Homeschool Purpose philosophy and limitations

Support- "Everyone helped his neighbor, and said to his brother, Be of good courage!" (Isaiah 41:6) Fellowship is needed to uphold and encourage one another.
Parent Education- "Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established." (Proverbs 16:3) Committed educators need opportunities to improve teaching skills.
Accountability- "Where there is no guidance, the people fall" (Proverbs 11:14a) Accountability ensures that legal requirements are met and consistent progress is made toward educational goals

Mountain Family Homeschool Academy seeks to provide a program where the parents maintain sole responsibility and rights to educate their children according to their personal convictions, within the guidelines of the California State Laws. This program is ideally comprised of ten basic elements. They are:

1. A loving, caring, relationship between the student and teacher;

2. A supportive, non-stressful environment;

3. The lowest possible student/teacher ratio;

4. Education in subjects specified by Education Code 48200 and 4822 andschool attendance of approximately 180 days per student per school year;

5. An individualized curriculum devised for the student to learn at his own rate with special attention paid to physical, emotional, and educational readiness;

6. Hands-on learning to reinforce educational retention;

7. Utilization of additional educational resources and people from within the school and surrounding community;

8. Support and socialization for teachers and students;

9. A private school where our Christian views and convictions are respected by each other and;

10. An enrollment application stating the parents personal reasons/convictions for home educating along with a statement of faith, to be kept in personal files

MFHA will file a private school affidavit with the State of California. This establishes us as a private school, and assures your anonymity with the State. You simply become a number, as a teacher and students, with your name appearing only in our confidential files;

MFHA will obtain, store, and maintain each student's cumulative records a.k.a. cum file;

MFHA will confidentially store and update each family's personal file which includes an enrollment application and other personal information provided by the teacher;

MFHA will provide park days and field trips for student's socialization and education. Various activities and events are provided during the year dependent upon parent participation as Coordinators and Assistants

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Home education allows for one on one teaching with individualized curriculum devised for the student to learn at his own rate with special attention being paid to spiritual, physical, emotional and educational readiness; thus the parents have greater control over the character development of their children.

We believe the following areas are of utmost importance to the home educator.

We are in no way responsible for the actual teaching and academic progress of your children. It is the teaching parent's responsibility to instruct their children in all areas of their well-being and development. Due to the precarious political and legal position of "home" type schools, we do not guarantee immunity from harassment.

Although we are a legitimate school, not all public school officials accept the legality of home schooling. Therefore, we do require all of our families to join the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) which provides quality legal advice and defense for members should they ever need it.