Classes for Teens
Classes for Teens provides academic, secular classes for homeschooling teens. We offer sessions in the fall and spring via Zoom. .We've had participants from England, Taiwan, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, and Canada, but most participants are from all across the United States (VT, MO, KY, NC, SC, NY, AK, CA, TX, NJ, OR, MD, CO, OH, KS, IL, MI, GA, FL, WA, ...)
Algebra 1 for Teens will be offered during the 2023-2024 academic year. Middle school and high school students who have completed 7th grade mathematics and have good arithmetic skills are ready for this course.
Algebra 2 for Teens will be offered during the 2023-2024 academic year. Students who have successfully completed Algebra 1 are ready for this course.
Precalculus Algebra/College Algebra for Teens will be offered during the Fall 2023 semester. Algebra 2 is the prerequisite for this course.
Calculus for Teens will be offered during the Spring 2024 semester. Students who have completed Precalculus Trigonometry AND Precalculus Algebra are ready for this course.
Recreational Math for Teens & Tweens will be offered during the Spring 2024 semester. This course will develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills through recreational math puzzles. We will also dip into the history of a few mathematicians and the history of math. This is a fun course and can be used as an elective credit on the official homeschool high school transcript. Students enrolling in this course must be 12 before September 1, 2023 and have a solid elementary math background.
Lit for Teens Jr is a junior high level literature course, 7th-9th grades. This class is for eager learners who will be 12 before September 1, 2023. Teens will primarily work from unabridged editions; however, a specific edition may be required for some selection(s).
Lit for Teens is a high school literature course, 9th-12th grades. The class was created for homeschool teens to have opportunities to read and discuss literature with peers. Since more mature topics occasionally surface in these high school literary discussions, this class is for teens who will be 14 before September 1, 2023. There will be a few "required" editions which you may find at your local library or purchase for your own home library.
Essay Writing for Teens is a literature based academic writing course for students who completed Writing for Teens 1 in 2022-2023 or by instructor permission. Students in Writing 2 for Teens must also be enrolled in Lit for Teens during the 2023-2024 academic year.
7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens will be offered during the Fall 2023 semester. We will be working through Sean Covey's book The 7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens in this course. My own kids found this to be one of the more beneficial electives we did during their homeschool journey. This class is for students who will be 14 before September 1, 2023.
Teaching Classes for Teens is a hobby for me. I try to keep the cost for Classes for Teens as low as possible, basically non-profit. However, for each course, there is a course fee which will be used to cover the instructor's expenses for course/teaching materials, instructor copies of books/textbooks, web-presence, Zoom account, memberships to Common Sense Media and other relevant teaching resources, and administration expenses.
All Classes for Teens participants will need a computer with a webcam and a headset/microphone for the Zoom sessions. Direct Ethernet connections greatly improve our video Zooms sessions. So, plug in directly if you can. Classes will meet live virtually via Zoom! Participants must have a 3-ring binder for each course.
Classes for Teens participants are expected to complete all assignments each week. During class we will not tolerate disruptive behavior, inconsiderate behavior, unwillingness or inability to answer/contribute during class, texting during class, multi-tasking, ... Video must be on during class. No green screens are permitted. Participants who are 13 or younger must have an adult present during class to assist with attention issues and with technological issues. We typically have a diverse group of bright, eager, and focused teens. These courses should be fun for the participants and for the instructors. Therefore, we reserve the right to remove students, if needed. Refunds will not be given.