Is MiaPrep accredited? 

Our K-8 grade program, Miacademy, is accredited with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges as a “Supplemental Educational Program” (SEP), and we are pursuing accreditation for MiaPrep. However, the accreditation process is thorough and it can take a few months to get approved. We anticipate MiaPrep will be accredited in early 2022.

How is MiaPrep different from other online learning sources?

MiaPrep is extremely customizable and flexible. When you enroll with MiaPrep, you automatically have access to any course from grades 7-12. That means your student can work ahead in math, but maybe shore up some English and Reading skills that could use a little work (or vice versa!). With no required start or end date, your student can work at their own pace, spending as much or as little time as they need on any subject, lesson, or assignment. Individual components of each lesson can be reassigned as often as needed, or even removed by the parent, which gives your student the time and space to really learn and understand the lesson material. 

This flexibility is also fantastic for family life. If you want to take a little off-season vacation to the beach without your student falling behind, you can pause their lesson schedule, or simply bring it with you! The mobility and flexibility of MiaPrep puts the power of your family’s schedule in your hands. 

We also offer a fully adult-moderated, online, social component so your student can safely connect and communicate with other learners at MiaPrep, with the ability to be turned on or off by the parent account.This is a very popular function in our elementary/middle school platforms and we look forward to offering it on our high school platform.

Does MiaPrep offer a full curriculum?

For the 2021-2022 school year, we are offering a full set of courses for students entering 9th grade, as well as at least one additional higher-level course for students who have completed their 9th grade courses. We have hired a large team of highly qualified high school teachers and professors to fill out the remaining high school content, with the goal being that your student can progress smoothly through their high school curriculum in the coming terms.

Does MiaPrep offer a diploma?

MiaPrep does not offer a diploma. However, our Parent Portal allows you to print reports that can easily be converted to a transcript. Homeschool diplomas can be purchased through HSLDA  (as well as other online sources). Our easy-to-generate reports do the heavy lifting for you when it comes to record keeping, not to mention can save you oodles of storage space and organizational time. If you run into trouble trying to figure it all out, our friendly customer service team is on-call and ready to help.

How many credits is each course? 

As with many traditional high schools, MiaPrep’s courses in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies will be full, one-credit courses. Other courses with individual lessons or electives will vary based on the amount of content available and how long it takes to complete the course. 

If you have any other questions, make sure you check out our Facebook Page and feel free to e-mail our friendly customer service representatives at parents-help@miacademy.co.

We are thrilled to be counting down the weeks until our new site, MiaPrep, launches! MiaPrep follows our K-8 program, Miacademy. It will be geared toward 9th-12th grades and will serve as our high school curriculum, and will prepare students for life and higher education. Throughout the next few weeks, we are going to be sharing information about the program that will help answer many of your frequently asked questions! If you would like to subscribe to further newsletters and information, please fill out this form.

What Courses Will be Available?

Our team of content developers is made up of experienced, certified teachers and experts in the field of education, and they are working hard to put together as many courses as possible, so high schoolers can begin using MiaPrep as a full curriculum as early as this fall. 

During the first year of our platform launch, you can expect to see these initial subject lessons on MiaPrep:

•  Language Arts: instructional videos, literary extensions, writing assignments, daily vocabulary, practice work, and assessments

Courses available in full by the end of ‘21-’22 school year: English I, English II, Literary Analysis

• Math: instructional videos that can be paused and reviewed, practice work, and printable assessments that can be repeated as necessary

Courses available in full by the end of ‘21-’22 school year: Algebra I, Algebra II

• Science: instructional videos, text extensions, printable labs, practice work, and assessments

Courses available in full by the end of ‘21-’22 school year: Physical Science, Chemistry

• Social Studies: instructional videos, PDF resources, recommended independent study, practice work, and assessments

Courses available in full by the end of ‘21-’22 school year: Geography, World History

• Electives: Spanish I (practice work only; full course to follow); Career Exploration activities to help students consider areas they may want to pursue; other resources to follow
• Review: 7^th and 8^th grade material available for students who need a refresher or want to take a closer look at the lower-level courses

More subjects and content will be added as the school year progresses in such areas as English III and IV, Geometry, Biology, and U.S. History and Civics. Many lessons will be available to begin at the start of the semester, and as more are added, students can work through the next steps in their courses. The goal is to have the next lessons ready by the time the first available ones commence, and so on, throughout the first year. 

Customize Your Student’s Curriculum with MiaPrep

Though this program will be our high school-level courses, your child will continue to have access to all of our 7th and 8th-grade material in addition to the 9th-12th grade material. This ensures that your child will be able to review pre-requisite material where needed. It is also beneficial for students who may have trouble in some subjects, and excel in others. This allows parents the flexibility to create a customized learning path for their child.

Getting the Most of MiaPrep

Miaprep will offer a curriculum that is constantly expanding with new teaching videos, practice games, tests, and instructional documents. Nonetheless ours, like those of every other online curriculum, will have areas that are more complete than others. Thus, we recommend supplementing the learning content offered on our sites with additional hands-on learning, such as science experiments, reading and interpreting literature, and other activities that work well for your student

As always, knowing whether or not you can use the site alongside your core curriculum depends a great deal on the state in which you live.  We encourage you to check with HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) to review what is required in your state.