Literacy Skills

This course guides students through close reading and analysis of Tess of the d'Urbervilles, emphasizing plot development, characterization, themes, historical…

This live beginner English course introduces everyday topics like greetings, the alphabet, numbers, colors, classroom vocabulary, simple articles, and personal…

This structured reading program delivers multi‑sensory, evidence‑based phonics instruction using the UFLI Foundations approach. Students begin with a CORE Phoni…

A literature and writing course that pairs close reading of Julius Caesar with instruction in rhetoric, grammar, research methods, and narrative writing. Studen…

This course focuses on organizing book annotations using mind-mapping strategies to build character maps. Each session includes a book walk, locating references…

This literature course uses short fiction to explore how war shapes individuals and communities, emphasizing perspective, trauma, isolation, friendship, forgive…

This 11-week summer series spotlights a different bug each session. Classes include a teacher-read book about the featured insect, life-cycle exploration, presc…

This Level 2 beginner ESL course develops foundational English skills across listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Lessons introduce new vocabulary and gra…

This 12-week seminar uses feature films as case studies to explore social justice themes such as education rights, press freedom, gender equality, refugee advoc…

Students learn gardening fundamentals: soil structure, plant anatomy and development, photosynthesis, garden planning, and research on selected plants. Weekly l…

This short preparatory course reviews core kindergarten skills to help learners enter first grade with more confidence. Lessons combine phonics (vowel families,…

This interactive book club uses Elephant and Piggie stories to build early literacy and social skills. Each session includes reading one or two books, a mini-le…

This academically focused enrichment series covers core math and language-arts topics aligned to Common Core standards, using themed, cross-curricular units. In…

This ESL-friendly course blends SPAR debating and literary discussion to deepen understanding of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. Students read assigned c…

This two-session camp introduces well-known and lesser-known dinosaurs, their characteristics, diets, and fossil evidence using videos, discussion, and show-and…

This course guides students through Shakespeare's history plays—especially those covering the Wars of the Roses—using slides, scene analysis, videos, and immers…

This three-week group book study covers The Last Kids on Earth Book 1 in assigned chapter segments. Students read the week's chapters ahead of class, then join…

This workshop breaks down argumentative writing into clear, repeatable steps: understanding prompts, writing a strong thesis, planning and organizing essays, us…

This eight-session course strengthens reading comprehension and critical thinking through guided instruction and discussion. Students practice annotation, infer…

This course examines U.S. and world governments, civics, major historical events, economic fundamentals, personal finance, geography, and demography through dis…

A guided book study of Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on the Prairie that examines daily pioneer life, farming, childhood responsibilities, tool…

This teacher-led semester offers a daily, structured program in third-grade literacy, math, science, and social studies. Lessons include a daily vocabulary rout…

This course guides students through four academic essay types—narrative, explanatory (compare/contrast), persuasive, and research—emphasizing thesis development…

This course teaches young learners to analyze short texts and write thoughtful responses using evidence and reasoning. Weekly lessons focus on opinion writing w…