Fall registration - when does it begin?

[pschaeffer]

As has been pointed out by some folks already, a lot of the courses are up with current prices so you can start putting together your plans. We are still adding courses daily, so if you have a gap in what you'd like to see, check back later and it might be there.

Our 2023-24 Calendar is available here: https://www.memoriaacademy.com/wp-co...ar-2023-24.pdf.

Enrollment for non-Diploma families will start next week--day to be determined.

Peace,
Paul

[Nikkirxd]

As has been pointed out by some folks already, a lot of the courses are up with current prices so you can start putting together your plans. We are still adding courses daily, so if you have a gap in what you'd like to see, check back later and it might be there.

Our 2023-24 Calendar is available here: https://www.memoriaacademy.com/wp-co...ar-2023-24.pdf.

Enrollment for non-Diploma families will start next week--day to be determined.

Peace,
Paul

I'm a bit sad that spring break is, again, not on Holy Week. I know that assignments are not due during that week, but could it also be made possible that assignments are not due the Monday and Tuesday after Easter? This gives time to catch up for those of us who spend a lot of time in Church during the Triduum. Thank you!

[jenniferjb]

I'm a bit sad that spring break is, again, not on Holy Week. I know that assignments are not due during that week, but could it also be made possible that assignments are not due the Monday and Tuesday after Easter? This gives time to catch up for those of us who spend a lot of time in Church during the Triduum. Thank you!

Agreed. I really prefer for Spring Break to coincide with Holy Week. We dropped back from 3-5 classes per child to one class per child for the current school year so that we could break for Holy Week and not get too far behind. Assignments not due during Holy Week did not equate to less work during Holy Week. Either the work must still get done during Holy Week or there's extra work to do the following week.

[Mrs Bee]

I'll have to concur and express my disappointment with spring break too. With such an early Easter, I feel like it was quite doable in 2024. And even in different circumstances, it can be worked out. For instance, MA has decided to give families the whole Labor Day week free, but to us Holy Week is a lot more important. Yes, if classes start on a Tuesday, those meeting on Mondays are penalized, but ways to make up could be found - it's just one session. I, too, have seen my kids end up working a lot during Holy Week, and besides that, I feel really really bad for teachers asked to do classes on Good Friday - while my kids can be excused, the teacher has to be there. It just does not feel right. I don't know, we have no school experience so maybe this is customary in Christian/Catholic schools - as homeschoolers, we've always felt bound not to have school compete with the true focus of Holy Week.

[Nikkirxd]

Assignments not due during Holy Week did not equate to less work during Holy Week. Either the work must still get done during Holy Week or there's extra work to do the following week.

THIS. Yes. The work has to get done. Last year my kids logged on to a class on Holy Thursday in the car on the way to the Abbey where we were staying simply because they didn’t want to have double work the next week. Most Catholic schools in our area get Wednesday of Holy Week through Easter Monday off, returning on Tuesday. And Mrs Bee has a good point about the teachers needing time off too.

[Jen_NH]

I absolutely agree about Holy Week. I am a sacristan, and my boys are altar servers. Between set up, rehearsals, and serving all these liturgies, we really need TIME OFF. Being allowed to "miss a class" does nothing for us. We still have to find the time to listen to the recording and do all the work. Plus, we do other work in a co-op that takes its spring break during HOLY WEEK. So, we're meeting during the MA spring break. We don't get a true break in the spring. Even if the break was Weds of Holy Week through Tues of Easter Week, all the classes would have a week off. We could have a true break, even if we had to do a couple of days each week.

[Mrs Bee]

Yes, the work still must be done, the class recordings watched - there are no official deadlines, but time itself ends up imposing them anyway and we have seen no real difference made by the "no deadlines" concession.
MA, please reconsider!

[3Blessings]

I am in agreement with wishing that spring break was the week of actual Holy Week. I am sure there is a reason, but have never understood why MA has their spring break so early in the year. If you're doing a semester class it's only about a month into the current semester. Just another vote for reconsidering spring break, either for Holy Week as a whole, or Wednesday to Tuesday the following week.

[Jessica Gardner]

Thanks for your input about Spring Break. By choosing the first full week in March to have Spring Break, we're hopeful that our families have a reliable and unchanging midpoint each year, a moment of reprieve from the demands of our academic program. Since Holy Week changes from year to year, this lends an inconsistency to the break our teachers and students need mid-semester. By placing Spring Break in the middle of the semester, we are hoping that everyone will be rejuvenated and have a strong finish to the year. We do understand that Holy Week is an important time for families, and we are more lenient about due dates and class attendance.

Thank you,
Jessica

[HartFamily06]

pschaeffer has any decision been made in regards to the day registration will open for non-diploma families next week?

[pschaeffer]

Sorry for the delay. Today is the day!

[SMG]

I'm a bit sad that spring break is, again, not on Holy Week. I know that assignments are not due during that week, but could it also be made possible that assignments are not due the Monday and Tuesday after Easter? This gives time to catch up for those of us who spend a lot of time in Church during the Triduum. Thank you!

I am in agreement about the absent break for Holy Week. As a new member to the forum, but 14 year MP curriculum user, I find it very helpful to hear other’s concerns and feeling as though I am not the only one thinking the same thing. Many of you referenced your family’s liturgical traditions in attending Holy Week masses and services as well as the assistance of our children at mass and such. I do see the administrative appeal to using the first week of a month for the break, but I do feel our faith traditions should be weighted more, especially for a Christian organization. If we cannot show our children how to prioritize their faith in the norms of living how will they learn to properly order their days.
God bless and thank you all for what you do!

[Mrs Bee]

I am in agreement about the absent break for Holy Week. As a new member to the forum, but 14 year MP curriculum user, I find it very helpful to hear other’s concerns and feeling as though I am not the only one thinking the same thing. Many of you referenced your family’s liturgical traditions in attending Holy Week masses and services as well as the assistance of our children at mass and such. I do see the administrative appeal to using the first week of a month for the break, but I do feel our faith traditions should be weighted more, especially for a Christian organization. If we cannot show our children how to prioritize their faith in the norms of living how will they learn to properly order their days.
God bless and thank you all for what you do!

Right now the best we can do is talk to individual teachers and request an extension of the due dates during Easter Week - I'm sure teachers would have no trouble agreeing to that. It would be much better if MA adopted Nikkirxd 's proposal as a school policy, if they don't mean to reverse the spring break decision. It seems strange to me to treat Easter as deserving a much stricter treatment than Christmas: yes, there are societal conventions to keep in mind, but it does not follow they should always have the last word, unless MA has somehow its hands tied by Kentucky's laws.

[jenniferjb]

pschaeffer As the mom of a student whose deadlines were moved to Easter Monday, I agree that Monday should be included in the Easter Triduum deadline moratorium. Otherwise, when will the work be done? Is this possible?

[Jen_NH]

pschaeffer As the mom of a student whose deadlines were moved to Easter Monday, I agree that Monday should be included in the Easter Triduum deadline moratorium. Otherwise, when will the work be done? Is this possible?

Absolutely! We almost literally live at the Church during the Triduum and on Easter Sunday. My son also has several assignments and quizzes due on the Monday. An allowance for this would be most appreciated.