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Fall 2023
| Class | Days | Instructors | Dates | Times | Ages | Status | Description | Instructor Bio | Class Status | Class Tuition | # of weeks | Duration | |||||||||||||
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| American Sign Language Conversations - level 1 - Fall '23 | Mon | Mayra Santos | 09/05 - 01/22 | 09:30 AM - 10:50 AM | 08 & up | O | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $375 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 9:30am-10:50am | 09/05/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 80 | 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | American Sign Language (ASL) | Foreign Language | Semester class | ||||
| Watercolor—Beasts, Birds, Bugs, and Blooms (Geese, Horses, Ibis, Jaguars, Kangaroos, & Ladybugs) | Mon | Hosanna Rodriguez | 10/16 - 11/13 | 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM | 06 & up | O | If your child loves learning about animals and plants and would like to learn how to paint them, this is the class for them! (This 5-week class can be combined with the other Watercolor— Beasts, Birds, Bugs, and Blooms classes or taken as a stand-alone class. And if they would like to learn history and geography of the United States with these animals, as well, please look into the complete Animals in Time class!) | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $150 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 5 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 10:20am-11:20am | 10/16/23 | 11/13/23 | 5 | 60 | 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $30/hr; $30/wk; $120/mo | Art | Short-term class | ||||
| Watercolor—Beasts, Birds, Bugs, and Blooms (Mice, Newts, Owls, Pigeons, Quail, & Rabbits) | Mon | Hosanna Rodriguez | 11/27 - 01/22 | 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM | 06 & up | O | If your child loves learning about animals and plants and would like to learn how to paint them, this is the class for them! (This 5-week class can be combined with the other Watercolor— Beasts, Birds, Bugs, and Blooms classes or taken as a stand-alone class. And if they would like to learn the history and geography of the United States with these animals, as well, please look into the complete Animals in Time class!) | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $150 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 5 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 10:20am-11:20am | 11/27/23 | 01/22/24 | 5 | 60 | 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $30/hr; $30/wk; $120/mo | Art | Short-term class | ||||
| Watercolor—Beasts, Birds, Bugs, and Blooms (Ants, Bears, Caterpillars, Ducks, Eagles, & Frogs)-Fall | Mon | Hosanna Rodriguez | 09/11 - 10/09 | 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM | 06 & up | O | If your child loves learning about animals and plants and would like to learn how to paint them, this is the class for them! (This 5-week class can be combined with the following Watercolor— Beasts, Birds, Bugs, and Blooms classes or taken as a stand-alone class. And if they would like to learn history and geography of the United States with these animals, as well, please look into the complete Animals in Time class!) | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $150 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 5 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 10:20am-11:20am | 09/11/23 | 10/09/23 | 5 | 60 | 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $30/hr; $30/wk; $120/mo | Art | Short-term class | ||||
| American Sign Language Conversations for Teens - level 1 & 2 - Fall '23 | Mon | Mayra Santos | 09/05 - 01/22 | 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM | 13 & up | O | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $375 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 11:00am-12:20pm | 09/05/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 80 | 13,14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | American Sign Language (ASL) | Foreign Language | Semester class | ||||
| Math Discoveries (Integers & Pre-Algebra) - level 5 Math - ability-based - Fall '23 | Mon | Michael Marchesan | 09/11 - 01/22 | 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM | 10 & up | O | The way we do Math to make it more individualized and master-based. At the beginning of each semester, students can take the simple assessment test online to see what level they should place into or speak to their current Math teacher to make sure they advance to the right starting level. During the Math time slots, new concepts will be introduced and then students will practice it in a variety of age-appropriate ways, depending on the math level. As part of each class students will also be able to play some Math & Logic Games appropriate to their level. The levels will be divided as follows: Addition & Subtraction – all addition & subtraction concepts and this level will also practice some addition & subtraction facts Multiplication & Division– all multiplication & division concepts and this level will also practice multiplication & division tables Decimals, %, and Fractions and then this level: Integers (positive & negative numbers), Measurements & Pre-Alge | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $375 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 11:00am-12:20pm | 09/11/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 80 | 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | Engineering, DIY Projects, Accelerated Math&Engineering, Cooking, Photography, Video Production | Math | Semester class | |||
