Enlightium does offer an Honors Program for students in teacher-led programs who are in grades 3–12! Honor courses are available for most English, history, math, and science courses and contain more in-depth material.

After your student has completed the admissions process, their Enlightium counselor will work with your family to see if your student is eligible for honor courses based on their scores on Enlightium’s entrance assessments and the grades from their previous school.

For students in grades 9–12, honor courses are identified as “HR” on their Enlightium transcripts. Additionally, most honor courses are NCAA approved and can be assigned to students seeking eligibility to compete as an athlete at the collegiate level. 

Honor courses have a weighted GPA value of +0.5 to the student’s final GPA. High school students can pursue a College Preparatory/Honor Courses/Honors Diploma.

Enlightium provides NCAA approved courses for student athletes. More information can be found on Enlightium’s NCAA page.

Yes, Enlightium Academy offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses through College Board for grades 9–12. These types of courses demand the highest level of participation, peer collaboration, and quality of work from students. Students may need to start the AP course(s) as early as July to get ready to take the AP exam in May. The AP/CC programs allow students to participate in a college-level course and earn college credits while still in high school. An Enlightium counselor will work with parents to determine if the student would be able to manage and be successful in Honors or AP/CC courses.

Advanced Placement is identified on transcripts as “AP” and has a weighted value of +1.0 to the student's final GPA.

During the admissions process, students take entrance assessments and records are received from the student’s previous school. The student’s Enlightium counselor will then work with parents to assign the appropriate courses to ensure the student’s success.

The student may be assigned, at the counselor’s discretion, parts of a previously failed course, foundational courses to allow the student to relearn the building blocks, and/or credit recovery courses. As the student progresses in the school year, it is vital that the student and parent communicate to the Enlightium counselor if their student is still struggling in one or more courses.

Enlightium Academy offers specialized accommodations to the student’s coursework. Your student’s counselor will review the student’s entrance assessment results and their records from the previous school to determine what program would be most appropriate for the student. If specialized accommodations or modifications are required, a referral to the principal's office and the intervention team will be made and the student’s counselor will be required to wait to assign courses until after an evaluation and/or consultation has been completed.

Your student’s Enlightium teachers* will answer your student’s academic questions via messages within the Ignitia platform. Phone support, screensharing, and face-to-face video chat are also available for students in the Gold, Diamond, and Sapphire Live packages. Teachers will actively work to provide each student proper scaffolding for success. This means that the teacher will seek to give exactly the right amount of support for each student to be challenged yet successful.

*Teacher support is available to students in grades 3-12 in the Silver, Silver+, Gold, Diamond, and Sapphire Live packages.

Enlightium Academy’s English Language Learners (ELL) Program offers students in grades 8-12, whose first language is not English, targeted support through modified English courses, English language practice and lessons, and instruction by a trained ELL instructor. This program is designed to equip older intermediate and advanced English language learners for transition to standard courses.

Students with learning challenges will be evaluated carefully with consideration of the type and severity of the challenge, as well as Enlightium’s capacity to accommodate the challenges.

Although we enroll students identified as needing Individualized Education Program (IEP) services, Enlightium Academy does not assess or update service plans. We customize curriculum, assignments, and academic standards for families that seek adaptations through a service plan in collaboration with each student’s resident district and based on the resident district created and managed Individual Service Plan (ISP). Students that would like to access our academic intervention program without a service plan will be evaluated carefully by a team of qualified Enlightium staff in collaboration with parents.

Enlightium Academy also provides Section 504 accommodations for students with diagnosed health impairments not requiring a service plan or academic adaptations. Our ISP and 504 Coordinator will work closely with the student’s parents, teachers, guidance counselor, and Enlightium Academy’s Assistant Principal to support student success while enrolled with Enlightium Academy.

For more information about these programs, see the Specialized Accommodations page.

Enlightium Academy reserves the right to decline enrollment to students with learning challenges if Enlightium lacks facilities and/or staffing to meet the needs of said student in the fullest possible way.

Enlightium offers the Gifted and Higher-Level Learner Program for qualifying students in grades 3–8.

Exceptional students with advanced abilities, high-performing talent, superior aptitude, and/or high-achieving capabilities beyond their age/grade level may be recognized in any of the following areas: intellect, creativity, artistic ability, leadership, and academic standing. The gifted program entails an exclusive course and mentorship series where students can take their learning to the next level.

Learn more at Enlightium’s Gifted and Higher-Level Learner page.

The curriculum for PreK-2nd grade is textbook-based which is a separate cost than tuition. Parents then upload work samples and grades into the online platform several times each month.

For grades 3–12, the textbooks are built into the online learning platform. Students may still need to purchase additional material, typically for science and English courses. Families should review each course description for the phrase “Access Supply List”; these list any textbooks, science equipment, and other materials needed for the course. If students are unable to access material, they can simply message their teacher.

High school students taking Advanced Placement and Concurrent Credit courses have required textbooks, as noted in the overview for each course.

The school year consists of 180 days over nine or ten months. Students are required to finish all work assigned within the given timeframe. Students enrolled in a one-semester course will have about 90 school days to complete the course. Enlightium offers summer school to those students who need more time to complete the school year; a summer school fee may apply.

