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Start the School Year with a Surprise!

Start the School Year with a Surprise

Want to flip your kids’ expectations on DAY ONE? Surprise them!

That together-summer feeling doesn’t need to fade. You might:

  • Spread a blanket in the backyard and have read aloud time there.
  • Start with a field trip and go to the zoo.
  • Make the first day a party with streamers and cake!

Another option: take a Brave Writer class TOGETHER! Your kids will be shocked! And delighted!

We’ve got a family learning adventure for you that’s whimsical and enthralling: POETRY!

Poetry allows your kids to play with language, discovering the magic of imagination and poetic form in a relaxed and fun way! 

Playing with Poetry: Discovery explores

  • Introduction to Poetry and Free Verse
  • Visual Poetry: Shape, Concrete, and Acrostic poems
  • Counted Word Poetry: Cinquain, Diamante, and Etheree poems
  • Japanese Poetry: Haiku and Tanka poems

Why start your school year with this online class?

  • Learning side-by-side with your kids sets the tone for the year
  • Get an impressive unit of study checked off your list right away
  • You can let someone else be the expert while you ease into things! 
  • One tuition—your ENTIRE family! 
  • Remind everyone (including you!) why learning is FUN!

What families say:

You too can be a poet!  This class explores a range of poetry forms and provides the guidance to play with words and develop your own poetic masterpieces!  — Elizabeth S.

This was a great class to take as a family. It helped us see familiar forms in new light and introduced us to new kinds of poems. — Jennifer A.

This class… was both fun and informative, and offered enough flexibility to make it work well with our ever changing schedule. — Kimberly M.


This is our only poetry class until 2020. Don’t miss it!

Sign up today!

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