What's included
1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Students work on developing and writing their college essay between classes.Class Experience
US Grade 11 - 12
This class session can be taken after students have completed the 4-module college essay course. We have a live and a FLEX version. If you would rather, students can replace that class with four of these 1-1's. Send a message to Mrs. Lemons to customize a schedule for you alone or with a friend! The biggest struggle students have with the college essay is getting started! The best way to do that is to take either the live version or asynchronous version of this class (both are linked below). Those two classes build a foundation and we will make great progress once that is done. The next problem students have is developing their idea and fleshing it out in the form of a personal narrative. To do this, the best way to support them is to have 1-1 time with Mrs. Lemons. She will talk through options, ask lots of questions, and push students to generate ideas. This class is what we need to do here! After that, students need help with revisions and edits. We can do this over email for as long as they need (included free with the cost of this class), or we can meet live again. Once that's done, it's time to fine-tune, and add some of the wow-factors to the essay. For example, students may need help with descriptive writing, figurative language, blending narrative elements, and crafting sentences that stand out from among almost all other high school writers. Live course: https://outschool.com/classes/college-application-essays-a-workshop-to-get-it-done-swgVVYSv?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link FLEX course: https://outschool.com/classes/college-application-essays-get-it-done-KvXF2Zsa?usid=0BAnv5zn&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
5 teachers have teaching certificates
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
New York Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Washington Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Washington Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
Washington Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Missouri Teaching Certificate
Tennessee Teaching Certificate in Science
2 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Master's Degree in Education from Western Governors University
10 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree from Purdue University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Philadelphia College of Bible
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Millersville University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Bachelor's Degree in English from Florida State University
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Missouri State University
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Western Connecticut State University
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from Patrick Henry College
Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from Middle Tennessee State University
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from University of Northwestern - St. Paul
Since Feb 2021, Lemons-Aid Learning has been ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ. We are grateful for the relationship we have with our learners and parents, which is how we retain that distinction. Students and parents return to Lemons-Aid for high-quality classes, exceptional teachers, an engaging curriculum, and fun atmospheres. We are honored by the trust parents have in Lemons-Aid, and we intend to continue with these powerful partnerships. Thank you to our parents and students. We ๐ you!
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ. Here, Lemons-Aid Learning has a mission to equip learners so that they can accomplish their goals and realize their dreams.
๐จ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ฆ-๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ We are generous because we know how difficult the homeschooling schedule is! We want to offer you the chance to get early-bird discounts along with the flexibility to make a change. We will refund your money for any reason up until 14 days before class begins. To withdraw your learner and get a refund, reach out to Karen Lemons.
**Please Note: If you need credentials (teacher degree or license) for your ESA or charter, we can provide you with them. Just ask!**
๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐-๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป.
โค๏ธ They love their students and value each of their unique strengths and personalities that make our classes special. Our classes can be described as fun, personal, academic, challenging, and supportive.
๐คฉ We work to keep learners engaged, so there is always a degree of student accountability for their attention and focus, whether that be through asking them direct questions or by using the chatbox.
๐ญ We know all kids can learn, but sometimes things are hard! To support students, we teach them how to develop effective thinking and learning habits that will bring them success in class and in life.
๐ Building relationships with students so they know we care about them helps us balance the high expectations we have for them regarding their effort, work quality, and behavior. Our students are encouraged, cared for, and they achieve!
๐ใฐ๏ธใฐ๏ธMEET OUR TEACHERSใฐ๏ธใฐ๏ธ๐
๐๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐: English Language Arts
#๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ-๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐บ #๐๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ #๐๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ #๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ #๐๐ถ๐ฏ
Karen is the Founder of Lemons-Aid. She has a bachelor's degree in English, a minor in Education, and a master's degree in Education Administration from Liberty University. With a teaching certificate and a principal's license in both Washington and Colorado, she has many years of experience teaching English Language Arts and History / Social Studies at the middle school and high school levels. Additionally, she is TESOL and TEFL certified and enjoys teaching English Language Learners from all over the world. She has worked in private and public schools at every level and is currently an affiliate faculty member at Colorado Christian University, supervising teacher candidates in their undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs. She is a teacher of teachers. A retired homeschool mom herself, she admits that teaching other people's kids is easier than teaching her own! She has three grown boys, and since they grew up, she went out and got a puppy. A boy puppy. She lives in the Richmond, Virginia area, but her heart is still in Colorado with the Broncos, Avs, and the Rockies.
