Six! The Musical: The Life and Times of King Henry VIII and his Wives – Tuesday – Spring 2023 – 10 Weeks – Grades 6 – 9
Six: The Musical is one of the NEWEST sensations on Broadway! This powerful 75 minute […]
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Biography: Hidden Figures – The Women who Changed NASA Forever – Monday – Spring 2023 – 10 Weeks – Grades 5 – 7
Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group […]
Historical Fiction: Refugee – Monday – Spring 2023 – 10 Weeks – Grades 7 – 9
“Some novels are engaging, and some novels are important. Refugee is both.” ~ Ruta Sepetys Three […]
Video Game Design & Development – Grades 7 – 12 – Friday – Winter 2023 – 10 Weeks
This course will build on what the students learned in Introduction to Programming and introduce them to […]
Ethics in Modern Life – Thursday – Winter 2023 – 10 Weeks – Grades 8 – 10
Studying ethics is incredibly fun, and it also develops critical thinking and logical reasoning skills. But […]
Essay Intensive – YES – INTENSIVE! – Thursday – Winter 2023 – 10 Weeks – Grades 7 – 11
This class is INTENSIVE. Let me say that again – INTENSIVE! For students to be successful […]
Philosophy and Fantasy: The Hobbit and Ender’s Game – Wednesday – Winter 2023 – 10 Weeks – Grades 8 – 10
Philosophy means “the love of wisdom”, and the questions philosophers ask are some of the […]
Poetry – Tuesday – Winter 2023 – 10 weeks – Grades 3 (mature) – 7
This course is created for the poetry lover who wants to learn how to appreciate […]
Historical Fiction: To Hope and Back (Holocaust/S.S. St. Louis) – Monday – Winter 2023 – 10 Weeks – Grades 5 – 7
Can you imagine reaching out to the president of the United States about a ship […]
Stargazers! Astronomy for Kids – Monday – Winter 2023 – 10 Weeks – Grades 4-6
Get ready for 10 stellar weeks of moons, stars, planets and more. Stargazers! Astronomy for […]
Historical Fiction: Allies – Monday – Winter 2023 – 10 Weeks – Grades 7 – 9
June 6, 1944. D-Day. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel to invade German-occupied France, […]
Gaming Club! – Fall 2022 – 10 Weeks – Grades 7 – 11 – Friday
Playing games teaches us so much! Social skills such as fair play, patience, and the […]
An Introduction to 3D Printing – Grades 4 – 8 – Friday – Fall 2022 – 5 Weeks
This course will introduce the student to the wonderful world of 3D printing where they […]
An Introduction to Programming with Javascript – Grades 6 – 12 – Friday – Fall 2022 – 10 Weeks
This course will take a student who has little to no experience with software development […]
Art Appreciation: Cultural Influences in Drawing, Painting and Visual Arts – Thursday – Fall 2022 & Winter 2023 – 20 Weeks – Grades 7 – 12
As we learn how culture, historical events and aesthetic elements impact art, we implement these […]
This Week in History: A Discussion Based History Class! – Thursday – Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 – 20 Weeks – Grades 6 – 8
Let’s talk a walk-through history and discover all the amazing and crazy things that happened […]
Ethics Thought Experiments: The Trolley Problem and Beyond – Thursday – Fall 2022 – 10 Weeks – Grades 8 – 10
In this ten-part class, thought experiments and hypotheticals will lead us into discussions on real […]
Dive Deep! Calling All Marine Biologists to Be! – Wednesday – Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 – 20 Weeks – Grades 5-9
If you love the creatures of the sea, then you will love this class! This […]
The Beauty & the Beast in Math Problem Solving – Fall 2022 – 10 Weeks – Grades 5 & 6
In this class, learners develop an understanding that math problem solving can involve beautiful approaches […]
Harry Potter and Philosophy – Wednesday – Fall 2022 – 10 Weeks – Grades 8 – 10
Philosophy means “the love of wisdom,” and the questions philosophers ask are some of the […]
Big Blue: Exploring the Physical, Geological and Chemical Properties of the Ocean – Wednesday – Fall 2022 & Winter 2023 – W20 Weeks – Grades 7 – 10
Oceanography is a lab based class, with hands on guided inquiry activities in which students […]
Neuroscience and Mind Hacks (Mindfulness Exercises)- Wednesday – Fall 2022 – 10 weeks – Grades 6 -8
Our brains are truly fascinating! It is amazing to think of all the things our […]
Geography Matters: Exploring the World Geography – Wednesday – Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 – 20 Weeks – Grades 7 – 9
“In 2002, 89% of Americans aged 18-24 could locate the United States on a map. […]
