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Classes for December
Teens! Swing by for some last minute December one day classes on Delacroix and the 19th century, Armenia and the Medieval World, and some Treasure Hoards! Email me at wendyraver@hotmail.com for details! The fall semester filled up quickly, and winter session is also filling up fast! Check offerings under “Classes Offered” or email me directly!
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New Summer One Day Class: Marvel, Mythology, History and More
How can we use museum collections and popular culture to better understand themes in history and the humanities? We will be exploring heroes such as Hercules, considering cultural appropriation and Chinese-Tibet relations, World War II, the Cold War, the mythic Hero’s Journey of Joseph Campbell, and African colonialism and imperialism — all through the lens…
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Spring Classes 2018
ANCIENT AMERICAS (Wednesday afternoons/Friday afternoons) APPROACHES TO LITERATURE takes on Ursula Le Guin and issues of gender in science fiction. Tuesdays early afternoon Close reading of PLATO’S REPUBLIC on Tuesday afternoons Interested? Email Wendy at wendyraver@hotmail.com or professorwraver@yahoo.com. Classes begin during the first week of May, and extend to the second week of…
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Welcome back, Sun!
Wishing you all joy for the holiday season and upcoming year, no matter how you bring in the light!
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Forgetting World War I
I would like to believe that the current museum exhibits at the New-York Historical Society and the Metropolitan Museum of Art would keep World War I in our minds, but, sadly, we’ve forgotten. Its veterans are dead. Monuments ignored. Other wars, especially World War II, loom larger in our imaginations and on screen. The tragedy…
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Rick Riordan and the Museums of NYC
Summer one day classes are starting to come to a close. I’ve offered the usual Ancient Empires and Modern Empires, but also began a new series of classes on Rick Riordan. We use the Met as the “real” to parallel his books on Greek and Roman adventures, and we use the Brooklyn Museum specifically for…
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Human Sacrifice, Ethnic Cleansing, and Haunted Hotels: Visiting Scotland for the First Time
I had the privilege of serving as supervisor on the Big Dog Scotland trip this year, the first trip of its kind – teens touring the Scottish Highlands and Orkneys to uncover the many layers of Scottish history. Like most Americans, I saw Scotland as an extension of northern England. I prided myself as knowing…
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Are you ready for FALL?
So many projects going on! Summer is a whirlwind of planning, teaching one day classes, and brushing up on research – – and before we know it, fall will be here! Classes will be in session soon! What is new for fall? -a World Geography class for teens which filled within 48 hours of advertising…
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Classes for SPRING!
‘ For TEENS: Age of the RENAISSANCE, Fridays at 10:30 for Middle Schoolers and 5:30 for High Schoolers, meeting primarily at the Metropolitan Museum of Art APPROACHES TO LITERATURE, Tuesdays at 11, West Village (inquiry based and books selected by the students from AP lists– we’ll begin with Gulliver’s Travels) SACRED TEXTS, Thursdays at 1,…
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Wendy’s Homeschooling Classes for FALL!
Hello all! It’s been a busy year, but I am pleased to offer the following classes for fall (NYC area)! Let me know if you’re interested by contacting me at wendyraver@hotmail.com and I will send you more specific information. MOST OF THE CLASSES ARE FULL but still let me know if you’re interested, as plans…
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