Junior Academy is a weekly drop-off for students in TK-6 grades with classes taught by Independently Contracted teachers. Classes will cover the four core subjects of Language Arts, math, history, and science. Parents will purchase the curriculum set forth by the teacher.

TK minimum age requirement: must have turned 4 years old by the end of June. No exceptions.

The Monday schedule for the 2024-2025 school year will be as follows:
9:30 - 10:30 - 1st-hour instruction
10:30 - 10:40 - break
10:40 -11:40 - 2nd-hour instruction
11:40 - 12:15 - Lunch
12:20- 1:20 - 3rd-hour instruction
1:20 - 1:30 - break (Kindergarten ends here)
1:30 - 2:30 - 4th-hour instruction



Non-refundable Admin fee (in addition to the class fee): $225
Admin fee is due within 30 days of class registration and is not refundable for any reason.


Class fees payable directly to the teachers: $1600/year per student.
There is no refund for any drops for any Junior Academy classes.


Parents must signup to volunteer as a lunch monitor three times (per student enrolled) throughout the school year.

Junior Academy meets at Mission Trails Church, 4880 Zion Ave., San Diego 92120

Contact: Alyssa Inman, Jr. Academy Lead
JrAcademy@hcssd.org

8/12 - Junior Academy Orientation Day - 9:00-10:00am
8/19 - First day of Academy
8/26
9/2 - LABOR DAY, NO CLASS
9/9
9/16
9/23
9/30
10/7
10/14
10/21
10/28
11/4 - Polling Day at Mission Trails - NO CLASS
11/11
11/18
11/25
12/2
12/9
12/16 - 1st semester ends for Academy

12/23, 12/30, 1/6 - CHRISTMAS BREAK, NO CLASSES

1/13/2025
1/20 - MLK DAY, NO CLASS
1/27
2/3
2/10
2/17 - PRESIDENT’S DAY - NO CLASS
2/24
3/3
3/10
3/17
3/24
3/31
4/7
4/14 - SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS
4/21
4/28
5/5
5/12
5/19 - Last day of Junior Academy

Important Dates to Note for the 2024-2025 School Year

March 15, 2024 - Re-enrollment and New Family Enrollment Opens
April 1 and April 8, 2024 - Open House for all Classes
April 18, 2024 - Meet and Greet - All Jr. Academy families strongly encouraged to attend
April 18, 2024 - Early registration for Lead/Co-lead Class Day or Academy teachers and all members of the HCS Leadership Team
April 19, 2024 - Registration for eligible existing HCS members
April 22, 2024 - Open Registration
August 12, 2024 - Mandatory Jr. Academy Orientation
August 19, 2024 - 1st day of classes
December 16, 2024 - end of 1st semester for Jr. Academy
January 13, 2025 - 1st day of 2nd semester for Jr. Academy
May 19, 2025 - Last day of Jr. Academy