NOTE: You can find current classes listed on the main page but most of the descriptions and detailed information, including costs, is available through NYCHEA, Chialist, and HomeschoolNY lists, and Secular Homeschool NYC on Facebook. This is to protect the privacy of our students, as we are not a school. If you are interested in learning more, please just reach out!
The Classes, a Full List Through the Years…
- The Four Year World History Cycle
This is where it started! Each year is devoted to a different period in history, held mainly in museums:
-Ancient Civilizations (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Americas)
-Classical World (Greek, Roman, Interconnections east and west)
-Medieval History (Western Perspective, Eastern Perspective, Renaissance)
-Modern, focused on Revolutions
- Mythologies
A year long class, held mostly in museums, investigating myth, history, the psychology of myth, and art
- Paranormal and History
A year long world history class focused on paranormal events and the history behind them
- Criminology and Psychology
A year long world history class class focused on criminals and what drove them to crime
- Environmental World History
A year long class on the effects of the environment on world historical events
- Peopling the US
A year long US history class focused on the various groups comprising North America.
- Honors AP Style classes in US, EUROPE and WORLD HISTORY, COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENTS, US Government and Politics, AFRICANA STUDIES, HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, and ART HISTORY
AP Honors style classes based on the curricula, but with adaptations to meet the interests of students — we cover the test but don’t teach to the test
- Facing History and Ourselves
A year long class focusing on genocide and human rights.
- Losers of History
A world history survey class focused on the losers, rather than the winners, of history
- Geology and History (“Rocks”)
We focus on the history of Planet Earth, but also the importance of rocks and minerals in human society: tools, statuary, architecture, industry, status objects, and ways in which humans have changed the record. We cover the basics of geology, as well as world history and the effects of mining, quarrying, and natural disasters
- History and Science Interconnections
A year long class on history and science: the role of cultivation, drug use in religious societies, dendrochronology, genetics, and more.
- Issues in Social Studies
with focuses in Europe, Pacific, Africa, North America, South America, and Asia. Physical geography, human geography, politics, economics, environmentalism, mapping and statistics
- Greek and Latin Roots of English and BEYOND
The origins of the English language through its Greek and Latin roots, as well as Germanic, Hebrew-Yiddish, Bantu and non-Bantu
- United States History from the Native American Experience
A year long class focusing on the history of the United States, from the earliest Native American migrations to the Dakota Access Pipeline.
- World History Through the African Perspective
A year long class moving through world history, but from the perspective of Africa. We start with the earliest African civilizations, and move through Africa historically and geographically while keeping in mind what is happening outside the continent. Special focus on ancient societies, Medieval and early modern period interconnections, resistance to colonialism, and Pan Africanism.
- Holocaust and Human History
A year long class based on the Facing History and Ourselves curriculum, tightly focused on what happened during the Holocaust, the before and after, World War II, issues of belonging, and human rights.
- Secular Bible
A year long class reading Bible from perspectives of history, anthropology, literature, and ethics. Absolutely no religious background required or expected – this is strongly secular
- Justice and Injustice
A year long class exploring issues in justice and injustice, through history, philosophy, law codes, international law cases, Supreme Court cases, and current events.
- Anthropology and History of Magic
A museum based class on the various interpretations of magic: divination, alchemy, transformation, spells and more
- History of Weapons and Warfare
A year long world and US history class using warfare and weapons as a focus point.
- Schools of Philosophy
Beginning with the pre-socratics and Rg Veda and ending with contemporary philosophers, we look at various movements and questions in philosophy
- World Cultures
Elementary level class on anthropology and sociology based at the American Museum of Natural History
- Lord of the Rings in History and Literature
An in depth study of the trilogy as well as Silmarillion, with links to the Volsung Saga, Kalevala, Tolkien’s experience in World War I and II, and more.
- The Hunger Games and History
Four classes devoted to specific themes in the Hunger Games and how they relate to world history.
- Film and History
Analysis of contemporary film and the history it represents. Films have included Apocalypse Now, Life of Brian, Night and Fog, Hotel Rwanda, The Help, Pirates of the Caribbean, Inglorious Basterds
- Game of Thrones and History
Museum based one off classes focusing on the history that inspired the books and television shows
- Doctor Who and History
Museum based one off classes focusing on the history surrounding specific Doctor Who episodes.
- Rick Riordan at the Met! Rick Riordan at the Brooklyn Museum!
Museum based one off classes focusing on the history and mythology of the Rick Riordan worlds
- Marvel, Mythology, History and More
Museum based one off classes focusing on Marvel characters and themes.
- Star Wars at the Museum
One day classes which focus on the inspiration behind Star Wars, from the anthropology of Wookies to the Third Reich.
- The Civil War and History
A series of museum based classes focused on the American Civil War
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