Registration Information

Registration Dates: 2025

March 4: SAIL and Compass Board Members

March 11: SAIL and Compass Teachers

March 18: Returning SAIL Families

March 25: Rising Compass Families

March 31: New Families

 

Registration Fee: $120 due 1 week past designated registration date (treasurer will send invoice via email)

Tuition: ½ tuition plus material fees will be due May 1. The second ½ of tuition will be due July 15. Families who do not pay in full by August 1st will not be permitted to send students to classes until payment is received and will be charged a late fee of $50. 

Grade Level Information:

Our classes are divided into three general groups of grade levels: 5 – 6, 7-9 and 9-12. There are a few exceptions for classes such as Chemistry that require prior science classes to be successful. Families should consider their student’s learning ability in deciding where to place students who fall on the lower or higher end of the groupings. For example, a 7^th grader who is a struggling learner may not do well in the 7-9^th classes; an advanced 9^th grader may be bored in the 7-9^th grade range classes. We recommend contacting teachers ahead of time to discuss the difficulty level of their class if questions remain after reading the course description.

 

Course Progressions:

We recommend the following progressions:

 

Writing

5/6^th grade: Writing A/B (Writing A and Writing B are offered in alternating years, and the material is not repeated to allow students to take both in these grades)

7^th-9^th grade: Writing I

8^th-10^th grade: Writing II

9^th-12^th grade: Writing III

All students new to SAIL must submit a writing sample and survey. These forms can be found on our website. Students will be assessed based on their sample and placed in an appropriate class. We do not recommend skipping ahead to any level of writing, particularly in 7^th-8^th grade. If students complete Writing III by 8th grade, they will not have any writing instruction in high school; most students will need writing instruction and experience throughout all high school years.

Literature

High school literature classes are offered on a yearly rotation of World Literature, American Literature and British Literature.

2025-2026: World Literature

2026-2027: American Literature

2028-2029: British Literature

Science (unless noted, all science classes use the Apologia curriculum)

5^th-7^th grade: rotation of Apologia Exploring Creation science courses

7^th-9^th grade: Applied Science (Project Based Learning) or General Science

9^th-12^th grade: Health & Nutrition

The following high school classes require completion of Apologia General Science before enrollment.

9^th-12^th grade: Physical Science w/ lab

9^th -12^th grade: Biology w/ lab

10^th-12^th grade: Chemistry w/ lab

 

History

7^th-9^th grade: offered on a yearly rotation between Ancient History and Medieval History

2025-2026: Medieval History

2026-2027: Ancient History

9^th-12^th: World History

9^th-12^th: US History

10^th-12^th: American Government (strongly recommended but not required that students have completed a high school level US History class before enrolling)

Electives

The following are examples of previous elective classes that have been offered. 

Music Appreciation: 5^th-8^th grade

PE: 5^th-8^th grade

Public Speaking: 8^th-12^th grade

Personal Finance: 9^th-12^th grade

Art I: 7^th-9^th grade

Art II: 9^th-12^th grade

Entrepreneurship: 9^th-12^th grade