October is Computer Learning Month. When could be a better time to grow your student's computer skills and digital literacy? Granted, most K-12 students are digital natives, knowing instinctively how to navigate websites, use smart phones, and even create web content of their own. Sometimes it feels like today's generation come wired for tech use! [Read more…]
8 Tips to Promote Discovery in Your Student
There's no replacement for it.
Discovery is the fuel that drives the desire for learning. Remember when you learned how to balance on a bike or what clouds were made of? Childhood is filled with questions, why this and why that. Most parents can admit to answering thousands of "why?" questions in their lifetime.
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Log On and Learn: How Online K-12 Classes Work
Class is now in session, online that is. Gone are the days of ringing bells, uncomfortable wooden desks, and walking to the front of class to answer a question. [Read more…]
What’s the Difference between Private and Public Online Schools?
Online school websites are everywhere. Every state has them. Some are private, some public, some charter (either public or private), and some umbrella group home schools. With all these options, it's easy for parents to become confused on the options available for alternative education formats. [Read more…]
5 First Day of Fall Outdoor Activity Ideas
Ah, the cool, crisp weather and falling leaves. Fall is here again. Now’s a great chance to enjoy the beauty of autumn with your online student before the winter snows traps you both indoors. Learning doesn’t just happen in lessons. The most memorable learning often happens in a spontaneous, hands-on way and online learning gives you this flexibility!
How to Use Talk Like a Pirate Day in English Class!
Ahoy mateys! Did you know that September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day? More than a silly-fun holiday that turns normal adults and children's speech into marauding bandit-wantabes, Talk Like a Pirate Day can be used to promote and even build English skills. [Read more…]
Tips for Transferring High School Credits
Switching schools can be necessary evil, and the need often happens in high school. Although changing schools in younger grades can be emotionally challenging, changing high schools brings on a whole new set of technical difficulties, especially if moving to another state or transferring to a different school type.
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Ignite Christian Academy Announces Stallions as School Mascot
Rock Rapids, IA (September 13, 2012) – Ignite Christian Academy, an accredited online school for grades K-12, has chosen Stallions as the school's official mascot. The mascot name and logo were unveiled in the ICA Today school newsletter earlier today.
Following a school wide survey this past spring, where students, parents, faculty, and staff submitted suggestions for the ICA mascot, a vote was conducted, and Stallions was selected as the winning moniker.
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ICA Unveils Stallions Mascot
"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True" (Revelation 19:11a).
Ignite Christian Academy is proud to announce that Stallions has been chosen as the distance learning school's official mascot. Following a school wide survey this past spring where students, parents, faculty, and staff submitted suggestions for the ICA mascot, a vote was conducted, and Stallions was the big winner.
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Mr. Joseph Bakker Named Dean of Education
I am pleased to announce that Mr. Joseph Bakker has been appointed Dean of Education at Ignite Christian Academy, effective immediately.
We believe Mr. Bakker's teaching and leadership experience in the world of virtual education make him an excellent fit for this new position at ICA. Mr. Bakker has been with us for five years, and in that time, he has filled the positions of academy math teacher, lead math teacher, and academy project manager.
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