Helping homeschool families thrive through electives and connection.
Rad Academy is a community-centered program offering homeschool enrichment in a warm, family-style setting. From creative electives to meaningful end-of-year celebrations, we’re here to make learning fun, engaging, and memorable for every student.
What is Rad Academy Electives?
Rad Academy Electives is a creative, project-based homeschool class for grades 1st-8th. We meet every Thursday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM and explore science, art, music, and history through hands-on lessons and multi-week projects. This is a full-year program with just 6 available spots to support consistency, collaboration, and meaningful learning.
History
Students will explore world history from 550 to 1550 CE through engaging lessons that highlight major civilizations and empires across the globe. Topics include Imperial China, Heian Japan, the Holy Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, and more. The curriculum is secular and provides a broad, global perspective on the medieval world.
Art
Students will spend time each month learning about a well-know artist such as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Georges Seurat, or Vincent Van Gogh. They'll explore the artist's style, practice foundational art techniques like stippling, blending, and cross-hatching, and complete a painting inspired by the artist. Seasonal projects will also be woven in throughout the year.
Music
Students will explore twelve different instrument families, learning about their unique characteristics, cultural origins, and the musicians who play them. Each class focuses on building music appreciation through listening, discussion, and visual examples.
Science
This year, students will explore three exciting units: Wonders of Energy, Motion and Simple Machines, and Paleontology. Through hands-on experiments, engaging videos, and interactive lessons, they'll discover topics like electricity, magnetism, force, gravity, and fossils. Each unit helps students appreciate the natural world and how things work- from simple machines to ancient artifacts.