homeschool name?

[MeganW]

Do you have a name for your homeschool? If so, what is it? How did you come up with it?

[JessaMae]

Our school is named The Frances W Orshaw Academy. After reading some posts re. naming your school, and talking with my kids, this is what we decided. Some of the posts warned against too juvenile of a name since it would be on your child's diploma when they graduate high school! Also I didn't want to use our last name in the school name as I thought that might look odd on a college diploma also. We ended up using my great-grandmother's name. If there was anyone I would like my girls to grow up like, it would be her. It's kind of a mouthful, but it works for us :)

[Catiejoy]

Cedars of Lebanon

we live in Lebanon and there is a verse in Isaiah (29:17) Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest?7)

[Ravin]

Yggdrasil Academy. Yggdrasil is the World Tree in Norse cosmology.

[EmeraldGirl]

Emerald Academy. The name of our development is Emerald Ridge and I just thought it sounded catchy and included a precious jewel. I know, nothing earth-shaking :tongue_smilie:

[Shelly in the Country]

Working Title Dayschool

[SFKC]

Taproot Academy

 

We just loved the image -- Gathers nutrients and delivers to plant, enabling it to thrive.

 

I figure a good education does the same.

 

(plus Michael Hedges' "Taproot" is one of my favorite albums)

[Gratia271]

Coram Deo

[nukeswife]

We're on our third and final name.

We started out at Evanlu Academy, I used the first two letters of each child's name. The kids hated it LOL

Then my dh came up with Voyager Academy since it sounded kind of adventurous and our dd's name comes from a character in Star Trek Voyager. Well when doing a search on the internet for something I realized there is a private school by that name in I believe SC, well we move a lot because we're military and Charleston SC is a possible place we could end up. We didn't want any confusion should we end up there so we began to think of name number three.

After really thinking about it and talking it over with the kids they said they'd like our mascot to be a Phoenix. My oldest suggested naming our school after one of their favorite Harry Potter characters Fawkes the Phoenix. Voila! Our new name was picked we had a mascot, our school colors are Crimson and Gold, and then I came up with our Motto. Soaring through home education.

 

Boy was that a long story LOL

[Mosaicmind]

Morningstarr Home Education Academy

 

Our last name is in there somewhere and I wanted something to reflect that we use Christ as the superintendent of our home school.

[hsmom]

Off Road Learning Academy

 

We are for ever doing something off road. I know it is not professional or the norm, but hey it fits us. We did start off with S&T Academy, then S&T off road learning, then we just settled for Off Road Learning Academy. Now it will probably change again.

[lauracolumbus]

Ora et Labora

 

My kids picked it our first week of homeschooling from their Latina Christiana book. I warned them that it would probably be a popular name. However, we've yet to run across anyone else using it.

 

Laura

[skirch]

Avalon Academy.

 

We were going to use the street we live on but it's a Hwy and just doesn't have a nice ring to it so we went with the name of the street I grew up on.

[MsAlimar]

We are Boxwood Gardens Academy. I wish there was a deep, meaningful reason but the short answer is because I like it.

 

I love boxwood and planted some in our yard as a hedge. I like the image it evokes; one of stately elegance (knot gardens on an English or French estate) but still a living, growing plant that needs to be tended and pruned (just like children).

 

I went wild with the idea and created a motto, school colors, school letterhead and set up an email account to use for homeschooling accounts, boards and orders.

 

ETA: We don't have to have a name for paperwork or anything. We just have one for fun.

Edited April 1, 2010 by MsAlimar

[i.love.lucy]

I think ours is kinda lame and I will need to come up with something more official sounding. It's Penny Lane Academy. Penny is my dog's name. :001_rolleyes: But we're also HUGE Beatles fans, which is why she's named Penny. We only looked to the Beatles for that kind of inspiration.:tongue_smilie: Anyways, there it is. It's not "academic" enough for high school transcripts I don't think but the kids refuse to let me change it.

[Mama Lynx]

We are Schola Caerdroia. "Caerdroia" is the Welsh name for a labyrinth that is said to depict the walls of Troy.

[Elinor Everywhere]

North Mountain Preparatory School. We live by an urban mountain chain called North Mountains. Sometimes I wish I'd chosen something snazzier and more impressive, but we've been using this name for 9 years, and we like it.

