How to Find an Accredited Christian Online Homeschool Program for Your Child
As a parent, you have the important task of providing your children with an education that will prepare them for life. Nowadays, one of the most popular ways to educate your children is via online homeschooling, where parents collaborate with academic experts on educating them. Not only parents can provide their children with quality education and opportunities to develop their life passion, but parents also have access to accredited courses from a biblical perspective, teacher support, and grading.
In this blog, you will learn how to find the best online homeschool program for your children in PreK-12 grades. Also, you will find out why it's important for the program to be faith-based and accredited by a Christian organization such as the Association of Christian Schools International.
First, when choosing an online homeschool program, it's important to ensure it is accredited by local, state, and national organizations. This ensures that the education your child receives will be recognized, whether your student will transfer from school to school, pursue higher education, or enter the job market. Additionally, programs built on Biblical teachings and values bring harmony to home and school, which is important for a child’s core development. This way, your child can learn from a Christian foundation to aquire the necessary tools for moral standards in life.
Another factor to consider when selecting an online homeschool program is course selection. Make sure that your student has the option to access a variety of courses with rich content designed to help your child thrive academically and spiritually. Many programs also offer additional support services such as teacher support, counselor support, and mentoring sessions, which can provide extra assistance when needed.
When researching different online homeschool programs, you'll also want to look at their technology requirements. Some may require laptops or tablets with certain software installed in order for your child to access their classes effectively. Additionally, it is beneficial to compare costs between different providers in order to get value your family finances without compromising on quality or accreditation standards. Choosing an accredited Christian online homeschool can benefit your family significantly while providing educational excellence at an affordable cost.
Choose Enlightium Academy!
Enlightium Academy is a leading private Christian school that is ready to serve your homeschool student with an award-winning curriculum, affordable tuition, and highly-reviewed experience. The curriculum is Christian, flexible, customizable, rigorous, and engaging.
Our teacher-led accredited private school performs all the activities that you need to get started, such as assigning classes, grading, providing feedback, teaching, and providing student accountability. We could love to prepare your student for academic and spiritual success with you. We accept new students throughout the school year, so you can get started today in three easy steps.
Accreditation Matters
When looking for a partner in high-quality education for your child, accreditation matters. When a school holds accreditation status, it means an outside agency has thoroughly vetted its academic programs for rigorousness, quality, and adherence to educational standards. Additionally, accreditation ensures that a school is stable, both fiscally and structurally.
Accreditation provides confirmation that the promises the school makes about the delivery system, courses, teachers, student support, and tuition and fees are fair and trustworthy. To maintain the accreditation status an on-site audit is conducted by the accrediting body every five years to ensure that high standards remain and ongoing development is in place.
In addition to providing credits that can easily transfer between schools, another benefit of accreditation is that it puts a stamp of approval on graduates. Graduating from an accredited school indicates that graduates are ready to study at a college level. This is important to colleges and universities when reviewing a new student's acceptance.
A Faith-Based Education program
Enlightium Academy’s philosophy is to:
- Teach from a Biblical worldview.
- Provide a strong academic program that satisfies accreditation academic requirements and prepares young people to live successfully in the world. Students will be given a solid foundation in the basics of reading, language, mathematics, science, and history.
- Provide Christian teachers who model and teach Christian truth and values for students. We elaborate on this in our Expected Student Outcomes (ESOs).
Explore Subjects in Depth
Enlightium Academy provides a quality, interactive online curriculum for grades 3-12 and at-home textbook options for students in grades PreK-2. Employing the latest multimedia techniques, including interactive visuals, games, and other activities, Enlightium Academy fosters a rich learning environment.
Enlightium offers over 100 electives across all grade levels, including world languages and career-oriented courses. These immerse the student in an enriching, multi-dimensional educational experience that includes video clips, audio files, challenging games, interactive exercises, and more.
Students in grades PreK-12 can also enroll in Enlightium’s Sapphire Live package. Sapphire Live is our premier package for synchronous learning. This package is designed for an experience similar to a traditional brick-and-mortar school, but optimized and moved completely online. The package includes daily small-group instruction for core classes (math, English, science, history, and Bible) and some electives.
What Supplies Do You Need?
Students in grades PreK-2 learn from textbooks and will need a pencil and some basic craft supplies as they work through the curriculum with their parent or guardian. Parents need a computer and Internet access to submit grades.
Students in grades 3-12 complete most work online and typically do not need textbooks. Students need a computer and Internet access to access their courses. Some courses, such as science, may require accessible supplies such as a jar, a plant, and a ruler to track the plant’s growth over time. Supply lists can be found on Enlightium’s website next to each course description.
What’s the Tuition?
Enlightium Academy offers a variety of tuition support packages to fit each family's unique needs and budget. The recommended tuition support package depends on the chosen instruction type (live or independent), the student’s grade level, the needed level of teacher support, as well as your student’s expected college or career path. Students transferring to Enlightium mid-school year may be able to pick up where they left off and have access to more customized pricing.
Enlightium Academy is a private Christian online school that serves homeschooling families by offering a Bible-based, flexible, accredited, teacher-supported, and affordable education from the comfort of your home. For any other questions about Enlightium, please call (509) 319-2288, or visit EnlightiumAcademy.com.
