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APEX Homeschool Program

The APEX Program, sponsored by St. Vrain Valley Schools, is open to students in grades K-12, and is designed to support parents who choose to educate their children at home.

FOCUS: One-Day Enrichment Program

PRINCIPAL:Kim Lancaster

ENROLLMENT: 166 Students

CONTACT INFORMATION: 1351 S. Sunset St., Unit B Longmont, CO 80501 | 303-702-8600 | apexhomeschool.org

MASCOT: Wolfpack

Highlights

• APEX Homeschool Program offers academic courses, enrichment classes, and curriculum resources in a K-12 environment to support parents who choose to be their student’s primary educator

• Students attend classes one day per week on-site

• Courses in academic disciplines including math, science, social studies, language arts, world language, STEM, art, music, and theater

• Students participate in large group and small group classroom experiences

• Curriculum library with hundreds of resources parents can check out for home use, most at no cost to families

• STEM courses including Computer Skills, Robotics, Intro to Programming, Intro to Computer Science, and Inventions and Engineering

• Field trips available for parents to select and attend with their students

• Highly-qualified, licensed teachers who are passionate about supporting homeschooling and bringing students the best of both worlds

• Small class sizes with multi-grade ranges

• High school counselor available for high school planning and guidance

• Access to ITBS testing to fulfill Colorado Homeschool Law testing requirements

• Parents remain the student’s primary educator and are responsible to plan the student’s course of study

Athletics for Character, Discipline, and Collegiality

APEX students can participate in sports at their local St. Vrain middle school to develop sportsmanship, fitness, and skills. Physical education classes offered on-site.

Visual and Performing Arts

Music: Choir, Guitar, Orchestra, Strings, and World Percussion Art: Visual Arts classes and Yearbook; students participate in the district art show Theater: Musical Theater class including a production each year and classes in Creative Dramatics and Film Making

Co-Curricular Activities

Yearbook, and elective courses like Art, Consumer Math, Cooking, International Towne, Physical Education, and Robotics

What makes your school community unique across St. Vrain Valley Schools?

APEX is the kind of place where learning is fun and where I get to experience new things. I have opportunities to create and design, to spend time with friends, and learn about the way our world works. I’m proud to say I’m a member of the Wolf Pack!

`-Eli Criger, 8th Grade

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