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“Sophia was thrilled to be cast as Cruella in theater. Sammy and Andy are loving the challenge and deep thinking in Science, Cryptography, and Game Theory—and D&D is their absolute favorite! The kids and teachers in this village have become a true family to ours.
On Monday, Sophia’s headphones weren’t working during creative writing, so I got to listen in—and I was blown away. I had no idea the teaching quality was that good. I just knew my kids were thriving. Now I see why.”
Amber, YSA Parent
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🎨ART
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📅 Ages: 13–18
👩🏫 Instructor: Amy Bechtol -
📅 Ages: 13–18
👩🏫 Instructor: Amy Bechtol -
📅 Ages: 8–12 & 9-16
👩🏫 Instructor: Katie Barnwell -
📅 Ages: 13–18
👩🏫 Instructor: Katie Barnwell -
📅 Ages: 13–18
👩🏫 Instructor: Amy Bechtol -
📅 Ages: 8–12
👩🏫 Instructor: Nicole Pauling -
📅 Best For Ages: 8–12
👩🏫 Instructor: Ms. Jackson
🧠STEM
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📅 Ages: 10–18
👨🏫 Instructor: Mr. Z -
📅 Ages 8–12 & 13-18
👨🏫 Instructor: Malikai Bass -
📅 Ages 13-18
👨🏫 Instructor: Mr. Z -
📅 Ages 9–12 & 13-18
👨🏫 Instructor: Mr. Z -
📅 Ages 13-18
👨🏫 Instructor: Mark Tidman -
📅 Ages 8–12
👩🏫 Instructor: Miss Alex
📚Humanities
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📅 Ages 8–12
👩🏫 Instructor: Katie Barnwell -
📅 Ages 13–18
👨🏫 Instructor: Malikai Bass -
📅 Ages 13–18
👨🏫 Instructor: Ms Hughes -
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📅 Ages 13–18
👩🏫 Instructor: Katie Barnwell -
📅 Ages 9-12 & 13–18
👩🏫 Instructor: Ms. Hughes -
📅 Ages 8–12 & 13-18
👨🏫 Instructor: Mr. Dean -
📅 Ages 8–12
👨🏫 Instructor: Mr. Dean -
📅 Ages 8-12 & 13–18
👨🏫 Instructor: Nelson Dean -
📅 Ages 13–18 → 🕒 1 – 2 PT
👨🏫 Instructor: Nelson Dean -
📅 Ages 8-12 & 13–18
👨🏫 Instructor: Mr. Sam
🕹️Gaming
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📅 Ages 13–18
👩🏫 Instructor: Ms. Wish -
📅 Ages 8–12
👩🏫 Instructor: Miss Anna -
📅 Ages 8–12 & 13–18
👩🏫 Instructor: Amy Bechtol -
📅 Ages 8-12
👨🏫 Instructor: Malikai Bass -
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📅 Ages 8–12
👨🏫 Instructor: Ms. Anna -
📅 Ages 10-12
👨🏫 Instructor: Amy Bechtol -
📅 Ages 8–12
👩🏫 Instructor: Ms. Jolene -
📅 Ages 8–12
👨🏫 Instructor: Amy Betchol -
📅 Ages 8–12 & 13-18
👩🏫 Instructor: Ms. Wish -
📅 Ages 8–12
👨🏫 Instructor: Malikai Bass -
📅 Ages 9-12 & 13–18
👨🏫 Instructor: Mr. Z

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Our Promise To You
100% Satisfaction Guarantee:
Due to the unique nature of our fast paced Summer camps, if you’re not 100% IN LOVE with this camp within the first 24 hours, you can either transfer to another camp or get a 100% refund to your family’s YSA account as credit toward a future class.
That’s it! No hassle!

WHAT FAMILIES LOVE ABOUT YSA
Hear directly from the families who’ve found their home at YSA

Questions Asked By Fellow Parents
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Simple! 4 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- 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
3-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!
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Courses are our premium offering, designed for families looking for fun, depth, consistency, and connection. COURSES COME WITH FREEE SOCIAL CLUBS AND WEEKLY CLASS SUMMARIES EMAILED HOME =)
These meet once per week for 11 weeks, allowing kids to go further and grow together in a structured, engaging environment.
✅ Weekly deep dives into subjects they love
✅ Stronger friendships with the same group each week
✅ A FREE, live social club (when enrolling in 2+ courses)
✅ Weekly summary/progress report emails with updates on their progress
Camps, on the other hand, are a fun, 5-day learning experience—one-week where kids bond, explore, and create together in a short burst of excitement.
Typically camps will explore one of the many units that a course will explore.
Camps meet Monday through Friday for ≈50 minutes per day, giving students a chance to immerse themselves in a topic they love while making quick connections with like-minded peers.
Both are incredible!
If you’re looking for long-term growth, deeper learning, and a premium experience, our once-a-week summer courses are the way to go!
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Yes! Our courses and camps feature completely different content, so students are encouraged to take both.
Courses typically cover multiple units over 11 weeks, offering a deep, structured learning experience. Camps, on the other hand, are a one-week intensive that might explore just one of those units.
For example, if your child takes Theater Camp and the Theater Course, the course will go more in-depth with different activities and concepts and a more comprehensive play, while the camp will provide a focused, immersive experience for one week.
No repetition—just more learning, more fun, and more opportunities to grow!
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There are 2 kinds of refund requests:
1- Summer Camp 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Our Promise To You:
We want your child to have an unforgettable summer! If they’re not in love with their camp by the end of the first day, simply let us know and you’ll have two easy options:
✅ Transfer into another camp to find the perfect fit
✅ Receive a full credit to use toward a future camp
No risk. No stress. Just an incredible summer experience for your child!.
2- Summer Course 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Our Promise To You:
If you’re not 100% in love with your course, we’ll either:
✅ Stop payments immediately OR
✅ Switch you to another course that’s a better fit
No risk. No stress. Just the learning and belonging you’ve been looking for!
We can offer this guarantee with confidence because we know our programs work for hundreds of families—and we know they’ll work for yours, too! Plus, when you enroll, you’re receiving $3,000 in bonuses, which you keep even if you decide to cancel.
We take all the risk, so your child can thrive!
Please read the description of each course before enrolling.
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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 =)
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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- Homeroom Social Club 100% off- When the same student enrolls in 2 courses AND Homeroom Social Club you will automatically discount 100% of the tuition for Homeroom Social Club. When enrolling in only one course, you will receive a 50% automatic discount on Homeroom Social Club
3- 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.
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Of course! 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.
As we like to say, if you’re on our site, you’re in the right place.
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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
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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?
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ESA (Education Savings Account) funds are a publicly funded, government-authorized savings account that parents can use for educational purposes.
YSA is approved with 10+ State ESAs!
These funds can be applied to your YSA courses by following these steps:
Enroll directly in the course you want to guarantee your seat
Submit the invoice to your approved ESA and cc YSA at this email support@youngscholarsacademy.org
When ESA funds are transferred to YSA, your payment method will be refunded, less the 6% credit card fee
