Summer courses 2025
Our summer 2025 courses are: Adapted Classics (The Iliad and The Odyssey) and Cursive Handwriting + Drawing (American History focus). The summer term begins June 16, 2025 and ends August 15, 2025. Registration for all courses ends June 15, 2025. Courses have a minimum enrollment of five students. Refunds will be issued if a course is cancelled due to low enrollment.
Fall 2025 courses (coming soon): Kindergarten Enrichment (storytime and more), Cursive Handwriting + Drawing (American History Focus), Note-taking for Tweens and Teens, Adapted Classics (open enrollment): The Iliad, The Odyssey, Anne of Green Gables, Don Quixote, Frankenstein, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Treasure Island, Little Women, A Christmas Carol, Julius Caesar, and more!
CURSIVE HANDWRITING + DRAWING AMERICAN HISTORY
Course description: Many students today lack the ability to take notes quickly or even sign their name because they have never studied cursive or were only offered a short tutorial on this type of writing during their grammar school years. Our reliance on computer technology for writing purposes has further eroded writing skills in both print and script. Yet neat penmanship is essential for good note-taking and communicating our thoughts clearly to others in written form. Writing neatly by hand, furthermore, involves the creation of beauty and develops a student's patience and discipline in doing so. In this online course, we develop and improve our cursive handwriting through writing exercises as well as reading and writing drawing them. Why drawing? Drawing develops some of the same muscle groups used for handwriting. It's also lots of fun! Recommended for ages 11-18. An ADULT SECTION is also available (cost = $125).
Cost: $150 (18 classes total)
June 16-August 13
Days:
Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. Pacific Time (adults) Step 1: Fill out enrollment form. Step 2: PURCHASE HERE
Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Pacific Time (children) Step 1: Fill out enrollment form. Step 2: PURCHASE HERE
Format: Zoom (live) or asynchronous (self-paced) options available
Break (no classes held): July 3, 2025
Supplies needed:
Mechanical pencil, ballpoint pen
An eraser (Draw and Write recommends a vinyl eraser, but any will do)
Colored pencils (Draw and Write recommends Prismacolor Scholar pencils, but any will do)
Primary paper (any kind will do)
Unlined paper for drawing (any is fine, including standard printer or copy paper)
Draw and Write Through History: Napoleon to Lady Liberty: The World of the 1800's
A mirror camera is helpful for showing student work-in-progress, but is not required.
* Please purchase new editions of the books as used copies may contain writing from the previous owner.
ADAPTED CLASSICS: The Iliad, The Odyssey, and Greek History
Course description: The purpose of this course is to spark pre-teen/early teenage students' interest in reading classic books and to teach them to engage in Socratic discussion about themes, characters, plot, etc. Parts of the books will be read aloud; others will be left for the students to read on their own. We will also focus on history related to the stories. Our summer 2025 readings are selections from Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey. Although all editions are adapted to younger readers, some books contain references to violence, death, and so on. Please preview the books to make sure the themes are appropriate for your child. As different books will be read in future terms, students may repeat the course many times. Recommended for students ages 10-13. This course is graded based on attendance, preparation, and participation.
Cost: $150 (18 classes total)
June 16-August 13
Days: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Pacific Time
Step 1: Fill out enrollment form. Step 2: PURCHASE HERE
Format: Zoom (live) or asynchronous (self-paced) options available.
Break (no classes held): July 3, 2025
Book list for summer 2025 (All books are free in pdf format; print copies may be purchased).
Ancient Greece and Rome (Download free student reader)
The Iliad and the Odyssey (Download free student reader)
The Iliad and the Odyssey (Download free activity book)
Supplies needed:
Mechanical pencil
Notebook paper
Eraser
Select pages to print at home (from student workbook)