Our Story

The inception of Aletheia United Academy began with a heart posture of prayer. In October 2022, a group of families saw a need to offer homeschooling students an avenue for academic accountability and regular, in person, peer-to-peer connections rooted in a biblical worldview. As prayer and discussions continued, three of the founding members began visiting hybrid model schools in the southeast region of the United States. They fully immersed themselves in the hybrid academic culture to truly understand the model and what it would look like to bring this type of classroom setting to Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Lord continued to impress on them the desire to cultivate the hearts and minds of students through home education and academic rigor. The call to disciple the students within the home, while also creating scholars who are able to achieve academic success remained at the center of Aletheia United Academy’s core beliefs and values. With that deep-seated vision, it was decided that Aletheia would be a Christian hybrid academic community.

Believing that, “He is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us” (Ephesians 3:20), the founding members pressed on in faith to see what God was doing with the vision to start this hybrid community.

In January 2024, the Aletheia United Academy Board of Directors was formed and the goal of a 2024-25 academic year was established. It was determined that in order to best teach our students diligently (Deuteronomy 6:9), we need the support of loving teachers, offering regular instruction, who assist the teaching parents in character development, discipleship, and academic rigor. The founding members heartily believe that it is essential to unite the heart of discipleship with the expertise of a skilled educator in order to create kingdom scholars who love Christ and who are on mission to fulfill the Great Commission in the world.

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Our Mission

Aletheia United Academy is a Christian hybrid learning community that partners with families to provide a rigorous education with a biblical worldview in the classical tradition. We seek to foster scholarly accountability and discipline within a caring and supportive environment, equipping students as disciples of Christ to glorify God and represent His kingdom in the world.

Our vision

Aletheia United Academy is committed to the truth, discipline, and values of the gospel of Jesus Christ as we join together with families to offer students the ability to achieve academic excellence from a biblical worldview. We seek to integrate the home and the classroom by offering scholarly accountability to assist parents in their teaching role and equip students for academic success. Aletheia United Academy will pursue Christ-centered community, fulfilling the great commission by making disciples who aspire to love and glorify God in all that we say and do.

Our Philosophy

Aletheia United Academy believes the chief goal and purpose of all things—including education—is to love God and love our neighbor. True education is literally impossible without such a transcendent goal and purpose. The Bible teaches us that all knowledge comes from God, and therefore, all knowledge has unity. At Aletheia United Academy, we teach all subjects as part of an integrated whole, with the Scriptures at the center. We are both traditional and classical—learning from the great literature of our Christian heritage, combined with an emphasis on the basics of mathematics, science, foreign-language and elective courses which focus on traditional academic areas and career pathways to prepare students for success at the collegiate level and in the workforce. Students are equipped to know and love the truth and utilize that knowledge to glorify God in all things.

ACADEMICS

Aletheia United Academy teaches all subjects as part of an integrated whole in light of God’s written word, the Bible, to inspire students to evaluate all that they learn and experience through the Word of God. Our goal is to know and love the beauty and glory of God, and to live, work, serve, and worship together as an educational community centered around the Lord Jesus Christ.

CLASSICAL

Pedagogy

For centuries, education was grounded on an emphasis of imparting the basic tools of learning, designed to equip students in verbal and reasoning skills within a God-centered view of life. Today’s departure from teaching the basics has resulted in the current trend of declining student achievement.

Dorothy Sayers, a renowned Oxford trained educator, in her essay, “The Lost Tools of Learning,” defined the structure of the classic educational process and found that it fit the natural learning development of children. She showed that the key elements of classical education – Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric – corresponded with the four natural learning stages of a child:

1. Beginning Grammar, Grades K-3, Reading/Writing
   
2. Grammar, Grades 3-6, Writing
   
3. Logic, Grades 7-9, Thinking
   
4. Rhetoric, Grades 10-12, Speaking
   

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Focused

Aletheia United Academy desires to teach the wholehearted child from a biblical worldview. We believe that biblical worldview immersion is taught and impressed on the hearts and minds of students through the truth, beauty, and goodness of an intelligent God who designed the world with a created order. We believe that all subjects are interwoven with a spiritual fabric that cannot be separated. Because of this truth, all subjects are taught as an integrated whole.

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ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

Humanities core

One of the primary focuses of our academic environment is to offer a rigorous Humanities and Writing core, which includes History, Literature, and Theology as well as a Writing class. Students applying to Aletheia United Academy are required to take the Humanities and Writing core selections. Aletheia desires to establish a community environment where relationships and discipleship are at the forefront of our academic goals.

CORE+ AND electives

Aletheia United Academy seeks to offer a well rounded education in the classical tradition, while utilizing other traditional Christian academic resources to strengthen our program. Aletheia offers CORE+ courses which include mathematics, science, and foreign-language. Other course offerings focus on traditional and career pathway electives to prepare students for success at the collegiate level and in the workforce.

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ENROLLMENT

Aletheia United Academy admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally afforded or made available to its students and does not discriminate on the basis of race in administering its educational policies, admission policies, or athletic and other sponsored programs.

APPLY

INQUIRE

INTERVIEW

ACCEPT

We require all families to speak with a Board member or attend an Informational Session to learn more about the hybrid model and the mission and vision of Aletheia United Academy.

After your initial correspondence, you are welcome to apply to Aletheia United Academy via the ClassReach platform. Applications will not be processed until the non-refundable Application Fee is received.

Once applications are received they will be processed in a timely manner. Our Administration will reach out via email to schedule a family interview to discuss enrollment. When at capacity applicants will be placed on a waiting list.

