We are extremely impressed with Excelsior. They offer something most homeschooling academies don’t, which is an actual live class where teachers and students can see each other and where students can see and interact with each other. Although many other academies do have the ability for students to work in groups over discussion posts, with Excelsior students can work on group activities face to face. In addition, they provide extra curricular social interactions for any student that would like to attend in the form of “Open Mic Nights”, clubs, online parties, and even an online “Sleep Over”. 

Excelsior emphasizes student interaction in class, and students are often called on to speak in class. 

We found the teachers to be highly invested in the classes and the students. Teachers are good at encouraging students and quick to ask if a student needs help. They are also exceptional at contacting parents if there is a problem. 

Another great thing about Excelsior is the electives. They have a nice selection of electives, many of which are not offered anywhere else.

We followed a student enrolled in “Filmmaking” and were very impressed with the amount that this student learned with regard to shooting and editing video. The teacher was a professional movie producer and shared a lot of his experiences in filming with the class.

We have also followed students in art, music, Photoshop, and Newspaper Club and have been equally impressed with all of them.

We have not found any negatives thus far with Excelsior. Some parents may not like the fact that they do not keep transcripts, but this really is not an issue if parents are keeping a record of final grades for classes.

Excelsior ranks as our #2 overall homeschooling academy, behind Homeschool Legal Defense Academy, and our #1 pick homeschooling academy for electives.

Visit Excelsior’s website at https://excelsiorclasses.com/.