Kathy Ceceri, B.A.
Educator, Writer, Maker, Artist
Inspiring learners of all ages to try new areas of exploration by building upon their own experiences and creative energy.

Engineering
Engineering
Engineering

Technology
Technology
Technology

Art
Art
Art
Meet Kathy
Kathy Ceceri is an award-winning writer and educator, and the author of more than a dozen books of hands-on STEAM activities for kids and teens. Formerly the Homeschooling Expert at About.com (now ThoughtCo), she wrote the Hands-On Learning column for Home Education magazine and taught her own two children at home from kindergarten until college.
Kathy’s workshops and activities are designed with the non-expert in mind. They introduce basic concepts in science and technology, and give students the skills and information they need to troubleshoot their projects and build upon what they’ve learned. Additional background material and resources look at the diverse people behind the inventions and put them into context in the larger society.
Projects generally use only ordinary crafts and household materials and easy-to-find electronic components. Some require inexpensive programmable devices and free online software. Written instructions are provided to help students review what they’ve learned and encourage further discovery.
Background
Kathy brings over 15 years of experience teaching enrichment classes to students and educators online and at schools, museums, and libraries. In addition, she has developed beginner learning material for technology companies including Adafruit Industries, and worked with the Girl Scouts of the USA to develop robotics badges and a nationwide cybersecurity challenge.
As a journalist specializing in family life and education, Kathy has also written for print publications and online media outlets including Make magazine, Wired, and FamilyFun, Her own family’s “at-home” science blogs were featured in The New York Times and the American Chemical Society’s Chemical & Engineering News.
Kathy received her Bachelors in English Literature at McGill University in Montreal, Canada and studied at Parsons School of Design in New York. The mother of a video game programmer and a filmmaker, she lives in upstate New York within sight of the Hudson River, the Adirondacks, and the Green Mountains of Vermont, where she likes to hike, bike, and kayak. Find out more at kathyceceri.com.
Latest Courses
Date | Class | Subject Filter | Age Level | Filter by Age | Class Type | Filter by Class Type | Teacher | Filter by Teacher | Price | Availability | Filter by Availability | Live Meetings |
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August 11 - 25, 2022 | Read and Meet: Tiger Honor | ELA | 10-13+ | middle | Live | live | Dr. Sabrina Weiss | sweiss | $45 | Space Available | open | Thursdays at 2pm Eastern |
August 15 - September 12, 2022 | Parent/Guardian Teaching Writing Workshop Series | History | Adults | adult | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $50 | Space Available | open | Mondays at 3pm Eastern |
August 15 - September 12, 2022 | Middle School Writing Workshop Series | ELA | 11-13 | middle | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $40 | Class Full | closed | Mondays 12-12:45pm Eastern |
August 15 - September 12, 2022 | High School Writing Workshop Series | ELA | 14-18 | high | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $40 | Space Available | open | Mondays 1-1:45pm Eastern |
August 22-October 16, 2022 | Middle School Writing with Sugar Changed the World (Fall 2022) | ELA | 11-14 | middle | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $220 | Class Full | closed | Tuesdays at 11-11:45am Eastern |
August 22-October 16, 2022 | Middle School Writing Foundations: Note-taking and summary Fall 2022 | ELA | 11-14 | middle | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $220 | Class Full | closed | Tuesdays at 1-1:45pm Eastern |
August 22-October 16, 2022 | Middle School Writing Foundations: Note-taking and summary Fall 2022 (Session 2-Thursdays) | ELA | 11-14 | middle | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $220 | Class Full | closed | Thursdays at 3-3:45pm Eastern |
August 30, 2022 - April 4, 2023 | A Young People’s History of the United States - Tuesday Section | History | 10-14 | middle | Live | live | Alycia Wright, M.Ed. | awright | $600 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 3pm Eastern Time |
August 30, 2022 - October 11, 2022 | A Young People’s History of the United States - Part 1 Tuesday Section | History | 10-14 | middle | Live | live | Alycia Wright, M.Ed. | awright | $150 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 3pm Eastern Time |
August 30 – October 4, 2022 | Heart And Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Pt 1 Tuesday | History | 6-9 | elementary | Live | live | Alycia M. Wright, M.Ed | awright | $125 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 2pm ET |
