Many Ignite Christian Academy students are on a traditional academic schedule that will find them completing their coursework some time in the next few months. If your student is in that situation, take some time to encourage him/her to finish well by giving a burst of energy, just as a long distance runner musters up extra energy to "kick it in" during the final stretch of the race.
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In school, students strive for high scores and are made to feel successful if they achieve these scores. It is perhaps unfortunate that high scores are not an adequate measure of true learning.  Students work with varying levels of effort to achieve high scores. [Read more…]

"Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase" (Proverbs 3:9).

Every year the daffodils were the first to push their green leaves through winter's cold earth in our flower bed. My daughter and I both looked forward to their annual spring arrival after being at home and distance learning all winter. [Read more…]

After the excitement of a new school year and the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations have passed, March sometimes sees a decrease in focus. Try these three methods to keep your student on track for the rest of the year. [Read more…]

Ignite Christian Academy recently added the role of family advocate to its roster of staff who assist families of enrolled students. We wanted to share with you how the addition of this new position can help your distance learning experience be even better.

Denise May, who has taken the role, is initially tasked with contacting all families shortly after they begin their school year. [Read more…]

What really are the reasons for studying music? Is it a worthwhile subject because students love music or even because they hate it? Is the study of music worthwhile simply to acquire a level of appreciation for art? The conclusion researchers come up with again and again is this: studying music is not only fun for students, but beneficial for their brains. [Read more…]

Does your student feel loved? Does he sense your unconditional affection and support? Although we may think we're showing love, many times students fail to feel loved because we don't know their true love languages. According to the best-selling book The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell, children sense love in five basic ways: [Read more…]

Parental involvement in a child's education takes on many forms. Perhaps one of the best frameworks for involvement comes from Joyce Epstein of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland. In her six types of parental involvement, Epstein (2004) identifies learning at home as essential for the maximization of student achievement. [Read more…]

Will I be graded on this?

Many teachers notice a tendency in students to focus so much on getting through the material that they don't bother with understanding. Marcia Essman, a science teacher with much and varied experience, said that too many students go by the motto "Just get the graded stuff done." [Read more…]

"There are no good movies in Hollywood anymore."

"The film industry is messing up our culture and influencing our children in a terrible way."

"We should only watch movies made by Christians." [Read more…]