Westerly Learning Center Providing Academic Enrichment Programs for Homeschooled Students

Students will continue to develop skills in conversation, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. There will be more interaction en français in the classroom and more homework. Our goal is to encourage the students to be able to read and converse in French on a variety of topics related to everyday life.
Teacher: Marie-Paule Segal

Beginning students will learn to speak French quickly through songs, games and classroom interaction. In the process, students will learn basic French vocabulary and verb tenses. French culture and customs will also be included.
Teacher: Marie-Paule Segal

Students will continue in their study of famous artists, incorporating what they have learned from the artist’s skill and incorporating it into their own artwork. The main purpose of this class is “to learn by doing;” students will acquire skills, concepts, principles, and techniques used by famous artists to enhance the student’s artistic ability.
Teacher: Patricia Melton

Students will learn the fundamental principles of writing in this literature-based course. The literary elements and style of different genres will be taught through the study of children’s literature. Students will then write their own creative pieces focusing on each genre, using Institute for Excellence in Writing techniques. Class will include grammar, syntax and vocabulary.
Teacher: Mari-Anne Gordon

Grammar is increasingly included in standardized tests. However, many grammar lessons are painful for a student to swallow. Fix-It! Grammar lessons from Institute for Writing Excellence turn grammar into a game. In weekly lessons and homework, students learn grammar rules and have to identify where the rules are broken and why. Beginning students edit a story about Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
Teacher: Mari-Anne Gordon

This course covers American history from pre-Columbian times until the end of the Civil War. Regular field trips to local historical sites will make this and exciting “discovery.”
Teacher: Carol Huntley-Jones

This class will seek to sharpen observation skills while developing basic techniques of scientific inquiry. Students will study “How Things Work” with simple machines and the human body. Several exciting field trips are planned throughout the year to complement the information learned in class.
Teacher: Carol Huntley-Jones