Classical Free: Partnership Strategies

PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY FOR
CLASSICALFREE VIRTUAL ACADEMY
AND
A PRIVATE SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

Slash Tuition and Raise Teacher Salaries -- Up to 20%!

The Classical model of education, utilized during the Christian Middle-ages, is associated with a unique content and a unique methodology. In addition to the familiar course offerings (e.g., math, science, English), the curriculum includes a study of logic, rhetoric, Latin or Greek, and the classical literature. Beyond mere content, these elements are combined in a unique methodology designed to equip students with the tools of learning for a lifetime of self-education. This model, called the trivium, involves three steps in each course sequence: grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric. Many private schools today may feel that they do not have the knowledge, financial resources or the staffing to implement the classical model. One way for qualifying schools to overcome these entry barriers is to partner with ClassicalFree Virtual Academy to implement the Classical model and employ technology to achieve maximum efficiency. This will permit a more lucrative salary structure and a lower tuition scale, leading to increased enrollment. The savings are realized by a combination of factors:

six introductory courses in the Great Books sequence are offered tuition-free. These are worldview oriented courses encompassing world history, literature, and theology.
other introductory courses offered in a half-price "monitor" format ($99 per student)
a modest increase in self-instruction and online testing for introductory courses,
reduction in salary and payroll related expenses associated with ClassicalFree instructors,
maximum utilization of existing on-site computer resources, and
the capacity of local instructors to monitor an increased number of students in a study hall environment where they may answer questions or moderate impromptu discussion/dialectic flowing from the online instruction.

The introductory courses in each subject sequence cost $99 per student and are, for the most part, self-paced and self-taught on the computer with a weekly period of live instruction on-line. Advanced classes in each subject meet with a ClassicalFree instructor at least three hours each week and cost $199. Both are followed by periods of individual study of curriculum (online or textbook) in the local Study Hall or “Great Hall”. Some of this may be handled as student homework utilizing home computers. The local monitor/instructor is available to:

maintain order,
perform minimal record keeping,
grade papers on occasion,
perform basic computer maintenance functions, and
answer student individual questions or moderate impromptu "breakout" discussions.

A three-hour training session will be required for all local monitors at a cost based on the number of participants. Subsequently each ClassicalFree instructor will work with their local counterpart to insure that the two components of each course – online group instruction and local individual instruction – are blended smoothly There may or may not be a textbook fee, depending on the course. For example, none of the Great Books Colloquium (reading & discussion) courses require a textbook because most of the classics are available online; the rest may be checked out of the school library on a reference basis. On the other hand, math and science require textbooks. Science is handled in a slightly different format. Dr. Jay Wile, author of the popular Apologia Science series, would serve as on-line monitor to answer student questions on a forum, with tests administered, graded and recorded on-line. The student tuition in this case would be $99 for all science courses, plus textbooks. The on-site instructor could assist with science experiments and projects for a large number of students at several grade levels simultaneously. It is possible for a single local monitor to handle in excess of 100 students using this format.

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