Our students have the opportunity to achieve an excellent education that is well-rounded and fully accredited. We offer year-round school while dealing with each girl’s behavioral and emotional issues.
We believe that a Christian worldview and a classic education are needed for teens with poor or undisciplined educational experiences, leading to a lack of preparation for their future. While enrolled here, students must work on their courses all weekdays, catching up for lost time and retaking failed or low-grade courses. Our on-campus accredited private school is facilitated by Ignitia Virtual Academy (part of Edgenuity) and taught by our certified teachers.
A Second Chance at Education
Teens come to us with various academic records, often with a history of failing grades and skipping classes. For many of our students, enrollment here means a second chance at graduating high school, a possibility nearly destroyed by their former lifestyle. Our self-paced curriculum, along with one-on-one instruction from our teaching staff, allows students to gain mastery of subjects and earn missed credits toward a high school diploma.
Our educational program features our in-class teachers, and coursework is facilitated through Ignitia Virtual Academy (a part of Edgenuity). It is a fully accredited online Christian worldview school with a personalized learning environment to help students achieve strong educational goals. Ignitia motivates our students to achieve phenomenal progress toward high school completion. Through Ignitia, we offer basic courses, honors, Advanced Placement courses, credit recovery, intervention, and test readiness.
Edgenuity is a leading provider of online curriculum and instructional services. It is used by more than 20,000 schools, including 20 of the 25 largest school districts, to meet academic goals and improve student outcomes.
Ignitia Virtual Academy is accredited through Cognia (formerly AdvancED) and the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) and, as such, has nationally recognized accreditation. This is the same accreditation awarded to public schools and fully recognized by high schools and colleges nationwide. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has also approved the Edgenuity instructional model and curriculum for student-athlete online instruction.
While the Ignitia program is intuitive and self-paced, our certified classroom teachers ensure that our students keep up their coursework, offer to tutor, answer any questions, and encourage each student. Students who fail to keep up or struggle with a specific topic are helped. Still, if they are dragging their feet out of rebellion, they may lose out on privileges like outings and fun times until they get caught up.
Increasing Student Engagement, Progress, and Achievement
Keeping students engaged in what they’re learning is vital to ensuring they master standards so they can move forward in their education.
The Ignitia Virtual Academy, an online classroom program, benefits students who are failing or have fallen behind. It meets the rigor of Common Core and most state graduation requirements. Our online courses and curriculum are grounded in research and are aligned with state standards.
The curriculum is laid out using various teaching strategies and assessment tools such as direct instruction videos, use of e-notes, transcripts of lessons, warm-ups, practice journals, quizzes, tests, writing exams, etc. Students who want to use their time here to get ahead can often complete two courses in the same amount of time it would take to complete one classroom course, allowing them to make up credits that they missed out on before coming here or allowing them to get ahead or retake courses to improve their GPA. Students who return home before graduating high school here can easily continue their courses online, making for a seamless educational experience.
Our math subjects are enhanced by IXL.com, which provides grade-level practice problems per math concept that ensures a student’s mathematical confidence. 
We also use other teaching tools, such as Reading Plus, which has been shown to improve the reading level of a high school student. 95% of our graduates attain university reading level, dramatically changing their comprehension abilities.
How Our Academic Program is Different
Our educators and support staff strive to match the students’ courses with their primary school courses. We work closely with the parents and students to design an individualized program of study that best supports the child’s past educational progress and future educational or career goals. To supplement their education, we also utilize the Bible and landmark books by today’s leading Christian authors to teach key character-building concepts. Christian speakers and musicians visit our campus to provide spiritual instruction, encouragement, and motivation, and the girls are taken to off-campus spiritual events.
In today’s culture, what we DON’T teach is almost as important as what we DO teach…
Unlike today’s public schools and schoolbooks, we don’t push a sociopolitical agenda, race theories, gender manipulation, and altered American history. We teach the essential skills needed in life and help our students find real purpose and meaning.
Students learn to become independent while building solid academic and problem-solving skills. Our educational program teaches the child’s strengths and enables our teachers to intercede when conditions indicate help is needed. Close supervision, the latest education technology, and individual workstations support and motivate students to continue their education throughout the time they are in our behavioral therapy program. Individual tutoring is also available in the classroom for specific subjects.
Our academic program includes:
• Fully Transferable Credits
• Cognia Accreditation
• Latest Technology
• Optional Tutorial Services
• Low Student-to-Teacher Ratio
• Skill Building
• Educational Remediation
• Credit Recovery
• College Preparatory Courses
• GED/SAT/ACT Preparation
Students thrive and get ahead on our structured, year-round schedule. Our educational routine focuses on the classic basics but emphasizes character, honor, respect, time management skills, responsibility, and accountability. Academic expectations are taken seriously, and our students discover a sense of pride in succeeding with each new educational level.
Self-control and self-discipline are vital benefits of our academic program — two character traits that will help them succeed in every aspect of life. They discover true satisfaction and confidence from attaining goals and achieving good grades through hard work and self-management. This helps students transform into productive and cultivated adults upon graduation and beyond.
CGA EDUCATIONAL MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY
Quality education is a stepping stone to discovering one’s God-given purpose and identity, vitally important to a teen’s healthy psychological development. Academic knowledge partnered with character development improves emotional intelligence. It empowers CGA students to become problem solvers, leaders, and healthy members of their own families who make meaningful contributions to society. We recognize the parent’s sacred responsibility to have input into their child’s academic development.
CGA utilizes a curriculum that is based on universal and eternal truths. Our curriculum reinforces and builds upon prior knowledge and encourages critical thinking that prepares students for life. Through education, our students learn to apply acquired wisdom.
The teacher-student relationship at Columbus Girls Academy is an academic partnership and professional. Teachers help students examine significant ideas, solve problems, and work as a team. Teachers are responsible for setting an example of exemplary character and morals for all students. CGA teachers prioritize classroom management to provide a safe environment of structure and nurture where students may thrive.
COLLEGE PREP
Our high school graduates can immediately transition into general education college courses with Liberty University. Once students have transitioned to Liberty University, their educational path is their own. Students can keep a collegiate pace while attending CGA. Several options open up for transitioning into a university setting after CGA.
SAT PREPARATION
Our 11th- and 12th-grade students enroll in Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) prep classes, with videos, two months before the test date. SAT preparation hones the student’s critical thinking skills, broadens their vocabulary base, and develops grammatically correct writing for the SAT essay. Armed with these tools, the student is primed and ready for maximum performance on the College Board SAT, which is necessary for college entrance.
