During this quarantine period, different groups have been making their classes and programs available for people online. This page will collect opportunities like free online courses in different subjects, summer programs that have moved online, tutoring, and test prep.

This page was last updated on May 18.

Art of Problem Solving Courses

The Art of Problem Solving is a website providing online classes and resources for students interested in advanced mathematics. Every BEAM student has access to the website from the account you made during the summer program in 7th grade. They are currently providing FREE tuition to BEAM students interested in their online classes. If you are interested please email Barbara at barbara@beammath.org with your AoPS username (if you remember it) and the class you are interested in taking. You can find a list of their classes here.

Here are other things you should know if you want to sign up.

  • They meet weekly and give you problems to work on.

  • The level of the problems can be pretty high.

  • They have hands-on support available (tutoring/office hours style).

  • It is very difficult to take the classes on your phone. We recommend you use a laptop whenever possible.

Online math resources from Brilliant.org

Brilliant.org has generously offered FREE premium accounts to BEAM students. The website is full of great math puzzles and games that really fit well with the stuff we learn at BEAM. Here’s how you sign up:

  • Go to brilliant.org and click "Start free trial" to create an account.

  • After you create an account, you will be asked what you do. Select "Student".

  • You will get a screen with a window that says, "Start your 7-Day free trial.” Click the X to close that message. Otherwise, you will be asked for payment information, which you do not need to provide. 

  • Fill out this Google form with the email address you used to create your account.

Free AP Online Review Lessons

College Board is providing free AP Online Review Lessons for their new AP test. The AP Online Lessons can be viewed live or on-demand. The videos can be found here.  

Free music production software

Logic Pro X and Ableton are offering free 90-day subscriptions.

Free Codecademy Pro

Codecademy is offering free 90-day scholarships to their premium technical training product. Click here to join with your school email address.

list of Summer programs

  • Pharmacy Summer Institute for High School and College Students - The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) Pharmacy Summer Institute is an enrichment program providing information about the challenging career pathway opportunities in the profession of pharmacy and exposure to the fields of pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences to interested and motivated high school and college students. The deadline to apply is June 1. You can learn more and apply here.

  • Summer 2020 Program at Baruch STEP Academy - The STEP Academy is a pre-college program for eligible middle and high school students who are interested in pursuing careers in science, math, and health-related professions. The deadline to apply in June 1. Learn more about their middle school and high school classes here.

  • St. Francis College: Summer Science Academy - This is a FREE two-week (Monday-Friday) summer program in which science and math are integrated with virtual museum trips in a warm, friendly virtual setting, taught by St. Francis College science professors. There will be a mix of zoom meetings, virtual museum tours, guest speakers, and breaks, and students will be asked to read and discuss science articles and books, measure things, download apps for their phones (such as Toolbox), and will be encouraged to take pictures and videos of nature if they go outside for exercise. They will work in small groups with mentors. A full two-week calendar of activities will be provided. The program will run from July 6 - July 17; Monday through Friday: 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM. This is available to high school students (rising sophomores and above). To apply, email Kathleen Nolan, PH.D. at knolan@sfc.edu with a well written one page essay in Word by June 1 stating why you would like to attend the summer science program as well your full name, high school, anticipated year of graduation, address, phone number and your emergency contact's full name and phone number.

  • Math SWAGGER - The Mathematics Summer Workshop for Achieving Greater Graduate Educational Readiness (Math SWAGGER) is a FREE five week virtual Summer program for any underrepresented student (including women, underrepresented minorities - African Americans, American Indians including Native Alaskans, Latinxs/Hispanics and Native Pacific Islanders - and persons with disabilities) who will be enrolled in a mathematical/statistical graduate program in Fall 2020. We will discuss topics centered on the challenges faced by underrepresented students in those programs. The program is facilitated by a group of underrepresented mathematicians with broad experience in supporting student success. Limited space is available. You can apply here.

  • How to Think and Write Like a Critic - Learn from top New York Times critics as they share personal stories that reveal their processes, approaches, and best practices behind their reviews. Learn a new and fresh perspective on how to be critical, a skill that can propel you in both your personal and professional life. This is a prerecorded online class. Use the code LEARNATHOME to register for class for free. You can register here.

NYPL Resources

The New York Public Library is offering a number of free resources for people online, including the ones below. You will need a public library card, but you can sign up for one on the website.

  • Free tutoring in any subject from 2-11PM daily. You can find instructions and details here.

  • Supplemental learning tools to practice coding, graphic design, and other activities. You can find their list of resources here.

INTREPID MUSEUM ONLINE

The Intrepid Museum is providing virtual tours, online talks, and more science related content for free. You can find their list of upcoming programing here.

Coursera

Coursera is an online course catalog of classes from various colleges and universities across the country. The classes vary from pre-recorded lectures to live classrooms and collaborative group assignments. The classes also vary in the estimated time it will take you to complete them. You can audit classes for free, giving you access to the class lessons and materials. You can also choose to pay to gain a certificate for completing the course, which serves as a way of you showing schools or potential employers that you completed this class with a specific college (the college puts their insignia on each certificate). You can find their entire catalog of courses here.

Harvard Online Course CATALOG

Harvard University has their own online course catalog with classes from Harvard professors. You can view their courses and sign up here. Similar to Coursera, you can sign up for courses for free, but gaining a verified certificate will cost money.

Trailhead

Salesforce is a widely used database system and they manage their own catalog of online modules to help you learn to use their platform. They organize their training into pathways (or trails as they refer to them) specific for exploring different career paths and positions. You can learn more and sign up for their modules here.

Skills to Succeed Academy

This is a catalog of modules managed by Accenture and focuses on teaching essential skills to increase your employability. You can sign up to access their modules here. Side note: when they ask for an access code, click on the question mark on the right side of the box and then click on “use a public code.”

Alison

This catalog has over 1000 courses in categories like health, business, language, and lifestyle. You can sign up for their classes here.