Westerly Learning Center Providing Academic Enrichment Programs for Homeschooled Students

This course is a continuation of Science Explorers using the Holt Short-Course text book series. Students need not have taken the previous course to enroll. Topics will include the Human Body Systems with Health (course D) and Forces, Motion and Energy (course M). Test your knowledge of Newton’s laws in an end-of-the year excursion to Great Adventure! In-class demonstrations and some lab work required.
Teacher: Kim Torquato

As Western man becomes master of his surroundings and settles into well-defined countries, his mind begins to explore the unknown, both the physical world and the world within. New continents are discovered, new countries formed (including our own), and new thought patterns emerge. Learn about these water-shed moments in our heritage.
Teacher: Vanessa Fiori

Learn to appreciate “The (English and French) Bard.” We will read and absorb several Shakespeare plays and sonnets, one or two of Moliere’s plays. In the winter we will perform one of our favorite Shakespeare plays. The paragraph is the shortest piece of writing that can stand alone and is used in many college entrance exams. Students will learn many different ways to write paragraphs as well as learn to refine their writing style.
Teacher: Vanessa Fiori

This class is designed for both beginning and more advanced art students. At this age, many students who have never taken an art class before may feel they lack the skills and techniques to create art. However, this class will encourage students at all levels of artistic ability to become more confident in their creative talents. We will begin each week with an emphasis on learning to draw and developing those skills and techniques which will enable students to become confident and independent in creating their own artwork. We will examine different artists and see how they use the same subject but explore it in different forms and mediums.
Teacher: Patricia Melton