A great place to purchase fresh fruits and veggies, the local farmers' market is also home to several real world lessons for distance learners. Dig into learning on your next trip to the market with three tips to get your student involved in the outing.
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Ignite Christian Academy is pleased to introduce three new staff members who joined our team in 2014. By adding more teachers to our staff, our goal is to lower student-to-teacher ratios, increase teacher availability, and offer more online classrooms to our students each week.
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This summer, Ignite Christian Academy launched a pilot program to test the need for extended academic support hours. The summer program was a big success, prompting the online academy for grades K-12 to offer extended hours on a permanent basis.
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Elementary teachers at Ignite Christian Academy have many exciting new activities lined up for students this fall. From check-in chats with teachers to exciting online classrooms, see what’s in store for your distance learner this year!
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How soon is too soon to start discussing college with your distance learner? There's really no hard and fast rule, but the earlier you start, the better prepared she'll be to weigh the pros and cons of postsecondary options in her high school years. Here are a few tips for mixing the topic into conversation throughout your student's academic career.
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See You at the Pole is a prayer rally where students meet at a school flagpole before school to lift up their friends, families, teachers, school, and nation to God.
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A great place to purchase fresh fruits and veggies, the local farmers' market is also home to several real world lessons for distance learners. Dig into learning on your next trip to the market with three tips to get your student involved in the outing.
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As your student gets back into the swing of the school year, set him up for success with a study zone that's all his own. A simple, organized workspace intended solely for school work goes a long way in helping your distance learner focus and succeed. Check out four important things to consider as you design your student's study area.
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As summer draws to a close, our brains are overloaded with back-to-school banter. Oftentimes students get caught up in choosing the right courses, worrying about grades, and collecting the gadgets necessary to complete online schoolwork.
Let's take a step back and reexamine our priorities.
A refreshing blog article from 2013 titled Five Back-to-School Basics outlines a few keys to academic success that put Christ at the center of education. Though the message is geared toward students who attend a physical school, it applies to distance learners too.
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