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CHARACTER INK HALF DAY HOMESCHOOL STARTS AUGUST 12, 2019!

 

Character Ink will continue its new teaching arm – The half-day homeschool for 4th -12th grades and expand it for K-3rd grades – in which all academics are taught, followed up on, recorded, and graded for YOU!

ALL of this is done as your students come to “school” for 8-15 hours a week!

The following schedule and guidelines have been developed for the 2019-2020 school year. Adaptions can be made to meet your family’s needs.

Character Ink Half-Day Homeschool will offer the following:

 

1) Responsible for curriculum securing, teaching, assigning, and overseeing for ALL academic subjects for K-12th grade students.
2) Teaching will be small group classes, block teaching, daily class meetings, one-on-one tutoring, and independent studies all in our home at 11120 Aboite Center Road Fort Wayne and at First Assembly of God Church (on Mondays).
3) 180 days of instruction (and record keeping and accountability) (e-learning will be utilized for inclement weather)
4) Daily lesson plans, checksheets, and accountability (Students, Ray, and parents can check.)
5) Curriculum found and laid out for each subject
6) Math, language arts, and reading taught by/planned by specialists in these areas. All academic areas will be covered in various sessions, blocks, and independent learning.
7) Thorough, safe, and fun environment to learn

 

General Schedule (180 days)

 

8/12/2019         First day of class

1/6/2020           First day of second semester

5/22/2020        Last day of class

 

 

Parents’ Responsibilities

 

1) Have students in class daily on time
2) Provide time in afternoon or evening for older students to complete a subject or two if needed
3) Read daily with elementary students (in addition to their daily reading lessons here)
4) Provide a final transcript for your student from your own private school (We will help with this.)
5) Send snack and drink daily if desired and lunch for high school students on Wed.
6) Pay monthly tuition the first week of each month.
7) Pay for curriculum (consumables, book rentals, and lab fees) up to $300 per year per student.

To Enroll:

1) E-mail characterink@gmail.com with the following information

Student name
Birthdate
Grade level (in fall)
Parent’s names
Any allergies or medical conditions we should know about

2) We will have a phone conference or meet in person to confirm curriculum for year.

3) Will need $200 deposit to start purchasing curriculum (after conference).

4) First day of class — 8/12.

 

High School Schedule (8th-12th grade)

Monday – Attend group classes at First Assembly of God
Tuesday – 8:30-12:00 at Reish’s home
Wednesday 8:30-2:45 at Reish’s home
Th and Fri – homework at home or Reish’s home
Classes included: Bible / Character, Literature, Math, American History, Science, Language Arts, Economics

 

Middle School Schedule (4th -7th grade)

Monday – homework at home
Tues-Fri 8:30 – 12:00 at Reish’s home
Classes included: Bible / Character, Reading, Math, History, Science, Language Arts, Literature

Elementary (K – 3rd grade)

Monday and Wednesday – homework at home
Tues, Thurs, and Fri 12:15 – 2:45 at Reish’s home
Classes included: Bible / Character, Reading, Math, Phonics, Science / Social Studies units

 

Call (260) 450 – 7063 for more details or questions.

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It’s mid-school year—that time when we re-evaluate the first semester and try to make changes that will help us meet our goals for our classroom, home, and family in the coming year. For many homeschoolers, meeting some of our academic (and music, arts, physical, etc.) goals will mean securing outside teachers and tutors.

This isn’t a bad thing! In my thirty-two years of homeschooling, I either hired or bartered for woodworking, quilting, sewing, violin, viola, flute, piano, voice, science, electronics, art, worldview, debate, and much more! It helped my kids develop skills in areas that I was not as skilled in (okay…some areas I had zero skills in!), and it lifted the load for me many times!

So in this video today, I describe some of the programming we offer in our Teaching Center in Fort Wayne through Character Ink (including some new offerings this year!) and how you can join mid-school-year if desired.

