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Who Are We?
Mission Statement
The Educational Network for Academics, Arts and Character Training (E.N.A.A.C.T.) Family Academy exists to serve homeschool families by supplementing and supporting what they are doing at home and providing a safe setting for homeschooled students and parenteachers to interact.
E.N.A.A.C.T. has been successfully based on two goals:
1. To meet the real needs of homeschooling families.
2. To use the God-given talents and abilities of our members as teachers.
As a ministry and outreach of Tree of Life Church, E.N.A.A.C.T. seeks to bring individuals and families from different backgrounds into kingdom relationships with Christian people and ultimately to serve the Lord Jesus Christ.
Positive Socialization
Positive socialization with age-mates in a safe atmosphere is the most widely agreed upon need of E.N.A.A.C.T. homeschoolers. By including parents as volunteer teachers and helpers, and a range of ages in many of our classes, our kids come together in a community, rather than in the isolated peer group of a traditional classroom. The kids enjoy same-age friendships, as well as friendships with children and adults who are years younger or
older.
Secular educators and other critics of homeschooling often comment on the importance of peer-group socialization and preparation for the "real world," but the reality that they refer to is the classroom, not the reality of living, working, and getting along as a member of a family or in a career. Homeschooled children are positively socialized among friends and relatives of all ages, and learn how to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds, including their own peers. |