very special Book Club […]
Radical Readers Summer 2021 Book Club for Grades 5 – 8: Historical Fiction
Have your 5th – 8th grader join Jonathan Meola in a very special Book Club […]
Mind Mapping: An Introduction – Four Session Workshop – June 2021 – Grades 5 – 9
Mind Mapping is a fabulous strategy for anyone to show what they know! In this […]
Introduction to Writing: An Intensive Summer Workshop – Grades 4-7 – Summer 2021 – 10 Weeks
Are you looking for a SOLID and INTENSIVE jump start for whatever writing classes you […]
Famous Speeches in American History – Grades 6-9 – Spring 2021 – 10 weeks
Historic speeches can teach us a tremendous amount about the past history as well as […]
Essay Writing Intensive Workshop – Grades 7 (academically mature) – 11 – Spring 2021 – 10 Weeks
This is a ten-week INTENSIVE class on ESSAY WRITING. Students NEED the time to do […]
Extraordinary People from History – Grades 5-8 – Spring 2021 – 10 weeks
In this class we are going to highlight the lives of important people during history. […]
Microsoft Office: An Introduction – Grades 6-10 – Spring 2021 – 10 Weeks
Microsoft Office is the work standard for getting work done digitally efficiently. While the basics […]
An Introduction to World Religions – Grades 7-10 – Spring 2021 – 10 Weeks
Across the globe, people have asked questions such as: Where/How did the world begin? Who […]
You Decide! Applying Court Cases to the Bill of Rights – Grades 7-10 – Spring 2021 – 10 Weeks
The United States Constitution was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention. However, […]
Our American Presidents: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly – Grades 7-10 – Winter and Spring 2021 – 20 Weeks
Every president is a human being. Some presidents made good choices. Some presidents made not […]
What is Important in Today’s World? Understanding and Following Current Events – Grades 7-10 – Winter 2021 – 10 Weeks
This class is designed to provide students with an opportunity to discuss, understand, and explore […]