How are the “Family Academy Way” and “Family-Directed Education” different from other educational programs and curriculum providers?
Jesus modeled for us in the Gospels that learning occurs best within relationship, not a within a specific curriculum. Over two decades ago, a few homeschooling families and a couple of teachers began meeting together. These teachers did not want to put their own children into the traditional system they had just left, so they established the Family Academy program. They purposed not to be a regular school or correspondence school (or now online school) or a publisher peddling a specific curriculum. These each require students and parents to compromise individual learning styles and academic needs in order to fit the program. So they founded their own private school without walls – a network of teachers, committed to assisting homeschooling families. The FA Teacher Consultant helps the family choose resources from a variety of venues that fit particular learning needs. Also, the FA Teacher Consultant works with the parents and the students to support the on-going process through weekly