[wy_kid_wrangler04]

Breakaway Christian Academy because we broke away from public schools 2 years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I also had our kids come up with a school flag and a mascott and we are the Breakaway Academy Pioneers and the flag is just TOOOO CUTE!!!!!

Edited April 3, 2010 by wy_kid_wrangler04

[Rosie_0801]

Couchtop College here!

 

My daughter is a climber and spends a lot of her time up there. Lucky we're only doing 3 year old kinder, eh?

 

:)

Rosie

[gracefulhome]

Prairie Academy is our school name. We named it when we lived on Prairie Ct..

 

We talked about changing it when we moved this past summer, but haven't thought of anything we like better yet. The local elementary school is Prairie Ridge Elementary, so people often ask my kids if they go to "Prairie". They always look to me because they aren't sure how to answer. :confused:

[Magic Wand]

not our school name, but my girlfriend's. She has two girls and two boys. The boys decided to name their school the "Git 'er done" school and the girls went for "Hippie Chicks". She said that would have been okay except they didn't even spell it right! We still laugh and laugh over these redneck names...guess you had to be there!

[MamaofTwo]

Pacific Christian School. BORING! I know. Pacific, because we live on the edge of it; Christian, because we are; and School, because I thought Academy screamed homeschool and I didn't want to attract any attention. ;)

[KJsMom]

Grace Academy HS. I know, not very original but I live everyday by grace!

[GWOB]

Our name is pretty lame. It is, officially, "(last name) Country Academy" because we live way, way out on the country. Dh jokingly suggested "Institute of Rural Technology'" but I quickly shot down that suggestion. We do have a lovely view of a river valley, so we may change the name to something like "Valley View Academy" or "Valley View Classical School.' I know something in Latin, which we study, would sound cool, but the saying that would ring most true to me would be "Illegitimi non carborundum," though I think that is both grammatically incorrect and slightly inappropriate.

[HSM-Crissy]

P******* Prep

 

(It goes with our last name and it's nothing official yet as my DD is only a K'er. Short for Preparatory...But I love it!) :D

[savmom]

Ours is Perissos Academy. Perissos means superabundant or exceedingly abundant (from Ephesians 3:20).

 

The original word in Greek is: περισσός

 

Cindy

[Evergreen State Sue]

Amazing Grace Academy - Because it is only by His grace that I'm able to teach and they are able to learn. I found out there are private schools by this name in New Jersey and Alaska.

[knit247]

I have been playing around with names for a year or so. First we were Homestead Christian Academy for Girls (we lived on Homestead Rd.) and now that we have moved to Germany, I re-named it (village name) Christian Academy for Girls.

 

I don't particularly like either, but have plenty of time to figure one out, as my oldest is only 8yo!

[In2why]

I have been playing around with names for a year or so. First we were Homestead Christian Academy for Girls (we lived on Homestead Rd.) and now that we have moved to Germany, I re-named it (village name) Christian Academy for Girls.

 

I don't particularly like either, but have plenty of time to figure one out, as my oldest is only 8yo!

 

 

I love the name.....and we have all boys so I just mentioned that to DH, the school for boys part. His response----they will think they are in reform school :tongue_smilie:

[branycbur]

We are Blue Heron Academy. My daughter came up with it. We watch the heron out our window while we are homeschooling during warmer months, so I think that is where she got the idea.

[radiobrain]

Radiolarian Academy of Mostly Odd Boys

[knit247]

I love the name.....and we have all boys so I just mentioned that to DH, the school for boys part. His response----they will think they are in reform school :tongue_smilie:

 

Oh no! I think I agree with your DH :tongue_smilie: It does sound like a school for wayward girls...now I am definitely going to change it!!!

[Dmmetler]

Our Lady of Song Academy-it's kind of an inside joke, because it's what my first/middle names mean when put together, and it just SOUNDS like a Parochial School ;).

 

In practice, though, unless we leave TN, DD's diploma and report cards read "Home Life Academy", because that's our cover school.

[elegantlion]

We are Wakefield Academy. Wakefield was the name of a street that had been plotted (back years ago) but never developed where we used to live. It would have ran straight through our property.

 

A few years ago at the height of his Star Trek obsession he asked to change it to Starfleet Academy so his diploma would show that's where he graduated. I vetoed that one.

