Our website has a lot of information about the program, so on this page we are giving you a quick bird eyes view of the main information. It is important to understand that we are a resource to be used during your homeschool journey. Our goal is to partner with you and help enhance your student's educational experience from the comfort of your home
We offer live and non-live classes
Our live classes offer the following:
Meet 2 days per week, Monday through Thursday
No classes on major holidays and breaks
Breaks every 9 weeks
A steady pace to complete the full course within 10 months
Assignments graded by the teacher
Real time student and teacher interaction online where students can get their questions answered right away
Encouragement for students to ask questions during class
Flexibility to attend live classes or watch the recordings for the class (this is a great option if you have to miss days)
Assignment completion online for real time grading for most assignments
Access to chat or Email the teacher for additional help
Our non-live classes offer the following:
365 days to complete each course from the date of enrollment
The majority of our non-live classes have video instructions to watch
Average number of assignments to complete are 180 (this could vary from class to class)
All assignments are posted up front so the student can move through the material at a pace that works for them
Flexibility that will allow students to break as often as they wish with the only restraint being the 365 days for course completion
Assignments graded by teacher
Majority of assignments completed online for real time grading
Access to chat or Email the teacher for additional help
All students receive the following: Progress reports that are provided every 9 weeks
Students
Our learning platform offers a safe and private social media platform for all students to post and interact with each other
Each student should have their own computer, headset, and webcam in order to participate in class and complete assignments
Students in grades 4th through 12th will be provided a school email account that also provides the ability to chat or video conference with their teacher and other students.
Parents
Parents are the primary teacher and are fully responsible for their student(s) education and partnering with Beacon will help enhance their educational experience
Parents are responsible to ensure the completion of assignments given and the attendance of live classes
It is highly recommended that students attend all live class so that students can get immediate feedback during class
Parents are required to register with their local school district as a homeschool family
Parents should have internet speeds minimum to 10mbs down, 1mbs up. If possible, directly plug in student's computer to your internet modem during live classes to get the best experience possible
Books are included in the cost of tuition, however, can be purchased by the parent, to help meet their homeschool budget
Payment plan options are available and require auto-pay through electronic funds transfer (EFT), debited 3 days prior to the 1st of each month
parents & students
Each family should have a scanner in order to scan and upload any assignments that are completed offline
Parents and students are responsible to check their online assignments page for each class in order to know if any assignments are missing and to check the scores to for resubmission of a low grade assignment
School info
Our staff work from the comfort of their home and have the flexibility to work hours that best fits their schedule and times zone, Monday through Friday
Beacon offers tutoring sessions when they are necessary. First step is to chat with the teacher using Google Hangouts, if the teacher feels that the student needs further assistance, they can video chat in real time
Scheduled tutoring sessions provided by our staff are billed in 30 minute increments
