Learning Style
Online, student-paced, mastery learning
Faith-Based Learning
Prepare students for life outside the classroom
Automation
Scheduling, grading, and recordkeeping made simple.
Engaging Curriculum
Narrative, video, interactive lessons, and assessments
Principles of Coding
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Learning Style
Online, student-paced, mastery learning
Faith-Based Learning
Prepare students for life outside the classroom
Automation
Scheduling, grading, and recordkeeping made simple.
Engaging Curriculum
Narrative, video, interactive lessons, and assessments
Discover the fundamental concepts of computer programming with this semester-long career course for students in grades 7 and 8. Throughout the semester, students learn how particular programming concepts work and put them into practice using a platform called Scratch. This hands-on course requires a lot of critical thinking as students design, write, and troubleshoot computer programs. Throughout this course, students are not only introduced to the basics of coding, but delve deeply into the thought processes behind designing technology. Students learn the Engineering Design Process and follow this process to create games, simulations, and even a mobile application. Students also examine the impact of technology from a global perspective. Multimedia and interactive elements are built into every lesson to ensure a high-level of student engagement. By the end of the semester, students gain the skills they need to write programs in Scratch, run a simple video game, run a simulation, and design graphics.
This course is available for purchase as a single course or is included with a Monarch Full Access subscription. With a Monarch Full Access subscription you can assign this course or any of the other 100+ Monarch courses to your student.
Purchase a yearly subscription to receive 12 months of course access for the price of 10, that's a two month savings!
Consider adding tutoring to your subscription to prepare your child with even more hands on support from certified professionals 24/7.
Frequently Asked Questions
Monarch curriculum uses mastery learning techniques to promote independent cognitive reasoning and educate your student to apply what they learn to real-life situations. This faith-based, fully-online homeschool program offers assignment screens that show both students and parents daily assignments, due dates, grades, progress, and more.
Recordkeeping is quick and painless for parents. Approximately 85% of your student's work is graded automatically. From the reports section of the parent dashboard, report cards, grade reports, and daily work reports can easily be generated as often as necessary. These records can be used for your state, other schools, and college admissions if required.
Real-time content updates automatically to keep the AOP curriculum current and the secure data storage keeps a student's academic record for seven years.
While a tablet or phone might work for some of the content, we strongly recommend against it. The best experience is on a desktop or laptop computer.
Accreditation is verification by an outside agency that a school is meeting appropriate expectations and is actively pursuing excellence by improving school standards. Because Monarch is not a school, it cannot be accredited. If you’re seeking accreditation, consider Ignite Christian Academy, the official online school of AOP.
Homeschooling is legal in all 50 states. You can familiarize yourself with the homeschooling laws in your state with this helpful reference from HSLDA.
Your purchase may include our Monarch Full Access or single course subscriptions. See our course catalog for more details.
Watch our instructional videos or view a pre-recorded demo to learn tips and tricks for customizing your student’s school year.
The parent walkthroughs in the Monarch Resource Center also provide tutorials directly in the dashboard. To find them:
- Login to your parent dashboard
- Click the question mark icon in the bottom right corner to open the Monarch Resource Center and select Parent Walkthroughs to find step by step instructions for schedule customization and managing your student’s work
Depending on the quantity of courses you need, Monarch Full Access may be the best plan for you. We highly recommend students in grades 6+ use Full Access to unlock the electives library and expand their learning.
Single course subscription courses are available if you find it is the best deal for you.
New Monarch grade assessments are coming soon. In the meantime, we recommend using our LIFEPAC independent study placement tests to explore the grade your child is most appropriately placed per subject. From there, you are encouraged to read the scope and sequence for your choice on the individual course page to confirm your grade selected is the best match.
Mastery placement tests are provided for 1st through 8th grade as well as 7th through 12th grade. Instructions for scoring and evaluation of test results are provided in the answer key pages. Your child should be able to complete the tests for this Christian homeschool curriculum on their own as long as they understands the activity directions.
- Download the free LIFEPAC Bible Diagnostic Test for 2nd-8th Grades.
- Download the free LIFEPAC Bible Diagnostic Test for 7-12th Grades.
- Download the free LIFEPAC History & Geography Diagnostic Test for 2nd-8th Grades.
- Download the free LIFEPAC History & Geography Diagnostic Test for 7-12th Grades.
- Download the free LIFEPAC Language Arts Diagnostic Test for 1st-8th Grades.
- Download the free LIFEPAC Language Arts Diagnostic Test for 7-12th Grades.
- Download the free LIFEPAC Math Diagnostic Test for 1st-8th Grades.
- Download the free LIFEPAC Math Diagnostic Test for 7-12th Grades.
- Download the free LIFEPAC Science Diagnostic Test for 2nd-8th Grades.
- Download the free LIFEPAC Science Diagnostic Test for 7-12th Grades.
If you are not logged into your parent account, you will see pricing and add to cart messaging on all course pages.
Monarch Full Access allows you to assign as many courses as desired once you have completed checkout of your student’s Full Access free trial subscription.
Assigning courses to your student for free on AOP.com starts with logging into your parent account.
- After logging in, shop for individual Monarch courses.
- We encourage you to use the wish list feature on AOP.com by clicking the heart near the price.
- The wish list will allow you to easily review your selection before assigning to your student.
- Assign individual courses by selecting your student's name from the drop down menu on each course page.
- You'll see the button change to assign for free messaging any time a student with an active Full Access subscription is selected.
- Until a Full Access student is selected, pricing will be shown with messaging to add to cart.
Monarch lessons should be completed on desktop, laptop or Chromebook. Supported browsers are Chrome, Edge and Safari.
