FAQs
What curriculum do you use?
Thrive will be using the following curriculum for the 2024-2025 school year:
History- Story of the World, volume 4
Science- Elemental Science, Chemistry for the Grammar and Logic Stages
Literature- Historical fiction from the time period we are studying in History
Art- Meet the Master, artists from the 1800s-current
What is your educational philosophy? At Thrive, all of our lessons are created with a focus on building a sense of community and belonging for our students. We call our program style, Classical Remixed. This is because we incorporate the 4 year learning cycle of a classical model in History and Science, but we also add our own components to the program, including project based learning, a focus on literature, and group work.
Is Thrive a faith based program? Thrive is not considered a faith based program.
What is Thrive's stance on controversial topics? Thrive seeks to honor the beliefs and practices of our homeschooling families and wants to support the family's background and beliefs. To do this, we intentionally do not engage in lessons or discussions on topics that could be considered controversial, such as politics, sexuality, or origin of the universe, among others. We believe that homeschooling parents should be the primary drivers of these types of conversations within their family unit. Therefore, if a student brings up a question at Thrive regarding any of these topics, our teachers are instructed to refer the child back to their parents to discuss that topic with them.
What does a typical day at Thrive look like? Our day at Thrive incorporates 4 learning periods, 2 recesses and a lunch time. We meet from 9am-2pm and learning periods are 50 minutes in duration. Each learning period is followed by either recess or lunch break, giving our students an opportunity to incorporate movement into their schedule.
What is the difference between attending one or two days per week? Thrive offers a one or two day program for students. Attending one day per week would be considered a supplemental dive into academic content in History, Science, Literature and Art and would supplement what students are learning in their homeschooling studies at home.
For families wanting a more comprehensive program that will cover a full curriculum in History, Science and Art, we suggest attending Thrive two days per week. Students who attend Thrive twice per week will only need to cover Language Arts, Math and any other desired subjects at home on the days they are not at Thrive.
Our locations are labeled as Track A and Track B. Families interested in attending twice per week would need to choose a Track A and Track B location to ensure that they are receiving the full content. Below is a list of Track A and B locations:
Arizona
Track A
Surprise, AZ
Peoria Monday
Anthem Thurs
Prescott Valley Tues
Chandler Tues
Flagstaff
Florence
Green Valley
Goodyear RC Mon
Track B
Goodyear Vineyard
Peoria Friday
Peoria Thursday
Arrowhead Wed
Anthem Friday
Prescott Valley Thurs
Gilbert Wed
Florida
Track A
Naples Monday
Fort Myers Tuesday
Venice Monday
Bradenton Monday
Cape Coral Thursday
Port St Lucie Friday
Track B
Naples Wednesday
Fort Myers Thursday
Venice Thursday
Bradenton Wednesday
Are parents welcome to stay? Thrive is a drop off program, but parents are welcome to stay if preferred. We ask that any parents planning to stay on a regular basis complete a background check to ensure the safety of our students.
What are the qualifications of your teachers? All of our teachers hold a degree from a university, and have a background in education. Many of our teachers hold teaching certifications. Thrive looks for teachers who have positive and encouraging dispositions, with a desire to make a difference in the lives of students. Our teachers go through rigorous training in our model and ethos, and participate in regular staff trainings to ensure compliance with the Thrive model of learning.
What is the cost of the program? Thrive tuition is $2300 per school year, broken into payments of $230 per month for 10 months for one day per week, or $4600 per school year for two days per week, broken into payments of $460 per month for 10 months. For families enrolling after the start date, tuition will be prorated based on the first day of attendance. We have a non refundable Registration fee of $75 to enroll, and a one time Supply Fee of $75, which covers all curriculum and supplies for the school year.
What about special needs? Thrive is an inclusive environment, and many students wth special needs do well in our program. Our students are grouped in grade ranges, and our method of instruction takes a hands on interactive approach. Thrive does not provide paraprofessionals, so if your child needs a 1:1 aide, we ask that you stay with your child for the duration of the program.