Bridgeway Academy

334 2nd Street

Catasauqua, PA 18032

14 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK, K-12
Type

private

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Submitted by parent on April 05, 2024

Entering our fourth year at Bridgeway Academy, I, as a Certified Teacher, am overjoyed with our child's experience. Starting as a precocious 4-year-old kindergartener, our child has thrived academically and socially. The introduction of the Live Blended option and our kiddo being in the first inaugural class at the elementary level was a game-changer, igniting a passion for learning. The flexibility of home-based education has been a real joy allowing for a rich blend of social engagement through the school, alongside ample time for sports, scouting, and family endeavors, seamlessly integrated into our educational approach.The dedication of Bridgeway's administrative, teaching, and support staff, spanning IT to Finance, has been remarkable, offering a familial touch to our educational journey. Queries are addressed promptly, within a day, ensuring a smooth experience. My diverse teaching background, from public to private and Montessori settings, affirms my belief in the unparalleled learning environment Bridgeway provides. Our advisor has been a guiding light, and the customizable, high-quality curriculum has been a perfect fit, particularly the Discover! Curriculum and Elephango lessons, which enhance hands-on, kinesthetic learning opportunities. Anticipating our child's progression to an elementary legacy student, we're excited for what lies ahead with Bridgeway's continued excellence as a fully accredited institution.
Submitted by parent on March 08, 2024

We just finished our first year with Bridgeway using the Blended program for two elementary grades. Highly recommend. My kids really enjoy it. We also use the HOPE program as well.
Submitted by parent on September 14, 2023

My daughters are in their fifth (now 10th grade) and third year (now 8th grade) in the live online program with Bridgeway Academy. We have had a wonderful experience with our advisors and live online teachers over the last five years. We love that there is some structure to the program with scheduled online classes once a week. But there is also flexibility to complete the schoolwork throughout the week. Their schedules allow us to spend much more time together as a family and be able to travel. My younger daughter plays travel hockey and the flexibility with Bridgeway is so beneficial for her practice, game and tournament schedule. My older daughter now works a part time job and is able to work hours that traditional brick and mortar school kids can't work. We are so thankful we found Bridgeway and how it just works for our family!
Submitted by parent on August 12, 2023

We love, love Bridgeway homeschool academy. We have been with the textbook program since 2015 and my kids have never wanted to go back to normal school. Before Bridgeway we tried another homeschool, but it wasn't a good fit for us. I love that since early on, my kids have been able to learn at their own pace and style. They have both been able to do elite sports without sacrificing their studies. And as a mom, it has really helped to have advisors and resources that Bridgeway gives us to help navigate homeschooling in a different country. We have recommended Bridgeway to hundreds of people down here in Mexico and Central America.
Submitted by parent on April 25, 2023

I can't say enough good things about Bridgeway Academy! My children have been attending this school ever since Kindergarten. The memories we've made together as well as having an Advisor at my finger tips, has been irreplaceable. They are always there to encourage us along and make sure we are following ALL guidelines required by our state and future colleges. Thank you, Bridgeway!!!
Submitted by parent on March 02, 2023

We are currently in our second year with Bridgeway Academy. Our daughter is in 3rd grade and doing simply amazing. After her first year in 2nd grade we instantly knew we would continue our education with Bridgeway. The curriculum, lessons, style of teaching are simply wonderful. Our daughter has done very well in these last two years and is extremely proud of her accomplishments. The program we are enrolled in is the Live Blended program, which offers excellent printed textbooks, as well as an online learning platform, that ties everything nicely together. The online learning platform guides the student beautifully with a variety of ways to engage, practice new concepts, all in a fun way. In addition to the online and printed curriculum she has been part of the live classes with her teacher Ms. Loblein and her class mates. The live classes are wonderfully done in introducing the lesson for each subject for the day. The kids are engaged in different and fun ways. I can't praise her teacher enough for the amazing way she has been teaching. Following her live classes our daughter has assignments she will complete independently in her textbooks and in the online learning platform. The online learning platform is excellent, well structured, appealing to students (our daughter loves Julia the grasshopper, who leads her through the assignments and activities). Additionally the support from our academic advisor Christine has been phenomenal. It feels like a coach that is right by your side, answering any and all questions you may have. We are already excited about 4th grade.
Submitted by parent on March 15, 2022

Great school, very well organised, everything taylored to the child's needs, dedicated advisors, great community, the kid loves it.
Submitted by parent on March 06, 2022

We do the text book courses for 1st grade. Love this school! You get an advisor who helps with any and all questions. You never feel alone. The work is challenging but, not too hard or overwhelming. The teacher guide books are easy to follow for parents. Parents have to be involved at this grade.
Submitted by parent on October 30, 2021

Wonderful homeschool program. Great advisor support! I like the family engagement activities.
Submitted by parent on July 29, 2021

Bridgeway has been a godsend for our family! We used the blended live program last year and cannot wait for this year to begin! Our daughter truly loved learning and her teacher was available to help outside of live classes when we needed a boost. The advisor we work with is phenomenal and I am in confident in our choices using her guidance. I have never gone more than 24 hours with a response and usually hear back from her immediately. I know my daughter is a priority and I feel like a partner with Bridgeway! Cannot say enough about how much we love it.
Submitted by parent on May 13, 2021

Bridgeway has far surpassed my expectations. They offer conservative Christian education, which is pretty much non-existent in public and other online based schools. Our adviser was amazing, and made the homeschooling process effortless. I highly recommend Bridgeway!
Submitted by parent on April 04, 2021

If Christian is defined as Trump-y or white conservative, this is the brand of Christian education they mean. I didn't like the political viewpoint filtering into the lectures. The main curriculum for one core class was low quality, meaning it was a link to a free online text that anyone can download! In small print and white-washed perspective. Other assignments had links that didn't work or couldn't be properly filled in using the format provided. Had to convert a lot of documents, which messed up the format. At least choose assignments that are in the proper format for online submission. Nothing they said during the sales pitch was true. If you are looking for due date flexibility, don't believe them that it exists. They technically have hard and fast due dates because they have to get grades in. Don't believe the lie that you can get a counselor if you pay extra. You get automated emails, you have to call like crazy to get a response or leave voice mails just to get a live person a week or two later. They will blame the lack of response on the high demand during Covid. Well if business is that good in Covid, they have the money to buy more staff to take calls. They gladly take the extra money you pay for a counselor, then turn around and say the reason you have a hard time getting your counselor is due to pandemic demand. Please! That's not Christian to lie and not hold up your end of the bargain. The curriculum is not creative, tons of busy work to make sure they are doing work EVERY day of the week even for non-core classes, which defeated the point of homeschool flexibility. Don't believe them when they do all that talking about flexibility. It is ALL TALK. The lectures were just that too. Lacked adequate discussion and interaction except for one course where the discussion had a white conservative undercurrent. You are totally on your own even with the one day a week live lectures. The syllabi in some cases are outdated and not true to what is taught. These are not dynamic instructors, unfortunately, Bridgeway offers non-Bridgeway courses as well. You could take your chances with that, but still would have to deal with the Bridgeway poor customer service and poor parent support. A waste of $5,000 per year! I feel cheated.
Submitted by parent on November 17, 2020

I've been homeschooling for 9 years. This is by far the worst program we have tried! I've tried to reach out to the administrators for months and I just get excuses.
Submitted by parent on August 07, 2020

Hands down, the best homeschool option out there.