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Welcome to Ad Astra!!

Ad Astra serves the Fredericksburg, VA and surrounding homeschool communities. We offer educational cooperative classes for K5 through 8th grade (with pre-school and nursery for participating families).  For high school homeschool families, we coordinate time and space to connect with homeschool tutors to meet the educational needs with a variety of class offereings while providing students with an oppertunity for solid social interactions.

Ad Astra is not an accredited school. Our program is not intended to replace or provide your entire homeschool experience nor guarantee high school graduation requirements. At the high school level, Ad Astra coordinates with area tutors who offer their services to homeschooling families, and we present a schedule of those classes at a designated campus for the convenience of our community of homeschooling families. You are free to hire the particular tutors on the schedule as you choose, utilizing as few as one, or as many as five classes each academic year. The schedule and classes that are taught by the contracted tutors are subject to change from year to year. 

We strive to only work with quality tutors but it is your responsibility to determine whether the content of the classes offered through Ad Astra are adequate to meet your curriculum criteria. While we offer high school tutor-led group learning for which tutor grading suggestions are provided, it is the responsibility of the student and parents to track and maintain credits and transcripts. We offer guidance and suggestions to our families for managing that information, but we do not offer diplomas or official recordkeeping beyond the transcript of suggested grades for classes taken through the Ad Astra Program. The ultimate responsibility and authority of homeschooling your student stays with you, their parent/guardian.

Our high school classes are scheduled into five 80-minute blocks between 8:00am through 3:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our k-8 classes are scheduled into three 70-minute blocks (with part of that time dedicated to outside free-play) from 8:30am-12:00noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Each academic year provides 32 weeks of classroom instruction. 

Mission & Vision
Statement of Faith

Paid Tutoring Opportunity

We are currently reviewing applications for new high school tutors for 2026-27. (It's a great way to help balance the cost of tuition!) We have a list of classes that we know we would like to offer if we can find the right tutors for them, but if you have an idea for a class to offer, we would love to hear it! To get started, follow this link to get to the application. Fill it out, click submit, and we will be in touch!

Don't wait! The schedule is already made and is almost full for the year!

High School Program Info
K-8 Program Info

Registration Status:

High School Program Registration for 2026-27 opens soon!

Jan 27, 4-6pm - High School Open House Session 1 (check out classes & meet tutors) ***Moved to Feb 10***

Jan 29, 6-8pm - High School Open House Session 2 (check out classes & meet tutors) ***Moved to Feb 12***

Mar 24, 6-8pm - Program Information Meeting / Pre-Registration (Required for priority registration access)

Mar 25, online - Priority Registration only

Mar 27, online - Regular Registration

Mar 29, online - New Registration

(Public Registration will open after Spring Break and will remain open throughout the summer for all remaining space. Registration will close on a class-by-class basis as they fill up but each class has its own waitlist.) 

Apr 9, 4-7pm - In Person Registration (Secure registration with payment) Signup for slots (4-5pm, 5-6pm, and 6-7pm) is currently closed. 

If you have questions, you may contact Shelly McCullough by email at AdAstraCoordinator@gmail.com 

Registration Status:

K-8 Co-op Registration for 2026-27 opens soon!

Jan 29, 4-5pm - K-8 Program Information Meeting ***Moved to Feb 12***

Feb 15-28, online - K-8 Registration renewal open

Mar 1, online - K-8 New Registration opens 

If you have questions, you may contact Linda Mosier by email at AdAstraKidsFXBG@gmail.com. 

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Spirit Night Fundraisers

Here is the schedule of all of the Spirit Night events that we have scheduled! Come if you can, and invite friends and familiy! We really appreciate your support and we enjoy sharing a meal with you! ***If you have a birthday or special request, let us know and we will do our best to set up an event in your honor on the date and at the place you choose!

Feb 17, 4-8pm - Panera Bread - Central Park - 1760 Carl D Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA - Use the code FUND4U online or at the ordering kiosk, and be sure to mention that you are participating in the fundraiser when you order in person and Ad Astra will get 25%!!

Feb 24, 4-8pm - Five Guys - Central Park - 1661 Carl D. Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA - just mention the fundraiser when you order and Ad Astra will get 20%!

Mar 3, all day - Panda Express - VIRTUAL! Order for take out or delivery at ANY participating Panda Express in the country!! You must use the order code 9011999 and we get 28%!!!

Mar 10, 4-8pm - Qdoba - Central Park - 1865 Carl D Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA - scan the QR code from the flyer or tell them that you are participating iin the fundraiser when you check out and Ad Astra will get 25%!!

Mar 17 - TBD

Mar 24, 4-8pm - Panera Bread - Central Park - 1760 Carl D Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA - Use the code FUND4U online or at the ordering kiosk, and be sure to mention that you are participating in the fundraiser when you order in person and Ad Astra will get 25%!!

Apr 14 all day - Panda Express - VIRTUAL! Order for take out or delivery at ANY participating Panda Express in the country!! You must use the order code 9012000 and we get 28%!!!

Apr 21, 4-8pm - Chipotle - Rt 3 - 5621 Plank Rd, ste 100, Fredericksburg, VA - Use order code LEPDLN6 when ordering online for pickup, or mention the fundraiser when ordering in person and Ad Astra will get 25%!!

Apr 28, 4-8pm - Panera Bread - Central Park - 1760 Carl D Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA  - Use the code FUND4U online or at the ordering kiosk, and be sure to mention that you are participating in the fundraiser when you order in person and Ad Astra will get 25%!!

May 5 - TBD

Frequently Asked Questions

Can my Senior participate in the Ad Astra graduation ceremony if they do not take classes through the Ad Astra Program? 

Yes! Seniors may participate in the Ad Astra graduation ceremony even if they do not take Ad Astra classes. The family membership fee will be discounted to $100 and one parent will be enrolled in the Graduation Committee in order to participate in the planning for the ceremony. The deadline to sign up for the 2026-27 Graduation Ceremony is January 15th! Request to Join ASAP if you would like to participate.

Contact Us

Ad Astra Coordinator: Shelly McCullough & Linda Mosier
adastracoordinator@gmail.com
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