Middle School Learning Pods
Customize Your Pod so It's Just Right
Core Academics:
✅ English
✅ Math
✅ Science
✅ Social Studies
Electives:
✅ Bible
✅ Guitar or Ukulele
✅ Spanish
✅ Theater
✅ Tech/Coding
✅ More coming
Organization & Personal Responsibility:
✅ Teen, Get Your Groove
Homeroom With Exploratory Intensives:
✅ Jr. EMT
✅ Song Writing
✅ Cooking & Baking
✅ Missionary Hearts
✅ Marketplace / Business
✅ Logic
✅ Art
✅ Student Council
Go From class to class with a group of friends!
Homeroom & Organization Class Included in Every Pod at no Additional Cost.
Core Academics
✅ Math (2x per week) Choose from pre-algebra, algebra, or geometry.
✅ English: reading, writing, communication (2x per week)
✅ Advanced Grammar (1x per week)
✅ Reading (Bible & Book Club--1x every other week; asynchronous on the off-weeks)
✅ Social Studies (2x per week)
✅ Science (2x per week)
Add the Electives (if you want)
🎶 Music (1 live class per week)
Choose between guitar, ukulele, songwriting, and piano
📖 Bible (1 live class per week)
🎭 Theater
📲 Tech & Coding (1 live class per week)
Exploratory Intensives in Homeroom
Student Council
Marketplace
Logic
Jr. EMT
Missionary Hearts
Cooking & Baking
Song Writing
Art
Homework
Expectations & Grading
Learners can expect to have homework for some classes. Since we cover an entire semester with only two live classes per week, they will need to work on homework twice weekly to complete all of their learning.
- English: 1-1.5 hours of homework twice per week.
- Math: 30-60 minutes of homework twice per week.
- Science: 30 minutes of homework twice per week.
- Social Studies: 20 minutes of homework twice per week
- Music: 45 minutes of practice twice per week.
- Spanish I (high school level):
- Electives such as Bible and theater either have optional homework or very little.
As veteran homeschool moms ourselves, we see the value in grades, homework, and tests to prepare learners to succeed in their learning journey. We have seen learners struggle in college if they don’t learn to take tests or write essays quickly. We aim to prepare them to perform at a high academic level in their academic courses. Accountability in the form of grades, class presentations, and checking in with teachers also increases learning and personal responsibility.
The Schedule
Pick your English and add other courses a la carte. Contact us if you have questions.
The Pod Schedule: January 2025
Class Details:
Homeroom: This is included in all pods at no additional cost. It is here where students gather with a teacher for devotions and prayer, and then we are rotating various teachers in to explore exciting topics and subjects. These may include: Cooking and Baking Through History, Jr. EMT, Logic, Student Council, Entrepreneurship, Art, Song Writing.
English Option #1 – Real World English (8th/9th Grade): Books & Beyond: Tech-Integrated English for Future Leaders (semester A) & Innovators (semester B) blends academic excellence with project-based learning. Tailored to develop fundamental ELA skills and independence, active and engaged learners complete projects, enhancing essential technology and critical thinking skills.
English Option #2 – English Essentials (7th/8th Grade): The bedrock of all essay writing, The Essentials (semester A) and The Essentials Semester B are must-take courses for learners to establish a solid foundation for all future writing.
English Option #3 – Journey Through Literature (6th/7th Grade): In a Journey Through Literature A: Core English Knowledge, a Gateway for All Learning, students study major literary themes by reading novels, various short stories, poetry, and informational texts. This is semester A of a full year’s curriculum, which includes reading, writing, and speech.
Literature-The Bucket List Book Club: In this book club, learners read the top middle school novels of all time from a Christian perspective and fall in love with characters, settings, and cultures different from their own. This class meets every other week.
Grammar: One of the most effective classes we offer for teaching learners how to write correctly, State of the Art shows writers how to communicate at the sentence level.
Organization: This is included in every pod at no additional cost. In Teens, Get Your Groove: Organize Your Homework and Life, teenagers get help organizing their lives so they learn the skills to independently have success managing schoolwork, sports, family responsibilities, and extracurricular activities.
History – The World of Abraham, David, and the Prophets: Ancient History of the Near East & Egypt: Learners explore Ancient World History, learning about ancient Egypt and the Middle East, India, China, Greece, and Rome. They will love completing hands-on projects, playing games, reading, and more. This is a FUN class where students experience history.
Science: Each week, learners will study and be amazed by God’s creation through experiments and activities. More details are coming soon.
Math: Choose from Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, or Geometry.