| Science for Little Ones - Fall '23 | Mon | Sarah Bonham | 09/11 - 01/22 | 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM | 05 - 08 | O | We will learn about Earth and space; plants; the cycle of life; animals; electricity and magnetism; and motion and sound. The semester will also have a project that the scientists can show off at the end of the semester! | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $375 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 12:30pm-1:50pm | 09/11/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 80 | 5,6,7,8 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | Science & History | Science | ||||
| High School Government/Civics (with optional college dual enrollment course)-Fall '23 | Mon | Asia Zanders | 09/11 - 01/22 | 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM | 14 & up | O | How does our government work? What is the Senate and the House of Representatives? How do they work together and what is the president’s role in all this? How does local government and state government work? Come answer these and so many more questions in this semester-long class. Students will study all this in an interactive class situation with a lot of discussions, projects, activities, games, presentations, and more. This class will go beyond just introducing government to discuss cross-cultural variation in political organization, the implications of globalization on different groups, and the differences globally in such things as law and order. We will, for instance, learn about the Code of Hammurabi right alongside trials by ordeal, ridicule and gossip, and the death penalty. We will discuss nation-states and their impact on pastoral and hunger-gatherer people, as well as the environment and learn the basics of democracies, republics, and more! | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $375 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 1:00pm-2:20pm | 09/11/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 80 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | Middle & High School US History, World History & Civics & Adulting 101 | Social Studies | ||||
| Math Discoveries (Decimals, % and Fractions) - level 4 Math - ability-based - Fall '23 | Mon | Michael Marchesan | 09/11 - 01/22 | 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | 08 & up | O | At the beginning of each semester, students can take the simple assessment test online to see what level they should place into or speak to their current Math teacher to make sure they advance to the right starting level. During the Math time slots, new concepts will be introduced and then students will practice it in a variety of age-appropriate ways, depending on the math level. As part of each class students will also be able to play some Math & Logic Games appropriate to their level. The levels will be divided as follows: Addition & Subtraction – all addition & subtraction concepts and this level will also practice some addition & subtraction facts Multiplication & Division – all multiplication & division concepts and this level will also practice multiplication & division tables and then this level: Decimals, %, and Fractions For this level students need mastery of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $375 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 1:00pm-2:00pm | 09/11/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 60 | 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $25/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | Engineering, DIY Projects, Accelerated Math&Engineering, Cooking, Photography, Video Production | Math | Semester class | |||
| Upper Elementary Science with Games - Planets & Space - Fall '23 | Mon | Sarah Bonham | 09/11 - 01/22 | 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM | 09 - 12 | O | in this class we will cover Earth and space, plants, the cycle of life, animals, electricity, magnetism, motion, and sound. This will integrate a project about the planets and other topics for an end of semester project. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $375 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 2:00pm-3:20pm | 09/11/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 80 | 9,10,11,12 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | Science & History | Science | Semester class | |||
| English 101 Support - contact us for details - cost dependent on class size - Fall '23 | Mon | Lizzie Scott | 09/11 - 01/22 | 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM | 14 & up | O | Learn Beyond The Book is proud to partner with local community colleges and their professors to provide support to high schoolers who are taking their first college classes. We have multiple classes available (below) and work with multiple colleges. Classes can be transferred between community colleges, so you can take the classes at any of these colleges and it will fulfill the same IGETC requirements. Details on the colleges and their process for dual enrollment will be provided to registered students. For some courses, the professor is also the teacher at Learn Beyond The Book and for other classes, our teacher works with the professors at the college. The dual credit classes (sometimes called companion courses) at Learn Beyond The Book do not exceed 12 students and will be offered online so that all students can access the support. If the class has low enrollment, it will be converted to private or semi-private tutoring. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $480 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 2:30pm-3:30pm | 09/11/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 60 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $32/hr; $32/wk; $128/mo | Co-founder & Teacher for High School Literature & Composition (2 levels), Well-being 101 (different age levels), Psychology courses, and English 101, 103, Public Speaking, Cinema, and Health companion college courses | English Language Arts | ||||
