Our school year begins in September after Labor Day. We plan 180 days of instructional time each year, divided into four nine-week quarters. We do not follow Kanawha County Schools' calendar in relation to holidays, early out, or staff development days, but we have our own. At times, we dismiss early as a reward because everyone is finished with their daily goals.

As a microschool, we have much flexibility with our daily schedule. A typical week is Monday-Friday from 8am to 3pm. We take time when it is nice out to visit the park, and we go to the South Charleston Community Center twice a week from November to the end of February.

We take smaller field trips at times, and we have two larger scheduled field trips per year. For fundraising, we visit Puppy Love Grooming where the students wash and brush dogs to earn money for the trips. This builds character and teaches them that there is a reward for hard work. Many of our students really enjoy this experience!