Once accepted to Aletheia United Academy, an enrollment contract needs to be completed and a 20% enrollment deposit per family paid.

Our goal at Aletheia United Academy is to form followers of Jesus Christ, who understand and embrace the gospel. Ultimately, it is our desire to form whole students who:

1. Understand how to decipher and articulate their faith clearly and effectively;
   
2. Desire to engage in authentic Christian community and acquire all knowledge based on the Word of God as truth;
   
3. Possess a masterful command of language and the rhetorical skills necessary to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
4. Have the ability to reason critically, independently, and thoroughly as it relates to loving God and his created order;
5. Possess the tools for lifelong learning and embody an earnestness and curiosity that lends toward sound thinking and transcends self interest;
6. Not easily swayed by the world, but possesses the knowledge to recognize that all we say and do is done in the presence of God;
7. Are faithfully grounded in God’s truth, capable of living out a Christ- centered motivation to love and serve their community faithfully;
8. Humbly and respectfully recognize their place in Christ’s story.

WHEN WILL ADMISSIONS OPEN?

Enrollment is open and will close May 30, 2024. Rolling admissions will open late summer 2024.

WHAT GRADE LEVELS ARE OFFERED?

For the 2024-2025 school year we will offer 7th through 12th grade. We will expand to K-6 in the coming years.

WHAT IS THE WEEKLY/DAILY SCHEDULE?

Students are required to take the Humanities/Writing core classes on Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30am-12:30pm. CORE+ and elective courses offered Monday, 8:30am-3:30pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 12:35pm-3:30pm with an additional fee per class option.

CAN MY STUDENT ONLY TAKE ELECTIVE COURSE OFFERINGS?

No. All students who attend Aletheia United Academy are required to take the Humanities and Writing core in order to enroll in CORE+ and elective courses.

WILL THERE BE AN ENTRANCE EXAM FOR ADMISSION TO ALETHEIA?

Yes. All students who attend Aletheia United Academy are required to take an initial assessment in order to determine placement for the academic year they are enrolled.

HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD STUDENTS SPEND ON WORK DURING DAYS AT HOME?

Each student is unique, but generally, you should expect your student to spend 5-6 hours a day on assignments given by the Aletheia teaching staff.

WILL ALETHEIA UNITED ACADEMY PROVIDE TRANSCRIPTS?

Yes. Aletheia United Academy will provide transcripts for the classes that are taken and completed by the students at the academy. Currently, there is not a diploma track for students. However, we hope to offer this in the future.

IS ALETHEIA UNITED ACADEMY AFFILIATED WITH A CHURCH?

No. Aletheia United Academy is not affiliated with a church. Portico Church has graciously offered their location as a host site for Aletheia. However, we are a separate entity with our own incorporation. We are in the process of applying for 501(c)(3) non-profit status.

Currently, we do not have the staff available to work individually with special needs students. We can meet with parents on a case-by-case basis and make a mutual decision about whether a student would be well-served at Aletheia United Academy. However, because of our small staff size, most of the accommodations would need to be done at home with the parent.

ARE THERE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS?

DO STUDENTS WEAR UNIFORMS?

Yes. We have a simple dress code requirement. More information can be found in our handbook.

Aletheia United Academy is a “personal-device-free” campus for students. We do not allow students to bring phones, tablets, or computers to class, and we do not design our lessons around technology during our on campus days. Students will need access to a computer and printer at home. Students are expected to check their own ClassReach accounts. Students should have access to the internet in order to print the weekly agenda and communicate via ClassReach.

WILL MY STUDENT NEED A COMPUTER?

WILL THIS MODEL WORK FOR A SINGLE OR TWO FULL-TIME WORKING PARENTS?

One of the most important ingredients in the success of the hybrid model is an available parent who can assist and properly work with their student. For a family in which both parents work outside the home, or a single parent who must work on a full-time basis, a more traditional school is often a better choice. We are happy to review each situation on a case-by-case basis to see if Aletheia is a good fit for your family.

No. Aletheia United Academy is not a homeschool co-op. Homeschool co-ops rely on the homeschooling families to teach, volunteer, serve on campus regularly. Aletheia is designed to hire teachers and staff to teach specific subjects in their professional field of study. Some teachers are parents of Aletheia students, but that is an exception not the rule. Parent volunteers are needed to make the hybrid model a success, but it is not a requirement to serve at the academy.

IS THIS ANOTHER HOMESCHOOL

CO-OP?

We recognize that this is not an exhaustive list of questions. If you have come to the end of this list of FAQ and still have questions about Aletheia United Academy, please reach out to us via the contact us link below. We would be more than happy to discuss your questions more thoroughly via a phone call or in-person meeting.

STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?

Employment

Thank you so much for your interest in teaching at Aletheia United Academy. We are currently seeking enthusiastic teachers who have a desire to educate the whole student, heart, soul, and mind all to the glory of God. The goal of life at Aletheia United Academy is to know and love the beauty and glory of God, and to live, work, serve, and worship together as an educational community centered around the Lord Jesus Christ. Our mission as an academic community is not merely the transmission of information; it is the development of God-cherishing Kingdom citizen who love Jesus and desire to love and serve their neighbors.

If you are interested in teaching at our community, please review the Teacher Job Description. Once you have reviewed this information, please complete a Teacher Application and return, along with a resume, to the Board of Directors at aletheiaunitedacademy@gmail.com. If you are applying for a staff position, please fill out the Staff Application and return, along with two letters of recommendation to our the above email address.

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