Homeschoolers - Affordable Private School Options?

Did you check AZ Academy?

We too are looking for a good school option for our daughter. We will be moving to STX in 1-2 years to the East end. Wondering which High schools are good and affordable and not across the island.
In my experience religious schools don't always require you to go to their church but they do charge more for non-parishioners... at least in the states they do. My daughter has attended parochial school for 5 years now.

We are also contemplating a move to St. Croix. I already homeschool my kids and will do so on the island and am looking for other homeschoolers!

We decided to go with St. Patrick (K-8) and St. Joseph (9-12). We felt comfortable with the people at both schools and that's worth so much!

Hopefully it all goes well - we are hopeful for a lot of things right now!

Good evening!

warriorsschool@yahoo.com is the email address for our Christian private school, Bruce Institute of Higher Learning, but it is also used for all things school related.  In this case, that means a family does not have to enroll their child in our school in order to be apart of  the homeschool associations that we have, although I hope they will :-). 
Our private school has a homeschool co-op / umbrella division that I'm expanding here to the beautiful island of St. Croix! Our homeschool organization here is called St Croix Home Educators' Association (SCHEA).  It will provide valuable information regarding homeschooling in the Virgin Islands such as:

1.) what parents must legally do in order to homeschool or have their child homeschooled,

2.) updates on what the Homeschool Legal Defense Association is doing to prevent to Virgin Islands Dept of Education from passing laws that violate the rights of parents to have freedom of choice pertaining to the education of their children,

3.)which local private schools are "homeschool friendly" meaning they offer online or campus classes and extracurricular classses / sports for area homeschool students,

4.) as well as members-only events, like field trips, classes, sports tryouts like soccer, cheerleading, dance, basketball, etc, clubs such as SADD and FCA to name a few, and events like graduations, proms, and banquets.

And much more!

Also, if any family is interested in speaking with me regarding enrolling their child in our program for us to homeschool them, they certainly may shoot me an email. In addition to having campuses, it is also possible to "attend" our school totally online, and we are accredited!  I am also offering a hybrid program here on island that combines our online classes with traditional textbook studies as well, which has proven highly succesful for our students in the states.  

there are 2 great elementary schools on island. pearl b larson is one-cant remember the other. maybe ricardo?

Well, homeschooling will be a challenge...and three children? I am a veteran elementary school teacher (26 years completed!!), and I am going to open a homeschooling business by January. That is my target date. ...and by the way, our local board of education will have discussions about our new home education policy this month since they just printed the draft on their website.

http://www.myviboe.com/pdf/Home%20Education%20policy%20revision%20as%20of%2005-20-2015.pdf

This rules don't seem that complicated, but from what I heard from the new commissioner of education, she wants the home education policy enforced and for homeschooling parents to be able to use the same federal and local resources that the public school students are using. One of the requirements besides filling out the request form is to have it approved (of course) and to have a portfolio that is to be reviewed twice a year or "semi-annually.

The business I plan to start is educational consulting service so I will be planning your homeschooling day, planing some assignments, working with you on some educational websites, tutoring your child, and helping you to build a portfolio that will show how your child is making progress. For people in St. Croix, I will work with your on Skype and the cost will be less that what I will charge for St. Thomas residents since I live on St. Thomas.

Cost $180 a month. This includes 2 hours of face-to-face academic planning/instruction per week, assessments and 1 hour online/on phone support (questions). Half price for additional children. It is $50 an hour consultation if you do not want "the package" deal.

St. Croix residents will get the same thing but for $110 instead.

Good morning,
Are there support groups, homeschool groups for activities/field trips?
My family of 6 will be moving in Aug and will be homeschooling my 8 and 5 year old. Meeting other kids or island groups their age will be great. We chose the K12 International online program. We are enrolling her to start Monday on the Mass K12 while we are still stateside so it's less of a transition when we move. I'm just looking into STX homeschooling threads now. If you know any updated ones, please post a link.
Thanks!
Hollie

We are planning our move for June and are looking at the possibility of homeschooling our 9 and 6 year old. I would love to also hear any feedback.

In my research, it looks like there used to be a group that had a blog that listed field trips and other events but the most recent update to that was 2012.

Any insight from those who are currently homeschooling would be appreciated. Especially with the new Homeschooling Bill that is being passed in USVI.

Thanks!

Mid March 2017 we are Moving Family of 3 to islands with a teenager.... looking to connect with home school groups and activities. Suggestions is appreciated

Hi Hollie,

We are thinking of enrolling our son in the K12 Online School as well when we move to St. Croix 2018. He'll be going into the 8th grade. How was the transition for your kids moving and then taking classes online? Are they adjusting well? Were you able to find homeschool groups/sports/etc.?

Thanks!

Hi! My family and I will be moving to STT in May 2018 looking into homeschooling options for our 10 and 12-year-old . I would love to meet/chat with families and get the kids involved in some social activities.

Thanks,
Kate

Kate,
We'll be moving to STT next month. We have two girls 9 and 7. We also plan on homeschooling. We are also looking for ways the kids can socialize!

Justin

Good evening. I have 2 teenagers who will be entering 8th & 11th grade. Would love to hear more about the home school options.

Respectfully, Jessica T.