At Pennsylvania Homeschoolers we offer three kinds of courses:

  1. AP® Courses. AP® Courses. The 2025-2026 school year will be our 28th year of offering Advanced Placement (AP) classes online to homeschooled students worldwide. All or our AP® courses fully meet the guidelines of the College Board's audit process and are listed in the College Board's AP ledger. To learn more about our classes, please click on "Our Courses" at the top of this page. Class reviews from past students and their parents are linked at the end of each course description.
  2. Honors Courses. During the 2025-2026 school year we will again be offering honors classes online to homeschooled students worldwide. These classes prepare students to participate in AP classes in the future-- and also just give a great learning experience in themselves.
  3. Summer Courses. In the summer of 2026 we will again be offering Summer Enrichment Online classes ranging from college application essay prep, to STEM classes, and more. (You don't have to be homeschooled to take them.)

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The Art of Memoir
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Summer 2026

This creative narrative nonfiction course will teach you how to develop and share your own voice. We will read a variety of memoir and personal narrative essays. Mostly — we will write!

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Writing an Op-Ed
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Summer 2026

Learn how to dream, draft, polish, and publish an op-ed about any topic! Benefit from my MS in Journalism from Northwestern University (one of the top 3 journalism programs in the country), and my editorial connections. 

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AP African-American History
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2026-2027

This survey is required prior to your registration being accepted:  https://forms.gle/mGHJ94foeGLUCwUf9 

AP African American Studies is a college-level course that invites students to explore, question, and piece together the story of African American history and the African diaspora—examining connections, uncovering missing links, and engaging with both well-known and less visible histories. Students can expect a structured yet engaging learning experience that emphasizes discussion, inquiry, and the development of strong analytical and writing skills. Instruction is both rigorous and supportive, helping students build confidence as they learn to think critically, communicate clearly, and connect ideas across time and context. This course is ideal for students who are curious, willing to engage with complex ideas, and ready to grow as independent thinkers. The course begins with a Pre-Course Reflection, an exciting opportunity for students to share their perspectives, demonstrate their thinking, and begin engaging with the material from day one—setting the stage for a meaningful and personalized learning experience.

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AP Business with Personal Finance
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2026-2027

*New for 2026-2027* The College Board is launching this exciting new AP course, and we are thrilled to offer it to homeschool students. Business plays a vital role in shaping careers, communities, and society at large. As AI reshapes the workplace, skills like creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are more valuable than ever. This course offers a practical, hands-on introduction to business and finance, building a strong foundation for college, the workforce, and future careers.

AP Business with Personal Finance is an introductory, college-level business and personal finance course. Students explore the business disciplines of entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, accounting, and management through real-world business applications, case studies, and project-based learning. In addition, students learn and apply all the National Standards for Personal Financial Education created by the Council for Economic Education and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.  


Our classes develop a community of scholars who interact through class postings, course-related projects and games, responding to one another's work, discussions, and much more. For student perspectives on our classes, watch these AP Student Panel Zoom sessions:

The following pie charts compare the scores of our students with those of all students who took AP exams in 2022. The pie chart on the left shows the distribution of the 1,066 scores reported for our students while the chart on the right shows the distribution of all 4,982,292 scores reported for all students by the College Board:

APHomeschoolers Students 2022 All Students 2022