Blessings on your learning, loving, and growing in 2019!
Donna

1) General Info

a. Classes start week of January 7th and run for 17 to 18 weeks depending on weather/cancellations
b. Three locations—Mondays First Assembly; Tuesdays Bluffton; Thursdays Aboite area/SW Fort Wayne
c. Half-Day Homeschool is in SW FW in our home and is in mornings only (unless you are a private or semi-private student—times vary)
d. Some new classes are starting; others have options of joining mid year with pre-requisites

2) New Classes

a. Jump Start II: Bluffton—students in grades 7 through 12 who are ready to write three paragraphs or more but haven’t written extensively (Tuesday afternoons)
b. Four Research Reports: SW FW—Upper Level High Schoolers who are ready to write up to 24 paragraph research reports (we start out with twelve paragraphs) using MLA approach to citation (Thursday mornings)
c. Private tutoring for all levels most subjects—locations and times vary
d. Online writing and language arts for existing groups or co-ops–contact us!

3) Two Semester Character Ink Cottage Classes

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a. Mondays—complete language arts 7th through 12th grades; biology; chemistry; Spanish; speech and debate; middle school speech; junior high math—can join if complete language arts kids do four hours of videos at home to learn the program and if other subjects have the first semester done at home or elsewhere
b. Tuesdays—complete language arts for 2nd through 12th grades; can join if kids do four hours of videos at home to learn the program
c. Wednesdays–southwest FW–High school economics, advanced biology, world history–contact to see if your student is at the same spot we are
d. Thursdays— complete language arts for 2nd through 10th grades; can join if kids do four hours of videos at home to learn the program

4) Half Day Homeschool

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a. All academics taught for you and most work done here with oversight by teacher most mornings from 8:30 to 12:00
b. SW FW
c. Can possibly join in January (call Ray for details: 260-450-7063)

5) Private Tutoring

a. Various locations and days/times
b. Few openings
c. Price based on number of meetings per week

6) Online Tutoring and Writing–groups and co-ops

a. As requested
b. Call for availability 260-450-7063 or 260-433-4365 

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By now, most of our local Character Ink friends have heard the news : We are starting a half-day homeschool in our home in six weeks (mid August 2018!). If you haven’t heard, you can see our original announcement here.)

So far, it has been such a joy to see the “exact clients” that we had in mind for our endeavor! They say the exact words that we felt would describe someone who wants this special service:

1) They love homeschooling—the lifestyle, the time with their kids, the home-centered approach to life that homeschooling offers, the relationships that are built through being with your kids way more waking hours than you are not (and knowing what is going on in their hearts through frequent interaction).

2) They value education—This can be said of most homeschoolers, but we are finding many parents who value education but felt that with their time constraints, work, and other commitments, they couldn’t give as much to their kids’ education as they feel is needed.

3) They are willing/able to spend a little extra on their kids’ education—They have the means for their kids to go to private school, but they want more control over their kids’ education—and they don’t want their kids to be gone 35 to 40 hours a week and don’t want to lose the home-centered approach to life that they have been enjoying through homeschooling.

4) They want the one-room schoolhouse feel that they offer at home–small teacher-student ratio that allows the teacher to know where his students are at all times in every subject.

5) They would like for someone else to keep track of everything academic—the teaching, the curriculum, the records, the grades, and yes, even the prodding some days!

We wanted to give some updates as Ray’s half-day homeschool takes shape with each enrollee. For example, we have found that high schoolers may or may not want to come every morning. Some of them don’t want the long drive. Others have jobs, etc. So Ray is altering the schedule for high schoolers who want to come longer some days and not at all other days.

While we have taught between 150 and 250 kids each semester for the past ten years in our four Cottage Class locations and have begun teaching dozens of kids online, this is new territory for us—being in charge of a student’s complete academic program and getting it all done by noon each day! 😊 (As Ray keeps saying with each plan, each book, each discussion—“Down memory lane again!” So many memories from our thirty-two years of teaching our seven kids at home! That has been so heart-warming.)

So we are tweaking, discussing things with our enrolling parents, and seeing what fits for each family. It is quite the journey—but a very exciting and rewarding one for sure!

This post is to give you some updates and let you see our registration information more fully. If you are near Fort Wayne, Indiana, and this concept appeals to you, Ray would love to chat with you and answer questions and explain our program more fully. Call him at 260-450-7063 or email him at characterink@gmail.com to set up a phone consult.

Check out the full registration document by clicking HERE!

In a nutshell…..

Character Ink Half-Day Homeschool will offer the following:

1) Responsible for teaching, assigning, overseeing, grading, and record keeping for ALL academic subjects for

2nd-12th grade students.

