BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIC SFCS HSP:
- Comparatively low-cost fees
- Year-round enrollment
- Parental choice of instructor / curriculum / schedule
- Office staff support
- Record keeping services
- K-8 Grade Placement Recommendation
- 9-12 High School credits / transcript / diploma
- HOme STudy EXchange (HOSTEX) student newspaper
- Legal information and support
HOW THE ORGANIC PROGRAM WORKS
1. Enroll in our program. (*WE ARE NOT A CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL.)
2. You will receive an Acceptance Packet within 10 business days
following receipt of your payment.
3. You will fill out and return any necessary and applicable forms
included in the Acceptance Packet.
4. To maintain your permanent record, you will fill out required
"Course Report Forms" and submit them quarterly. Our fiscal year runs from July
1st of each year through June 30th of the following year. This gives enrolling
families the flexibility of year-round, anytime educating.
5. After the completion of each school year / grade, we will issue a
"Grade Placement Recommendation" for your child(ren) to "promote" your child
(ren) to the next "grade" level if you should choose to re-enroll with us,
or move to another school program. High School students will also receive and
annual Credit Award report.
ELEMENTARY LEVEL
The SFCS requirements for one school year of home study generally
include five basic subject areas: English, Math, Social Studies, Science and Physical
Education.
As a general guideline for elementary grades (K-8), the lower the grade,
the less time a child needs to spend doing "book work". For example, an
acceptable program of study at home for a child aged 5-8 may involve no more than
1 hour / subject / week, where the educational supervisor provides a lot of
opportunity for "hands on" experience.
"Play is the serious business of childhood" (Piaget), so for
grades K-3, games and physical activity may become the primary curricular focus.
As students move toward the upper end of the elementary grades, they increase
the time spent in academic areas, say to 3 hours / subject /week, which
is the minimum time required by SFCS to award credits at the secondary level.
SECONDARY LEVEL
SFCS requires twenty-four credits for graduation; or 1
elective, in addition to the five basic subject areas each school year.
However, students may choose 2 areas of study to meet their elective
requirement -- e. g., typing and woodworking, earning 1/2 credits in each
subject. We do not award 1/4 credits. In grades 9-12 SFCS will award
credits based on the standard credit system.
STANDARD CREDIT SYSTEM
SFCS awards high school credits based on a minimum
of 120-240 hours of course work in one subject area (or 3-6 hours of work /
study for 40 weeks) per school year. Normally, SFCS uses a U-S-O grading system,
where less than 120 hours per course per year is considered
Unsatisfactory, and more than 240 hours,
Outstnading. (Comparable letter grades that might be
awarded by SFCS would be 120/hrs.=D, 160/hrs.=C, 200/hrs.=B, 240/hrs.=A,
depending upon the content of the course work completed [though we are
not a graded program].)
Information for students who seek to earn two credits for the same course in
the same year and early graduation will be provided in the Acceptance Packet,
in an extended version of the Standard Credit System, and our Advanced Placement Track.
*FEES FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE ORGANIC PROGRAM:
UNITED STATES - APO - FPO - CANADA - MEXICO
- 1 child = $ 250
- 2 children = $ 450
- 3 children = $ 650
- Over 3 children add $ 150 per child.
- OVERSEAS Add $ 100 per child to above fees.
CREDIT MAKE-UP PROGRAM:
- 1 full credit = $ 55
- 1 half credit = $ 35
ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM:
Designed for adults who dropped out of school but desire to or need to get a diploma now.
CLICK TO ENROLL:
Extended payment option available. Not availalbe for Make-Up Credit(s). Contact us
*Enrollment fees are non-refundable, and payable in US currency
TRADITIONAL ON-LINE PROGRAM:
Our On-Line program is provided through Forest Trail Academy, an accredited virtual learning institution. All of their courses are facilitated by certified teachers
who are located throughout the US. SFCS and Forest Trail Academy have entered into a relaxed partnership which
allows each school to keep its autonomy, but gives our students an on-line option to meet and fill educational goals and desires in a more
traditional method.
Students enrolling in SFCS’s on-line program will receive a 10% discount off applicable Forest Trail Academy fees.This discount is only available by
enrolling through the SFCS website.
All grading, transcripts, diploma and report cards will be provided by SFCS only after all courses have been completed and all tuition fees are paid.
Though you will be working directly with Forest Trail Academy teachers, through Forest Trail's Academy's website, you will work to meet the graduating guidelines of
SFCS. If you find any conflict in procedure between SFCS’s program and guidelines and Forest Trail Academy's program noted on their website,
please default to SFCS’s procedures and guildelines.
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