| High School US History - year-long course - Fall '23 | Mon | Asia Zanders | 09/11 - 01/22 | 02:30 PM - 03:50 PM | 14 & up | O | Come learn about all the major events in the history of the United States that got us to where we are now. This class spans 1 year and will be an overview of a lot of different historical events. The class will employ interactive discussions, lectures, activites, projects, games, and more to bring history to life. We will also work with your charter school to see how we can make the class count for high school credit. In the Spring semester we also offer the option to enroll in a community college class for the last part of the year and not just receive high school, but potentially also college credit for the course in conjunction with the community college. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $375 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 2:30pm-3:50pm | 09/11/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 80 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | Middle & High School US History, World History & Civics & Adulting 101 | Social Studies | Semester class | |||
| L.E.A.N. Start - 8 week online class with one meeting with teacher via Zoom | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Jessica David | 09/05 - 10/27 | 05 & up | O | L.E.A.N. Start is best suited for students K-8th. Some younger grades may need assistance navigating the modules. In addition, all families can benefit from the information if taking the class for their own personal interest and knowledge. You are about to join a community of participants who are embarking on a great journey of learning about how simple healthy living can be. Dr. Bill Sears is one of America's most trusted physicians and focuses on making scientific principles simple and fun for the whole family to learn from. You will learn a complete approach to health that Dr. Sears calls "L.E.A.N." L.E.A.N. is an acronym for the four pillars of health: Lifestyle - How we Live Exercise - How we Move Attitude - How we Think Nutrition - How we Eat Every student enrolled will have access to 6 interactive modules, a discussion forum, downloadable activities, worksheets that accompany the modules, and graded quizzes. Class max: 20 students | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $200 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 8 weeks; 39 meetings | 200 minutes per class | - | 09/05/23 | 10/27/23 | 8 | 200 | 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $8/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | Science | ||||||
| High School Physics Lecture portion year-long course - Fall '23 | Tue | Brooklyne Coulter | 09/05 - 01/16 | 09:30 AM - 10:25 AM | 14 & up | O | This class consists of a lecture portion via Zoom with homework to do and then an in-person lab or if you can't do the in-person, there will be virtual labs available. If you have your own curriculum at home and would like to just do the labs in person, that works as well. Projects will be used as mid-term and final grades. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will be an introduction to physics. Topics to be discussed include forces, motion, Newton's Laws, energy and momentum, how energy is transferred throughout the environment as heat, waves, electricity, magnetism, and how physics relates to astronomy. COURSE PREREQUISITES: Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 (preferred) and a sound understanding of problem-solving to do well in physics. They must understand quadratic equations, complex numbers, polynomial functions, radical exponents and equating, polynomial proficiency functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, rational expressions and equations. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $315 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 55 minutes per class | 9:30am-10:25am | 09/05/23 | 01/16/24 | 16 | 55 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $21/hr; $20/wk; $79/mo | Middle and High School Science & Labs | Science | Semester class | |||
| Hands-on Math—Multiplication/Division and Fractions - new & continuing students welcome - Fall '23 | Tue | Andrea Coane | 09/05 - 01/16 | 09:50 AM - 10:50 AM | 08 & up | O | Hands-On Math builds a knowledge of multiplication, division, and fractions based on an understanding of the underlying principles involved, rather than rote memorization of tables. We begin the class with a review of foundational principles necessary to understanding multiplication like skip counting, doubling, halving, and place value. We then move on to working with arrays and area models as concrete representations of both multiplication and division simultaneously, thus linking them right from the start and avoiding an unnatural separation of the two concepts. This naturally leads us to learning the “key” multiplication facts (2s, 5s, and 10s) so that we may build on this foundation and reason our way toward learning the remaining multiplication and division fact families. After a strong foundation is laid through our work with multiplication and division, we will then move on to fractions. Tactile, sensory methods will continue to govern our approach here | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 9:50am-10:50am | 09/05/23 | 01/16/24 | 16 | 60 | 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $25/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Reading Comprehension & Math through Stories | Math | Semester class | |||
