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Welcome! Bandusia Tutorials is an online tutorial service in its fourth year of offering rigorous writing and literature classes to homeschoolers. Classes take place in online conference sessions, and students receive feedback from the tutor on weekly homework assignments. Please use the menu at the left to learn more about the classes and the tutor, Elena Valle, a former homeschooler herself. If you have any questions after exploring the website, feel free to contact Elena at bandusiatutorials [at] gmail [dot] com.
   

Courses Offered in the 2011-2012 School Year:

All class times are Central Standard Time.
 

Title	Grade Level	Class Time
Expository Writing	Junior High/ Early High School	Section 1 (FULL): Tuesday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Section 2 (NEW!): Tuesday,          1:00 - 3:00 PM
Introduction to Writing and Literature--New!	Junior High	Wednesday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
American Literature	High School (Honors)	Thursday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Asynchronous Creative Writing Tutorial--New!	Junior High, High School, and Adult!	n/a

 
 
 
Where does the name “Bandusia Tutorials” come from?
 
Bandusia Tutorials is named after the Fountain of Bandusia, which the poet Horace wrote about in the first century B.C. This fountain is a small waterfall on the ancient grounds of Horace's Sabine farm, near the village of Licenza, Italy. Horace wrote in one of his poems that the Fountain of Bandusia would become famous because of his words--and it did: two thousand years later, people all over the world are still transported to those waters through his poetry. And if you happen to be in Rome and are looking for a literary adventure, you can find your way through the Italian countryside to the ruins of Horace's home and the Fountain of Bandusia itself.
 

 

The Fountain of Bandusia on the Sabine Farm

 

 

Part of the Ruins of Horace's Sabine Farm near Licenza, Italy