Academic and Enrichment Courses at Cogito Learning Center

Cogito Learning Center offers a wide range of small group and private classes designed to equip students with essential academic and life skills. In addition to our popular writing and literature classes, we now offer courses in grammar, executive function, and future planning—including workshops that help students explore post-high school options, such as college, careers, and gap years.

All courses meet in one-hour sessions and can run for as many weeks as the student or parent chooses, based on individual goals and availability.

All classes are private or small, personalized, and thoughtfully designed to foster confident, independent thinkers and augment or fill gaps in their standard school or homeschool curriculum.

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    • Pick Your Novel / Pick Your Author Private

      Students dive into a novel or author of their choice for weekly discussions, literary analysis, and critical reading — fully personalized to their interests and reading level.

    • Fix It! Grammar Small Group or Private

      Students learn grammar in context, identifying and correcting errors in daily passages using IEW's Fix It! Grammar series. Builds a solid grammar foundation through consistent, incremental practice.

    • Pick Your Novel / Pick Your Author Private

      Students dive into a novel or author of their choice for weekly discussions, literary analysis, and critical reading — fully personalized to their interests and reading level.

    • The Fallacy Detective: Introduction to Logical Thinking Small Group or Private

      Students learn to recognize faulty reasoning, spot logical fallacies, and build strong thinking habits through engaging examples, creative challenges, and discussion.

    • Fix It! Grammar Small Group or Private

      Students learn grammar in context, identifying and correcting errors in daily passages using IEW's Fix It! Grammar series. Builds a solid grammar foundation through consistent, incremental practice.

    • IEW Structure and Style Small Group or Private

      Taught by a trained IEW instructor, students learn to organize ideas, develop writing style, and communicate effectively across all subjects using the complete IEW Structure and Style method.

    • Pick Your Novel / Pick Your Author Private

      Students dive into a novel or author of their choice for weekly discussions, literary analysis, and critical reading — fully personalized to their interests and reading level.

    • "Words Matter": How Language Shapes Thought Small Group

      Students explore the meaning, origin, and cultural power of words like rights, democracy, equality, and empathy, and learn to think and speak with clarity and precision. Available as a private group (scheduled around your availability) or as part of the synchronous fall cohort. Learn more

    • The Art of Argument: Mastering Logical Reasoning Small Group

      Students study formal and informal fallacies, media manipulation, and structured argumentation — building skills in clear reasoning, persuasive communication, and critical evaluation.

    • IEW Structure and Style Small Group or Private

      Taught by a trained IEW instructor, students learn to organize ideas, develop writing style, and communicate effectively across all subjects using the complete IEW Structure and Style method.

    • To College or Not to College?Small Group Workshop

      An interactive workshop exploring paths beyond the traditional four-year college route — trade schools, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship, gap years, and more. Includes guided discussion, real-world case studies, and self-assessment tools.

    • Pick Your Novel / Pick Your Author Private

      Students dive into a novel or author of their choice for weekly discussions, literary analysis, and critical reading — fully personalized to their interests and reading level.

    • "Words Matter": How Language Shapes Thought Small Group

      Students explore the meaning, origin, and cultural power of words like rights, democracy, equality, and empathy, and learn to think and speak with clarity and precision. Available as a private group (scheduled around your availability) or as part of the synchronous fall cohort. Learn more.

    • The Art of Argument: Mastering Logical ReasoningSmall Group

      Students study formal and informal fallacies, media manipulation, and structured argumentation — building skills in clear reasoning, persuasive communication, and critical evaluation.

    • IEW Structure and Style Small Group or Private

      Taught by a trained IEW instructor, students learn to organize ideas, develop writing style, and communicate effectively across all subjects using the complete IEW Structure and Style method.

    • To College or Not to College? Small Group Workshop

      An interactive workshop exploring paths beyond the traditional four-year college route — trade schools, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship, gap years, and more. Includes guided discussion, real-world case studies, and self-assessment tools.