Inspiring, Christ-centered classes led by exceptional mentors
The goal is help your child learn, grow, and thrive.
Monday
12:00 PM Concrete Math
1: 00 PM Emotional Resilience
1:00 PM Storytelling
2:00 PM American Revolutionary War
Wednesday
12:30-1:30 PM
Drama: Power Up Storytelling
1:30 PM - 2:30 pm
World Language: Spanish
1:30 PM - 2:30 pm
World Literature: Mythology by Edith Hamilton
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Classical Literature: Plato's The Apology and the Crito
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Science: Astronomy
Thursday
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM History of Communism and Socialism by Ruel Haymond
Monday Afternoon, Fall 2025
Monday 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Concrete Math: Touch it. Learn it. Understand it.
With Maraly
$82.5
Can you visualize a million? A billion?
What about a mile? Or a square mile?
What does a + b really look like?
Or c²? And when would you actually use it?
In this class, students don’t just memorize math—they build it, touch it, and understand it from the inside out.
Using time-tested upper elementary and middle school Montessori materials like golden beads, fraction insets, binomial cubes, and geometry tools, we’ll explore math from place value all the way through early algebra. We’ll tackle big ideas like exponents, fractions, ratios, and formulas by making them real and concrete. Students will discover that math isn’t random—it’s a beautifully organized world they can navigate with confidence.
Whether your child is still solidifying multi-digit operations or ready to leap into pre-algebra, this hands-on class offers:
Visual and tactile tools for place value, multiplication, and division
Physical models of fractions, area, volume, and geometry
An intuitive understanding of algebraic expressions, squares, and formulas
Each lesson invites exploration, creativity, and real “aha!” moments. Students will leave with not just better math skills, but a deeper love of how numbers work—and a strong foundation for everything to come.
Monday
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Drama: Storytelling
$220 Fall
Storytelling is one of the most powerful, compelling, and motivating skills a person can develop. Whether as a missionary, a teacher, a salesperson, or an entertainer—storytelling is essential. We are incredibly fortunate to have Karla’s expertise guiding our students as they cultivate this invaluable life skill. Her class strengthens key components of a classical education, including memorization, retelling, persuasion, and the art of being truly compelling.
This 10 week workshop is designed to help young people understand and be able to create and tell compelling stories, to help them develop self-confidence in their abilities in storytelling and to create meaningful relationships with one another in a safe and nurturing environment.
This course will help them:
1. Understand the critical components that make a story compelling.
2. Learn how to structure stories.
3. Learn how to use their voices in expressive and animated ways.
4. Learn how to give feedback that is actually helpful to one another.
5. Learn performance skills in storytelling.
They will create both personal and traditional tales and be able to showcase them for an end-of-the year performance for parents and friends.
Monday
2:00 - 3:00 pm
American Revolution
with Russell
$120 Fall
The content of the American Revolution course will be partially driven by the topics of interest to the students in the class. The teacher will ask students at the beginning of the course what they most want to get out of and/or learn about the American Revolution. Other topics that will be covered include:
(1) Why did the Americans revolt against England? When is revolution justified (what do the scriptures say)?
(2) What would you do to win the war if you were the colonists or England?
(3) Simulation of battlefield tactics used at the time, and
(4) How were the colonists able to win against England?
Each student will be encouraged to select a book covering the period of the American Revolution, write a book report, and give a brief presentation in class.
Wednesday Afternoon, Fall 2025
Wednesday
1:30 - 2:30 pm
(ages 9-18)
Spanish in the Kitchen
With Danitza
$160 Fall
Speak it. Cut it. Smell it. Taste it. Cook it.
This is not your average Spanish class—it's a full immersion, sense-filled, hands-on language and culture experience rooted in application of second language learning. Through weekly cooking projects and immersive activities, students will learn practical, conversational Spanish while gaining a deeper understanding of a modern version a Latin language.
Why Spanish for classical education?
Because up to 80% of Spanish vocabulary comes directly from Latin, making it an incredibly effective and accessible way to internalize Latin roots, grammar, and structure—especially for young learners. Spanish retains much of Latin’s original form while remaining a living, spoken language that students can actually use in real life.
Come curious and ready to be immersed in Spanish, take lots of notes and memorize dialogues at home.
When you sign up for this class, in addition to the in person discussion, you receive 15 minutes per week of individualized tutoring online (you can add more sessions).
Side bonus: learn to how to prepare easy lunches that you can make for your family at home.
Wednesday Afternoon, Fall 2025
Wednesday
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Drama: Power Up Storytelling
With Karla
$220 Fall
Storytelling is one of the most powerful, compelling, and motivating skills a person can develop. Whether as a missionary, a teacher, a salesperson, or an entertainer—storytelling is essential. We are incredibly fortunate to have Karla’s expertise guiding our students as they cultivate this invaluable life skill. Her class strengthens key components of a classical education, including memorization, retelling, persuasion, and the art of being truly compelling.