2) Teaching will be small group classes, block teaching, daily class meetings, one-on-one tutoring, and independent

studies all in our home at 11120 Aboite Center Road Fort Wayne and at First Assembly of God Church (on Mondays).

3) 180 days of instruction (and record keeping and accountability) (e-learning will be utilized for inclement weather)

4) Daily lesson plans, checksheets, and accountability (that Ray checks–not you!)

5) Curriculum found and laid out for each subject

6) Math, language arts, and reading taught by/planned by specialists in these areas. All academic areas will

be covered in various sessions, blocks, and independent learning.

7) Grading sheets every 9 weeks for all high school subjects and major subjects for 2nd-8th grades

Approximately 11/1, 1/15, 3/15, and 5/30)

8) Thorough, safe, and fun environment to learn

Check out the two weekly schedules for youngers (2nd-7th graders) and for high schoolers (8th-12th graders) below!

And thanks, once again, for your continued support of Character Ink blog, store, Cottage Classes, publications, downloadable products, online classes, parenting/homeschooling helps, and more! We appreciate you!

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Heading towards retirement and with a job change in his immediate future, Ray is leaning towards fulfilling a long-time request of us by homeschooling families: Starting a “school” in our home (as an extension of your homeschool) that takes 3.5 hours a day to do all academic teaching and instruction.

Please read on if you….

~Want your kids home with the family flexibility of homeschooling but are overwhelmed with all of the daily teaching, record keeping, grading, and prodding (smile…)

~Love the flexibility and freedom for afternoon homeschool activities but need to do other things (i.e. toddlers and preschoolers, work, caring for aging parents, home business, etc.) during the mornings

~Wish you could have all of the benefits of homeschooling without being the “bad guy” to make your students complete all of their work each day

~Desire to have someone who has homeschooled for 32 years and has taught/overseen subjects for over 2,000 students do the academics of homeschooling for you

~Want to have your students led, taught, and kept accountable by a wise, godly man who has already done this successfully with his own seven children

Character Ink Half-Day Homeschool Will Offer the Following:

1. Small group classes, block teaching, daily class meetings, one-on-one tutoring, and independent studies all in our home four mornings a week (Tuesday-Friday 8:30-12:00)
2. Responsible for teaching, assigning, overseeing, grading, and record keeping for ALL academic subjects for 2nd-12th grade students 
3. 180 days of instruction (and record keeping and accountability) (e-learning will be utilized for inclement weather)
4. Daily lesson plans, checksheets, and accountability (that Mr. Ray checks–not you!)
5. Curriculum found and laid out for each subject (in the form of daily checksheets)
6. Math, language arts, and reading  taught by/planned by specialists in these areas (All academics will be covered in various tutoring sessions, block teaching, independent learning, etc.)
7. Grading sheets every 9 weeks for all high school subjects and major subjects for 2nd-8th grades
8. Thorough, safe, and fun environment to learn

Schedule

Academic Year

Tentatively 2nd week of August through the end of May with Christmas and spring breaks (will work around already-scheduled trips for families enrolling)

Monday

-Junior High through High Schoolers take up to two classes at First Assembly in FW from CI teachers as part of Half Day tuition and book fees (See example at end for what this could look like.)

-More than two classes at First Assembly will be billed separately

-Elementary students may take middle school speech and science at First Assembly or will work at home on Mondays (See complete Character Ink Cottage Class Schedule.)

Tuesday-Friday

-8:30-12:00 at Reishes’ home in SW Fort Wayne

Monthly

Student 1-1 review meetings with Ray 12:00-12:30 (alternating students)

Parents’ Responsibilities

1) Have students in class daily on time (Tuesday-Friday mornings)

2) Provide time in afternoon or evening for older students to complete a subject or two if needed

3) Read daily with elementary students (in addition to their daily reading lessons here)

4) Provide a final transcript for your student from your own private school (We will help with this.)

5) Send morning snack and drink with your student (lunch time will not be included in the schedule since we will release at noon).

6) Pay monthly tuition the first week of each month.

7) Pay for curriculum (consumables, book rentals, and lab fees) up to $400 per year per student upon enrollment.

