Gifted

Self-Paced Online Course

Thinkwell’s Honors Economics combines full microeconomics and macroeconomics courses into a year-long online program with streaming lectures, illustrated notes, practice exercises, and tests offering college-level rigor for advanced teens.

Physical Curriculum

The Science of Climate Change is a hands-on course with text and 18 activities that explain global warming science, human impact, and practical ways to slow or stop climate change.

Self-Paced Online Course

Discover the hidden world of microorganisms in this self-paced biology course. Students explore bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists through engaging video lessons, hands-on labs, and interactive learning that connects microscopic life to daily experiences.

Local Day Program

Immerse Yourself in NYC History is a field-trip-based course exploring 37 neighborhoods across NYC and New Jersey through visits and guest speakers who share each community’s stories, past and present.

Local Day Program

Girls Day is a Tuesday program for anyone who identifies as a girl featuring woodshop projects, scary movie making, taco Tuesday, and adventures in one of Brooklyn Apple’s most beloved community days.

Local Day Program

Crab Apples is Brooklyn Apple Academy’s small-group program for their youngest learners who have dedicated staff, a home base in the art room, and structured projects with optional collaboration alongside older students.

Local Day Program

BIPOC Thursdays at Brooklyn Apple Academy create a joyful program for ages 5–12 with strong BIPOC representation, small groups, and a dedicated BIPOC staff led by educator Gerardo Ramirez.

Local Day Program

Thursday Field Trip Day takes students across the five boroughs and beyond to museums, factories, treatment plants, beaches, and parks while teaching city navigation by bus, tram, train, and ferry.

Local Club

Fall Hiking Club offers ten van-based hikes around the tri-state area for ages 6–18 and caregivers exploring parks and mountains while building stamina, nature knowledge, and community.

Local Day Program

Far Afield Trips are Thursday van-based field trips with Brooklyn Apple Academy visiting mountains, caves, waterfalls, museums, and historic sites across the tri-state area for adventurous, off-the-train explorations.

Local Day Program

The Works is a weekly teen group that investigates how New York City functions through self-directed projects, site visits, and expert interviews turning questions like “How does this work” into deep city studies.

Local Day Program

A yearlong Tuesday course where students explore 37 neighborhoods across NYC and nearby New Jersey meeting local leaders and storytellers to learn each community’s history, culture, and current issues.

Local Day Program

Teen Takeover at Brooklyn Apple Academy is a weekly Sunday hangout where homeschooled and unschooled teens cook, game, read, make music, and work on projects together in a relaxed social space.

Local Club

A Friday afternoon Dungeons and Dragons campaign run by a local youth Dungeon Master where kids and teens collaborate on imaginative adventures in a relaxed drop-off style setting.

Online Tutor

Bharti is an educator from India with over a decade of experience and degrees in finance and education blending analytical thinking and student-centered teaching to nurture curiosity, critical thinking, and confidence.

Free Workshop

A recorded two-hour Science is Weird workshop where learners explore axolotls’ strange biology, evolution, and history and consider why these regenerative salamanders are endangered using interactive discussion designed for ages 8–15.

Self-Paced Online Course

Science is WEIRD is a narrative-driven online science program covering six years of physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, earth science, and zoology through funny videos and optional deep-dive PDFs that encourage real scientific thinking.

Elementary creative learning tutor

Vanessa is an enthusiastic educator with a background in elementary education and five years of childcare experience bringing creativity, structure, and warmth to her online sessions with young learners.

STEAM workshops instructor

Helena is a certified instructor with seven-plus years of experience designing STEAM workshops, tours, and interactive lessons for youth and adults in the U.S. and abroad focusing on engaging, high-retention learning experiences.

Goal-focused academic tutor

Cristy is a tutor who sees teaching as a way to share wisdom and empower students helping them pursue their goals and build lives they love.

Personalized academic support tutor

Dathamshire is an experienced tutor with seven years of personalized academic support for students of all ages focusing on individualized lesson plans, engaging strategies, and building strong relationships with families.

Experienced multi-subject tutor

Laura is a veteran teacher with over twenty-five years of online and classroom experience and master’s degrees in psychology and education offering thoughtful, well-grounded academic support for children and teens.

English reading writing tutor

Stephen is a certified English teacher with over ten years of experience helping grades 4–12 and adults with reading, writing, ESL, and test prep focusing on clarity, confidence, and strong communication skills.

Online Program

Nautilus Homeschool is a complete, literature-based K-12 homeschool curriculum for intellectually curious kids who love to read. Our approach rests on three pillars: a strong verbal and math foundation, a focus on great books, and the flexibility to create an education program that is uniquely suited to each student. The curriculum is compiled from carefully curated books and other external materials. This allows the student to benefit from the world's best educational sources in each subject, and it creates space for the inclusion of great books on a wide variety of topics.