Overview
Wellspring Homeschool is a solution for homeschool parents who desire a collaborative approach with Wellspring for curricular and instructional support.
Parents are given access to Wellspring’s curriculum and instructional resources. These resources are utilized to provide instruction to their children.
For specialty subjects such as Quran and Islamic Studies as well as art, technology, and physical education, parents can elect to have their children access live instruction through our Wellspring Virtual program.
Pre-requisites
- Students with an approved Individualized Homeschool Education Plan from their local educational authority and in collaboration with Wellspring.
- Internet access provided by a parent and an electronic learning device (computers, tablets, phone).
- Ability to navigate through a learning management system.
How It Works
Families attend an orientation seminar to help them understand and navigate Wellspring’s learning management system, course material, communication with the school, and completion and submission of assignments and grades. The orientation is also available virtually to be viewed at any time.
Parents are responsible for instructing their children, submitting coursework grades by designated due dates, and contacting Wellspring if there are any questions or additional assistance is needed.
Advantages
Students’ educational experiences are with their parents. Students are immersed in research-based, high-quality curriculum materials developed by leading educational publishers and approved by the NYC Department of Education. Families receive a scope and sequence for each course, digital textbooks and workbooks, and strategies for curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Wellspring Homeschool students are eligible to participate in local, state, and national assessments. Some assessments can be taken virtually, while others must be administered face-to-face. Parents can elect for their child to take NWEA- MAPs, NYS grades 3-8 ELA, math, science, and social studies assessments, or curriculum-based assessments.
Wellspring also works with parents to provide differentiated and targeted support for their children as needed. Parents are supported in providing assistance when deceleration and/or acceleration of the curriculum is needed. Families also have access to online library resources.
Families who live locally have the ability to participate in Wellspring’s field trips, special events, graduation, and after school programs for additional opportunities that promote socialization, wellness, and extracurricular activities.
Difference between Wellspring Virtual and Wellspring Homeschool
| Wellspring Virtual | Wellspring Homeschool |
|---|---|
| Students receive live daily instruction with their teachers. Instruction is mostly synchronous. | Students receive instruction from a parent with some assistance from a teacher. Instruction is asynchronous. There are 900 hours of instruction organized by parents and the teacher. |
| Students receive live instruction in academic and specialty subjects through Wellspring’s curriculum resources. | Parents are provided with access to the digital platforms of Wellspring’s curriculum resources. |
| Quran, Islamic Studies, Arabic taught by live teachers. | Students have access to Wellspring’s digital Arabic and Islamic studies curriculum. Parents can pay to receive live instruction. |
| Students have access to The Wellspring School’s after-school activities. | Students have access to The Wellspring School’s after-school activities. |
| Tuition: $5,000/year | Tuition: $2,000/year |
Admission and Enrollment
There are two steps to the application process. The first step of the application process requires a parent or guardian to complete a Wellspring Homeschool online application ($100). The second step of the application process is an approval of a Wellspring Homeschool Individualized Home Instruction Plan from a local educational authority.
For more information or to apply, please visit our website www.TheWellspringSchools.org and complete our inquiry form or contact us at
office@thewellspringschools.org.
