Distinctly Collaborative
The Collaborative Model blends traditional schooling and homeschooling into one five-day academic program.
Three Days on Campus, Two at Home: Students learn in the classroom and at home under the guidance of a professional teacher.
Shared Instruction: Teachers provide classroom instruction and assignments; parents guide learning at home without needing prior teaching experience.
Core Curriculum: The school selects core curriculum.
Individualized Learning: Students benefit from both one-on-one instruction at home and classroom learning.
Affordable Excellence: Families receive a rigorous private-school education at a lower cost.
College and Career Readiness: Students develop time management, independence, and personal responsibility.
Overview of Collaborative Model Education
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Full details are covered in our co-teacher/parent training before the first week of school, but the following is a general overview.
Monday | On-Campus Day
Each on-campus day includes teaching in Math, Science, Language Arts, History, Foreign Language and Fine Arts.
Tuesday | On-Campus Day
Wednesday | Satellite Day
Students work at home on assignments provided by the on-campus teacher.
Co-teachers/parents assist with assignments as needed.
Thursday | On-Campus Day
Friday | Satellite Day
Assignments provided by the on-campus teacher.
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We offer grades TK-12th grade. Children must be 5 by December 31st for Transitional Kindergarten and 5 years old by August 31st for Kindergarten.
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At Cathedral Oak Academy, students will wear a uniform during each on-campus day. Research has shown that this helps to minimize distractions, peer pressure, and socioeconomic distinctions.
Families are responsible for purchasing their own uniforms. Details on our specific uniform policy are available below.
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As a school, Cathedral Oak Academy will have a strict no cell-phone/personal device policy for all non-driving students. We want to give kids the gift of time away from the constant distraction and attention-seeking pull of screens.
We want to teach a generation of kids to be engaged, reflective, and present in the moment. The rhythm of rest from our devices and developing a habit of presence plays an important part in molding our kids’ desires. Devices may be kept in cars for students who are driving.
The Gift of Time
The collaborative model schedule reintegrates parents into the spiritual and educational formation of their own children. This model allows students to take on responsibility, prepares them for the college environment, and gives parents additional time with their children during the most formative years. The following chart illustrates the academic benefit of gradually preparing students for direct entrance into college versus an approach that requires significant adjustments.
Accreditation & Academic Results
Cathedral Oak Academy will have dual membership in SCL (Society of Classical Learning) and ACCS (Association of Classical Christian Schools) and aims to be accredited by SCL.
Students at these member schools score higher than those at all other types of schools—public, religious, and even independent. Independent schools are typically college-preparatory schools that charge an average of $20,000 per year. Source: The Good Soil Report