Eligibility
Stoa is organized to serve the privately educated, Christian homeschool community. Stoa recognizes and accepts that homeschooling families use a wide variety of homeschooling strategies and we support the parental right to direct the education of their children.
Eligibility for the Stoa National Invitational Tournament of Champions:
Competitors accepting invitations shall meet the following criteria:
1. AGE
Competitors shall be ages 12 to 18 on January 1, 2014.
(To be eligible to judge, for the 2013-2014 season, a judge must be age 19 or older on January 1, 2014. A student may not compete and judge within the same competition season.)
2. STATEMENT OF FAITH
The parent member(s) must agree with the Statement of Faith.
3. HOME EDUCATED
If the following 2 statements can be affirmed (with a yes) the student shall be deemed home educated for Stoa purposes.
1. Your student is at least ONE of the following:
(A) Exempt from public education enrollment and/or attendance in your state
(B) Homeschooled under the statutes or regulations in your state
(C) Enrolled in a non-public home-based educational program according to the laws in your state
(D) Covered by HSLDA
2. Your student is NOT enrolled full-time (full time equals 12 units) in any one of the following:
(A) campus based public or charter school
(B) Public or charter school independent study program
(C) campus-based private school
(D) College classes
For 2014-2105, Item #2 under Home Educated will read:
2. Your student is NOT enrolled full-time (full time equals 12 units in any summer, fall, winter, or spring session) in any one of the following:
(A) campus based public or charter school
(B) Public or charter school independent study program
(C) campus-based private school
(D) College classes