• How do I enroll on line?
• How do I enroll by standard mail?
• When can and how do I take my child from public or private school?
• Does AHA provide the school books, curriculum?
• Once I am enrolled with AHA can I be dismissed from AHA?
• Can my child recieve a High School Diploma?
• How long does it take to do school work in one day?
• What do I do about my child's socialization?
• What are learning styles and why does it matter?
• What are teaching methods?

How do I enroll on line?

Once you click the enroll now buttons for one child or family. You will be taken to page where you will be walked through the process to make payment with credit or debit card. Please submit this process only once. After your payment is processed you will receive at least 2 emails with all of our enrollment forms from echosign. Please make sure they will not bounce. You will also be walked through the process to fill in these forms and sign them electronic, print your copies for your file, and the form to notify your public school superintendent. You must return (click esend) ASAP to complete enrollment. Once this is done AHA receives them all filled in and signed by you and AHA the process is complete.

How do I enroll by standard mail?

You email us at contact@alabamahomeschool.org or enroll@alabamahomeschool.org and we will email you all the enrollment forms not signed by us. You print forms, fill them all out and sign them. Then mail them to AHA by standard mail with money order only no checks. Once we receive forms we sign, date, and seal them and mail orginials back to you and notify your public school superintendent if you tell us to. Enrollment process is complete. You keep forms in your file.

When can and how do I take my child from public or private school?

It depends on the school system your child is in. You will have between 3-5 days once child has been withdrawn from school to be enrolled with a cover, church, umbrella school (These all mean the same thing). You will have to go to the school and withdraw child from school. You just go to office tell them you want to withdraw child and they have you sign a form. You may withdraw child and then make sure you are legally enrolled within 3-5 days (ask the school correct number of days you have) or you may enroll child and then withdraw at any time there after.

Does AHA provide the school books, curriculum?

No we do not. You may use any books, curriculum, or any method of teaching you like. If you would like information on curriuclum we will be glad to help you. We do not have any requirements on this. We do provide free clicknkids and lifetime learning at the best possible price, but you are not required to use them.

Once I am enrolled with AHA can I be dismissed from AHA?

Yes. AHA has the right to refuse any enrollment, or dissmiss anyone at any time for any reason.

Can my child recieve a High School Diploma?

Yes Alabama Hope Academy has 3 diplomas standard, advanced and life skills. You must turn all grades, subjects and credits to AHA to receive High School Diploma and Transcript. The parent must put all information in childs account at homeschoolreporting.com before parent wants transcript and or diploma. AHA only gives one transcript and one diploma at graduation of high school. We have never had any employer or college or any form of military reject our diplomas for any reason.

How long does it take to do school work in one day?

Two Three or Four hours per day. In public a student spends alot of time in lines, going from one room to another,waiting on teacher and waiting on other students to finish etc. Homeschoolers cut out all that unnecessary waiting and focus on get their work done.

What do I do about my child's socialization?

Homeschoolers have opportunity to be more positively influenced by adults and children of all ages instead of just same age peers. Extended time together strengthens family relationships, not only between child and parents but also with siblings. Children tend to adopt the behaviors and values of those whom they spend the majority of their time. Homeschoolers are more likely than classroom students to value the views of the family over views of their friends.They find it easier to resist pressure from friends.

What are learning styles and why does it matter?

Many beleive there are seven learning stlyes. 1.Linguistic 2.Logical 3.Spatial 4.Musical 5.Bodily 6.Interpersonal 7.Intrapersonal. It is possible to have more than one style of learning. Knowing which way your child learns naturally then teaching with that learning style, the child will learn faster and easier. Most public/private schools mainly use linguistic and logical teaching methods.

What are teaching methods?

There are many methods, most homeschoolers do not follow one style or method exactly. Instead they use ideas, methods that fit their family and eventually end up with method all their own. This is a short list. On Members site it has more info on this subject with 39 methods of homeschooling. 1.School at home 2.Unit studies 3.Relaxed or Eclectic 4.Unschooling 5.Classical 6.The Charlotte Mason 7.The Waldorf 8.Montessori 9.Multiple Intelligences 10.DVD/Video 11.Internet 12.Robinson Self Teaching 13.Principle 14.Traditional 15.Textbook/workbooks 16.Lapbooks 17.Computer based