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  1. Though dated, this thread still pops up when you do a Google search for "FPE." There have been a few changes since this thread began in October, 2011. - The program's name was changed from "Freedom Project Education" to "Freedom Project Academy" (FPA) in the Spring of 2016. - FPA is accredited by the National Association of Private Schools (http://napsaccreditation.com/) - FPA is listed on Homeschool.com's Top 100 Educational Websites of 2016. Their entry under "faith-based" curricula reads: "FreedomProject Academy is a Judeo-Christian online school that offers a complete Classical education for students in Kindergarten - High School, free of government spin and Common Core influence. FreedomProject Academy provides live online teaching, graded assignments and tests, and 24/7 access to grades and class recordings. FPA can help with one class or a full curriculum.". http://www.homeschool.com/articles/Top100_2016/ I've taught various high- and middle-school humanities and math classes for FPE/FPA since 2014. Based on the "TJEd" discussion above, FPA IS NOT TJEd. The school is pointedly and intentionally free of Common Core influences. Two of my children are currently in the FPA elementary program. My oldest daughter graduated from FPA in 2015. The coursework is challenging and students are held to objective standards - as a Freshman my daughter read and analyzed documents in her American Studies and History classes that I did not read until my Senior year (in a brick and mortar Christian school sometime in the last century). Some students (and some parents) find this more than a bit daunting, especially if their previous experience was in the public school arena. My advice to prospective parents is twofold. First - FPA has an abundance of informational material available on their website. Take the time to review it. Second, be frank and open with the administration/admissions people AND LISTEN TO THEM WHEN THEY GO OVER THE RESULTS OF YOUR CHILD'S PLACEMENT TESTS. The biggest frustrations I see among the students I teach at FPA is usually the result of parental insistence that the student be placed in a class too advanced for their level of knowledge. Sadly, this is usually because of the child's age or perceived grade level in public school. Please don't take a test result that may place your "8th grade" child in a lower level math or reading class as a knock on your child or your parenting skills.
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