Now enrolling Grades 3–5 for Spring 2027 · No cookie-cutters · Creating originals, creating leaders
CHRIST CENTERED · LIVE · TEACHER-LED
Your child won't just
watch a screen. They'll
be known by a teacher.
Live, Teacher-Led Christian Elementary School — Online, Grades 3–5
Real lessons, real classmates, real-time — every day. Not recorded videos. Not learning alone.
Live
every lesson, taught by a teacher
15:1
students to staff — your child is known
3-5
grades enrolling now
1:1
school-managed, protected iPads
Online school,
without the isolation
Most online schools hand a child a stack of recorded videos. We do the opposite — a live
teacher, a real class, and a learning model built to grow thinkers, not just viewers
A live teacher, every day
Lessons are taught in real time over Zoom and Google Meet by a Christian teacher who knows your child by name. With a 15:1 student-to-staff ratio, classes stay small enough for real discussion, feedback, and encouragement
Our Units of Inquiry invite children to ask, investigate, and create — moving them toward higher-order thinking instead of memorize-and-forget worksheets.
Protected by design
Every child learns on a school-managed iPad. No YouTube. No social media. A safer window to the world — and real peace of mind for parents.
"Will my child just stare at a screen all day?"
It's the first question every thoughtful parent asks. Here's the difference between a typical
video-based online school and a day at Lioncrest.
TYPICAL ONLINE SCHOOL
Pre-recorded videos, watched alone
A child paused on "play," not engaged
Recall and worksheets — lower-order thinking
Open internet on a personal device
Little relationship with a teacher
Learning in isolation, few real friends
Inquiry that builds analysis & creation
Locked-down, school-managed iPad
A teacher who disciples and knows them
An annual in-person gathering with friends
A DAY AT LIONCREST
Live, teacher-led lessons with classmates
Discussion, questions, and collaboration
Parents tell the story best
Watch why families chose Lioncrest — and what changed for their children once learning became live, personal, and Christ-centered
A framework, not a script
Inquiry-Based Learning gives us a structure for excellence with the freedom to make learning relevant, contextual, and alive. Here's what a Lioncrest education is built on
01 Units of Inquiry
Learning is organized around big, transferable ideas. Children investigate real questions across subjects, building knowledge that connects rather than knowledge that's forgotten.
02 Live, collaborative lessons
Teachers facilitate in real time. Students think out loud, defend ideas, and build on one another — the kind of active learning that develops analysis, evaluation, and creativity
03 The LIFT reading program
Literacy in Full Throttle is our accelerated path to confident reading — so strong that students new to English have outpaced native speakers.
04 Christian character, woven in
Faith isn't a bolt-on subject. Whole-child care and Christ-centered character formation shape how we teach, how we treat each other, and how children see the world.
We don't raise copies.
We raise originals.
The world runs on cookie-cutter systems — and most schooling is built to match, turning out copies. We believe something different. God gives every child a unique set of talents and calls them His masterpiece: an original, never a duplicate. Our mission is to draw that original out.
Because originals don't follow the crowd — they lead it.
ori•gi•nal
/əˈrɪdʒənl/ · adjective & noun
A thing of singular, unique character; a person who is different from others in an appealing, interesting way — one of fresh initiative and inventive capacity.
"For we are God's masterpiece…" — Ephesians 2:10
An original, not a copy
Every child arrives with a unique set of God-given talents. Our live, personal teaching draws them out — it doesn't stamp in sameness
Character that leads
Rooted in our five values, students learn to serve, do the right thing, and lead by lifting others up — the heart of real leadership
Courage to do great exploits
We raise originals with the confidence to attempt hard, God-sized things — and to create what's never existed before
Five values at the heart of Lioncrest
Every lesson, every interaction, every habit we build points back to these
I
Christ Centered
Every lesson, every decision — rooted in Him.
I
V
Do Great Exploits
Courage to attempt hard, God-sized things.
IV
Integrity, even when no one's watching.
Do the Right thing
III
Serve One Another
Greatness shown through humility.
II
Strive for Excellence
Our best work, offered as worship.
SCHOOL-MANAGED DEVICES
A device the school controls — so you don't have to worry about the rest
Fully school-managed
We set it up & support it — never your headache.
No YouTube
Distraction and rabbit-holes removed.
Every Lioncrest student learns on a school-managed Apple iPad. We configure it, lock it down, monitor it, and keep it updated — parents manage nothing. Your child simply opens the device and learns, and you know exactly what they can and can't reach.
No social media
No feeds, no DMs, no exposure.
Monitored & safe internet
Supervised access, released to families on exit.
They learn online — but they grow up together
Online doesn't mean isolated. Once a year, Lioncrest families gather in person for a day of sports competition, science camps, and friendship — for students and parents alike. As our community grows, so will the gatherings we share.
Our annual gathering
Once a year, students step away from the screen to meet their classmates and teachers face-to-face.
Sports competition
Friendly, active competition that builds teamwork, confidence, and real friendships.
Science camp
Hands-on experiments and discovery — inquiry brought to life, together.
Parents connect too
A chance for parents to meet other Lioncrest families and build friendships of their own
More events and gatherings are on the way as our community grows.
Starting strong, building thoughtfully
We're launching with the grades we can serve with excellence — and growing one well-built year at a time toward a full K–12 academy.
FALL 2026
Grades 3–5
Our founding classes — live, inquiry-based, and Christ-centered from day one
NEXT
Middle Grades
Extending the model upward as our founding families grow with us.
VISION
Full K–12
A complete Christ-centered online academy,
K through 12.
A note on accreditation
Lioncrest Online Academy is actively pursuing accreditation. We hold ourselves to a high academic standard today — benchmarking against leading public-school standards as a measure of excellence — while we complete the accreditation process. We'll keep families updated every step of the way.
OUR HEART
Children are created in the image of God — and made to create.
We believe the highest thing a child can be taught to do is think, reason, and create — reflecting the Creator who made them. Passive, video-only schooling rarely develops that God-given capacity. Live, inquiry-driven learning does. That conviction shapes everything at Lioncrest.
"So God created man in his own image…" — Genesis 1:27
Lioncrest Online Academy is affiliated with the Manna Ministries family of schools — so the faith and values we teach your child are the ones we're rooted in.