During the fourth quarter, Enlightium offers the IXL Diagnostic and the Iowa Complete for grades 3–8. Additionally, guidance for college-preparatory assessments is available to students in grades 9-12. Click here for a full list of testing options.

Naviance Student is a comprehensive college and career readiness solution that helps Enlightium Academy align student strengths and interests to postsecondary goals, improve student outcomes, and connect learning to life.

• Naviance supports Enlightium students in reaching their unique goals by connecting their passions to their future.
• It allows our students to create a personalized plan that helps them make informed decisions throughout their academic journey here at Enlightium Academy.
• Naviance connects students’ interests to their potential career paths early, ensuring active participation in their own academic success and opening their eyes to the wide world of career opportunities.
• The career planning tools allow students to understand how their strengths, goals, skills, and interests can lead to exciting careers.
• Enlightium students build confidence by trying new things, pursuing what they love, and learning from their missteps in a safe environment. The Naviance platform provides that safe place.
• Naviance is a powerful college planning tool as it provides insights into financial planning, test preparation and scheduling, scholarship opportunities, college application requirements, and electronic document submission.

Enlightium operates within an academic school year consisting of 180 instructional days with a defined first and last day of school. Students enrolled from the beginning of the school year are expected to complete all assigned courses within the 180 school days, unless a summer school extension is provided. 

For students in grades 3-12, the daily schedule is assigned within the online learning platform that lists the assignments to be completed on each school day. Students are free to complete the daily assignments at any time throughout the day. Students should plan to complete the week’s work by Sunday night.

At Enlightium, we developed a progress summary notification that is sent weekly via email to keep parents informed and empower them with the information needed to keep their students accountable, and to help meet or exceed their state attendance standards and maintain our accreditation requirements. This email will provide a summary of key metrics like assignments completed vs. assignments due in the previous week, time spent, average score on multiple assignment types, and other data that will help parents gauge if their student is keeping up with the material and identify any red flags early on.

For students in grades PreK-2, parents are provided a schedule to keep the student on track to finish the school year on time.

Enlightium Academy is a private school accredited by both Cognia and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI); therefore, credits awarded by Enlightium are accepted at any K-12 school, college, or university nationwide, and are recognized internationally.

Enlightium Academy is accredited, licensed, and approved by the following organizations:

• Accredited by Cognia
• Accredited by Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
• Accredited by Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE)
• Member of the Washington Federation of Independent Schools
• Approved by the Washington State Board of Education
• Approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for honors and standard coursework
• Approved by College Board for Advanced Placement (AP) // CEEB (School) Code: 481292
• Approved for Concurrent Credit at Northwest Nazarene University
• Member of the National Honor Society/National Junior High Society
• Member of the Merit Scholar Society
• Enlightium Academy uses the Ignitia curriculum
• Homeschool.com Seal of Approval

For more information, see the Accreditation page.

Enlightium offers for students in grades:

• 9-12: Over 40 core courses*, over 100 electives, ten AP courses, six concurrent credit courses, and dual enrollment courses which are college courses taken at your school of choice while attending Enlightium Academy.
• 6-8: Core courses* and over 30 electives.
• 3-5: Core courses* and over 10 electives
• PreK-2: Core courses* and the option of an offline elective.

*Core courses at Enlightium Academy are Bible, English, history, math, and science.

Enlightium’s standard school year is 180 days; with summer school, this is extended to 210 days. Deadlines for students’ coursework are spread over the course of the school year; this allows students to move through the curriculum at their own speed. Enlightium’s program is mastery-based which provides students the opportunity to move quicker in some subjects and spend additional time in other subjects.

Additionally, students have access to the curriculum for most days of the school year (including weekends and holidays) and can use those days to catch up or work ahead.

Grades PreK-2:

Students will not be able to begin working until they receive their textbooks in the mail. In the meantime, they can participate in Enlightium’s social and spiritual offerings. Parents will also have access to a Parent Orientation.

Grades 3–12:

Students will be provided access to their Student Orientation within a few days of their course start date. Students can also participate in Enlightium’s social and spiritual offerings.

Enlightium Academy has been preparing students for colleges and universities since 2003. Students in grades 9-12 are provided Education, Career and Life Readiness (ECLR) curriculum to help build life skills, and they may be able to take the following courses:

• Advanced Placement (AP) courses (grades 10-12)
• Concurrent Credit (CC) courses to earn college credits from Northwest Nazarene University while attending Enlightium Academy (grades 11-12)
• Dual Enrollment (DE) courses to take college classes at the school of their choice while attending Enlightium Academy (grades 11-12)

View Enlightium graduates’ college acceptances. 

Enlightium Academy is based out of Washington state, which has a maximum age limit of 21 to receive a diploma. This means that students must obtain their high school diploma by their 21st birthday.

Yes! Click here for a list of requirements to receive an Honors diploma.

There will be a $150 graduation fee for students in grade 12:

• If the prepayment option is chosen, the fee is added to the tuition payment.
• If the monthly payment plan is chosen, the fee will be divided evenly among the monthly payments.

If the diploma needs to be mailed internationally, the graduation fee is $300.