| Learn about A Beka Home Schooling and the | | | | not involved in record keeping, the second option |
| Basic A Beka Home Schooling and A Beka Home | | | | costs less. |
| Schooling. | | | | 2. The A Beka Academy Traditional |
| With the growing popularity of home schooling, | | | | Parent-Directed option is the same, but minus the |
| more and more styles and packages of | | | | DVDs. This is also a college preparatory program |
| homeschooling systems are entering the market. | | | | that is wholly accredited and that replaces the |
| The upside is that parents who have decided to | | | | DVDs with detailed guides that explain to the |
| home school their children now have a lot more | | | | parents how approach the syllabus. This allows |
| options and support material to choose from. The | | | | more flexibility to the parents in how they |
| down side is that there is almost too much | | | | approach various subjects. The parents send in all |
| material for parents to go through and | | | | the work done by the children to A Beka who |
| understanding the complexities of each option is | | | | does the grading and also issues report cards |
| difficult and makes deciding what course to follow | | | | — that are quite like a regular school, only |
| more of a challenge. One popular choice is the A | | | | everything happens from the home. The program |
| Beka home school which has developed by the | | | | operates on an academic year basis and parents |
| Pensacola Christian College in Florida. | | | | are provided with regular updates on the |
| | | | | children’s progress. |
| The A Beka curriculum is Christian based with the | | | | 3. The Text Books and Materials for Home |
| aim of educating children in the values of the faith. | | | | Schooling provides only the curriculum and A Beka |
| It is very comprehensive in nature and very | | | | has no further role to play. All records are kept |
| highly structured and is best for families who | | | | by the parents who evaluate the children’s |
| want the home schooling to be done around a | | | | performance and progress and since there is no |
| formally structured framework. There are three | | | | academic year, parents can allow the children to |
| different program options available. | | | | learn at a pace that meets their individual |
| | | | | requirements. Parents are free to order just parts |
| 1. The A Beka Academy DVD program is a set | | | | of the program covering specific subject and |
| of workbooks and accompanying DVDs that | | | | combine what A Beka provides with other |
| contain class room lectures that, as in regular | | | | curricula from other sources. |
| classroom lectures, expand and clarify the | | | | |
| material contained in the workbooks. This Program | | | | If you are looking for a Christian based way of |
| offers two options. This Program is completely | | | | education, the A Beka home school program |
| accredited and is aimed at preparing students for | | | | offers a well structured program that creates a |
| college all work done by the student is sent to A | | | | strong foundation in subjects like reading, writing |
| Beka which maintains all records of a students | | | | and mathematics and sets highs standards for |
| work for purposes of grading, certification etc. | | | | children to meet through their schooling years. |
| The other option offers the same material but in | | | | Although the A Beka system is more expensive |
| this case all records are kept by the parents and | | | | that many other Christian home school programs, |
| it is a non accredited program. Since A Beka is | | | | its popularity attests the standards it sets. |