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<strong>St</strong>. Augustine Homeschool Enrichment: 2016-<strong>2017</strong> Academic Year General <strong>Information</strong>: <strong>St</strong>. Augustine Homeschool Enrichment is a group of families and professional Catholic teachers, working in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church and the Diocese of Raleigh, dedicated to offering quality academic courses to families on a budget. Our middle school courses will prepare students for college preparatory high school, and and our high school courses for college. Some class material and homework will involve Catholic tradition and doctrine; while students will never be asked to profess beliefs that are not theirs, all students are expected to do assigned work and behave respectfully during religious classroom activities such as prayers. <strong>St</strong>. Augustine will meet on the campus of <strong>St</strong>. Joseph Catholic Church at 2817 Poole Road in Raleigh on Thursdays from January 12 through May 4, <strong>2017</strong> (off Mar. 2 & Apr. 20). Our school day begins after the 8 AM Mass at <strong>St</strong>. Joseph’s and the following potluck breakfast and communal intercessory prayer, to which all are welcome. Here’s a map of the campus/classes: (coming soon I hope, technical difficulties...). Classes are offered from 9:45 AM to around 5:30 PM. Core classes meet in the morning, and elective classes meet mostly in the afternoon. Once you have registered, you’ll receive a confirmation email letting you know that we’ve enrolled your student(s). Course <strong>Information</strong>: see our class schedule and calendar here: <strong>St</strong>. A <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2017</strong> Schedule and Calendar Core Courses in Science, Language Arts, and Foreign Language are offered at four levels: Pre-School (ages 3-5); Elementary (ages 6- 8 & 9-10), Middle School (ages 11-13), and High School (ages 14-18). Core Course options are: Science (Elem.: Hands on Explorers; Middle: Chem for Kids, General Sci; High School: Biology, Chemistry) Writing (includes Grammar, Vocabulary, Literature, and Writing) Foreign Language: choose Spanish or Latin. Electives for <strong>Spring</strong> 2016: Art (Mixed Media; <strong>St</strong>udio Drawing; <strong>St</strong>udio Painting); History; Government; Latin: Caesar & Prose Composition; Debate; Soccer; and Latin Schola. See here for class descriptions, required materials, and payment information for classes: <strong>St</strong>. A 2016-<strong>2017</strong> Courses <strong>St</strong>udents age 10 and older may register for <strong>St</strong>udy Hall (free of charge) for any class period—students in study hall MUST BE REGISTERED, so that we can ensure their safety, and they must be in study hall at the assigned times. A student may not be registered for more than two study halls--our space is very limited. <strong>St</strong>udents also may not be registered for consecutive study halls; it is too boring! and we have found that behavior issues are the result. If you register students for study hall, please be sure to send plenty for them to work on, and if possible send headphones or earbuds so that they can listen to music while they work--the room is not silent. <strong>St</strong>. Augustine is a drop-off program—parents may drop off students for class. <strong>St</strong>udents who are dropped off MUST BE ENROLLED in classes or study hall FOR THE ENTIRE TIME they are dropped off. Parents who cannot or would rather not return for lunch (12:45-1:15) can pay $5 per week per family for supervision of any children under 14. You can pay for lunch on a week-by-week basis, or pay a discounted rate up-front for the whole semester ($60). For more details about our policies, see here: <strong>St</strong>. A Policies. <strong>St</strong>. Augustine Fees: To register, please fill out the form here: <strong>St</strong>. A <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2017</strong> Registration. Please wait to send payment for classes until you receive an email confirming your registration. Here is a list of fees that may help with planning: <strong>St</strong>. A Fees & Tuition <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2017</strong>. $25 annual per family ARCH registration fee, paid at ARCH Registration. All <strong>St</strong>. Augustine’s families must be registered with ARCH (www.arch-raleigh.com). ARCH provides our liability insurance coverage (along with a host of other nice things—thank you ARCH!!). To join ARCH, one member of your family will need to complete the Diocese of Raleigh’s Safe Environment Training; we can help you arrange this. If you would like help, please let us know. If you joined ARCH in the fall, you don’t need to do anything for the spring. $25 per semester per family <strong>St</strong>. Augustine Registration Fee. Your registration fee makes a donation to <strong>St</strong>. Joseph’s Church to help with their costs and provides basic supplies for our group. For now, please make checks payable to Mary Draper. $5/week/family or $60/semester (a slight discount), for children under 14 who need supervision at lunchtime. Payments to Mary Draper. Tuition: Each core class is $125 per student per semester (Science: $135). Elective classes vary in cost depending on the materials teachers need to purchase and the amount of prep work for teachers. For some classes, you will need to purchase books or materials - we will try to keep costs to a minimum. See the <strong>St</strong>. A 2016-<strong>2017</strong> Courses page for details. Audit Option: For large families on tight budgets, we have an audit option. After you enroll 3 students with a teacher, you will have the option of enrolling more students with that teacher at a discounted audit rate of $25. Full enrollment includes fifteen 55 minute classes, classwork, graded assignments, and grade reporting to parents. Audit includes class time and class handouts/projects only. If you have any questions, please contact us at staugustinehomeschoolraleigh@gmail.com. staugustinehomeschoolraleigh@gmail.com Page 3
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