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High School Learning Pods

Learn with a group of friends, have fun, build community, develop relationships, and enjoy the social aspect of learning in addition to learning all content area from a biblical worldview!

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Core Academics:
✅ English
✅ Math
✅ Science
✅ Social Studies
Electives: 
✅ Bible
✅ Guitar or Ukulele
✅ Spanish
✅ Tech/Coding
✅ More coming
✅ Personal Finance

Study Skills:
✅ Teen, Get Your Groove


Homeroom With Exploratory Intensives: 
✅ Jr. EMT
✅ Song Writing
✅ Cooking & Baking
✅ Missionary Hearts
✅ Marketplace / Business
✅ Logic
✅ Art
✅ Student Council

High School Pod

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Core Academics

We have the core subjects covered: English, Math, Science, & Social Studies. Scroll to the bottom of this page to learn about the curriculum.
Select Courses From:
✅ Math (2x per week)
✅ Writing (2x per week)
✅ Grammar (1x per week)
✅ Reading (Bible & Book Club--1x every other week; asynchronous on the off-weeks)
✅ Social Studies (2x per week)
✅ Science (2x per week)

Add the Electives (if you want)

💃 Spanish (2 live class per week)
🎶 Ukulele or Guitar (1 live class per week)
📖 Bible (1 live class per week)
📲 Tech & Coding (1 live class per week)
Our elective teachers have degrees, experience, and training, giving your learner the expertise you need to grow in skill, knowledge, and wisdom. Scroll to the bottom of this page to read about the curriculum.
Grow in wisdom

Exploratory Intensives in Homeroom

In our homeroom that meets once per week, learners explore interesting intensives from our passionate educators who are teaching what they love. These intensives rotate every 2-4 weeks and meet once per week. These are included in all pods at no additional charge! Topics are subject to change as we dream up unique experiences.
Student Council

Student Council

Marketplace

Marketplace

Logic

Logic

Jr. EMT

Jr. EMT

Missionary Hearts

Missionary Hearts

Cooking & Baking

Cooking & Baking

Song Writing

Song Writing

Art

Art

Homework
Expectations & Grading

Homework
Teenage grades

Learners can expect to have homework for some classes. Since we cover an entire semester with only two live classes per week, they will need to work on homework twice weekly to complete all of their learning. 

  • English: 1-1.5 hours of homework twice per week.
  • Math: 30-60 minutes of homework twice per week.  
  • Science: 30 minutes of homework twice per week.
  • Social Studies: 20 minutes of homework twice per week
  • Music: 45 minutes of practice twice per week.
  • Spanish I (high school level): 
  • Electives such as Bible and theater either have optional homework or very little. 

As veteran homeschool moms ourselves, we see the value in grades, homework, and tests to prepare learners to succeed in their learning journey. We have seen learners struggle in college if they don’t learn to take tests or write essays quickly. We aim to prepare them to perform at a high academic level in their academic courses. Accountability in the form of grades, class presentations, and checking in with teachers also increases learning and personal responsibility. 

The Schedule

High school courses meet Mondays – Thursdays in a block. Classes will begin either at 11Am or 12PM Eastern, depending on your English selection, and will conclude at 3 or 4PM Eastern. 

The January 2025 Schedule:

Class Details:

Homeroom: This is included in all pods at no additional cost. It is here where students gather with a teacher for devotions and prayer, and then we are rotating various teachers in to explore exciting topics and subjects. These may include: Cooking and Baking Through History, Jr. EMT, Logic, Student Council, Entrepreneurship, Art, Song Writing. 

English Essentials: The bedrock of all essay writing, The Essentials (semester A) and The Essentials Semester B are must-take courses for learners to establish a solid foundation for all future writing. 

Real World English: Books & Beyond: Tech-Integrated English for Future Leaders (semester A) & Innovators (semester B) blend academic excellence with project-based learning. Tailored to develop fundamental ELA skills and independence, active and engaged learners complete projects, enhancing essential technology and critical thinking skills.

Total High School Writing: In one semester, master every essay required in high school! Learn to churn out high quality essays that reflect clear, coherent ideas, impactful arguments, and illustrate thorough research. This is an upper high school level course. 

Literature-The Notables Book Club: In this book club, learners complete genre studies. Their first genre is Thrillers and includes the classics like Frankenstein and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, but it also includes Christian and geo-political thrillers. They meet every other week live and complete asynchronous Bible and literature work on the off-weeks.

Grammar: One of the most effective classes we offer for teaching learners how to write correctly, State of the Art shows writers how to communicate at the sentence level. 

Organization: In Teens, Get Your Groove: Organize Your Homework and Life, teenagers get help organizing their lives so they can learn the skills to manage schoolwork, sports, family responsibilities, and extracurricular activities independently.

History – Government & Economics: Learners explore America’s government and critical concepts in economics. This class is often a graduation requirement, and what better time to take this class than in an election year. 😳

Science: Anatomy and Physiology. We are made in His image!

Math: Choose from Algebra I or Geometry. Learners can add on Personal Finance (Real-World Math).

Personal Finance (Real-World Math): Get your Dave Ramsey on because we are looking at math concepts and practices needed to survive in the world! This is a supplementary course to regular math course you may be taking. 

