Each series of classes offers students the opportunity to make friends while learning.
In this 30-week course, early elementary students will learn the basics of Earth and Environmental sciences through the building of models. Making a timeline that puts Earth’s age into perspective, modeling the formation of igneous rocks, and creating a water cycle in a bowl in order to observe evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are a few of the creative activities included in the course.
This course will be using the Real Science Odyssey Earth and Environment 1 curriculum. Your textbook/workbook will be provided.
*No Classes Oct 10, Nov 28-Jan 2, Jan 30, Mar 20.
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Email a screenshot or Transaction ID for your service request for Camp HSR to homeschoolrocksfm@gmail.com to receive a code to bypass payment during registration.
In this 30-week course, students will learn the basics of Earth and Environmental sciences through the building of models. Making a timeline that puts Earth’s age into perspective, modeling the formation of igneous rocks, and creating a water cycle in a bowl in order to observe evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are a few of the creative activities included in the course. Through incremental lessons and engaging experiments, students learn key concepts in earth and environmental science and explore how living things, including humans, interact with and change the earth around them.
This course will be using the Real Science Odyssey Earth and Environment 1 curriculum. Your textbook/workbook will be provided.
*No Classes Oct 10, Nov 28-Jan 2, Jan 30, Mar 20.
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Email a screenshot or Transaction ID for your service request for Camp HSR to homeschoolrocksfm@gmail.com to receive a code to bypass payment during registration.
In this 30-week course, students will build an understanding of more complex topics of Earth and Environmental sciences. Topics include the geosphere, earth-shaping forces, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, and the environment, and are explored through reading assignments, discussion, independent research, and creative, hands-on labs. Science vocabulary, math—an important tool for all scientists—and unit assessments are also woven throughout the course. Reading and mini research projects will be assigned weekly.
This course will be using the Real Science Odyssey Earth and Environment 2 curriculum. Your workbook will be provided.
*No Classes Oct 10, Nov 28-Jan 2, Jan 30, Mar 20.
**Textbook must be purchased separately. You can opt to purchase your copy with your class registration for $90, or you can buy it on your own separately. View textbook
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In this 30-week course, students will learn about events that occurred from the pre-historic Paleolithic period to approximately 700 CE. Students will receive weekly readings to be completed at home, then we will meet each Friday to create and do together to reinforce the the things we read about.
This course will be using the History Quest Early Times Curriculum. Your workbook will be provided.
*No Classes Oct 10, Nov 28-Jan 2, Jan 30, Mar 20.
**Your textbook must be purchased separately. Reading will be assigned as homework. This curriculum is designed for the student to be read to. The textbook is available as a print, e-book, or audio book. View textbook or audiobook
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In this 30-week course, students will be introduced to the history of cultures around the world based on their geographic features. Assigned reading will include inspiring stories, memoirs and tales of adventure centered around geography like mountains, rivers, and more. Students will have the opportunity to compare and contrast how civilizations and communites have developed in similar regions around the globe.
Our reading list will be shared in our Google Classroom and will include easily attainable and inexpensive books.
*No Classes Oct 10, Nov 28-Jan 2, Jan 30, Mar 20.
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Email a screenshot or Transaction ID for your service request for Camp HSR to homeschoolrocksfm@gmail.com to receive a code to bypass payment during registration.
Big History is a unique course that looks at the history of the entire Universe, stretching 13.8 billion years into the past and all the way into the future. Your student will travel to the earliest stars, discover new chemical elements, investigate the Earth’s fiery origins, explore how life on Earth evolved, and journey through human history to see what the future may hold. Weekly homework assignments will include a variety of reading and writing assignments. This class requires strong writing skills.
This course will be using the Big History curriculum.
*No Classes Oct 10, Nov 28-Jan 2, Jan 30, Mar 20.
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Email a screenshot or Transaction ID for your service request for Camp HSR to homeschoolrocksfm@gmail.com to receive a code to bypass payment during registration.
In this 30-week course, books will be read in class to students followed by a discussion. Projects will accompany some readings, and students will learn important comprehension skills like comparing and contrasting, identifying main ideas, and more. This class is good for non-readers and readers who need extra support.
