16/10/2024
Did you know that poetry was originally a verb? Originating from a Greek word meaning ‘to create’, poetry is the action of creating emotion, meaning, and belief.
In our Classic Poetry Course that commenced this week, we looked at the origins of poetry, as well as the Epic of Gilgamesh and Homer’s the Iliad and the Odyssey. These ancient works ask fundamental questions that we still ponder today. What control do we have over our own lives? What is worth sacrificing for? How do we deal with our own mortality?
10/10/2024
🎉Last Chance: Term 4 Group Classes for Home Schoolers
Limited spots available - register ASAP to secure your spot.
Three available courses: Fantasy Course, Writing Workshop, and Classic Poetry
More info below:
Fantasy Course
Create a complete premise for a thrilling and original fantasy novel, including themes, worldbuilding, character, plot, and more. We will use examples from Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Harry Potter, and other fantasy worlds to inspire us and gain insight from the authors of the best works of fantasy.
When: Wednesdays 11 am – 12:00 pm starting on 16 October and finishing on 4 December. (total 8 weeks)
Price: $85 (includes a template for a fantasy novel plan and weekly individualised feedback).
Who: Any student who loves fantasy. Recommended 12+ but get in touch if a younger student is interested.
Required texts: None. Knowledge of classic fantasy texts useful but not required.
Register and more information at: https://www.trybooking.com/CVDTI
Classic Poetry Course
Rhyming, rhythm, and romanticism. This course will cover all the classics needed to be an aficionado of poetry. Each week will cover a different poet, analysing their most well-known poetry. Option of weekly writing prompts + individualised feedback available for students to develop their own poetry-writing skills.
When: Mondays 11 am – 12:00 pm starting on 14 October and finishing on 2 December. (total 8 weeks)
Price: $70 for classes. $85 for classes + weekly writing prompts and individualised feedback.
Who: Recommended 12+ but get in touch if a younger student is interested.
Required texts: None. Poetry covered is all available online and will be provided before each class.
Register and more information at: https://www.trybooking.com/CVDTU
Writing Workshop
Improve writing skills, learn how to provide feedback, and collaborate with classmates. This course will provide weekly writing prompts that students complete during the week, and then during class time the class will collectively provide feedback. This provides students with the opportunity to learn how to improve their writing through a critical lens, equipping them with valuable skills for the future.
When: Tuesdays 10 am – 11:00 am starting on 15 October and finishing on 3 December. (total 8 weeks)
Price: $70 for classes. $85 for extra feedback provided by Erin every week.
Who: Recommended 12+ but get in touch if a younger student is interested.
Required texts: None.
Register and more information at: https://www.trybooking.com/CVDUB
Fantasy Course - CTP Education
Create a complete premise for a thrilling and original fantasy novel, including themes, worldbuilding, character, plot, and more. We will use...
10/09/2024
Reminder!! Free School Holiday Program: Introduction to Sonnets
Limited spaces remaining.
25 September class nearly full.
Term 4 classes available for registration now.
🎊!!FREE!!🎊
📘SCHOOL HOLIDAYS SESSION:📘
INTRODUCTION TO SONNETS 🌷
LIMITED SPACES for a FREE Introduction to Sonnets session this school holidays!
Erin from CTP Education is running a 90-minute session (two timeslots available) providing an entryway into the world of sonnets – William Shakespeare’s poetry of choice. 👨🎓
Students will:
• 📗Learn fundamental elements of sonnets.
• 💡Analyse two of the most famous sonnets.
• ✏️Write a sonnet themselves.
Register:
Email Erin at [email protected] with what date you would like and how many students.
When:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Wednesday 25 September. OR
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Tuesday 1 October.
Who:
Recommended age of 12+, but please get in touch if a younger student is interested.
Designed for all levels. No prior understanding or knowledge required.
Where:
Online via Zoom.
Cost:
FREE.
Register:
Email Erin at [email protected] with what date you would like and how many students.
For more information, please get in touch with Erin at [email protected].
To hear about more free classes, follow CTP Education on Facebook at Choose the Pen Education.
A word from Erin:
Hi everyone! I am the tutor and director of CTP Education. I was home educated until Year 10 (including variations of online classes), and I then attended high school for VCE and graduated with an ATAR of 99.15. I am now studying fourth year Law and Human Rights to pursue the chance for everybody to access education equally across the world. I decided to start CTP Education because I am incredibly passionate about education and noticed a gap in what is offered to home-schooling families. I aim to take the best of what I have experienced myself in different educational contexts, combining love for learning with material skills that equip students to follow their aspirations. I make my classes as engaging and fun as possible as it is my job to have my students feel safe to express their concerns and queries, as the best learning comes from curiosity. I have now been tutoring online for over five years and love sharing my knowledge with others.
