HEROES OF LIBERTY
Designed for ages 12+
Online Weekly Zoom Meeting
Wed, 10am-11:30am Pacific
Sept 6, 2023-May 8, 2024
OR Self-Directed via Google Classroom
(If you are interested in this option, Contact Us)
$170 1st semester tuition
$230 2nd semester tuition
$30 materials fee per student/ per semester for all students (This fee covers Student Manual pages which will be emailed to the students, auction items, and postage.)
One time $25 registration fee for new students
Join us in dancing our way through the decades from 1910 to the present era as we explore U.S. history and humanities in a fun and engaging manner!
Dabbling in classic literature, primary source documents, the U.S. Constitution, music, art and foods of the eras, students will engage in hands-on, fun and inspiring educational activities.
The object of Heroes of Liberty is to empower students to become heroes of liberty in both their private and public lives. In a "Trivial Pursuit" kind of way, students will have fun completing activities each Era Unit in the areas of:
Literature
History
Science
Sports + Entertainment
Art + Fashion + Food
World Geography
Educational modalities used during class will include: book discussions, document studies, guest speakers, cooking, student presentations, Minecraft, service projects, art and science projects, physical fitness challenges and more!
Students will complete a final project which will culminate in a Nobel Prize in their chosen area of discipline.
Students may also go “over and beyond” by completing additional tasks which could earn them a Grammy Award! (This portion of the class will be based on the lyrics from Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire".)
Books to be read during “Heroes of Liberty”:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
1984 by George Orwell
The Children’s Story by James Clavell
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick
Documents and poetry to be studied:
Treaty of Versailles (abridged)
John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address (1961)
I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.
Ronald Reagan’s speech The Boys of Pointe du Hoc (1984)
Constitutional Amendments 19-27
Poetry by T.S. Eliot, Maya Angelou, and Joy Harjo
SEE SAMPLE STUDENT MANUAL PAGES BELOW






CLASS CALENDAR

CLASS OPTIONS
This course may be taken in a variety of ways:
Online live Zoom class (check this site for current schedule)
COMING SOON: In-person class: You may organize and teach this course yourself to a group of students (teacher's manual is available for purchase by request)
In-person class: If you live in Southern California, live in-person classes may be offered. Contact us if you're interested in organizing an in-person class in your area.