*No Classes Oct 10, Nov 28-Jan 2, Jan 30, Mar 20.
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Email a screenshot or Transaction ID for your service request for Camp HSR to homeschoolrocksfm@gmail.com to receive a code to bypass payment during registration.
In this 30-week course, students will complete some assigned reading at home, and will listen to some books in class. Book discussions will take place in class. Students are welcome to use audiobooks, or be read to at home. It is preferred that even if your student is listening to the audiobook that they also have a paper copy for reference in class.
Students may also choose a-la-carte enrollment and choose which novel studies they would like to join. This class is good for emerging readers.
Novel Study 1 (6 weeks): Zoey and Sassafras: Dragons and Marshmallows AND Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye $120. Begins August 29.
Novel Study 2 (6 weeks): Script Reading, no book purchase necessary $120. Begins October 17.
Novel Study 3 (3 weeks): Love that Dog by Sharon Creech (poetry) $60. Begins January 9.
Novel Study 4 (6 weeks): Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson $120. Begins February 6.
Novel Study 5 (9 weeks): The Wild Robot by Peter Brown $180. Begins March 27.
*No Classes Oct 10, Nov 28-Jan 2, Jan 30, Mar 20.
**Students must purchase their own novels for the class.
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This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Email a screenshot or Transaction ID for your service request for Camp HSR to homeschoolrocksfm@gmail.com to receive a code to bypass payment during registration.
In this 30-week course, students will complete assigned reading at home. Book discussions will take place in class. Students are welcome to use audiobooks, or be read to at home. It is preferred that even if your student is listening to the audiobook that they also have a paper copy for reference in class.
Students may also choose a-la-carte enrollment and choose which novel studies they would like to join.
Novel Study 1 (6 weeks): Finally Seen by Kelly Yang $120. Begins August 29.
Novel Study 2 (6 weeks): Manatee Summer by Evan Griffith $120. Begins October 17.
Novel Study 3 (3 weeks): The Complete Persepolis: Volumes 1 and 2 Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi $60. Begins January 9.
Novel Study 4 (6 weeks): Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse $120. Begins February 6.
Novel Study 5 (9 weeks): Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt AND Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson $180. Begins March 27.
*No Classes Oct 10, Nov 28-Jan 2, Jan 30, Mar 20.
**Students must purchase their own novels for the class.
The links provided here are affiliate links that benefit Camp HSR!
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Email a screenshot or Transaction ID for your service request for Camp HSR to homeschoolrocksfm@gmail.com to receive a code to bypass payment during registration.
In this 30-week course, students will complete assigned reading at home. Book discussions will take place in class. Students are welcome to use audiobooks, or be read to at home. It is preferred that even if your student is listening to the audiobook that they also have a paper copy for reference in class.
For Shakespeare, students should purchase the paper book for use in class. Homework assignments will include listening to a dramatic reading on Spotify.
Students may also choose a-la-carte enrollment and choose which novel studies they would like to join.
Novel Study 1 (6 weeks): Lord of the Flies by William Golding $120. Begins August 29.
Novel Study 2 (6 weeks): To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee $120. Begins October 17.
Poetry Study (3 weeks): No required text $60. Begins January 9.
Novel Study 3 (12 weeks): Othello by William Shakespeare AND Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare $240. Begins February 6.
Novel Study 4 (3 weeks): The Complete Persepolis: Volumes 1 and 2 Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi $60. Begins May 8.
*No Classes Oct 10, Nov 28-Jan 2, Jan 30, Mar 20.
**Students must purchase their own novels for the class.
The links provided here are affiliate links that benefit Camp HSR!
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Email a screenshot or Transaction ID for your service request for Camp HSR to homeschoolrocksfm@gmail.com to receive a code to bypass payment during registration.
These are 6-week, small-group courses in which we will read and examine one novel. Reading and guided notes will be assigned to be completed at home, while in class, a discussion-based* forum is designed to engage students without overwhelming them. This allows even young readers to comprehend literature beyond plot, setting, and character development, focusing instead on literary devices such as symbolism, themes, and more.
Novel Study 1: Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman. Begins August 27.
Novel Study 2: From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg. Begins October 15.