๐ฅKaren's Intro Video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RpKplHP0Etp2vHuLqpPRnTFZ0zptttUh/view?usp=sharing
๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ต๐ต ๐น๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ฌ: English Language Arts
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As a certified English teacher, Jenn has taught in some capacity over the course of the past twenty-five years. She has taught middle school and high school English classes in both private and public school settings, tutored international ESL students online, developed and taught literature and public speaking classes for a local homeschool co-op, and homeschooled her own two children. Jenn has a bachelorโs degree in English Education. A strong believer in lifelong learning, Jenn has also taken several graduate-level courses related to teaching. Jenn enjoys spending time with her husband, Mark, and their two teenagers. She enjoys taking day trips close to where they live in upstate New York. In her spare time, Jenn enjoys singing and performing in plays. Additionally, she enjoys curling up on the sofa to read a good book. More than likely, one of her four cats will be curled up at her feet.
๐ฅ Jenn's Intro Video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UQV07XL7goFExbsegCZfvA2t6VCFBfkI/view?usp=sharing
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐: Elementary
#๐๐ถ๐ฏ #๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ #๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ
Kristen has a Bachelor's Degree in Education with a minor in child psychology from Liberty University. For nearly a decade, she has worked in elementary school classrooms, as a private tutor, and as an online ELL teacher. While passionate about education in general, her favorite subjects to both study and teach are reading, grammar, and writing. She and her husband are actively involved in a church where she works as a Sunday School teacher and Children's Ministry teacher to ages 4-6. No matter where she is teaching, Kristen tries to find ways to connect with her students and to create an exciting classroom that builds a passion for education. It is her desire to not only teach a subject but also to foster a love of learning which inspires students to want to learn more even once the class is completed. Kristen lives in Virginia with her husband, daughter, and their new baby boy! In her spare time, Kristen loves to create teaching content such as interactive lesson plans, worksheets, and more! She also enjoys doing family outings and crafting.
๐ฅ Kristen's Intro Video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fxxtRNOF8C8GYAofkkS9k5aaFDokOIpQ/view?usp=sharing
๐๐๐. ๐ผ๐๐: Elementary
#๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ #๐๐ถ๐ฏ #๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต #๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ #๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ
Ali has a Bachelorโs Degree in Early Childhood Education and has worked with children over the last 11 years. She taught for 6 years in public school, 2 years in Kindergarten and 4 years in First Grade. She has worked as a reading tutor and ESL teacher online for the last 4 years; she has also tutored children in-person in reading, writing, and STEM. Ali believes that every child is a natural learner; she believes that an educatorโs goal is to engage each child in the way that they learn best! She is passionate about creating a safe and FUN environment that teaches the whole child. Each time she enters a classroom, whether it is in-person or online, you can find her singing, playing games, and making learning fun. Ali lives in Missouri, near St. Louis with her husband and fur-child (an 80 lb. German Shepherd who doesnโt know how big he is). In her free time she loves reading, writing, crafts, hiking, working out, and spending time with my family.
๐ฅ Ali's Intro Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19n8kcOmVirYJSg2zwt-t1moHU0BB4yqD/view?usp=sharing
๐๐๐๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐: English
#๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค #๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ #๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ #๐๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ค #๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค #๐๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ
Kim loves life, loves people, and loves learning! She views each student as a team member with his or her own unique talents, skills and life experience to bring to the group. She loves helping students expand their knowledge and sharpen their skills to reach their greatest potential. Kim has a Bachelor's degree from Cairn University in secondary Education with certification in English (NY and PA) and endorsement in music. Her classroom experience has focused on English, PE and Bible education, but she has tutored in a variety of areas including ESL, special ed, math, history, science and music (piano and voice). She lives in northeast PA with her wonderful family. She has homeschooled all of her seven children. The youngest five are still in school and ensure that every day is an adventure. Kim also coaches intramural and competitive sports throughout the year. She loves music, sports, reading and taking long walks up her dirt road admiring wildflowers, listening to birds and reflecting on what she is learning in life!
๐ฅ Kim's Intro Video:
https://youtu.be/YqNsGJzGqqY
๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Music
#๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค #๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด #๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ญ #๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค #๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ
Blake holds a Bachelor's of Music in Jazz Studies from Western Connecticut State University. He's been producing, performing, and teaching music to people of all ages for over 10 years. In addition to teaching, he regularly performs, writes, records, produces, and mixes various music projects of my own and for other artists and clients. He's deeply passionate about music and creating and loves to share the joy and knowledge of how to express oneself musically with his students. His classroom is lively, lighthearted, and upbeat. You can expect lots of encouragement while he gives feedback and pointers to improve. He aims to cultivate your creativity, stretch your musicality, and hone in on what sparks your musical curiosity. He loves to laugh with his wife and to be with his family and the friends that may as well be family. He loves to create, whether in the form of music, or writing, or drawing, or painting. He enjoys that process.
๐ฅ Blake's Intro Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/E1oe7jFrBAA?feature=share
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Live One-Time Class
$39
per classMeets once
25 min
Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 16-18
1-2 learners per class