About AGVA
Amazing Grace Virtual Academy (AGVA) is an accredited virtual high school and online service provider.
AGVA has two primary purposes.
Offer a complete online curriculum that can lead to a high school diploma. (AGVA full-time students)
Offer online courses that schools can use to expand the curricular offerings available to their students. (AGVA part-time students)
AGVA full-time students
These are students that are attending AGVA full-time (6 or more courses per semester) and plan to earn their high school diploma through AGVA.
AGVA part-time students
These are students taking fewer than six (6) courses per semester through AGVA. These students are usually enrolled full-time at a different school from which they plan to graduate and receive their diplomas. Home school students would also fall into this category.
Mission of AGVA
Develop and offer online courses taught from a scriptural perspective that empower Christian schools to better serve their students through expanded curricular offerings and provide an online curriculum leading to a high school diploma for students unable to attend a traditional WELS/ELS high school.
Philosophy of AGVA
The purpose of AGVA is to support, not supplant, traditional Christian schools. Through AGVA, schools can share quality online courses and credentialed instructors, thus strengthening each school’s individual program of instruction and curriculum. Student unable to attend a traditional Christian high school can obtain a Christ-centered high school education through AGVA leading to a high school diploma. Public and home school students can enroll in courses to supplement their education.
AGVA conducts all programs and activities with the foundation of the inerrant Word of God. The curriculum is designed to prepare youth to become dedicated Christian adults with academic programs available to students who wish to continue their education in a secular school, as well as those who what to prepare for full-time ministry.
AGVA Goals
The AGVA strives to
Maintain a partnership with Christian schools to offer quality online courses taught from a scriptural perspective.
Develop a curriculum that meets the needs of schools, students, and families who desire an online education informed and rooted in the Word of God.
Offer a fully online high school curriculum leading to a diploma for students not able to attend a traditional Christian high school.
Offer a series of religion courses for students enrolled in a public or home school.
Assemble a cadre of qualified, professional WELS/ELS teachers to teach the online curriculum.
Develop a cost-effective and self-sustaining high-quality program.
Foster continuous improvement through stakeholder input and feedback.
AGVA Core Values
Christ-centered: AGVA maintains a biblical world-view with Christ as the center of all things. Courses are taught from a scriptural perspective. This perspective is evident in AGVA publications, course content, and the interactions between participating schools, staff, instructors, parents, and students.
Academic Excellence: AGVA engages in a mindset of continuous improvement and the pursuit of excellence in its course offerings, instructors, and service to others. Instructors are highly qualified in online instruction and their content area. Courses are held to high standards of online course design and delivery and are reviewed on an annual basis.
Partnership: AGVA views education as a partnership between participating schools, staff, instructors, parents, and students. All work together to support one another in achieving common goals through open communication and mutual respect.
Professionalism with Humility: The AGVA administration and instructors are highly qualified for their areas of responsibility. All are mature in their faith and model the example of a servant-leader in their relations with others.
Fiscal Responsibility: AGVA is built on a solid cost-effective Christian business model that shares resources between schools. This allows AGVA to keep administrative expenses low and tuition costs stable. Sound Christian business practices are integrated throughout the operations of AGVA.
AGVA is a para-synodical organization in fellowship with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS). As such we are in agreement with the WELS What We Believe and the ELS What We Believe statements.