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Virtual classes for small groups
We at PHC are prepared to teach classes to your small group. All classes are LIVE, 40 minutes long, and are taught through Zoom. We create the meeting, send you the ID and password, and all students are able to take the class whether they are together or all in their own homes! Pricing is $40 for each 40-minute class, with class sizes between 3-6 children. If you have a group larger than 6 children please contact us and specify your needs. While we have course outlines we typically follow, each class can be modified and personalized for individual groups. This is not standardized curriculum, but rather adaptive and engaging.
class listings
Virtual classes for small groups can focus on any the topics listed in our Specialty Classes tab or you can choose from any of the classes listed below. All classes have a general format we follow but will be individualized to meet your group's needs.
Core Classes (Semester or year-long)
Many families and groups are looking for alternative education sources for the 2020-2021 school year. One new option that PHC is offering this year is semester or year-long classes that will give your group of youngsters all the knowledge needed for a specific core class. We are aware of US standards and we can make sure your child learns the materials needed for a whole year of any subject, such as reading or math. We want to help your child have the best year possible and stay on track for grade level expectations. Ask for more information if you are interested.
*new* we have designed several classes specifically for online small groups
history and social studies classes
Twisted history journals: 1900-1950 (ages 10+)
This course will not be what students normally find in their history books, and this class isn't about exact dates or memorizing facts. My class is about understanding changes in early to mid-1900s America and how these moments changed our world forever.
Students will embark on a journal-style writing history class full of unusual topics, unknown tidbits, and eye-opening realizations about incredible inventions, amazing people, and natural disasters that changed our world drastically.
This course will include videos, class discussions, lecture and some light writing.
Amazing People:
Harry Houdini, Alice Paul, Helen Keller, Henry Ford, Nikola Tesla, Jane Addams, Madam CJ Walker, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Babe Didrikson, Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton, Harry Truman.
Incredible Events / Inventions:
New York Subway, Insulin, The Model-T, Penicillin, The Titanic, The Harlem Renaissance, The Boston Molasses Flood, The Great Depression, The New Deal, Pearl Harbor, The Hindenburg, Bonnie & Clyde.
Natural Disasters:
Galveston Hurricane, Okeechobee Hurricane, San Francisco Earthquake, Wellington Avalanche, Ohio River Flood, Armistice Day Blizzard, Aleutian Island Earthquake.
Culture: Fashion in the 1900s to 1950, Roaring 20s, Art Styles, Silent Films, The Blues, Broadway Musicals, Route 66, Rosie the Riveter, Dance in History, Ad Campaigns, 1st Major Marketing Campaigns: Pepsi, Polaroid Photography, Marvel Comics.
Students will embark on a journal-style writing history class full of unusual topics, unknown tidbits, and eye-opening realizations about incredible inventions, amazing people, and natural disasters that changed our world drastically.
This course will include videos, class discussions, lecture and some light writing.
Amazing People:
Harry Houdini, Alice Paul, Helen Keller, Henry Ford, Nikola Tesla, Jane Addams, Madam CJ Walker, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Babe Didrikson, Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton, Harry Truman.
Incredible Events / Inventions:
New York Subway, Insulin, The Model-T, Penicillin, The Titanic, The Harlem Renaissance, The Boston Molasses Flood, The Great Depression, The New Deal, Pearl Harbor, The Hindenburg, Bonnie & Clyde.
Natural Disasters:
Galveston Hurricane, Okeechobee Hurricane, San Francisco Earthquake, Wellington Avalanche, Ohio River Flood, Armistice Day Blizzard, Aleutian Island Earthquake.
Culture: Fashion in the 1900s to 1950, Roaring 20s, Art Styles, Silent Films, The Blues, Broadway Musicals, Route 66, Rosie the Riveter, Dance in History, Ad Campaigns, 1st Major Marketing Campaigns: Pepsi, Polaroid Photography, Marvel Comics.
twisted history journals: 1950s-1990s (ages 10+)
This course will not be what students normally find in their history books, and this class is not about exact dates or memorizing facts. My class is about understanding changes in mid to late-1900s America and how these people, discoveries and moments changed our world forever.
Students will embark on a journal-style writing history class full of unusual topics, unknown tidbits, and eye-opening realizations about incredible inventions, amazing people, and natural disasters that changed our world drastically.
This course will include videos, class discussions, lecture, and some light writing.
Amazing People: John Wayne, Muriel Siebert, Doris Day, John F. Kennedy Jr., Shirley Chisolm, Lucille Ball, Maya Angelou, Katherine Johnson, Stephen Spielberg, Muhammad Ali, Sally Ride, Patricia Hearst, Sandra Day O'Connor, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, John Glenn, Oprah Winfrey, Madeleine Albright, Princess Diana, Tom Hanks, Otzi the Iceman.
