What is a Microschool?
A microschool is a small group of students that meet regularly under the care of a teacher to achieve academic success through Mastery Learning.
Students meet in person, set daily goals and collaborate on activities and creative projects for an abbreviated time (compared to traditional schools), allowing the student and parents to supplement with other unique learning opportunities when not meeting in person.
Our Structure:
We meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 8:30am-3:30pm. We dedicate specific time every day for each student to absorb the materials of core subjects and engaging electives (Math, ELA, Social Studies, Science, Art, etc).
We utilize Miacademy for our primary online curriculum and enrich with hands-on activities and social engagement (with Kahn Academy and other online/print resources for extra reinforcement).
Whereas we have a set structure for our days, we understand that learning occurs on a spectrum and each student will advance at their own rate and different subjects have various levels of mastery. We have built in time for one-on-one support and additional time to achieve optimal learning. In addition we have a flexible schedule that can change to catch up on problem areas or core subjects that were missed if a student is sick, for example.
On the days when not in-person (Thursday-Sunday), the students still have access to their online Miacademy memberships. They can finish assignments, earn extra credit for completing supplemental tasks and/or self-directing additional areas of study. Alternatively, this allows parents to teach-on-the-go in real world examples. Many parents utilize the longer weekends to explore the world to learn hands-on science, history, and art.
Tuition:
Hope Academy costs $400/month with a one time $250 enrollment fee. This includes access to online curriculum and all classroom material. We are ESA eligible and have an account with Classwallet for easy payment.
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“We seek to provide a Christ–first learning center that will nurture, train, and equip our students to become lifelong learners and followers of Christ.”
Daily Word of God Time, Weekly Chapel, Life Skills Focus!
Michelle is a veteran classroom teacher with over 13 years of experience. She has taught nearly every possible subject in the classroom ranging from Kindergarten through 12th grade between both Public and Private schools. She also has experience in Christian Leadership development having served as a Director of Christian Education in both church and school settings. She also has experience running her own tutoring business since 2021 and has served over 20 students as an educational and life skills tutor. Many of her clients range from average to high special needs.
Michelle comes to us with a BA in Christian Education Leadership from Concordia University, Irvine, CA with additional certificates in Sign Language Interpreting, Spalding Phonetics, and Specialized Learning. She is credited with developing a High-school level American Sign Language program which meets established foreign language requirements.
Michelle is married to Daniel (m. 2012) and has two children, Joshua (b. 2014) and Caleb (b. 2016). In her free time, she enjoys exploring the world with family, especially hiking to waterfalls and finding new natural beauties of our world. She also enjoys playing board games, doing puzzles, reading books, and going to amusement parks (especially all things Disney!).
Email our director at michellehenning@hopeevlutheran.com
