2023-2024 Registration Information

Registration Dates:

March 7: SAIL & Compass Board Members

March 14: SAIL & Compass Teachers

March 21: SAIL & Compass Returning Families

March 28: New Families

 

Registration Fee: $120 due 1 week past designated registration date (treasurer will send invoice via email)

Tuition: ½ tuition plus material fees will be due June 1. The second ½ of tuition will be due September 1. Families who do not pay in full by September 10 will not be permitted to send students to classes and will be charged a late fee.

 

Grade Level Information:

Our classes are divided into three general groups of grade levels: 5 – 7/8, 7-9 and 9-12. There are a few exceptions for classes such as Chemistry that require prior science classes to be successful. Families should take into consideration their student’s learning ability in deciding where to place students who fall on the lower or higher end of the groupings. For example, a 7^th grader who is a struggling learner may not do well in the 7-9^th classes; an advanced 9^th grader may be bored in the 7-9^th grade range classes. We recommend contacting teachers ahead of time to discuss the difficulty level of their class if questions remain after reading the course description.

 

Course Progressions:

We recommend the following progressions:

 

Writing

5/6^th grade: Writing A/B (Writing A and Writing B are offered alternating years and do not repeat material to allow for students to take both in these grades.)

7^th-9^th grade: Writing I

8^th-10^th grade: Writing II

9^th-12^th grade: Writing III

11^th-12^th grade: Advanced Composition

All students new to SAIL must submit a writing sample and survey. These forms can be found on our website. Students will be assessed based on their sample and placed in an appropriate class. We do not recommend skipping ahead to any level of writing, particularly in 7^th-8^th grade. If students complete Writing III by 8^thgrade, they will not have any writing instruction until 11^th grade; most students will need writing instruction and experience throughout all years of high school.

Literature

High school literature classes are offered on a yearly rotation of World Literature, American Literature and British Literature.

2023-2024: American Literature

2024-2025: British Literature

2025-2026: World Literature

 

Science (unless noted, all science classes use the Apologia curriculum)

5^th-7^th grade: rotation of Apologia Exploring Creation science courses

2023-2024 course: Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day

7^th-9^th grade: Applied Science (Project Based Learning) or General Science

 

9^th-12^th grade: Health & Nutrition

 

The following high school classes require completion of Apologia General Science prior to enrollment.

9^th-12^th grade: Physical Science w/ lab

9^th -12^th grade: Biology w/ lab

10^th-12^th grade: Chemistry w/ lab

 

History

7^th-9^th grade: offered on a yearly rotation between Ancient History and Medieval History

2023-2024: Medieval History

2024-2025: Ancient History

9^th-12^th: World History

9^th-12^th: US History

10^th-12^th: American Government (strongly recommended but not required that students have completed a high school level US History class before enrolling)

 

Foreign Language

Foreign language class offerings are dependent upon availability of qualified teachers.

2023-2023: French II

2024-2025: French I

 

Electives

The following are elective classes that will be offered during the 2023-2024 class year but may not be offered every year depending on enrollment and availability of teachers.

Music Appreciation: 5^th-8^th grade

PE: 5^th-8^th grade

Public Speaking: 8^th-12^th grade

Personal Finance: 9^th-12^th grade

Art I: 7^th-9^th grade

Art II: 9^th-12^th grade

Entrepreneurship: 9^th-12^th grade