Classics Allowed
Critical Thinking Course
For Older Teens and Young Adults
Learn about Freedom
Does your child understand the principles upon which successful nations are built?
Learn about Failure
Does your child understand the ideas and ideologies that lead to the downfall of nations?
Combating Indoctrination
Many post-secondary institutions today indoctrinate young adults in ideologies that are anti-family, anti-faith, and anti-freedom. The very best antidote for this indoctrination is the ability to think critically.
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Our Critical Thinking Course for older teens and young adults offers a broad understanding of dominant political and philosophical ideologies through stories. We engage in discussion and debate, delving into big ideas that have the potential to create either chaos or success in society. Students will read a wide range of texts (see the list below) and view lectures and other material to help them learn how to thinking critically about propaganda, mass media, and political perspectives.
Students will develop and initiate personal passion projects that make a difference. There will be some writing in this course (one long essay per semester), but the emphasis will be on exploring ideas through reading and discussion.
Reading List
1. ANIMAL FARM - George Orwell
2. THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO - Marx and Engels
3.TO DESTROY YOU IS NO LOSS - Joan Criddle
4. RED SCARF GIRL - Ji-li Jiang
5. BRIDGE AT ANDAU - James Michener
6. A TALE OF TWO CITIES - Charles Dickens
7. ANTHEM - Ayn Rand
8. COMSTOCK LODE - Louis L'Amour
9. MAN OF THE FAMILY - Ralph Moody
10. MOVER OF MEN AND MOUNTAINS - R.G. LeTourneau
11. ALAS BABYLON - Pat Frank
12. THE FREEDOM FACTOR - Gerald Lund
13. THE FIRST FOUR YEARS - Laura Ingalls Wilder
14. UTOPIA - Thomas More
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Course Details
Where? The course will take place online, via Zoom.
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When? Classes will take place every Tuesday afternoon from 4-5 pm ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, from September 1st, 2026 to June 22nd, 2027 (40 weeks in total), with two weeks off at Christmas and one week off in March.
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Who? Teens and Young Adults ages 16-20. We are limiting the class size to just 10 students.
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How Much? $600/year
NOTE: Our beta discount reduces the annual fee by $100, for the 2026/2027 year only:
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$500 CDN total ($45 per month)
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