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What this academy actually teaches

Life Academy is a parent-directed K–12 online curriculum: 36 weeks × 5 cores, plus a K–12 STEM pathway, Spanish I–II, Driver’s Ed, and Business & Economics. It is not a state diploma and it is not currently accredited. The academic bar is college-prep rigor for every U.S. family. It is built so a child at a laptop can be taught — not quizzed on a title they never saw.

Every core lesson uses the same academic loop top tutors use: I do → we do → you do → mastery check → teach-back. Interactive labs sit on the page. K–2 phonics labs speak the letter sounds and the word. Every lesson has Read the lesson aloud. English I–IV write papers with an on-site Citation Helper. History reads public-domain documents hosted here. We do not send students to Khan, YouTube, or PhET to be taught.

College-prep rigor, not one-state geography

Every family gets Science of Reading (no three-cueing), mastery math, inquiry plus engineering, and a STEM pathway from Kindergarten ramps through Grade 9 Python. High school names the courses colleges already look for. We do not teach one state’s towns as the social-studies spine. We teach at that level of difficulty, everywhere.

Pedagogy, by band

Band	What elite programs actually do	How we package it at home
K–2	Science of Reading phonics (no three-cueing). Singapore CPA math. Picture + word dual coding (Paivio / Mayer).	Story Studio, Voice Coach, tap-count labs, Story Studio labs on this site, grown-up nearby.
3–5	Multiplication as equal groups/arrays. Fractions as equal parts. CER in science. Maps & timelines.	Equal-groups lab on this page. Story Studio all 36 weeks.
6–8	Ratios, integers, algebra language. NGSS-style models. Annotation, not book reports.	Lesson Studio, on-page labs, campus Source Library, virtual tutoring.
9–12	Algebra I–II / geometry / precalculus. Biology, chemistry, physics. Primary-source history. Personal finance.	On-campus labs, primary-source history, English I–IV Paper Studio. Spanish I–II, Driver’s Ed, and Business electives.

What stays on campus

Classroom lessons with worked examples, on-page labs, quizzes, and teach-back
Research Desk: Citation Helper, Source Library, Paper Studio
Official Records: mastery, attendance, transcripts, writing evidence
Thinking Coach (Socratic, on-site). It will not take quizzes.

We do not claim a custom filmed lecture for every one of the 2,340 core lessons. That would be a lie. We claim a teachable page, an on-campus lab, and a writing/research desk — not a tour of other people's websites.

Honest limits

Parent-directed. You are the school of record in your state.
Not a state diploma. Not currently accredited. See accreditation & testing.
Live help with David is $45/hour, virtual only — Google Meet or Zoom on a laptop. Never in person. Not bundled with the homeschool plans.
$35/month per student or $69/month per family (up to 4 students). Week 1 of every grade is free to try.

Try Kindergarten math · Week 1 · 3rd Grade × as equal groups · 9th Grade Algebra I