| High School Biology lecture portion (year-long course) - Fall '23 | Tue | Brooklyne Coulter | 09/05 - 01/16 | 10:30 AM - 11:25 AM | 14 & up | O | This class consists of a lecture portion via Zoom with homework to do and then an in-person lab or if you can’t do the in-person, there will be virtual labs available. If you have your own curriculum at home and would like to just do the labs in person, that works as well. Projects will be used as mid-term and final grades. Students explore the fundamental principles of biology that include, but are not limited to: chemistry of life, the cell, gene to protein, genetics, genetic engineering, evolution, natural selection, kingdoms of life, human anatomy and physiology, ecology, energy, ecosystems, and environmental science. COURSE PREREQUISITES: Algebra 1 This class is able to earn a-g credit with most charter schools, but please let us know which school you’re with, so we can make sure to fulfill all their requirements. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $315 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 55 minutes per class | 10:30am-11:25am | 09/05/23 | 01/16/24 | 16 | 55 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $21/hr; $20/wk; $79/mo | Middle and High School Science & Labs | Science | Semester class | |||
| High School Chemistry Lecture portion - year-long course - Fall '23 | Tue | Brooklyne Coulter | 09/05 - 01/16 | 11:30 AM - 12:25 PM | 14 & up | O | This class consists of a lecture portion via Zoom with homework to do and then an in-person lab or if you can't do the in-person, there will be virtual labs available. If you have your own curriculum at home and would like to just do the labs in person, that works as well. Projects will be used as mid-term and final grades. Students explore the fundamental principles of chemistry that include, but are not limited to: measurement, atomic structure, electron configuration, the periodic table, naming of elements and compounds, bonding, chemical reactions, gas laws, properties of liquids and solids, solutions, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, nuclear chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry, and green chemistry. COURSE PREREQUISITES RECOMMENDED: Algebra 2 and Biology This class is able to earn a-g credit with most charter schools, but please let us know which school you're with, so we can make sure to fulfill all their requirements. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $315 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 55 minutes per class | 11:30am-12:25pm | 09/05/23 | 01/16/24 | 16 | 55 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $21/hr; $20/wk; $79/mo | Middle and High School Science & Labs | Science | Semester class | |||
| Songwriting & Digital Music Studio Production - Fall '23 | Tue | Jared Meeker | 09/05 - 01/16 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 10 & up | O | Come listen to some song genres and learn about them while at the same time working on writing your own songs, in groups, and individually, with the help and guidance of Jared, a professional musician. Prerequisite: Students should be familiar with an instrument at least at an introductory level. There will also be ear training to help with harmonies and songwriting. Finally, students will learn about music production and how to work with computer software to produce their own songs or at least understand how it’s done. Students will need to download the software on a laptop to bring to class. Learn various ways to produce music, using music software to record, edit, perform, and mix your own music and ideas. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 11:30am-12:30pm | 09/05/23 | 01/16/24 | 16 | 60 | 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $25/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Ukulele, Guitar, Digital Music Recording, Songwriting, Music Theory, Jazz Improvisation, Basics of Drumming, Math & Music | Music | ||||
| High School Algebra 2 (year-long course) - ability-based - meets 2x per week - Fall '23 | Tue | Michael Marchesan | 09/08 - 01/19 | 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | 14 & up | O | Class meets twice a week on Wed.&Fri. (other slot is Wed.@1-2:20pm) This one-year course is a review and extension of the concepts taught in Algebra 1. You will gain a deeper insight into Mathematics and get to practice using your new skills with lots of examples and questions. In Algebra 2 you play with letters, numbers, and symbols and get to solve equations to find answers. Once you learn some of the “tricks”, it can be a fun challenge to figure out how to use your skills in solving each “puzzle”. With your new skills you will be able to put together equations so you can find good quality solutions to many tricky real-world situations. You will learn about Polynomials, Inequalities, many types of Functions, and how to solve them. You will develop advanced algebra skills such as graphing, analyzing and interpreting functions such as polynomial, rational and exponential. Algebra I skills are used throughout this course. Textbook info will be emailed to enrolled stud | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $399 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 1:00pm-2:00pm | 09/08/23 | 01/19/24 | 15 | 60 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $27/hr; $27/wk; $106/mo | Engineering, DIY Projects, Accelerated Math&Engineering, Cooking, Photography, Video Production | Math | Semester class | |||
| High School English Literature & Composition-Intermediate-Advanced -level 2 - (year-long) Fall '23 | Tue | Lizzie Scott | 09/05 - 01/16 | 01:00 PM - 03:50 PM | 14 & up | O | In this Zoom-friendly, A-G-aligned class, students will build on what was learned in Level 1 of this course (or their current abilities if they’ve already taken writing courses that have covered concepts like the five-paragraph essay and literary analysis) and expand their ability to write papers and analyze literature. The books covered in this course change from one year to the next and students are given specific feedback to expand their writing abilities so that this course can be repeated to build skills and prepare for English 101. Learning to analyze and discuss literature is an important skill for high school students, whether they are fans of reading or reluctant readers. This class is designed to help students deepen their abilities in this area, and have a good time doing it! It is for students who want to connect with what they read, further develop their writing skills, and learn more about literature at the same time. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $799 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 170 minutes per class | 1:00pm-3:50pm | 09/05/23 | 01/16/24 | 16 | 170 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $18/hr; $50/wk; $200/mo | Co-founder & Teacher for High School Literature & Composition (2 levels), Well-being 101 (different age levels), Psychology courses, and English 101, 103, Public Speaking, Cinema, and Health companion college courses | English Language Arts | Semester class | |||
