REGISTRATION to the Aquinas Learning Curriculum
*Registration - gives you access to the course as well as benefits of being an Aquinas Learning member family (group discounts, HSLDA special rates, training specials, AL newsletter, AL communication loops, etc.)
*Registration DOES NOT include ENROLLMENT FEES to join a center. To join a center, please go to >REGISTER>CENTER PAGE
If you plan to be an ALH (Aquinas Learning at Home) family, independently using our curriculum, all you need next is to buy the materials.
REGISTRATION fees are non-refundable, but transferable.
$185/LEVEL/FAMILY – Registration Fee for the 28-week Course*
Schola Parva Level (PreK-K)
*Includes access to the curriculum through an online course site, downloadable parent guide, member-only webinars, discounted materials, online community access (groups.io and private Facebook group), and more.
$250/FAMILY - Registration Fee for the 28-week Course*
Schola Prima I Level (gr. 1-3)
*Includes access to the curriculum through an online course site, downloadable parent guide, member-only webinars, discounted materials, online community access (groups.io and private Facebook group), and more.
$250/FAMILY - Registration Fee for the 28-week Course*
Schola Prima II Level (gr. 4-6)
*Includes access to the curriculum through an online course site, downloadable parent guide, member-only webinars, discounted materials, online community access (groups.io and private Facebook group), and more.
$75/COURSE/FAMILY - Registration Fee for the 30-week Course*
Schola Alta Level - Registration is a la carte per course (course offerings may differ year after year)
*Includes access to the curriculum through an online course site, member-only webinars, discounted materials, online community access (groups.io and private Facebook group), and more.
Integrated Humanities Core:
- Catechism (cycle specific: Old Testament (C1), New Testament (C2), Catechism of the Catholic Church (C3))
- History (cycle specific: Ancient History, Medieval History, U.S. History / U.S. Government, Economics, Modern World History)
- Literature & Composition (integrated with cycle concentration)
- Latin (Intro Latin, Latin I, Latin II)
- Logic / Philosophy / Rhetoric
- Science (Middle School: Earth Science (C1), Astronomy (C2), Anatomy (C3); High School: Biology (C1), Introduction to Physics (C2), Chemistry (C3))
Required books (approximate costs) - see current BOOKLIST on the website
Primary Arts of Language Writing Text - by IEW - $29
IEW – Theme Writing Book (Student/Teacher Combo for SPII level only) ($50student/teacher edition; $24 student-only)
Geography Workbook – $24.95
Catechism Text (Evangelium Press Discipleship Series) – $14.99
Grammar Text: English Language Lessons (SPII level) (one-time purchase) – $19.99
Timeline Pages (one-time purchase) – $22.95 – one per family
Readers (many are classics) listed as “FRA” (family read-aloud) or book reports for 6th graders (~$100 – classic books are also available in the library for free or used)
These amounts are approximate and don’t include the Family Read Aloud books and the optional materials below.
Optional materials/resources (approximate prices)
AL Curriculum Audio MP3s – $13
Time Trek Notebook – $32.95 – one per family (optional stickers $4.95)
AL Student Planner – $22.95
Supplementary Resources and materials (not required for the program, but can enhance it further)
General School Supplies/uniforms - check with your director as to your center’s requirements
JOIN A CENTER -
live IN-PERSON community meetings
– All of the ALH FEES above PLUS…
– CENTER FEES (tuition, facility fees, and materials fees) -
Centers are individually-owned and operated by directors who are licensed to use the Aquinas Learning Curriculum at their center. Therefore, each center’s fees may vary.
Example: Manassas Center where Center Fee is $970 (tuition plus fees) in Parva, Prima I, and Prima II or $1750(alta tuition plus center fees), but other centers charge their own center fees. Check with your local directors. You can find a current list on the aquinaslearning.com home page >Register>dropdown page to chosen center
* Defer costs by becoming a paid mentor. Finance by using installment. Apply for tuition scholarships that may be available at the directors’ discretion.
JOIN A VIRTUAL CENTER -
live ONLINE community meetings
– All of the ALH REGISTRATION FEES above PLUS ALVC Tuition…
– ONLINE CENTER TUITION FEES:
(PARVA - not available as this age group is young for zooming)
$200 - PRIMA I&II Mixed Class (Memory Works, Good Books, Oral Presentations, PAL Composition review, Philosophy, Extra Activities) - 28 weeks
$250 - PRIMA II - IEW & Grammar Lessons - 28 weeks
$350/course/student - SCHOLA ALTA LIVE ONLINE COURSES (30 weeks) - Live classes with mentor, including homework, grading, and a final progress report at the end of 30-week course. Some of these courses will also be offered as “recorded classes.”
Calling all experienced AL mentors! Interested in teaching classes online for the AL Virtual Center? In the future, if demand increases, we will be establishing other Virtual Centers in different parts of the U.S. and around the world.
START A CENTER
For the Director: INQUIRY FORM
$350 – Directors’ Tool Box: initial year payment to AL headquarters (renewal fee $175/yr)
Support in Starting a Center Using the Aquinas Learning Program
**A Center Page on the Aquinas Learning National Website!
Access to Directors’ Webinars
Phone Consultation (included in fee is an initial consultation, one phone consultation prior to the start of the school year, and a follow-up mid-year consultation and end-of-year consultation via webinar or web conference with other directors)
Inclusion into the ALDirectors’ Yahoo Loop
Access to shared marketing material templates (brochures, forms, etc.)
The $350 Director Administration Fee is to be paid before the start of the first year as a center. If you decide not to start a center, this fee can be applied to your own subscription fee for the upcoming year. Otherwise, it is non-refundable.
General Business Expenses are not included (e.g. computer, printer, insurance, business cards, stationary, travel, meetings, training, office supplies, internet, name registration (d.b.a.), optional supplies for your center – center toys/games, P.E. equipment, lab equipment, art supplies, etc.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Check the home page for the latest training opportunities.
2-Day Online Summer Practicum in July every year. Recordings are made available to registrants after the event. Cost - $35 members / $85 non-members
1-Day live onsite training at your location – cost of room and board, travel, and per diem for trainer to come to your location. Ask for rate.
Live and recorded webinars - costs are variable
Course site resources for mentors and for directors
PARENTS
Parent Guides will be in the Resource Folders on the Course Site and is included in your subscription
COMMUNITY DISCUSSION GROUPS
AQUINAS LEARNING FAMILIES – anyone using the AL program
AL_Families-subscribe@yahoogroups.com – connect with anyone using the program
MENTORS
ALMentors-subscribe@yahoogroups.com – connect with other mentors and share teaching ideas
DIRECTORS
ALDirectors-subscribe@yahoogroups.com – connect with directors to share center and directing ideas
Search: Aquinas Learning Families (on Facebook) and ask to join. This is a private FB group for subscribed families.
Search & Like - the Aquinas Learning FB Page
LEARN MORE ABOUT CLASSICAL EDUCATION
www.circeinstitute.org
https://www.circeinstitute.org/audio?page=1 - free audio talks
www.classicalacademicpress.com
https://catholicliberaleducation.org
http://www.instituteforcatholicculture.org