Increase your body of work by adding rigor through AP courses and World Languages. Colleges are becoming more and more difficult to gain acceptance. One criteria used to evaluate applicants is course rigor in five core subject areas – science, social science, math, English, and world language. Recent studies have shown direct correlation between AP coursework and higher SAT scores and College Freshman GPA’s.

You will receive credit for our courses at your home school and they will be reflected on your home school’s transcript.

The Education movement values online coursework. There is an increase in Top tier colleges offering Higher educational degrees via an online platform. The state of Florida now requires one online course be taken in order to graduate from high school. And, research suggests that online, adaptive learning environments can outperform traditional face-to-face settings. We believe this trend will only continue.

Collaboration, feedback, and consistent communication expectations are the hallmark of the online educational platform within Ethos School. Students will regularly communicate with peers and their teacher through asynchronous and synchronous means. In addition, students will be asked to articulate their learning through discussion boards where they will post their understanding and provide feedback to their peers. This discussion mode will fuel learning and engage students in collaboration with one another.

Ethos School teachers are experienced, Christian, caring, and strong in their subject matter. The quality of any course (online or live) is dependent on the teacher. All Ethos School teachers possess or are currently pursuing graduate degrees and average over 10 years of teaching experience.  They have all been students in online courses and have experience with online course creation from a teaching perspective.

All Ethos courses are approved or pending approval by the NCAA in their initial-eligibility certification process.

Ethos teachers have been trained to create an adaptive, personalized online learning environment. Recent academic studies have found that learning in such an environment is as or more effective than in a traditional setting. Recognizing this fact, online coursework has increased exponentially in higher-education, for both traditional and online students

ETHOS ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Fall Semester 2026

August 17 – First day of Ethos classes

August 31 – Drop/Add Period Ends

Midterm Prep and Assessment:

Prep: September 28 – October 2 *AP Courses continue instruction through all Prep Weeks*

Midterm Assessment: October 5 – 9

Thanksgiving Holiday Week: November 23 – 27

Final Exam Prep and Exam:

Prep: November 30 – December 4 *AP Courses continue instruction through all Prep Weeks*

Final Exam: December 7 – December 11

Final grades available to students/schools: December 18, 2026

Spring Semester 2027

January 4 – First day of Ethos classes *AP Courses continue instruction through all Prep Weeks*

Midterm Prep and Assessment:

Prep: February 15 – February 19 *AP Courses continue instruction through all Prep Weeks*

Midterm Assessment: February 22 – February 26

Spring Break: April 5 – April 9, 2027

Final Exam Prep and Exam:

Prep: April 19 – April 23

Final Exam: April 26 – April 30

Final Grades Due – May 7

Final grades available to students/schools: May 8, 2027

Yes! The following courses are available during the summer:

English

• Making Sense of Short Stories — Middle School

Science and Technology

• Health
• Python 1: Introduction to Programming
• Python 2: Introduction to Programming
• Introduction to 3D Modeling
• Introduction to 3D Animation

Social Science

• Ancient Civilizations — Middle School
• American History 7 — Middle School
• American History 8 — Middle School
• Psychology — Dual Credit option
• Sociology

Fine Arts

• 2D Art
• Beginning Drawing and Painting
• Photography
• Introduction to Architecture

Physical Education

• Performance Training