Our Tutorial
Dedicated Tutors
Commitment to Honoring God
Dedicated Tutors
Our Tutors are passionate about the subjects they teach and bring their enthusiasm into their lessons.
Classes are taught once a week on Fridays and homework is completed at home under the supervision of the parent.
Small Classes
Commitment to Honoring God
Dedicated Tutors
Priest Lake Academy is a medium-sized tutorial. Our classes have a minimum of five students and a class average of twelve students ages ranging from K-12th grade.
Parents can choose individual classes from the Class Schedule and select Study Hall in between classes for a $35/month. We do not require a block schedule.
Progress reports are emailed at the end of each semester.
Commitment to Honoring God
Commitment to Honoring God
Commitment to Honoring God
Our mission is to provide academic structure and to prepare home schooled children for graduating and stepping into the world!
We are a Christian tutorial. We encourage prayer, church attendance and personal growth. We emphasize the value and potential in every child.
About Priest Lake Academy
We began PLA as a small group of several families who were committed to a Christian home education. Our desire at PLA is to come alongside your family and help your children have a great educational and social experience, rooted in the love of Jesus Christ. We are committed to your God-given parental rights. Tutors are hired to teach individual subjects. Classes meet once a week every Friday for 32 weeks, beginning in August and ending in May. Academic subjects require study and homework to be done by the student (with parental supervision and awareness) during the other four days of the week. This homework is then brought back to the tutor for a grade.
PLA students have the opportunity to make life-long friends and participate in friendly and fun activities on Fridays. We enjoy several Spirit Days throughout the year; for example, Crazy Hair and Socks Day, Thanksgiving Potluck, Pajama Day and Tutor Appreciation Day. We also enjoy hosting outside activities like the Fall Festival, Middle School Dance, and High School Prom. Parents and tutors often schedule field trips throughout the year.
At PLA we love God and we love people.
We thank you for considering PLA for your student.
How Fees Work
PLA payments consist of a one-time registration fee of $225 per family, supply fees ($50) for each class (paid once at the start of the school year), and 8 monthly tuition payments for each class a student is enrolled in.
Monthly tuition charges:
- Elementary - $30 per month/per hour
- Middle school - $40 per month/per hour
- High school - $40 per month/per hour
Curriculum is purchased by the parents.
Payments may be done online or by monthly check. Parents may also pay by the semester or for the entire year. All fees are non-refundable, and this is non-negotiable. We must guarantee income for our tutors, in order to retain their services for the year. A student must be paid in full before entering his or her class(es) for that month.
Children Learn At Home
Classes meet on Fridays, August through May, and are not intended to teach all that students need to learn.
Our current host church and meeting place is Parkway Baptist Church 1715 Lee Victory Parkway, Smyrna TN.
We provide a framework for academic achievement that parents can build on. Our classes provide hands-on instruction and an opportunity to participate in a group setting.