At Summit Homeschool Academy, we are committed to teaching all core academics in the morning, which has been proven to be the best time for children developmentally. Our homeschool enrichment program partners with parents to teach Math & English, providing a classical curriculum, Teacher Guides, Professionally-developed pacing guides, expert parent training, 1-on-1 parent coaching for math and literacy and several community opportunities to connect.
With highly qualified subject-expert teachers (not general education specialists), small class sizes (up to 12 students), parent training, and classical curriculum our program ensures families are well-supported in educating their child. As an academic collaborative, we teach 2 lessons per week, while parents, as the Primary Educators, teach 2-3 lessons a week in Math & English, outlined in the online portal, with unofficial grades.
We provide
- Morning classes for optimal math and English learning.
- All curriculum, Teacher Guides and some companion resources
- Student planners and executive functioning skills integrated throughout the day and in each classroom, beginning in 3rd grade
- Subject-expert teachers beginning in 3rd grade (vs General Education Specialists) teaching 2 lessons a week in their area of expertise - math or English
- 1-on-1 literacy and math parent coaching every T/TH (optional)
- Parent Portal with unofficial grades, attendance reports and Professionally-developed Pacing Guides
- Quarterly Community Days and more: Fall Festival, Winter Showcase, Christmas parties, Science Fair, History Fair, parent-led field trips
- Parent Training Workshops taught by our Classical Education Coordinator, Dr. Rachel Jensen
- Iowa Tests for 3rd-12th graders (optional)
- Student and Class Photos (optional)
- First and last day of school, a structure to your homeschool year
- Field Day & Ice Cream Truck! (end of year picnic celebration)
- Friends community and special celebrations
You provide
- Direction and oversight in your student's education
- Investing time into learning how to use the curriculum
- K-2nd Grade: Teaching your student 2-3 lessons a week in Math and English at home
- 3-6th Grade: Teaching your student 3 lessons a week in Math at home and completing English homework
- Math manipulatives and other supplies that you use at home.
- Official Record-keeping (we are not an umbrella school)
- Making sure your students arrive prepared and on-time with: completed at-home work, water bottle, sack lunch, pencil, notebook and textbooks
Annual Materials Fee $97 per student
