Poetry Studio: Unleashing Your Inner Poet
Prepare to be amazed as you watch your differently-wired kiddo make real friends, explore this unique content, grow under the guidance of this expert mentor, and be seen in all their glory!
Why Take This Course?
Searching for a space where your young poet can immerse themselves in the magic of words? Do they dream of sharing their thoughts, feelings, and imagination through a creative and supportive community?
Join us in YSA’s Poetry course, where every stanza is a stepping stone towards self-discovery and artistic expression!
Your child will discover a sense of belonging as they share their love for poetry with a supportive instructor and fellow wordsmiths.
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Searching for a space where your young poet can immerse themselves in the magic of words? Do they dream of sharing their thoughts, feelings, and imagination through a creative and supportive community?
Join us in YSA’s Poetry course, where every stanza is a stepping stone towards self-discovery and artistic expression!
Throughout the course, we will cover:
✨Exploring different poetry forms: From haikus to sonnets, free verse to ballads, we'll journey through both contemporary and classical poetic forms, unraveling their structures and experimenting with their rhythms and rhyme schemes.
✨ imagery: We will dive deep into the art of crafting vivid imagery and sensory experiences through language. We will explore techniques such as metaphor, simile, personification, and symbolism, and many more.
✨Playing with sound: Poetry and music go hand in hand! We'll explore the musicality of language, using examples from Pulitzer prize winning lyrical geniuses, Kendrick Lamar and Bob Dylan. Through these and other timeless examples such as Edgar Allen Poe, we will delve into techniques like alliteration, assonance, consonance, and onomatopoeia.
✨Themes and Emotions: To master poetry is to put into words an emotion or subject that otherwise feels too intense to describe plainly. In this course, we'll explore various themes and emotions, from love and loss to nature and identity, using poetry as a vessel to explore the human experience.
✨ Devices and Techniques: From enjambment to repetition, imagery to irony, we'll uncover the arsenal of poetic devices and techniques that poets wield to craft captivating verses.
This course celebrates the beauty of language and the power of self-expression through poetry.
Students will:
Discover a sense of belonging as they share their love for poetry with a supportive instructor and fellow wordsmiths.
Cultivate empathy and understanding as they explore different perspectives and voices from around the world.
Strengthen critical thinking skills and forge connections between poetry and other areas of learning, such as history, art, and culture.
Learn to harness the power of poetry as a tool for self-expression, reflection, and empowerment.
Join us as we delve into the diverse world of poetry, from stanzas to spoken word, and everything in between!
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Your child will discover a sense of belonging as they share their love for poetry with a supportive instructor and fellow wordsmiths.
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A great internet connection and an open mind!
Ages: 9-12 & 13-18
Class size: Maximum- 8 Students
Level: All levels welcome
Camp Price: $44 per session
Our Promise To You
Satisfaction Guarantee:
Your child must attend the class in question to qualify.
If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with your courses, here are your options:
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Refund requests must be received up to 24 hours after the first course begins to do one of the following options:
transfer to another course of the same price
get a 100% refund credit toward a future class
get a 75% money-back to the original payment method
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The deposit made at the time of enrollment is non-refundable.
Cancellation options are:
Payment plan: Cancellation requests received up to 24 hours after the first course begins will stop any future payments.
Any cancellation requests beyond that require a 30-day notice to stop the membership/billing.
Paid in full:
Cancellation requests require a 30-day notice.
The remaining balance at the end of the 30-day cancellation period can be used to transfer to another class or be converted to credit toward a future class.
How To Enroll
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What Our Parents Say…
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“If not for Katie, then we truly believe our daughter, ___, would not be where she is with not only her songwriting and lyric composition, but also at her earnest discovery of her musical abilities and love of music.”
-Jeffrey
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“The classes were the highlight of my son’s week. Every week he came out of that class in a better mood than he went into it. We only wish he didn’t graduate so he could take more!”
-Lauren
Meet Your Mentor
Katie Barnwell
Katie is a highly experienced music industry professional whose diverse inspiration is reflected in her varied body of work. She is a recipient of the American Prize in Opera Performance, has toured the country with her rock band, and has collaborated with well known rappers.
Katie has also been teaching in a variety of settings for over 5 years, from virtual school, to one-on-one music lessons. As a former 2e student, and lifelong learner, she understands the complexity in all people, and the importance of not forcing anyone into a box. Her teaching style is one of adaptability and innovation, allowing each student's unique strengths to flourish.
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Questions Asked By Fellow Parents
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4 KEY things:
1- A focus on the positive! We don’t focus on what students aren’t doing, we support what they are and we know the rest will come. We develop strengths, interests, and relationships. We build students up so they can build a better world! And do it with the new friends they make in our program!
2- Like-minded neurodivergent peers. Our asynchronous students need one another and YSA is a safe haven for these kiddos to connect around their asynchronies, quirks, and interests. We’re a place where they can be their authentic selves and make friends while doing so!
3- Passionate, masterful neurodivergent mentors who have walked the walk and can authentically validate and support your child with personal experience and care AND expertise as we all have advanced masters + degrees
4-Content your students care about taught in a way they love! We offer the courses they need to be taking, not the ones they’re required to take.
Come by and see for yourself!
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Please don’t confuse reactive “distance learning” and virtual enrichment programming. After all, a student who is completely fried from a boring zoom class is often quick to pick up a tablet or phone, right?
Our courses are not at all the same animal =)
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THIS IS A SATISFACTION GUARANTEE, so your child must attend the class in question to qualify.
If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with your courses, here are your options:
1- 8-Week Courses Refund requests must be received up to 24 hours after the first course begins to do one of the following options:
Payment plan or Paid in full- 3 options: transfer to another course of the same price, get a 100% refund credit toward a future class, or get a 75% money-back to the original payment method.
2- 16+ Week CoursesThe deposit made at the time of enrollment is non-refundable. Cancellation options are:
Payment plan- Cancellation requests received up to 24 hours after the first course begins will stop any future payments. Any cancellation requests beyond that require a 30-day notice to stop the membership/billing.
Paid in full- Cancellation requests require a 30-day notice. The remaining balance at the end of the 30-day cancellation period can be used to transfer to another class or be converted to credit toward a future class.
Please read the description of each course before enrolling.
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We do! We have 3 kinds:
1- Word of mouth: 25% off- we know that the best way to reach new families is word of mouth. When you help another family enroll in a YSA class and they name you at checkout, you will get 25% off the cost of the course you’re currently enrolled in once they stay past the refund period. Note— this applies to all regular courses, BUT only applies to the first month of membership courses.
2- Multi-sibling: 10% off- We believe in supporting whole families and we are willing to put our money where our mouth is! When you sign-up 2 or more kiddos you will receive 10% off. Note— this does not apply to our membership courses.
3-Multi-course: 10% off- To fully serve your family, we hope to provide your child with all the courses they dream of taking! To make this more affordable, when you enroll in 3 or more classes, you will receive 10% off. Note— this does not apply to our membership courses.
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Of course!
As we like to say, if you’re on our site, you’re in the right place.
Our programming is for students who are not being supported or challenged enough in school.
If you have an asynchronous kiddo who you know has strengths and struggles, our courses are for your child.
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2e students experience such asynchronous development that it proves difficult to have hard age limits.
We often evaluate students on a case by case basis =)
Please email us and we’ll discuss: sam@youngscholarsacademy.org
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All of our programs are 100% virtual. This allows us to bring together the twice-exceptional/neurodivergent students of the world, connect them, and nurture them!
Your child may very well enter a 6-person class with 5 other students from 5 different states/countries!
Cool, right?