| Middle School Science - Chemistry, Physics, Space Science-year-long course- Fall '23 | Tue | Brooklyne Coulter | 09/05 - 01/16 | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | 11 - 14 | O | Middle school science is broken up into two full-year courses that discuss all disciplines of science. Students could take both courses in one year, but typically one will be taken in 6th/7th grade and the other in 7th/8th grade. This course will be offered via ZOOM. Weekly activities are hands-on and can be completed from home, with printing and supplies requested. FALL- This semester we will start with Chemistry and look at the building blocks for basically everything in the universe, aka atoms. The behavior of atoms, particularly their electrons, is the reason for compounds and their physical/chemical properties and why chemical reactions occur. From there we will start exploring Physics with a focus on forces and motion. SPRING- This semester we will continue with Physics... | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $325 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 2:00pm-3:00pm | 09/05/23 | 01/16/24 | 16 | 60 | 11,12,13,14 | $20/hr; $20/wk; $81/mo | Middle and High School Science & Labs | Science | Semester class | |||
| Middle School Science - Biological sciences -year-long course- Fall '23 | Tue | Brooklyne Coulter | 09/05 - 01/16 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM | 11 - 14 | O | Middle school science is broken up into two full-year courses that discuss all disciplines of science. Students could take both courses in one year, but typically one will be taken in 6th/7th grade and the other in 7th/8th grade. This course will be offered via ZOOM. Weekly activities are hands-on and can be completed from home, with printing and supplies requested. FALL- This semester we will start with Chemistry and look at the building blocks for basically everything in the universe, aka atoms. The behavior of atoms, particularly their electrons, is the reason for compounds and their physical/chemical properties and why chemical reactions occur. From there we will start exploring Physics with a focus on forces and motion. SPRING- This semester we will continue with Physics... | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $325 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 3:00pm-4:00pm | 09/05/23 | 01/16/24 | 16 | 60 | 11,12,13,14 | $20/hr; $20/wk; $81/mo | Middle and High School Science & Labs | Science | Semester class | |||
| High School Japanese 1 - year-long course - Fall '23 | Tue | Nozomi Hirota | 09/05 - 01/16 | 04:00 PM - 05:20 PM | 14 & up | O | Come learn about the Japanese language & culture from a Japanese native. The class will consist of a lot of conversations and learning new words as well as how they’re written. There will be games and activities to cement the language. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 4:00pm-5:20pm | 09/05/23 | 01/16/24 | 16 | 80 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Foreign Language | Semester class | ||||
| Literature Analysis & Discussions for Teens - Fall '23 | Tue | Lizzie Scott | 09/05 - 01/22 | 04:00 PM - 05:20 PM | 13 & up | O | There’s nothing like a good book to get us thinking about life and our place in it! In fact, research shows that reading literary fiction can build empathy and expand the ways in which we are able to understand others, which is vital for anyone, but particularly valuable for high school students. Discussing what we read can make a significant difference in how we understand and enjoy literature. For this reason, book clubs are a cultural mainstay, and this course is designed with that in mind. Here, students can read, discuss, deepen their knowledge of literary devices, and expand their understanding of others, and have fun in the process. This course is designed for high school students who are not in the “A-G track” at a charter school but would like an engaging, educational, and enjoyable way to explore language arts. This course will offer instruction, games, and activities that explore literature concepts such as characterization, foreshadowing, story arc, suspense-building etc. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 4:00pm-5:20pm | 09/05/23 | 01/22/24 | 16 | 80 | 13,14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Co-founder & Teacher for High School Literature & Composition (2 levels), Well-being 101 (different age levels), Psychology courses, and English 101, 103, Public Speaking, Cinema, and Health companion college courses | English Language Arts | ||||
| High School Japanese 3 (year-long course) for students who have completed level 1 & 2- Fall '23 | Tue | Nozomi Hirota | 09/05 - 01/16 | 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM | 14 & up | O | Come learn about the Japanese language & culture from a Japanese native. The class will consist of a lot of conversations and learning new words as well as how they’re written. There will be games and activities to cement the language. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 5:30pm-6:30pm | 09/05/23 | 01/16/24 | 16 | 60 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $25/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Foreign Language | Semester class | ||||