Spanish: In this lively Spanish course, Learn, Laugh, Speak Spanish: A Middle School Exploration, students learn how to communicate in Spanish while engaging with class peers and the teacher in games, story-telling, acting, crafts, and music.
Bible: In Uncover the Truth: Teens Journey Through the Bible, we use Precept Ministries’ inductive approach in the following topics:
- How to Make Choices You Won’t Regret (Fall Semester)
- How do You Walk the Walk You Talk? (Fall Semester)
- Heaven, Hell, and Life After Death (Winter Semester)
- Fatal Distractions: Conquering Destructive Temptations (Winter Semester)
Ukulele: Intro to Ukulele for Middle School is designed to equip with everything you need to become a solid ukulele player, and make learning fun and accessible for young musicians. With practice, by the end of this course, you’ll be able to play full songs and enjoy making music with your friends! We’ll even send you your uke! Quickly learn to play the ukulele.
Guitar for Beginners: is designed to equip with everything you need to become a solid piano player, and make learning fun and accessible for young musicians. With practice, by the end of this course, you’ll be able to play full songs and enjoy making music with your friends! We’ll even send you your keyboard! Quickly learn to play!
Piano for Beginners: Let’s put your family’s piano to use. Take this beginner course to start your music journey.
Music Production: Using the Psalms or whatever inspires you, write, create, and produce your own music! Beginners are welcome!
Coding & Tech: In 26 weeks, learners will complete the following courses:
- HTML and CSS Basics
- HTML, CSS, and JavaScript – A Web-Based Calendar
- Web Service APIs – Weather Report
- A Web-Based Calculator
- Basic Python-Calculator
- Basic Python-Hello World
- Basic Python-Lost & Found
- Basic Python-Tic Tac Toe
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Yes! Yes! We are mission-minded organization and our love for the Lord and intense desire to glorify Him drive us to do what we do. We exist to see children come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ and then to grow in wisdom and knowledge so they can walk in a manner worthy of their calling. We want them to develop an authentic biblical worldview. Karen Lemons, the founder of Lemons-Aid, is fiercely protective of the mission and puts all teachers and staff through a rigorous application process. Our teachers have professional development in how to teach with from a biblical perspective.
Yes! All of our teachers have gone through background checks, identification verification, and have training on how to keep learners safe while teaching online. We teach our learners to keep their own personal identifying information private while online. All communication between teachers and students are copied or accessible to parents. We follow COPPA policies to protect young learners while on line. Classes are recorded for transparency with parents.
We have capped the secondary classes to 16 learners. Our teachers have experience building relationships with each learner and making them feel special and loved.
To make it easy for parents, we include the cost of materials in your tuition and will send you everything you need. We will even mail you a ukulele or guitar if you need it! The only exceptions are novels for English and if your learner joins a book club. We do not mail you the books. Some parents like the Kindle version, can use the library, or already have the books. We do offer books for the book clubs as part of our special “library” that comes in a beautiful wooden crate, but this is an add-on fee.
Teachers offer helpful and frequent feedback to learners both on the work they do in class and for homework. This is done verbally, through video recordings, messages, and comments on Google docs.
All classes are recorded and enrolled learners will have access to view those recordings.
The enrollment process is quick and easy. You will follow the process below for each of your learners.
Each class meets once per week for 45 minutes. Some of the elective classes meet for 25 minutes. Each semester is 13 weeks. We take a week off at Thanksgiving and two weeks off at Christmas. Spring Break is the week following Easter.
If you would like to pay for the entire year, you can do so at a discount. Just reach out to ask.
We have a very generous affiliate program where you can earn 10% referral bonuses from anyone you refer FOR LIFE. If someone enrolls in a semester ELA course that costs $545, you earn $54 in store credit. This can add up! Please note that the purchaser must have cookies turned on so we know they came from you.
If you live in a state that offers families ESA dollars (Education Savings Accounts), we are an approved vendor in multiple states. View our tuition help page for more information.
If you need help getting your charter school to pay for classes, contact us for support.
As we work with your child, if we think we need to do something more, we will let you know. We will give you various options and advice from things you can do at home, to additional group classes and tutoring. We want to see your child grow to love learning and to have success.
The foundational learning done in this pod will properly prepare your learner for the rigors of advanced high school work. Our teacher are very good at identifying when a learner needs more challenge, and we work with the students and parents to adapt and modify the learning to meet his or her needs.
You can contact us with more questions. We are happy to chat via email, text. or phone call. We can also pop onto a Zoom call to meet you and a group of friends.
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