2023-2024

The Pilot Program

START SMALL

START SMALL

This year, we chose to work with a pilot of educators, families and a small group of K-3rd grade students to build, test and iterate this instructional design model.

Our goal was to start small and learn well. Much like SpaceX holds smaller launches building into the larger project, our innovative efforts follow a similar method.

Together with our founding families, we have made new discoveries and changes that are vital to bringing this vision to life. It is because of God’s vision and grace, our amazing staff, and these phenomenal families that we will be able to head into year one with real systems, strategies and stories of how the Bend Method can transform a life.

By our first official year in 2024-2025, we plan to launch the Core and Elective Track for 4th-6th grade, along with a Home Education Enrichment Track for 7th-12th grade students.

 FAQs

  • Please know that it is our heart to equip all families to discover and grow in their God-given bend, right where they are. We know each family is different, and their growth ebbs and flows with the seasons they walk through. In the same vein, our educational model is growing – ebbing and flowing with the season it is in. And if it is discerned that this is not the best season for your family to step into the WaterStone Academy model, it is okay. We will work diligently to still equip your family with resources to discover, grow and shape the bend of your family in the meantime, no matter your current educational environment.

    In the waiting, your application makes you eligible for the 2024-2025 WSA Admissions Reservation. Additionally, your Reservation fee gives you access to customized WSA resources. You can implement the tools and techniques this school year to better prepare you for the following year’s interview and potential discovery process. A Reservation gives us a glimpse into your heart and family, as well as prepares our faculty accordingly for the upcoming school year.

  • For the 2023-2024 academic year, WaterStone Academy will function as a Home Education Program. Parents will be accountable for record-keeping and reporting grades to the state. They will be considered a home education student.

    As we head into the 2024-2025 school year, we will also remain a Home Education Program to best partner with parents and sustain our hybrid, university schedule.

  • Yes.

    Families who apply for the Pilot Program year will enjoy the lower Pilot Program rate.

    As we continue to grow and prepare for our new facilities in the next five years, families who wait to enroll in future years will enjoy investing in the educational experience, including it’s brand new environment and other efforts related to our vision.