2026 Summer Classes
Course List
Enrollment is now open for summer classes! All are hosted this year at the Royal Fireworks online learning community for gifted children. For more information or to pre-register, check out the links below.
Logic
The Logic of Mysteries (June/July)
From the streets of Dupin’s Paris to the fog of Holmes’s London, we’ll study logic informally in the guise of mystery stories. Logical topics include deduction vs. induction, the development of the scientific method, real detection cases, types of evidence, and common fallacies and biases. The reading list will include Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue, selections from three Sherlock Holmes stories, and two short detective stories by G.K. Chesterton. The course will conclude with a viewing of the classic legal drama Twelve Angry Men (1957), as students analyse how the jurors resolve a complex murder case despite their own fallacies and biases.
Time: Tuesdays, 4-5pm Eastern
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Writing
Essay Voyage Intensive Seminar (June/July)
For students 11-13, this seminar provides a “sneak peek” into middle-school-level essay writing. Students complete scaffolded assignments including a book report, two short essays, and an essay revision Because this course is writing-intensive, in-person meetings occur every other week, with exchanges of feedback by email between each meeting. Students are not required to attend the class meetings, and recordings will be available.
Time: Every other Tuesday, 1-2pm Eastern
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MLA Intensive Seminar (June/July)
For students 14-16, this seminar provides advanced practice with independent research. Students learn how to find, document, and evaluate academic sources in the context of crafting their own thesis statements. Assignments include two short research assignments and a capstone research essay with scaffolded MLA requirements. Because this course is research-intensive, in-person meetings occur every other week, with exchanges of feedback by email between each meeting. Students are not required to attend the class meetings, and recordings will be available.
Time: Every other Wednesday, 1-2pm Eastern
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Private Tutoring
Contact me for available times (space fills quickly, especially towards late summer for fall applications). I offer coaching in English Language Arts, classical Latin, and application writing.
Time Table
| Times (Eastern) | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
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| Private tutoring inquiries: please contact me for openings and available times. | ||||
| 1pm – 2pm |
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Essay Voyage Seminar (11-14) | MLA Intensive Seminar (13-18) | |
| 2-3pm Eastern | Middle School Grammar (MCT “Grammar Voyage”) | |||
| 4-5pm Eastern | The Logic of Mysteries | High School Grammar (MCT “Magic Lens I”) | ||