Schole Academy

Scholé Academy is a live online classical Christian school. Its Great Hall page calls Classical Academic Press its parent company, and its home page defines "scholé" as a Greek word for restful, contemplative learning.

Last updated: 2026-10-15 · Every Homeschool Editorial Team

At a glance

Method	Classical Christian, taught in live online classes. The home page calls the offerings classical Christian courses, and the About page says they pair a classical curriculum with the pedagogy of restful learning embodied by the concept of scholé
Worldview	Christian. The FAQ says the school's faith commitment is summarized in the Nicene Creed and that its teachers instruct from within the Christian faith. The home page describes an ecumenical Great Hall and three Houses of Studies: St. Raphael (Orthodox), Aquinas (Catholic), and Canterbury (Anglican). The handbook says the instructors affirm the Nicene Creed without exception and that the school community affirms traditional moral teachings of the faith
Grades	K through 12; the handbook says each course has a description that states its target grade range
Formats	Live online classes that meet two or three times per week on Zoom, with Canvas as the learning management system. The FAQ says the school does not offer asynchronous courses and expects students to attend with video on
Cost tier	Premium (Every Homeschool classification); the FAQ says tuition for each course is listed on the course page and at checkout
Parent intensity	2 (Every Homeschool rating, 1 to 5). The FAQ says the school does not replace parents as the administrators of homeschools
ESA-common	Yes, for the programs listed on the State Funding page: the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account, Arkansas Education Freedom Account, Florida Step Up for Students, and Utah Fits All Scholarship Program; the page lists the West Virginia Hope Scholarship as on hold (retrieved October 2026)
Accredited	No. The FAQ says the courses are "not accredited by an external agency" and that the school posts a recommended credit amount for each course that parents may add to the transcripts they compile. The handbook says the school does not provide official transcripts
Website	scholeacademy.com

Our scoreboard (1-5)

Criterion	Score	One-line reason
Academic rigor	5	Our assessment. The British Literature course page lists ten required books, about one hour of reading per day, and one major essay per book, and says participation in Socratic dialogue is imperative; the About page says teachers lead class discussion as a path to understanding and mastery
Ease of teaching	5	The About page says teachers provide live instruction, optional office hours, and personal comments on students' work; the FAQ says parents remain the administrators of their homeschools and the final authority on grades
Content quality	4	Our assessment. The courses page says its Latin classes use the Latin for Children and Latin Alive! series and its science classes use the Novare curriculum, and it lists math courses from Math Foundations to Calculus
Flexibility	3	Courses are chosen à la carte, with no minimum or maximum, but the FAQ says the school does not offer asynchronous courses and sets a maximum number of absences, and the academic calendar holds 2026-27 yearlong courses for 32 weeks, from September 8, 2026 to May 28, 2027
Value for money	3	Our assessment. The FAQ says tuition is charged for each student, including siblings in the same course, and that course materials are sold separately; example 2026-27 prices appear under Cost honest assessment below
Worldview scope	3	The Great Hall page describes a Great Hall of beliefs common to all and three Houses of Studies (Catholic, Anglican/Protestant, Orthodox). In our assessment, this scope is more ecumenical than Wilson Hill Academy
Visual/design	4	Our assessment of the school's website and course pages. The FAQ says classes run on Zoom with Canvas as the learning management system
Support resources	4	The About page lists a support line, a handbook, an FAQ, and an academic calendar, and the Tutoring Center page describes a Tutoring Center and a Center for Students with Learning Differences

Who the publisher is

Scholé Academy is a live online school. The Great Hall page calls Classical Academic Press (CAP) its parent company, and the footer of its home page reads "© 2024 Classical Academic Press". The home page says the school offers classical Christian courses that families may select à la carte for students in grades K through 12, with courses in languages, writing, science, history, literature, math, and electives. The About page footer gives its mission as providing "superlative classical education online" with the restful pedagogy embodied in the word scholé. Beyond classes, the Tutoring Center page lists supplemental tutoring, private course instruction, custom instruction for groups, and the Center for Students with Learning Differences.

The core pedagogy

The school's Student-Parent Handbook sets out its learning philosophy. The features it and the school's other pages describe:

(1) Scholé. The handbook says the word comes from a Greek word meaning restful learning, with connotations of reflection, contemplation, and leisure. It describes courses that cultivate unrushed learning through deep engagement with fewer books and concepts, comparatively speaking.

(2) Class discussion. The About page says teachers lead interactive class sessions that encourage class discussion as a path to understanding and mastery, and the home page says a teacher calls on students by name during class conversation. The British Literature course page says participation in Socratic dialogue is imperative in that course.

(3) Virtue and liturgical learning. The handbook names the development of student virtues and patterns of "liturgical learning" as the school's two key pedagogies and says the pattern of a class is determined by the course instructor. The FAQ says the school trains its teachers to encourage delight and virtue-development in students.

(4) Instructors. The FAQ says the school recruits and hires experienced teachers who are equipped to teach according to its scholé approach and points families to biographies on the instructors page, which says each instructor is an independent contractor. The handbook says Great Hall classes are taught by instructors from a variety of Christian traditions, including Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic.

Scope and sequence: the courses page lists classes in Latin, Greek, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Arabic, American Sign Language, writing, history, literature, math, science, logic, art, programming, and faith studies. It describes literature courses for grades 3-12, writing courses for grades 4-10, and math courses from grade 4 to 12 that run from Math Foundations to Calculus. It says Latin classes use the Latin for Children and Latin Alive! series and that science classes use the Novare curriculum, with Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science in high school. The handbook says each course description conveys the instructor's vision for the course, its objectives, and its target grade range.

