Creative Curriculum. Academic Depth.
Myths & Cultures Class I
A History & Anthropology Course
Every culture tells stories about where we came from, how the world works,
what we value, and what it means to be human.
Through these stories, we discover the ideas, struggles, and experiences that
connect us across time and cultures.
This integrated course qualifies for a High School credit in history, humanities, social studies, or as an elective.
In this course, students explore myths, legends, sacred accounts, and traditional stories from around the world while learning to think like historians and anthropologists. Through reading, discussion, research, writing, and creative projects, students examine how people across time and cultures have explained their world and passed knowledge from one generation to the next.
What can I expect?
This is not a course about memorizing dates and names. It is a course about asking questions.
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Why do cultures create similar stories?
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What can stories reveal about the people who told them?
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How do science, history, archaeology, and human experience shape the way we understand the past?
This course is built on the Let's Do School: Myths, Science & Sacred Accounts curriculum. In this class, students will explore these questions through a combination of reading, discussion, writing, research, and creative projects.
Religious traditions, myths, and sacred accounts are studied through a historical and anthropological lens. Students examine how beliefs, stories, and traditions have shaped cultures throughout history while considering the evidence, context, and perspectives surrounding them. This is a secular academic course focused on understanding human history, ideas, and cultures.
Each class will include opportunities to:
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Read myths, traditional stories, and historical accounts from cultures around the world.
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Discuss ideas, themes, symbols, and the questions raised by each story.
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Analyze how stories reflect the people, environments, beliefs, and experiences of the cultures that created them.
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Practice historical and anthropological thinking by examining evidence, comparing perspectives, and asking deeper questions.
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Complete writing assignments, research projects, and creative demonstrations of understanding.
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Share discoveries, presentations, artwork, and projects with the group.
Rather than simply studying what happened in the past, students will learn to investigate how humans have tried to understand their world.
Who is it for?
This course is designed for curious students who enjoy asking questions, exploring ideas, and looking beyond the surface of a story.
It is a great fit for students who:
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Enjoy learning about people, cultures, and the ways humans have explained their world.
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Like meaningful conversations and sharing their own ideas.
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Want to understand history through stories, traditions, archaeology, and anthropology.
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Enjoy creative projects and finding different ways to demonstrate what they have learned.
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Are ready to practice deeper reading, writing, analysis, and independent thinking.
Students do not need to have prior knowledge of mythology, history, or anthropology. The most important requirement is curiosity and a willingness to participate in discussions, ask questions, and explore new perspectives.
Works well for both middle school and high school students.
Older students can use it toward high school humanities credit.
*Note: This includes some independent work and projects outside of class time.
This course is designed as an in-depth, academically rich class, usable toward high school history, anthropology, or humanities credit.
For students earning credit, the emphasis shifts toward independence — student-led research, project planning, and deeper exploration of topics that interest them.
Students learn not just what happened in the past, but how to investigate, evaluate, and communicate their own understanding.
👍 Small Group Discussion
📚 Experienced Educator
🌎 History Through Human Stories
✏️ Creative & Meaningful Learning
🏠 Welcoming Home Learning Environment
🧠 Critical Thinking
💬 Discussion Skills
🔎 Historical Inquiry
🌎 Cultural Understanding
✍️ Research & Communication
🧩 Creative Demonstration
Meet Your Teacher, Sarah.
History has always been about people to me.
Before history was a textbook, it was a collection of human stories. People who woke up each day, made choices, solved problems, raised families, built communities, and tried to make sense of the world around them.
Those people were not simply heroes or villains. They were complicated human beings shaped by their time, their experiences, their beliefs, and the challenges they faced.
Understanding history means looking beyond simple labels and asking better questions: Why did people make the choices they made? What influenced their decisions? What can their stories teach us about the world we live in today?
My own background has always been interdisciplinary. I earned a degree combining History and Theater, which shaped the way I view the past: as stories filled with people, perspectives, conflicts, and choices. My experience as an educator has allowed me to bring those stories to life in ways that encourage curiosity, discussion, and deeper understanding.
I have also spent years exploring genealogy, researching the lives of everyday people and tracing the paths that connect families across generations. That experience strengthened my belief that history is not just about famous figures and major events. It is about the millions of individual stories that create the larger human story.
As a teacher, my goal is to help students move beyond memorizing information and begin thinking like historians: asking questions, examining evidence, considering multiple perspectives, and discovering the connections between people, cultures, and the world they inherited.
Myths & Cultures Class I
Ongoing classes starting September 14, 2026.
Minimum: 3 Students
Maximum: 10 Students
Every Monday
Current Class Opening: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
More classes will be added as they fill up.
Limited spots in our small groups.
Tuition: $125 per month.
$50 One-Time Registration Fee
Terrell, Texas (near the Ben Gill Park and the Middle School)
Allergies: We do have two friendly cats who live indoors. The fat brown cat is mostly shy unless you have treats. The skinny black-and-white cat likes to attend school when it fits his schedule.
Reserve a Spot or Ask a Question
We'd love to hear from you!
Reserve a spot or complete the short interest form below by September 7th.
We'll confirm enrollment by Sept. 7th. If we haven't reached the minimum by then, you'll receive a full refund of your $50 registration fee.