Current Classes

Boreal Discovery is a vendor with Cyberlynx, IDEA, FOCUS, and Raven.

If you are part of another homeschool program and are interested in BD services, please let me know and I will work to become a vendor!

I am in the process of becoming a vendor with BEST.

$400: All 8 Sessions -OR- $250: Week 1-4 or Week 5-8

$65: Drop In (please bring cash if you don't pre register)

Alaskan Animal Adaptations

Week 1 - Raptors in Flight: Students will get to have hands-on experience with Alaskan raptors. We will study wing and claw configuration and how they make raptors excellent hunters and survivalists.

Week 2 - Owl Pellets: We will be dissecting owl pellets and reconstructing the skeletons we find.

Week 3 - Camouflage: How is camouflage imperative to survival? We will be learning about specific animal camouflage and exploring camo creation through art.

Week 4 - Bears: Through hands-on exploration we will be comparing Alaska's different bear species.

Week 5 - Tracks and Scat: Students will be exploring animal identification through the study of tracks and scat.

Week 6 - Beavers: Students will learn the unique makeup of beavers that keep them warm and safe in extreme climates.

Week 7 - Lynx: Through the observations of lynx skulls we will be learning the different hunting tactics of animals that make them successful survivalists.

Week 8 - Self Guided Project: Utilizing the information in previous sessions we will begin a self guided research project. We will be gathering resources and sharing ideas. Our learning can continue past this final class!

Tuesdays @ FOCUS Homeschool

You DO NOT have to be a FOCUS student to participate here. FOCUS is kindly allowing us to use their space.

234 Front St.

12:30-3:00 Weekly

January 13, 20, 27

February 3, 10, 17, 24

March 3

Wednesdays @ Pleasant Valley Community Center

THE TWO RIVERS SESSION IS CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF ENROLLMENT!

I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. I will be trying to get shorter drop in classes going in Two Rivers to offer options to families.

Draft & Craft!

Do you have a reluctant math student? Do they love art? Let me help them find how the two work beautifully together. Each week we will focus on a new math skill and apply it to a different art project. We will explore different mediums, utilize a variety of math tools, and learn that math doesn't always have to be uncomfortable.

This class is open to ALL math ability levels, and ALL art skill levels. I can teach new skills and have other practice mastered skills with a new twist. If we finish projects early, we will play games to practice skills and grease that math brain!

If your student is struggling with a specific concept, please let me know and I can tailor the class to their needs. I also offer small group tutoring sessions!

$40 per class - OR - $200 for Feb-April

UPDATE: The Fairbanks location is open for all homeschool families! The North Pole location continues to be for IDEA families only as we will be using their facility.

NORTH POLE IDEA LOCATION: 2945 Monk Ct.

Classes will be held every other Monday on the following dates from 1:30-3:30:

January 12 & 26 February 9 & 23 March 9 & 23 April 6 & 20

FAIRBANKS CYBERLYNX LOCATION: 3330 Industrial Ave.

Classes will be held every other Monday on the following dates from 12:30-2:30:

February 2 & 16 March 2 & 16 April 13 & 27

Possible project ideas for Draft & Craft. Projects are subject to change based on interest and ability.

All these images are samples: they are not my work (I'll slowly add my own examples).

Use rulers and compasses to practice measurement.

Disappearing 9 patch quilt is an excellent exploration in area vs. perimeter.

Concentric circles, geometry terms, measurement, and protractors!

Tessellations! We will play with all the geometry terms. Symmetry. Translation. Rotation. Vertices....

Friday Tutoring

@ Discovery Peak

Fridays from 1:30-2:45 I will be offering pay to stay tutoring at Discovery Peak. This is for 3rd-8th Grade students who need help completing homework assignments, or need a quiet space to work on their AR goals. There is a limit of 10 Students. Register at the link above! Thank you for your interest in Boreal Discovery tutoring services!

Archived Classes

They could come back if you want them. Please reach out if any of these interest you,

or if you have an idea for a class that you wish was offered.

Welcome to Boreal Discovery’s in person Culinary Geography class. Join us to hone our culinary skills while exploring different countries of each student's choosing! We will cook and enjoy a meal, explore languages, music, and culture from a new country each week. In the afternoons we will have a geography lesson associated with the day’s focus country. Every week students will be given resources to explore from home!

What is a Culinary Geography class? It is a hybrid of geography and cooking. It is a way to get kids excited to learn about other cultures and places. All countries will be selected by the students prior to the start of each session. A day of class would look like this...

Each week students will be welcomed being immersed in our focus country. We will be listening to music from this country, doing introductory activities, and perusing books. Then, we start our cooking for the day. When cooking is done, we will share a meal and discuss different customs from the area we are studying. After lunchtime clean up, we will move into a project based on our focus country. This can be a mapping project, art project, history lesson, or travel planning session (all these will be hands-on, student directed, creative activities). We will end the day with a discussion of where we would like to visit if we were able to travel to our focus country. At the end of each session, students will have a take home treasure to share with their families to show off their culinary skills. I will also be providing extension activities for students to work on at home if they so choose.

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