Intro to Psychology | Asynchronous | 25-26
This asynchronous Intro to Psychology course for high school homeschoolers will provide students with an introduction to the field of psychology. We will explore the past, present, and future of this ever-expanding discipline. Key areas of study include: the history of the development of psychology, research method, biological and neurological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, states of consciousness, cognition, memory, learning, motivation, emotion, development across the lifespan, personality, abnormal psychology, treatment of psychological disorders and social psychology. The course meets the US National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula as written by the American Psychological Association (http://www.apa.org/education/k12/national-standards.aspx).
Class Details
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Intro to Psychology | Traditional full-year class
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Tuition: $700
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Instructor: Emily Hinman
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Dates: August 18, 2025 to May 8, 2026
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Individual Meeting Bookings offered throughout each week
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Grade Level: 9th and up (14+)
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Class size: 20
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See our FAQ for a complete list of days, times, and breaks
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Format:
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Students share an interactive online classroom
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Average weekly time estimate: 4-6 hours a week
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All Blue Tent science/social science courses are NCAA-approved.
Foundational Elements
Students in Intro to Psychology use teacher-provided resources and video resources to complete lesson concept maps and work on projects. There are no unit assessments in this course.
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Multiple short videos, powerpoint presentations, and text links are provided to help students fill out lesson concept maps
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Online Discussion to assess for understanding of terms and concepts
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Unit application projects so students can apply psychology in their daily lives. Most students come to know themselves and others more consciously through these projects. They are the real joy of the course.
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Assignments are teacher-graded within 24 hours of submission.
Core Resources
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All resources required to complete this course are provided in the online course.
More about Emily Hinman
Emily Hinman brings nearly 20 years of international experience in education to Blue Tent. After graduating from Cleveland State University with an MA in Clinical Counseling Psychology and a School Psychologist license, she and her husband moved to Tbilisi, Georgia, where she taught Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Precalculus, and AP Calculus.
Moving then to Vilnius, Lithuania, she taught AP Psychology and worked as a Guidance Counselor at the American International School of Vilnius. Along this journey, she obtained a
teaching certification in Special Education and Mathematics from the University of Missouri and a Graduate Certificate in Mind, Brain, and Learning from Johns Hopkins University.
In Skopje, Northern Macedonia, she began teaching online, and she has worked online with students from all over the world over the last seven years, teaching Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Precalculus, AP Statistics, and AP Psychology.
Currently, Emily lives on a small farm in Ispank, Hungary, with her husband, four children, four dogs, five chickens, and two rabbits. Her children all attend a local Hungarian school, learning Hungarian as a native language. Emily and her husband take full responsibility for teaching them to read and write in English as well as to become productive members of the household. The Hinman family loves reading, cooking, hiking, gardening, and running together.
Emily understands the importance of technology in our lives. She believes that to work effectively with young learners, she needs to incorporate new educational resources that capture their attention. At the same time, she has a deep desire to maintain strong personal relationships in her classes. Her goal is for students to feel they are working with a caring person who can be trusted to help them learn from both their successes and failures.