Lighthouse Learning Center offers many classes geared for home schoolers. We are so excited about working with home schoolers that we have invested in the best instructors that brings a high level of professionalism to the class.  The program if overseen by the owner, Dr. Tae Chang with over 20 years experience in education as a credentialed teacher and professor in education at CSUN.  The home school director is Susan Hyun who also taught public school as a credentialed teacher and has homeschooled her three kids.  These classes can supplement your student's education. Every class has a limited number of spaces available to allow the instructor the ability to focus upon student need. Call or email the center to inquire about availability.

There will be a supervised lunch break from 11:30-12:00.  All students enrolled in any of the home school classes will be able to join the lunch group for free.

Classes for Grades K-3:

Language arts for K-3:  Seussical Jr.

If you don't love Dr. Seuss already, you will by the end of this class!  Dr.Seuss, captivating audiences, young and old, is one of my favorite authors! We will be incorporating selected songs from the hit Broadway musical, Seussical in this class to tie it all together and share with parents at the end of the semester show.  Over the course of the semester, we will read several of his most well-known and loved works, discuss it, then reinforce it by doing various activities based on the book of the week.  This will include activities such as making "Cat in the Hat" edible treats one week, acting out the story another week, making our own oobleck with Bartholomew, learning about rhyming and poetry, starting recycling projects with the Lorax and many more.  We will also learn about Dr. Seuss and his struggles to become published, in which case we will all come up with our own seusstastical stories. Each week we will also work on learning our songs from the Seussical musical.  During class time we will also work on some theater skills in preparation for the show.  Don't forget to bring your imaginations to class! Taught by Elmarie H.   Tuesdays from 1/10/12-5/1/12@ 10:00-11:30.

Math for K- 3:  Get down those addition & subtraction facts!

Tired of trying to get down those math facts?  Frustrated because the kids are finding it so dry and boring? This class will help students learn their facts in a fun way with songs & games as well as some explanations and hands-on demonstrations.  Each week we will learn one set of math facts after doing an initial pre-test to see who knows what, so we don’t keep learning unnecessary facts.  We will learn skip counting songs, to help speed up math until multiplication facts are memorized.  We will play some games every week, e.g. when we’re learning addition facts, we might play Addition war, Addition Bingo, Zeus on the Loose and many more.  Games I have from Rightstart Math as well as Flashcard games will be used to practice specific facts until we know them all and can play games that involve all of the facts like the above.   If you already know some facts, you’re welcome too.  We split the class up and different groups play different games.

The emphasis will be on the fact that we all need to learn something and there will be no competition on who gets it all down first, we will all move at our own rate.   When playing games, it will be co-operative and not pin students who know more against those who don’t yet.   Facts will be taught in fact families so that relationships between numbers are evident.  Come have some fact fun with us! Taught by Elmarie H.  Thursdaysfrom1/12/12-5/3/12@ 10:00-11:30.

Classes for Grades 4-6:

(click on the name of the class for the class syllabus)

Writing:  This is a short writing course elective to help students in the 4th through 7th grades.  This class will also prepare students in grade four for their California STAR/CST writing tests.  Taught by Shaun M.  Tuesdays from 1/10/12-3/20/12@ 12:00-1:30.

Science:   This is the second semester fifth grade science class, but is open to students in grades 4-6.  The course outline is flexible and will be adjusted when we conduct experiments and other hands on activities.   This list can also be used to report learning outcome objectives. Taught by Shaun M.   Tuesdays from 1/10/12-5/1/12@ 10:00-11:30.

Technology:  This class will help prepare students to do projects and school work using technology.  Fun in-class assignments will help them gain confidence and understanding in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as introduce them to web design and Internet usage. Taught by Shaun M.  Thursdays from 1/12/12-3/22/12 @ 12:00-1:30 .

US History:  This is the second semester US History class for 5^th grade, but the class if open to 4-6^th graders.  The class curriculum covers our basic goals in teaching, based on the structure of K-12's curriculum.  We will emphasize the major events and causes from the Revolution to 1850 and incorporate fun hands-on activities to reinforce major concepts.   Taught by Shaun M.  Thursdays from 1/12/12-5/3/12 @ 10:00-11:30.

Susan Hyun: Home school director
Susan Hyun first joined Lighthouse Learning Center in 2009 to help develop the curriculum for the preschool program.  Prior to this, she taught for 7 years as an elementary school teacher and English language development specialist (LA Unified, Lawndale, and Oak Grove School Districts) and worked as a program manager at an educational non-profit organization for one year.  She is currently a homeschooling mother of three children and the owner of her own business.

Susan earned her Masters of Education from UCLA, where she also completed a Teaching Credential for elementary education with a specialization in bilingual education and a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and French (double major).  She is passionate about her family and creating high quality educational experiences and curriculum.  She resides in Santa Clarita, CA with her husband and children and is active in her community and at her church.

Elmarie Hyman 

After earning her Accounting degree, Elmarie worked as an accountant and auditor until the birth of her first child. She then became a full-time mom and part-time bookkeeper. In the subsequent years, she discovered the joys of homeschooling. A homeschool mom of 4 kids ranging from 3rd grade to high school (attending college classes), Elmarie has 11+ years of experience in homeschooling, teaching her own kids and homeschool group classes.  In addition to teaching and developing curriculum, she also writes for examiner.com, tutors and does homeschool coaching.