Incredible Events / Inventions: Korean War, Apollo 11, Civil Rights Act, Vietnam War, Korean War, The Barbie Doll, Little League, Floppy Disk, Email, Walt Disney World, Watergate, Berlin Wall, Summer Olympics Boycott, Macintosh, World Wide Web, Texting, DVD, 1st Home Gaming System, The Bronx Fires, Apollo13, Implantation of the Artificial Heart, Live Aid, Miracle on Ice, The Challenger, Persian Gulf War, McDonalds in Moscow.
Natural Disasters: Great Alaskan Earthquake, Great Flood of 1951, Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak, Great Alaska Earthquake, Rapid City Flood, Super Outbreak of 1974, Mount St. Helens, Yellowstone Fires, Chicago Heat Wave, Storm of the Century, Hurricane Andrew, 1993 Superstorm,
Culture: Post War Fashion, The Beatles, Doo-Wop Music, Technology from 1950-1990s, Country Music, 70's Disco, Fashion, The Art Scene, Disco Music, 80's Fashion, Music and Pop Culture, New Wave Dance Music, Breakdancing, Fashion, Art Styles, Grunge Style, Alternative Rock, Teen Pop and Dance, Games, Toys and Commercials from 1950-1990s, Beanie Babies.
Students will embark on a journal-style writing history class full of unusual topics, unknown tidbits, and eye-opening realizations about incredible inventions, amazing people, and natural disasters that changed our world drastically.
This course will include videos, class discussions, lecture, and some light writing.
Amazing People: John Wayne, Muriel Siebert, Doris Day, John F. Kennedy Jr., Shirley Chisolm, Lucille Ball, Maya Angelou, Katherine Johnson, Stephen Spielberg, Muhammad Ali, Sally Ride, Patricia Hearst, Sandra Day O'Connor, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, John Glenn, Oprah Winfrey, Madeleine Albright, Princess Diana, Tom Hanks, Otzi the Iceman.
Incredible Events / Inventions: Korean War, Apollo 11, Civil Rights Act, Vietnam War, Korean War, The Barbie Doll, Little League, Floppy Disk, Email, Walt Disney World, Watergate, Berlin Wall, Summer Olympics Boycott, Macintosh, World Wide Web, Texting, DVD, 1st Home Gaming System, The Bronx Fires, Apollo13, Implantation of the Artificial Heart, Live Aid, Miracle on Ice, The Challenger, Persian Gulf War, McDonalds in Moscow.
Natural Disasters: Great Alaskan Earthquake, Great Flood of 1951, Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak, Great Alaska Earthquake, Rapid City Flood, Super Outbreak of 1974, Mount St. Helens, Yellowstone Fires, Chicago Heat Wave, Storm of the Century, Hurricane Andrew, 1993 Superstorm,
Culture: Post War Fashion, The Beatles, Doo-Wop Music, Technology from 1950-1990s, Country Music, 70's Disco, Fashion, The Art Scene, Disco Music, 80's Fashion, Music and Pop Culture, New Wave Dance Music, Breakdancing, Fashion, Art Styles, Grunge Style, Alternative Rock, Teen Pop and Dance, Games, Toys and Commercials from 1950-1990s, Beanie Babies.
TWISTED TIMELINES THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND (ages 10+)
Students will be enamored in facts that are never connected in regular textbooks.
Lecturing, video presentations and lots of class discussion will provide a fun, safe learning environment where everyone leaves with a new sense of knowledge and wonderment.
QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED!
For Example: How could I possibly be connected to a T-Rex? How could a T-I Calculator be involved with landing on the moon? How could Cleopatra be connected to Pizza Hut?
Let's put the Earth's population in perspective. What was being done in France when 'Star Wars' hit theaters? Oxford University VS. The Aztec Empire. How has man moved so quick from learning to fly to landing on the moon? Which decisions changed the course of events...and what if they hadn't happened? 'Crazy...but true' class discussions.
If you want to know about these connections and how they affect you in today's world, let's discuss, discover and gain an insight that will remain with you for years to come.
Note-taking, discussion and participating in the presentation of these amazing connections are all that will be required to have a successful class!
Lecturing, video presentations and lots of class discussion will provide a fun, safe learning environment where everyone leaves with a new sense of knowledge and wonderment.
QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED!
For Example: How could I possibly be connected to a T-Rex? How could a T-I Calculator be involved with landing on the moon? How could Cleopatra be connected to Pizza Hut?
Let's put the Earth's population in perspective. What was being done in France when 'Star Wars' hit theaters? Oxford University VS. The Aztec Empire. How has man moved so quick from learning to fly to landing on the moon? Which decisions changed the course of events...and what if they hadn't happened? 'Crazy...but true' class discussions.
If you want to know about these connections and how they affect you in today's world, let's discuss, discover and gain an insight that will remain with you for years to come.
Note-taking, discussion and participating in the presentation of these amazing connections are all that will be required to have a successful class!
secret missions and spies of wwII (ages 10+)
During World War II, tons of secret operations were conducted by both sides. While many were daring, some of them stand out as incredible, with mind-blowing operations that seem straight out of a historical thriller novel. Students will embark on a journal-style writing history class full of intriguing knowledge that opens another branch of WWII history to be explored and connected to key events throughout this timeline.
