Fall courses 2025
Our Spring 2026 courses are: Cursive Handwriting + Drawing (American History focus), Rhetorical Grammar, and Classical Composition: Fable. The fall term begins January 12, 2026 and ends May 4, 2026. Individual course start and end dates vary (see below). Courses have a minimum enrollment of five students. Refunds will be issued if a course is cancelled due to low enrollment.
We have discounted rates (25-50% off) for families with multiple student households, students who are taking multiple simultaneous courses with FCA, and families who advertise or review our courses on their social media. If you qualify for any of these discounts, please write to admin@foundationsclassical.com before enrolling so that we may offer you a discounted rate.
No classes are held on the following days:
SPRING SEMESTER (January 12, 2026 - May 4, 2026)
January 20 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
March 9-13 (Spring Break)
SUMMER SESSION (Session A: May 18, 2026-June 8, 2026; Session B: June 22-July 13, 2026)
July 3-4 (Independence Day)
FALL SEMESTER
September 7 (Labor Day)
November 11 (Veterans Day)
November 26-28 (Thanksgiving Break)
(Winter break includes Dec. 25 and much of the month of December)
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.
Last day to enroll: August 11, 2025
Cost: $215 (29 classes total = 29 hours)
Dates: August 25-December 8, 2025
Mondays and Wednesdays (2 hours per week) (meeting time to be coordinated with families) (children’s class) Step 1: Fill out enrollment form (CHILDREN’S CLASS). Step 2: PURCHASE HERE
Mondays and Wednesdays (2 hours per week) (meeting time to be coordinated with students) (adult class) Step 1: Fill out enrollment form (ADULT CLASS). Step 2: PURCHASE HERE
Format: Zoom (live)
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.
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION: FABLE
Course description: Note: This class incorporates Christian themes.
Last day to enroll: August 11, 2025
Cost:
Dates: August 25-December 8, 2025
Mondays and Wednesdays (two 30-35 minute meetings per week—meeting time to be coordinated with families) Step 1: Fill out enrollment form. Step 2: PURCHASE HERE
Format: Zoom (live)
Required materials: