Building Brilliant Minds - Homeschool Co-op is offering homeschooled students an extensive experience in the world of the ARTS using Building Brilliant Minds - Arts Based Curriculum (A combination of Classical, Montessori, Mason and Project- Based Learning approaches) beginning in the Fall of 2018!
Who?
Students* from 5th** - 12th grades. (We will be adding a grade each year. Beginning 2016 we will offer 5th- 12th.)
Students interested in the Arts and using the Arts to enhance core curriculum.
Students who thrive with a combination of core work with project based learning experiences.
Students whose parents would like a full-time "homeschooling" program, but do not have time (or desire) to do it themselves.
Students whose parents prefer a private school atmosphere for their children.
Students whose parents homeschool, but need would like support with accountability.
Students and families who want their faith to be an integral part of their educational experiences.
What?
First and foremost we are not a "school". We believe that parents should take responsibility for their children's education. Our students are registered through their counties as homeschooled students. We are here to teach, mentor and coach parents and students on their homeschooling path. We do provide some classes for homeschooled students centered around the arts and project-based learning, help guide them in project-based individual study plans, provide them space to work in a group setting and act as coaches and mentors for homeschooled students and their parents.
Options:
The Building Brilliant Minds Homeschool Co-op offers "full and part-time" co-op courses -
Monday - Friday 10:00 - 3:30
Full Course Schedule - SIX COURSES (36 week/three hours each and theater)
Five Days a week 12:30 - 3:30 (4:30 on Tuesdays)
Part-time Course Schedule
Students may register for one course at a time.
General Mentoring
The Mentoring option though the learning center is intended to help reinforce the parent's role as educator by having a neutral third party hold the homeschooled student accountable for timely completion of his or her individual curriculum. (as selected by the homeschooling parents). Mentoring can also be used to help student and parents develop a Project-Based Individual Study Plans for their homeschooling subjects.
Included throughout the year:
Semester Showcases (December and May )
Monthly Family Lecture Series and Presentation Potlucks
Yearly Theater production - May 2017
Parent/Student Conferences - at least 2 per semester
When?
2016-2017 School Year
1st Semester - August 15 - December 16th (18 weeks w/Thanksgiving week off)
2nd Semester - January 2 - May 19th (18 weeks w/Spring Break and Holy Week off)
Monday - Friday 12:30 - 3:30/4:30 (depending upon the day)
Where?
Classes will be held in Northern Leesburg (Lucketts) VA
Why?
The Arts, specifically the field of Architecture, tend to draw students into their studies in an all engaging way. Project-based learning is the new trend in the educational field. Studies have shown that students learn more and commit more deeply to their own education when they are deeply engaged in projects especially those based in the Arts and those that are centered around a student's individual interests. Educational opportunities as such engage not only the intellect, but also a creative, logical and proactive style of learning. Through a combination of the Classical, Montessori, Mason and Project-Based Learning experiences, Building Brilliant Minds students receive a very personalized education through which they thrive. Being mentored and held accountable by an "educational coach" gives students and parents tools that support the parents' goals for their students while encouraging student's to pursue their individual educational goals along the way.
Tuition?
Please note your preferences and inquire for fees.
Full-time Option: $4000/year (Includes all courses, theater, individual project and materials) - BEST OPTION!
Single Course Options:
4th - 12th Grade - 3 hour Courses:
36 weeks (18 weeks/semester)
Art - $800/year
Institute of Excellence in Writing - $800/year
Architecture - $800/year
4th - 12th Grade - 1.5 hour Courses:
36 weeks (18 weeks/semester)
Photography- $400/year
Individual Project/Mentoring - $400/year
PK-3rd Grade Courses:
1.5 hours/week for 36 weeks (18 weeks/semester)
Art - $400/year
Architecture - $400/year
Theater:
2 hours a week for 36 weeks (18 weeks/semester) + extra rehearsals, etc..
$600/family (regardless of # of courses taken).