SAMPLE Breakdowns With Monday or Tuesday Cottage Classes

Elementary– Home on Mondays; all academics taught in blocks, daily meetings, and independent study on Tuesday through Friday mornings

Middle School– Middle school speech and Junior High Science at First Assembly on Mondays and followed up each day; remaining academics taught in blocks, daily meetings, and independent study on Tuesday through Friday mornings (See newest Monday class schedule here!)

High School– Science (biology, chemistry, or physics) and Spanish at First Assembly on Mondays and followed up each day; remaining academics taught in blocks, daily meetings, and independent study on Tuesday through Friday mornings

If this interests you, please call ASAP to discuss as we are looking for immediate feedback–fall school will be here soon!

Sincerely,

Ray Reish

Character Ink

260-450-7063

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We are expanding our private tutoring and small summer classes at Character Ink! We have more availability now–and in five subject areas:

1) Writing–sentence, paragraph, report, essay, story writing; all levels; Directed Writing Approach to get non-writers writing immediately! Taught by a writing curriculum author of over 100 books totaling over 50,000 pages!
2) Math–from elementary through twelfth grade….your curriculum or one of our choice; remedial, brush up, SAT prep, and more. Taught by a math professional (former CPA and CMA).
3) Reading–from first grade and up; phonics, reading comprehension, reaching reading fluency, and more. Taught by curriculum author, elementary education degree and master’s work in Reading Specialist.
4) Grammar/Usage–taught in conjunction with writing or alone; parts of speech; punctuation; editing; spelling/structural analysis; and more. Taught by curriculum author and experienced teacher of over 100 students each year in grammar and writing for over 20 years.
5) Science–elementary through high school–basic science, earth science, physics, biology, advanced biology, chemistry; taught by experienced science teacher who has taught all of these subjects to many small groups for over 15 years and is a math professional.

Here is what I am offering so far in small groups and what times Ray has available for private kids. Please note that if I have three or more students interested, I can add an online class or face-to-face class to my schedule pretty easily, so check out my Meaningful Composition samples if you are considering a quick summer writing class for your students!

TWO SUMMER SESSIONS

First Session: Week of June 4, 11, 18, 25, and July 2

Second Session: Week of July 15, 22, 29; August 5, August 12

Ray’s Availability: Any week day or week night in SW Fort Wayne; some Bluffton/Ossian openings here and there; Saturday mornings in SW FW

Donna’s Private Availability: Mondays; Tuesday all day and all evening; some Thursday openings

Private Costs: Private tutoring for Ray and/or Donna is $30 for a 55 minute hour for once a week; $25 for a 55 minute hour for students who come twice a week (or one session with Donna and one with Ray). Students may miss one out of every tutoring session during the summer sessions without penalty (must attend 4/5 or 8/10 total private sessions). More than one miss per session requires a make up session or a payment. (These are summer guidelines only.) We always prefer to make up sessions whenever possible.

Donna’s Online or Face-to-Face Summer Classes—Tuesdays—(Minimum student count must be met)

First Summer Session: Tuesdays, June 5, 12, 19, 26, and 7/3

Second Summer Session: Tuesdays, July 17, 24, 31, and 8/7
*Complete Language Arts remediation for 4th-8th grade students who have not written three or more paragraph reports and essays—Tuesdays 12:00 SW Fort Wayne (We will use CQLA Level A for this class; one month samples are available at the store.) CQLA Summer Cost: $15 per week for a minimum of four weeks each session (preferably all five weeks); plus $10 per each five week session for their book.

*High School Writing/Remediation—grades 7th-12th who have not written four paragraphs or more of all types of writing with quotes, persuasion, and more (Jump Start book)—Tuesdays 1:30-2:45 (This is also excellent preparation for jumping into CQLA or Meaningful Composition classes in the fall!) Writing Summer Cost: $10 per week for a minimum of four weeks each session (preferably all five weeks); plus $15 per each five week session for their book.

*You Choose! –I would love to add an online class or a different in-person class to my line up this summer—check out the MC books at the store to choose a book for your student or group, and I will plan around you! (Note that this year’s in-person writing classes by Donna will be High School Essay in the first semester and Four Research Reports second semester; Jump Start is a wonderful way to get your upper level high schoolers ready for these two classes. Or we could do a creative writing class this summer if I had enough interest!) Writing Summer Cost: $10 per week for a minimum of four weeks each session (preferably all five weeks); plus $15 per each five week session for their book.