04/09/2024
🎉Term 4 Group Classes: Writing Workshop for Home Schoolers
Improve writing skills, learn how to provide feedback, and collaborate with classmates. This course will provide weekly writing prompts that students complete during the week, and then during class time the class will collectively provide feedback. This provides students with the opportunity to learn how to improve their writing through a critical lens, equipping them with valuable skills for the future. Each session will involve a short writing prompt in class, and then going through approx. 3 of the students' writing completed over the week, taking it in turns. Students will be expected to provide feedback during class. Writing prompts will cover a variety of styles and topics, both creative and analytical.
When: Tuesdays 10 am – 11:00 am starting on 15 October and finishing on 3 December. (total 8 weeks)
Price: $70 for classes. $85 for extra feedback provided by Erin every week.
Who: Recommended 12+ but get in touch if a younger student is interested.
Required texts: None.
Register and more information at: https://www.trybooking.com/CVDUB
Contact Erin at [email protected] for more information.
Writing Workshop - CTP Education
Improve writing skills, learn how to provide feedback, and collaborate with classmates. This course will provide weekly writing prompts that...
04/09/2024
🎉Term 4 Group Classes: Classic Poetry for Home Schoolers
Rhyming, rhythm, and romanticism. This course will cover all the classics needed to be an aficionado of poetry. Each week will cover a different poet, analysing their most well-known poetry. Option of weekly writing prompts + individualised feedback available for students to develop their own poetry-writing skills. We will cover William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Frost, considering various genres as well as the importance of poetry in the modern world.
When: Mondays 11 am – 12:00 pm starting on 14 October and finishing on 2 December. (total 8 weeks)
Price: $70 for classes. $85 for classes + weekly writing prompts and individualised feedback.
Who: Recommended 12+ but get in touch if a younger student is interested.
Required texts: None. Poetry covered is all available online and will be provided before each class.
Register and more information at: https://www.trybooking.com/CVDTU
Contact Erin at [email protected] for more information.
Classic Poetry Course - CTP Education
Rhyming, rhythm, and romanticism. This course will cover all the classics needed to be an aficionado of poetry. Each week will cover a different...
04/09/2024
🎉Term 4 Group Classes: Fantasy Course for Home Schoolers
Create a complete premise for a thrilling and original fantasy novel, including themes, worldbuilding, character, plot, and more. We will use examples from Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Harry Potter, and other fantasy worlds to inspire us and gain insight into the authors of the best works of fantasy. Each week we will cover one element (such as plot, themes, etc.) of what goes into creating a fantasy novel, filling out a template so students have a developed and fully-formed idea for a fantasy novel by the end of the course. Students are able to receive feedback throughout the course as well.
When: Wednesdays 11 am – 12:00 pm from 16 October to 4 December. (total 8 weeks)
Price: $85 (includes a template for a fantasy novel plan and weekly individualised feedback).
Who: Any student who loves fantasy. Recommended 12+ but get in touch if a younger student is interested.
Required texts: None. Knowledge of classic fantasy texts useful but not required.
Register and more information at: https://www.trybooking.com/CVDTI
For more information, please get in touch at [email protected].
Fantasy Course - CTP Education
Create a complete premise for a thrilling and original fantasy novel, including themes, worldbuilding, character, plot, and more. We will use...
18/08/2024
🎊!!FREE!!🎊
📘SCHOOL HOLIDAYS SESSION:📘
INTRODUCTION TO SONNETS 🌷
LIMITED SPACES for a FREE Introduction to Sonnets session this school holidays!
Erin from CTP Education is running a 90-minute session (two timeslots available) providing an entryway into the world of sonnets – William Shakespeare’s poetry of choice. 👨🎓
Students will:
• 📗Learn fundamental elements of sonnets.
• 💡Analyse two of the most famous sonnets.
• ✏️Write a sonnet themselves.
Register:
Email Erin at [email protected] with what date you would like and how many students.
When:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Wednesday 25 September. OR
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Tuesday 1 October.
Who:
Recommended age of 12+, but please get in touch if a younger student is interested.
Designed for all levels. No prior understanding or knowledge required.
Where:
Online via Zoom.
Cost:
FREE.
Register:
Email Erin at [email protected] with what date you would like and how many students.
For more information, please get in touch with Erin at [email protected].
To hear about more free classes, follow CTP Education on Facebook at Choose the Pen Education.
A word from Erin:
Hi everyone! I am the tutor and director of CTP Education. I was home educated until Year 10 (including variations of online classes), and I then attended high school for VCE and graduated with an ATAR of 99.15. I am now studying fourth year Law and Human Rights to pursue the chance for everybody to access education equally across the world. I decided to start CTP Education because I am incredibly passionate about education and noticed a gap in what is offered to home-schooling families. I aim to take the best of what I have experienced myself in different educational contexts, combining love for learning with material skills that equip students to follow their aspirations. I make my classes as engaging and fun as possible as it is my job to have my students feel safe to express their concerns and queries, as the best learning comes from curiosity. I have now been tutoring online for over five years and love sharing my knowledge with others.
