Horrifying History: Echoes from the Dark 

Prepare to be amazed as you watch your differently-wired kiddo make real friends, explore this unique content, grow under the guidance of this expert mentor, and be seen in all their glory!

Why Take This Course?

🔎 Horrifying History: Echoes from the Dark

Forget the glossy highlights of history class—this course dives headfirst into the stories textbooks avoid. Horrifying History: Echoes from the Dark is an unflinching look at some of the world’s most disturbing and often overlooked historical events.

From genocides and government conspiracies to cult movements, unethical medical experiments, and revolutions drenched in blood, each session explores a true story that forces us to ask:

Who was silenced? Why did this happen? What systems allowed it—and how do echoes of these events still shape our world today?

This is an intellectually rigorous, emotionally engaging course best suited for mature young adults ready to confront uncomfortable truths. We encourage empathy, open-mindedness, and respectful dialogue throughout.

⚠️ Content Warnings: Graphic violence, trauma, systemic oppression, death, and all forms of discrimination.

If you’ve ever asked, “Why didn’t we learn this in school?” — this course is for you.

  • Horrifying History: Echoes from the Dark
    Forget the glossy highlights of history class—this course dives headfirst into the stories textbooks avoid. Horrifying History: Echoes from the Dark is an unflinching look at some of the world’s most disturbing and often overlooked historical events.

    From genocides and government conspiracies to cult movements, unethical medical experiments, and revolutions drenched in blood, each session explores a true story that forces us to ask:
    Who was silenced? Why did this happen? What systems allowed it—and how do echoes of these events still shape our world today?

    Through a combination of:
    🕯️ Multimedia storytelling
    📖 Primary source analysis
    🗣️ Guided discussions
    🎥 Occasional video content and podcasts

    …you’ll examine the dark corners of global history with a critical lens. This course doesn’t aim to shock for shock’s sake—it’s about understanding humanity, even at its worst, and learning to recognize the patterns that can still resurface today.

    This is an intellectually rigorous, emotionally engaging course best suited for mature young adults ready to confront uncomfortable truths. We encourage empathy, open-mindedness, and respectful dialogue throughout.

    Content Warnings: Graphic violence, trauma, systemic oppression, death, and all forms of discrimination.

    If you’ve ever asked, “Why didn’t we learn this in school?” — this course is for you.

  • Course takers will sharpen their skills of intuition, connect historical knowledge, and be exposed to often hidden content in a fresh and engaging way, with highlights from around the world and throughout time!

  • Internet connection and enthusiasm to learn more!

 

Ages: 19-25

Class size: Maximum- 8 Students

Meets: 1x per week

Level: All Levels!

Price Per Session: $

Our Promise To You

Satisfaction Guarantee: If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with your courses:

  • Payment Plan: Let us know in the first 24 hours and we’ll immediately stop all payments. After that, no worries! Tell us anytime, and we’ll stop future payments after a 30-day processing period.

  • Paid in Full: You can switch to another class of equal value or get a credit for the remaining balance for future classes.

We can offer you a 100% satisfaction guarantee because we know what we do works for hundreds of other families—and we know it will work for your family, too!

We’re taking all the risk because you’re getting over $2000 in bonuses when you sign up, and you could cancel the class and keep all the bonuses.

My promise to you.

-Mr. Sam

Mr Sam

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Meet Your Mentor

Nicole P, M. Ed.

I specialize in fun and sometimes scary history. I love to tell a good story. I love to create a tale in such a way that you are drawn in and you don't necessarily realize that you are sitting in a classroom. I also love to laugh. I love to be creative and design opportunities for students to connect to other students. I am a proud mom, serial entrepreneur, artist, case worker, author, mom, and teacher.

Educationally, I have degrees in Sociology, Psychology, philosophy, and criminal justice and I recently completed my Master's in Education program and am getting my history certifications. I have run a domestic violence shelter, worked on mental health in a hospital, and did drop out prevention. I worked in the "field" for over a decade before going into business for myself. A lot of my work with children has involved teaching them how to evaluate, plan, and use logic to understand the world, events, and consequences. Critical thinking is a skill that I encourage and like to build into my classes as well as flexible thinking as both are essential life skills. I am also a published author and have been writing books, poetry, and for newspapers and magazines for over 30 years. I am a certified Common Sense Educator and have training in internet safety and working with students on digital citizenship.

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Questions Asked By Fellow Parents

  • 4 KEY things:

    1- A focus on the positive! We don’t focus on what students aren’t doing, we support what they are and we know the rest will come. We develop strengths, interests, and relationships. We build students up so they can build a better world! And do it with the new friends they make in our program!

    2- Like-minded neurodivergent peers. Our asynchronous students need one another and YSA is a safe haven for these kiddos to connect around their asynchronies, quirks, and interests. We’re a place where they can be their authentic selves and make friends while doing so!

    3- Passionate, masterful neurodivergent mentors who have walked the walk and can authentically validate and support your child with personal experience and care AND expertise as we all have advanced masters + degrees

    4-Content your students care about taught in a way they love! We offer the courses they need to be taking, not the ones they’re required to take.

    Come by and see for yourself!

  • Please don’t confuse reactive “distance learning” and virtual enrichment programming. After all, a student who is completely fried from a boring zoom class is often quick to pick up a tablet or phone, right?

    Our courses are not at all the same animal =)

  • THIS IS A SATISFACTION GUARANTEE, so your child must attend the class in question to qualify.

    If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with your courses, here are your options:

    1- 8-Week Courses Refund requests must be received up to 24 hours after the first course begins to do one of the following options: 

    Payment plan or Paid in full- 3 options: transfer to another course of the same price, get a 100% refund credit toward a future class, or get a 75% money-back to the original payment method. 

    2-  16+ Week CoursesThe deposit made at the time of enrollment is non-refundable. Cancellation options are:

    Payment plan- Cancellation requests received up to 24 hours after the first course begins will stop any future payments. Any cancellation requests beyond that require a 30-day notice to stop the membership/billing.

    Paid in full- Cancellation requests require a 30-day notice. The remaining balance at the end of the 30-day cancellation period can be used to transfer to another class or be converted to credit toward a future class.

    Please read the description of each course before enrolling.

  • We do! We have 3 kinds:

    1- Word of mouth: 25% off- we know that the best way to reach new families is word of mouth. When you help another family enroll in a YSA class and they name you at checkout, you will get 25% off the cost of the course you’re currently enrolled in once they stay past the refund period. Note— this applies to all regular courses, BUT only applies to the first month of membership courses.

    2- Multi-sibling: 10% off- We believe in supporting whole families and we are willing to put our money where our mouth is! When you sign-up 2 or more kiddos you will receive 10% off. Note— this does not apply to our membership courses.

    3-Multi-course: 10% off- To fully serve your family, we hope to provide your child with all the courses they dream of taking! To make this more affordable, when you enroll in 3 or more classes, you will receive 10% off. Note— this does not apply to our membership courses.

  • Of course!

    As we like to say, if you’re on our site, you’re in the right place.

    Our programming is for students who are not being supported or challenged enough in school.

    If you have an asynchronous kiddo who you know has strengths and struggles, our courses are for your child.

  • 2e students experience such asynchronous development that it proves difficult to have hard age limits.

    We often evaluate students on a case by case basis =)

    Please email us and we’ll discuss: sam@youngscholarsacademy.org

  • All of our programs are 100% virtual. This allows us to bring together the twice-exceptional/neurodivergent students of the world, connect them, and nurture them!

    Your child may very well enter a 6-person class with 5 other students from 5 different states/countries!

    Cool, right?