Programs for Home-Schoolers

Home-school programs are designed with rigorous science content and hands-on activities. We provide the pre-class study materials and vocabulary, as well as class updates for registration and weather on our blog. You can sign up for email updates and RSS feeds on this blog. We offer programs for age grous 5-7 years, 8-12 years and 13-16 years.

Don't forget to also check out our Kids Only Events and Programming for All Ages

For more information about any public program, contact:
Karen McDonald at 443-482-2388.
Directions to SERC and the Schmidt Center

March 14, 2012 9:00AM Home School: The Scientific Method and Microscopes (FULL) Students will review the concept of the scientific method and apply what they have learned to materials viewed under microscopes. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student. Age: 5-7 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. March 14, 2012 10:30AM Home School: The Scientific Method and Microscopes (FULL) Students will review the concept of the scientific method and apply what they have learned to materials viewed under microscopes. 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. March 14, 2012 1:30PM Home School: The Scientific Method and Microscopes (FULL) Students will review the concept of the scientific method and apply what they have learned to materials viewed under microscopes. 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. March 28, 2012 9:00AM Home School: Amphibians & Mudpuppy Dissection (FULL) All students will learn about the basics of amphibian anatomy from complete development to neotony. Younger students will view pre-dissected frogs and salamanders while older students will dissect in pairs. Parental support is encouraged for the dissection. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 5-7 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. March 28, 2012 10:30AM Home School: Amphibians & Mudpuppy Dissection (FULL) All students will learn about the basics of amphibian anatomy from complete development to neotony. Younger students will view pre-dissected frogs and salamanders while older students will dissect in pairs. Parental support is encouraged for the dissection. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. March 28, 2012 1:30PM Home School: Amphibians & Mudpuppy Dissection (FULL) All students will learn about the basics of amphibian anatomy from complete development to neotony. Younger students will view pre-dissected frogs and salamanders while older students will dissect in pairs. Parental support is encouraged for the dissection. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. April 11, 2012 9:00AM Home School: The Chesapeake Bay (FULL) Students will learn about the Bay, from its hydrology to its living organisms. We’ll start with mapping and then learn about ecosystems and ecotones. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 5-7 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. April 11, 2012 10:30AM Home School: The Chesapeake Bay (FULL) Students will learn about the Bay, from its hydrology to its living organisms. We’ll start with mapping and then learn about ecosystems and ecotones. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. April 11, 2012 1:30PM Home School: The Chesapeake Bay (FULL) Students will learn about the Bay, from its hydrology to its living organisms. We’ll start with mapping and then learn about ecosystems and ecotones. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. April 25, 2012 9:00AM Home School: Birds and Flight (FULL) Explore the adaptations that make birds suited to flight, from air sac circular breathing to hollow bones and feathers. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 5-7 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. April 25, 2012 10:30AM Home School: Birds and Flight (FULL) Explore the adaptations that make birds suited to flight, from air sac circular breathing to hollow bones and feathers. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. April 25, 2012 1:30PM Home School: Birds and Flight (FULL) Explore the adaptations that make birds suited to flight, from air sac circular breathing to hollow bones and feathers. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. May 09, 2012 9:00AM Home School: Sounds in Nature (FULL) Students will learn about sound found in nature, how different ears receive sound, how sound is made, and how animals use sound to communicate.5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 5-7 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. May 09, 2012 10:30AM Home School: Sounds in Nature (FULL) Students will learn about sound found in nature, how different ears receive sound, how sound is made, and how animals use sound to communicate.5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. May 09, 2012 1:30PM Home School: Sounds in Nature (FULL) Students will learn about sound found in nature, how different ears receive sound, how sound is made, and how animals use sound to communicate.5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. May 30, 2012 9:00AM Home School: Beginning Botany (FULL) We’ll explore the world of botany from basic plant anatomy to growth and leaf structures. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 5-7 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. May 30, 2012 10:30AM Home School: Beginning Botany (FULL) We’ll explore the world of botany from basic plant anatomy to growth and leaf structures. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates. May 30, 2012 1:30PM Home School: Beginning Botany (FULL) We’ll explore the world of botany from basic plant anatomy to growth and leaf structures. 5-7 year old classes (1 hr)- $10 per student; 8-12 year old classes (1.5 hr) $14 per student. Age: 8-12 yrs. old Contact Info: Thank you to everyone that registered for the Spring 2011 classes. All classes and age groups for the 5-12's are full with waiting lists. If you did not get into the classes you wanted please be patient, we hope to expand our home school offerings in the future. Please check SERC’s Homeschool blog at www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com for all updates.