A K–12 curriculum with a clear path
At Porter Hill Academy of Arts and Sciences, our curriculum gives students a thoughtful path from the first years of reading and number sense through advanced study, discussion, research, and graduation. Each year builds deliberately on the one before it while faith, wisdom, and intellectual curiosity remain part of the whole learning experience.
From first lessons to graduation
Porter Hill follows the familiar K–12 progression of elementary, middle, and high school while drawing on the classical stages of Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. Families can see both where a student is now and what comes next.
A school experience designed for home
Online learning should still feel like school: clear expectations, meaningful instruction, strong academic materials, and adults who know how the student is doing.
Christian worldview
Faith and learning are integrated across subjects rather than treated as separate parts of the school day.
A clear weekly rhythm
Students have defined lessons, assignments, assessments, and opportunities for discussion throughout the term.
Family partnership
Learning Stewards receive guidance and communication so families can support students without having to become the teacher.
A path to graduation
The curriculum is sequenced from Kindergarten through Grade 12 so students can see how each year prepares them for the next.
The whole path, Kindergarten through Grade 12
Thirteen years in one view. Follow how foundational reading develops into rhetoric, early number work develops into advanced mathematics, and introductory history develops into sustained historical analysis. Select any course to open its grade level.
Finding the right starting point
Porter Hill Academy of Arts and Sciences follows a coherent K–12 academic path grounded in a Christian worldview. The curriculum is structured by grade level while recognizing that students may enter with different strengths and needs.
Every new family completes an initial evaluation before enrollment. Students enroll at their grade level, and when the evaluation identifies a gap, supplemental work can be assigned alongside the regular course so the student can strengthen that area without losing the structure of the grade-level program.
- Records reviewTranscripts, report cards, and any existing learning plan are reviewed before placement.
- Placement assessmentStudents complete age-appropriate work in reading and comprehension, arithmetic, grammar, and writing. Upper school students also complete mathematics placement.
- Evaluation and resultsFamilies receive a clear picture of strengths, areas needing support, and any supplemental work recommended before courses begin.