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Online Homeschool Courses

Learn in a Live Class or an Online, Self-Paced Course with Apologia

At Apologia, you can choose the best format for your family. Pick between live, teacher-led classes that are taught during the school year, or self-paced courses you can start anytime. With both options, you can rest assured that your children are being taught vital core subjects from a biblical worldview. Meanwhile, parents are given the confidence that coursework, labs, and grades are organized and easy to manage.

What Does a Typical Week of Online Homeschooling Look Like with Apologia?

Self-Paced Courses

With Apologia’s self-paced courses, students receive 15-month access* to self-directed, all-in-one homeschool courses. Each course includes a digital Apologia textbook, an audio narration of the text, video lessons and hands-on experiments, and automatically graded tests. Students access our self-paced courses through an easy-to-use online portal.

Self-paced courses are flexible and can be started at any time of the year.

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*15-month access begins from the date of purchase

Live Classes

In Apologia’s live classes, students learn through online, interactive teaching from highly qualified instructors. Students can choose from more than 40 classes and receive personal instruction, teacher-graded assignments and tests, full access to live class recordings, and more.

Our live classes are held from August to May and have been voted #1 in the Practical Homeschooling i-Learn Awards.

What students can expect each week

  • Real-time class sessions (with recordings available)
  • Assigned readings, labs, or problem sets
  • Teacher-graded assessments with feedback
  • Opportunities for questions and discussion

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Why Homeschool Families Trust and Choose Apologia

  • Biblically Based Learning

    Our self-paced and live classes are taught from a biblical perspective, focusing on equipping students to learn, live, and defend the Christian faith. So whilst children are armed with the knowledge they need to succeed in their schooling and beyond, they’re also exposed to many Christian teachings that will stay with them throughout their lives.

  • Flexible Scheduling

    At Apologia, it’s all about you. That’s why our online homeschool options encourage students to create course plans that fit into their own personal schedules.

  • Access to Highly Qualified Instructors

    Apologia’s instructors are experts in the subject matter they teach. But they also understand that every student is different; ensuring difficult concepts are communicated comprehensively, all while keeping students engaged and interested in newfound learnings. Many hold advanced degrees and have experience teaching in homeschool co-ops

  • Time-saving Grading

    With Apologia’s live classes, instructors grade all tests, quizzes, papers, and other assignments. With self-paced courses, online tests are automatically graded upon submission – using AutoGrade+, providing students with immediate results and feedback. Giving parents one less thing to worry about.

  • Tailored to Student’s Learning Style

    Parents can give their child every advantage to succeed by selecting the online homeschool option that best fits their student’s learning style.

    • Self-paced courses let students work at their own speed with text, audio, video, hands-on experiments, and auto-graded tests in an easy-to-use platform.
    • Live classes add teacher and peer interaction in a structured online setting – great for visual, auditory, hands-on, and social learners who benefit from real-time teaching and community.

Reviews

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If you’re looking for a fun and effective way to get your children excited about the Word of God, look no further. The Word in Motion is an excellent Bible curriculum to ground children in Scripture and help them develop a personal relationship with Jesus.

– Ginger Hubbard, best-selling author of Don’t Make Me Count to Three and co-host of the Parenting with Ginger Hubbard podcast

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The Word in Motion is an easy-to-follow, highly engaging, biblically sound, and beautifully illustrated Bible study textbook and notebook for every student. Rachael Carman has made difficult concepts easy to understand and has written a curriculum that will give your children a solid base on which to build. I highly recommend both the Old and New Testament volumes of The Word in Motion.

– Todd Wilson, Founder of Familyman Ministries and the Smiling Homeschooler

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This curriculum is so amazing. It regularly brings me to tears while teaching it to my kids.
– Amber Reed

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It is wonderful to see this concept of a multi-sensory curriculum made available to teach the next generation the most important history of all – His Story!  The Word in Motion belongs in every home.

– Nancy, grandparent

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The Word in Motion is just what families need to get excited about learning the basics of God’s word! At a time when the church desperately needs to be more biblically literate, this gets us back on God’s path and moves us in the right direction.

– David & Jason Benham, Best-selling authors and nationally acclaimed entrepreneurs

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This versatile, nondenominational, and thorough Bible curriculum can be used as a family or with an individual child. The combination of video, attractive graphics, and well-written lessons will enhance your student’s knowledge of God’s Word. In a world that needs more understanding of the Bible, I endorse this curriculum without hesitation.

– Rev. Dr. Newell, Author

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The Word in Motion proactively incorporates visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles with lessons that lend themselves to students engaging with God’s Word, their parents, and their teachers.

– Jan S, Curriculum Director at a Private Christian School

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It’s rare that I find a curriculum that is so engaging that I’m looking forward to what comes next! With The Word in Motion, I’m constantly wondering what’s next to help us remember important people, places, and events from the Bible.

– Tiffany, Homeschool Hideout

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Apologia’s Rachael Carman has created the most incredible Bible curriculum! If you desire for God’s word to be a foundational part of your family and children’s lives in a way that sticks with them and keeps them coming back for more, then The Word in Motion is for you! God’s word is full of adventure, life, and discovery, and that is the heart behind this amazing curriculum! The Word in Motion is biblically solid, engaging, and life-changing. I highly recommend it to any family.

– Aby Rinella, co-host of the Schoolhouse Rocked podcast

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Online Homeschool FAQs

  • Are Apologia’s Online Classes Accredited?

    Apologia offers individual courses, not a full-service diploma program. Accreditation typically applies to schools or complete programs. Many families across the U.S. count Apologia courses for high-school credit by maintaining their own homeschool records. We provide syllabi and grades to support your transcript, but each homeschool family is responsible for creating their own student transcripts.

  • What’s the Difference Between a Live Class and a Self-Paced Course?

    Live classes: Instructor-led classes on a schedule, with instructor-graded work and class recordings.

    Self-Paced Courses: All-in-one online course you start anytime with digital text, audio, video lessons, and auto-graded tests.

    Choose the approach that best fits your student’s learning style and your family routine.

  • Can My Student Start Mid-Year?

    Yes, for self-paced courses, you can start whenever you’re ready and move at your own speed within the access window. Live classes follow a class calendar and run from August to May

  • How Much Parent Involvement Is Required?

    Live classes shift grading and instruction to the instructor; parents primarily oversee class calendar scheduling and support.

    Self-paced courses automate test grading and provide clear pacing guides; parents typically verify written work, labs, and overall progress and view assessment grades in the online portal.

  • Do You Offer Recordings If We Miss a Live Class?

    Yes. Live class sessions are recorded and made available to enrolled students for review and catch-up during the term.

  • How Do Tests and Grading Work?

    In live classes, instructors grade tests, quizzes, papers, and major assignments, returning feedback to help students grow. In self-paced courses, online tests are auto-graded with immediate results; parents generally review written or lab assignments.