Signature mechanics: (1) Live, cameras-on classes. The FAQ says students are expected to attend live classes with video on and that recordings are provided for occasional absences. The handbook says the school uses Zoom without regularly allowing the chat feature. (2) Small classes. The handbook says the school generally caps enrollment at 15 students, lets some classes rise to 18 with instructor approval, and does not allow more than 18 students in any course. (3) Grades and Mastery Narratives. The FAQ says instructors typically assign the designations magna cum laude, cum laude, satis, and non satis, will provide a traditional grade on request for a transcript, and that students who complete the required work at a satisfactory level receive a Mastery Narrative. (4) Parent as administrator. The FAQ says the school does not replace parents as the administrators of homeschools and that the parent is the ultimate authority on a student's grade.

What they do exceptionally well

A stated philosophy. The handbook sets out the school's learning philosophy, its student virtues, and its pattern of liturgical learning in writing. In our assessment, this lets a family judge before enrolling whether the school's approach matches its own.

Live discussion. The home page says classes are live with real teachers, not pre-recorded videos, in small groups with cameras on. In our assessment, this suits a student who learns by talking through a text and benefits from putting thinking into words.

Reading and writing in literature courses. The courses page describes literature courses for grades 3-12. The British Literature course page lists ten required books, from The Pilgrim's Progress to The Fellowship of the Ring, about one hour of reading per day, and one major essay per book. In our assessment, a student who reads well gets substantial practice in close reading and in writing about texts in a course like this.

What they do poorly

A deliberate pace may not suit every student. The handbook describes courses that engage fewer books and concepts, comparatively speaking, with deeper engagement. A student who wants broad exposure at a faster pace should read the course descriptions before enrolling. This is a question of fit.

No accreditation and no official transcripts. The FAQ says the courses are not accredited by an external agency and that parents compile transcripts as the administrators of their homeschools. The handbook says the school does not provide official transcripts and makes the student's grade records available in Canvas to download and print.

Per-course tuition and separate materials. The FAQ says tuition is charged for each student in a course, including siblings, and that course materials are sold separately. Example prices appear under Cost honest assessment below.

A fixed live schedule. The FAQ says the school does not offer asynchronous courses and allows a maximum number of absences by course schedule, for example 6 for a yearlong course that meets twice per week.

Learning differences. The FAQ says the school's general instructors are not equipped or trained to specifically serve students with learning differences, that such students are enrolled on a provisional basis, and that parents can arrange services through the Center for Students with Learning Differences and the Tutoring Center.

Ecumenical framing in the Great Hall. The Great Hall page says the Great Hall features beliefs common to all, while each of the three Houses of Studies is built around a specific tradition (Catholic, Anglican/Protestant, Orthodox). A family seeking instruction in another tradition should read the course descriptions first.

Who it fits

• Families who want live classical Christian courses chosen à la carte, from a single course to a full schedule
• Students who read well and take part in discussion-centered classes
• Families who value depth over coverage and are comfortable with the unrushed pace the handbook describes
• Families who will prepare their own transcript, since the school does not provide official transcripts
• Families for whom per-course tuition fits the budget

Who it doesn't

• Families on tight budgets, since tuition is charged per course and per student
• Students who do not read carefully or who struggle with discussion-centered classes
• Families who need an accredited school of record or an official transcript from the school (the FAQ says the courses are not accredited, and the handbook says the school does not provide official transcripts)
• Families who want denominational instruction outside the three traditions of the Houses of Studies
• Families whose pace preference is rapid and coverage-oriented
• Families who want the same class pattern in every course, since the handbook says the pattern of a class is determined by the course instructor
• Families who need an asynchronous or self-paced option, since the FAQ says the school does not offer asynchronous courses

Cost honest assessment

The FAQ says tuition for each course is listed on the course page and at checkout. The school's 2026-27 course pages list yearlong courses at $710 (for example Latin 1, Art of Argument: Informal Logic, British Literature, and 20th Century History) and at $830 (for example Algebra I, Calculus, and General Biology). They list semester courses at $360 (for example Calligraphy in the fall and The Art of Computer Programming in the spring) (all retrieved October 2026). The British Literature page lists a $220 discount for enrolling in that course and the corresponding history course together (retrieved October 2026).

The FAQ says a $75 deposit is built into the cost of each course, that withdrawals requested before May 1 receive a full refund including the deposit, that course materials are sold separately, and that tuition applies to each student, including siblings enrolled in the same course. It also says payment is made at the time of purchase, in full or through a payment plan, and that the school has partnered with Affirm for installment financing, subject to eligibility.

ESA eligibility notes

The school's State Funding page lists the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account, the Arkansas Education Freedom Account, Florida Step Up for Students, and the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program, and lists the West Virginia Hope Scholarship as on hold (retrieved October 2026). The page says the school cannot guarantee the timing for approval, or whether it will be approved, for other programs it is asked to explore. Families should confirm the specific course with their state program administrator before registering.

Alternatives

• Wilson Hill Academy, in our assessment, a family would choose Wilson Hill over Scholé Academy when it wants more explicitly Reformed Protestant theological framing and a faster pace.
• Memoria Academy, in our assessment, a family would choose Memoria over Scholé Academy when it prefers Memoria Press's own curriculum and a more austere pedagogical look.
• Classical Conversations Challenge, in our assessment, a family wanting classical Christian community with some teaching offloaded would consider Challenge over Scholé Academy for an in-person co-op.