What to Expect at Odyssey Academy
Interested in enrolling your student at Odyssey Academy? Wondering what to expect on a day-to-day basis? Here's some helpful information just for you! Click below to read details about registration and the school year. Just click on one of the selections below.
Registration - Simple, step-by-step explanation of enrollment
School Year - Clear outline of what to expect during the school year
Registration Steps at Odyssey Academy
Step 1: Pre-Registration Counseling
Odyssey Academy offers you the free service of a one-on-one pre-registration consultation with an Educational Specialist. For more information and to discuss the customizable distance learning options available to you and your student, simply call us at our toll free phone number: 1-800-585-3774. We're here to help you!
Step 2: Registration
Registration is the initial step of preparing your student for enrollment at OA. Online and easy to complete, registration takes only a few minutes to finish. Simply follow the easy step-by-step instructions. At the end of registration, an initial payment will be required. The remaining balance is due when your curriculum is shipped or at the time your online profile is delivered..
Step 3: Accurate Placement
If you are enrolling your child as a full-time student, Odyssey Academy will administer placement tests in the two skills-based subjects, language arts and math. These tests will be used to ensure that your student is adequately prepared for his grade level in these subjects.
Your own personal academic advisor will work with you to evaluate your student's placement test results and transcripts in order to establish a program tailored to your student's academic needs.
Step 4: Enrollment
After completing registration and placement, families are provided with curriculum access and your student is enrolled in Odyssey Academy either as a full-time or part-time student.
A School Year at Odyssey Academy
Day to Day (Computer-based Option)
Odyssey Academy students use the innovative Switched-On Schoolhouse curriculum throughout their studies and enjoy its many interactive exercises, movies, animations, and audio clips that enhance the learning experience. With the instant grading feature, students and parents have immediate feedback regarding the student's progress.
Odyssey Academy teachers grade the paragraph answers, essays, and projects associated with students' lessons. Any grading or comments made by the teachers are transferred back to students via the Internet. Due dates and past due notices are noted in lessons and help keep students on schedule according to their customized lesson plan and goals.
Communication between teacher and student is accomplished in different ways. SOS Teachers can be reached through notes left in the message center or comments can be made directly on the problems themselves using the attached notepad.
Day to Day (Print-based Option)
Odyssey Academy offers two full-color, print-based Christian curricula: LIFEPAC and Horizons. Under parent direction, students read and complete lessons contained within each worktext or workbook. Tests and homework are completed according to the curriculum's scheduled layout. Tests and writing projects are submitted to the Academy by mail (or fax, when necessary) and are graded by Odyssey Academy staff. Records are kept of student grades, credits, and attendance.
