23/24 Glendora Classes

SECRET SOLVERS SOCIETY
Thursdays 9:15-10:15
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
TARGET: Grades 6-8
COURSE DURATION: Two Semesters, 14 weeks each
START DATE:Sept. 7th 2023
ABOUT PAYMENTS: Although you enroll for one semester at a time to make payment easier, please plan for a full year (Sept-May) unless you have extraordinary circumstances come about. Semester 2 payment will be requested and due following winter break.
COST PER SEMESTER : $296 per semester. All Charters Accepted ($336 for Gorman, Compass, Innovations Academy, and SCALE)

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 will merit awards, that could grant you a place in the Secret Solvers Society "Brain Hall of Fame".

REGISTRATION:
Register for classes through Pathfinders at https://www.pathfindershomeschool.com then follow payment instructions below.

Purchase Order Instructions for Charter Families:
Vendor: We Spark Learning
(If with Gorman, Compass, Innovations Academy, or SCALE, use Vendor “Homeschool Coaches”)
Payments: $296 in full, or kindly request 4 equal monthly payments beginning Sept. 2023
($336 for Innovations, iLead, Compass, Gorman and SCALE)Instructor: Ani Janbazian
Duration: One hour weekly, 14 week semester.
Private Payment Instruction:
Kindly head to omella.com/o9g6r to make your out-of-pocket payment.

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS NINA PASADENA?
Thursdays 10:30am-11:30am
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian, We Spark Learning
TARGET: Grades 3-8
COURSE DURATION: 2 semesters, 14 weeks each
START DATE:Sept. 7th 2023
ABOUT PAYMENTS: Although you enroll for one semester at a time to make payment easier, please plan for a full year (Sept-May) unless you have extraordinary circumstances come about. Semester 2 payment will be requested and due following winter break.
COST PER SEMESTER :$296 per semester. All Charters Accepted ($336 for Gorman, Compass, Innovations Academy, and SCALE)

REQUIRED TEXT: National Geographic Ultimate Globetrotting World Atlas (available used or new for $5-$15)

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!

REGISTRATION:
Register for classes through Pathfinders at https://www.pathfindershomeschool.com then follow payment instructions below.

Purchase Order Instructions for Charter Families:
Vendor: We Spark Learning
(If with Gorman, Compass, Innovations Academy, or SCALE, use Vendor “Homeschool Coaches”)
Payments: $296 in full, or kindly request 4 equal monthly payments beginning Sept. 2023
($336 for Innovations, iLead, Compass, Gorman and SCALE)Instructor: Ani Janbazian
Duration: One hour weekly, 14 week semester.

Private Payment Instruction:
Kindly head to omella.com/o9g6r to make your out-of-pocket payment.

MAKE A MICRONATION
Thursdays 12:00-1:00
TARGET: Grades 6th-8th
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian
LOCATION: In-person at Glendora Community Church, Glendora
COURSE DURATION: Two Semesters, 14 weeks each
START DATE:Sept. 7th 2023
ABOUT PAYMENTS: Although you enroll for one semester at a time to make payment easier, please plan for a full year (Sept-May) unless you have extraordinary circumstances come about. Semester 2 payment will be requested and due following winter break.
COST FOR SEMESTER :
$296 per semester. All Charters Accepted ($336 for Gorman, Compass, Innovations Academy, and SCALE)

In this class, students can mastermind, invent, develop, and design their very own nation and culture. Micronations are imaginary countries that have many of the same things as real ones: laws, customs, culture and history - even their own flags, coins, and stamps.

Step by step, using examples from real nations and other micronations, students will establish a government, a code of laws, currency, create a language and distinctive clothing, initiate unique holidays, and so much more.

Dynamic discussions and hands-on activities will explore:
Government
Political Systems
Language
National Symbols
History
Geology & Resources
Physical Geography
Economy
Currency
Citizenship
Infrastructure:
Transportation & Communication
Cultural Identity:
Food, Art, Music, Clothing, Pastimes, Holidays

Imagine...
...an underwater nation where residents live in bio-domes, and use candy for money.
...a rock n' roll republic where music starts each day and the president looks like Elvis.
...a kingdom whose citizens wear shades of purple, and travel by moose.
...a gamer state where video game scores translate to real money in the bank.

REGISTRATION:
Register for classes through Pathfinders at https://www.pathfindershomeschool.com then follow payment instructions below.

Purchase Order Instructions for Charter Families:
Vendor: We Spark Learning
(If with Gorman, Compass, Innovations Academy, or SCALE, use Vendor “Homeschool Coaches”)
Payments: $296 in full, or kindly request 4 equal monthly payments beginning Sept. 2023
($336 for Innovations, iLead, Compass, Gorman and SCALE)Instructor: Ani Janbazian
Duration: One hour weekly, 14 week semester.
Private Payment Instruction:
Kindly head to omella.com/o9g6r to make your out-of-pocket payment.

BUILD-A-BIZ: Pizzeria (Business/Entreprenership)
Thursdays 1:15-2:15pm
TARGET: Grades 3rd-8th
TAUGHT BY: Ani Janbazian
LOCATION: In-person at Glendora Community Church, Glendora
COURSE DURATION: Two Semesters, 14 weeks each
START DATE: Sept. 7th 2023
ABOUT PAYMENTS: Although you enroll for one semester at a time to make payment easier, please plan for a full year (Sept-May) unless you have extraordinary circumstances come about. Semester 2 payment will be requested and due following winter break.
COST FOR SEMESTER :
$296 per semester. All Charters Accepted ($326 for Gorman, Compass, Innovations Academy, and SCALE)

As a classroom entrepreneur you will plan and create your own pizzeria and take care of the 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? 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 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 real prizes throughout the year.

We will finish our year with a real-life Pizza Party to celebrate how well you Build-a-Biz!

REGISTRATION:
Register for classes through Pathfinders at https://www.pathfindershomeschool.com then follow payment instructions below.

Purchase Order Instructions for Charter Families:
Vendor: We Spark Learning
(If with Gorman, Compass, Innovations Academy, or SCALE, use Vendor “Homeschool Coaches”)
Payments: $296 in full, or kindly request 4 equal monthly payments beginning Sept. 2023
($336 for Innovations, iLead, Compass, Gorman and SCALE)Instructor: Ani Janbazian
Duration: One hour weekly, 14 week semester.
Private Payment Instruction:
Kindly head to omella.com/o9g6r to make your out-of-pocket payment.

For all Homeschool and Charter students - registration instructions in listing below