New Timetable, New Tutors, New Tabs - All NEW!

Today, we have revealed our timetable for 2019-2020, our new roster of tutors, and our FIVE new courses including three new subjects.

My surprise is revealed!

Have a browse around the new website and click all the buttons, and mark your calendar for the 15th of March when we start our Early Bird registration period.

Any questions, don't hesitate to contact us - there's a contact form in the sidebar (maybe more viewable on a computer than a phone), or pop over to the Dreaming Spires Home Learning Facebook page and message us.

Calendar of Dates

This is an updated calendar of dates after we decided to break earlier for Christmas and return earlier in January. The changes are highlighted in blue.

Book Club Openings in American Lit

BOOK CLUB OFFER!

For 2016-2017, I'm offering spaces for a limited number of non-registered students to join the monthly book club groups.

This is a great opportunity for anyone doing A-level English who wants to widen their exposure to great literature, or for students who want something to motivate them to read more, or for any teen who wants to see what live online learning is all about.

For only £38, your teen can log onto the book club each month in one of the following eras:

1. Middle Ages literature, reading Rolf and the Viking Bow, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Hobbit, The Black Arrow, The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Princess Bride, and The White Company (this book may possibly change).  This book club is now full.
2. Renaissance literature, reading The Prince and Pauper, A Man for All Seasons, Dr Faustus, Kenilworth, The Three Musketeers, Lorna Doone, The King’s General -- Probably meeting Fridays at 4:45 pm UK time.
3. British Novels literature, reading The Way of the World, Songs of Innocence and Experience, Joseph Andrews, The Rivals, Silas Marner, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Moonstone, and The Portrait of Dorian Gray. This book club is now full.
4. American literature, reading Last of the Mohicans, My Antonia, Moby Dick, Of Mice and Men, Death of a Salesman, The Chosen, and Jonathan Livingston Seagull.  Meeting time still to be determined.

Each group has only about one or two spaces available for this offer, so if you're wanting to take advantage of it, please contact me as soon as possible via the blogger form or at dreamingspireshomelearning<at>gmail<dot> com. 

Courses Filling up FAST! Register now for September

If you're wanting to take one of my online literature courses or our new Roman culture and civilisation, you'll have to act fast.

Stress! Time's running out!!!!

We don't start till the week of the 12th of September, but we've hit our limits on some of the classes already.

• Middle Ages is FULL
• American Literature is FULL
• British Novels has ONE place
• Renaissance Literature still have FOUR places
• Classical Civilisation has THREE places

One of the reasons we're so popular is that our former students return year after year, or sign up their siblings once they've completed our four-year rotation.

They like us because we're specialists -- we LOVE our subjects. 

They like us because we're home educators ourselves -- we KNOW what it's like to teach our own kids. 

They like us because we follow the Charlotte Mason method -- the ONLY online courses for teens that follow the CM method (as far as we can tell) ...

.... in the WHOLE WORLD ...

... world

... world ...

Seriously, get thee to our registration page and nab one of our spots for your teen or tween today. You will NOT be sorry (or if it's really just not working for you, you can get a full refund before the first month is out).

Gotta Love Those Good Reviews!

I know it's hard to leap into the unknown sometimes, especially when it's both your child's education and your hard-earned money.

So, how can I give you the confidence that my courses are going to look after you on both accounts? By letting the happy parents of former students give you their honest opinion of Dreaming Spires.

Here's a review that's just been posted on the HE Exam Wiki by a mum who's tried and tested so many distance-learning options. She's often the font of wisdom on the HE Exams Yahoo group and Facebook page -- such a thorough researcher!

Thanks again to Sue for publishing her views and passing on her experience. I hope it will encourage you to take the leap and try us out this year.

And take heart: if for any reason the course isn't working out for you after the first few sessions, you can always withdraw for a full refund, less the £15 registration fee.

Sue's Review of Dreaming Spires Home Learning online English courses, and Dreaming Spires Revision online crammer classes for the CIE English iGCSE exam:(published July 2016)

I'd like to recommend Kat's Crammer course for CIE 0500 English to those about to START the IGCSE course as well as those who need to work on exam technique before the next exam session.

After looking at the CIE 0500 syllabus and recommended text books before DD started IGCSE English a couple of years back, I was still mystified as to what we were actually supposed to DO in the course and what sort of skills she was supposed to gain when she'd finished the IGCSE in English. It all sounded a bit vague.

I signed DD up for Kat's course at the last minute, and throughout the course it was made very clear just what was required in order to get a top mark in the exam. For example, 'summary writing' is something any student can do but there is a particular formula that the examiner wants to see in order to give top grade. This and tips for the other types of exam question are all covered in the course.

DD has since participated in three of Kat's other Dreaming Spires Home Learning courses in Literature - Middle Ages Literature, Renaissance Literature, British Novels and this year has enrolled for both American Literature and Classical Civilisation.  My daughter just LOVES these courses.  Kat presents the courses in a very professional manner and the courses are interesting and engaging.  The Add-on Writing extension classes are very useful for those doing any IGCSE/GCSE Literature course - with the work marked as though it is an assessment and also with a great deal of individual feedback.  Mistakes common to several students are gone over in the following class. There is the option after the class (and during the week) to chat online with other students in a secure setting.

Our experience with Kat's courses has been positive.  The skills mastered are being found very useful in DD's current AS level courses in History of Art, Religion, Classical Civilisation & History - all of which have a huge writing component.

Hope this helps someone who has no idea just where to start with English or English Literature.

Early Bird Sign-Up for September Starts Today!

From the 18th of April until the 30th, Dreaming Spires is offering incentives to sign up early for next September's courses.

Dreaming Spires is an online provider of challenging courses in English and Classical Civilisation. Run by homeschooling moms who are specialists in their fields, we give you the personal touch because we are exactly where you are in terms of our own children's ages and college aspirations.

 Here's what you get if you sign up before April 30th:

1. the chance to reserve your place for only the £15 registration fee -- deadline for full payment is 1st September;
2. the chance to pay via monthly instalments, to help spread the costs of the course;
3. a 10% discount off the main course, even if you're already receiving the 50% sibling discount!

Current students have already been able to reserve their places for the previous weeks, so some of the courses are filling up fast -- don't delay in contacting us and getting your name down while space is still available!

Registration form is here.

Come visit us on 

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• Twitter = @dreaminspiresHL
• Instagram = dreaming_spires_home_learning

Hey, we're famous! The Examiner Publishes an Interview

Word is getting out about Dreaming Spires Home Learning, and the online news network, The Examiner, contacted us for an interview.

Here's the link, where you'll find out more about our background, our vision, and our future. Have a look, and find out why we're growing so fast while staying true to our Charlotte Mason roots!

http://www.examiner.com/article/about-dreaming-spires-home-learning