Online students love the comfort and convenience of learning at home (or in the car or at the corner café!).
However, one challenge many students encounter when switching from a traditional school to an online school is a lack of personal space in the home to learn. [Read more…]
For high school juniors and seniors, springtime means college entrance exam time. Scores from the ACT and SAT are the current measure for student acceptance for many U.S. colleges and universities. In recent years, admissions policies have started including other student records and talents in more of a holistic application process. [Read more…]
Martin Luther King, Jr. wasn't the only person with a dream.
Every person at some point in time in his life has a dream. The dream could be to become an astronaut, an architect, or an acrobat. The dream also could be an idea on how to improve the world. Where do dreams go? Why do dreams die? [Read more…]
Hunting for a new school?
Looking at all the options that private, public, and online schools have is a great idea. When searching for a new school, the absolute first place you must begin is with your student. [Read more…]
You know the situation.
Your teen comes to you with a calculus problem or a grammar question or a science equation. He's frustrated and can't figure it out. You haven't done homework problems like this in 20 to 30 years. You're at a loss. You might even have that deer-in-the-headlights look. [Read more…]
It is with pride that I look back over the 2011 calendar year at Ignite Christian Academy. During this year we tested and implemented online classrooms, the Six Traits rubric, a new student information system, and our first ever ICA Winter Cele-break-tion consisting of two online parties and a Wii party. It has been a year of great progress. [Read more…]
Success! On Wednesday, December 28, the academy hosted three separate online parties for our students to kick out the old year and bring in the new. Teachers and advisors spent a great deal of time organizing an elementary, high school, and WiiTM party for our students. [Read more…]
It's time to fight those dreary after-Christmas blues.
It's hard, for sure, after a vacation from homework to get back into the learning groove (both for parents and students). Even if you only had a few days off for the holidays, the change in your student's schedule can be enough to throw everything out of whack. [Read more…]
The James family is on a mission. For the past year, they have traveled to over 30 U.S. states visiting various families, ministries, and Bible conferences. John and Dari James and their seven children, ages 15 years to eight months, decided to uproot themselves and listen to God's call to follow Him. [Read more…]
This year ICA will host three regional graduation ceremonies. Ceremonies will be held in Dallas, Texas on May 4; Sioux Center, Iowa on May 25; and in Orlando, Florida on June 1. Each event will be a traditional cap and gown ceremony and will include a special welcome, a challenging address to the graduates, and presentation of diplomas followed by a social time with fellow graduates and their families and friends. [Read more…]