I hate to gush and gush about the main resource I use to teach my kids because I figure people are thinking “ok, enough already, we get it”. But I received a private email today that accused me of not practicing what I preach as they were under the impression that the Masters program very similar to public school, and even possibly funded by public school, so I want to set the record straight.
What is Masters Academy of Fine Arts?
The Master’s Academy of Fine Arts is a fine arts school for homeschooled children ages 5-18. They meet once a week and children are “exposed to the arts from an historical perspective.”
What does Masters Academy of Fine Arts Teach?
The Masters Academy Program breaks history, from the dawn of man (Christian Perspective) to modern times into six time periods. Each year a different time period is taught (in order). While a student does not need to attend for six straight years, it is modeled so that if a child does, they will get a full story of the history of man. Still each year is self contained, so a child can come into the program during medieval times and not feel lost.
How does Masters Academy of Fine Arts Teach History?
History lessons are taught both individually as history as well as being integrated into different artistic disciplines. Children do art projects, act out plays, and study music from the time period that they are studying.
I thought you said your kids attend Masters Academy two days a week?
Technically they do. On Mondays my daughter is in the masters program and my son is in the highschool program called Artios which allows him to more closely focus on one area of the arts. His major is film. On Thursdays my children attend the Cordis program with is a supplement of the Masters Academy program that tutors children through academic subjects. As these classes meet only one day of the week, the parent is still responsible for the child’s overall education.
Isn’t homeschooling through Masters Academy the same as sending your kids to public school?
No. There are several things that distinguish Masters Academy from public school. They are tuition, which I pay, the fact that it is a Christian Institution, and the fact that the kids attend one (or two for academics) days a week. If I were going to compare Masters Academy to another form of schooling, I would say it is a cross between homeschool co-ops and a virtual online school as we use computers a great deal in completing and receiving assignments.
Note: There are many ways to homeschool children. This is the method that I felt was best for my children. We added the academic program to my children’s curriculum when they outgrew time4learning, the online program they had used for years. Plus, my family came to a point where I had to work to help bring income into the home. Masters Academy has saved us from having to put the kids back in public school.
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