Home Education Support
Serving ESA and private pay families in Arizona
**Please note: This page contains information regarding our Arizona ESA and private-pay program only. If you are interested in our comprehensive and tuition-free program, please navigate back to our homepage and look under the locations tab at the top to learn more about our traditional program in your state!
Venture Upward is here to support your home education needs! In Arizona, families have the choice to access ESA funding from the state instead of enrolling in a public school. Whether you are home-educating your children through the ESA program or privately homeschooling, we are here to serve you. Private pay or ESA funds can be used to purchase the Venture Upward educational support services listed below.
After the initial launch of our Home Education Support program, we had a high demand for access to our complete traditional program. You spoke and we listened! We are excited to launch our new Exclusive Program. This comprehensive program includes everything we offer in our traditional program plus more! We priced this program well below similar programs to ensure you have plenty of leftover ESA funds to spend on other educational activities and supplies you may need throughout the year.
| Kindergarten: | $625 per quarter | $2,500 per year |
| 1st-8th grade: | $1,150 per quarter | $4,600 per year |
| 9th-12th grade: | $1,350 per quarter | $5,400 per year |
Our Exclusive Program K-8 includes:
- Any curriculum we offer in Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Reading (K-3)
- Venture School day
- One subscription box from our extensive list
- One-on-one homeschool planning meeting
- Veteran homeschooling mom mentorship
- Unlimited Teacher support
- Tutoring
- Optional accountability
- Unlimited access to Student Success Team (SST)
- Pen Pal Program
- Monthly park days
- Monthly nature club days
- Virtual book clubs for kids
- Virtual book clubs for parents
- Professional Development for Parents
- Quarterly community activities (science fair, biography fair, geography fair, free enterprise day)
- Four field trips a year for your whole family (One per quarter)
- Facebook community for our community members to have support navigating ESA
- ESA navigational support
- NO ATTENDANCE REQUIRED
- NO MANDATORY STATE TESTING (available if desired)
Our Exclusive Program 9-12 includes:
- Any curriculum we offer in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies
- Two electives
- Tickets to two individually customized field trips for you and two others
- One subscription box from our extensive list
- One-on-one homeschool planning meeting
- Veteran homeschooling mom mentorship
- Unlimited Teacher support
- Tutoring
- ACT prep course
- Transcript guidance
- Applying for scholarship guidance
- Guidance Counselor
- Optional accountability
- Unlimited access to Student Success Team (SST)
- Pen Pal Program
- Monthly park days
- Monthly nature club days
- Virtual book clubs for kids
- Virtual book clubs for parents
- Professional Development for Parents
- ESA navigational support
- Quarterly community activities (science fair, biography fair, geography fair, free enterprise day)
- Four field trips a year for your whole family (One per quarter)
- Facebook community for our community members to have support navigating ESA
- NO ATTENDANCE REQUIRED
- NO MANDATORY STATE TESTING (available if desired)
We often hear that Venture School is a student’s favorite part of Venture Upward!
Fee: $375 quarterly per student
This weekly onsite, drop-off program allows kids to learn together with other Venture students. Experienced and enthusiastic instructors engage children in four interactive extracurricular classes each week. Topics can include anything from locally-significant traditions, messy science experiments, art, cooking, music, Spanish, money management, geography, and more.
Venture School Priority Registration ends four weeks before each quarter begins. Students registering after the priority deadline will not be guaranteed immediate placement into Venture School.
2023-24 Priority Registration Deadlines: Q2:9/16/23, Q3:12/9/23, Q4:2/17/24
Currently, Venture School locations are planned in the following areas:
- North Phoenix (approx. I17/Deer Valley)
- Tolleson/Goodyear
- North Mesa
- Queen Creek/Gilbert
- Casa Grande
- Tucson
- White Mountain
We welcome all students to our Venture Schools. Some of our students may have additional support needs which will need to be met in partnership with parents. Please be aware that Venture School does not provide specially trained staff to accommodate students with higher needs or who require behavioral support. In circumstances where a student requires this level of additional support, it is our policy that a parent or caregiver attend Venture School to provide the extra support for the student.
Parents and site managers will work together to determine if additional supervision needs exist. In our commitment to make Venture Upward a safe and welcoming place for all, our site managers retain discretion to determine if a student will require a parent or caregiver to attend. Our highest priority is for all students and staff to have a safe and positive experience at Venture School! Thank you for supporting your child and helping to ensure their safety and success.
Ready to Apply?
If you are a current ESA family, or planning to private pay for services on your own, applications are now open.
Follow the link below to apply for our Home Education Program. A Venture Upward team member will reach out to you shortly once your application has been submitted. Or, please join us in our ESA Facebook group where we will continue to post updates, answer questions, and build community.