Key for class levels
Please note that we don't necessarily fit into exact grades, especially as homeschoolers learning at our own pace, so this is a very general guideline. Please put your child in the level in which you feel he or she will thrive.
Elementary:
Dolphin Swimmers - 1st/2nd graders
Time Travelers - 2nd/3rd graders
Banana Smoothies - 3rd/4th graders
Seahorses - 4th/5th graders
Dragons - 5th/6th graders
Upper School:
Yellow - 7th/8th
Blue - 9th/10th
Red - 11th/12th
Literature 2019/20
Course Description This class will challenge students to read widely and write often! We typically…
Speech & Debate 2019/20
In this class we will learn about the basics of public speaking and practice writing…
Spanish 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
Art 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
P.E. 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
Theater 2019/20
Course Description In this class we will get to do a little bit of everything!…
Journalism 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
US Geography 2019/20
Course Description This course will cover the geography of the United States. Students will learn…
History 2019/20
Ms. Shama Jacover Shama Jacover is a certified teacher and has taught within various CPS…
Science 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
Literature 2019/20
Course Description This class will challenge students to read widely and write often! We typically…
Spanish 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
Art 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
P.E. 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
Biology 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
Honor’s Literature 2019/20
Course Description New this year! This class is for the student who is up for…
Literature 2019/20
Course Description This class will encourage students to read a variety of genres. We will…
European History 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
P.E. 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
Literature 2019/20
Course Description We will read one chapter book per Session. We will use the theme of…
Music 2019/20
Course Description This year in music we are exploring “what is music?” The answer to…
Unit 2019/20
Mrs. Christy Tello Class Description Each session students study an interesting topic in greater detail….
Science 2019/20
Course Description Introduction to General Science. In this class we will learn about the building…
P.E. 2019/20
Course Description PE exists to engage the students in a positive, communal, way to exercise…
Literature 2019/20
Course Description Each week, we will explore a new story. I enjoy sharing not only…
Music 2019/20
Course Description This year in music we are exploring “what is music?” The answer to…
Unit 2019/20
Course Description No course description yet.
Science 2019/20
Course Description Children learn by doing! Throughout the year at ODE we will be learning…
P.E. 2019/20
Johnathon Miller Course Description PE exists to engage the students in a positive, communal, way…
Literature 2019/20
Course Description We will read one chapter book per Session. We will use the theme of…
Music 2019/20
Course Description This year in music we are exploring “what is music?” The answer to…
Art 2019/20
Meet Mrs. Melissa Hammer! Here is a little note from our new art teacher. My…
Science 2019/20
Course Description Introduction to General Science. In this class we will learn about the building…
P.E. 2019/20
Mr. Johnathon Miller Course Description PE exists to engage the students in a positive, communal,…
Literature 2019/20
Course Description We will read one chapter book per Session. We will use the theme of…
Music 2019/20
Course Description This year in music we are exploring “what is music?” The answer to…
Unit 2019/20
Mrs. Christy Tello Class Description Each session students study an interesting topic in greater detail….
Science 2019/20
Course Description Introduction to General Science. In this class we will learn about the building…
P.E. 2019/20
Course Description PE exists to engage the students in a positive, communal, way to exercise…
Literature 2019/20
Course Description We will read one chapter book per Session. We will use the theme of…
Music 2019/20
Course Description This year in music we are exploring “what is music?” The answer to…
Unit 2019/20
Course Description PE exists to engage the students in a positive, communal, way to exercise…
Science 2019/20
Course Description Children learn by doing! Throughout the year at ODE we will be learning…
Yellow, Blue World Geography
Mrs. Tara Clark World Geography will systematically cover the study of all the continents. The…
Dragons World Geography
Mrs. Nancy Quandt World Geography will systematically cover the study of all the continents. The…
Dragons Literature
Mrs. Criminger’s session I, upper elementary literature classes will have two types of activity. 1….
Dragons Science
Mrs. Kathy Galassini Intro to Earth Science In this class we will learn about the…
Dragons Art
Mrs. Lauren Feece Course Description: This course introduces the student to a new way to…
Dragons PE
Mrs. Jennifer Mattuci Description P.E. is a high-energy, fun class that will get students moving…
Dragons Music
Show Choir is a performance-based class, where students learn to prepare and perform popular music….
Seahorses Unit
Mrs. Christy Tello Learning about Illinois from A to Z. From Jane Adams to Zoos…
Seahorses Art
Meet Mrs. Melissa Hammer! Here is a little note from our new art teacher. My…
Seahorses Literature
Mrs. Criminger’s session I, upper elementary literature classes will have two types of activity. 1….