Novel Study 3: Elephant Secret by Eric Walters. Begins February 4.
Novel Study 4: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Begins March 25.
**Students must purchase their own novels for the class.
The links provided here are affiliate links that benefit Camp HSR!
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Make a service request for Allison Lund to reserve funds.
These are 6-week, small-group courses in which we will read and examine one novel. Reading and guided notes will be assigned to be completed at home, while in class, a discussion-based* forum is designed to engage students without overwhelming them. This allows even young readers to comprehend literature beyond plot, setting, and character development, focusing instead on literary devices such as symbolism, themes, and more.
Novel Study 1: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Begins August 27.
Novel Study 2: The Borrowers by Mary Norton. Begins October 15.
Novel Study 3: Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk. Begins February 4.
Novel Study 4: The Giver by Lois Lowry. Begins March 25.
**Students must purchase their own novels for the class.
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This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Make a service request for Allison Lund to reserve funds.
This paragraph-writing course will teach students the basics of composition. We’ll delve into paragraph structure, planning, grammar, and punctuation, as well as introducing self editing and peer editing. This curriculum is tailored to the specific students enrolled and is designed to build up to a beginner 5-paragraph essay. This class will be Google Drive/Classroom based and basic typing skills are necessary for the virtual platform. No handwriting will be expected. Students should understand basic sentence structure.
There are several free apps and online platforms for teaching typing, which I recommend for all students.
*Semester 1: August 26- November 17. No Class October 6.
Semester 2: February 2 - April 27. No class March 16.
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Make a service request for Allison Lund to reserve funds.
Semester 1: From storytelling to essays, this class will provide tips, tricks, and techniques to get your creative juices flowing. We'll explore how to find inspiration, use expressive vocabulary, explore different points of view, and communicate emotions and sensory experiences. Character and setting development will be practiced, as well as writing dialogue. This is a 12-week introductory class, accessible for writers who already have some experience composing 5-paragraph essays.
Semester 2: My 5-paragraph essay courses provide small-group or private instruction in development, composition, and editing through various genres of writing. This is an all-levels course, upper elementary through early high school, tailored for the specific students enrolled at that time. Students with varying skills and ages can participate seamlessly with targeted editing and grammar skills allowing for leveled advancement. This class will be Google Drive/Classroom based and basic typing skills are necessary for the virtual platform. No handwriting will be expected. Students should understand basic paragraph structure, grammar, and punctuation.
There are several free apps and online platforms for teaching typing, which I recommend for all students.
*Semester 1 Creative Writing: August 26- November 17. No Class October 6.
Semester 2 5-Paragraph Essays: February 2 - April 27. No class March 16.
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Make a service request for Allison Lund to reserve funds.
Semester 1: From storytelling to essays, this class will provide tips, tricks, and techniques to get your creative juices flowing. We'll explore how to find inspiration, use expressive vocabulary, explore different points of view, and communicate emotions and sensory experiences. Character and setting development will be practiced, as well as writing dialogue. This is a 12-week class, designed for writers who already have experience composing 5-paragraph essays.
Semester 2: This 12-week advanced course is for students who are comfortable writing organized 5-paragraph essays in various genres and self editing. I'll be introducing techniques for writing essays for testing, as well as entrance or application exams. We'll explore various applications, such as literary/poetry analysis, timed writing, and personal narrative writing. Students will have an opportunity to practice organizational techniques on a time limit and focus on the objective of their assignment.
There are several free apps and online platforms for teaching typing, which I recommend for all students.
*Semester 1 Advanced Creative Writing: August 26- November 17. No Class October 6.
Semester 2 Intro to Essay Tests and Entrance Essays: February 2 - April 27. No class March 16.
This class is eligible for Step Up for Students Direct Pay. Make a service request for Allison Lund to reserve funds.
Join us for this 12-week course where students will be taken through the process of building their world and characters before beginning gameplay. They'll gain an understanding of dungeonmastery, worldbuilding, and developing lore during the first 6 weeks. The last 6 weeks will be spent learning the basic game mechanics and playing in the world they've built. The core rules for Dungeons & Dragons will be used. No prior experience required. This class is for students 11 and older.
* No Class October 6.
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