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Explore now.Are you searching for a supportive space where your child can forge meaningful friendships with kids who actually get them? At Friendship Social Club, your child will find a home, a place where they connect with like-minded friends and become part of a consistent, supportive community. Each week includes community building, check-ins to express thoughts and feelings, sharing of interests, and group activities. This is the space where gifted and 2e kids finally feel like they belong.
Are you searching for a supportive, inclusive space where your child can build meaningful friendships? Do you dream of an environment that gives your kiddo a real sense of belonging? Look no further than the Homeroom Social Club.
At the Homeroom Social Club, your child finds a home. It is a place where they can immediately connect with like-minded friends and become part of a consistent, supportive community that meets week after week.
The club offers a safe, predictable, and structured space with weekly activities designed to build connection and growth. Your child takes part in community-building exercises, check- ins to express thoughts and feelings, sharing of interests and passions, and group problem- solving.
Playful games, silly movement activities, and conversation starters help spark real connection. Ms. Jackson, a warm and nurturing mentor, creates an atmosphere where kids feel safe to speak up, take turns, and shine in their own way. Show and tell is a favorite, giving every child the chance to share a piece of their world.
The club is designed to meet both intellectual and social needs. Kids share their passions, collaborate, offer and receive supportive feedback, and play together. Many neurodivergent children thrive on this kind of structure and routine, and they come to count on it.
More than just fun, this is a chance for your child to grow socially, practice patience, and build life skills that last, like speaking confidently, listening respectfully, and making space for others.
Come join a community where your child is celebrated, heard, and never on the outside looking in.
For gifted and 2e kids, finding peers who understand them can feel impossible. This course puts your child in a room with kids who think like they do, led by a mentor who creates space for genuine connection. Parents tell us this is the first time their child has had friends who truly get them.
Social skills built through forced interaction rarely stick. This course builds them naturally through shared interests and a mentor who models healthy communication. Parents see their kids become more comfortable in group settings, more willing to speak up, and more confident navigating relationships.
Build genuine social connections with peers who share their interests and understand how they think 
Develop communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills naturally through shared activities they actually enjoy 
Gain social confidence in a low-pressure environment where a caring mentor creates space for every personality to shine 
Experience the sense of belonging that comes from being understood, accepted, and celebrated for who they are 
Ms. Jackson I've been teaching theatre for 26 years and I was also a children's performer for ten of those years. I own a theatre program and I put on a show after every 20 hours of instruction (almost 60 shows in six years!). I believe EVERYONE needs and wants to be creative and expressive. Sydney Clemens says "Art has the role in education of helping children become like themselves instead of more like everyone else" and my goal is to allow students a safe place to explore and shine and comfortably be themselves.
WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING
Parents don't just see happier kids. They see sharper thinking, stronger friendships, and a child who actually wants to log on.
★★★★★
"My daughter made her very first real friend in Ms. Jackson's club. She counts down the days between sessions."
Fiona E.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Ms. Jackson creates a space where my shy son actually speaks up. His confidence has grown so much."
Yara O.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"My daughter made her very first real friend in Ms. Jackson's club. She counts down the days between sessions."
Fiona E.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Ms. Jackson creates a space where my shy son actually speaks up. His confidence has grown so much."
Yara O.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Show and tell with Ms. Jackson gave my kid a reason to be excited about logging on. He proudly picks something new every week."
Trevor B.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"My son struggles socially, and Ms. Jackson gently coaches him without ever singling him out. He feels like he belongs."
Simone K.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Show and tell with Ms. Jackson gave my kid a reason to be excited about logging on. He proudly picks something new every week."
Trevor B.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"My son struggles socially, and Ms. Jackson gently coaches him without ever singling him out. He feels like he belongs."
Simone K.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"For the first time my daughter has a group that gets her quirks. Ms. Jackson makes every child feel wanted."
Damaris P.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Ms. Jackson turned taking turns and listening into something my kid genuinely enjoys. It has carried over at home."
Elliot W.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"For the first time my daughter has a group that gets her quirks. Ms. Jackson makes every child feel wanted."
Damaris P.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Ms. Jackson turned taking turns and listening into something my kid genuinely enjoys. It has carried over at home."
Elliot W.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"My daughter made her very first real friend in Ms. Jackson's club. She counts down the days between sessions."
Fiona E.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Ms. Jackson creates a space where my shy son actually speaks up. His confidence has grown so much."
Yara O.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Show and tell with Ms. Jackson gave my kid a reason to be excited about logging on. He proudly picks something new every week."
