If You Don’t Have Access to a Commonwealth School, this is the Next Best Thing

This is from Leadership Education Academy, an online school that is TJED-based. I highly recommend it if you don’t have access to a commonwealth school in your area for your youth:

 

Leadership Education Academy
Live, online classes for 9-15 year olds
Fall 2011
 
At LEA we know that education is about more than just information. We offer classes designed to mentor children through the challenges of adolescence with confidence. Our experienced mentors know how to inspire your child to study and our online, interactive classrooms are small enough to provide opportunities for students to discuss their opinions and learn how to think. They will be developing a sense of the world they live in and their place in it while beginning to acquire the skills and abilities needed to impact it. 
Take one or two classes to supplement your education or complete our 5 semester program  and have your child prepared for the high school of their choice.
 
Classes begin September 6th
 

The following classes are affectionately called “Scholar Projects.” They integrate reading, writing, public speaking and reasoning along with history, social studies or science.

Shakespeare Conquest 1 – an immersion approach to learning and studying Shakespeare 12-14

Key of Liberty 1– The study of the events leading up to the U.S. Constitution 12-14

Math & Science: Pyramid Project 1– the study of truth, logic, Newtonian math and the characteristics of a scientist 13-15

Sword of Freedom the study of the U.S. Civil War 13-15.

Scholar Skills and Leadership 1– Also known as, Thomas Jefferson Youth Certification, this class is the study of statesmen and leadership through biography, original documents, classics, supreme court cases, worldviews and natural law. 13-15

“I’ve been involved in local and (especially) national politics for thirty years.  In that time, one of the most depressing trends is the decreasing knowledge base of our young people.  They do not have in their heads the cautionary tales of the past, the decline of Greece and Rome and the British Empire.  They do not know their own history, the exceptional case that the United States is in world events.  This makes dealing with our current serious difficulties almost impossible.  Young people have very little context to use in making policy decisions and deciding between candidates with competing visions of the way forward.

I believe LEA is a powerful force in the opposite direction.  The students I’ve worked with are hungry, and engaged, and motivated by a sense that there is something important for them to do with their lives.  Parents that are nervous about the future – and what parent isn’t? – should be thrilled to have the chance to use LEA as a part of mentoring their children.” mentor, Chris Jones

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Erudite Essay This class focuses on the skill of essay writing. Learn to put your thoughts together in a transformational way. 11-15 year olds

Latin for Beginners– Now is the time for your youth to open the door to the world by learning a language that will help them understand many languages spoken today and help them better understand English.

Teen 100 – Reading a good book is like eating gourmet chocolate but discussing that good book with fellow scholars is like eating at a gourmet banquet. Discussing a classic makes the book come alive and helps us learn the powerful lessons contained with in it and that’s just what you’ll do in this class. 12-15 year olds

Art Foundations 2– Welcome to the world of imagination and creative thinking! We will be searching for style, creativity and the artistic world around us while learning, designing and making. 12-15 year olds

ALEKS Math 3rd grade math through Pre-Calculus to help students with math application in preparation for higher learning 3-12 grade

 My children like that the classes are live and that they are able to interact with the other students and the teacher during class.  The classes are fun, engaging, and full of new discoveries.  These classes encouraged my children to push themselves in ways I may not be able to and opened new doors for them to explore.” mother, Melissa O.

Beautiful Girlhood – Nourishing with guidance and encouragement, girls will be given some helpful ideas to help them tread the sometimes thorny path between youth and woman. girls, 9-11 years old

Art Foundations 1– Come dive into the realms of Drawing, Painting, Artists and more as we search for our creative side! We will explore what ART is and how it has and will blessed our lives and those around us. 9-11 year olds

Health and Exercise– What does health and exercise have to do with you? Let us learn together of the benefits that making healthy goals and choices can create in our lives and how exercise can make you not only stronger, but smarter too! 9-13 year olds

Treasure Chest of Literature– build a super-highway in your brain as you talk, recite and write about great children’s literature 9-12 year olds

Times Tables in 5 This class uses games, discussion and activities to inspire students to memorize their multiplication facts. 9 years old and up

Science Explorers– Learn to compute like a mathematician and think like a scientist while learning and observing your world. 9-12 year olds

 

“I signed my oldest son (12 years old) for the Teen 100 class.  He had never taken an LEA class before and did not want to take the class.  The first book they were asked to read was “The Tempest”.  He was very mad at me for signing him up.  Half-way through the book, he came to me and told me that reading Shakespeare caused him physical pain it was so hard.  He continued to read it and participate in the weekly class discussions.  By the end of the book, he had fallen in love with Shakespeare.  Not only has he read a number of Shakespeare plays since, he asked to participate in a family Shakespeare class in May, participated in a two week Shakespeare class this summer, and will sign up for a local Shakespeare Conquest class this school year.  I don’t think I could have ever gotten him to make his way through his first Shakespeare play by myself.  With the dynamic personality of Tatiana Milne and the interaction with his peers, he not only loves Shakespeare, but thoroughly enjoyed reading many other challenging pieces of work throughout this class.

Because of this first LEA experience, he has asked to take classes through LEA every session since, has his brother hooked, and has his home school advisor so excited about the program she is now recommending it to other students she advises.” mother, Melissa O.

Below you will find our adult classes:

The 5 Pillar Tutorial 1 Begin or continue your liberal arts education being mentored through classics, discussion and writing to develop your ability to communicate what you think. semester 1 of 4

The 5 Pillar Tutorial 2– Learn to live an inspiring life while acquiring a liberal arts education. semester 2 of 4

Freedom Project– Have you ever been at a loss for the right words to describe the greatness of America to your friends and neighbors? Join us for the “Freedom Project” online and you will finally own all the right words because you will begin to think like the founders of America.

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