In this 6-week course, students will explore secret missions, spies who risked everything, and the different tactics used to complete their top secret operations. This will not be what you’d find in history books on WWII, rather it will be about out-of-the-box views and how these missions, people and decisions changed the very course of World War 2.
**This course will include videos, class discussions, lecture, and some light writing.
Class 1:
The Olterra, Morris 'Moe' Berg, Operation Frankton * Learners will be asked to start a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be started.
Class 2:
Operation Zeppelin, Graham Greene, Homing Pigeons, Kreipe Operation *Learners will fill out a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be added to.
Class 3:
Josephine Baker, Operation Gunnerside, Scout Dogs *Learners will fill out a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be added to.
Class 4:
Operation Postmaster, Operation Corona, Roald Dahl *Learners will fill out a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be added to.
Class 5:
Operation Peppermint, Julia Child, Operation Source *Learners will fill out a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be added to.
Class 6:
Arthur Goldberg and Operation Biting *Learners will fill out a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be added to.
**Discussion and final writing on which operations the learner thinks was most dangerous, which operation they found most interesting and which operation would they have done differently.
In this 6-week course, students will explore secret missions, spies who risked everything, and the different tactics used to complete their top secret operations. This will not be what you’d find in history books on WWII, rather it will be about out-of-the-box views and how these missions, people and decisions changed the very course of World War 2.
**This course will include videos, class discussions, lecture, and some light writing.
Class 1:
The Olterra, Morris 'Moe' Berg, Operation Frankton * Learners will be asked to start a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be started.
Class 2:
Operation Zeppelin, Graham Greene, Homing Pigeons, Kreipe Operation *Learners will fill out a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be added to.
Class 3:
Josephine Baker, Operation Gunnerside, Scout Dogs *Learners will fill out a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be added to.
Class 4:
Operation Postmaster, Operation Corona, Roald Dahl *Learners will fill out a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be added to.
Class 5:
Operation Peppermint, Julia Child, Operation Source *Learners will fill out a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be added to.
Class 6:
Arthur Goldberg and Operation Biting *Learners will fill out a compare / contrast chart between operations; Character analysis journal will be added to.
**Discussion and final writing on which operations the learner thinks was most dangerous, which operation they found most interesting and which operation would they have done differently.
forgeries, scams, and crimes of history (Ages 10+)
While in this 10-week course, students will not be learning 'normal' text book information. Rather, the content will be about exciting, clever happenings that were pulled off to put the world on high alert for scams and scammers of all kinds...yet innovation reigns supreme and tricksters continue to surprise us all.
This course will include videos, class discussions, lecture, and some charting of crimes for future discussion and reference.
Content that will be spread across the 10 weeks will include:
Crimes: Mona Lisa Theft of 1911; Fake Ape Man 1912; The Brinks Job 1950; Great Train Robbery 1963; America's Biggest Art Heist 1990; The Collapse of the Barring Bank 1995; The Scream Theft 2006.
Forgeries: The Letters of Peter & Paul; Prester John's Letters; Hitler's Diaries; Shakespeare's Lost Play; The Mormon Texts; DB Cooper.
Scams: Enron; Bre-X Gold Scandal; Charles Ponzi; Enron Corporation; Poyais; Portuguese Bank Note Crisis; Selling of the Fake Airport; Eiffel Tower Contract; The Miracle Car Scam.
Students will be asked to voluntarily participate in research of various topics to present to the class at the next session.
Learners will hear about the crime details, including places and times, 'alleged' involvement, police reports, how they almost got away with it and how the suspects were eventually caught.
Students will be asked to fill in a compare / contrast chart that outlines types of crimes, details and opinions of the student in regard to what was discussed during class.
No prior knowledge necessary to enjoy this course.
This course will include videos, class discussions, lecture, and some charting of crimes for future discussion and reference.
Content that will be spread across the 10 weeks will include:
Crimes: Mona Lisa Theft of 1911; Fake Ape Man 1912; The Brinks Job 1950; Great Train Robbery 1963; America's Biggest Art Heist 1990; The Collapse of the Barring Bank 1995; The Scream Theft 2006.
Forgeries: The Letters of Peter & Paul; Prester John's Letters; Hitler's Diaries; Shakespeare's Lost Play; The Mormon Texts; DB Cooper.
Scams: Enron; Bre-X Gold Scandal; Charles Ponzi; Enron Corporation; Poyais; Portuguese Bank Note Crisis; Selling of the Fake Airport; Eiffel Tower Contract; The Miracle Car Scam.
Students will be asked to voluntarily participate in research of various topics to present to the class at the next session.
Learners will hear about the crime details, including places and times, 'alleged' involvement, police reports, how they almost got away with it and how the suspects were eventually caught.
Students will be asked to fill in a compare / contrast chart that outlines types of crimes, details and opinions of the student in regard to what was discussed during class.
No prior knowledge necessary to enjoy this course.