| Herbalism for Kids: An Introduction to the Healing Power of Plants - 4 week course - Fall '23 | Wed | Elizabeth Wescott | 10/04 - 10/25 | 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM | 09 & up | O | Humans have used plants as medicine since time immemorial. In this 4-week introductory course, we will explore the basics of herbalism, while also diving deeper into plant identification and the medicinal properties and traditional uses of various plants. Students will also gain hands-on experience learning to make their own simple herbal preparations at home. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $125 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 4 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 1:00pm-2:20pm | 10/04/23 | 10/25/23 | 4 | 80 | 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $23/hr; $31/wk; $125/mo | Science | Short-term class | ||||
| High School Spanish 1 - year-long course - Fall '23 | Wed | Adela Ruiz | 09/06 - 01/17 | 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM | 14 & up | O | This year-long A-G-aligned course will teach all the basics of High School Spanish 1 while employing projects, games, and other engaging activities to bring the language to life. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $325 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 1:00pm-2:20pm | 09/06/23 | 01/17/24 | 16 | 80 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $15/hr; $20/wk; $81/mo | French & Spanish Literature with History, Geography & Culture | Foreign Language | ||||
| Well-being 101: Stress Management, Relationship Skills & Happiness for Teens - Fall '23 | Wed | Lizzie Scott | 09/06 - 01/17 | 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM | 13 & up | O | This course is designed to help students to learn and practice the basics for healthy coping and communication. This means not only traditional goal-setting and self-care, but skills and habits that have been found by research to promote increased levels of happiness and life satisfaction for the decades to come, while learning how to be better writers. Taught by an experienced teacher who has a master’s degree in Counseling, a doctorate in Psychology, and has written a book on the subject that has been translated into multiple languages, this course can help students to build knowledge and habits to increase their happiness and productivity. It will focus on: Research-Based Happiness Skills Coping Skills Coaching Essay-Writing Skills Creative Writing Skills Emotional Self-Care Time Management Goal-Setting Growth Mindset Relationship and Communication Skills Group Discussions Coping Through Art and Music Therapy Techniques Building Habits o | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 2:30pm-3:30pm | 09/06/23 | 01/17/24 | 16 | 60 | 13,14,15,16,17,18 | $25/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Co-founder & Teacher for High School Literature & Composition (2 levels), Well-being 101 (different age levels), Psychology courses, and English 101, 103, Public Speaking, Cinema, and Health companion college courses | Life Skills | Semester class | |||
| Cains Jawbone - Literature & Critical thinking skills through a murder mystery - Fall '23 | Wed | Elena McCauley | 09/06 - 01/17 | 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM | 12 & up | O | Do you fancy yourself a detective? Are you good at researching? Are you a logical thinker? Can you tell the difference between a clue and a red herring? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then please help us solve the mystery that is Cain's Jawbone! A murder mystery novel written in 1934 by the legendary crossword innovator, Edward Powys Mathers. Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations… but only one is correct. This endeavour...uhhh, class, will require all the help we can get as we attempt to sort out the story’s seemingly endless tangle of obscure literary and historical references, each of which could either be an important clue or a red herring. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 3:30pm-4:50pm | 09/06/23 | 01/17/24 | 16 | 80 | 12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Herbal Dyes & Art | English Language Arts | ||||
| Intro to Python with Harvard's CS50P (part 1 - class meets 2x per week -Mon.&Wed.@4pm) - Fall '23 | Wed | Jason Sheinkopf | 09/11 - 01/22 | 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | 14 & up | O | Have you ever wanted to learn computer programming? Coding increases focus and teaches students to break problems into smaller parts. In this course, students will learn to code in the Python language by following Harvard’s popular CS50P curriculum, which has been adapted for middle and high school students. Python is an increasingly popular language, which sets learners on a path towards careers in data science, machine learning, and software engineering. Take the first step towards your future by learning Python! No prior coding experience required. Watch Jason explain more about it: https://youtu.be/w6JhqCUq3j4 | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $799 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 4:00pm-5:00pm | 09/11/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 60 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $53/hr; $53/wk; $213/mo | Technology & Programming | Technology and Programming | ||||
| Storytelling, Creative Writing & Illustration - Fall '23 | Wed | Lena Harbali | 09/06 - 01/17 | 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | 10 & up | O | How is a story constructed, how do we write that all down and then how do we draw all the pictures to go with the story? Come learn from professional artist, Lena, and create your own. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $425 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 4:00pm-5:00pm | 09/06/23 | 01/17/24 | 16 | 60 | 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $27/hr; $27/wk; $106/mo | Art, Fashion Design, Sewing, and Entrepreneurship | Art | ||||
