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12-Week Fall Small

Group Learning Communities*


*When registering your student please choose the class based on their upcoming 2026-27 grade level

*All staff are fully licensed English Teachers in the Commonwealth of VA.

**Rising with each grade level

Class Start Date Meeting Day Meeting Time Instructor Class Description Fee Registration Link
Grade 5A - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year)
12/6/26 Wednesday & Sunday 5:30 PM EST Mr. LeHew and Ms. Barr Upper Elementary students will work on creative writing, essay writing, strong sentence/paragraph writing, and grammar in preparation for middle school. Additionally, students will work on inference (reading), collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion. $984.00 http://t.ly/cDtle
Grade 5B - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year)
8/16/2026 Tuesday & Sunday 5:30 PM EST Mr. LeHew and Ms. Barr Upper Elementary students will work on creative writing, essay writing, strong sentence/paragraph writing, and grammar in preparation for middle school applications. Additionally, students will work on inference (reading), collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion. $984.00 https://bit.ly/3MVRcdg
Grade 6/7 - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year) 12/6/2026 Wednesday & Sunday 7 PM EST Ms. Collins and Ms. Yordy In this course, middle schoolers will write in various modalities to include: creative writing, expository essays, persuasive essays, and speech writing. Small groups will emphasize strong sentence/paragraph writing, grammar, inference (reading), collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback. Finally to foster communication skills, students will give small group presentations and partake in discussion.
$984.00 http://t.ly/ucxYf
Grade 8A - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year) 12/6/2026 Tuesday & Sunday 6 PM EST Dr. Waldron, Mr. Hughes, or Ms. Milton In preparation for high school readiness, participants will work on advanced academic writing, collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion.
$984.00 http://t.ly/s8cB3
Grade 8B - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year) 12/6/2026 Tuesday & Sunday 6 PM EST Dr. Waldron, Mr. Hughes, or Ms. Milton In preparation for high school readiness, participants will work on advanced academic writing, collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion.
$984.00 http://t.ly/MiUCK
Grade 9/10 - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year) 12/6/2026 Wednesday & Sunday 6 PM EST Dr. Waldron, Mr. Hughes, or Mr. McAdo Students in this course will work on the fundamentals of high school academic writing to include: MLA format, citing sources, providing analysis and organizing writing. Students will also focus on public speaking, Socratic Seminars, and presenting.

$984.00 http://t.ly/XZ8qr
Class Start Date Meeting Day Meeting Time Instructor Class Description Fee Registration Link
Grade 5A - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year)
12/6/26 Wednesday & Sunday 5:30 PM EST Mr. LeHew and Ms. Barr Upper Elementary students will work on creative writing, essay writing, strong sentence/paragraph writing, and grammar in preparation for middle school. Additionally, students will work on inference (reading), collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion. $984.00 http://t.ly/cDtle
Grade 5B - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year)
8/16/2026 Tuesday & Sunday 5:30 PM EST Mr. LeHew and Ms. Barr Upper Elementary students will work on creative writing, essay writing, strong sentence/paragraph writing, and grammar in preparation for middle school applications. Additionally, students will work on inference (reading), collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion. $984.00 https://bit.ly/3MVRcdg
Grade 6/7 - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year) 12/6/2026 Wednesday & Sunday 7 PM EST Ms. Collins and Ms. Yordy In this course, middle schoolers will write in various modalities to include: creative writing, expository essays, persuasive essays, and speech writing. Small groups will emphasize strong sentence/paragraph writing, grammar, inference (reading), collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback. Finally to foster communication skills, students will give small group presentations and partake in discussion.
$984.00 http://t.ly/ucxYf
Grade 8A - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year) 12/6/2026 Tuesday & Sunday 6 PM EST Dr. Waldron, Mr. Hughes, or Ms. Milton In preparation for high school readiness, participants will work on advanced academic writing, collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion.
$984.00 http://t.ly/s8cB3
Grade 8B - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year) 12/6/2026 Tuesday & Sunday 6 PM EST Dr. Waldron, Mr. Hughes, or Ms. Milton In preparation for high school readiness, participants will work on advanced academic writing, collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion.
$984.00 http://t.ly/MiUCK
Grade 9/10 - Small Learning Community (Based on 26-27 School Year) 12/6/2026 Wednesday & Sunday 6 PM EST Dr. Waldron, Mr. Hughes, or Mr. McAdo Students in this course will work on the fundamentals of high school academic writing to include: MLA format, citing sources, providing analysis and organizing writing. Students will also focus on public speaking, Socratic Seminars, and presenting.

$984.00 http://t.ly/XZ8qr

Elementary

  • Creative Writing 
  • Foundations in Writing
  • Essay Writing 
  • Middle School Readiness

Middle

  • Creative Writing
  • Essay Writing 
  • Mentor Texts
  • Academic Writing 
  • High School Readiness

High

  • Advanced Academic Writing 
  • College Essay Writing
  • College Prep

Grades 4/5 -

Small Learning Community


In this course, we will focus on the fundamentals of strong sentences, paragraphs and longer pieces. Students will practice with storytelling, non-fiction writing and more. Instructor feedback will be a primary component of this fundamental course.

Grade 5 -

Small Learning Community


In this course, we will focus on: creative writing, essay writing, strong sentence/paragraph writing, grammar, inference (reading), collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion.

Grades 6/7 -

Small Learning Community


In this course, we will focus on: creative writing, expository essays, persuasive essays, speech writing, strong sentence/paragraph writing, grammar, inference (reading), collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion.

Grade 8 -

Small Learning Community 8A, B, C


In this course, we will focus on: high school essays, advanced academic  writing, high school application preparation, collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion. 

Classes will meet on the following dates:

Grades 9/10 -

Small Learning Community


In this course, we will focus on: high school essays, writing for advanced coursework, collaboration on written work, peer editing/tangible feedback, small group presentations and discussion.