Is Accreditation Necessary for Homeschooling Success?
Without the oversight of an accredited organization, many parents wonder if their homeschool student would receive the same or a higher quality of education as their peers in public or private schools.
What is Accreditation?
First, let's define exactly what accreditation is and how it works. In general, accreditation is when an independent organization, such as the Association of Christian Schools International, evaluates and recognizes a school or program for meeting specific standards of educational excellence.
When it comes to homeschooling, this usually means that the parents must ensure that the program they are using is evaluated by an accredited organization or institution. This evaluation demonstrates that the program’s curriculum and other aspects of the organization meet academic standards. The evaluation process can involve several components, such as meeting state and local academic requirements, national level academic regulations, teacher certification, and more.
Should You Homeschool Through an Accredited Program?
There are many advantages to having your homeschoolers enrolled in an accredited school. For example, having your school of choice endorsed by a reputable accreditation body such as Cognia may help to enhance its credibility when your student applies for college or for jobs after graduation. Furthermore, being accredited can also open up opportunities for special activities that might not otherwise be available to unaccredited programs.
Accreditation Matters
When you are looking for a partner in high-quality education for your child, accreditation matters. When a school holds accreditation status, it means an outside agency has thoroughly vetted its academic programs for rigor, quality, and adherence to educational standards. Additionally, accreditation ensures that a school is stable, both fiscally and structurally.
Accreditation provides confirmation that the promises the school makes about the delivery system, courses, teachers, student support, and tuition and fees are fair and trustworthy. To maintain the accreditation status, an on-site audit is conducted by the accrediting body every five years to ensure that high standards remain and ongoing development is in place.
In addition to providing credits that can easily transfer between schools, another benefit of accreditation is that it puts a stamp of approval on graduates. Graduating from an accredited school indicates that graduates are ready to study at a college level. This is important to colleges and universities when reviewing a new student's acceptance.
Choose Enlightium Academy!
Enlightium Academy is a leading private Christian school that is ready to serve your homeschool student with an award-winning curriculum, affordable tuition, and highly-reviewed experience. The curriculum is Christian, flexible, customizable, rigorous, and engaging.
Our teacher-led accredited private school meets every requirement of each of the 50 states, such as assigning classes, grading, providing feedback, teaching, and providing student accountability. We would love to prepare your student for academic and spiritual success with you. We accept new students throughout the school year, so you can get started today.
Enlightium Academy is a private Christian online school that serves homeschooling families by offering a Bible-based, flexible, accredited, teacher-supported, and affordable education from the comfort of your home. For any other questions about Enlightium, please call (509) 319-2288, or visit EnlightiumAcademy.com.