| High School Geometry (year-long course) - Fall '23 | Thu | Michael Marchesan | 09/07 - 01/18 | 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM | 14 & up | O | In this yearlong class we will focus on understanding plane and space relationships. One thing that many students find they like is that geometry is less abstract and more visual than algebra – easier to 'see' what is going on in the problems. For some of this class we will focus on what people usually picture when they think of geometry: topics like area, perimeter and volume, measuring angles, and using triangles to find the heights of tree and buildings. You know, stuff you can use in the real world out there. About 2/3 of the class covers problems that are not designed to necessarily be directly usable in the real world, but are instead exercises so students can explore and practice the process of solving problems in general. We will spend a significant amount of time on proofs and logic, which helps students consider how we know the things we know, and how to build on knowledge we’ve learned before ..... | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 1:00pm-2:20pm | Trailer Big Room | 09/07/23 | 01/18/24 | 16 | 80 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Engineering, DIY Projects, Accelerated Math&Engineering, Cooking, Photography, Video Production | Math | Semester class | ||
| High School Literature & Composition - Beginner-Intermediate -Level 1 - year-long class - Fall '23 | Thu | Lizzie Scott | 09/07 - 01/18 | 01:00 PM - 03:50 PM | 14 & up | O | In this Zoom-friendly, A-G-aligned class, students will expand their ability to write papers and analyze literature. The books covered in this course change from one year to the next and students are given specific feedback to expand their writing abilities so that this course can help build skills and prepare students for higher levels of writing. Learning to analyze and discuss literature is an important skill for high school students, whether they are fans of reading or reluctant readers. This class is designed to help students deepen their abilities in this area, and have a good time doing it! It is for students who want to connect with what they read, develop their writing skills, and learn more about literature at the same time. This course introduces students to great works of literature, allows them to deepen their understanding of the work and themselves through discussions, projects, and essay planning, and helps them to prepare for college-level writing and essays. I | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $799 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 170 minutes per class | 1:00pm-3:50pm | 09/07/23 | 01/18/24 | 16 | 170 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $18/hr; $50/wk; $200/mo | Co-founder & Teacher for High School Literature & Composition (2 levels), Well-being 101 (different age levels), Psychology courses, and English 101, 103, Public Speaking, Cinema, and Health companion college courses | English Language Arts | Semester class | |||
| Middle School History - year-long course - Fall '23 | Thu | Asia Zanders | 09/07 - 01/18 | 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM | 11 - 14 | O | Are you curious about human history? Inventions? What about how the geographic locations that have helped encapsulate cultures and ideas? Social Studies provides a foundation for fundamental concepts in understanding events, behaviors, political structures, human migration, and so much more. In this course, we will explore the concepts from history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology with the interest of the enrolled students used as a guide along our journey through history. We will explore questions such as What is history? Why is it important? What can we do with it? What is your history? What significant events led to where you are today? What can you learn from the past? | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 1:00pm-2:20pm | 09/07/23 | 01/18/24 | 16 | 80 | 11,12,13,14 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Middle & High School US History, World History & Civics & Adulting 101 | Social Studies | Semester class | |||
| Writers' Workshop: Essays, Creative Writing & Grammar Skills for teens - new material - Fall '23 | Thu | Lizzie Scott | 09/07 - 01/18 | 04:00 PM - 05:20 PM | 13 & up | O | Writing skills are vital for students of any age, and are widely necessary not only for writing courses, but for other high school and college courses that require essay questions to be answered. Strong writing, storytelling, and interpersonal communication skills are needed for many tasks in adulthood, and can help students of all ages. This class focuses on communication in writing and healthy communication skills in relationships by focusing on essays, creative writing, and critiquing communication from clips of movies, tv shows, and short stories. This course is designed for high school students who would like to hone their essay-writing skills, creative writing skills, and interpersonal communication skills whether they have some experience with writing or are new to it. Read more here: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/communication-essays-creative-writing-and-interpersonal-communication-skills-%ef%bb%bf/ | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 4:00pm-5:20pm | 09/07/23 | 01/18/24 | 16 | 80 | 13,14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Co-founder & Teacher for High School Literature & Composition (2 levels), Well-being 101 (different age levels), Psychology courses, and English 101, 103, Public Speaking, Cinema, and Health companion college courses | English Language Arts | Semester class | |||
