I learn at homeschool was a homeschool pod before homeschool pods were a thing. I formed a preschool pod hiring a teacher for my 3 little preschoolers. I have always wanted to parent choice educate with the help of professional teachers, charters, and the amazing homeschool community. We formed a micro pod in my house. We hired teachers and invited a few friends to join. It was the best. When the kids got to Kindergarten and we qualified to join a charter school, we did! We expanded, we joined homeschool centers, made more friends and joined the amazing world of homeschooling and parent choice education. One of the centers we joined, was a STEAM Ed program. It was an amazing program that we were so blessed to be apart of for the 2 years before the pandemic took it away. I looked for something similar but there was nothing that compared. So here I am bringing back our micro pod, slightly different this time. We are no longer a preschool but a STEM Matters Program. Mondays only. I am so happy to help put this together with the help of these amazing teachers for my children and to share with our homeschool community. Hope some of you join us!

Lorie Suntree has a Master's Degree in Education plus Science and Art from CSUSB. She has been in Education since 1988 and has taught in many environments including public school and homeschool. She will be teaching to NGSS, Common Core and Industry influenced standards. As a co-chair of the So Cal STEM Conference, Lorie built partnerships with NASA/JPL, SCE, So Cal Gas, various water districts and AQMD. Through her vast experience, Lorie utilizes all her expertise in her classes that she has personally designed to accommodate the learning needs of all her students.

“The building of creative minds through Science and Engineering practices occurs through hands on projects and labs in which mistakes can happen. This allows students to redesign and find success that is uniquely their own. With this freedom of experimentation, students develop the confidence to explore without the fear of failure.”

— Lorie Suntree

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Spring 2022 Classes

i learn at homeschool presents: STEM Matters!!! A new and exciting program.

In Person, Hands-On Project Based.

Monthly Field Trips

Currently we are only offering the 2 STEM courses for Spring 2022

and a Beginners Sewing Class for Spring 2022

NEW! Adventures come Alive 3-6yr olds will love this interactive story book adventures. Dive into your stories and create interactive acts and crafts from some of our all time favorite books. Starts Feb 28, 2022

Field Trips

We are so excited to be adding monthly field trips. Our first field trip of the year is FREE and anyone can join. We do have limited space available so if you’re interested in joining us please register. On Saturday February 5, 2022 we will be using large telescopes to study the night sky. We will provide an activity for the kids. They will make Astroids, see the stars through telescopes, have an intro lesson to the solar system, and have a chance to win prizes!

HANDS ON SCIENCE - $240/month

Spring 20 Week Course Mondays In-Person 9am-1pm

Suggest for 1st - 5th Grade

This plan is open and flexible to accommodate changes in lessons according to student progression. Each day at the end of the lessons, students will record lessons, attach handouts and work into their lab books. Students, as the lessons build upon prior knowledge, students will start forming hypothesis and create independent experiments. In this class, various subjects of Science will be covered along with the areas of science and engineering. Taught to NGSS (Next Generations Science Standards), CC (Common Core), Industry Influenced, and Project Based! Accepting Charter Funds.

One Time Material Fee $40

This class will cover :

Agriculturalist-Potatoes and Paper-making

Botanist- Plants and their many uses. Parts of a flower, growing a bean. Planting and composting. Soil types, Invasive species, Pollinators and their cycles.

Astronomy- Planets and the Solar system. Nebulas and constellations. The night sky and telescopes. Hubble telescope and the big telescopes

Geologists- Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes. Watersheds and Ecosystems. Rocks and how to grade them and Fossils.

Volcanologists- Volcanos and ring of fire

Oceanography- Birds, fish and Mammals of the SeaHere’s some fun samples of what the kids have started learning in the class this week. Email me for more info!

Our little Scientists are making Aquifers! So cool how nature breaks down rocks into sand.

Testing all the different bottled waters out there. We also tested 7up!

Our little scientists had a little end of the class fun blowing bubbles! This was the funnest way to put soap on your hands to wash them at the day!

NEW!

SIMPLE BUILDERS- An Intro to building furniture, architectural models, woodworking and more- All Ages. $180/month

Spring 20 Week Course Mondays In-Person 1:15pm-3:15pm

This is an enrichment class that is hands-on and project based. Kids will learn to design, engineer and execute their ideas and projects. Some of the projects are on going and may take a few weeks to complete. Accepting Charter Funds.

One Time Material Fee $45

In this class we will cover :

Tool Safety, including how to use power tools, woodworking, design from concept drawing to engineering and building, study of architecture thru design. Designing different types of architecture and building models.

Project List is Outlined Below:

Plaque

Wood Foot Stool

Castle Design

End Table

Adobe House Design with a removable roof and Kiva fireplace

DooDah Shelf

Suntree’s Fun Zone with Ferris Wheel and Merry-go-round