The Red Class: A Dark History Summer Camp for Younger Students
This is not your normal history class. This class has murder, experiments, and morbid history topics.
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8 live meetings
6 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 5 - 7
Does your child LOVE my RED classes? Do they wish that they could only attend the red but they aren’t quite old enough for my “Dark History” classes? This class is an in between class. This isn’t “Scary” like boo ghosts scary but horrifying in how humans treat other humans throughout history. This is real history and it tells the stories of greed, mad science, and more. Please read the parental warning section prior to enrolling. June 26-30 Burke and Hare Murders: The crazy tale of 2 men who committed murder to make money. July 3-7 Slenderman Attacks July 10-14 Vlad the Impaler: Some say he is a hero, others that he was a villain, everyone agrees that his methods were brutal. July 17-21 Poveglia Island: The final stop for many victims of the plague. July 24-28 Haunted Houses: Creepy, Old, Murdery July 31-August 4 Experiments in Mental Hospitals: Sometimes curing diseases meant infecting people with them first. August 7-11 Victorian Death Rituals: How people handle death differs based on where and when you are. August 14-18 Edgar Allen Poe: Well known author with a dark and disturbing past. October Burke and Hare Murders: The crazy tale of 2 men who committed murder to make money. July 3-7 Slenderman Attacks July 10-14 Vlad the Impaler: Some say he is a hero, others that he was a villain, everyone agrees that his methods were brutal. July 17-21 Poveglia Island: The final stop for many victims of the plague. July 24-28 Haunted Houses: Creepy, Old, Murdery July 31-August 4 Experiments in Mental Hospitals: Sometimes curing diseases meant infecting people with them first. August 7-11 Victorian Death Rituals: How people handle death differs based on where and when you are. August 14-18 Edgar Allen Poe: Well known author with a dark and disturbing past. “A generation that ignores history has no past- and no future” Robert A Heinlein
Learning Goals
Students will learn about stories in history that are usually not discussed.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Some topics may be sensitive, for instance since these stories are about historical mysteries most of the people featured have died, sometimes violently, mysteriously, or with lots of gore. This class is gross.
This class is a good fit for thrill seekers or kids who want history classes that tell a story and have an adventure feel to them.
I will discuss murder as needed or deaths if they are pertinent to the lesson or an integral part of the topic. For instance, you can't discuss the deaths of the Romanov family without discussing their execution. It is hard to teach a class about war without talk of fighting, violence, and death.
I also know that this is not a class for every student, I have a lot of fun and whimsical classes, and I suspect there are many of those classes to find. This class is specifically designed with thrill seeking history fans in mind. This class is for them! We will not be discussing things of an “intimate” nature in this class, if it’s part of the history it will be glossed over.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
I use many sources for this class and research. In the past year alone I have done over 800 hours of history based research and actually discovered that 2 historical ideas were actually not true based on primary source documentation. In addition, I have been doing research and writing for over 25 years including interviewing Pulitzer and Nobel prize winners, and writing detailed articles about their work. I spend between 6-10 hours a week on every history class I run. I watch news programs, documentaries, read diary entries, read historical accounts, look at academic writings. While this class uses a lot of video documentation I also narrow that down to try to take complex issues and make them digestible and understandable in a short amount of time.
American Historical Association: The Professional Association for All Historians
Center for History and New Media: Guide to History Departments Around the World
Electronic Texts Collection
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
H-Net - The History Network
Hanover Historical Texts Project
Library of Congress
New York Public Library
Women and Gender Resources on the WWW
Ancient and Medieval History
Online Medieval sources Bibliography
ABZU: Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East
Aquinas' Summa Theologica
Byzantine & Medieval Studies Sites
Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts Web
The Labyrinth: A growing site for general medieval studies
Lingua Latina
Middle English Collection: University of Virginia Library electronic text center
The Perseus Digital Library
The French of England
The French of Italy
The French of Outremer
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from University of Phoenix
Master's Degree in Education from Moreland University
I have a very diverse background but have always been interested in and moved by the plights of marginalized groups and have worked and volunteered extensively within those communities for the past 30+ years. My degrees are in Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, Philosophy, and Women's studies and all of those things do show up in this class. I have been involved with journalism since I was in the 7th grade and have written for 7 newspapers.
Some expertise areas that are utilized in this class are:
25 years of research skills.
Sociology and psychology degrees to understand individual behavior, development, and cultural phenomena.
SART responder (Sexual Assault Response Training-I did hospital visits to ensure that criminal evidence was properly documented in rape cases). I also photographed victims of domestic violence and documented injuries for court cases. Additionally, I manned the phone banks for emergency calls and did outreach work and trainings on college campuses.
I have taught classes on consent and safety.
I have my Common Sense Media teacher certification for teaching students Internet Safety.
I have raised 19 foster children and have extensive training. Many of my children are from traditionally marginalized groups.
I ran a group home.
I ran a sexual assault shelter.
I have written about diversity for over 25 years.
I have run, organized, and fundraised for diversity issues for over 22 years.
I am currently on the board of a local hospital to ensure equal access to medical treatment for minority groups and that research studies actively work to include under represented minorities.
I am a member of the Black Collegiates and have received rewards for my work. Yes, I am white I am a firm believer that black lives matter and both spoke and protested last year.
I am currently enrolled to get my master's degree in Education.
I have training in issues of indigenous peoples and have also worked to help create a history book detailing the discrimination and outright destruction of indigenous culture.Reviews
Live Group Class
$18
weekly or $140 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
50 min
Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
3-13 learners per class
