What We Offer 

  • Classical Christian liberal arts curriculum for grades 1 - 6.

  • Systematic Bible curriculum

  • Intensive Phonics

  • Shurley grammar

  • Latin Why Latin?

  • Original and secondary sources for history

  • Students read dozens of complete classical works

  • Apologia science

  • Saxon math

  • Worldview Code Blue rallies in Omaha and Des Moines

  • Educational Policy Conference in St. Louis

Homework Philosophy and Guidelines

 

Philosophy

Christian Heritage Academy may assign some amount of homework to its students at any given time.  Below are the primary reasons or causes for homework being assigned:

A.      Students often need some amount of extra practice in specific new concepts, skills, or facts.  In certain subjects (e.g. math or languages), there is not enough time in a school day to do as much practice as may be necessary for mastery. Therefore, after reasonable in-class time is spent on the material, the teacher may assign homework to allow for the necessary practice.

B.       Repeated, short periods of practice or study of new information is often a better way to learn than one long period of study.

C.       Since CHA recognizes that parental involvement is critical to a child’s education, homework can be used as an opportunity for parents to actively assist their child in his or her studies. This will also keep the parents informed as to the current topics of study in the class.

D.      Homework may also be assigned to students who, having been given adequate time to complete an assignment in class, did not use the time wisely. The homework in this situation serves a corrective as well as a practical purpose.
 

Guidelines for Assigning Homework:

The necessity for doing homework will vary from grade to grade and even from student to student.  The amount of time spent on homework may also vary significantly from student to student depending on the student’s capabilities and work habits.  The guide should also be regarded as applying to the average night during an average week for the average student.  Some students may consistently spend more time than the guideline prescribes; some may consistently spend less.  If homework is regularly assigned, the teacher will provide some sort of homework assignment schedule so the students will know what to anticipate and how to plan for homework.
 
    Grade
 1st & 2nd
3rd & 4th
5th & 6th		 Approximate Time per Week Night*
 20 – 30 minutes
30 – 45 minutes
45 – 60 minutes
 

*Normally homework is not to be assigned over holidays or vacation periods.
*Normally weekend assignments should not exceed a regular “weeknight” assignment
 

Tuition & Books 
 Grades 1 - 6 tuition is $2,500 per year.  Book cost average $150 - $200 per year.

Home School Families are Welcome. 
If you home school, you are welcome to consider having your child join us for some or all of our classes.

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We GUARANTEE any developmentally ready student who enters First grade at CHA will learn to read, or your money back! 

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