Vital Academy Leading the next generation to Worship God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose and Make a Difference! Monthly Events and Activities Optional Umbrella Covering Strong Support Community Christ-centered Co-op for Pre-K - 12th Grade
 

FAQs



General

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Is Vital Academy a Christian community? 

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Vital Academy is a faith-based group. All of our co-op classes are taught from a Christian perspective. Your students may read the Bible and pray in any of their classes. This will not apply to some classes, but there are some that you can expect this each Friday. We are representatives of Christ not only in our homes, at events, and elsewhere; but also at Co-op. All parents will be held to Christ-like standards in and out of the classroom and expected to represent Christ in their tones, words, and actions with students as well as other parents while on campus, and at all other events and activities as well. 

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Homeschooling Resources

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TheHomeschoolMom

Celebrate Simple

FPEA

HSLDA

Florida Statutes

Confessions of a Homeschooler

Florida High School Athletics Association

Vital Academy Facebook Page

Outschool 

Co-op

Q:

What is co-op?

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Vital Academy's co-op is parent-led; a CO-OPerative effort by everyone involved to offer enrichment classes to all of our students. It takes a strong commitment on your part to join our co-op. Every parent is required to volunteer as either a helper or teacher in order for your students to participate in any classes we offer. The classes we are able to offer depend completely on what the parents are willing to teach. Examples of past classes include Ballet, Karate, STEM, Munchable Math, Spanish, Digital Photography, Volleyball, Medieval Times and so much more. Class offerings change with each semester, depending on what our parents would like to teach.

Classes are held at Vital Church in Oviedo for 8 weeks in the Fall and 8 weeks in the Spring. We meet on Friday mornings during the semester.  Our classes are one hour long, and at this time we offer two hours of classes to choose from. We ask that any family who participates in Co-op to sign up for both hours of classes to help with the organization process.

In addition to parents serving as a teacher or a helper (you will never be required to teach, but please do keep in mind the more parents who teach = the more classes we can offer to our students), parents will be placed on a rotation to be the "back up helper" 1-2 times per semester as well as assigned to an area to clean up after co-op is over. All of this information will be finalized after registration closes and given to those participating in co-op. Keep an eye out on the calendar for registration to open. 

Q:

How do I join Vital Academy's co-op? 

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Our co-op is only open to current members of Vital Academy. You must be a member of our group or our umbrella in order for your family to join co-op. Every member of Vital Academy is not a part of our co-op; it is up to each family if they’d like to join or not. There is an $8 fee once a year (included in your annual family fee each year) per parent involved. This covers our required yearly background check.  After the required background check fee, there is a $10 per student per class fee that covers the entire semester for class supplies. This fee is given to the teachers as their budget for the semester and to cover some fees. Our teachers are not paid above this budget, it is a volunteer role. 

INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR CO-OP? AFTER you've joined Vital Academy (requested membership, paid the $70 and received an email confirming you're approved), you can let us know you're interested in joining our co-op at the following link: https://www.homeschool-life.com/2650/iform/69028

 

*There are no refunds once background checks are submitted OR within 3 weeks of semester's start date
 

Q:

Will I need to volunteer in any other capacity to join Vital Academy's co-op?

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In addition to serving as either a helper or teacher during the entire semester, parents are also put on our backup helper rotation as well as our cleaning schedule. Each of us are to make sure our assigned area of the church is clean before leaving for the day. With everyone involved, cleaning should take a maximum of 10 minutes after class each Friday. You should only need to serve 1-2 times the entire semester for our back up helper rotation, but we do ask that you be available to serve both hours of co-op on your scheduled day. Days that you are not scheduled on the rotation, you are only required to serve the one hour.

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I'm interested in joining your co-op. Where do I sign up for classes?

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Your first step is to become a member of Vital Academy. You'll need to click on REQUEST MEMBERSHIP on the home page. Once you've joined and are approved, you'll be able to see a list of available classes in our members only section, "CLASS REGISTRATION".

IMPORTANT!!! The co-op is limited due to space restraints. Just because you become a member of Vital Academy does NOT guarantee your family a spot in the co-op. When spots become available, current members have the option to join the co-op. 

High School

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How does the Bright Futures Scholarship work for students with Vital Academy?  ***IMPORTANT*** Vital Academy will not be renewing our private school status with FLDOE after December of 2024. We are no longer accepting new registrations or renewals for our umbrella covering. If you are currently using us for your umbrella covering, you will need to find a new umbrella or send in your letter of intent with your county homeschool office as of January 2025. 

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There are additional requirements as a private school student  versus a homeschooled student through your county. It is easier to get approved for Bright Futures when your student is registered with the county as a homeschool for their 11th and 12th grade year. The only requirements for a county homeschooler are BF required test scores and volunteer hours. For 11th and 12th grade students registered under an umbrella school, BF requirements change. In addition to BF required test scores and volunteer hours, these students would also be required to take certain classes and maintain a certain GPA. Visit Brightfutures.com for more information. Because of this, Vital Academy recommends all high school students, especially 11th and 12th grade students interested in receiving the Bright Futures scholarship, to register with your county as a homeschool student. 

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Can my student participate in dual enrollment?  ***IMPORTANT*** Vital Academy will not be renewing our private school status with FLDOE after December of 2024. We are no longer accepting new registrations or renewals for our umbrella covering. If you are currently using us for your umbrella covering, you will need to find a new umbrella or send in your letter of intent with your county homeschool office as of January 2025. 

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Homeschool students in 6-12th grade can participate in dual enrollment FOR FREE and potentially have those college courses count as a high school credit. HOWEVER, if your student is under our umbrella, your student is considered a non-traditional private school student. While he/she can still dual enroll, you would have to pay for books for their college courses. There are requirements, you can find more information about dual enrollment here:http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5421/urlt/DualEnrollmentFAQ.pdf