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Homeschool Hangout - Preteen Ages 8-12

In this club (taught by a former homeschooler and homeschool teacher!) students will get to socialize with fellow homeschoolers and make new friends from across the globe.
Fiona
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(413)
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What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
Students may be given occasional challenges or prompts for the week between meet-ups, but nothing mandatory!

Class Experience

Hey pre-teens! Join me for Homeschool Hangout - Pre-Teen Edition! The school year is crazy, and everyone needs an opportunity to relax and discuss their week with friends. Come and swap your favorite stories, tell us all about your week in school or at summer camp, or your family’s homeschool learning style! We are here to make friends, learn from one another, and laugh. 

In this class we 
+ play games, tell jokes
+ learn to introduce ourselves and pets :) 
+ design trivia games together (and play them as a class)
+ create recommendation lists (games, movies, tv shows, books, etc!)
+ chat about our week
+ make new friends! 

I am a former homeschooler, who now teaches in the homeschool community, and I love to engage with current homeschoolers and help them in any way I can. This class is a wonderful resource that allows homeschooled students to connect all around the world - we have met for over a year and throughout that time genuine friendships have developed, and I value each and every one of my students! I love acting as a mentor to the next homeschooled generation to help them be the best people they can be.

Our session topics will be learner directed, and depend of the varied needs of the group each week. As a group begins to establish (within 2-3 weeks) I will start to allow students to direct the class in terms of what they want more (or less!) of, to best suit their needs! My goal for this on-going class is to provide an opportunity for homeschooled mid-school-aged students to learn from their peers, build friendships across the country, and gain insight as to how other families homeschool. This will empower my learners to get the most out of their education, and make friends along the way! 

We have also been lucky to have many homeschoolers join these classes from all over the world! Friends have joined us from: Canada, Mexico, Portugal, Namibia, Ukraine, England, and all over the United States!

No background knowledge is required to succeed in our ongoing class - just the desire to learn from others and make friends!
Learning Goals
The goal of this group class is to learn from each other and socialize. Each week learners will receive prompts, and be asked “ice breaker” style questions to get the conversation rolling, and from there I will encourage natural conversation amongst our group!
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello Outschool! I’m a homeschool graduate, homeschool teacher, and pianist!  

Proud to be an Outschool ACE educator! 

I teach Political Science, Spanish, Economics, Maths, Latin, and History at homeschool co-ops in the United States and the United Kingdom and I have run a private music studio for over 10 years, where I teach Classical piano and Music Theory.

At university I studied Political Science and Economics - and I hold a Bachelor’s Degree. Immediately after college I began working on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., but found I was being called to be a teacher. Outside of teaching, my work experience includes extensive political work, including state and local campaigns, where I have organized large-scale fundraisers, shaped political messaging and run comprehensive marketing campaigns and demographic research. I continue this work in my spare time, as it is something I truly love. 

☀️ MY HOBBIES ☀️
In my spare time I enjoy hiking, farming, & travelling the world. I also love to learn languages (Spanish, French, Hebrew, Latin, Italian!) and learning about different cultures - I have been to more than 30 different countries, and next stop is…Croatia!

✅ MATH LESSONS ✅
Is your learner falling behind or struggling with math? Have you discovered your child has learning difference? I specialize in teaching mathematics in these instances. Together we will rebuild foundational maths concepts such as number sense and arithmetic concepts, and restore your learner’s confidence! 

🤩 LATIN LESSONS 🤩
I  have been teaching Latin for over 10 years to homeschoolers around the world! Latin enriches lives and makes learning languages more accessible to learners of all ages. For the last year I have been developing my courses by traveling all over the Roman Empire filming original footage. I also participated in a 2 week long archaeological dig at Vindolanda, uncovering the secrets that were left behind by the Ancient Romans and filming more special and amazing footage.
 

🎶 MUSIC LESSONS 🎶 
I take great pride in my piano studio! Over the past decade I have had the privilege of teaching over 100 children. My goal is to ensure that each student is able to grow to love and understand music. Every week, I work hard to tailor each lesson to my student’s unique learning style. I have a degree in piano performance, and believe in a holistic approach to the study of music, and music theory is an important part of that equation! All of my music students study music theory, and they will testify that it makes them better musicians! 

🌈  LEARNING DIFFERENCES 🌈 
Growing up, I was homeschooled student from K-12, with two disabled parents, which led me to be an independent and hard worker. I finished my High School at 16, and graduated college Summa Cum Laude.  I come from a neurodivergent family and have years of experience with students who have learning differences such as: ASD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, visual impairments, and hard of hearing. I know ASL 🤟 and am comfortable incorporating this into my lessons

👩‍🏫 TEACHING STYLE 👩‍🏫 
My goal is to take education out of the traditional “classroom” setting and make life-learning a possibility for every student. I never sought out to be an educator, but my experience in university and the professional world pushed me into the field of education - it’s not a job, it’s a passion - and I never “work” a single day!

I firmly believes that by making topics interesting, relatable, and fun - students can learn anything, at any age. I hope to turn your children into life long learners, who view every encounter as another opportunity to learn and grow as people. 

☀️ MY HOBBIES ☀️
In my spare time I enjoy hiking, farming, & travelling the world. I also love to learn languages (Spanish, French, Hebrew, Latin, Italian!) and learning about different cultures - I have been to more than 30 different countries, and next stop is…TAIWAN!

💫 Policies as of April 2023 💫 
* If Zoom kicks out the teacher, please wait up to 5 minutes. 

* If Zoom kicks out the whole class, please wait up to 5 minutes while trying to re-enter. If you are unable to get back in, please message me. I will work transfer you to another section. 

* Class recordings are upon request, only 

* Requests for transfer will only be accepted with a minimum of 24 hours' notice. If you request a transfer with less than 24 hours' notice, I will send you the class recording. This is necessary because, if you transfer without enough time to fill the spot you are transferring from, you are getting two spots in the class but only paying for one.

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$9

weekly
1x per week
30 min

Completed by 202 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-14 learners per class

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