16/07/2024
“For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn.”
Short stories are designed to create a vivid picture as quickly as possible in the mind of its readers. This story, popularly attributed to Ernest Hemingway, is one of the shortest short stories and displays perfectly how minimal words can create impactful results.
I am running a Short Story Course this term that will cover how short stories are constructed to be punchy and poignant, guided by classic works. There are also plenty of opportunities every week for students to learn how to write short stories, with feedback provided.
When: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Wednesdays 24 July to 18 September. Total of 9 sessions.
Where: Online via Zoom.
How much: $95.
Who: Any student interested in literature. Three stories have more mature themes but will be accompanied with warnings for parental guidance. Classes are designed to be accessible without needing to read the stories.
For more information or to book, go to: https://www.trybooking.com/CSWNM
Contact [email protected] with any questions or for more information.
SHORT STORIES COURSE
These 10 sessions will look at some of the most famous short stories and at what makes a short story great. There will also be opportunities to...
15/07/2024
Did you know that the 9 times tables are made up of 5 numbers - only half way through they begin to reverse?
For example:
2 x 9 = 18; and 9 x 9 = 81.
3 x 9 = 27; and 8 x 9 = 72.
Same numbers, just in reverse!
If you’re looking for your children to know more facts like this (as well as memorising their times tables), I am running a Times Tables Crash Course this term that will do this exact thing!
When: 10:00 - 11:00 am Wednesdays 24 July to 18 September. Total of 9 sessions.
Where: Online via Zoom.
How much: $90 total for the 9 weeks.
For more information or to book, go to: https://www.trybooking.com/CSWOH
Contact [email protected] for more information or for any questions.
TIMES TABLES CRASH COURSE
In this 9-week course, we will cover all the times tables from 1 to 12. This class is all ages friendly, and is designed to help beginners learn...
24/06/2024
TERM 3: SHORT STORIES COURSE
In these 9 sessions, we will look at some of the most famous short stories to this day. These sessions are designed to have something for all students, and anyone interested in literature should greatly enjoy these classes.
Throughout this course, we will look at what makes a short story great. Additionally, there will be opportunities to develop writing for those interested as well. I will provide writing prompts each week that you can follow throughout the sessions, and I can provide feedback if you so desire. For those who want to simply follow along and learn, this is entirely welcome as well!
The short stories we will look at include “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe, “The Open Window” by Saki, “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank R. Stockton, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, as well as looking at Aesop’s Fables and Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes.
When: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Wednesdays 24 July to 18 September. Total of 9 sessions.
Where: Online via Zoom.
How much: $95.
Who: Any student interested in literature. Three stories have more mature themes but will be accompanied with warnings for parental guidance. Classes are designed to be accessible without needing to read the stories.
For more information or to book, go to: https://www.trybooking.com/CSWNM
Contact [email protected] with any questions or for more information.
SHORT STORIES COURSE
These 10 sessions will look at some of the most famous short stories and at what makes a short story great. There will also be opportunities to...
24/06/2024
TERM 3: TIMES TABLES CRASH COURSE
In this 9-week course, we will cover all the times tables from 1 to 12. This class is all ages friendly, and is designed to help beginners learn and to help more advanced students review. Each week will cover specific times tables and include Kahoots to review.
When: 10:00 - 11:00 am Wednesdays 24 July to 18 September. Total of 9 sessions.
Where: Online via Zoom.
How much: $90 total for the 9 weeks.
For more information or to book, go to: https://www.trybooking.com/CSWOH
Contact [email protected] for more information or for any questions.
TIMES TABLES CRASH COURSE
In this 9-week course, we will cover all the times tables from 1 to 12. This class is all ages friendly, and is designed to help beginners learn...
24/06/2024
TERM 3 GROUP CLASSES
TIMES TABLES CRASH COURSE:
When: 10:00 - 11:00 am Wednesdays 24 July to 18 September. Total of 9 sessions.
Where: Online via Zoom.
How much: $90 total for the 9 weeks.
For more information or to book, go to: https://www.trybooking.com/CSWOH
SHORT STORIES COURSE:
When: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Wednesdays 24 July to 18 September. Total of 9 sessions.
Where: Online via Zoom.
How much: $95.
Who: Any student interested in literature. Three stories have more mature themes but will be accompanied with warnings for parental guidance. Classes are designed to be accessible without needing to read the stories.
For more information or to book, go to: https://www.trybooking.com/CSWNM
Contact [email protected] for more information or with for any questions.
SHORT STORIES COURSE