Spanish:  Spanish 1 focuses on highly used words and structures, allowing students to converse and understand content related to self, family, and community. Students also learn survival Spanish to meet needs when traveling in the Hispanic world.

Spanish Media: This intermediate-level Spanish elective is for students who have had a year of Spanish and are ready to have a great time watching commercials, listening to songs, and discovering how well you can listen and speak. 

Bible: In Uncover the Truth: Teens Journey Through the Bible, we use Precept Ministries’ inductive approach in the following topics:

Guitar for Beginners:  This Intro to Guitar Course is designed to kickstart your guitar journey! Mr. Blake’s goal is to make learning guitar fun, accessible, and streamlined for aspiring musicians. With practice, by the end of this course, you’ll be able to play full songs!

Ukulele for Beginners: We’ll even send you your uke! Quickly learn to play the ukulele. 

Piano for Beginners: Let’s put your family’s piano to use. Take this beginner course to start your music journey.

Music Production: Using the Psalms or whatever inspires you, write, create, and produce your own music! Beginners are welcome!

Coding & Tech: In 26 weeks, learners will complete the following courses

  • HTML and CSS Basics
  • HTML, CSS, and JavaScript – A Web-Based Calendar
  • Web Service APIs – Weather Report
  • A Web-Based Calculator
  • Basic Python-Calculator
  • Basic Python-Hello World
  • Basic Python-Lost & Found
  • Basic Python-Tic Tac Toe

The Support You Need, Just in Case

If your learner needs a little extra support, we have safety nets in place such as additional classes, tutoring, and self-paced courses to fill gaps or offer enrichment. Pod learners have access to these supports at a special discounted rate.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Yes! Yes! We are mission-minded organization and our love for the Lord and intense desire to glorify Him drive us to do what we do. We exist to see children come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ and then to grow in wisdom and knowledge so they can walk in a manner worthy of their calling. We want them to develop an authentic biblical worldview. Karen Lemons, the founder of Lemons-Aid, is fiercely protective of the mission and puts all teachers and staff through a rigorous application process. Our teachers have professional development in how to teach with from a biblical perspective.

Yes! All of our teachers have gone through background checks, identification verification, and have training on how to keep learners safe while teaching online. We teach our learners to keep their own personal identifying information private while online. All communication between teachers and students is copied or accessible to parents. We follow COPPA policies to protect young learners while on line. Classes are recorded for transparency with parents.  

We have capped the secondary classes at 16 learners. Our teachers have experience building relationships with each learner and making them feel special and loved. 

To make it easy for parents, we include the cost of materials in your tuition and will send you everything you need. We will even mail you a ukulele or guitar if you need it! The only exceptions are novels for English and if your learner joins a book club. We do not mail you the books. Some parents like the Kindle version, can use the library, or already have the books. We do offer books for the book clubs as part of our special “library” that comes in a beautiful wooden crate, but this is an add-on fee. 

Teachers offer helpful and frequent feedback to learners both on the work they do in class and for homework. This is done verbally, through video recordings, messages, and comments on Google docs. Our elementary learners do not receive traditional grades.

All classes are recorded and enrolled learners will have access to view those recordings. 

Each class meets once per week for 45 minutes. Some of the elective classes meet for 25 minutes. Each semester is 13 weeks. We take a week off at Thanksgiving and two weeks off at Christmas. Spring Break is the week following Easter. 

As we work with your child, if we think we need to do something more, we will let you know. We will give you various options and advice from things you can do at home, to additional group classes and tutoring. We want to see your child grow to love learning and to have success.

The enrollment process is quick and easy. You will follow the process below for each of your learners. 

Your learner will be enrolled in each course. A few days before classes begin, you will receive a welcome letter with details on how to access the classroom. Your materials will be mailed to you before classes begin!

If you would like to pay for the entire year, you can do so at a discount. Just reach out to ask.

We have a very generous affiliate program where you can earn 10% referral bonuses from anyone you refer FOR LIFE. If someone enrolls in a semester ELA course that costs $545, you earn $54 in store credit. This can add up! Please note that the purchaser must have cookies turned on so we know they came from you. 

If you live in a state that offers families ESA dollars (Education Savings Accounts), we are an approved vendor in multiple states. View our tuition help page for more information.

If you need help getting your charter school to pay for classes, contact us for support. 

The learning done in this pod will properly prepare your learner for the rigors of college work. Our teachers are very good at identifying when a learner needs more challenge, and we work with the students and parents to adapt and modify the learning to meet his or her needs. 

We are not a school, so we do not offer diplomas, but we help homeschool families develop their diplomas and transcripts and offer suggestions on creating special graduation ceremonies.

Schools are accredited, and we are not a school. However, we are seeking accreditation as an organization. We can help you, as the homeschool parent, complete everything you need for NCAA D1 course approvals (our courses will get approved). We also help you with transcripts. As the homeschool parent, you are the director of their learning. You do not need accredited courses to get into college. 

You can contact us with more questions. We are happy to chat via email, text, or phone call. We can also pop onto a Zoom call to meet you and a group of friends. 

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If things go sour, we will do everything we can to turn lemons into lemonade. We’ll make it right. But if you still aren’t happy, we will refund your unused tuition if you withdraw in the first three weeks.

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