August 30 – November 15, 2022 | Heart And Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Pt 1 & 2 Bundle Tuesday | History | 6-9 | elementary | Live | live | Alycia M. Wright, M.Ed | awright | $250 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 2pm ET |
September 1 – November 17, 2022 | Heart And Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Pt 1 & 2 Bundle Thursday | History | 6-9 | elementary | Live | live | Alycia M. Wright, M.Ed | awright | $250 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 2pm ET |
September 1 – October 6, 2022 | Heart And Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Pt 1 Thursday | History | 6-9 | elementary | Live | live | Alycia M. Wright, M.Ed | awright | $125 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 2pm ET |
September 1 - October 13, 2022 | Exploring Philosophy with the Good Place (Middle School): Season 3 | Misc | 11-13 | middle | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $60 | Space Available | open | Thurs at 1pm E |
September 1 - October 20, 2022 | American Trans History | History | 13-18 | high | Live | live | Joshua Jernigan | jjernigan | $150 | Space Available | open | Thursdays at 3:00pm EST |
September 1, 2022 - April 6, 2023 | A Young People’s History of the United States - Thursday Section | History | 10-14 | middle | Live | live | Alycia Wright, M.Ed. | awright | $600 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 3pm Eastern Time |
September 1, 2022 - October 13, 2022 | A Young People’s History of the United States - Part 1 Thursday Section | History | 10-14 | middle | Live | live | Alycia Wright, M.Ed. | awright | $150 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 3pm Eastern Time |
September 1 - October 20, 2022 | American Queer History 1 | History | 13-18 | high | Live | live | Joshua Jernigan | jjernigan | $150 | Space Available | open | Thursdays at 1:30pm EST |
September 5-December 18, 2022 | High School Literature: Classics and Film Adaptations 2 (Fall 2022) | ELA | 14-18 | high | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $350 | Space Available | open | Thursdays at 11-11:45am Eastern |
September 6 - December 13, 2022 | Biology Semester 1 | Science | 12+ | middle | Live | live | Alison Blanco | ablanco | $350 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 3:00-4:00 pm EST |
September 6 - October 11, 2022 | Prominent Figures in Queer History | History | 6-10 | elementary | Live | live | Joshua Jernigan | jjernigan | $125 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays at 3pm EST |
September 6 - October 18, 2022 | Heroes of Queer History | History | 10-13 | middle | Live | live | Joshua Jernigan | jjernigan | $130 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays at 4pm EST |
September 7 - December 15, 2022 | Wolves, Kitchen Science, Waves, & Plants | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $285 | Class Full | closed | Wednesdays at 10am PT |
September 7 - December 14, 2022 | Microbiology | Science | 9-13 | elementary, middle | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $375 | Space Available | open | Wednesdays at 12 p.m. PST |
September 7 - 21, 2022 | Wolves | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | Class Full | closed | Wednesdays at 10am PT |
September 7 - December 14, 2022 | Chemistry 2 - Semester 1 | Science | 12+ | middle, high | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $475 | 3 spots left | open | Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. PST |
September 7 - May 24, 2022 | Chemistry 2 - Semester 1&2 Bundle | Science | 12+ | middle, high | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $475 | 3 spots left | open | Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. PST |
September 8 - December 15, 2022 | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation | Science | 10-13 | middle | Live | live | Alison Blanco | ablanco | $275 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 3:00-4:00 pm EST |
September 8 - December 15, 2022 | Beavers, Flight, Historical Inventions, Dinosaurs | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $285 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 9/8, 9/15, 9/22/2022 |
September 8 - December 15, 2022 | Chemistry 2 - Semester 1 | Science | 12+ | middle, high | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $475 | Class Full - Second Session Opened | closed | Thursdays at 11 a.m. PST |
September 8 - May 25, 2022 | Chemistry 2 - Semester 1&2 Bundle | Science | 12+ | middle, high | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $475 | Class Full - Second Session Opened | closed | Thursdays at 11 a.m. PST |
September 8 - 22, 2022 | Engineering Basics with Beavers | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | 5 spots left | open | Thursdays 9:30 a.m. PST |
September 8 - December 15, 2022 | Kitchen Chemistry | Science | 9-13 | elementary, middle | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $375 | Class Full | closed | Thursdays at 1 pm PST |
