Discussion classes are full school year classes that run from September - May
*please note - all discussion class times are listed in Eastern time
Required texts can be found on our Booklists page.
Registration for 2025/2026 is now open. Click HERE to register.
Literature Studies
UPDATED 2025 SET
3rd Grade Literature (core)
(8-10 years)
OPEN SECTIONS
Section 2 with Stacy A. Fridays 1:00PM EST
Section 3 with Jane R. Wednesdays 10:00AM EST
CLOSED SECTIONS
Section 1 with Leigh Anne L. Tuesdays 10:00AM EST
UPDATED 2025 SET
4th Grade Literature A (core)
(9-11 years)
OPEN SECTIONS
Section 2 with Nannette J. Thursdays 9:30AM EST
CLOSED SECTIONS
Section 1 with Angela M. Thursdays 11:00AM EST
4th Grade Literature B (non-core)
Homer Price, Winnie the Pooh, Blue Fairy Book, My Side of the Mountain, Twenty-One Balloons
(9-11 years)
Section 1 with Michelle R. Thursdays 1:00PM EST
UPDATED 2025 SET
5th Grade Literature (core)
(9-12 years)
OPEN SECTIONS
Section 3 with Melanie P. Thursdays 3:00PM EST
CLOSED SECTIONS
Section 1 with Amanda S. Tuesdays 11:00AM EST
Section 2 with Nathalia W. Thursdays 11:00AM EST
6th Grade Literature (core)
(10-13 years)
ALL SECTIONS CLOSED
Section 1 with Cassie V. Thursdays 11:30AM EST
Section 2 with Cecilia C. Wednesdays 10:00AM EST
Section 3 with Shannon S. on Tuesdays 11:00AM EST
7th Grade Literature (core)
(11-14 years)
OPEN SECTIONS
Section 1 with Brittany K. Wednesdays 6:00PM EST
CLOSED SECTIONS
Section 2 with Nannette J. Thursdays 11:30AM EST
Alternate Half-Pace 8th Grade Literature pt. 1
This class will cover the following selections at a slower pace giving more time for papers and tests at home: Treasure Island, The Wind in the Willows, and selections from Poetry & Short Stories for the Logic Stage (this book will be completed in Half-Pace 8th Lit pt.2)
(12+ years)
Section 1 with Kristi B. Tuesdays 1:00PM EST
2023 Set WITH As You Like It & Tom Sawyer
8th Grade Literature, w/ Am. Lit Poetry & Short Stories (non-core)
(12-15 years)
Section 1 with Julie S. Thursdays 12:00PM EST
Section 2 with Christina W. Tuesdays 1:00PM EST
9th Grade Literature w/ The British Tradition I: Poetry, Prose & Drama (core)
(13+ years)
ALL SECTIONS CLOSED
Section 1 with Rachel F. Thursdays 1:00PM EST
Section 2 with Rebecca D. Wednesdays 11:30AM EST
UPDATED 2025 SET
10th Grade Literature w/The British Tradition II: Poetry & Prose pt. 1&2 (core)
(14+ years must be in high school)
Section 1 with Julie S. Thursdays 11:00AM EST
11th Grade Literature
To Kill a Mockingbird, Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby, Henry IV pt. 1 w/ The British Tradition II: Poetry & Prose pt. 3 (non-core)
(15 + years must be in high school)
Section 1 with Tina K. Wednesdays 11:00AM EST
11th Grade Literature
Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso (core)
(15+ years must be in high school)
Section 1 with Christina W. Tuesdays 2:00PM EST
12th Grade Literature (core)
(16+ years must be in high school)
Section 1 with Julie S. Wednesdays 1:30 PM EST
Classical Studies
Book of Greek Myths (1-year pace)
(8-11 years)
OPEN SECTIONS
Section 2 CANCELLED
Section 3 with Jane R. Wednesdays 11:00AM EST
CLOSED SECTIONS
Section 1 with Nathalia W. Tuesdays 11:00AM EST
Famous Men of Rome
(9-12 years)
OPEN SECTIONS
Section 2 with Noah P. Thursdays 3:00PM EST
Section 3 with Elizabeth S. Wednesdays 3:00PM EST
CLOSED SECTIONS
Section 1 with Heidi F. Wednesdays 11:00AM EST
Famous Men of the Middle Ages
(10-13 years)
ALL SECTIONS CLOSED
Section 1 with Evie A. Tuesdays 12:00PM EST
Section 2 with Kim A. Tuesdays 4:00PM EST
Section 3 with Ava W. Thursdays 1:00PM EST
Famous Men of Greece
(11-14 years)
OPEN SECTIONS
Section 2 WITH HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE with Ashley B. Tuesdays 12:00PM EST
CLOSED SECTIONS
Section 1 WITH HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE with Catherine S. Wednesdays 10:00AM EST
Book of the Ancient Greeks, The Iliad, & The Odyssey
(12+ years)
ALL SECTIONS CLOSED
Section 1 with Julie S. Tuesdays 12:00PM EST
Section 2 with Anna S. Wednesdays 10:00AM EST
Book of the Ancient Romans & The Aeneid
(13+ years)
Section 1 with Angela M. Wednesdays 2:00PM EST
Greek Tragedies
(14+ years must be in high school)
Section 1 with Julie S. Tuesdays 11:00AM EST
Cicero/Augustine
(15+ years must be in high school)
Section 1 with Michelle R. and Pamela S. Tuesday 11:00AM EST
American, Modern, and Geography Studies
3rd Grade Supplemental Reading for American Studies
(8-10 years)
Section 1 with Laura B. Wednesday 2:30PM EST
Section 2 with Britlyn R. Thursdays 3:00PM EST
4th Grade Supplemental Reading for American Studies
(9-11 years)
Section 1 with Bridget N. Thursdays 2:00PM EST
Section 2 with Dahveed S. Tuesday 5:00PM EST
5th Grade Supplemental Reading for American Studies
(10-12 years)
OPEN SECTIONS
Section 2 with Marie W. Tuesdays 3:00PM EST
CLOSED SECTIONS
Section 1 with Cortney S. Wednesdays 9:00AM EST
6th Grade Supplemental Reading for American Studies
(11-13 years)
ALL SECTIONS CLOSED
Section 1 with Rebecca D. Tuesdays 12:00PM EST
7th Grade American Studies
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies and The Great Republic and The Story of the World vol. 4, with American History Outline and 200 Questions About American History
(11-14 years)
OPEN SECTIONS
Section 1 with Brittany K. Wednesdays 7:00PM EST
CLOSED SECTIONS
Section 2 with Stephanie S. Wednesdays 1:00PM EST
8th Grade Geography Studies
(12-15 years)
ALL SECTIONS CLOSED
Section 1 with Kristi B. Tuesdays 11:00AM EST
9th Grade Modern Studies
Book of the Middle Ages and Renaissance and Reformation Times - This is a survey of both history books in the 9th Grade Core with BOMA covered in the Fall Semester and RRT in the Spring Semester.
(13 + years)
Section 1 with Ashley B. Wednesdays 12:00PM EST
A History of Medieval Europe
(14+ years must be in high school)
Section 1 with Naomi U. Thursdays 3:00PM EST
A History of Europe in the Modern World
(15+ years must be in high school)
No Sections for 2025/2026
A Concise History of the American Republic
(15+ years must be in high school)
Section 1 with Ashley B. Thursdays 12:00PM EST