College Application Essays--Individualized or Small Group Support

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Here, Lemons-Aid Learning has a mission to equip learners so that they can accomplish their goals and realize their dreams. While our classes on our own platform are faith-based (https://lemons-aid.com), here on Outschool, we follow the platform's class standards and teach from a neutral position. On both platforms, students can be who they are and express their own beliefs so long as they are relevant to the discussion and respectful. We welcome all learners and families. 

Since Feb 2021, Lemons-Aid Learning has been 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 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 💛 you!

🚨 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦-𝗔𝗜𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗬 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!**

𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀-𝗔𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻.
❤️ 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. 
🤩 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. 
💭 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. 
🌟 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! 

🍋〰️〰️MEET OUR TEACHERS〰️〰️🍋

𝙆𝘼𝙍𝙀𝙉 𝙇𝙀𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙎: English Language Arts
#𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 #𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 #𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 #𝘍𝘶𝘯
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.  
🎥Karen's Intro Video: 
https://youtu.be/i9RMqW2Zap8

𝑱𝑬𝑵𝑵 𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑳𝑬: English Language Arts
#𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 #𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 #𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 #𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 #𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺
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 bachelor’s 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.
🎥 Jenn's Intro Video: 
https://youtu.be/5hU0U-MKi3I

𝙆𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙉 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀𝙈𝘼𝙉: Elementary
#𝘍𝘶𝘯 #𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 #𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨
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.
🎥 Kristen's Intro Video: 
https://youtu.be/LA29o8v3OE4

𝙈𝙍𝙎. 𝘼𝙇𝙄: Elementary
#𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 #𝘍𝘶𝘯 #𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 #𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥 #𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨
Ali has a Bachelor’s 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 educator’s 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 doesn’t know how big he is). In her free time she loves reading, writing, crafts, hiking, working out, and spending time with my family.
🎥 Ali's Intro Video: https://youtu.be/7pNfyxoZlPk

𝙆𝙄𝙈𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙇𝙔 𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙄𝙎𝙄: English
#𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 #𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥 #𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 #𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 #𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 #𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦
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!
🎥 Kim's Intro Video: 
https://youtu.be/YqNsGJzGqqY

𝘽𝙇𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝘿𝘼𝙃𝙇𝙈𝙀𝙔𝙀𝙍: Music
#𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 #𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 #𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 #𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 #𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭
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.
 🎥 Blake's Intro Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/E1oe7jFrBAA?feature=share

𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗗𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗧: Spanish
#𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 #𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 #𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 #𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 #𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴
Becky graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish Education and a minor in Anthropology from Purdue University. She holds a teaching certificate in the state of Alaska. She is currently seeking her Masters of Arts in Global Studies at Liberty University’s Rawlings School of Divinity. She has been in the classroom teaching high school Spanish for over twenty five years. She has also orchestrated international travel trips and a travel exchange with a school in Spain. Becky’s favorite thing about teaching is her students. She loves seeing the looks of excitement on her student’s faces when they start to communicate in another language. Her classes are fun and filled with a variety of activities and brain-friendly content. Her goals for her students are for them to be able to engage and communicate within the Hispanic world and to become curious life-long learners. She loves traveling, hiking, and fishing with family. She enjoys making her own yogurt, kombucha, and sourdough bread. 

𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛: History
#patient #encouraging #relational #passionate #alwayslearning
Mr. Smyth graduated from Patrick Henry College with a Bachelor of Arts in Government. He earned a High School Social Studies teaching certification from Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) in 2015. He also studied hermeneutics (the study of biblical interpretation) at Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention. Mr. Smyth has firsthand experience with and knowledge of the American electoral system and legislative system. In college, he supported the U.S. executive branch by providing helpful information and analysis to national security professionals. Since then, he has worked as a writer, researcher, and analyst. He is a lifelong student of history, government, and theology. Mr. Smyth’s classroom emphasizes connection, confidence, and critical thinking. He aims to help students enjoy the learning experience while they engage the material and exercise their minds. He sees himself as a coach and a cheerleader for each of his students.
When he’s not teaching or working, Mr. Smyth enjoys spending time with his family, going on walks (and generally spending time outside), watching/reading/listening to good stories, hands-on projects (like auto repair), and volunteering at church. He spends lots of time learning about history (American, British, church, and military are his favorites), machines (cars and airplanes, especially), and technology. He is also writing a historical novel in his spare time.
🎥 Brian's Intro Video: https://youtu.be/PNy40JIDTx8 

𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: Science
#𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 #𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 #𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 #𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 #𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥
Danielle earned her Bachelor’s of Science in General Biology in 2010, then she went on to earn her Master’s of Science in Curriculum and Instruction in 2020. She is currently certified in science and biology. Danielle has worked in a traditional brick and mortar school for 7 years and taught online for 1 year. Most of her experience is in middle school, 6th-8th general science and high school biology. She has also taught conservation biology programs at two different zoos as a coordinator and education assistant. Her classroom is engaging and fun. Students feel welcomed to ask questions no matter how silly they may seem. Students are also asked questions quite often to encourage participation. Every lesson starts with an overarching question that students will answer and instruction is hands-on and phenomena based. When she’s not teaching or working, she is often brainstorming on future lessons/courses. She enjoys reading fantasy fiction, playing videos games with her husband, walking their dog, and attending church.
🎥 Danielle's Intro Video: https://youtu.be/wNf-2o_jftM


𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗢: Math
#𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 #𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 #𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 #𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 #𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥
Mrs. Mancuso earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from University of Northwestern – St. Paul. She has over 20 years of experience as a private math tutor and has taught in a private high school setting and as an adjunct at a university. Mrs. Mancuso has taught math levels ranging from upper elementary to college level. 
Mrs. Mancuso engages her students in her lessons by asking lots of questions. These questions help students discover new concepts, remember old skills and build a strong foundation in math. Her classroom is interactive and exciting for students. When Mrs. Mancuso isn’t teaching or working, she enjoys spending quality time with her husband and sons. She loves to spend time outside hiking, being on the water or just hanging out in the fresh air.
🎥 Kendra's Intro Video: https://youtu.be/_jQIjX0sHO0

𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗔 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗬: English
#fun #kind #passionate #joyful #faithful
Makenna graduated with a Bachelors degree in psychology from Catawba College. Upon graduation, she realized she wanted to become a teacher, so she began teaching at her local middle school. While teaching, she completed her residency licensure and obtained a NC teaching license in Middle Grades Language Arts. She has experience working with all different ages. She volunteered in an elementary classroom while she was in college, where she spent time reading and working with kids. She has five years of experience teaching English. She taught 7th grade English Language Arts for four years and 9th/10th grade English for one year. Mrs. Spry is passionate about creating a fun and engaging learning environment for students. She wants to create a space where students feel welcomed, valued, and heard. She encourages her students to work hard and be the best they can be! Students in her class can expect to learn, laugh, and grow! Whenever she is not teaching, Mrs. Spry loves spending time with her family and her two dogs. They enjoy watching movies, playing games, and going on walks together. She also loves to read and listen to music! One thing you should know about Mrs. Spry is that she loves to connect and build relationships with people. She cares about the whole student, not just academics, and wants to support and encourage her students in all aspects of life!
🎥 Makenna's Intro Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/J19TzUnMx-U