I am absolutely thrilled to bring you my newest giveaway, courtesy of FINCHNWREN and the fabulous Bridgeway Academy. Read on to learn more and enter to win this amazing Mom’s Back-to-School Goody Bag! (Look below for a complete listing of everything one winner will receive!)
This year, my son Jackson begins his sophomore year in high school. Since he’s a 10th grader this year, we had already planned for him to take biology plus a biology lab in order to appropriately prepare him for college. Imagine our surprise and delight when we were contacted by Bridgeway Academy, who offered us the opportunity for Jackson to take and for me to review one of their online classes; one of which was the Apologia Biology course we were already considering! I’d like to share more with you about that class and how we’ll all be working together, along with an incredibly generous coupon code that Bridgeway Academy is offering to all FINCHNWREN readers!
Why Do We Love Bridgeway Academy?
Four years ago, we were selected to review Bridgeway Academy’s Fun with Science: Marine Biology, an online class designed for elementary and middle school students. It was exciting, fascinating, and captivating (to both parent AND child!); taught by an experienced certified science teacher; and included unusual projects and assignments for the students in addition to the weekly online web sessions. “Incredible” sounds like a weak word to describe it…is there such a word as “mega-incredible?”
Out of the 13 years I have homeschooled Jackson, this 8-week Marine Biology class from Bridgeway Academy remains one of our all-time favorite homeschool experiences. It was challenging yet approachable; truly fascinating not only in the online class time but in each week’s individual assignment; and so enjoyable while Jackson was rapidly absorbing a marine science education. It became the standard for the way we measured many of our homeschool classes (not only the science ones!). There has never been anything else quite like it.
What is Bridgeway Academy?
Bridgeway Academy is an online educational provider that we’ve long admired. They provide accredited courses, taught online by qualified educational professionals and teachers, which are both academically excellent and interesting to homeschool students. Classes are offered for students in preschool or kindergarten all the way through 12th grade, and over 25,000 students have participated in Bridgeway Academy classes from 1989 on. And 83% of Bridgeway Academy students proceed to their first choice college!
Courses are available in a myriad of subjects, from math and art, to science and geography, language arts, reading, literature, and social studies; and that’s without even delving into electives (like business, life skills, health, humanities, and more!). Suffice it to say that a parent could enroll students in an entire homeschool class schedule covering everything necessary for one year’s education in K-12, or simply choose one or a few courses to round out what’s already being taught at home. Regardless of the homeschool path chosen, parents can be certain that their students will experience excellence in the classes they take.
Bridgeway Academy’s High School Biology
Jackson is enrolled in Bridgeway Academy’s FYC Biology Course w/Lab for the 2017-2018 school year. This Learning Lab course uses the Apologia Biology textbook, along with Bridgeway Academy’s own Biology Lab Kit, and the course provides 1.5 credits upon completion. It will be taught online by a Bridgeway Academy instructor, and meets weekly starting in early September and continues (with a break in December/early January) through May, when the class concludes.
Both Jackson and I are so excited about this incredible opportunity. He has always been interested in science and our own worldview aligns beautifully with Apologia’s, so we’re really happy about the textbook choice. I am interested in science myself, but it is not my greatest area of strength, so I am pleased to have the chance for Jackson to be taught by an expert in the field as he studies high school biology. Plus, our experience with Bridgeway Academy has been so exceptional that we believe this will be another amazing year!
From Bridgeway Academy, a generous coupon you can use
Bridgeway Academy has a wonderful offer for you. They are providing a coupon code for 20% off one (or even more than one!) Bridgeway Academy Learning Lab course of any kind. The courses can be trimester, semester, or a full year in length. (The coupon does not apply to lab kits or textbook sets, just courses only.) This coupon expires on August 30, 2017.
So, head on over to Bridgeway Academy and use the coupon code FINCH20 to receive 20% off the price of their amazing Live Online courses. This is their very best offer ever, so don’t miss the chance to take advantage of it!
And, now, the Mom’s Back-to-School Goody Bag giveaway for you to enter!
