It Can Be Done!

By Cecilia Gibbs, Assistant Principal Rock Solid Christian Academy

Transitioning to a University-Model® School (Part 1)
​You’ve done your research. You’ve finally decided that a University-Model® school is the best choice for your family. You are convinced that…

• While a UM® school is not free like the public schools, the tuition is more affordable than a full time private school (don’t forget the possibility of scholarships).
• There’s more time for family! Your elementary students are attending school only 2 days per week, while secondary students are on campus for 3 days. 
• Rather than setting aside several hours each evening for homework after a long day at school,  your students now have at-home school days (and homework for older students is kept to a minimum on consecutive on-campus school days).
• Your students and their teachers are free to talk about faith related issues now and most importantly, they can pray at school! Christ is incorporated into every aspect of the school day.
• Because your student is enrolled in smaller classes (6-7 students per class), teachers have time to really get to know them and meet their individual needs.  
• If you’ve transitioned from home schooling, bless those teachers for all the prepping, planning, grading, testing, etc., they’ll be doing for your student. Don’t forget about those report cards and transcripts that will be taken care of too. You’ll only need to facilitate the learning taking place at home!

​All of this sounds wonderful, but the reality is there’s still a transition to be made. How do families switch from a 5-day or home school to a University-Model® setting? Can it be accomplished? 

Our answer to you is a resounding, YES!  By following certain steps, we believe your family will not only make the transition, but they will make it with great success!

In the next blog we’ll cover such topics as: how to organize the at-home school day, communication, parent roles, students roles, serving and being served by the University-Model® community, and more. 

As you approach the school year, my prayer for you comes from Jeremiah 17: 7-8 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”

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