Where does Apex meet?
First Baptist Church Arnold has been our home since the very beginning of our journey. We feel so blessed to call FBCA home. If you are coming to visit for the first time, come around the back of the building and enter through the doors that say Davidson Family Life Center. Take the stairs (or the elevator) to the second floor, that is where you will find us.
2012 Missouri State Road, Arnold, MO 63010
When does Apex meet?
Apex meets on Mondays from 9:30 - 12:30. We offer three morning classes: 9:30-10:25, 10:30-11:25, and 11:30-12:25.
When are the Apex semesters?
Apex meets on Mondays. We always start the Monday after Labor Day and run for 14 consecutive weeks. After a break for Christmas we will have a 14-week spring semester as well.
What type of co-op is Apex?
Apex is an academic co-op. We know this isn’t for everyone and if it isn’t what you are looking for we will happily help you find a more social co-op in the area, there are a lot of really great ones. We believe an academic environment can teach a homeschooled student many valuable skills and we try to focus on more “core” subjects. We do not require your students to be gifted in anyway, we just require them to be respectful and prepared.
How does Apex split up its class offerings?
Apex offers four unique age groups. It is possible your child might fit into more than one age group. You know your child best, however, the teacher knows their materials best. If you are unsure what class to register your child for, a conversation between you and the teacher is an excellent place to start.
- Our Jr. classes are for K-2 grade
- Elementary is 3-5th grade
- Middle school is usually to 6-8th grade
- High School classes are appropriate for those in 9-12th grade
Who decides what age group to put my student in?
You know your child best, we will usually defer to you unless the teacher feels very strong about a certain class. It is possible due to the strengths of your child that they may be in a higher group for one subject and with their peers for another. You are their homeschool teacher, you decide.
Do I have to sign my child up for all three hours?
No. We want Apex to be a resource for your family. If you don’t need, (or want) a class we offer a study hall every hour and your student can sit in that classroom so that they are not roaming the halls (as per FBCA).
How many kids will be in my class at Apex?
That is a hard question to answer. Enrollment is always fluid and it is hard to know what classes each family will need. We are still a small co-op, it is likely you will have a small class size, although occasionally we get a very popular science class with 15 students in it.
Since this is an academic co-op are the classes graded?
Most of them are. We don’t believe grades help the youngest kids get excited about learning so they aren’t graded. However, by the time your student is in middle and high school they will have much of their work graded. Once you receive your student’s grades from their teacher if you’d like to consider extra work they did at home, that is of course up to you to consider. All of our teachers recognize you are in charge of issuing your child’s final grades, we can only grade what they did (or didn’t do) in class.
How much does Apex cost?
We strive to keep Apex affordable. We actually feel so strongly about this that it might be described as a ministry. Science classes should not cost hundreds of dollars, it just further perpetuates the myth that science is not for everyone. The cost to join Apex is $35 and is due by July 1st to register for classes. This fee goes to website maintenance and a “Love Donation” to our host church. As for individual class fees, we try to take the cost of the class and divide it by the number of participants. We ask that our teachers do this because their children are getting high quality instruction from someone else in the co-op. Everyone must work together to keep costs down.
