Luckymama Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I'm especially interested in English lit/writing and foreign languages. If dd stays home for high school I don't want to teach those classes! (Math, science, and history don't scare me lol) Any suggestions? I assume PA Homeschoolers is secular?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Lukeion has had some workshops on religious topics; I think they had an Easter workshop last year. But I've not noticed anything other than classical focused Latin in the Latin course. Lukeion also has some literature courses and grammar courses. Oklahoma State University German Online (and I assume Spanish Online) is secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3andme Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 For English/Lit, there is Debra Bell's AIM Academy or Blue Tent Online. Debra Bell also offers French and Spanish. Lone Pine Classical offers Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 We used Laurel Tree Tutorials for writing in 10th grade. I highly recommend Rebekah Randolph. You may read my review here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Happy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 http://www.time4writing.com has high school writing courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sue's already mentioned Laurel Tree, I am looking at CTY Online as well: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/457089-online-writing-laurel-tree-tutorials-or-cty-crafting-the-essay/ They have all sorts of classes. I have not used them yet, and you do have to qualify based on standardized test scores for their programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 The CTY classes are just as $$ as I remember, sheesh. Thanks to all for the options! There are a lot of choices for next year too :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommamagistra Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 DD is in her second year of high school Mandarin at CTY Online. I cannot recommend highly enough her teacher and the program, which uses a book specifically designed for CTY. It is a lot of work -- classes meet 2X per week online with additional private lessons 2X per week with the teacher and a TA respectively. The work is not "busy work" but is necessary work for helping the students develop basic fluency in speaking and reading. The text, which follows the adventures of college students in Beijing, is very appealing to the hs age group. There is an additional class that focuses on character writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vida Winter Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Lukeion for Latin. The Potters School French, while it uses a religious text, hasn't been an issue for us (we aren't religious). Dd just does her best on the chapter exercises, and when something comes up, she says she isn't religlious. She hasn't had any problems, but would rather not have the religion there. Writing: BlueTentOnline, LaurelTreeTutorials, Write at Home I'm searching for a secular US History class that isn't AP. It doesn't seem to exist. Sigh. This is one of those classes that will 'get pushed aside' if we do it here at home, so I would love to outsource it. I really, really wish there were more secular online options for classes. History at Our House is secular; we are using it at the elementary and junior high levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommamagistra Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I second Mr. Powell at History at Our House. It is way more than a history class -- you learn how to think and gain confidence in the live classroom discussions. The history through art lectures spread out over the course of the year are icing on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Lukeion for Latin. The Potters School French, while it uses a religious text, hasn't been an issue for us (we aren't religious). Dd just does her best on the chapter exercises, and when something comes up, she says she isn't religlious. She hasn't had any problems, but would rather not have the religion there. Writing: BlueTentOnline, LaurelTreeTutorials, Write at Home I'm searching for a secular US History class that isn't AP. It doesn't seem to exist. Sigh. This is one of those classes that will 'get pushed aside' if we do it here at home, so I would love to outsource it. I really, really wish there were more secular online options for classes. You might want to look at Debra Bell's Aim Academy for history. They have pre-AP level. There are two different choices for textbooks, a prep for CLEP, and a survey course. Details are on the teachers website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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