We’re excited to bring a course for young children based on MCT’s introductory grammar book “Poodle Knows What?” to Royal Fireworks Online Learning! The course, taught by our newest instructor, Joan Benham, guides students through Michael Clay Thompson’s award-winning book, with reading and discussions in grammar, vocabulary, rhymes and word play, plot and character development, and more. Enrollment for this course is limited, so register now to secure your child’s spot!

Michael Clay Thompson’s language arts courses begin the week of August 17th—that’s only a few days away!—but there’s still time to enroll. This is an exclusive opportunity for students to study grammar, vocabulary, writing, poetics, and literature not only by using the award-winning MCT curriculum but also by learning from the author himself. These courses are enormously popular, and some levels are nearly full to capacity. Register now to secure your child’s spot!

Royal Fireworks Online Learning has just added another course by expert instructor Dr. Steve Cox: The American Civil War: From Slavery to Segregation. This course delves deeply into not just the battles of the Civil War but also the political, economic, and social conflicts that led to the war, the people who shaped it, and the difficult years that followed. Dr. Cox’s history courses offer students extraordinary depth and context, and this new addition provides plenty of both!

Royal Fireworks Online Learning is offering two live, three-day workshops next week for students who want to explore a new passion or learn valuable life skills. There’s an additional longer workshop that begins in October as well that is perfect for students who need guidance in managing day-to-day life during the busy school year. Be sure to check out these offerings!

The 2026 Summer Session has come to a close at Royal Fireworks Online Learning. Thanks to all of our wonderful students, families, and instructors for making it another successful season of learning and discovery. However, Fall Semester is not far off! If you’ve been planning your fall schedule, now is an excellent time to enroll.

We’re offering a new three-day workshop at Royal Fireworks Online Learning! This August, students can learn about three groundbreaking fashion designers—Rei Kawakubo, Vivienne Westwood, and Shawn Stüssy—and discover how their innovative styles transformed modern fashion. This is a perfect, low-cost way for interested teens to gain valuable insight into one of the world’s most creative industries!

Summer Session starts Monday at Royal Fireworks Online Learning, but don’t worry: There’s still time to enroll. Summer courses allow students to strengthen skills they may need for the next school year, but they’re also a great way to enable kids to explore new interests and to stay intellectually engaged during the long summer months. Check out our many options!

Popular instructor and native speaker Liz Contreras has decided to offer the next level of Spanish language learning at Royal Fireworks Online Learning: Spanish 4. Like the first three levels, this advanced course provides deep linguistic instruction but also includes the history, culture, literature, and traditions of the Spanish-speaking world, expanding and enriching students’ experience.

It’s spring across the northern hemisphere, and that means it’s time for Royal Fireworks Online Learning’s spring workshop series. Our short-format live online workshops are a wonderful way for students to explore a new subject, discover a favorite instructor, or dive into an area of interest without the commitment of a full semester course.

Oral speaking and debating are the future of education. With the rise of AI, instructors and professors will require students to present information orally in order to remove the element of AI from their work. But being able to speak confidently and communicate clearly are important in many aspects of life. That’s why instructor Kevin O’Brien is again offering his Speech and Debate course at Royal Fireworks Online Learning for the 2026-2027 school year.

Royal Fireworks Online Learning’s newest instructor Ian Boyd is offering several history courses for the 2026-2027 school year, including four grade-level history courses for students in the third through the sixth grades. There’s also a French history course, as well as spring workshops on the history of the Paris Catacombs. In all of these, Ian connects cultures, landscapes, time periods, people, and ideas, helping students develop a meaningful understanding of history.

Many students today are anxious about the climate crisis, but they don’t have a full understanding of it, and even if they do, they feel helpless to do anything about it. But at Royal Fireworks Online Learning, we’re offering three courses in the 2026-2027 school year that not only will enable students to learn about climate science but also can connect them with youth-led climate efforts and, in some cases, global movements.

Meet Ian Boyd, Royal Fireworks Online Learning’s newest instructor! Ian is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Cambridge with extensive knowledge of the French language, history, and culture, as well as world history as a whole. Here we’re profiling his upcoming French language and French history courses, but stay tuned for a more detailed exploration of his history courses soon—all of which are currently open for enrollment.

Learning how to manage stress and build focus and resilience is critical if our students are to succeed, not just in academics but in everything they choose to do in their lives. Expert Arlene Prince can help children and teens learn these skills in her mindfulness and stress-reduction workshops. During the course of just a handful of sessions, students will come away with practical tools that can benefit them for a lifetime.