No. We believe children need to participate in the learning process. At DOL that process includes working/creating, sharing/reviewing with the teacher, and an opportunity to make edits to the work and learn through the process along side their caring teacher. When work is sent home, the process may be interrupted or returning work may be forgotten. We believe a child’s most important work at home, is to enjoy time with their family, experience real life as you go through your daily routine, and to learn from your homeschool journey, if it’s a trip to the library, a fieldtrip, or snuggling up for a great story. At DOL, children simply pick up with their work right where they left off each class. For this reason, we do not produce as much work as you might expect in a traditional school setting. However, we believe the quality of the work and learning process is far more important. DOL’s High School Program does require students to set weekly goals with their assignments which my be done at DOL and/or home. We support the student in managing their workload and work time.

By partnering with families in your educational journey, we want to support your homeschooling methods. Some families follow a set curriculum and want their child to continue that work on campus. Some families want to know what their child is working on in class and continue the ideas at home, so we provide a weekly newsletter for each classroom and make ourselves available during drop off and pick up times to maintain that open communication. Other families take make on more of a child-led homeschool style and our daily structure is as much structures learning as they want. We also work with High School students who have may have a full load of classes each semester. In this situation, it is essential that the student work toward their weekly goals on campus and at home. We truly believe every family’s style is just right for them and support everyone the best we can, free of judgment. For those families unsure of what their homeschool style is at home, we encourage you to chat with us, attend our parent support meetings, and visit our recommended reading list. Also join our social media groups, where you can feel supported by like minded families.

Here’s a simple quiz to take to help you identify your style, please know this is not an official diagnostic tool.