Introduction to Forensic Science – Tuesday – Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 – 20 Weeks – Grades 8 – 11
This is an introductory course in all things Forensic Science. Students will sharpen their sleuthing […]
Spanish 1 Honors – Tuesday – Full Year 2022 – 2023 – 30 weeks – Grades 7 – 10
Time to earn those foreign language credits for the high school transcript? Let’s do it […]
American Sign Language 1: High School Level – Tuesday – Full Year – 30 Weeks – Grades 7 – 12
Have your students always wanted to learn American Sign Language? This class is just what […]
Introduction to Literature and Composition – Tuesday – Fall 2022 & Winter 2023 – 20 Weeks – Grades 7 – 10
Have you ever read a work of great literature and wondered how and why the […]
Pre-Algebra – Monday AND Wednesday – Full Year – 30 Weeks -Grades 6-9
This course is a transition course between arithmetic and algebra. It is designed to prepare […]
Diggin’ Up Roots: Latin and Greek Roots – Monday – Fall 2022 & Winter 2023 – 20 Weeks – Grades 5 – 8
Vocabulary development is crucial to becoming a good reader and writer; something I have written […]
It’s a Zoo out There! Zoology for Kids! – Monday – Fall 2022 – 10 Weeks – Grades 3-6
If you love koalas, toads or lions, then this is the class for you! Zoology […]
Essay Workshop – Wednesday – July 2022 – 4 Weeks – Grades 7 – 11
For students to be successful in academics, high school and college, it is imperative that […]
One Day Workshop: MLA Bibliographies – Tuesday, June 21 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET – Grades 6 – 10
In this one hour workshop, students will learn the ins and outs of writing an […]
One Day Workshop: Writing Pet Peeves – Monday, June 20 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET – Grades 6 – 10
In this one hour workshop, students will learn my TOP TEN writing Pet Peeves! Actually, […]
One Day Workshop: Advanced Punctuation: Semicolons, Colons and Commas – Friday, June 17 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET – Grades 6 – 10
In this one hour workshop, students will learn how to correctly use SEMICOLONS, COLONS and […]
One Day Workshop: Learn how to Write AMAZING Dramatic Openings – Wednesday, June 15 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET – Grades 6 – 10
In this one hour HANDS ON (yes, the students will be writing) workshop, students will […]
One Day Workshop: Sentence Openers – Wednesday, June 15 – 9:00 am – 10:00 am ET – Grades 6 – 10
In this one hour HANDS ON (yes, the students will be writing) workshop, students will […]
One Day Workshop: Three Clauses – Tuesday, June 14 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET – Grades 4 – 8
In this one hour HANDS ON (yes, the students will be writing) workshop, students will […]
One Day Workshop: Chronological Writing – Tuesday, June 7 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET – Grades 5 – 8
In this one hour workshop, students will learn how to brainstorm, write, use transitional words […]
One Day Workshop: Topic and Clincher Sentences – Monday, June 6 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET – Grades 4 – 8
In this one hour HANDS ON (yes, the students will be writing) workshop, students will […]
One Day Workshop: Basic Rules of Writing – Friday, June 3 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET – Grades 4 – 8
In this one hour workshop, we will go over the top ten basic rules of […]
Powerful Paragraph Intensive – Seven Session Course in June 2022 – Grades 5 (mature) – 8
In this “technical writing” (nonfiction) seven day, intensive class, students will focus on exploring, brainstorming […]
One Day Workshop: Parts of Speech & Mad Libs – Wednesday, June 1 – 9:00 am – 10:00 am ET – Grades 2 – 6
In this one day workshop, students will learn, review and hopefully master NOUNS, VERBS and […]
Essay Intensive – YES – INTENSIVE! – Wednesday – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks – Grades 7 – 11
This class is INTENSIVE. Let me say that again – INTENSIVE! For students to be successful […]
West Side Story – Thursday – Spring 2022 – 10 Weeks – Grades 6-9
West Side Story is the story of a “modern day Romeo and Juliet”. On the […]
Why ALL Middle School Students Should Take a FORMAL Writing Course
There are many different purposes for writing, both academic and creative. Students will find that […]
Middle School Writing
Last year, I celebrated my 30th year in education. Yes, it was 1987 when I […]