September 12-December 11, 2022 | High School Writing with Outliers (Fall 2022) | ELA | 13-18 | high | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $325 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 3-3:45pm Eastern |
September 15 - October 2, 2022 | Paper Circuitry! Make Electric Designs and Games | Making | 11-13 | middle | Live | live | Kathy Ceceri, B.A. | kceceri | $135 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 4pm ET /3pm CT / 2pm MT/1pm PT |
October 5 - 19, 2022 | Kitchen Science | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | Class Full | closed | Wednesdays at 10am PT |
October 6 - 20, 2022 | Flight | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | 6 spots left | open | Thursday 10/6, 13, 20 at 9:30 a.m. PST |
October 11 – November 15, 2022 | Heart And Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Pt 2 Tuesday | History | 6-9 | elementary | Live | live | Alycia M. Wright, M.Ed | awright | $125 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 2pm ET |
October 13 - November 10, 2022 | BOTS 1: Build Simple Robots! (Fall 2022) | Making | 8-11 | elementary | Live | live | Kathy Ceceri, B.A. | kceceri | $185 | Space Available | open | Thursdays at 4pm ET/ 3pm CT / 2pm MT / 1pm PT |
October 13 – November 17, 2022 | Heart And Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Pt 2 Thursday | History | 6-9 | elementary | Live | live | Alycia M. Wright, M.Ed | awright | $125 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 2pm ET |
October 18, 2022 - December 6, 2022 | A Young People’s History of the United States - Part 2 Tuesday Section | History | 10-14 | middle | Live | live | Alycia Wright, M.Ed. | awright | $150 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 3pm Eastern Time |
October 20, 2022 - December 8, 2022 | A Young People’s History of the United States - Part 2 Thursday Section | History | 10-14 | middle | Live | live | Alycia Wright, M.Ed. | awright | $150 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 3pm Eastern Time |
October 27-December 8, 2022 | Exploring Philosophy with the Good Place (Middle School): Season 4 | Misc | 11-13 | middle | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $60 | Space Available | open | Thurs at 1pm E |
October 24-December 18, 2022 | Middle School Writing with Think for Yourself (Fall 2022) | ELA | 11-14 | middle | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $220 | Class Full | closed | Tuesdays at 11-11:45am Eastern |
October 24-December 18, 2022 | Middle School Writing Foundations: Narratives | ELA | 11-14 | middle | Live | live | Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason | mparrinellocason | $220 | Class Full | closed | Tuesdays at 1-1:45pm Eastern |
November 2 - 16, 2022 | Waves | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | 1 spot left | open | Wednesdays at 10am PT |
November 3-17, 2022 | Historical Inventions | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | 6 spots left | open | Thursday 11/3, 12, 17 at 9:30 a.m. PST |
November 17 - December 22, 2022 | More BOTS: Code-Design-Build Projects for Kids (Fall 2022) | Making | 8-11 | elementary | Live | live | Kathy Ceceri, B.A. | kceceri | $195 | Space Available | open | Thursdays at 4pm ET / 3 pm CT / 2pm MT / 1pm Pacific |
November 30 - December 14, 2022 | Plants | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | 3 spots left | 3 spots left | Wednesdays at 10am PT |
December 1 - 15, 2022 | Dinosaurs | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | Space Available | open | Thursday 12/1, 8, 15 at 9:30 a.m. PST |
January 3, 2023 - February 14, 2023 | A Young People’s History of the United States - Part 3 Tuesday Section | History | 10-14 | middle | Live | live | Alycia Wright, M.Ed. | awright | $150 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 3pm Eastern Time |
January 5, 2023 - February 16, 2023 | A Young People’s History of the United States - Part 3 Thursday Section | History | 10-14 | middle | Live | live | Alycia Wright, M.Ed. | awright | $150 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 3pm Eastern Time |
January 10 – May 16 , 2023 | Biology 2 - Semester 2 | Science | 12+ | middle | Live | live | Alison Blanco | ablanco | $350 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 3:00-4:00 pm EST |
January 12 – April 20, 2023 | Fundamentals of Physics | Science | 10-13 | middle | Live | live | Alison Blanco | ablanco | $275 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 3:00-4:00 pm EST |
January 18 - May 17, 2023 | Marine Science: The Biology, Chemistry, and Geology of the Ocean | Science | 8-12 | elementary, middle | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $425 | Space Available | open | Wednesday at 12pm PST |
January 18 - February 1, 2023 | Engineering Basics with Beavers | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | Space Available | open | Wednesdays 1/18-2/1/2023 at 10 am PST |
January 18 - May 10, 2023 | Beavers, Flight, Historical Inventions, Dinosaurs | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $285 | Space Available | open | Wednesdays 10 a.m. PST |