*If you can not afford these tuition rates, please contact Mrs. G. for potential scholarships or work grants.
Tuition will be adjusted for multiple courses and multiple students.
i.e. $800 first course, $700 second course, $600 third course etc... (down to $500/course)
or $400 first course, $350 second course, $300 third course
Tuitions may be paid in FOUR installments:
1/4 tuition due NOW (June 1st) to reserve your spot (and to prepare materials etc..)
1/4 tuition due August 1st
1/4 tuition due December 1st
1/4 tuition due Feb 1st
ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED with TUITIONS
About?
Mrs. G. has a B.S. in Architecture from the Ohio State University and has completed two and half years of graduate course work in Theology and Church Architecture. She and Deacon Gillispie have been married for twenty years and have been blessed with nine children. In the past, she was a church organist for over twelve years and danced on scholarship with a dance company for five years. Mrs. G. has over 16 years of homeschooling experience with children who range from profoundly challenged to exceptionally gifted including one recent homeschooled through high school graduate. She is the owner and director of Building Brilliant Minds Online, LLC and has been teaching art and architecture through her online courses to students around the world for the last seven year. She is also a SchoolHouse Teacher. For her exceptional students, she sponsors a Chapter for the National Art Honor Society. Mrs. G. has created project-based courses for a variety of subjects. She has also directed four musicals as director of the St. Helen's Homeschool Theater Troupe. Mrs. G. is also a COPE Certified Health Coach, a Registered writing teacher by The Institute of Excellence (IEW), and is a member of the following organizations: The National Arts Education Association, Special Needs in Art Education (SNAE) and The Design Issues Group. She is very committed to teaching all subjects with Christ as our Foundation and to teaching children how to serve Our Lord through their talents.
___________________________________________________________________________
* Students accepted through family interviews/application process etc..
**Courses (with requirement variations) may be open to 3rd - 4th grade students by application and/or invitation.
__________________________________________________________________________
Disclaimer: The options available at the learning center are not intended to replace the curriculum administered by the homeschooling parents, but is intended to supplement your curriculum and provide a collaborative work space for your student to help him or her develop his or her talents in a group setting.
Who?
Students* from 5th** - 12th grades. (We will be adding a grade each year. Beginning 2016 we will offer 5th- 12th.)
Students interested in the Arts and using the Arts to enhance core curriculum.
Students who thrive with a combination of core work with project based learning experiences.
Students whose parents would like a full-time "homeschooling" program, but do not have time (or desire) to do it themselves.
Students whose parents prefer a private school atmosphere for their children.
Students whose parents homeschool, but need would like support with accountability.
Students and families who want their faith to be an integral part of their educational experiences.
What?
First and foremost we are not a "school". We believe that parents should take responsibility for their children's education. Our students are registered through their counties as homeschooled students. We are here to teach, mentor and coach parents and students on their homeschooling path. We do provide some classes for homeschooled students centered around the arts and project-based learning, help guide them in project-based individual study plans, provide them space to work in a group setting and act as coaches and mentors for homeschooled students and their parents.
Options:
The Building Brilliant Minds Homeschool Co-op offers "full and part-time" co-op courses -
Monday - Friday 10:00 - 3:30
Full Course Schedule - SIX COURSES (36 week/three hours each and theater)
Five Days a week 12:30 - 3:30 (4:30 on Tuesdays)
Part-time Course Schedule
Students may register for one course at a time.
General Mentoring
The Mentoring option though the learning center is intended to help reinforce the parent's role as educator by having a neutral third party hold the homeschooled student accountable for timely completion of his or her individual curriculum. (as selected by the homeschooling parents). Mentoring can also be used to help student and parents develop a Project-Based Individual Study Plans for their homeschooling subjects.
Included throughout the year:
Semester Showcases (December and May )
Monthly Family Lecture Series and Presentation Potlucks
Yearly Theater production - May 2017
Parent/Student Conferences - at least 2 per semester
When?
