Now Enrolling Grades 8-12

for the 2024 – 2025 school year!

Hybrid Private School

A University-Model® school is a hybrid private school where students attend classes on-site three days per week and then do guided work at home two days per week. This model has proven to be successful at preparing students for the independence and rigor of college work. Hope Scholars Academy is established through the National Association of University-Model® Schools International and is the first University-Model® school in the Charleston Area.

University-Model® Schools International

Christ-Centered

All of our classes are taught within a Christian worldview. In science and math, students approach the world with wonder at God’s handiwork. The Bible is foundational to the Humanities classes as all history and literature are taught with an understanding of the nature of God, the nature of People, and the golden thread of redemption woven throughout the timeline of the world.

Testimonials

Classically Inspired

Hope Scholars Academy is also a Classical school with an understanding of the value of the ancient path as one that brings light and guidance to our post-modern world. The students wrestle with texts including The Odyssey, Dante, Shakespeare, and Martin Luther as source materials for their interactive discussion-based learning. History, English (Literature and Composition), and Bible classes are woven together to provide scaffolding for integrated learning. Synthesis occurs as students carry over the learning from one discipline to another.

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What makes Hope Scholars Academy Unique?

Hope Scholars Academy is a University-Model® school preparing life-equipped, college-worthy, disciples of Jesus for the next generation.

Hope Scholars Academy is the only Christian hybrid high school in the Charleston area that combines the benefits of an academically strong private school with the flexibility of independent home study days. Hope Scholars Academy offers a distinctly Christian education with a Biblical worldview through our Great books and classically-inspired curriculum. College preparatory academics include honors-level courses and dual enrollment classes through Liberty University, with which Hope Scholars Academy is an affiliate partner. On-site classes are discussion and hands-on focused, allowing for various learning styles to thrive and develop.

Vision and Mission

Hope Scholars Academy exists to develop a diverse, creative academic community where students, rooted in the Christian faith, can begin the process of becoming the person God uniquely created them to be, with the goal of using their gifts and skills to impact the world for Christ.

Our goal is to graduate academically solid, emotionally secure lovers of Jesus who will impact the world for goodness and truth through their unique callings and occupations.

How we began

It began with a challenge to start a school….

A recognition of the need for a quality academic and distinctly Christian choice in Christian high school education in the Charleston area.

A passion to create a place to grow and nurture teenagers in an increasingly isolated, individualistic world.

A belief in the importance of a hybrid model of education where students are coached by teachers and parents as they grow in their study and life skills.

It began as a calling to reach and impact the future generations and make a difference by raising up leaders for the world.

University-Model®

The University-Model® school was created to give the parents and students more time, including more time together during the satellite days where the parent is the coach assisting the student in school-assigned coursework as needed. The University-Model® also includes time when the student can pursue other passions or interests having flex time during the satellite days.

School is held on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the central location in Park Circle.

Students work at home or in a guided study hall coached by their parent or staff on Tuesday and Friday.

Professional teachers provide quality teaching, clear accountability, weekly assignment sheets and all tests and grades.

The University structure naturally prepares students for college by encouraging student ownership and a strong work ethic.

Our Affiliations

Liberty University Online Academy –we are an affiliate offering dual enrollment classes through LUOA.

Association of Christian Schools International

Christian School Management

National Association of University-Model® Schools International.

Hope Scholars Academy is a school where Christ is the center of my daughter’s education, where teachers encourage and genuinely care for each student, and where lifelong friendships are formed.

We are a community of young adults striving to honor God while also having a great time together!

It’s really hard but it’s really worth it! The curriculum is great!

I enjoy that the curriculum we learn has a purpose and is not simply memorization and regurgitation.

Mrs. Anna Smith: Head of School, Medieval History and Philosophy

The Rev. Greg Smith – School Chaplain and Head of Bible Department

Mr. Harrison Brown: Math and Science

Mrs. Melissa Bennett – 8th – 12th grade Bible

Mrs. Megan Beville: Spanish I, II, and 9th grade Ancient History and Composition

Mrs. Kari Behlmer: Administrative Assistant to the Head of School

Mr. Stacy Behlmer: 10th Grade Logic, Engineering and Design

Coach Jay Bruner: Intramural physical education

Mrs. Crystal Hawkins: 8th Grade Humanities

Mrs. Rachel Hudson: 11th Grade US Literature and Composition

Mrs. Stacey Wall: 10th Grade British Literature and Composition

Hello! Welcome to Hope Scholars Academy! We’d love for you to look around and see who we are. Also, fill out our contact form so we can keep you up to date on all the new happenings throughout the year. Please ask any questions – I’d love to find the answer for you. We are excited about Hope Scholars Academy and can’t wait to share the stories with you!

~ Anna Goodwin Smith, Head of School

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(843) 442-8315

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We are located at Cooper River Baptist Church
1059 Crawford St.,
N Charleston
In the heart of Park Circle