International Students

Enlightium Academy allows students to start their school year early or late. Our counselors will align the students’ school year start date with one of our quarter start dates; see the school calendar for specifics. For example, if the school year in your area typically begins in October, your student can begin their first quarter when Enlightium typically begins its second quarter; your student would then be provided enough time to complete the assigned work, which may mean that your student finishes the school year during the summer. Please note on the enrollment form if you would like to request a unique start date.

International students do not need an F-1 visa to take online courses through Enlightium Academy. Though, if students desire to study in-person in the U.S., one of the Enlighitum’s Co-Op schools, Summit Christian Academy in Spokane Washington, is an approved I-20 school, therefore students can benefit from in-person learning and online courses per their unique interests.

Enlightium Academy offers online courses for international students in grades 3–12.

Enlightium teachers are available Monday through Friday from 7 am to 4 pm Pacific Time.

International students living outside of the U.S. time zones often select the Silver Tuition Package, which offers teacher support via messaging within 24 hours; however, families can choose premium support packages such as Gold and Diamond, allowing students additional channels of teacher support during teacher working hours. The Bronze Tuition Package is not available for international students if English is not their primary household language.

International students are accepted if they are coming to Enlightium from an English-speaking school with a course load and rigor comparable to U.S. standards. Text translation tools are available within the curriculum platform. Correspondence between the school and parents will be sent via email and will be in English.

Enlightium Academy accepts students from countries all over the world.

Some countries may ban Christian websites, which may limit your ability to access the curriculum used by Enlightium. You may test the accessibility of the curriculum in your country by doing a demonstration of the curriculum. Access the Curriculum Demo page and follow the directions to log in. If your student can successfully log into a demo account and navigate the curriculum, then they should be able to access their courses upon enrollment.

Text translation tools are available in the curriculum platform. Correspondence between the school and parents will be sent via email and will be in English. We also have the English Language Learners (ELL) Program for students in grades 8–12 whose first language is not English.

If your student’s transcript is not in English, please reach out to a translation company in your country and ask them to translate* your student’s report card/transcript:

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• Grades 9-12: current and previous high school years’ transcripts
• Grades 6-8: the most recent report card, including the current/previous year
• Grades Pre-K-5: only the current/previous report card

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*Translation must be into English and provided along with other documents when enrolling your student at Enlightium Academy.

Students work at their own pace through the online curriculum used by Enlightium, but are accountable for keeping up with the weekly schedule to stay on track to complete courses on time. Students do not have to show up in a classroom, as courses are completed online, and will have access to their teachers through chat and other channels based on the teacher support package selected.

Enlightium students typically work anywhere from 20–40 minutes per assignment, totaling 3–6+ hours depending on the course load and how much time the student needs to master the material before moving forward. The Ignitia platform is available for students to work remotely anytime from anywhere with a good internet connection, providing flexibility for each student. Some coursework allows students to work offline, such as science projects.

Students primarily interact with teachers via Ignitia, the online platform used by Enlightium Academy. Teachers also provide supplementary learning material to support independent learning.

Enlightium Academy’s teachers are state and/or ACSI certified. All teachers are required to have at least a Bachelors degree and be experts in their field. A handful of Enlightium’s teachers have Masters and some Doctorate degrees in their fields of teaching.

For the most part, Enlightium’s teachers and the Ignitia platform do most of the heavy lifting, but parents may need to help students from time to time. Parents are responsible for holding their student accountable for meeting course progress requirements.

There is a $250 enrollment fee plus tuition. Seniors will also need to pay a $150 graduation fee, which is increased to $300 if the diploma needs to be mailed internationally.

Your student will need to go through our standard admissions process, which includes withdrawing from their prior school. The Enlightium Academy Admissions Department will request records from your prior school, which includes a notice of your family’s intent to enroll at Enlightium.

The Enlightium Academy Admissions Department will do their best to request records from your previous school. Providing a registrar or a school email address upon enrollment or a copy of the official transcript translated by a certified translator will drastically speed up this process. Otherwise, it may take several weeks for our team to connect with your previous school. Please provide records during or after submitting the enrollment form to expedite the admissions process.

As an online homeschool, Enlightium does not require proof of vaccinations. You are encouraged to keep your own record of vaccination or exemption per local requirements or after submitting the enrollment form to expedite the admissions process.

The traditional start of the school year takes place during the middle of August; however, Enlightium Academy accepts enrollments year-round. Your student can begin at any time of the year and start classes from where they left off at their prior school as indicated by the records received and entrance assessment scores.

If you are living outside of the United States, you can use the Enlightium international payment link to make payments in the currency of your choice at a matched exchange rate. Convera offers several service options for currency exchange payments, depending on the location of your home bank. Convera also provides a three-day exchange rate lock to provide you with the most beneficial exchange rate. Please contact the billing department at billing@enlightiumacademy.com if you would like to make a payment in a currency other than U.S. dollars.

You can start right away! All you need to do is pay the enrollment fee and complete the Enrollment Form to get the admissions process started. Our Admissions Department will then assign your student diagnostic tests and request records from your prior school. Your Enlightium Academy counselor will review the records and diagnostic test scores, and then they will contact your family via email to assign courses.