High School

Yes! Homeschooling doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing endeavor. While all Leaves families are registered as "homeschoolers," that doesn't mean they do everything at home. For our families, a hybrid program of homeschooling and outside classes offers the best of both worlds: enabling them to set up a personalized education for each child based on individual needs and interests.

Yes! Many families rely on Leaves of Learning as a comprehensive educational solution that fulfills all their child's academic needs, much like a private school. Leaves offers academic and enrichment classes Tuesday through Friday. Students in our comprehensive curriculum attend three or four days a week.

Small classes allow more one-on-one instruction, time to address individual needs, and close relationships between students and teachers. Families combine Leaves classes and learning at home according to each student’s needs. Plan the full course of study with your family and teachers; the number of days on campus alone does not describe a complete education.

Leaves of Learning students earn credits by successfully completing subject coursework and documenting it. A one-year Leaves class that runs two days per week equals 1 credit. A one-year class that runs one day per week equals 1/2 credit.

The published school policy says Leaves has a full-time counselor who will create a transcript for each high school student taking more than 5 hours of classes their senior year. A transcript records courses completed, credit earned, final grades, and grade point average (GPA).

Keep records for college and scholarship applications. Contact Leaves to confirm transcript arrangements and request the “Get Ready For College Guide”, including its transcript information and sample. Check each destination’s required application documents.

We suggest you keep all end-of-the-year evaluations, samples of some work from classes, and information for each school year in separate binders at home in a safe place. This will be helpful while putting together your high school transcript and portfolio.

Check each college’s graduation and admission requirements. Do not assume a transcript alone replaces a diploma or other required documentation.

Under Ohio Revised Code 3313.6110, a parent or guardian may grant a diploma after a student completes the final year of home education authorized under Ohio law and successfully completes the applicable high school curriculum.

Legal source checked September 17, 2026 (UTC): Ohio’s parent-issued diploma law, version effective October 3, 2023. A new version takes effect October 9, 2026; recheck the linked law for guidance after that date.

Colleges may use their regular application process while requiring homeschool-specific documentation. For example, the University of Cincinnati considers homeschooled applicants who meet their state’s graduation requirements under the same admission criteria as other graduates, and asks Ohio and Kentucky applicants for a superintendent release or district notification, with other documentation on request.

Check the admissions instructions for each college and program. Ask its admissions office which transcripts, graduation records, test scores, or portfolio materials it requires before preparing them.

Admission source checked September 17, 2026 (UTC): University of Cincinnati’s homeschooled-applicant requirements. This example does not establish another college’s requirements.