TEACHING
HIGH
SCHOOL
CALIFORNIA
CHRISTIAN
ACADEMY, PSP
TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL
ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS
California Christian Academy, PSP is non-accredited.
Accreditation may be awarded to a high school program where all students are being taught the same curriculum among other criteria outside of private home education. Due to costs, most homeschools are usually NOT accredited schools.
With that said, it is my opinion that some campus-based programs cannot match up to the quality of a homeschool education, provided the parents are willing to pay the costs (not just for expensive curriculum). When parents participate in an active way with their high school students. they will pay a cost of time and effort but beautiful things can happen inside your child's mind and heart.
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So you must ask yourself two questions:
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1. Am I able to commit to a four-year high school education? If yes, getting into a community college should not be a problem. (I will share my own daughter re-entering high school as a junior and her homeschool credits being excepted below. She immediately went to U.C.L.A. followed by Law School and is a practicing attorney today. Her story may be unique, and I can't promise it for everyone but in our case, her homeschool education did not work against her). If you are unsure, Administrator cannot guarantee your homeschooling credits will be excepted. I will help you with advice, especially those who have bailed on public high school out of desperation. We can look at your student's credits and go from there.
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2. Am I willing to engage my high schooler, doing whatever I can to offer them a adequate high school experience? At age 16, most community colleges offer a high school enrichment program. Check out your local community college. Your high school student will get dual credit and complete full year courses in one semester. One semester of college English = two semesters of high school English. Pretty good trade off.
CASE IN POINT....... A long, long time ago. This will definitely date me because I am now a grandmother:
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​​Parents should do their due diligence and research teaching high school at home. In the administrator's case, she was fortunate as one of her four children finished her last two years at a public school. In this student's case, the principal accepted the student's courses, transferring the homeschool credits. It would serve you well, if you are not sure about completing a four year high school in a homeschool program, to inquire with your local public school about transferring credits.
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In my daughter's case, her sample writing, impressed the principal, so she was welcomed into the student body. Perhaps you could keep work samples in case you decide to renter.
Therefore, it is possible that home educating during any portion of high school may require a commitment to continue through graduation. Many private Christian schools do, however, accept homeschool-earned credits, but that is completely dependent on each school’s policies. Pray and consider carefully. Please check out these transcripts at the bottom of this page as we attempt to make them as official looking as possible.
For more information, check out these pages:
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HIGH SCHOOL MINIMUM GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
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Once my three daughters were in high school, I decided to become more creative, trying to engage them. Every summer I would begin praying about a central theme I would lay as a foundation for each particular year. Bible, English and history would be built upon this foundational unit. Each child would continue their own age-appropriate math, though often we would do science together. (it was much easier this way). My younger elementary-aged son, participated in our group time each morning, but did his own English, math and science. I also rounded out their homeschooling experience by signing them up for a large student choir consisting of around 150 students from our area. We met at a large church on Tuesdays. While there, other parents would offer classes (in specialized areas of expertise) and while the younger choir (K-6) met, the middle and high school choir would attend classes.
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One summer while girls were in 10th, 11th and 12th, I was deeply impressed to study the Holocaust, using Corrie ten Boom's The Hiding Place, as my core literature book. Week after week I was met with protests. "Mom, why do we have to study this? It's so depressing!" That was the gist of it. They complained so much I began to question if I had clearly heard from God.
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On September 11th, it became very clear.
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Like yours, on that fateful Tuesday, our family watched in horror as the first tower came down. On our way to choir practice, one of my teary daughters asked, "We need to understand the Holocaust, don't we?" Dots were connected that day. The depravity of mankind, evident. My girls wanted to understand.
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Weeks later, my girls were still engaged, trying to understand what makes evil prevail and why we were attacked. Just like the slaughter of millions in the Holocaust, the demise of 3000 of our countrymen didn't make any sense. The study also gave room for a teaching about God's love and how it can change us.
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I will never forget that year as being one of our best.
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Another year also comes to mind when my kids were much younger. Once I develop that page, I will insert a link.