Contact: (626) 482--8963
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KID'S VID'S & ANCIENT CIV'S
Wednesdays 9:45-10:45am (almost full, opening new timeslot soon)
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
WHERE: ONLINE via Zoom for semester 1
TARGET: Grades 2-6th
COURSE DURATION: 1 year (two, 13 week semesters - classes begin September 9, 2020)
CLASS SIZE: 12 (other timeslots may open according to demand)
COST PER SEMESTER :
$235 for private pay homeschool families.
$260 for iLead, Epic, Aveson, Compass, Inspire, Heartland, Blue Ridge Academy, Granite Mountain, Sage Oak, Sky Mountain, Summit, Golden Valley, and Excel Academy Charter students. If you don't see your school listed, please contact us at WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com so we can apply to become a vendor for you.

Journey through the life and times of Ancient Civilizations inspired by the cartoon video adventure series, Kid's Animated History with Pipo.  Each week, students will watch Pipo's 11-minute video that uses humor and storytelling to share a picture of life in a specific Ancient Civilization.  Together, we will identify important individuals, ideas, icons, and invention of that time period.  We'll accent our learning by drawing fun mini cartoon period figures, as well as marker illustrations and watercolors of ancient landmarks, icons and historic places

Join us as we  explore:
The Mayan Civilization
The Inca Empire
The Aztec Empire
The Viking Age
The Celtic Era
The Byzantine Empire
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient India
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Persia
Ancient China
Ancient Japan
Mesopotamia

Upon registration, you will be provided a simple materials list of some basic school and drawing supplies you will need to have on hand for class.  Students will also need access to a printer at home to print assignments.

REGISTRATION: Beginning May 1, 2020, simply complete the form and payment on the REGISTRATION PAGE of this site.  Charter School students should request a P.O./Enrichment Certificate to be issued as soon as school begin processing for this period, in order to secure enrollment.
Questions? Call (626)482-8963 or email WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com
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SECRET SOLVERS SOCIETY
Wednesdays
12:30-1:30pm CLASS FULL
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
WHERE: Online via Zoom for Semester 1
TARGET: Grades 2nd-6th
COURSE DURATION: 1 year (two, 13 week semesters - classes begin September 9, 2020)
CLASS SIZE: 12
COST PER SEMESTER :
$235 for private pay homeschool families.
$260 for iLead, Epic, Aveson, Compass, Inspire, Heartland, Blue Ridge Academy, Granite Mountain, Sage Oak, Sky Mountain, Summit, Golden Valley, and Excel Academy Charter students. If you don't see your school listed, please contact us at WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com so we can apply to become a vendor for you.

You are invited to become a savvy problem solver as a member of our distinguished society where we treasure critical thinking  and out-of-the-box ideas.

Your exclusive S.S.S. membership entitles you to solve exciting weekly challenges, that will stretch your brainpower, flex your reasoning, boot your creativity, and harness the power of teamwork!

Your challenges will include:      
        Perplexing Puzzles
        Detective Mysteries
        S.T.E.M. Challenges (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
        Brain Games
        Treasure Hunts
        Escape Room Adventures
        And more!

Your success could grant you a place in the Secret Solvers Society "Brain Hall of Fame".

Upon registration, you will be provided with a simple materials list of some basic school and household supplies that will be needed for class.  Students will also need access to a printer at home to print assignments.

REGISTRATION: Beginning May 1, 2020, simply complete the form and payment on the REGISTRATION PAGE of this site.  Charter School students should request a P.O./Enrichment Certificate to be issued as soon as school begin processing for this period, in order to secure enrollment.*
Questions? Call (626)482-8963 or email WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com
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BUILD-A-BIZ: Pizzeria Edition
Wednesdays
11:00am-12:00pm NEW TIMESLOT!
1:45-2:45pm CLASS FULL
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
WHERE: Online via Zoom for Semester 1
TARGET: Grades 3rd-7th
COURSE DURATION: 1 year (two, 13 week semesters - classes begin September 9, 2020)
CLASS SIZE: 12 (other timeslots may open according to demand)
COST PER SEMESTER :
$235 for private pay homeschool families.
$260 for iLead, Epic, Aveson, Compass, Inspire, Heartland, Blue Ridge Academy, Granite Mountain, Sage Oak, Sky Mountain, Summit, Golden Valley, and Excel Academy Charter students. If you don't see your school listed, please contact us at WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com so we can apply to become a vendor for you.

