Supporting Families. Equipping Learners. Serving Christ.
Faith-Based Online Learning
For all Ages
Innovative learning experiences! From online learning pods, live classes, and thematic book clubs to international trips and coaching programs for parents, partner with a community that shares your values.
Supported by VELA Education Fund
Our Learners Are:
Social
Local Pods
Groups & Forums
Connections
Anchored in Christ
Safe, Moderated, Kind
Spurring others to live for Christ
Accountable
Competency-Based Grades
Transcripts
Support Getting NCAA Approval
Authentic & Helpful Feedback from Instructors
Communication with Parents
Our Learners Think Biblically.
Our Learners Do Hard Things
Our Learners Study the Beautiful
In contrast, we are surrounded by the beautiful, which is good! We see the beautiful in classic literature, music, and beautiful architecture like pictured here.
The mediocre demoralizes learners while the beautiful inspires.
At Lemons-Aid Learning, we study the beautiful: classic literature, artful sentence construction, art, poetry, maths, God's hand in all of history, and God's very creation. His creation glorifies Him, and in our study of all content areas, we learn about who God is.
We do not compromise. This means we don't choose a graphic novel of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. We read the original play. We know how to make the complexity and beauty of classic study approachable and understandable to a modern audience. It's more difficult, but worth the effort!
Lemons-Aid Learning is different
Parents can trust us to provide:
A Christian
Perspective
Rich
Content
For over a century, progressive education reform has been “anti-content,” which means they de-emphasize rich content and focus instructional time on things such as self-esteem and “skills” they hope will benefit a learner in the future. This is why American kids do so poorly in testing compared to nations with content-rich curricula. We want our learners to increase in knowledge and grow in wisdom, which our content-area experts foster while teaching.
Service to
Him & You
We serve the Lord and we work hard for families. We work to give quick responses to questions, authentic and careful feedback, and to solve any conflict. As home educators ourselves, familiar with the joys and struggles of teaching our own children, we can relate! We are supporting families, equipping learners, and serving Christ. We are 100% devoted to Him and to you!
Quality, Innovative Learning Experiences.
We are busy crafting learning experiences, full of rich content, delivered in an exciting way. We package classic, beautiful literature and deliver it in a way that will keep students interested. Our world language department is planning international service trips, where students can put their foreign language skills to work while evangelizing the lost. Our thematic book clubs aim to make life-long readers and learners out of our participants. We hang on the the best part of traditional schooling (content and effective teaching methods) and then innovate, dream, and build learning EXPERIENCES for modern learners!
Our Distinctives
A Biblical
Worldview
There is no such thing as truth, or facts, that are neutral or separate from The Truth, who is Jesus. Therefore, the study of our world, ourselves, and life should be understood through a biblical lens. It is impossible to study history without seeing God’s sovereign hand or science without knowing Who created the world. All truth must be studied in light of The Truth.
Excellence
in All
All learners should have access to excellence. Excellent teachers. Excellent content. Excellent instruction. Excellent engagement by students. Everything should be of the highest quality. Christian schools and organizations should NEVER compromise on excellence. After all, we are children of the King of kings! Think of King Solomon’s temple. It was excellent!
Partnering
with Families
Parent–You are the boss! It is your great responsibility and certainly, your right to educate your children. If you choose to collaborate with us in your endeavor to educate your children, we consider it a great honor and also a responsibility to you and your family. Whether you outsource geometry or English, government or economics, foreign language or engineering, we work for you!
A Connected
Community
Through our faith in Christ, we are already a connected body. On the Lemons-Aid Learning platform, The Grove, we are intentional about creating a communal environment, anchored in Christ, friendly, respectful, and kind, spurring one another on in living fully for God. Our learners spend time getting to know like-minded peers in a safe environment.
Our Story
Karen Lemons
Founder
Our Mission & Vision
Lemons-Aid Learning has a mission to equip the minds and shepherd the hearts of learners to live a life fully devoted to Christ, able to understand the world from a biblical perspective. They have the vision to teach & disciple people around the globe by providing a world-class Christian education, which is achieved through:
-serving Christ,
-supporting families,
-teaching with a biblical worldview,
-using effective and proven teaching methods,
-teaching excellent content, the beautiful,
-community,
-learner engagement, and
-high expectations for all.
As a result, those in the Lemons-Aid community glorify God as they become more like Jesus, sanctified by truth, growing in wisdom, and eager to do what is good.
The Birth of Lemons-Aid Learning
Lemons-Aid Learning began at the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic when schools around the world first closed their doors to in-person learning. Many learners lost access to education completely. Immediately, Mrs. Lemons, who had just received her principal’s license and planned to seek employment as an administrator, put everything on hold to offer free live, online courses to students who needed to learn. Students from multiple states and every U.S. time zone joined together for writing classes, which soon became Lemons-Aid Learning, taking Mrs. Lemons in a new direction. Lemons-Aid now offers all subjects, serving children in grades K-12 in á la carte classes and learning pods.
An Unexpected Homeschool Mom...
A Christian education was always important to Bob & Karen Lemons. When they realized that even their local Christian school had experienced severe "mission drift," where instruction not only strayed from but was in contrast to the Word of God, they pulled their three children and decided to homeschool them, although this was never something they saw themselves doing. Mrs. Lemons had gone from public school teacher to stay-at-home mom to private school teacher to homeschool teacher. She knows the challenges of teaching her own kids at home. They're hard! The Lemons family has officially launched their three sons, who are exploring college, medical school, and adult life.
