All grades will meet for two semesters, 16 weeks per semester*, starting Wednesday September 4th for new students and Thursday September 5th for returning students. We meet three days a week - Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. (Note: Your child can attend two days or three, depending on what best suits your family's needs).
Mondays and Thursdays: We start each day with group discussion and prayer. Mondays and Thursdays we will do core curriculum** ("Spark") time from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. At noon we do lunch and recess/social time. Following lunch we do our hands-on learning session ("Journey") with teacher instruction. This is where we dive into one specific subject such as photography, art and (outdoor) adventure, entrepreneurship, music, drama, painting, etc. for a full month.
Wednesdays: We start each day with group discussion and prayer. When time allows, students will have morning time for tutoring, study hall, and teacher assistance on core work. We will also have outdoor exploration time every Wednesday (a passion of our students!). Following lunch we do our hands-on learning session ("Journey") in an "open studio" fashion, with individual and/or group assistance but no formal group progression. (i.e. they will work on the skills they have learned but not learn a new skill this day).
School ends each day at 3:25 PM. Pick Up is at 3:35 PM.
* There will be four shortened weeks (i.e. no Thursday) for teacher training and facility upkeep during the year. On these weeks students will meet Monday and Tuesday ONLY, covering Core Subjects and Journey. They will NOT meet at school Thursday but Curriculum will be done at home and still turned in on time. These weeks are noted on the calendar.
**Core curriculum subjects are then done at home on the days the student is not attending Ignite.