Alphonse Gallegos Academy offers K–8 homeschool and independent study families a flexible in-person option built around the coursework they already use. Students gain structured academic work time, teacher guidance, peer interaction, enrichment, and a consistent school community without giving up the flexibility that brought their family to homeschooling.
AGA’s part-time model is designed for K–8 students who learn through homeschool or independent study programs and would benefit from additional teacher support, structure, enrichment, accountability, and meaningful peer interaction.
Part-time students bring the curriculum and assignments they already use to AGA. Many AGA families use Horizon Charter Schools, while others may use another homeschool or independent study pathway. AGA provides the in-person environment around that work: teachers who can answer questions, help students understand assignments, provide targeted support, and keep the academic day focused and productive.
The goal is not to replace the flexibility families value. It is to add the pieces that can be harder to recreate at home every day: experienced teachers, predictable routines, peer relationships, enrichment, physical education, and a consistent learning community.
Families choose between three full academic days each week or five academic mornings. Both options provide regular teacher-supported academic time and access to the AGA learning community.
Every part-time student receives a structured academic block built around focused work, teacher support, and peer community. Students attending three full days continue into the afternoon for lunch, enrichment, electives, PE, and other scheduled programming.
The core academic block runs through 12:00 PM. Students work on assignments from their homeschool or independent study program while AGA teachers circulate, answer questions, provide small-group or individualized help, and support productive work habits.
Three-day students remain on campus after the academic block. Afternoon programming begins at 12:00 PM and may include lunch, electives, enrichment, projects, community activities, and physical education. AGA Clubhouse is also available after the school day under the same rates and policies offered to full-time families.
AGA is inspired by the Roman Catholic faith, but religious participation is optional for part-time students. Monday–Thursday religion is offered from 8:00–8:30 AM; part-time students who do not participate arrive at 8:30 AM. Friday offsite Mass is reserved for full-time students, so part-time students begin their Friday at AGA at 9:00 AM.
AGA organizes K–8 students into three grade groupings within the learning environment. Each group has a dedicated classroom area while teachers move between students, support individual needs, and create opportunities for small-group instruction and collaboration.
Younger students benefit from clear routines, frequent check-ins, hands-on support, and a learning environment where they can develop independence gradually. AGA helps students stay engaged with their assigned work while also building classroom habits and positive relationships with peers.
Intermediate students are increasingly able to manage independent work but still benefit from adult guidance, accountability, explanation, and collaborative learning. AGA gives students space to work independently while ensuring support is nearby when they need it.
Middle school students receive support as coursework becomes more demanding and independence becomes more important. For families considering a traditional high school in the future, part-time AGA attendance also gives students consistent opportunities to work with teachers, learn around peers, participate in group activities, and become comfortable with a school community.
The part-time model works best as a partnership. AGA provides the in-person structure, teacher support, and learning environment, while parents continue managing the requirements of the curriculum or independent study program they have chosen.
Part-time students arrive with the coursework, assignments, and learning goals established by their homeschool or independent study program. AGA provides a predictable academic environment where students can work through those responsibilities with teachers nearby for support.
Teachers help students identify what they should be working on, break larger tasks into manageable steps, answer questions, provide targeted instruction when needed, and redirect students when focus slips. The goal is productive academic time rather than simply supervised seat time.
Families remain connected to their outside program and continue monitoring overall assignment completion and submission. AGA adds consistency, support, accountability, and a community around the work students are already expected to do.
AGA connects existing homeschool or independent study work with in-person teacher support, peer interaction, accountability, and optional enrichment in one consistent weekly rhythm.
Families choosing three full academic days receive access to the afternoon experiences scheduled on those days, giving students opportunities to move, create, collaborate, build friendships, and learn beyond core coursework.
Middle school can be a turning point for homeschool families. Some students will continue homeschooling through high school, while others expect to transition into a traditional high school environment and would benefit from more regular experience learning around peers before that change.
AGA gives middle school students a place to build friendships, work with teachers outside the home, follow a consistent schedule, participate in group activities, experience electives and PE, and develop the independence expected in a larger school setting.
Families do not have to give up the flexibility that works for them now simply to prepare their child for what may come next. Part-time enrollment can provide school-community experience while preserving the homeschool or independent study path.
The heart of AGA’s part-time program is consistent access to teachers who can help students stay focused, understand assignments, work through challenges, and build stronger academic habits while still respecting the family’s chosen homeschool or independent study path.
AGA teachers circulate throughout academic blocks rather than expecting every student to move through identical material at the same pace. Students can work independently when they are ready and receive more direct attention when they need explanation, redirection, encouragement, or additional support.
The goal is to make the hours students spend at AGA academically productive. Teachers can help students organize assignments, break work into manageable steps, answer questions, provide targeted mini-lessons, and create small groups when several students need support in the same area.
For part-time families, this support complements rather than replaces the parent’s role. Parents continue monitoring the requirements and deadlines of the student’s outside program, while AGA provides the daily in-person environment that helps students make steady progress.
Families may choose either three full academic days each week or five academic mornings. Both part-time options use the same tuition rate.
Choose the part-time schedule that works best for your family while adding regular teacher support, structure, enrichment, and community to your student’s week.