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.

Learning the Latin language offers a surprising array of benefits, including improving students’ understanding of English grammar and vocabulary, teaching them the roots of modern languages that support learning in everything from science to law, and even helping some dyslexic students become better readers. That’s why we offer several levels of Latin courses at Royal Fireworks Online Learning.

Dr. Steve Cox is offering a range of courses this summer and in the upcoming school year at Royal Fireworks Online Learning that spans an impressive breadth. From an expansive exploration of the history of the United States to the opportunity to delve deeply into the intimate history of students’ own cities or even their own families, these courses are designed to bring scholarly depth and narrative clarity to the study of history.

Dr. David Purvis, better known as “Dr. Dave” from his widely popular science teaching manuals, is offering a full lineup of science courses for the 2026-2027 school year at Royal Fireworks Online Learning. Science can be hard to teach if you’re not an expert, but Dr. Dave is, and his courses combine clear explanations, engaging discussions, and experiments that can be done at home.

Expert instructor Dr. Rachel Lott is offering a rich array of courses both this summer and in the 2026-2027 school year, as well as opportunities to learn with her one on one. The courses range from MCT-based writing courses to courses in classical logic (using her own award-winning book as the text for one of them!) to a new fun summer course in logic based on mystery stories in great classical literature. These are courses your child should not miss!

The landscape of educational funding is changing. More states are now financially supporting homeschooling and online education. Because of this, families may be able to use state funds to pay for Royal Fireworks curricula and live online courses, sometimes at little to no out-of-pocket cost. Check out the details to see if you may be able to take advantage of one of these opportunities!

Whether your child is interested in art, history, storytelling, culture, or technology, our newest course by artist and instructor Michael Allen at Royal Fireworks Online Learning offers a rich academic experience. From primitive art to the latest technological advances in AI, visual storytelling has a long and dynamic history, and students will come away from this course with both stronger visual literacy skills and enhanced analytical thinking skills.

In the 2026-2027 school year, students can explore the human body from three complementary perspectives through courses led by an expert in the biological sciences. Dr. Kristin Krause is again offering her always-popular courses in human biology, the brain, and genetics. And when students study science that connects directly to their own bodies, learning becomes both meaningful and memorable.

Sometimes an instructor is so well-versed in a category of subjects that every semester brings a surprising new array of course options. Kevin O’Brien is one of those instructors for Royal Fireworks Online Learning, and in the 2026-2027 school year, he’s offering a fascinating look at a wide array of topics within the broader category of the humanities, all of which you won’t find anywhere else!

The award-winning MCT language arts curriculum is beloved by families and teachers around the world for its insight, humor, and intellectual depth. And children can study it directly with Michael Clay Thompson himself at Royal Fireworks Online Learning with MCT online courses. Michael teaches every level of his curriculum, as well as two that go beyond the books—an exclusive opportunity you won’t find anywhere else!

Dr. Sharon Blumenthal-Cohen teaches students how to build and strengthen valuable executive functioning skills in order to gain control over their academic performance. And this year at Royal Fireworks Online Learning, she’s giving students three opportunities to take her always-popular course “Get Organized! Executive Functioning Strategies.” But this course doesn’t just help students academically; it can bring benefits to nearly all aspects of their lives.