2024/2025 Classes

Ateam Cupertino (Wednesday/Thursday):

20920 McClellan Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014

Ateam San Jose (Tuesday)

160 Bernal Road San Jose

Registration Link: https://ateamhomeschool.com/register-for-class/

Tuesday (San Jose) 2:50-3:50

Elements Of Science: San Jose Ateam Tuesday 2:50-3:50

Middle School General Science: $449 (includes materials)

Dive into the fascinating world of science in this 14-week course designed for curious middle school minds! Students will explore key concepts in life science, earth science, and physical science through hands-on experiments, engaging projects, and collaborative activities. From understanding ecosystems and weather patterns to experimenting with the laws of motion and energy, this course emphasizes critical thinking and the scientific method. Together, we'll ignite a passion for discovery and develop skills that will inspire future scientific inquiry. Materials fee is included in the class price, and there is no text book needed. Students will also receive a log in to Miss Mendy's classroom on the Kids Discover Learning platform.

Highlights Include:

Conducting real-world experiments

Exploring ecosystems and the Earth's dynamic processes

Investigating forces, motion, and energy transformations

Engaging in creative, project-based learning

Get ready to ask questions, explore answers, and have fun with science!

Miss Mendy is trained in Project Based Learning from the Buck Institute, and has been leading classes with projects and STEAM challenges for kids in the homeschool community for the last 5 years. She's been leading these types of classes for groups of kids outside of the homeschool community as well for the last 8 years.

Wednesdays 10:00-11:50am

Project Based High School Environmental Science (a-g)

Course Description

High School Environmental Science (Project Based a-g) Text: National Geographic/Cengage-Environmental Science: Sustainining Our World 2023. This is a 2 semester class for full high school credit. This class is 2 hours per week with homework, labs and projects. Students will explore through text, hands-on labs, discussion and project implementation topics on Environmental Science as it relates to:

Semester 1: Ecology and EcoSystems, Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Climate, Species Interactions/Ecological Succesion, Sustaining Biodiversity action and services.

Semester 2: Environmental Quality: Soil, Water, pest management, renewable and non-renewable resources, Environmental Concerns: human population, hazards, politics, pollution.

Wednesdays 12:30-1:30 Middle/High

A Different Mirror- U.S. History from a Multicultural perspective.: Cupertino Ateam:

$294

Take a journey through the rich, complex, and often untold stories of America’s past. Ronald Takaki’s A Different Mirror is a groundbreaking look at American history, highlighting the experiences of diverse groups—Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and Immigrants. Learn about America’s history through powerful storytelling, Primary and Secondary resources that bring historical events and personal experiences to life. Gain a deeper understanding of how immigration, identity, and cultural contributions have shaped America. Analyze and discuss the impacts of diversity and inclusion in American society, fostering empathy and awareness. Spark meaningful conversations on immigration, identity, and the American Dream. Ideal for exploring diverse perspectives and broadening understanding of U.S. history. Reflect on themes of belonging, resilience, and the power of community. This class has sensitive topics.

Dive into A Different Mirror and explore America’s true colors!

Students in this class will need a copy of the book A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki

Thursday 10:40-11:50 gr.4-Middle

Literature Circle/Interactive Notebooks

Course Description

Students will read and discuss an array of books. Approximately 2-3 books or short stories each semester. Besides discussion of vocabulary and comprehension of the assigned reading chapters, mini-lessons on reading/writing skills will be completed together in an interactive notebook. Mini-lessons include topics related to standards for ELA including but not limited to: finding evidence in text, metaphor, simile, refining ideas, theme, characterization/character traits, symbolism, and descriptive, argumentative and process writing. Interactive notebooks make great work samples, and they make learning ELA a bit more fun and accessible to reluctant writers. Reading from a book will be encouraged, but students who struggle with reading are encouraged to listen to the book and maybe read along from a text or eBook. Each week about 1-1.5 hours of reading will be required.

Thursday 12:30-2:40 High School Gr9/10 English Language Arts

Project Based a-g ELA

Course Description

9/10 High School English (Project Based a-g option)

This 2 semester course is based on the a-g syllabus provided by Ocean Grove. Semester 1: Unit 1: Drama/Poetry/Speech: Driving Question: How can we examine contemporary culture by connecting it with Classic Literature? Students will engage in Socratic seminar, analytical argumentation, and a culminating whole class debate- around the topics of Gender and Power, by connecting Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew with contemporary Poetry, Songs and Speeches. Unit 2: Fairytales/Folklore/Myths as short stories: Driving Question: How can we as oral storytellers, create a new story from a fairytale/folklore or myth that metaphorically relates to a real life question or lesson? Students will engage in comparing and contrasting fairy tales, folklore and myths as short stories, they will examine in depth what is important in oral presentation of storytelling by learning from read aloud, podcast, and video professionals to determine how as students of story, they can also engage an audience through creating an oral presentation or a story of their own that teaches a lesson or answers a big life question.

Semester 2: Unit 3: Satire and Realistic Fiction: Driving Question: How can we as writers use satire and realistic fiction to influence public opinion and social change? How do realistic fiction and satire address and critique societal issues differently? Students will design a project that will engage an audience about a societal issue of their choosing after learning the elements of how Satire and Realistic fiction engage in different ways.Unit 4: Biography/Narrative Non-fiction. Driving Question: How might we as authors, tell a story of an important figure in our lives or community? Using research techniques and engaging writing to create a "Who Is" book about an important person. What shaped this person's life, timeline, stories

Friday 9:15-10:45: (Homeschool Solutions Co-op) inquire for registration

National History Day

National History Day in California is a co-curricular program open to students in all educational settings for students in grades 4 - 12. Students engage in historical inquiry and analysis on a topic of their choice and use this research to create their history day project