Middle School

SEA offers an accredited homeschool program for middle schoolers in all 50 states!

Fill out a simple registration form to save a spot for 2020-21! You set your start date! The $125 family registration fee is due with your registration form. You can pay the family registration fee online or call in your payment information. The family registration fee covers any other students in any of our programs. After the registration fee, your first tuition payment (covered below) is typically due when the student starts school work. Read the overview of benefits below, then visit our Admissions page to fill out the simple “New Student Registration” form. A SEA academic counselor will contact you to develop the best customized educational plan for your student.

SEA offers four programs for 6th-8th grades! Most other schools do not offer this flexibility for 6th-8th grades to fit the student’s and family’s needs!

1. Parent-teacher Led using a combination of online and booklet subjects to transition to online.
2. Parent-teacher Led using online curriculum.
3. Distinctive Service using online curriculum with SEA teachers scoring student work.
4. Elite Service using online curriculum with academic concept help and scoring from SEA teachers.

SEA’s unique structure can reduce parent involvement to the level that works best for the family. SEA’s program choices and tuition payment plans can fit almost any budget. Middle school tuition for all programs includes curriculum; initial placement testing in the curriculum; course counselor; technical support; school communications; record keeping & reporting; semester report cards; user guides for curriculum; annual achievement testing that is required in some states; plus many other benefits.

Four Options for 6th-8th: Read the next four sections about Southeast Academy’s four different programs. Compare to best fit your budget and involvement. SEA’s unique structure can reduce parent involvement to the level that works best for the family. Parents can choose between our Parent-teacher Led Online, Parent-teacher Led Combo, Distinctive Service program, or Elite Service program.

The Parent-teacher Led Online program uses an award-winning internet-based structure for middle school with thousands of multimedia features, including digital tutors. The accredited program presents a Christian worldview. Students can complete their schoolwork from anywhere using typical broadband internet access. The Parent-teacher Led Online program allows for the convenience and benefits of the online learning system without the added cost of teacher grading or teacher support. A large portion of student work is automatically computer scored, which saves parents time and promptly corrects student thinking while the concept is fresh in the mind. Parents and student can view grades online anytime, which enhances student motivation. New concepts and skills are also integrated across other subjects for reinforcement. This program is called “Parent-teacher Led” because the parent will be more involved throughout the day than our Distinctive and Elite programs below mainly due to the parent being responsible for subjective scoring and tutoring when necessary. Subjective scoring is where human scoring is required for areas our automatic scoring cannot cover, such as essay answers. This is SEA’s lowest cost program for middle school at $125 per month or $110 per month if paying annually. That is about $6 per school day for an accredited private school enrollment. The Parent-teacher Led program includes initial placement testing in the curriculum; 5 subjects curriculum of Math, Language Arts, History/Geography, Science, and Bible; course counselor; technical support; school communications; record keeping & reporting; semester report cards; user guides for curriculum; and annual achievement testing that is required in some states.

The Parent-teacher Led Combo program uses a combination of online and booklet subjects. Math, Language, and Science subjects use an online format, while History/Geography and Bible subjects use a booklet format. The accredited combo format helps transition students from an entirely paper-based curriculum to the benefits of online curriculum by using a combination of formats during the year. Many students will then use an entirely online format the following year. The student will also have more handwriting experience during the year with the combo program than switching entirely to an online curriculum. The combination of formats will offer students some non-computer time for a portion of each day where a computer and/or internet is not required.  The combo program uses the same award-winning internet-based structure for the online subjects. Each of the two booklet subjects are made up of approximately 10 colorful booklets that are mailed out to the parent throughout the year. The booklet curriculum also presents a Christian worldview. Parents have a little more involvement than the Parent-teacher Led Online program because the two booklet subjects do not have automatic computerized scoring for daily work, quizzes, and a test prep assignment called a self-test. Booklets have a unit test where the completed test is mailed to SEA for scoring and record keeping. A very simple quarterly report form for booklets is also mailed to SEA that asks for a list of completion dates for each booklet during that quarter. There is a short delay in viewing booklet grades online due to the mailing of unit tests by the parent. The combo program is called “Parent-teacher Led” because the parent will be more involved throughout the day than our Distinctive and Elite programs below mainly due to the parent being responsible for subjective scoring and tutoring when necessary. This is also SEA’s lowest cost program for middle school at $125 per month or $110 per month if paying annually. That is about $6 per school day for an accredited private school enrollment. The Parent-teacher Led program includes curriculum; initial placement testing in the curriculum; course counselor; technical support; school communications; record keeping & reporting; semester report cards; user guides for curriculum; and annual achievement testing that is required in some states.

The Distinctive Service program uses an award-winning internet-based structure for middle school with thousands of multimedia features, including digital tutors. The unique feature of our Distinctive Service program is that SEA takes care of subjective scoring. SEA teacher scoring provides human scoring for areas our automatic scoring cannot cover, such as essay answers. This structure frees up parents to focus on encouragement, incentives, and occasional tutoring when needed. Compared to our Parent-teacher Led Online program, the Distinctive Service program only costs a little more than $1.50 per day extra to have SEA do the scoring of student work. That normally works out to be an amazing value to parents. The accredited program presents a Christian worldview. Students can complete their schoolwork from anywhere using typical broadband internet access. Parents and student can view grades online anytime, which enhances student motivation. New concepts and skills are also integrated across other subjects for reinforcement. If the parent is busy, Distinctive Service users can purchase optional tutoring sessions from SEA if needed. The Distinctive Service program is $165 per month or $152.50 per month if paying annually. That is about $8 per school day for an accredited private school enrollment with SEA teachers scoring student work! The Distinctive Service program includes curriculum; initial placement testing in the curriculum; course counselor; technical support; school communications; SEA teacher scoring; record keeping & reporting; semester report cards; online curriculum user guide and training videos; and annual achievement testing is included that is required in some states.