Call or text today for more information or to sign up! Decisions as to which classes will run will be made by June 1st and will be based on class enrollment. Donna at 260-433-4365.

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I have had a wonderful year teaching online classes! The tech wasn’t as bad as I was afraid it was going to be. We didn’t really have any trouble getting papers back and forth between me and the students. And it was great to teach students from Canada, Florida, Chicago, Ohio, and more! So much fun!

I am excited to open up a couple more classes–and extremely excited for the interest from co-ops and small groups to join me! I’m still working out the details of the small group or co-op classes, but I would love to talk you on the phone to work your group in! (260-433-4365)

Also, if you have a group of four or more students, I would consider creating a writing or complete language arts class for your group possibly on a different day/time.

Here are the details as I know them so far!

1. Classes–Live, Online Classes will be Thursdays (times given below) except for last minute additions. (Watch the blog for these!)

Two semester classes—Please commit to at least one semester

On line CQLA B Jr High 10:30 – 12:00 pm (6th -8 th) $15/wk + $10/ month for book

On line CQLA C High School 12:00 – 1:30 pm (9th -12 th) $15/wk + $10/ month for book

First semester only classes

HS Essay 9:00 – 10:30 am (10th -12 th) $10/wk + $32 book—this will be a hybrid class—some online students and some in person!

Other Writing—TBA—Help Me Choose From a MC Book—samples here $10/wk + $32 book

Second semester only classes

HS Research Reports 9:00 – 10:30 (10th -12 th) $10/wk + $32 book—this will be a hybrid class—some online students and some in person!

Class Descriptions

CQLA C— (two semesters; please commit to one full semester)

For students at a 9th-12th grade writing level; complete language arts, including copy work, vocabulary, spelling, comprehension, grammar, usage, editing, prewriting, composition and creative writing. Students may count each semester of this as one semester of high school English/Composition as far as high school credits are concerned.

CQLA B— (two semesters; please commit to one full semester)

For students at a beginning 6th to 8th grade writing level; complete language arts, including copy work, vocabulary, spelling, comprehension, grammar, usage, prewriting, editing, composition and creative writing. Note: Upper level students may count each semester of this as one semester of high school English/Composition as far as high school credits are concerned.

High School Essays / Timed Essays – 1 semester

This class, using Donna and Joshua’s new high school books, Essays Only and Timed Essays, walks high schoolers who have written multi-paragraph papers through the entire essay process—Five Paragraph Essays, 1-3-1 Essays, detailed quotation use, writing with literature and historical examples, persuasive writing, our signature

ADVANCED Checklist Challenge, Donna’s 3 P’s of Persuasion, and much more. This class equips students for SAT/ACT Essays, contest writing, and other timed writing situations, and much more.

High School Four Research Reports– 1 semester

This class will take high school students who are accustomed to writing six to eight paragraph reports deeper into report writing in an incremental format. This book uses our signature “Overview Source” method with every step of the research process laid out for the student. Students will use MLA citation methods and will learn to create Works Cited, bibliography cards, outlining cards, formal outlines, and much more. This class prepares students for college research writing and uses Joshua and Donna’s updated-for-upper-levels Four Research Reports book. This is one of our most popular classes and usually fills up quickly—and has limited space due to editing demands.

Jump Start I: Remedial Writing for High School — (1 semester)

Remedial Writing (6th through 10th grade writing level—junior high and high schoolers without much writing experience should take this class). This class will use our new book, Jump Start I, in order to teach all previous skills, beginning with two paragraph papers through multi-paragraph writing of all types (essays, reports, and stories)—using CI’s Directed Writing Approach. From now on, this class will be called Jump Start I, and it will not say remediation in its title.

Jump Start II: Remedial Writing for High School — (1 semester)

Remedial Writing (7th through 10th grade writing level—junior high and high schoolers without much writing experience should take this class). This class will use our new book, Jump Start II, in order to teach all previous skills, beginning with four paragraph papers through multi-paragraph writing of all types (essays, reports, and stories)—using CI’s Directed Writing Approach. From now on, this class will be called Jump Start II, and it will not say remediation in its title.

