Our website has a lot of information about the program, so on this page we are giving you a quick bird's eye 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 classes
Our live classes offer the following:
  • Meet 2-4 days per week for 35 minutes, Monday through Thursday
  • No classes on major holidays and breaks
  • Breaks every 9 weeks
  • A steady pace to complete the full course within 9 full 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 a few days)
  • Assignment completion online for real time grading for most assignments
  • Access to the chat program & email the teacher for additional help
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
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 ask questions during class
  • Parents are required to register with their local school district as a homeschool family as per their state's requirements
  • Parents should have internet speeds minimum of 500mbs down, 10mbs up.  If possible, directly plug in the student's computer to your internet modem during live classes to get the best experience possible
  • Monthly payments are due by 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 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 our message platform, 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 and must be paid prior to the session