Upcoming Classes
Find the class you’re most interested in and fit them into your regular schedule (updating monthly)
April - May Classes Overview
| Total Hour | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| HIR-Economics | 20 | Saturday, 8pm–10pm EST |
| Boarding School Critical Reading and Literary Analysis | 20 | Saturday, 8am–10am EST |
| John Locke Junior Prize | 20 | Saturday, 8pm–10pm EST |
In the preparation program, students can choose between two categories of the HIR Writing Contest Prep: Economics and International Relations.
Class time: 8pm to 10pm
Course arrangement: X hours group class, X hours one-on-one
In this course you will learn strategies to help strengthen your reading and writing skills. You will practice analyzing and discussing advanced texts and feel more confident writing your English papers.
Taught by: English teacher at Milton Academy, a top 10 private boarding high school in the United States. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University, and MFA in Creative Writing from Boston University
Class time: 8am to 10am
Course arrangement: 1 class per week, 2 hours per class, 10 classes in total, 20 hours in total
In this John Locke Essay Competition Prep course, students will learn the ins and outs of essay writing, in preparation for entering the competition. We offer prep classes in three categories: Junior, History, and Law. Students will choose one topic, compose an original thesis and argument, and write an essay for submission. Students will engage in a guided analysis of primary and secondary sources, develop critical thinking skills, and discover interesting insights. In addition to the group lecture classes, students will receive guidance on their individual projects from the instructor, in one-on-one sessions.
Class time: 8pm to 10pm
Course arrangement: 1 class per week, 2 hours per class, 10 classes in total, 20 hours in total
March Classes Overview
| Total Hour | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Competition March | 16 | Sunday, 11am–1pm EST |
| Intro to Psychology | 16 | Saturday, 8pm–10pm EST |
| Intro to Creative Writing | 15 | Tuesday, 8pm–9:30pm EST |
| Intro to Business Competition | 16 | Sunday, 11am–1pm EST |
| Academic Writing | 15 | 8am-9:30am |
The class will be shown a range of tools to learn the nuances of controlled, purposeful writing, including: figurative language, effective structuring and specific forms that they will apply to their own pieces. Students will work directly with both literary and media texts as they plan and write their own.
Taught by: Creative writing and publishing experts, she has guided students to win many writing competitions
Class time: 11am to 1pm
Course arrangement: 6 group lessons, 2 hours each; 4 one-on-one lessons, 1 hour each; 16 hours in total
This course is an introduction to Psychology – what many describe as the science of the mind and behavior, concerned with how and why human beings do what they do. In some ways, this course is like a tasting menu at a fancy restaurant – you get the opportunity to try various aspects of various disciplines of this fascinating science and see which one(s) excites you. This course allows you to learn the basics in each of the major branches of psychology today.
Taught by: Psychology/AP Psychology teacher
Class time: 8pm to 10pm
Course arrangement: 1 class per week, 2 hours per class, 8 classes in total, 16 hours of class
This course will focus on three genres: poetry, fiction, and personal narrative. In each 90-minute session, students will complete creative writing exercises, read, short anchor texts, and write their own original work.
Taught by: English and Humanities teacher in a top private high school in the U.S with more than 30 years of teaching experience
Class time: 8pm to 9:30pm
Course arrangement: 10 group classes, 1.5 hours per class, 15 hours in total
Aspiring entrepreneurs will learn to create, promote, and market a company to win over the judges in a Business Competition. Intro to Business Competition course is designed and taught by an M.B.A. professor and judge of graduate Business Pitch competitions. Topics include the differences between start-ups and small businesses, business ideation, designing business plans, environmental scanning, raising capital, developing budgets, establishing organizational structure, marketing and promotion strategies, persuasive sales pitches, and pitch-decks.
Taught by: Northeastern University professor, University of Cambridge MBA lecturer, and award-winning business coach
Academic Introduction Classes Overview
| Total Hour | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Intro to World History | 20 | Saturday, 8pm–10pm EST |
| Intro to US History | 20 | Saturday, 8pm–10pm EST |
| Intro to Biology | 20 | Saturday, 8pm–10pm EST |
| Junior Boarding School Literary Interpretations | 20 | Sunday, 8am–10am EST |
| Intro to Latin | 20 | Sunday, 6:30pm–8:30pm EST |
This course provides students with an introduction to Latin language. We will cover the pronunciation of Latin letters and introductory grammar, which will give students a quick start to reading short Latin texts.
Taught by: Top 30 boarding school directors and Latin teacher of The Hill School Classics. He has written 3 Latin/Greek textbooks, and is an editor of the National Classical Literature Database
Class time: 7:30am to 9:30am
Course arrangement: 1 class per week, 2 hours per class, 10 classes in total
In this course, students will preview the major topics that they will see in their high schoolbiology class, from the chemistry of life to cellular processes to evolution and ecology. Students will explore the topics through readings, group work, inquiry-based activities, and notes. Within each topic, we will be doing online labs that will allow students to work on the skills that they need to be successful in high school laboratory classes.
Taught by: Biology teacher of Taft School – top 20 private boarding high schools in the United States. He’s an AP Biology subject consultant and exam reader with more than 17 years of teaching experience. He has an bachelor’s degree from Yale University
Class time: 8pm to 10pm
Course arrangement: 1 class per week, 2 hours per class, 10 classes in total
Explore the rise and fall of empires, the clash, and encounter of cultures, plagues, religious fervor, and political intrigue and war. This course aims to discover the complex interactions between Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans in different regions of North America across more than 500 years of history.
Taught by: AP US History officer reader, with more than 30 years of teaching experience in many top high schools in the U.S
Class time: 8pm-10 pm
Course arrangement: 1 class per week, 2 hours per class, 10 classes in total
Students will learn an overview of history from 1500 years ago to the present, world cultural, political, and economic changes. The curriculum covers key world history content in grades 9 and 10. Emphasis will be placed on class discussion, note-taking, extended reading, divergent thinking debate, and research writing.
Taught by: Top public American high school history teacher, official reader of the AP history exam with more than 22 years of teaching experience
Class time: 8pm-10pm
Course arrangement: 1 class per week, 2 hours per class, 10 classes in total
February Group Class
Feb 25 to Apr 22
Closed
John Locke
Junior Prize: Feb 19 to Mar 12 | Junior Prize 2: Feb 25 to Mar 18
History: Feb 17 to Mar 10 | Economics: Feb 14 to Mar 14
Feb 19 to Mar 12
Closed
