WELCOME, HOMESCHOOLERS!

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We embrace the homeschooling community and look forward to supporting your educational program with Merit Academy's enhancement opportunities. We thoroughly enjoy the partnership with have with our homeschool community to provide additional experiences for their children.

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All too often, we hear families talk about paying taxes to support the public schools, but with little benefit to their homeschool family. Merit Academy appreciates this sentiment and has created some fantastic opportunities for our homeschool community. ​​

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Merit Academy Homeschool Partnership
2026–27 | Grades K–12 | Tuition-free public charter

You keep the homeschool. Your student gains a full classical campus.

Merit Academy is the Ute Pass homeschool family’s on-campus partner: Core Knowledge and classical courses, college credit, trades, Civil Air Patrol, athletics, houses, and clubs—taught by Merit faculty, on Merit’s campus, in the same classes full-time Bears take. This is not a one-day drop-in at an elementary annex. It is part-time enrollment in a PK–12 school built for excellence.

Why families choose Merit over a one-day enrichment add-on

Merit AcademyTypical district add-on

GradesK–12 on one campusOften K–8 one day here, 9–12 somewhere else

ScheduleBuild the week you need—courses across the full school day, Monday–FridayOften one enrichment day

AcademicsSame courses as full-time students: Core Knowledge, Singapore Math, Latin, literature, history, lab sciencesEnrichment, support, or a short activity block

High schoolConcurrent enrollment, AP, and trades certifications on campusLimited part-time seats or a separate “take two” list

DistinctivesCivil Air Patrol, aviation, houses, choir, theater, competitive athleticsPE, swim, or STEAM rotations

Who teachesMerit faculty in Merit classroomsMixed sites and programs

CostNo tuition for K–12 part-time enrollmentVaries by site

You remain the primary educator. You file the homeschool Notice of Intent. Merit provides the on-campus courses and community you choose.

What your student can join

• Enhancement and specials with the School of Grammar (K–5)

• Upper School courses in the School of Logic (6–8) and School of Rhetoric (9–12)

• Concurrent enrollment college courses and trades certification programs

• Civil Air Patrol and aviation pathways

• Athletics, choir, theater, clubs, and House events

• The same rigorous classrooms, labs, and teachers as full-time Merit students

How part-time enrollment works (2026–27)

• Tuition-free for eligible K–12 homeschool students (preschool is separate and tuition-based).

• Elementary: at least 6 hours per week on campus.

• Secondary: at least two Merit courses, with 90 hours per semester in the fall term to establish the schedule.

• Students enroll in Merit-taught courses that match what full-time students take. Space and prerequisites apply.

• Parent files the state homeschool Notice of Intent and remains the primary instructor.

• Complete Merit’s Part-Time / Homeschool form and request specific courses.

No curriculum stipend. No vendor reimbursement. The value is the school itself: seats in real classes, with real teachers, in a classical community.

2026–27 next step

Registrar: kjohnston@merit.academy
Part-time form: merit.academy/forms
Homeschool page: merit.academy/home-school-enrichment
Main: (719) 686-2274
500 E. Kelley’s Rd., Woodland Park, CO

A public charter of Woodland Park School District RE-2. Homeschool families stay homeschool families. Merit supplies the campus courses, teams, and college pathways that make the home program stronger.