2. Books–Check out the free samples of these books:

a. CQLA B

b. CQLA C

c. MC 10: I —High School Essays

d. MC 10: II—Four Research Reports

e. Other MC Samples

3. Semester Details

The semester will begin on the week of August 20th and run up to just before Christmas for a total of 17 weeks. Students will meet with me for sixty to ninety minutes a week (depending on class/number of students) online and will complete 45 minutes of homework per day on their non-class week days.

4. Students

This class is open to anyone in the age range and ability level listed in #1. The classes will be divided into Basic and Extension, so younger students (or those with less writing experience) will have fewer assignments and fewer paragraphs/expectations than older or more experienced students.

5. Student Expectations

Students will be expected to attend class every week unless arrangements are made ahead of time for the student to watch the recording. (Parents should discuss this with me when enrolling; we want the class to be live so watching recordings will be a last option for necessary misses only.) Students will be expected to complete the homework assignments each week and scan/email their papers to me for editing.

6. Parent Expectations

Parents should watch the Create and Write From a Sentence-by-Sentence Outline and How to Complete the Checklist Challenge videos (you will be given access to the videos and documents upon enrolling in the class) so that they can grade their student’s outlines and Checklist Challenges. The only grading that will be done by the instructor for this class is editing of rough draft papers (before or after the Checklist Challenge is done but before the final copy is created). These videos are under 90 minutes total and will be available as part of the class for the first four weeks of the class. Final grades will not be given, but parents may use the edits and grades from the student’s papers for overall grading purposes, as needed. (See edited papers here for examples of what student edits look like from me.) CQLA parents may want to take grades on spelling tests, Think Fast Quizzes, Editor Duty assignments, and grammar assignments, etc., in CQLA. We will grade these together in class, and you can get your students’ scores from their books after we grade/review them.

7. Materials

You will be emailed a PDF of the book and will be expected to print this book and three-hole punch it for your student. Each student needs their own book in a three-ring binder. Additionally, students will need a medium set of highlighters (more than four colors), sticky notes, and a thesaurus (or online thesaurus).

8. Cost

A. Writing Only Classes—The class fee is $10 per week, $15 PDF fee (for your student use only), and $10 semester charge for our printing and outside editor per student. That is a total of $185. This is payable in three payments: $85 on or before the first class; $50 October 1st; $50 November 1st. You may mail checks or pay via PayPal at characterinklady@gmail.com PayPal address.

B. Complete Language Arts—CQLA—The class fee is $15 per week, $5 per month PDF fee (for your student use only), and $10 semester charge for our printing and outside editor per student. You have two payment options:

1) Pay in full for semester–$15/week x 17 weeks ($255); plus $20 PDF fee for semester; plus $10 copy fees per semester=$285 paid in full

2) Pay $85 on or before first class; $50 per month first of September, October, November, and December.

9. Class Size

We will need at least five people in each class in order to run each one with my assistant and outside editor help. We will limit the class to ten people total (unless co-ops or small groups use the videos separately–see below).. If you have a small group of students who want to do the class together, please call me right away to make these arrangements (260-433-4365).

10. Video Needs

Your student will need to be able to be on a device or computer (preferably not a phone) on the app called Zoom. I will teach there live and will have screen sharing capabilities should I need to show any part of my book to students. This app is free for attendees.

11. Registration

To register, email me at characterinklady@gmail.com with your student’s name, grade, address, email that you check frequently, and two phone numbers, if possible. Please also include parents’ names, any info you want me to know, and which number may be used for texting. Call with questions: (260-433-4365).

12. Co-Ops and Small Groups

If your small group or co-op would like to watch the videos and do the class together (when you meet), we can make special arrangements for this to happen (for the classes listed). For WRITING ONLY classes, there will be two prices for this option, based on whether you will be doing all of the editing yourself (as their teacher or co-op moderator) or whether you want each paper to be edited one time by Character Ink. (See edited papers here to decide on which track you would like.) Contact Donna personally to sign up for this option: 260-433-4365.

WRITING ONLY—

a. No editing–five students or more watching videos–$8 per week per student for viewing; $15 for PDF download; no other fees –total $143

b. One edit per project–five students or more watching videos–$10 per week per student for viewing; $15 for PDF download; no other fees—total $175

COMPLETE LANGUAGE ARTS—prices will be based on number of students in your co-op or group.

