Other Classes

I have met with several DYS students for on-going private lessons. I've also facilitated small classes with two students. I love getting to know learners better through one-on-one interactions and partner classes.

Outside of the homerooms, I primarily provide:

1:1 reading/writing lessons (10 years ELA experience and master's thesis on bibliotherapy)

1:1 instruction about social skills/creativity/executive functioning/2e/giftedness (many students use this time to go deeper into topics addressed in the homeroom and/or tackle a creative project while increasing executive functioning skills)

Simply contact me with a description of what you are looking for (lessons on impulse control, emotional intelligence, essay writing, etc.) and a few times in mind (dyshomerooms (at) gmail.com). I will see what I can do scheduling wise (I offer private lessons 9:00amCST – 2:30pmCST M-Th). Private lessons are $50 per 25-30 minutes using the same Zoom/PayPal system used for the DYS Homerooms. I prefer to teach these classes off Outschool, but if you prefer that platform the cost is higher there. 

Sometimes students request to meet with one other student to deepen a friendship, tackle a music project, write a book together, play games, etc. I strive to accommodate this in my schedule and facilitate scheduling with the other family. The price for this is $30 per 25-30 minute session as it requires significant overhead work, but it's excellent once we get a schedule in place and direction for a joint project. I've seen students establish fantastic friendships with these experimental classes.

I also teach a few other “one-time” group classes on Outschool related to creativity. I can teach any of these one-on-one as well if your student is interested:

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