As a classroom entrepreneur you will plan and create your own pizzeria and take care of it’s daily operations, learning dozens of practical concepts related to your new venture along the way.

What will the week's assignment be: Designing and naming your restaurant? Planning the Grand Opening? Calculating profit? Scripting a commercial? Making a brochure? Conducting an employee job interview?

In the exciting world of business, there is so much you can learn:
Writing a Simple Business Plan
Basic Economics
Money Matters
Math
Problem Solving
Marketing
Customer Service
Management
Nutrition
and Design.

You will dream up weekly pizza specials to test the market as you look for successful dishes to grow your permanent menu. Will your new recipe be a hit? Find out the following week, through a Consumer Report showing customer sales and reviews.  We will track the collective profits of all class Pizzerias to earn a real-life pizzeria treat!

In Semester #2, you will have one special project to complete at home,  followed by a chance to present it in front of your fellow “business owners”.

Students will need to access Google Classroom to use to submit weekly pizza specials and other assignments as needed.  Upon registration, you will be provided a simple materials list of some basic school supplies that will be needed for class.  Students will need access to a printer at home to print assignments.

REGISTRATION: Beginning May 1, 2020, simply complete the form and payment on the REGISTRATION PAGE of this site.  Charter School students should request a P.O./Enrichment Certificate to be issued as soon as school begin processing for this period, in order to secure enrollment*.
Questions? Call (626)482-8963 or email WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com
Click below to watch a student commercial:
Inspired by this class, we are excited show a Build-A-Biz graduates have started their own businesses!  Check out Chillin' Quillin and 
TheTurningCo.weebly.com
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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS NINA PASADENA?
Wednesdays
3:00-4:00pm (timeslot full)
4:15-5:15pm (still enrolling)
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
WHERE: Online, via Zoom for Semester 1
TARGET: Grades 2nd-6th
COURSE DURATION: 1 year (two, 13 week semesters - classes begin September 9, 2020)
CLASS SIZE: 12
COST PER SEMESTER :
$235 for private pay homeschool families.
$260 for iLead, Epic, Aveson, Compass, Inspire, Heartland, Blue Ridge Academy, Granite Mountain, Sage Oak, Sky Mountain, Summit, Golden Valley, and Excel Academy Charter students. If you don't see your school listed, please contact us at WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com so we can apply to become a vendor for you.
REQUIRED TEXT: National Geographic Ultimate Globetrotting World Atlas ISBN 978-0-545-77158-0 or ISBN 978-1-4263-1488-9 .  This affordable text is available for purchase from many online sources, recently seen for $11 new, or as low as $3 used. (see a cover design for it attached to this description). 

Join the Acme Detective Agency on the hunt for super spy criminal mastermind, Nina Pasadena.  She and her henchmen are stealing treasures, and monuments from around the world.  You and the other Acme Agents will follow the clues leading you through countries of the world, exploring exotic cultures and locations -- all to deduce and track down the identity of the criminals and return the stolen goods.

As Nina and her gang escape to different parts of the globe, you will give chase by solving clues and fact finding using your student world geography book (more info upon registration). Each case will take you to three continents, three countries, and three cities on your hunt for suspects.

You will be given one Agent Special Assignment during the year (aka- a short research paper, and drawing task to work on at home) about a specific country that is a henchman hide-out. You will present your Special Assignment in front of the Acme team (oral presentation).

Will we catch Nina Pasadena in the end?  Join us to find out!  This crime-solving class is sure to be full of mystery and intrigue!

An affordable student textbook is required for this class, readily available used or new on many online websites: National Geographic Ultimate Globetrotting World Atlas published by Scholastic ISBN 978-0-545-77158-0 or ISBN 978-1-4263-1488-9

Upon registration, you will be provided with a simple materials list of some basic school supplies that students will need to have on hand.  Students will also need access to a printer at home to print assignments.

