Philosophy: Saying The Quiet Parts Out Loud Camp
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!
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!
Why Take This Camp?
Do you have a budding philosopher at home, craving to explore the realms of thought?
Join us on a journey across age groups, from our Kindergarten/ Elementary Philosophy to the Middle School Philosophical Quest and the Teen Philosophical Exploration, as we dive into profound questions that transcend conventional curricula.
Embrace the thinker within and embark on a philosophical odyssey where discussions echo beyond the classroom, becoming topics around the family table.
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Do you have a budding philosopher at home, craving to explore the realms of thought?
Join us on a journey across age groups, from our Kindergarten/ Elementary Philosophy to the Middle School Philosophical Quest and the Teen Philosophical Exploration, as we dive into profound questions that transcend conventional curricula.
In this dynamic courses, we celebrate the art of questioning, inviting learners to forge their own answers while delving into the wisdom of great thinkers from history. From playful "What If" scenarios to hands-on activities connecting timeless queries to the pulse of the 21st century, each course crafts an engaging space where philosophy becomes an empowering, creative, and collaborative practice.
Whether you're navigating the wonder of a kindergartener's curiosity, unlocking the mysteries with middle schoolers, or guiding teens through the exciting journey of self-discovery, our courses create an immersive experience.
Embrace the thinker within and embark on a philosophical odyssey where discussions echo beyond the classroom, becoming topics around the family table.
Join us, and let the philosophy chronicles unfold!
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Hands up if you have a little thinker who loves to ask big questions! In this course, we’ll celebrate their curiosity, help them develop thinking skills that support it, and have some big fun playing with ideas. We’ll learn to find philosophy everywhere by featuring a new theme each week, like robots, animal friends, and even food. We’ll make space for learners to bring their own queries to class, while we engage in fantastic discussions and hands-on activities. Prepare to be amazed at the deep thoughts your child has to share, and at how our topics in class ripple out to become topics around the dinner table! It’s never too early (or too late) to embrace our inner philosopher!
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There are so many amazing, big questions that aren’t covered in regular school curriculum, and so many inquiring young minds just itching to ask them. In this course, we’ll explore eight fascinating philosophical questions, and make space for learners to explore their own answers to them, as well as those proposed by famous thinkers from throughout history and around the world. Learners will sharpen their thinking skills with thought experiments and hands-on activities that tie age-old questions to their everyday lives in the 21st century. We’ll play “What If”, and have discussions that not only allow for a variety of viewpoints, but celebrate them. We’ll also learn to identify bumps in logic, and work together to iron them out. Philosophy is an empowering, creative, and collaborative practice for thinkers of all ages, and we look forward to hearing from yours!
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The process of finding one’s place in the world as a teen is so exciting, and practicing philosophy can been an invaluable navigation tool. In this course, we’ll explore key areas of philosophy in a way that is relevant to everyday life in the 21st century. We’ll discuss why philosophical questions are so important, and learners will enhance their thinking skills through fascinating discussions, thought experiments, creative activities, and reading brief passages from fascinating thinkers from throughout history and from around the world. We’ll take an inclusive and collaborative approach to effective argument-building, and learners will find that their ideas and their voices matter. We’ll uncover that philosophy is everywhere, and practicing it can help us to understand ourselves, other people, and the world around us.
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Embrace the thinker within and embark on a philosophical odyssey where discussions echo beyond the classroom, becoming topics around the family table.
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A great internet connection and an open mind!
Ages: 5-8, 9-12 & 13-18
Class size: Maximum- 8 Students
Camp Price: $35 per session
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What Our Parents Say…
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“The classes were the highlight of my son’s week. Every week he came out of that class in a better mood than he went into it. We only wish he didn’t graduate so he could take more!”
-Maurice
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“It should matter to us that children learn to think for themselves.”
-Lauren
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I applaud such an enthusiastic effort to honor the promise and natural abilities of child philosophers.”
-Marietta
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“Amy’s guides to Philosophy are lovely and thoughtful, playful and sincere. They offer a critical reach across from educator to student and, more importantly, can help students connect to their own love of wisdom and joy within.”
— Clifford
Meet Your Mentor
Amy Leask
Amy has had the pleasure of being a friendly neighborhood philosopher for almost thirty years, teaching big questions to a variety of age groups. She has been writing and publishing award-wining multimedia philosophy materials for children since 2011.
Amy is the founder of Red T Kids’ Media, as well as the co-founder of Enable Education, and she loves to engage with her community. When she is not writing or producing, you can find her running activities at local festivals, or doing workshops at libraries, schools, and in online events. What drives her is the belief that it’s never too early (or too late) to embrace our inner philosopher.
In her spare time, she is a reader, an extreme baker, a hopeful gardener, a traveller, and a driver’s seat soprano. She lives near Toronto, Canada, where she debates life, the universe, and everything with her own wee family of thinkers and their two trusty canine companions.
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Questions Asked By Fellow Parents
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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!
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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 offer a satisfaction guarantee!
If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with your camp, you can:
1- Transfer to another equal-value class at no charge (space permitting)
2- Get a 100% refund to a YSA credit
Refund requests must be received up to 24 hours after the first day of camp. After 24 hours after the first class begins there will be no refund of tuition.
Note- this is a satisfaction guarantee, therefore your child must attend class to qualify.
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We do! We have 3 kinds:
1- Word of mouth: GET UNLIMITED $35 COURSE/CAMP CREDITS!
We know that the best way to reach new families is word of mouth.
❇️ At checkout you will get a CUSTOM LINK that you can share with families
❇️ YOU GET A $35 CREDIT TOWARD MORE/FUTURE YSA CAMPS/COURSES every time a NEW family enrolls with your link!
❇️ Families who use your custom link WILL GET 10% off their 1st course at YSA!
❇️ THERE IS NO LIMIT on how many times you can use this with new families!
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.
3- Multi-Camp: When you enroll in 3 or more summer camps in the same week, you will receive 10% off of all summer camps!
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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.
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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?