This 10 week workshop is designed to help young people understand and be able to create and tell compelling stories, to help them develop self-confidence in their abilities in storytelling and to create meaningful relationships with one another in a safe and nurturing environment.
This course will help them:
1. Understand the critical components that make a story compelling.
2. Learn how to structure stories.
3. Learn how to use their voices in expressive and animated ways.
4. Learn how to give feedback that is actually helpful to one another.
5. Learn performance skills in storytelling.
They will create both personal and traditional tales and be able to showcase them for an end-of-the year performance for parents and friends.
Wednesday
1:30 - 2:30 pm
World Literature: Greek Mythology and History with Kennedy
$187 fall
$187 winter
Step into the world of gods, heroes, and epic adventures! In this class, we will journey through Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, a classic living book that brings to life the myths of Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Norse world. Together we will read timeless stories of Prometheus, Perseus, Hercules, the Trojan War, and more.
Each class will be filled with lively discussion as students narrate, reflect on, and debate the meaning of the myths. They will be encouraged to develop and defend their own ideas as we consider the big questions these stories raise—about courage, pride, fate, and friendship—and how mythology has shaped history, art, and literature. In addition to class discussion, students will write weekly essays to deepen their thinking, practice clear expression, and strengthen their ability to communicate in writing. By the end of the course, students will not only know the great tales of gods and heroes but will also have practiced the art of narration, thoughtful discussion, and persuasive writing.
Wednesday
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Classical Literature: Plato’s Dialogues with Kennedy
$187 Fall
$187 Winter
What you get:
(1) selection of great books
(2) personalized one-on-one mentoring feedback. You retell orally or in writing from the reading, and get insights.
(3) socratic method class discussion to enrich and entrhall your soul
(4) oportunity to learn how to facilitate class discussions
(5) peer-reviewed inishgts into your thoughtful personal essay
In this mentoring circle for teens, Kennedy invites students into the world of the great minds—reading and wrestling with the original texts that have shaped civilization. These are not surface-level classes. They’re deep dives into the ideas that built nations, inspired revolutions, and still echo in the world today.
Learning to think like a philosopher requires engaging with some of the best thinkers throughout all time, and where better to start than Plato?
This course is designed to introduce beginning students of philosophy to the practice of engaging with challenging texts and uncovering their deeper themes and philosophical insights.
In the Fall Semester, we will focus on two of Plato’s dialogues: The Apology and The Crito. These texts, which center on the trial and imprisonment of Socrates, offer a powerful entry point into questions about truth, moral integrity, duty to family, obedience to the state, the role of education, and more.
The total reading for the semester will be approximately 50 pages, allowing students to slow down and spend more time grappling with the complexity of both the language and the ideas. Students will be encouraged to read the assigned passages multiple times and come to class prepared to engage in meaningful discussion.
Our slow pace also allows space for exploring the historical and cultural context of ancient Greek society, helping students develop a more accurate lens through which to interpret the texts.
Each week, students will complete narration assignments (retellings of the reading) to build reading comprehension and retention. In class, we will practice the Socratic method — engaging in structured dialogue, responding to challenging questions, and refining our understanding through logic and respectful debate. This includes working through arguments, examining counterarguments, and striving to reach sound conclusions.
Through this process, students will strengthen their logical reasoning, critical thinking, and confidence in articulating ideas — skills essential for thoughtful engagement with modern questions and public discourse.
Thursday Afternoon, Fall 2025 - Winter 2026
2:40 pm-3:40 pm
History of Communism and Socialism With Ruel Haymond
$220 fall
$220 winter
What's included
(1) Hand-picked books that will really get you thinking.
(2) One-on-one mentoring weekly online with Ruel. The student does the reading and is required to do an oral or written narration and send it in to Ruel before class, shares thoughts. Ruel gives personalized feedback.
(3) Socratic-method in-person class discussion. Kids reading and insights will come to life and go to the next level, taking ideas and exploring them, like the ancient philosophers.
Course Overview
This course guides students on a journey from the early ideals of socialism and utopian theory to the sobering realities of communism in practice. Beginning with the foundational texts of Marx and Engels, students will explore how these philosophies were applied in places like Russia, China, and North Korea—often with devastating results. Alongside this exploration, the course highlights lesser-known but courageous individuals who endured life under oppressive regimes and experienced remarkable acts of resilience and even miracles.
What You'll Gain
A deeper appreciation for the role of individual agency in contrast to collectivist systems.
Insight into the cultural beliefs and philosophical trends that make nations susceptible to embracing socialism or communism.
Inspiring accounts of perseverance and divine intervention amid some of history’s darkest moments.
Location
This class will take place in Orem at a separate location. Address will be provided after registration.
