Classes and Activities
Rise Out is now 100% online! Read about our virtual options.
SPRING, 2022:
The Holocaust and Human Behavior (Full virtual course — 12 weeks)
The Cold War (Full virtual course — 12 weeks)
South African Apartheid (Full virtual course — 6 weeks)
The Rwandan Genocide (Full virtual course — 6 weeks)
Science and Ethics (Full virtual course — 12 weeks)
Global vs. Local: Food Systems and Sustainability (Full virtual course — 9 weeks)
Big History 2 (Self-paced)
Big History 1 (Self-paced)
Beginning Yoga (Self-paced)
A Capella (Student-led group, ongoing, free!)
Readings in History and Politics (Full virtual course; invite-only)
PAST COURSES:
Fall, 2021
Wilderness Philosophies (Full virtual course)
Understanding 9/11 (Full virtual course)
Readings in History and Politics (Full virtual course)
Big History 1 (Self-paced)
Spring, 2021
Colonialism and Independence (Online— Canvas & Zoom)
Writing: The Personal Essay (Online)
Nerd Herd Books (Online—Edublogs) Free, all ages
Fall, 2020
Eyewitness History (Online—Canvas & Zoom)
Journals, Blogs, and Memoir (Online—Canvas & Zoom)
Colonial America (Online—Canvas & Zoom)
Collage and Dadaism (Online—Zoom & Canvas)
Indoor Mural Making (Online—Zoom & Canvas)
Video Workshop (Online—Zoom, Canvas, & Slack)
Fanfiction (Online—Canvas)
Spring, 2020
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text - Book 2 (Voyagers)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Voyagers)
Immigration in America (Voyagers)
Introduction to Logic (Voyagers)
Fall, 2019
Writing Boot Camp (Voyagers: 3-Day Workshop)
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text - Book 1 (Voyagers)
Red State/Blue State (Voyagers)
Big History 3 (Voyagers)
Science Fiction and Social Issues (Voyagers)
Summer, 2019
Nerd Herd Books (Online)
Responsive Writing: Alternative Perspectives (Online)
Spring, 2019
Introduction to Linguistics (Voyagers)
Big History 2 (Voyagers)
Global Inequality (Voyagers)
Arts Mondays (Jamaica Plain)
Spoken Word (Jamaica Plain)
Art Resistance: A Look Beyond Banksy (Jamaica Plain)
Comics and Graphic Novels (Jamaica Plain)
Jam Sessions (Jamaica Plain)
Fall, 2018
The Enlightenment Revolutions (Voyagers)
Big History 1 (Voyagers)
1492 (Voyagers)
SPRING, 2018
The Transatlantic Slave Trade (Voyagers)
Climate Justice (Voyagers)
Coming of Age (Voyagers)
Arts Mondays (Jamaica Plain)
Digital Photography (Jamaica Plain)
Fashion Photography (Jamaica Plain)
Jewelry Making (Jamaica Plain)
Filmmaking 101 (Jamaica Plain)
Songwriting and Music Improv (Jamaica Plain)
Fall, 2017
Witch Hunts (Voyagers)
The Cold War (Voyagers)
Dystopian Literature (Voyagers)
Photography 102: Photo Techniques (Cambridge)
Filmmaking 101 (Cambridge)
Alternative Photography Processes Workshop (Cambridge)
Spring, 2017
20th Century German History (Voyagers)
Serial (Voyagers)
Youth Participatory Action Research (Voyagers)
Photography 102: Photo Techniques (Cambridge)
FALL, 2016
Digital Photography 101 (Cambridge)
German Language (Voyagers)
20th Century German History (Voyagers)
Understanding 9/11 (Voyagers)
Youth Participatory Action Research (Voyagers)
SPRING, 2016
Science Fiction and Social Issues (Voyagers)
Immigration in America (Voyagers)
College Prep and College Writing (Voyagers)
STEAM Club (Cambridge)
Fall, 2015
Film Group: Gender and the Media (Voyagers)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Voyagers)
College Prep and College Writing (Voyagers)
STEAM Club (Cambridge)
Spring, 2015
Film Group: International Human Rights (Voyagers)
College Writing (Voyagers)
Independent Education Project (Voyagers)
STEAM Club (Cambridge)
Fall, 2014
German History and Language (Voyagers)
College Prep (Voyagers and Cambridge)
Independent Education Project (Voyagers)
STEAM Club (Cambridge)
2013-2014
Independent Education Project (Cambridge)
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All classes are capped at 15 students, so register early to reserve your place. Be aware that classes with low enrollment a week before the start date may be canceled.
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