Sixth Grade Virtual School

Cognia accredited

35+ electives

Mentorship

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Brightspire offers an accredited, standards-based virtual school experience for sixth grade, designed to be flexible, engaging, and academically rigorous. Students learn at their own pace with the support of certified teachers, on-demand tutors, and dedicated mentors who help guide their progress and set meaningful goals.

Each course includes:

Video-based instruction led by certified teachers
Interactive assessments to reinforce mastery
Printable resources for offline practice
Hands-on projects and creative challenges
Personalized feedback and mentorship check-ins

Brightspire’s sixth grade curriculum helps students analyze literary texts, write with clarity and purpose, and tackle advanced math concepts like ratios, expressions, and equations. In science, learners explore cells, ecosystems, and energy through inquiry-based investigations. Social studies introduces ancient civilizations and global cultures, encouraging students to think critically about history and human development. With opportunities for enrichment and connection through monthly student events, sixth graders at Brightspire build confidence, curiosity, and community—all from the comfort of home.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 6
This course eases students’ transition to middle school with engaging, age-appropriate literary and informational reading selections. Students learn to read critically, analyze texts, and cite evidence to support ideas as they read an array of literary and informational texts. Students sharpen their vocabulary, grammar, and listening skills through explicit modeling and ample practice. Students also engage in routine, responsive writing based on texts they have read. In comprehensive, process-based writing lessons, students write topical essays in narrative, informative,
analytical, and argumentative formats. In this full-year course, students develop a mastery of reading, writing, and language arts skills.

MATHEMATICS 6
In this course, students connect ratio and rate to multiplication and
division, using ratio reasoning to solve a wide variety of problems.
Students further apply their understanding of multiplication and division to explain the standard procedure for dividing fractions. This course builds upon previous notions of the number system to include the entire set of rational numbers. Students begin to understand the use of variables as they write, evaluate, and simplify expressions. They use the idea of equality and properties of operations to solve one-step equations and inequalities. In statistics, students explore different graphical ways to display data. They use data displays, measures of center, and measures of variability to summarize data sets. The course also engages students in reasoning about relationships among shapes to determine area, surface area, and volume.

LIFE SCIENCE
Examining a broad spectrum of the biological sciences, Life Science is a full-year course for middle school students that builds on basic principles of scientific inquiry and translates those skills to more complex, overarching biological themes. The course includes units that help students understand the definitions, forms, and classifications of living organisms and learn to analyze the diversity of each unique group of living organisms. Other units introduce students to the structures and functions of cells, cell theory, and cell reproduction. These larger themes are then applied to other topics, such as genetics, Darwinian theory, and human biology and health. An introduction of ecology draws all of these concepts together to examine the interrelationships that help to maintain life on
Earth.

MS ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY
This full-year course covers ancient peoples, cultures, civilizations, and innovations through approximately 300 CE. Students are introduced to historical inquiry skills for application to studies of ancient civilizations. Students explore physical and human geography to explain how ancient people interacted with the environment and understand how civilizations developed. Students study early economies and how trade relations affected culture and language. In later lessons, students examine how early forms of government and technology have had a lasting influence on modern civilization. Throughout the course, students analyze maps and primary sources to identify patterns and make connections across time and space. Students are exposed to diverse cultures and learn to explore the past with historical empathy.

Middle School Electives
Middle School Digital Literacy*°
Middle School Keyboarding and Applications*
Middle School Computer Science°
Middle School Digital Art & Design 1A*
Middle School Digital Art & Design 1B*
Middle School Exploring Music 1A*
Middle School Exploring Music 1B*
Middle School Exploring Business*
Middle School Exploring Health Science*
Middle School Journalism 1A*
Middle School Journalism 1B*
Middle School Photography 1A*
Middle School Photography 1B*
Middle School 2D Studio Art 1A*
Middle School 2D Studio Art 1B*
Middle School Career Explorations I*
Middle School Career Explorations II*
Middle School Career Explorations III*
Middle School Online Learning and Digital
Citizenship*

Middle School Health
Middle School Health Quest*
Middle School Health*
Middle School Fitness Basics 1*
Middle School Fitness Basics 2*
Middle School Intro to Group Sports 1*
Middle School Intro to Group Sports 2*
Middle School Intro to Individual Sports 1*
Middle School Intro to Individual Sports 2*

Student life

Embrace pressure-free learning

Let your pre-teen progress through lessons at their own speed and immerse themselves in topics they're excited about, all in the comfort of home.

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Foster personal growth

Students work with mentors on an "Inspired Learner" framework, honing independent study skills while creating a personalized learning plan based on their college and career goals.

Choose from 35+ electives

From art to computer science, Brightspire helps students explore their passions.

Brightspire parents

Parent check-ins

Our mentors keep parents up to speed on student progress and learning opportunities.

Easy transcripts

Brightspire maintains transcripts and keeps track of your student's records, allowing families the ultimate flexibility should they choose to transfer back to brick and mortar school.

Stress-free class schedule planning

Families work with their mentor to ensure the student is placed in the right classes at the right level, and set-up to achieve their learning goals.

FAQs

Yes! Brightspire is a self-paced program, allowing students to spend more time on challenging topics and move quickly through material they already understand. Students partner with their mentor to customize the schedule to fit their needs.

Brightspire uses a multi-level approach to guide students on their academic journeys, ensuring they get the help they need, when they need it.

Teacher Support: Our teachers check on student progress weekly, providing feedback on their work. If intervention is needed, teachers will communicate with both students and parents to create a plan for successful course progression. Communication with teachers is flexible; parents and students can reach out via text, email, or direct message through our online portal, and meetings with teachers can be requested at any time.

On-Demand Tutoring: On-Demand Tutoring is available for students at the moment they need it for our core courses in language arts, math, science, and social studies, and in Spanish and French language courses. These services are easily accessible through the chat button within each course.

In addition to chat support, students can work with tutors through 1-on-1 live audio calls and a real-time collaborative whiteboard. Tutors can initiate audio calls directly from the platform, and students can message tutors to arrange these calls.

Student On-Demand Tutor Chat Hours:

Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. EST
Saturday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. EST
Sunday: 6pm - 10pm ET

Hours are subject to change.

Mentorship: Our mentors act as trusted advisors, helping students establish good educational habits, develop ownership over their learning, build a growth mindset, and become independent, thoughtful students. Mentors also help set academic goals and monitor progress, and alert students and parents if students demonstrate on-going challenges with their courses.

With these resources, Brightspire ensures that every student has the tools and support they need to succeed throughout their journey with us.

Registration:

A non-refundable enrollment fee of $150 is charged at the time of enrollment. This fee will be charged again upon re-enrollment at Brightspire for each semester or year.

Tuition Fees:

Full Time Enrollment (Up to 6 courses)

1 Year: $3,990 if paid up front. Or 3 payments of $1,427 on day 1, 60, and 120.

1 Semester: $2,240 if paid up front. Or 3 payments of $783 on day 1, 30 and 60.

Part Time Enrollment (One course at a time)

1 Year course: $930, which must be paid up front.

1 Semester course: $465, which must be paid up front.

Yes! Brightspire is accredited by Cognia, which represents one of the highest levels of secondary school accreditation in the USA. This means our credits should be accepted by other high schools across the country, and our diploma is recognized by universities that require an accredited high school diploma. However, we always recommend checking with the specific school or college to ensure our credits or diploma meet their requirements.

Brightspire courses are NCAA approved, making them an excellent choice for student-athletes aiming to pursue college sports.