Trevor B.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"My son struggles socially, and Ms. Jackson gently coaches him without ever singling him out. He feels like he belongs."
Simone K.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"For the first time my daughter has a group that gets her quirks. Ms. Jackson makes every child feel wanted."
Damaris P.
YSA parent
★★★★★
"Ms. Jackson turned taking turns and listening into something my kid genuinely enjoys. It has carried over at home."
Elliot W.
YSA parent
If you’re not 100% in love with the course, you have options depending on how you enrolled:
You can switch to another course of equal or lesser value that’s a better fit or get a credit to use toward a future course.
You can either get credit toward a future course, switch to another course of equal or lesser value that’s a better fit, or stop all future payments after a 30-day processing period.
No risk. No stress. Just the learning and belonging you have been looking for.
We can offer this because we know what we do works for thousands of other families. Kids become more self-confident. They find their people. And families tell us this is the place where their student finally feels welcome. We know it will work for your family, too.
All-Access Passes have separate terms and conditions. Please see the All-Access Pass pages.
It goes without saying, but we’ll say it anyway... to qualify for the satisfaction guarantee policy, you have to actually attend the classes. This is not a cancellation policy. It’s a satisfaction guarantee. You can’t be satisfied or dissatisfied if you don’t attend.
Young Scholars Academy is a virtual village that offers one-of-a-kind, engaging enrichment courses and community for 5-18-year-old bright, quirky kids to empower them to develop their strengths, make like-minded friends, cultivate life skills, build confidence, and feel great about themselves under the loving care of expert mentors. description2: >- Picture a place where your child fits in, is celebrated, mentored, and loves learning the unique content their beautiful brain craves. That happens every day at YSA for over 1,200+ families, and it can happen for your family, too.
WASC Accredited · 1,200+ Families · 93% Re-Enroll · 47+ States, 17 Countries, 6 Continents
Learn more about YSAQUESTIONS ABOUT THIS COURSE
Everything you need to know before enrolling your child.
Most online classes put 20-30 kids in a room with a teacher who reads slides. At YSA, your child joins a group of 8 or fewer students who think like they do, led by a mentor who was often once just like them. Cameras are optional. The content is chosen by passion, not grade level. And 93% of families re-enroll - because kids who have never liked school before fight to log on to YSA.
Yes. YSA families join from 47+ states and 17 countries across 6 continents. All you need is an internet connection. We schedule sections across multiple time zones so families worldwide can find a time that works.
Friendship Social Club (40 min) meets once per week for 40 minutes, every week from August through December. Your child joins the same tight-knit group of up to 8 students and the same mentor all semester long. Same friends, same mentor, a new challenge every week.
Our gifted and 2e students experience such asynchronous development that hard age limits rarely tell the full story. If your student should be aged up or aged down, contact us at support@youngscholarsacademy.org or click the chat in the bottom right corner of the screen. We do this all the time.
Please don't confuse reactive distance learning with what happens at YSA. When a kid is engaged in a course they chose, with a mentor who gets them and peers who share their interests, the screen disappears. They're not on a screen. They're with their people. Parents tell us their children fight to log on to YSA.
If your child isn't loving a course by the end of the first week, swap into a different course. Same semester. No questions. Not the right fit within the first month? We'll stop payments, switch courses, or issue credit toward any future course. The credit never expires. And you keep every bonus you've received. Over 93% of YSA families don't just stay. They add more courses.
No. Cameras are always optional. Always. Many of our students start with cameras off and turn them on when they're comfortable. Our mentors engage every student equally, cameras on or off.
No. If you're here, you're in the right place. We don't require paperwork, evaluations, or labels. Whether your child has been formally identified as gifted or twice-exceptional, whether you suspect it but haven't pursued testing, or whether you just know your kid's brain works differently and nothing else has fit, they're welcome here.
Yes. YSA is an approved vendor with 10+ state ESA programs including Arizona ESA, Utah Fits All, ClassWallet, My Tech High, Florida Step Up, and others. Enroll directly to secure your child's spot, submit the invoice to your ESA, and your payment method is refunded when funds transfer. Many families pay zero out of pocket.
Click "See Available Times" on this page, pick the section that fits your schedule, and your child's spot is secured immediately. No phone call. No placement test. No prerequisite.
Right now, a kid who thinks like your kid is in a course they chose, with a mentor who was once just like them, surrounded by friends who don't think they're weird... they think they're interesting.
Your child is one click from finding out what that feels like.
From time to time students will be asked to bring certain materials to class for some fun activities =) - announcements will be made in advance, no surprises!