Recently, my sixth grader and I went for a walk. As we wandered around our neighborhood, I was eager to hear about his life – friends, activities, etc. He had other plans for our one-on-one time. He wanted to learn about imaginary numbers. My child studying Pre-Algebra had decided he was ready for Algebra II.Continue Reading
Category: About Kolbe
Ellen Finnigan holds a B.A. in English from Boston College and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. She has worked as an Editorial Director for an online media network, written a political column for a daily newspaper in Washington D.C., lived on a Catholic commune, and worked as a House Facilitator for aContinue Reading
Tell us about yourself? What grade are you in, how long have you been homeschooling/online schooling? I’m in twelfth grade now, and I started homeschooling in ninth grade. Throughout high school I’ve mainly taken Kolbe online classes , but I’ve also taken a couple online classes from other sources, some community college classes, and some classes at homeContinue Reading
What does an average day of teaching at Kolbe Academy look like? I have two really sort of busy days. I get up really early, and I’ll prep for the day. It usually takes a couple hours to get fully ready. Then I’ll log in at ten o’clock to a room ofContinue Reading
Our Director of Academic Services, Mr. Everett Buyarski, was born and raised in Southeast Alaska. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Gonzaga University, where he spent two years in the seminary before discerning he wasn’t called to the priesthood. He is married to his beautiful wife Melissa, and has five sons, Nathaniel, Aaron, Peter,Continue Reading
The following was written by Kolbe Academy theology teacher, Mr. Nicholas Senz . Recently America Magazine featured a school that is scrapping its traditional junior high faith formation program in favor of what it calls “conversational catechesis.” A seminar-style format encourages students to “talk openly about difficult and complex questions of faith.” It is hoped that such an approach “could beContinue Reading
Tell us about yourself: where do you live, what do you do, etc., etc. I’m an Oklahoma native, raised in Cushing , a small town with about 8,000 people, and now living in Tulsa , the state’s second largest city. I considered a variety of opportunities around the country for college and beyond, but found IContinue Reading
Kolbe Academy Online Conceptual Framework by Steve Schultz Kolbe Academy Online is “dedicated to forming the whole individual – mind, body and soul – to renew the world with children and young adults with high educational, moral, civic, and spiritual values centered on the principle of Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam – doing allContinue Reading
Dianne and her late husband, Jerry, are one of the three founding couples of Kolbe Academy . Dianne taught grades 1 through 4 for many years at Kolbe Academy’s Day school and could always humbly assert that most of her students read, comprehended, wrote and did math at least one full level above their grade. After 20 years of teaching, she servedContinue Reading
Returning student enrollment is now open for the 2018-19 School Year! We are excited to roll out a new, streamlined process for enrolling returning students. Returning Student Enrollment All returning families will receive one email per returning student with an imbedded “SnapCode” link. Clicking on this link will allow returning families to set up anContinue Reading