2016-2017 School Year
1st Semester - August 15 - December 16th (18 weeks w/Thanksgiving week off)
2nd Semester - January 2 - May 19th (18 weeks w/Spring Break and Holy Week off)
Monday - Friday 12:30 - 3:30/4:30 (depending upon the day)
Where?
Classes will be held in Northern Leesburg (Lucketts) VA
Why?
The Arts, specifically the field of Architecture, tend to draw students into their studies in an all engaging way. Project-based learning is the new trend in the educational field. Studies have shown that students learn more and commit more deeply to their own education when they are deeply engaged in projects especially those based in the Arts and those that are centered around a student's individual interests. Educational opportunities as such engage not only the intellect, but also a creative, logical and proactive style of learning. Through a combination of the Classical, Montessori, Mason and Project-Based Learning experiences, Building Brilliant Minds students receive a very personalized education through which they thrive. Being mentored and held accountable by an "educational coach" gives students and parents tools that support the parents' goals for their students while encouraging student's to pursue their individual educational goals along the way.
Tuition?
Please note your preferences and inquire for fees.
Full-time Option: $4000/year (Includes all courses, theater, individual project and materials) - BEST OPTION!
Single Course Options:
4th - 12th Grade - 3 hour Courses:
36 weeks (18 weeks/semester)
Art - $800/year
Institute of Excellence in Writing - $800/year
Architecture - $800/year
4th - 12th Grade - 1.5 hour Courses:
36 weeks (18 weeks/semester)
Photography- $400/year
Individual Project/Mentoring - $400/year
PK-3rd Grade Courses:
1.5 hours/week for 36 weeks (18 weeks/semester)
Art - $400/year
Architecture - $400/year
Theater:
2 hours a week for 36 weeks (18 weeks/semester) + extra rehearsals, etc..
$600/family (regardless of # of courses taken).
*If you can not afford these tuition rates, please contact Mrs. G. for potential scholarships or work grants.
Tuition will be adjusted for multiple courses and multiple students.
i.e. $800 first course, $700 second course, $600 third course etc... (down to $500/course)
or $400 first course, $350 second course, $300 third course
Tuitions may be paid in FOUR installments:
1/4 tuition due NOW (June 1st) to reserve your spot (and to prepare materials etc..)
1/4 tuition due August 1st
1/4 tuition due December 1st
1/4 tuition due Feb 1st
ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED with TUITIONS
About?
Mrs. G. has a B.S. in Architecture from the Ohio State University and has completed two and half years of graduate course work in Theology and Church Architecture. She and Deacon Gillispie have been married for twenty years and have been blessed with nine children. In the past, she was a church organist for over twelve years and danced on scholarship with a dance company for five years. Mrs. G. has over 16 years of homeschooling experience with children who range from profoundly challenged to exceptionally gifted including one recent homeschooled through high school graduate. She is the owner and director of Building Brilliant Minds Online, LLC and has been teaching art and architecture through her online courses to students around the world for the last seven year. She is also a SchoolHouse Teacher. For her exceptional students, she sponsors a Chapter for the National Art Honor Society. Mrs. G. has created project-based courses for a variety of subjects. She has also directed four musicals as director of the St. Helen's Homeschool Theater Troupe. Mrs. G. is also a COPE Certified Health Coach, a Registered writing teacher by The Institute of Excellence (IEW), and is a member of the following organizations: The National Arts Education Association, Special Needs in Art Education (SNAE) and The Design Issues Group. She is very committed to teaching all subjects with Christ as our Foundation and to teaching children how to serve Our Lord through their talents.
___________________________________________________________________________
* Students accepted through family interviews/application process etc..
**Courses (with requirement variations) may be open to 3rd - 4th grade students by application and/or invitation.
__________________________________________________________________________
Disclaimer: The options available at the learning center are not intended to replace the curriculum administered by the homeschooling parents, but is intended to supplement your curriculum and provide a collaborative work space for your student to help him or her develop his or her talents in a group setting.