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Short Stories for Teens: Thinking and Exploring Literature

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Ages 14-18
Live Group Class
In this class, we explore the themes and philosophical ideas behind each story, sharpening critical thinking and reasoning skills along the way. And the best part? The stories are short, making it perfect for busy teens.
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Live video meetings
1x per week
1-8 learners per class
50 min

Whatโ€™s included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
***๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ***
The teacher will provide a pdf of the short story upon enrollment. 

๐—ชฬฒ๐—ตฬฒ๐˜†ฬฒ ๐—งฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ๐—ปฬฒ๐˜€ฬฒ ๐—ฆฬฒ๐—ตฬฒ๐—ผฬฒ๐˜‚ฬฒ๐—นฬฒ๐—ฑฬฒ ๐—ฅฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐—ฑฬฒ ๐—ฆฬฒ๐—ตฬฒ๐—ผฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ ๐—ฆฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ๐—ผฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—ถฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ๐˜€ฬฒ:
โ€ข They are bite-sized, ensuring everyone wraps up the story. In a world racing against time, short stories snugly fit into busy schedules.
โ€ข Completing a short story sparks that satisfying sense of accomplishment, a confidence booster in every tale.
โ€ข Short stories offer a chance to take a short trip to a new genre and authors without a major time commitment. A quick literary getaway to discover new joys.
โ€ข Short stories are a great way to develop a daily reading habit. 

From thought-provoking plots to unforgettable characters, these stories pack a punchโ€”and leave plenty of room for discussion, creativity, and growth. I look forward to meeting your learner in the classroom.

Stories to be read:
Wednesdays @3pm EST

The story cycle repeats so learners can join at any time.

September 4, 2024: ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ by Roald Dahl
September 11, 2024: ๐˜ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ by Tillie Olsen
September 18, 2024: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ by Richard Wright
September 25, 2024: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ญ by Jonathon Swift
October 9, 2024: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ by J.D. Salinger
October 16, 2024: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ - Edgar Allen Poe
October 23, 2024: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต by Edgar Allen Poe
October 30, 2024: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ by Washington Irving
November 6, 2024: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ by Guy de Maupassant
November 13, 2024: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜–๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜–๐˜ธ๐˜ญ ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ by Ambrose Bierce
November 20, 2024: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ง by O'Henry
December 4, 2024: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ by Eudora Welty
December 11, 2024: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
December 18, 2024: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช by O. Henry 
January 8, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด by John Steinbeck
January 15, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‘๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ - Katherine Anne Porter
January 22, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด - F. Scott Fitzgerald
January 29, 2025: ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜”๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง (Poem) - Walt Whitman
February 5, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ - Dr. Seuss
February 12, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ'๐˜ด ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ธ by W.W. Jacobs
February 19, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ by Shirley Jackson
February 26, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜–๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ต by Stephen Crane
March 5, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ by Edgar Allen Poe
March 12, 2025: ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ by Raymond Carver
March 19, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ by Richard Connell
March 26, 2025: ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ by Jamaica Kincaid
April 2, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜บ by James Thurber
April 9, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ด by James Hurst
April 16, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ - by Kate Chopin
April 23, 2025: ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
April 30, 2025: ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ by Ernest Hemingway
May 7, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ by Kate Chopin
May 28, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด (one act play) by Susan Glaspell
June 4, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ต by Ray Bradbury
June 11, 2025: ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช by Rudyard Kipling
June 18, 2025: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ by Judith Viorst
June 25, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ by Jack London

Summer Break 2025

September 3, 2025: ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ by Roald Dahl
September 10, 2025: ๐˜ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ by Tillie Olsen
September 17, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ by Richard Wright
October 8, 2025: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ญ by Jonathon Swift
October 15, 2025: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ by J.D. Salinger
October 22, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ - Edgar Allen Poe
October 29, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต by Edgar Allen Poe
November 5, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ by Washington Irving
November 12, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ by Guy de Maupassant
November 19, 2025: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜–๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜–๐˜ธ๐˜ญ ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ by Ambrose Bierce
November 26, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ง by O'Henry
December 3, 2025: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ by Eudora Welty
December 10, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
December 17, 2025: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช by O. Henry 
January 7, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด by John Steinbeck
January 14, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‘๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ - Katherine Anne Porter
January 21, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด - F. Scott Fitzgerald
January 28, 2026: ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜”๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง (Poem) - Walt Whitman
February 4, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ - Dr. Seuss
February 11, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ'๐˜ด ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ธ by W.W. Jacobs
February 18, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ by Shirley Jackson
February 25, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜–๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ต by Stephen Crane
March 4, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ by Edgar Allen Poe
March 11, 2026: ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ by Raymond Carver
March 18, 2026: ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ by Jamaica Kincaid
March 26, 2026:๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ by Richard Connell
April 8, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜บ by James Thurber
April 15, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ด by James Hurst
April 22, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ - by Kate Chopin
April 29, 2026: ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
May 6, 2026: ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ by Ernest Hemingway
May 13, 2026:  ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ by Kate Chopin
May 20, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด (one act play) by Susan Glaspell
May 27, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ต by Ray Bradbury
June 3, 2026: ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช by Rudyard Kipling
June 10, 2026: ๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ by Jack London
June 17, 2026: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ by Judith Viorst
Summer Break 2026

๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€:

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜†:
I follow Outschool's policy on refunds for ongoing classes: Parents enrolled in an ongoing class will see a โ€œstop subscriptionโ€ button instead of โ€œwithdrawโ€ on the classroom page after the classโ€™s first meeting. Use this button to prevent any future weekly charges, starting with the following billing period, which rolls over Sunday mornings Pacific time. You can use this to stop future charges at any time.  There will be no refunds issued for a student(s) missing class.  

๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜†: If your learner misses a class meeting, you are not entitled to a refund. If your learner misses 3 consecutive class live meetings without communicating with the teacher, you forfeit the class fee and the teacher may cancel the class or withdraw your learner.โ€ 

๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜†: Please note that per Outschool policy, if there are 0 students after the first 10 minutes of the class, the class will be canceled for that day. The live meetings are scheduled for 50 minutes; however, depending upon the number of students and the amount of participation from the class, some live meetings may be shorter than 50 minutes.  If the teacher needs to cancel class a makeup class will be assigned. If the student is unable to attend the makeup class a refund will be issued after the makeup class.

๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜†:
When you enroll your child in my classes, you are paying for a live, interactive group learning experience. To maintain the integrity of this format, I do not release recordings of my live classes.
The decision not to share recordings is to protect the safety and privacy of all learners. Many families prefer that recordings of their children not be shared or distributed to others, and I fully respect and prioritize that preference. Additionally, this policy helps safeguard my intellectual property, as the lessons I teach are original content I have personally developed. Unfortunately, the misuse or unauthorized distribution of educational resources is a growing concern, and this policy helps mitigate such risks.
Thank you for your understanding and support in creating a safe and respectful learning environment.

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Joined November, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelorโ€™s Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from The School of Visual Arts
๐™‚๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ค๐™ข, where curiosity takes the reins! I'm Kathy, your guide on this exciting  journey of exploration.

In our classroom, we embrace The Socratic Method, believing that questions fuel our learning. Together, we'll form our circle of inquiry โ€“ a safe space where we're free to delve into our thoughts, respect diverse perspectives, and discover more about ourselves along the way. My classes focus around the philosophical questions that we experience in our daily lives, books, and movies.

A bit about me: I have a BFA from The School of Visual Arts. As an ACE Teacher on Outschool, I've embraced Professional Development Training, honing Outschool's three core principles: Agency, Community, & Expertise.

I bring to our classes a variety of experiences, having donned various hats โ€“ from a 15-year stint as an Advertising Executive in corporate America to roles as a Homeschool Teacher and ESL Teacher. I'm a book enthusiast, everything from classics to contemporary themes, even enjoying a bit of mind candy. My passion extends to old movies, where I enjoy introducing timeless classics from the Golden Age of Hollywood to students. Having guided my own children through high school and on to college, I collaborate with local homeschoolers, teaching philosophy, literature, movie studies, and facilitating open discussions on diverse topics like Philosophy, Banned Books, Novel Studies, Hollywood movies, and Women's Studies.

Beyond the classroom, you will find me singing loudly and unapologetically in the car and enjoying moments with family. I look forward to seeing you in my classroom!

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€:
๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—™๐—จ๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฌ: I have a limited refund policy, which means refunds are available up to 7 days before class starts (or within 24 hours of enrollment). As your enrollment reserves the spot for your child (and prevents another child from taking that spot), I do not issue refunds for late withdrawals or missed classes.

๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜†:
When you enroll your child in my classes, you are paying for a live, interactive group learning experience. To maintain the integrity of this format, I do not release recordings of my live classes.
The decision not to share recordings is to protect the safety and privacy of all learners. Many families prefer that recordings of their children not be made available to others, and I fully respect and prioritize that preference. Additionally, this policy helps safeguard my intellectual property, as the lessons I teach are original content I have personally developed. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for educational materials to be misused or copied without permission.
Thank you for your understanding and support in creating a safe and respectful learning environment.

Reviews

5 total ratings, 5 with reviews

My daughter absolutely loved this class.  She left each session enthused... 
Kristinon Mar 20
My daughter absolutely loves the class, very engaging, I think Kathy is... 
Elizabeth K.on Mar 7
Excellent class. Engages all students. All ideas and interpretations of... 
Barbara C.on Nov 16, 2022
The class is excellent but Stephen needs to take the next two Wed off to... 
Barbara C.on Oct 6, 2021
Kathy is engaging and enthusiastic. She works to draw out the thoughts... 
Kaetherine G.on Oct 6, 2021
Kathy Wilder suggests this class next...
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