Requirements

All Day School and Academy enrollments are completed electronically through Gradelink.

• New Student Application Fee ($50 non-refundable) for all new students must be paid.

• Resource Fee (non-refundable) must be paid to reserve a spot in the class for which a child is registered.

• Parents must submit a Records Request to the school so we may request records in order for the application process to be complete. Records Request Form

• Kindergarten students MUST submit a medical history assessment form and immunization form, as well as a birth certificate prior to the first day of school. Once the forms have been completed, please submit electronically here: Kindergarten Health Assessment and Immunization Submission Form

• Kindergarten parents must also schedule a kindergarten readiness assessment date and time beginning in March. Kindergarten teachers will reach out to schedule a date and time.

• Parents must submit a non-prescription medication form that has been completed by a physician or healthcare provider each year . Once the form has been completed, please submit electronically here: Non-prescription Administration Submission Form

• All new ECA applicants must schedule a tour and interview with the Head of School.

Financial Assistance Description

NC Opportunity Scholarship is available to ALL children entering Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade. It is also available to any public/charter school student entering any grade as long as the student attended public/charter school in the spring. Parents may apply between February 1 – March 1 (for priority consideration). The application is still available after the priority date. For more information and application access, click the NC Opportunity Scholarship link above.

Leadership Fund: Thanks to generous donors, we have a Leadership Fund which allows us to offer parents financial assistance up to $2000 for their children to attend ECA. This is based entirely on the funding available each year and is subject to parents completing the FACTS form. Upon completing this form, we are able to determine what we may be able to offer you. To fill out the FACTS form, click the Leadership Fund link above.

ESA+ Program: Providing financial assistance for the ABLE Center. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the Disabilities Grant and Education Savings Account (ESA) programs will be combined Into the ESA+ program. The ESA+ program provides scholarships in the amount of up to $9,000 a year to cover expenses related to educating a child with a disability* in a participating nonpublic (private or homeschool) school. Students with certain designated disabilities may be eligible to receive $17,000 a year.

• Covers tuition and fees at participating schools

• No out-of-pocket expenses (provides families with an electronic debit account)

• Funds can be used for expenses such as speech or occupational therapy, tutoring services, curriculum, and educational technology

*A student who has an eligibility determination from a North Carolina Individualized Education Program (IEP) dated within the last three years. A current Eligibility Determination form (DEC3 or ECATS) is the form to submit with an application.

Curriculum

ECA provides a traditional K-8 academy setting that both challenges and engages its students. Our curriculum is not geared towards teaching a test. We teach our students the fundamentals they need to achieve and succeed as they grow.  We believe Christian education provides a stronger understanding of wisdom, joy, and purpose, and are happy to partner with families who share the same understanding and desires for their children.

• Heggerty’s Phonemic Awareness & Phonics to Reading uses research-based material to develop fluent, competent readers; this program incorporates phonics, sight words, handwriting, and spelling.

• Voyages in English, Purposeful Design language arts textbooks, and a solid writing curriculum provide students with the basics they need in understanding phonetics, grammar, reading, and writing skills.

• Saxon math instills long-lasting math concepts and skills; with math skills declining across the nation, Saxon math in the early grades increases retention of math skills and builds a better foundation for advanced mathematics. In the past two years of using Saxon math, we have seen test scores in math increase dramatically.

• Our science and social studies curricula encourages methodical and global thinking; whether it's Studies Weekly, Bob Jones University Press or Purposeful Design, our curriculum provides learning strategies designed to increase student knowledge and skills. Comprehensive teacher resources provide weekly quizzes, extension activities, handouts, hands-on activities, and graphic organizers to increase comprehension.

• Building on the Rock, is a non-denominational Biblically-based curriculum that teaches children to view the world through four distinct relationships: with the Creator, with each other, with ourselves, and with his creation; through daily Bible teaching and weekly chapel services, our students are grounded in Biblical truth and capable of defending their faith.

• Art, Music, Physical Education and Spanish, are part of our weekly program. We believe children deserve to explore areas that will help them grow and make correlations in the academic world.