The Student-Athlete Academy: school and training in one day
Your child keeps the online or charter school you chose. They do the work here, with coaches checking progress, and train judo and wrestling between study blocks.
- Grades
- 5th and up
- Days
- Mon to Fri, doors at 8:30 am
- Training
- Judo and wrestling daily
- Price
- $500 a month, unlimited
The problem this solves
Online school gives families flexibility. It also leaves a gap: someone has to make sure the work actually gets done, every day, while parents are at their own jobs.
Oklahoma's Statewide Charter School Board says it plainly in its advice to parents considering full-time online school: students need a strong work ethic, lots of home support, and an adult providing daily supervision and direction.
The Student-Athlete Academy is that adult, plus a training partner. Students log into their own school from our study room. Coaches watch their progress, step in when they're stuck, and keep the day moving. Twice a day, everyone gets on the mat.
What it is, and what it isn't
- It works with the school you already chose: any Oklahoma virtual charter school or a homeschool curriculum.
- Your child's school keeps issuing grades, transcripts, and diplomas. We aren't a replacement for it.
- It's flexible. Come five days or two. Drop off late, pick up early.
- It's athletic. Students train judo and wrestling daily, with the option to compete.
Inside the study room
Desks, computers, quiet, and a coach in the room all day. Students log into their own online school here between training blocks.
A typical day
This is the full schedule. Most students use part of it, based on what their coach, their parents, and they decide together.
Students work at their own pace. A student with a heavy assignment load might skip the afternoon training block two days a week. One who's ahead might train both blocks every day.
- 8:30 amDoors open. Drop off any time from here on.
- 9:00 amMorning workout. Light and easy, just to get everyone moving.
- 9:30 amAcademic block. Students log into their online school in the study room.
- 11:00 amFirst training block: judo on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; wrestling on Tuesday and Thursday.
- 12:30 pmLunch and academics.
- 1:30 pmSecond training block, the opposite sport from the morning.
- 4:00 pmFinal academic block, until 6 pm. Pick up any time.
Families who fit this program
Online-school families with working parents
Your child likes online school, but the house is empty from 8 to 5. Here, someone is checking in all day.
Homeschool families who want a team
Your kids get the structure of a training schedule and teammates their age, without giving up the curriculum you chose.
Serious young athletes
Two training blocks a day is more mat time than most school programs offer, and the flexible academic schedule makes room for travel to tournaments.
Questions about the full-day program
Is Dominion Academy a school?
No. Your child stays enrolled in the online or charter school your family chooses, and that school issues grades, transcripts, and diplomas. Dominion provides the place, the daily structure, coaching support for schoolwork, and athletic training.
Which online schools work with this program?
Any of them. Families can use any of Oklahoma's virtual charter schools, including Epic Charter Schools, Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy, Oklahoma Connections Academy, Insight School of Oklahoma, Dove Virtual Academy, E-School Virtual Charter Academy, Virtual Preparatory Academy, and ThrivePoint Academy, or a homeschool curriculum of their own.
Does my child have to come every day?
No. Some students come all five days and some come two or three. The schedule is built around each student, and parents can drop off and pick up at any time.
Who helps with schoolwork?
Coach Jodie Shavers is the academic coach right now. He monitors each student's progress in their online school, helps when they're stuck, and keeps them on pace. We plan to add a professional educator to the staff as the program grows.
Does every student train both judo and wrestling?
Most do, but it's flexible. A student might take both training blocks three days a week and only the morning block on the others. Coaches, parents, and the student decide together.
What grades do you accept?
The full-day program focuses on 5th grade and up, because students need to be able to work through online lessons with some independence.
What does it cost?
$500 a month for unlimited training and study time during business hours, Monday through Friday. It starts with a free week like every other membership.
Come see a school day here.
Book a visit and watch a study block and a training session. Bring your questions about your online school, and we'll walk through how it would work.