Classes for all students, including gifted, homeschooled and AP!

AP Classes for Independent Study Now Offered. In-person AP class schedules for Fall 2012 are posted below.

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All HoneyFern classes are focused on critical thinking skills and include a reading comprehension and writing component, regardless of subject. Resources to extend the curriculum are provided for each unit and include additional lessons, videos and other weblinks.

HoneyFern online classes come with individualized feedback and interaction with the teacher and can be started at any time. Although each unit comes with a suggested time frame, students can speed up or slow down if they wish.

Local students taking AP classes will meet once a week at HoneyFern School; offerings for 2012-2013 school year include the following:

AP Literature and Composition: AP English Literature and Composition is designed to be a college-level class; this means that the challenging workload and readings are illustrative of a typical college course. You will be required to write and read vigorously, with deep insight, examining works from major periods of literary history. This particular course focuses on the concept of identity, examining how we become who we are, and how we know and understand ourselves and others.

Meets Fridays 12:30-2 from August 31, 2012 to April 29, 2013.

AP Language and Composition: AP Language and Composition examines close and careful construction and guides you through the process and practice of using language to get what you want, focusing on formulating and responding to an argument, thinking critically and writing clearly.

Meets Mondays 12:30-2 from September 10, 2012 to April 26, 2013

AP World History: a study of the world from the beginning of civilization until present times; One of the main foci of this course is the development of the four historical thinking skills: developing arguments from historical evidence, chronological reasoning, comparison and contextualization and historical synthesis and interpretation. The idea behind developing these skills is that they can be applied to the study of history in any context; knowledge is not limited to the memorization of a timeline or group of facts.

Meets Fridays 10-11:30 from August 31, 2012 to April 29, 2013.

AP US History (APUSH): This AP US History course follows traces developments in US History from 1492 to the modern day. This is a college-level class that focuses on critical thinking and analytical skills. Students will respond to prompts; analyze primary sources, tables, illustrations, graphs and photographs; demonstrate their content knowledge as well as analytical skills through multiple choice exams and essay questions modeled on previously administered AP exams; consider different perspectives and interpretations of events; compare and contrast events from different periods; and effectively support their conclusions with relevant evidence. Many themes in US History will be explored through this class.

Meets Mondays 10-11:30 September 10, 2012 to April 26, 2013.

Other Classes

6th grade short story unit: study the structure of the story and write one of your own!

6th - 8th grade unit on Greece and Rome: differentiated projects that utilize Bloom’s taxonomy to enhance understanding and adapt to all levels of learning.

6th-8th grade Narrative Writing Through Novels: study the art and style of the novel while reading and responding to a mix of modern and classic fiction.

Birthday-Centric Study of Location and Place: map the latitude and longitude of your birthday and plan a party, studying the nearest culture for ideas!

Advanced Writing Through Novels: includes instruction on compare/contrast writing and a technology-based student project

Journey to the Center of the Earth: earth science with a STEM robotic component suitable for 5th through 9th grade.

More Than Just the Plague: A Middle Ages unit that highlights not only the grim but also the great, looking at the developments and inventions around the world from 400-1400 A.D. This unit can be tailored from 4th to 8th grade.

HoneyFern also offers novel units that can be purchased and utilized by parents; these are a more affordable option, or a good place to start if you want to see how classes are set up. The first unit is How to Eat Fried Worms and is recommended for reluctant readers in 3rd-5th grade!

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