Welcome to Brainfood Academy!! We are here with your guide to learning with Brainfood Academy. Let’s get started and see what you need to do to be part of our amazing Academic family. Brainfood Academy is a fully integrated online private school. With grades K-12 housed in our academy, your child will have the ability to learn any subject. From some of the most amazing teachers! We have teachers from literally around the world.
Starting with a new school can be a bit daunting. We have constructed your guide to learning with Brainfood Academy. These guidelines are for all students who are eligible to use any international curriculum for the US. Starting with us here at Brainfood Academy is simple, once you know where to look.
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Criteria needed:
I know that this may look overwhelming. But we now have your guide to learning at Brainfood Academy. We hope this information makes selecting our Academy an easy process.
This link allows you to view the U.S. Department of Education site. At this site, you can select your state. Then, see what criteria you need for your child to attend school, whether pubic or private.
Also, this link allows you to reviews laws and regulation around education. If you have questions about registration or requirements for your student starting in school, this link allows you to see exactly what you need to get started.
However, remember here at Brainfood Academy, our being a private institution, our guidelines are not as strict. Also, if you do decide to leave our Academy at anytime, you will leave with all the requirements you need to attend any public school in the US.
Vaccines and Immunization for Schools: Your Guide To Learning with Brainfood Academy
In all public school facilities, it is a requirement to have updated vaccination and immunization records. As a result, most private schools also adhere to this practice. Although, being an online facility, it is not necessary. However, we are a private school with the option for our students to come and go at will. As a result, any student who leaves our Academy is required to show updated vaccination and immunization records.
However, most states do have some exemptions to this legislation. This link will help you discover if you can be exempt from this process due to religion, special circumstances and other conditions. All are listed here at this site.
Is Kindergarten Required: Your Guide To Learning with Brainfood Academy
According to government regulations, kindergarten is not a required class. However, they also give each state the option to make their own regulations concerning this. But, due to education reform, working parents and other financial situations, it is mandated that every state offers a kindergarten class within each school district.
No. All public school systems must offer kindergarten, but children are not required to attend. Compulsory attendance applies to children between the ages of seven and sixteen and also children aged 5 or 6 as long as they are enrolled in public school.
States that require Kindergarten:
Since regulation allows individual states to set the school structure, some states opted to make Kindergarten mandatory requirement for graduation and academic completion. Below is a list of states that require Kindergarten. All other states, if you choose not to send your child to Kindergarten, require testing of academic status before enrolling in First grade.
States that require Kindergarten:
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Is there funding available for private education:
As with most schools, there is funding for private, homeschool and online education if you know where to look. However, most people just don’t have the time to look. Well, we here at Brainfood Academy, your guide to learning with Brainfood Academy, have solved this issue as well. Below are a few places you can get some vital information about funding for your family. Each of these sites have some very good information that you can utilize with our Brainfood Academy. So, do your due diligence and make sure that your family and student has everything they need to get started with us.
- Scholarship 360:
- Check out this page for eligibility for grants
- Additional funding opportunity here:
- Homeschool assistance – can also be used for Private online education
- Grants for Home school and other information
- How to get Private School financial Assistance
- Grants for Private Schools
How to Get started:
Open up a free parent account. With all of our programs here at Brainfood Academy, you need an account to access the information. Let’s get you started with a free parent account. Once our student account is ready, you can then set up your student account and enroll your student for classes. At that time, your tuition will begin.