January 18 - May 24, 2023 | Chemistry 2 Semester 2 | Science | 12+ | middle, high | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $475 | 3 spots left | open | Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. PST |
January 19 - May 25, 2023 | Chemistry 2 Semester 2 | Science | 12+ | middle, high | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $475 | Class Full - Second Session Opened | closed | Thursdays at 11am PS |
January 19 - May 18, 2023 | Applied Conservation Biology | Science | 9-13 | elementary, middle | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $425 | Space Available | open | Thursdays at 1 pm PST |
February 15 - March 1, 2023 | Historical Inventions | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | Space Available | open | Wednesday 2/15, 2/22, 3/1/2023 at 10am PST |
February 21, 2023 - April 4, 2023 | A Young People’s History of the United States - Part 4 Tuesday Section | History | 10-14 | middle | Live | live | Alycia Wright, M.Ed. | awright | $150 | Space Available | open | Tuesdays 3pm Eastern Time |
February 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023 | A Young People’s History of the United States - Part 4 Thursday Section | History | 10-14 | middle | Live | live | Alycia Wright, M.Ed. | awright | $150 | Space Available | open | Thursdays 3pm Eastern Time |
March 29 - April 12, 2023 | Dinosaurs | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | Space Available | open | Wednesday 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/2023 at 10am PST |
April 26 - May 10, 2023 | Flight | Science | 7-11 | elementary | Live | live | Blair Lee, M.S. | blee | $80 | Space Available | open | Wednesday 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 at 10am PST |
Latest Courses
We offered Kathy’s DIY Buzzing Game online workshop last month and it was great! The kids had such a good time. Really creative! Lara R. Cohen, Youth Services Librarian

The kids had such a good time. Really creative!
Teacher: Kathy CeceriI just wanted to say thank you for teaching this class. My son enjoyed it so much and learned a lot. He is really into motors and circuits right now and this class was a great help to his robotics learning. Parent of student in Build BOTS class

My son enjoyed it so much and learned a lot.
Teacher: Kathy CeceriMy daughter is really enjoying your class. We’ll sign up for anything that you do, as you are an excellent teacher. Mom of Build BOTS Student

Kathy is an excellent teacher
Teacher: Kathy CeceriKathy's Classroom Policies
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Refunds & Withdrawels
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Class Cancellations
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Student and Parent/Helper Participation
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Student Behavior
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Response to Behavioral Concerns
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Privacy and Recording Policy
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Respecting Learners
- Please mute your microphone if there is excessive background noise.
- Please be kind and polite to everyone in class.
- Please keep chat on-topic.
- Please avoid disruptive behavior (changing background screens, silly screen names, using filters or making faces, etc.)
- Please wear appropriate clothing when on camera.
- No unwanted private messaging.
- No sharing contact information without parental permission.
- Please mute your microphone if there is excessive background noise.
- Please be kind and polite to everyone in class.
- Please keep chat on-topic.
- Please avoid disruptive behavior (changing background screens, silly screen names, using filters or making faces, etc.)
- Please wear appropriate clothing when on camera.
- No unwanted private messaging.
- No sharing contact information without parental permission.
- Disable online classroom functions (for example, turn off private chat, manually mute microphones, turn off a video feed).
- Privately reach out to students to ask them to stop the behavior during class.
- Reach out to students and their families to brainstorm a solution to a behavioral issue outside of class.
- Require a parent/guardian to be present during live sessions in the event of repeat behavioral violations.
- Remove a student from the class.
- I will call learners by their preferred name and use their preferred pronouns.
- I will try to make sure every learner in class is heard.
- I will do my best to accommodate learner needs and make materials accessible.
- I will try to respond to questions outside of class in a timely manner.
- I will give feedback in a constructive way that respects the efforts learners have made.
- I will be understanding of learner differences and individual personalities and be as flexible as possible as I strike a balance between keeping the class productive for everyone and allowing room for everyone’s individual needs.
Get in touch with Kathy