[DawnM]

The name of our school is Taylor Christian Academy.

 

Taylor and Christian are the names of my oldest two! :001_smile:

 

Dawn

[SkateLeft]

Faraway Tree School, in operation since 2000! :)

 

I get so much mail to that school name now, it's hilarious.

[fenni]

Bramble Ridge Christian Academy--named after a place in our woods.

[Mom_Abear]

We are Arrow Academy after Psalm 127:4. :)

[patchfire]

We are "Pannus Ardor Institute." Pannus Ardor is a loose more-in-spirit-than-actuality translation of "patchfire" into Latin. It amuses me. I'll probably let each kiddo choose their own school name (with assistance and ultimate veto resting with me) when it's time for high school. None of them will be in the high school years together so it won't be too weird to have three or four different names.

[Oakblossoms]

Oak Blossoms Academy

 

We like Oak Trees. My husband thinks it silly though because the blossoms are so ugly (to him). I told him to shush...those blossoms are his children.:tongue_smilie:

[naturally]

We are Arrow Academy after Psalm 127:4. :)

 

We are thinking of something along these lines too. Haven't decided yet though.

[One Busy Mom of 5]

Our school is named The Frances W Orshaw Academy. After reading some posts re. naming your school, and talking with my kids, this is what we decided. Some of the posts warned against too juvenile of a name since it would be on your child's diploma when they graduate high school! Also I didn't want to use our last name in the school name as I thought that might look odd on a college diploma also. We ended up using my great-grandmother's name. If there was anyone I would like my girls to grow up like, it would be her. It's kind of a mouthful, but it works for us :)

 

 

Love it!!!!!:D

I'm too embarrassed to share ours. I seriously need to come up with a new one...you guys put me to shame. :o

 

 

...I'm back. How does Five Smooth Stones Christian Homeschool sound? My dh came up with this, it's actually his fantasy football team name (he wanted to defeat Giant fans-lol). Anyway, it would work because I have 5 kids and David used an untraditional method (5 smooth stones) to do something big (defeat the giant)...and I believe my kids will grow up to do geat things. :) Is this corny? I will think on it, but I think it's pretty cool, especially since hubby came up with it. As for the homeschool part, I'm just proud of that! (and colleges will know anyway-lol)

 

...and our mascot can be a little David. hahaha. This is fun! :D Ok, I need some sleep!!

Edited April 3, 2010 by One Busy Mom of 5

[sandra in va]

Sola Gratia Academy (by grace alone) b/c it is the grace of God that has given us the children we have, the hope we have, the talents/abilities, and the opportunity to homeschool...basically everything!

[kdeno]

Penuel means "I saw the face of God".

 

My husband came up with the full name.

 

Kariann

[Prairie]

Name? I need a name? Oh I'm still worried about curriculum now I need a name!

 

Cimarron Prep

Stubblefield Academy

 

Can you use words like Elementary or Charter?

[Meriwether]

Meriwether HS

 

Our first three children were born along the Lewis and Clark trail. Meriwether sounded more interesting than Clark. Our mascot - The Explorers. My husband and I chose this together.

[abrightmom]

Hidden Treasures Academy

 

Hidden Treasures from Proverbs 2 . . . the pursuit & acquisition of wisdom (God's) is our mission . . . Academy sounds so official I guess. :D

[covingtonclan]

Walk by Faith Academy

 

From the verse:

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

 

Because we live our lives daily by our faith in God... and I have faith that God will help guide us in our homeschool journey.

[AudreyTN]

In practice, though, unless we leave TN, DD's diploma and report cards read "Home Life Academy", because that's our cover school.

 

Ditto.

 

We've had a few, but dh and I have finally decided on Living Stone Christian Academy.

 

1 Peter 2:4-5 ~~ As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

[Guest]

We are Building Blocks Academy because my boys love blocks and building. It was my idea since both boys are much too young to come up with one. Will we change it? Who knows! I did change it from "Arabian Desert Academy" after we moved from the Middle East. Another reason I chose Building Blocks is because I have a Greek background and am proud of my heritage. We loved going site seeing and so the other inspiration came from our photos from Ancient Olympia. One of these photos can be seen in our Homeschool Family blog (and one in our other blog also). Our motto is "Building Educational Foundations".

Edited April 3, 2010 by Guest