The Elite Service program has all the benefits of the Distinctive Service program, plus offers academic concept help via the built-in message center and email. This is an essential program to free up more parent time! It also protects relationships in the home. The Elite Service program is the best financial value, because students have access to academic help for only $35 per month more than the Distinctive Service program. Having outside academic help available will free up the parent to focus more on encouragement while protecting relationships. The Elite Service program is $200 per month or $184 per month if paying annually. That is about $10 per school day for an accredited private school enrollment with SEA teachers assisting with academic help and scoring student work! The Elite Service program includes curriculum; initial placement testing in the curriculum; course counselor; technical support; school communications; SEA teacher scoring; academic concept help via the built-in message center and email; record keeping & reporting; semester report cards; online curriculum user guide and training videos; and annual achievement testing is included that is required in some states.

 

SEA Advantages:

• SEA’s middle school has full accreditation status with AdvancEd and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).
• SEA’s middle school has full accreditation status with the National Association of Private Schools (NAPS).
• New students use our online placement tool to customize the student’s personalized academic program. This structure can catch foundational gaps that may be causing areas of struggle.
• Annual standardized achievement testing is included in tuition, which can be done at home.

Middle School Curriculum Includes:

• Five subjects of curriculum.
• For online subjects, the student’s home page has an efficient built-in lesson plan to keep students on track.
• Instant computerized scoring is provided for a large percentage of online work, which gives immediate answer reinforcement.
• Grades and progress can be viewed online by both the student and parents.
• A large number of electives are also available for a reasonable cost if the student takes more than the included courses.

10 Month Traditional School Year OR 12 Month Year Round Structure?

Southeast Academy offers two enrollment options! Our accredited online middle school offers a 10 month structure or a 12 month structure. Traditional: The 10 month structure is called “Traditional” and follows a typical 180 day school year completed in less than 10 months. If a student does not finish by the end of the 10 month Traditional year, there is a $275 summer school fee. If the monthly tuition payment option is chosen for Traditional, the payments are for 10 months. Year Round: The 12 month structure is called “Year Round” and allows the student to complete work over a 12 month period. If the monthly tuition payment option is chosen for Year Round, the payments are for 12 months. The Year Round option offers more flexibility on when breaks or vacations are taken. The Year Round option can help a parent that is working part-time that needs a shorter school week. The same amount of school work as Traditional is required with Year Round. You will be asked if Traditional or Year Round on the registration form.

Middle School (6th-8th) Tuition Information 2020-2021:

Register today to save a spot for 2020-2021! Our Accredited Online Middle School offers four different programs. There is a family registration fee of $125 due at registration and the first tuition payment (below) is required before student work begins. The family registration fee can be paid online when completing the New Student Registration form or can be called in after you complete the registration form. The registration fee is non-refundable since many administration tasks are involved at registration. One registration fee per family if students enroll at the same time. The 12 Month Year Round option is slightly higher to cover teachers year round. There is some savings if you choose a tuition payment plan with less payments. We do not offer a monthly payment option for the combo program, because it is best to ship booklet curriculum by the quarter.

Tuition Rates: The rates below are for the four different programs, but each of the four programs has a 10 Month Traditional option and 12 Month Year Round option. Once you know which program, decide between the Traditional or Year Round structure. You will be asked on the registration form if you want the 10 Month Traditional or 12 Month Year Round option.

Parent-teacher Led Online Program
12 Month Year Round Option:

• Monthly: $125 (12 payments)
• Quarterly: $350 (4 payments)
• Semester: $685 (2 payments)
• Annual $1350 (1 payment)

Parent-teacher Led Online Program
10 Month Traditional Option:

• Monthly: $140 (10 payments)
• Quarterly: $335 (4 payments)
• Semester: $660 (2 payments)
• Annual $1295 (1 payment)
• Summer School $275 (If a student does not finish by the end of the 10 month Traditional year.)

Parent-teacher Led Combo Program
12 Month Year Round Option:
(no monthly payment option due to a minimum of quarterly shipments)

• Quarterly: $650 (4 payments)
• Semester: $1260 (2 payments)
• Annual $2500 (1 payment)

Parent-teacher Led Combo Program
10 Month Traditional Option:
(no monthly payment option due to a minimum of quarterly shipments)

• Quarterly: $335 (4 payments)
• Semester: $660 (2 payments)
• Annual $1295 (1 payment)
• Summer School $275 (If a student does not finish by the end of the 10 month Traditional year.)

Distinctive Service Online Program
12 Month Year Round Option:

• Monthly: $140 (12 payments)
• Quarterly: $395 (4 payments)
• Semester: $775 (2 payments)
• Annual $1450 (1 payment)

Distinctive Service Online Program
10 Month Traditional Option:

• Monthly: $160 (10 payments)
• Quarterly: $380 (4 payments)
• Semester: $745 (2 payments)
• Annual $1399 (1 payment)
• Summer School $275 (If a student does not finish by the end of the 10 month Traditional year.)

Elite Service Online Program
12 Month Year Round Option:

• Monthly: $165 (12 payments)
• Quarterly: $490 (4 payments)
• Semester: $950 (2 payments)
• Annual $1900 (1 payment)

Elite Service Online Program
10 Month Traditional Option:

• Monthly: $195 (10 payments)
• Quarterly: $470 (4 payments)
• Semester: $930 (2 payments)
• Annual $1830 (1 payment)
• Summer School $275 (If a student does not finish by the end of the 10 month Traditional year.)

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