Did you know there are four legal ways to homeschool in our great State of California? Join us for our first interest meeting of the spring and get all the information you need to equip yourself for your homeschool journey. In our interest meeting, we will cover the legal ways to homeschool and what Revival Christian Academy offers you. We hope to see you there!     The post Home School Interest Meeting appeared first on Revival Christian Academy ..read more

Oct 24, 2023 | Special Learners by Marianne Sunderland October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. As a long time homeschooler with 20+ years of experience teaching kids with dyslexia, here are 10 truths I want you to be aware of: 1. Your kids will learn to read. Eventually. All kids learn to read in their own time. Our oldest kids who didn’t have the benefit of all of my current knowledge about dyslexia, didn’t read independently until 12 and took off from there. So if you’re worried because your eight-year old is struggling with Bob Books while his or her peers are reading ch ..read more

There is also an AMAZING podcast called “read aloud revival” by Sarah McKenzie. She is a Christian homeschool mama and an incredible resource! And these are a few things I’ve learned: Have snacks. Haha! They will sit longer with food present. Most of the time they won’t just sit quietly. My son is 5 and VERY active. He will literally be doing acrobatics while I’m reading. But you’ll be amazed at what they comprehend! You’ll be surprised at the level they can follow! I was getting lost, but found my 7 year old could recall details I couldn’t. She is also my lazy reader. Just keep going! Once i ..read more

If parents want to provide the best form of education to their children, they must research the educational findings toward that end. To do otherwise would be like showing up with a tennis racket to be on the swim team. But, of course, the beautifully crafted tennis racket would not be sufficient to participate on the swim team, would it? No, it would not. This is also the case with educating our young children. Consider an ill-informed curriculum. Each year we show up with a curriculum for each child and believe that the beautifully crafted curriculum will comprehensively cover what the child ..read more

I am marinating in the Book of James. WOW it’s a book of deep challenges and pure Ethics of Christianity.  James issues instructions more profusely than any other writer. In the short space of 108 verses there are 54 commands, imperative forms (not suggestions beloved brothers and sisters)  Family Challenge: Go on a “Command Hunt” and record them all and see all The Lord does in and through you… Woot wooooooo. Here are a few scriptures with a few thoughts: Qualities Needed in Trials: James 1:19 “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to ange ..read more

From birth to approximately 6th grade, my goal was to advertise the joy of wonderful books by reading aloud each day. If the book bored us in the early years, it was tossed aside. I knew there would be plenty of time to enforce assigned reading in the late middle school and high school years. But the early years are meant for falling in love with reading aloud. And why not fall in love with reading aloud in the early years? All of education involves or begins with reading. By the time our children reached late middle school, my goals were that they are motivated to take on a complete education ..read more

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Every year you buy curriculum for your homeschool right?  Well have you ever wondered what everyone else is using?  If there’s something that fits your kids’ learning styles better?  Don’t skip the March parent meeting as we will be hearing from our fellow homeschool parents about what curriculum they’ve liked best this year! The post Curriculum Share-March Parent Meeting appeared first on Revival Christian Academy ..read more

Olvera Street or El Pueblo de Los Angeles, is one field trip you won’t want to miss.  This street is one of the oldest in California, and is where The Avila Adobe stands, which is LA’s oldest house  standing in its original location.  The Avila Adobe is designated as California Historic Landmark #145. Originally built in 1818 by Francisco José Avila, it has since been the home to many of his family members and descendants. It even served as military headquarters in the late 1840’s.  We will take a tour of the area, the adobe house and enjoy a Mexican lunch together.  B ..read more

Part of the fun of graduation is making this day your own.  Join in the fun as we decorate our caps for graduation day.  Supplies will be provided, but if you have something at home you’d like to bring (sequins, pom poms, etc) to share, please feel free! The post Senior Cap Decorating Day appeared first on Revival Christian Academy ..read more