Yes, Seacliff Academy is a legal California private school that filed a Private School Affidavit (PSA). Your child's enrollment in Seacliff Academy meets the compulsory attendance requirement for school for the State of California, and many other states as well. If your student is enrolled at Seacliff Academy, you do not need to file any other paperwork with the state to homescool your children. A high-school diploma from Seacliff Academy is a legal diploma in all 50 states.

No, Seacliff Academy is not accredited. In order to hold accreditation a school must follow the curricular guidlines of the accrediting body. This takes away the freedom for the school to allow students to learn in a way that works for them. Not answering to accreditation bodies gives our school the freedom to allow students to learn what they want, how they want, and for how long they want, within a general course of study.

That depends. College-prep classes taken through an accredited instituation, accredited online school, or many dual enrollment college classes will be A-G compliant and can be used for your Seacliff Academy transcript. If you take all of the A-G classes in the above manner, you can apply by regular application to a UC or CSU, even though Seacliff Academy is not accredited. Most other classes taken for Seacliff Academy transcripts will not be A-G certified, and will only count towards your graduation requirement/diploma.

We do not require students and families to follow any set curriculum, but each school must set forth a general course of study for students to follow. We encourage you to complete this course of study in ways that meets the needs of your student, allowing them to learn subjects that interest them and in ways they find meaningful. We want you to have the freedom to learn and teach in a manner that works for your family. The following general course of study can be met in any way the parent and student sees fit: (Grades K-6) The adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, shall include instruction, beginning in grade 1 and continuing through grade 6, in the following areas of study: (a) English, including knowledge of, and appreciation for literature and the language, as well as the skills of speaking, reading, listening, spelling, handwriting, and composition. (b) Mathematics, including concepts, operational skills, and problem solving. (c) Social sciences, drawing upon the disciplines of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology, designed to fit the maturity of the pupils. Instruction shall provide a foundation for understanding the history, resources, development, and government of California and the United States of America; the development of the American economic system including the role of the entrepreneur and labor; the relations of persons to their human and natural environment; eastern and western cultures and civilizations; contemporary issues; and the wise use of natural resources. (d) Science, including the biological and physical aspects, with emphasis on the processes of experimental inquiry and on the place of humans in ecological systems. (e) Visual and performing arts, including instruction in the subjects of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts, aimed at the development of aesthetic appreciation and the skills of creative expression. (f) Health, including instruction in the principles and practices of individual, family, and community health. (g) Physical education, with emphasis upon the physical activities for the pupils that may be conducive to health and vigor of body and mind, for a total period of time of not less than 200 minutes each 10 schooldays, exclusive of recesses and the lunch period. (Grades 7-12) The adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, shall offer courses in the following areas of study: (a) English, including knowledge of and appreciation for literature, language, and composition, and the skills of reading, listening, and speaking. (b) Social sciences, drawing upon the disciplines of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology, designed to fit the maturity of the pupils. Instruction shall provide a foundation for understanding the history, resources, development, and government of California and the United States of America; instruction in our American legal system, the operation of the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, and the rights and duties of citizens under the criminal and civil law and the State and Federal Constitutions; the development of the American economic system, including the role of the entrepreneur and labor; the relations of persons to their human and natural environment; eastern and western cultures and civilizations; human rights issues, with particular attention to the study of the inhumanity of genocide, slavery, and the Holocaust, and contemporary issues. (c) Foreign language or languages, beginning not later than grade 7, designed to develop a facility for understanding, speaking, reading, and writing the particular language. (d) Physical education, with emphasis given to physical activities that are conducive to health and to vigor of body and mind, as required by Section 51222. (e) Science, including the physical and biological aspects, with emphasis on basic concepts, theories, and processes of scientific investigation and on the place of humans in ecological systems, and with appropriate applications of the interrelation and interdependence of the sciences. (f) Mathematics, including instruction designed to develop mathematical understandings, operational skills, and insight into problem-solving procedures. (g) Visual and performing arts, including dance, music, theater, and visual arts, with emphasis upon development of aesthetic appreciation and the skills of creative expression. (h) Applied arts, including instruction in the areas of consumer and homemaking education, industrial arts, general business education, or general agriculture. (i) Career technical education designed and conducted for the purpose of preparing youth for gainful employment in the occupations and in the numbers that are appropriate to the personnel needs of the state and the community served and relevant to the career desires and needs of the pupils. (j) Automobile driver education, designed to develop a knowledge of the provisions of the Vehicle Code and other laws of this state relating to the operation of motor vehicles, a proper acceptance of personal responsibility in traffic, a true appreciation of the causes, seriousness and consequences of traffic accidents, and to develop the knowledge and attitudes necessary for the safe operation of motor vehicles. A course in automobile driver education shall include education in the safe operation of motorcycles.

No, but NCAA has very strict requirements for what a homeschool transcript must look like, what types of classes you must take, and what types of books you must read for those classes. If you are interested in playing NCAA sports straight from high school, please orient yourself with their requirements and let the director know, so they can guide you on the right path for success. Click on the link below to learn more. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Student_Resources/Home_School_Toolkit_for_Public.pdf

California state law states that no public school has to give credit for any private school classes taken, whether from an accredited school or not. However, all high schools in Santa Cruz County stated they will give credit for classes on your Seacliff Academy transcript toward graduation, but not toward A-G, unless they are accredited classes. Please check with your local high schools about their policy. If you want to later transfer to a public high school from Seacliff Academy, the classes on your Seacliff Academy high school transcript should be similar to classes taken at your local public high school (P.E., Algebra 1, Biology, Foreign Language, etc.) Again, please check with your local public high school about their graduation requirements and policies.