13. Recordings From This Semester

I would love for you to take a look at some of our live online class from this semester (along with portions of the book that go with that class). Check them out in these posts:

a. Opening and Closing Paragraph Instruction for Research Reports

b. Steps for Basic Research Report Writing

c. More Checklist Challenge Teaching

14. Sign Up by August 1st.

a. Sign up for families or individual students at the sign up portal here

b. Co-op and small group sign up will be through Donna at 260-433-4365

c. We will accept students after August 1st,but we whether a certain class is held or a different one is offered will be based on enrollment on August first.

Sign Up Here!

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I know that title is a lot cheerier than most people are when they think of Summer School. However, I want to help you look at Summer School in a little more positive light. It CAN be an opportunity to catch up on missed skills, reinforce what was just learned, or prep for the upcoming school year. It CAN be an opportunity to focus on one area of academics instead of several. It CAN be an opportunity to grow your student in an area of interest. It CAN be a great opportunity!

My teaching load is way lessened in the summer (especially this summer since I am also starting to teach Intermittent Fasting online!), but I still have a day or two in which I offer remediation classes and private tutoring. (They are never called remediation classes outside of the sign up!)

Additionally, Ray is offering a few private slots middle school/high school math and science areas. For example, he is adding one student starting in April who is behind on chemistry and wants to finish the course strong before starting school in the fall (i.e. not carrying it over). He also has some SAT/ACT math prep students in the spring and summer. His degree is in accounting. (He was a CPA before he went into a plant setting and got involved in production and materials.) However, his real “claim to fame” in teaching has been teaching speech, debate, economics, biology, chemistry, physics, and 5th-12th grade math to our own kids as well as hundreds of kids in our cottage classes.

So…..if you are considering summer school and want a little help, we’d love to help you! We are offering two 5-week sessions—students can do one or both with one non-paid miss per session (due to vacations and busy-ness of summer).

Here is what I am offering so far and what times Ray has available for private kids. Please note that if I have three or more students interested, I can add an online class or face-to-face class to my schedule pretty easily, so check out my Meaningful Composition samples if you are considering a quick summer writing class for your students!

TWO SUMMER SESSIONS

First Session: Tuesday, June 5, 12, 19, 26, and July 3

Second Session: Tuesday, July 10, 17, 24, 31, and August 7

Ray’s Availability: Any week day or week night in SW Fort Wayne; some Bluffton/Ossian openings; Saturday mornings in SW FW

Donna’s Private Availability: Monday morning; Tuesday all day and all evening; some Thursday openings

Private Costs: Private tutoring for Ray and/or Donna is $30 for a 55 minute hour for once a week; $25 for a 55 minute hour for students who come twice a week (or one session with Donna and one with Ray). Students may miss one out of every session during the summer sessions without penalty. More than one miss per session requires a make up session or a payment. (These are summer guidelines only.) We always prefer to make up sessions whenever possible.

Donna’s Online or Face-to-Face Summer Classes—Tuesdays—(Minimum student count must be met)

• Complete Language Arts remediation for 4th-8th grade students who have not written three or more paragraph reports and essays—Tuesdays 12:00 SW Fort Wayne (We will use CQLA Level A for this class; one month samples are available at the store.) CQLA Summer Cost: $15 per week for a minimum of four weeks each session (preferably all five weeks); plus $10 per each five week session for their book.

• High School Writing/Remediation—grades 7th-12th who have not written four paragraphs or more of all types of writing with quotes, persuasion, and more (Jump Start book)—Tuesdays 1:30-2:45 (This is also excellent preparation for jumping into CQLA or Meaningful Composition classes in the fall!) Writing Summer Cost: $10 per week for a minimum of four weeks each session (preferably all five weeks); plus $15 per each five week session for their book.

• You Choose! –I would love to add an online class or a different in person class to my line up this summer—check out the MC books at the store to choose a book for your student or group, and I will plan around you! (Note that this year’s in-person writing classes by Donna will be High School Essay in the first semester and Four Research Reports second semester; Jump Start is a wonderful way to get your upper level high schoolers ready for these two classes. Or we could do a creative writing class this summer if I had enough interest!) Writing Summer Cost: $10 per week for a minimum of four weeks each session (preferably all five weeks); plus $15 per each five week session for their book.

Call or text today for more information or to sign up! Decisions as to which classes will run will be made by May 15th and will be based on class enrollment. Donna at 260-433-4365.

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