Seahorses PE
Mrs. Jennifer Mattuci Description P.E. is a high-energy, fun class that will get students moving…
Seahorses Science
Mrs. Kathy Galassini Intro to Earth Science In this class we will learn about the…
Seahorses Music
Show Choir is a performance-based class, where students learn to prepare and perform popular music….
Banana Smoothies Art
Meet Mrs. Melissa Hammer! Here is a little note from our new art teacher. My…
Banana Smoothies PE
Mr. Johnathon Miller Class Description PE exists to engage the students in a positive, communal,…
Banana Smoothies Music
Mrs. Melissa Crabtree Using the lens of early rock and roll this is a fast…
Banana Smoothies Science
Mrs. Kathy Galassini Intro to Earth Science In this class we will learn about the…
Banana Smoothies Unit
Mrs. Christy Tello Learning about Illinois from A to Z. From Jane Adams to Zoos…
Banana Smoothies Literature
Mrs. Criminger’s session I, upper elementary literature classes will have two types of activity. 1….
Time Travelers Science
Rock-On. An introduction to Earth Science Mrs. Kathy Galassini Through hands-on-learning students will be introduced…
Time Travelers PE
Mrs. Jennifer Mattuci Description P.E. is a high-energy, fun class that will get students moving…
Time Travelers Art
Meet Mrs. Melissa Hammer! Here is a little note from our new art teacher. My…
Time Travelers Literature
Mrs. Allison Andrews The Time Travelers Literature class will read 1-2 chapter books per session….
Time Travelers Music
This class aims to provide a more in-depth music curriculum, using singing, instruments and composition…
Time Travelers Unit
Mrs. Christy Tello Learning about Illinois from A to Z. From Jane Adams to Zoos…
Dolphin Swimmers PE
Mrs. Jennifer Mattuci Description P.E. is a high-energy, fun class that will get students moving…
Dolphin Swimmers Art
Meet Mrs. Melissa Hammer! Here is a little note from our new art teacher. My…
Dolphin Swimmers Unit
Mrs. Christy Tello Each session students study an interesting topic in greater detail. In the…
Dolphin Swimmers Music
This class is an introduction to the world of music and theatre. Using a variety…
Dolphin Swimmers Literature
Mrs. Allison Andrews Each week, the Dolphin Swimmers will explore a new story. I enjoy…
Dolphin Swimmers Science
Rock-On. An introduction to Earth Science Mrs. Kathy Galassini Through hands-on-learning students will be introduced…
Red – Literature
2018-2019 Red Class Syllabus From short stories to Mark Twain to memoirs to mysteries, this…
Yellow, Blue, Red – Photography
In our photography class we will learn the history of photography as well as the…
Yellow, Blue, Red – Show Choir
Show Choir is a performance-based class, where students learn to prepare and perform popular music….
Blue, Red – U.S. History (AP Option)
Mrs. Elizabeth York CLASS OVERVIEW: This course will survey the history of the United States…
Blue – Literature
Blue Class Syllabus/Book List 2018-2019 Session One: Foundations We will spend the first session reviewing…
Yellow, Blue – World Geography
Mrs. Tara Clark World Geography will systematically cover the study of all the continents. The…
Blue, Red – Human Geography (AP Option)
Description: This is a college level course covering a systematic study of the earth. The…
Yellow, Blue, Red – Chemistry
Mr. Brandon Fenner In Chemistry, we will cover the standard assortment of topics in a…
Yellow, Blue – Civics
Mrs. Elizabeth York Class Description: CIVICS – US and IL Constitutions and US Flag Code…
Yellow, (Blue)- Literature
The Yellow Literature Class is geared towards 7th-8th grade readers and writers. During the 2018-19…
Blue, Red – Psychology
Mr. Brandon Fenner The aims of this class are threefold: 1.To introduce the students to…
Yellow, Blue, Red Spanish II
Mrs. Sylvia Amador Text: Spanish is Fun BOOK B – Note: This continues the same…
Yellow, Blue, Red Art
Exploring the Creative Spirit: Upper School (7-12th grade) Mrs. Lauren Feece Course Description: This course…
Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers can opt out of the Kindermusik class and arrive at 9:30 for our full…
Grasshoppers w/ Kindermusik
Our 4 -6 year olds are invited to begin their day at ODE at 8:30…
Ladybugs
Ladybugs can opt out of the Kindermusik class and check in at 9:30 for our…
Ladybugs w/ Kindermusik
Our 3 and 4 year olds are invited to begin their day at ODE at…