Students with 5 or more hours of sessions per subject per week are considered "Full Time" students at Bridge Builder Academy. This typically means full curriculum support and full student status and privileges. The full time curriculum varies for k-6 based on student need, but fully accredited Texas Tech University ISD K-12, and University of Nebraska Lincoln High School 9th-12th curriculum options are also available.
We develop curriculum plans based upon individual student needs, and since all of our students are different, so is every plan. We have six general types of students at BBA based on age and curriculum needs. Our students range from the extremely gifted to those needing subject intervention to the "twice exceptional" who require both. The one thing that ALL our students have in common though is a need or desire for one-on-one instruction.
FULL TIME Students
5+ hours a week. Select Curriculum Options. Full student status and privileges.
Full time students are those students with five or more instructional core subject hours per week, not including homework. Most students will have up to an hour of homework for each hour of regular billed instruction time depending on age and subject matter. Students are typically expected to finish homework before their next session in that subject. Please inform the office of any special homework related considerations such as a need for guided homework or additional homework support hours. The typical full-time student’s school day will begin when the teacher arrives at the student’s home (or other instructional site) at the scheduled time for instruction in one or more scheduled subjects. Another scheduled teacher may arrive at a different time or day for instruction in different subjects. Full Time BBA students receive regular grade reports.
Texas High School graduation and diploma are available. A Dual Credit / Advanced Placement program is also available for Full Time students seeking College and High School credit through TTU/UNL accelerated instruction GT program.
Enrollment
Students enrolled at Bridge Builder Academy spend 2 or more session hours per subject per week with a teacher. This includes full curriculum support and full student status and privileges. Our students have the option of finishing more credits in less time than regular schools as our students are required to spend only 2 to 3 hours of instruction time per subject per week, which means they either spend less time during the day in class or spend less days during the year for their credits.
We know that our students can achieve more in one session of one-on-one instruction than spending a week in a classroom full of students. In fact we guarantee it! Our students usually finish a semester course in 36 instructional hours, and five or more courses in as little as 180 hours a semester. Most students are required to do 1 to 2 hours of homework daily, whereas some students choose the option of doing all their academic work in school.
BBA secondary students often use our one-on-one instruction to acquire the number of credits they need to graduate early or with minimal daily instructional hours, half days and/or three day weekends - all in order to free up their schedule for work and other activities!