Getting Started at Compass this Week!

We are looking forward to a phenomenal first week of our 14th Compass year! We want to make sure that everyone gets off to a great start, so we have compiled a list of first week reminders. If your question is not answered here, please drop by one of our information desks.

Fall is Here! Do You Have Your Homeschooling Year Figured Out?

Compass classes next week, September 8 through September 12. Registrations are still being accepted! If you have some gaps in your curriculum, want your child to try an in-person, small group class, or explore a new topic… try Compass this fall! Compass still has openings in several dozen classes, but don’t wait, because many of … Read more

New! Pickleball Club at Compass

Paddle Battle! Drive, Dink, Drop! Welcome to Compass Pickleball Club, for kids who love to move, play, and laugh! Pickleball is a fun mash-up of tennis, ping-pong, and badminton. Played on a small court with paddles and a wiffle ball, it’s easy to learn, fast-paced, and full of energy! With its quick games, silly name, … Read more

Countdown to Compass: Kick-Off Events

Compass Classes begin in less than two weeks! There is still time to join us. Don’t miss our upcoming events designed to help you reconnect with friends and get acquainted with new families before the start of classes! Remember that the Back-to-Compass Swim Party will be held tomorrow, Thursday, August 28, from 1:00 pm- 3:00 … Read more

Claim Your Spot! 1-on-1 Learning at Compass

Spots are filling for private music lessons, one-on-one tutoring, and individualized instruction at Compass! Contact Compass if… …you who would like to supplement your child’s homeschooling with daytime lessons in piano, guitar, drums, violin, cello, ukulele, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, voice lessons, or songwriting. …your child would benefit from individualized instruction in math, writing, … Read more

Countdown to Compass: Kick-Up Events

Compass Classes kick off in just 3 weeks! Don’t miss our upcoming events designed to help you reconnect with friends and get acquainted with new families before the start of classes! Please read more details and RSVP through our Sign-Up Genius links: Registration for classes is open and ongoing. Watch for future announcements about a … Read more

Give your child the Langauge Arts advantage they deserve

This is the Final Call for the language arts assessment required for placement in a Reading Rally class. Individual assessments are being held the final weeks in August in preparation for fall enrollment. Sign up and pay for the assessment online ($125). If you are wrestling with reading, fighting over phonics, confounded by comprehension, or … Read more

We Teach Math So You Don’t Have To!

Mean. Median. Matrix. Multiplicative Inverse. Parabolas and polynomials. Don’t let homeschool math scare you! Compass has a “solution” for you. If your student thrives with a live teacher, face-to-face explanations, and small in-person classes, we have math classes for you! Compass is offering eleven, year-long levels of math for grades 4 and up. These are … Read more

The Reading Recession: Get Help at Compass

The NAEP’s 2024 bi-annual assessment, called the “Nation’s Report Card”, once again showed that the more than 2/3 of Virginia’s 4th and 8th graders are not meeting reading benchmarks! Only 31% of Virginia’s 4th graders and 29% of 8th graders were at or above proficient reading levels. That is an “F” on any grading scale. … Read more