One winner will receive ALL of the following, with a grand total of over $120–tons of fun prizes to help you start off your school year.
- A Learning Styles Assessment from Bridgeway Academy
- A Bridgeway Academy Travel Mug
- A Bridgeway Academy T-Shirt (size L)
- A Dinosaur Bulletin Board Set (includes Spanish dino names!)
- U.S.A. Bingo Game from Trend Enterprises, Inc.
- Dubble Bubble Journal
- “Read to SUCCEED!” kids’ bookmark set (classroom pack)
- Staples Pencil Cap Erasers package
- Butterfly sticky notes
- Ladybug Lenticular Stickers
- Grow in Water Gecko toy
- Renewing Minds Magnetic Bookmarks (for mom)
Just enter below by clicking the pink “Enter Here!” link. That will take you to the Giveaway Tools entry form. Giveaway will close on August 30, 2017 at 11:59PM. Best wishes!
Enter here!
Be sure to visit Bridgeway Academy at their social media sites:
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/HomeschoolingHelp
Twitter- https://twitter.com/bridgewayvoice/
Pinterest- https://www.pinterest.com/bridgewayacademy/
YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/bwacademy
Blog- http://www.homeschoolacademy.com/blog/
We’ll be sharing with you over the year more about our experiences with Apologia Biology and Bridgeway Academy, so be sure to stop back by to see more about our homeschool life and science.
DISCLOSURE:
From time to time, finchnwren may receive a free product or service in exchange for our honest opinions expressed in our blog. We are not required to write a positive or glowing review, nor are we additionally compensated for these reviews. We share our own opinions, and our family’s opinions, of these products. We’re disclosing this in accordance with FTC regulations.
The prizes for the Mom’s Back-to-School Goody Bag Giveaway were provided by Bridgeway Academy and FINCHNWREN, and will be shipped to the winner by Bridgeway Academy. Winner will be chosen and will have 48 hours to respond via email with his or her name and physical mailing address. If the winner does not respond within that time period, the winning entry will be disqualified and a new winner chosen.
Enjoy! –Wren
Ooh – that marine biology course for middle school does look good, as does the rainforest one.
I agree. We ADORED that marine bio!
I think they would like T1 Architecture w/Brick Building I (SECTION A) for my two elementary grandsons who are homeschooled. I”m sending this info over to my daughter! Thank you.
Because what kiddo doesn’t love building with bricks?? Especially in school! 🙂
My son would love the middle school course on biology…..he is all about nature
I love anything that will encourage that love too, Monique.
“What class would your child enjoy from Bridgeway Academy?” SEM1 Art Appreciation & American Identity” or ” SEM2 Art & Process: Creating a Body of Work” might be interesting!
I agree! Thank you for checking those out and commenting, John!
She told me she would enjoy T1 Backyard Biology.
Nice! That sounds interesting and fun.
I think that FYC Math & Algebra Foundations for Success would be great for my 7th grader.
6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum World History and Geography.
My granddaughters would like the backyard biology or any of the biology courses
We would love the first grade life science for home-school!
How fun would that be? 🙂
the class i would give to my daughter and the neighvor she home schoolin
How nice of you, Desi!
My daughter would enjoy the Pictures and Poetry Class! 🙂
We would like the the first grade life science.
My son might like FYC Writing for College & Career Success.
Great idea, Sandra!
My little explorer would love Backyard Biology!
That has definitely garnered a lot of attention!
SEM1 Art Appreciation & American Identity sounds great!
IMO art appreciation is ALWAYS good! 🙂
5th great STEM and Social Studies would be great for my son Logan! We are starting our 1st year homeschooling him and our kindergartener! Thanks so much for the chance to win this for them!
Congrats on your first homeschool year and thank you for entering! 🙂
I think my child would enjoy T1 Exploring Art Today Every Way.
What a great idea. I always love adding art courses to our schedule.
My family would enjoy marine biology!
Oh Amber, we LOVED that course! 🙂
Biology course for middle school.
my little boy would love the kitchen chemistry course!
My son would love science.
I think my child would enjoy the T2 Kitchen Chemistry course from Bridgeway Academy.