The Renaissance Preparatory Academies (Seaside & RPA Elementary) are pleased to announce our new Distance Learning Program, the "AMP IT UP" Program!
The AMP Program is a program meant for children learning who cannot attend our Myrtle Beach site (when the Covid-19 virus pandemic allows it). It requires that there be a local teacher's aide (typically a parent) monitoring and encouraging our enrolled RPA scholar.

This new program reflects our dedication to reach the whole child and enable them to learn without regard to physical boundaries in ways that exceed that offered by a local public or private system and awareness of the new social distancing policies in place around the USA.


AMP stands for helping our learners grow in the following:
          A = Academics including all knowledge, skills, & abilities of any given grade level K-12 as is appropriate.

          M = MES self-awareness & skills = Moral, Emotional, and Social self-awareness & skills

          P = Physical development

"AMP IT UP" Program Enrollment includes:
  • Enrollment at RPA: Enrollment as a student at one of the Renaissance Preparatory Academies depending upon grade level at time of enrollment. This includes grading of all work, customized packets of curriculum, most needed materials (common household items are not included), ability to promote to next grade level upon demonstration of competence and mastery of required grade level knowledge, skills and abilities, and a transcript of work accomplished when transferring to another educational institution.
  • AMP Packets: The weekly packets have any worksheets or other tools for performing educational activities, instructions for the local teacher's aide in how to present the materials, where to have students watch required sessions with the teacher, video of lesson, or other online activities as directed by the student's teacher.  There are 40 weekly packets available for any one grade level. Students have 15 months to complete all 40 packets or they will be counseled to find a different education program better suited to their needs. Students may work as rapidly as they wish as long as the master the material in each packet. Grade level promotions occur in October, January, April and July/August.
  • AMP Group Sessions: These sessions allow the students to see other students at similar abilities and to interact with their teacher and each other. 
  • AMP Teacher Aide Tutorials and Meetings with Teacher: You will have meetings with the teacher at least once a month and may schedule additional sessions as desired. Teacher Aide training in technology, curriculum processes and other aspects will be done asynchronously online at the choice of the Teacher Aide unless requested by the lead teacher due to observed areas of need.
  • To check out our daily schedule, click here.

"AMP IT UP" Program Content Options include:
  • Foundations Only: These weekly distance packages come with our custom curriculum to help students meet their "I Leap" (individualized learning & educational activities program) objectives.  This can be to fill in gaps in needed grade level skills or to move more rapidly through a grade level's knowledge, skills and abilities criteria. In particular this program covers the reading, writing, and math curriculum. Our current curriculum results in children typically scoring one or two grade levels higher than those from other schools.
    • Cost = $150/month plus weekly priority-level postage back to the school
  • Theme Units Only: Our unique and ability-differentiated common theme units for both Seaside Academy and RPA Elementary enable all students in a group (family, school, or classroom) to learn in a common area but at different levels. These units incorporate History, Sciences, Technology, Social Sciences, Music, Art, and even PE.
    • Cost = $100/month plus weekly priority-level postage back to the school
  • Both Foundations and Theme Units: These weekly distance packages come with our custom curriculum to help students meet their "I Leap" (individualized learning & educational activities program) objectives.  Including both the  foundations and theme units curriculum, students will have sufficient materials along with supplemental activities to learn the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do well in subsequent education, college, and as productive citizens pursuing a career.
    • Cost = $200/month plus weekly priority-level postage back to the school .


The "AMP IT UP" program
like all of the
Renaissance Preparatory Academies
is designed to be
Private, Personal and Powerful!
  • Private: For the "AMP IT UP" program, this stands for non-state funded learning in own home or, when allowed after the Covid-19 virus emergency is over, in optional cohort groups with others enrolled in your area. 
  • Personal: Each student is accepted at the grade level in which they were last enrolled or were taught at home and will have a personal "I Leap" plan to meet that aligns with their personal challenging learning level.
  • Powerful: Each student progresses to the next grade level once current grade level knowledge, skills and abilities  are demonstrated. Most progress a couple of grade levels from original levels within 12 to 15 months. Promotion is not based on age cohort but on Mastery (this is typically demonstrated skills at a B+ quality level).