Clubs
Open to any student enrolled in Falcons program, Clubs and extracurriculars are an important part of what makes the Falconsverse as vibrant as it is.
The Weekly Falcon
Each week we meet on Zoom to craft a new edition of our lovely newspaper, which then gets digitally distributed to our community. We get submissions from community members throughout the week – anything from science experiments to researched articles to creative stories to new pet announcements – and organize them into a beautifully crafted newspaper, complete with an Editor’s Letter, Puzzle section, and plenty more!
By being a part of the Editorial Team, Falcons students get practice with the editing process, their teamwork skills, and writing for an audience. They get to play around with how to present things in a visually appealing and interesting way, highlight topics they care about in Special Editions (such as pets, parents, or endangered species), and change the newspaper to better fit our communities’ needs. While Maisie acts as Editor in Chief, the Falcons run the show and make the newspaper truly theirs.
Check out our Sample Newspaper
Student Clubs
Falcons students have A LOT of interests, and they also really enjoy one another. As a result, students frequently start their own online clubs as places for others of similar interests to gather and enjoy. While always changing, topics have ranged from Wings of Fire and Crafting clubs to Dragon Training (including making one’s own dragon) Minecraft, and a GSA. These clubs are entirely student-run, making them both an excellent opportunity to practice leadership skills, and also a great place to play together indepedently.
Parent Caregiver Club
The Falcons Parents Club is open to all Falcons community parents, whether your student participates in-person or virtually. The club meets approximately once a month during the school year and is an opportunity to discuss all things homeschool-related, including curriculum recommendations, planning strategies, and homeschool management tips. We also share books we're reading, games we're playing, and media we're watching. Most importantly, it's a chance to get to know other Falcons parents and build community within the Falconsverse.
Summer Reading
Begun during the summer of 2020 as a way to steady students during the pandemic, summer reading has beciome a much-beloved Falcons tradition! Each summer we select a book for all of us to read, and an hour a week for those who wish to gather online and read together - as well as chat, share news, and play. This gives a way to keep in touch over the summer, and ensures that everyone has at least one thing in common in the fall, and is also great fun: our books often have lots of dialogue and we treat them like a play-reading, sometimes with costumes and puppets to assist. Though summer reading is COMPLETELY OPTIONAL, some students read the book alone, some with their families, some by coming to reading time, and most through a combination of all of the above. Reading times also give us a chance to celebrate birthdays and share news over the summer.
