Dr. Michael S.
- Reviewed on Tuesday, August 03, 2010
- Grades Used: high school
- Dates used: 2007-2010
I would highly recommend that all Catholic homeschoolers check out Angelicum before deciding on any of the other programs out there. There is nothing like it out there - nothing is so complete, so challenging, so well designed as Angelicum, in my humble opinion. The new connection with Fr. Fessio and his Liberal Studies Program leading to a bachelor's degree is very attractive for us due to the high cost of college. My wife and I have used Angelicum for our two teenage sons for the past three years. The online moderators (most are college professors) are excellent and make learning exciting and fun for the students.
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Teresa Gray
- Reviewed on Thursday, July 29, 2010
- Grades Used: junior through high school
- Dates used: 2007-2010
Angelicum Academy service has been excellent for our family. We have encountered nothing but friendly people, generous with their time and eager to help us transition into Catholic homeschooling. We received the correct texts, most within the week ordered, a few a little longer, but nothing more than two weeks. But far more importantly, there is no other program (Catholic or not) that approaches the Angelicum Academy's academic standards and emphasis on everything aiming at the Great Books, which includes several books of the Bible, readings from St. Augustine, Ven. Bede, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, Thomas a'Kempis, St. Thomas Aquinas and on and on. The online discussions are not to be missed. What a huge benefit these classes have been for my children. My children have grown so much in the past couple of years thanks to the Angelicum Academy.
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callmecordelia2
- Reviewed on Thursday, July 15, 2010
- Grades Used: 3
- Dates used: 2003
Okay, I know I used this program quite awhile ago. But honestly, I came on Homeschool Reviews to see how other parents felt and to try to decide whether to give Angelicum another try 7 years after my first experience, which was almost entirely negative. I assumed they would have gotten the bugs ironed out by now.
But the Mom who said the books took forever and the customer service was poor echoed my experience exactly. It is disheartening that this has not changed. Angelicum was fairly new when I was trying it. All the catholic mthers in my area were using Seton, and a couple of tried Angelicum and were very disappointed.
It is impossible to conduct a homeschool if one cannot receive the books in a timely way. More than half the books we ordered from Angelicum (at, as the other Mom pointed out, inflated prices) were EXTREMELY late. I ended up paying twice: ordering them from Angelicum, then ordering them in exasperation from Amazon when they took forever to arrive. It took ages and alot of unpleasant exchanges to get my book refund from Angelicum. I thought they had alot of nerve to offer a curriculum and then take so long to ship, completely sabotaging my school year.
Also, many of the books had zero Catholic content. What was the point, then? Also, many of their books are WAY above grade/age level. My kids are very intelligent, were ear;ly readers and always excelled at school and on testing, and I feel this is just a marketing ploy appealing to parental pride: "The book says ages 12 to adult and Johnny is reading it in third grade!"
The people I dealt with were extremely snobby and unpleasant. I felt like I was putting them out even though I only contacted them for THEIR errors. I ended up swithcing back to Seton mid-year, and working through the summer to finish that, because Angelicum had been such a bust. This little experiment with Angelicum cost me a bundle, and (thankfully, temporarily) turned us off to homeschooling. Angelicum, after 10 years, get your act together. I WANTED to like you, and try you again next year, but I see nothing has changed.
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MelodyJ
- Reviewed on Monday, July 12, 2010
- Grades Used: High school/college credits program
- Dates used: 2007-2010
The Angelicum Academy, now part of the Ignatius-Angelicum Liberal Studies Program headed by Fr. Joseph Fessio, offers something no other Catholic program does, extensive college credit for studies completed by homeschoolers while high school age - up to 48 hours. That is awesome. These college credits are critical to our large family as there is no way we could ever pay for a good, Catholic college education for our children without this added boost of college credits. The Angelicum network is growing. They were connected with the Catholic convert Dr. Mortimer Adler, who helped them start their high school great books program. The whole thing is a prayer answered for Catholic homeschoolers interested in serious academics and aiming at college. Their customer service is excellent. The online moderators are amazing and love what they do. They have been around since 2000, so they are very established and reliable. But most important, they are by far the most academically challenging program for good students out there who want an excellent education. Highly recommended by this homeschool mom of 8!
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