PLEASE NOTE: If you took the USA version of this class last year, this class uses the same theme, but features new criminals, and is structured differently so that the cases unfold in a fresh new way for our world-wide adventures!

REGISTRATION: Beginning May 1, 2020, simply complete the form and payment on the REGISTRATION PAGE of this site.  Charter School students should request a P.O./Enrichment Certificate to be issued as soon as school begin processing for this period, in order to secure enrollment.*
Questions? Call (626)482-8963 or email WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com
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LORD OF THE RINGS & LITERARY THINGS
Mondays 4:00-5:30pm
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
WHERE: Online via Zoom for Trimester 1
TARGET: Grades 8-12
CLASS SIZE: 8 (other timeslots may open according to demand)
COST PER TRIMESTER:
$230 for private pay homeschool families.
$250 for iLead, Epic, Aveson, Compass, Inspire, Heartland, Blue Ridge Academy, Granite Mountain, Sage Oak, Sky Mountain, Summit, Golden Valley, and Excel Academy Charter students. If you don't see your school listed, please contact us at WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com so we can apply to become a vendor for you.

COURSE DURATION:
One trimester to start (2 more trimesters may follow to complete the trilogy if there is interest)
Fellowship of the Ring Volume 1 & Movie 1
9 week trimester: September  14, 21, 28 October 5, 19, 26 November 2, 9, 16
(Nov 23 held as emergency make-up day if needed)
Materials Needed: Any printed version of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (Volume 1): The Fellowship of the Ring.  Students will need access to a printer at home to print assignments.

IF THERE IS INTEREST IN CONTINUING THE TRILOGY,
THE REMAINING SCHEDULE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

The Two Towers Volume 2 & Movie 2
9 week trimester - $230/$250
November 30 December 7, 14 January 4, 11, 25 February 1, 8, 22
(March 1 held as emergency make-up day if needed)
Materials Needed: Any printed version of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (Volume 2): The Two Towers. Students will need access to a printer at home to print assignments.

The Return of the King Volume 3 & Movie 3
9 week trimester - $230/$250
March 8, 15, 22 April 12, 19, 26 May 3, 10, 17
(May 24 held as emergency make-up day if needed)
Materials Needed: Any printed version of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (Volume 3): Return of the King. Students will need access to a printer at home to print assignments.

Students grades 8-12 are introduced to English literary analysis by exploring Tolkien’s magical Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings classic books, and will compare them with the epic movies by Peter Jackson.

Explore the splendid and harrowing story of Frodo Baggins, a humble hobbit, on his quest to save Middle Earth from the dark forces of Sauron.  Brace yourselves as Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Goblins, Hobbits, WIzards and Men lay it all on the line in this epic tale of good versus evil.  Be inspired by the tale of friendship, humility, sacrifice, and hope in the face of the impossible.

Weekly classroom quests will have students searching for the use of illuminating vocabulary,  figurative language, and pondering the big questions about character, moral intent, symbolism and literary interpretation.  We will read chapters from the books, and match them with segments of the movies providing lively comparisons, analysis, debate, and discussion.

Opportunities for innovative challenges, activities, creative writing, and hands-on projects will round out this extraordinary classroom adventure.

NOTE TO PARENTS
The minimum grade recommendations for this class has been set partially due to The Lord of the Rings movie series being rated PG-13.  It depicts fantasy violence through gruesome battle scenes of good versus evil, and some scary imagery of Sauron’s evil army (orcs, goblins, etc..).  If you would like to read more about the content of this film series, I recommend CommonSenseMedia.org for their age-based reviews.  Parent permission slips for viewing will be required of all students taking this class.

REGISTRATION: Beginning May 1, 2020, simply complete the form and payment on the REGISTRATION PAGE of this site.  Charter School students should request a P.O./Enrichment Certificate to be issued as soon as school begin processing for this period, in order to secure enrollment.*
Questions? Call (626)482-8963 or email WeSparkLearning@yahoo.com
*Our classes are non-sectarian, compliant with public Charter school policies.