| Intro to Game Design with Scratch - Fall '23 | Thu | Jason Sheinkopf | 09/07 - 01/18 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM | 12 & up | O | Do you enjoy playing video games? Have you always wanted to make your own? This course will set you on a path to success by giving you the skills needed to create games in MIT’s Scratch! You’ll learn to build games with your own custom art and sound effects and share them online. Get started towards a career in game design and computer programming with Scratch! No prior coding experience required. Watch Jason explain more about it: https://youtu.be/5GWceHtr8FI | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $475 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 45 minutes per class | 5:00pm-5:45pm | 09/07/23 | 01/18/24 | 16 | 45 | 12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $40/hr; $30/wk; $119/mo | Technology & Programming | Technology and Programming | ||||
| High School Japanese 2-for students who learned hiragana&katakana previously-year-long course-Fall23 | Thu | Nozomi Hirota | 09/11 - 01/22 | 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM | 14 & up | O | Come learn about the Japanese language & culture from a Japanese native. The class will consist of a lot of conversations and learning new words as well as how they’re written. There will be games and activities to cement the language. High school class is a year-long course for full credit, although it is billed per semester for 2 semesters. Level 2 for Japanese is meant to be for students who have mastered Hiragana/Katakana. | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $375 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 15 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 5:30pm-6:30pm | 09/11/23 | 01/22/24 | 15 | 60 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $25/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | Foreign Language | Semester class | ||||
| High School Algebra 1 (year-long course) - Fall '23 | Fri | Michael Marchesan | 09/08 - 01/19 | 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM | 14 & up | O | This is a year-long class. We will start with a review of all operations with integers. We will then move into combining like terms, and writing & solving 1-step, 2-step and multi-step equations and inequalities, and absolute value inequalities. We will spend some time with the rules of exponents, including negative exponents. We will perform all operations with polynomials. We will be spending some time with linear equations and systems of equations and their graphs before moving onto all operations with rational expressions and equations, radical expressions and equations, and quadratic equations & functions. Of course, we would never leave out uniform motion problems cause if two trains leave the station travelling at different speeds, you need to know how long it will take them to be at the same place! We will use the following textbook, which can be purchased used: McGraw Hill Algebra 1 Common Core California edition | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 80 minutes per class | 1:00pm-2:20pm | 09/08/23 | 01/19/24 | 16 | 80 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $19/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Engineering, DIY Projects, Accelerated Math&Engineering, Cooking, Photography, Video Production | Math | Semester class | |||
| Digital Art using Procreate | Fri | Zach Robinson | 09/08 - 01/19 | 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM | 10 & up | O | Learn the basics of using Procreate for drawing, editing, and much more in this digital art class. Students will learn how to use Procreate’s interface, tools, and special features. Get ready to explore digital art and be creative in a whole new way! Before taking this class, students should: 1.Have access to an iPad/tablet capable of running Procreate that can be used during class 2.Have purchased/installed the Procreate app 3.Ideally have a stylus (Apple pencil, regular rubber-tip stylus, etc.), but this is not necessary | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $395 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 1:30pm-2:30pm | 09/08/23 | 01/19/24 | 16 | 60 | 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | $25/hr; $25/wk; $99/mo | Art | |||||
| High School Algebra 2 (year-long course) - ability-based - meets 2x per week - Fall '23 | Fri | Michael Marchesan | 09/08 - 01/19 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM | 14 & up | O | Class meets twice a week on Wed.&Fri. (other slot is Wed.@1-2:20pm) This one-year course is a review and extension of the concepts taught in Algebra 1. You will gain a deeper insight into Mathematics and get to practice using your new skills with lots of examples and questions. In Algebra 2 you play with letters, numbers, and symbols and get to solve equations to find answers. Once you learn some of the “tricks”, it can be a fun challenge to figure out how to use your skills in solving each “puzzle”. With your new skills you will be able to put together equations so you can find good quality solutions to many tricky real-world situations. You will learn about Polynomials, Inequalities, many types of Functions, and how to solve them. You will develop advanced algebra skills such as graphing, analyzing and interpreting functions such as polynomial, rational and exponential. Algebra I skills are used throughout this course. Textbook info will be emailed to enrolled stud | Visit our staff page for instructor bios: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/our-team/ | Open | $400 (Includes all registration fees and materials) | 16 weeks | 60 minutes per class | 3:00pm-4:00pm | 09/08/23 | 01/19/24 | 16 | 60 | 14,15,16,17,18 | $25/hr; $25/wk; $100/mo | Engineering, DIY Projects, Accelerated Math&Engineering, Cooking, Photography, Video Production | Math | Semester class |