Is My Family Right for YLA? Is YLA Right for My Family?

YLA is not a "one size fits all" communtiy. YLA may be right for you if you can answer affirmatively to the following statements:

• We want to be contributing members of a homeschool community of like-minded individuals who love and support one another in our homeschooling efforts

• We want to be contributing members of a homeschool community of like-minded individuals

• We are looking for classes and social activities for our homeschool youth ages 12 and older, as we plan to homeschool our teens through high school

• Our family has been homeschooling the youth interested in attending YLA for a minimum of 1 year in the last 12 months or more

• We are looking for passionate mentors, not particular curriculum or program

• Our family upholds Judeo/Christian standards and principels of Faith, Family, and Freedom 

• We have read, or will commit to read, A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver Demille by the end of our first semester at YLA 

• We can commit to a minimum of 10 volunteer hours in the community and to attending one parent night per semester

• My homeschool student(s) have the attention span to sit through and be respectful in a group classroom environment without me there 

• I am looking for classes to supplement my youths' home education and social experiences, not a full course load or a complete education program 

• I will support my YLA scholar(s) in fulfilling their commitments for class with a good environment for study and helping them to understand and follow through with their assignments as needed 

• I will be responsible for communicating with each mentor my scholar chooses to enroll with and can help them keep track of their assignments 

• We want to be part of a flexible group that has many different social options for our homeschool youth and understand that it is also a family commitment to a community we are willing to contribute to