Frequently Asked Questions

At With-God Education, we believe that teachers (parents or school teachers) are the curriculum. In this course, we will be reflecting on how we are spiritually formed and the different ideas that have made us who we are. We will then explore how each subject can be taught for the spiritual formation of a child to train them to grow to become more and more like Jesus.

Parents/ Educators can use this learning at home with one’s children if you are family-schooling (home-schooling) or you can use this learning to train your school-going children as well. The course will help you in the following ways:

1) To understand the underpinning worldviews of any curriculum and renovate it using the With-God Education framework to plan and prepare annual plans, unit plans, and lesson plans to teach or engage with the children.

2) To explore how each subject can be taught for the spiritual formation of a child to train them to grow to become more and more like Jesus.

3) To be attentive to understand and discern the ideas that are communicated through education, media internet, books, audio, movies, social media, culture, social, political, and religious ideologies.

4) To connect deeply with your children reflecting God’s love and grace to them.

This course is about helping children to grow in Christlikeness through their education. So anyone who desires to walk with children in their schooling, be it parents or teachers, or young adults aspiring to enter the educational field, can apply for the course.

The course is mostly conducted online except for the 2 residencies of 3 days each. Moodle, a web-based learning platform will be used for most of the online work.
The residencies are conducted in retreat centers in the host city. Participants do not have to be from the host city. They can travel from anywhere to the host city for the residency.

Duration of modules will be as follows:

Module 1 – 4 months

Module 2: 2 months

Module3: 4 months

Program structure:

The module consists of both praxis and academic components. Online lectures will be held once weekly. There will be 1 three-day mandatory residency in modules 1 and 3.

The Praxis components include:

-monthly online small group meetings,

-praxis exercises, and

-participation in online praxis discussions.

The Academic components involve:

-reading suggested materials and

-participation in online academic discussions.

-submission of 2-3 page write-up on what they have learnt at the end of every module

Project work:

In the last month of the program, every participant will work collaboratively with other participants and create unit models as per the framework discussed in the 3rd module. In this month we will also work towards creating coops of families to facilitate family-schooling on a continuous basis.

Group Spiritual Accompaniment will be offered to the participants during the program.

Though the components of the course are such that there will be a lot of academic engagement, there are no specific prerequisites for the course.

For single participant: The cost of the 10-month course is Rs.3,000 per month i.e. a total of Rs.30,000/-. This does not include the cost of the 2 three-day residency which will range between 3,000 to 5,000 rupees per residency, for 3 days inclusive of simple meals and lodging.

For both parents: Family-schooling is done best when both parents have the same vision and are involved together in training their children in their own way. Therefore we want to encourage both parents to do the course together and are offering a discount of Rs. 20,000 on the overall fees i.e. a total of Rs.40,000/- if both the father and the mother enroll in the course.

This does not include the cost of the 2 three-day residency which will range between 3,000 to 5,000 rupees per residency, for 3 days inclusive of simple meals and lodging.

Payments can be made in the following ways for 1 participant: 

1. Monthly instalment of  Rs. 3,000/- for 10 months i.e. Rs. 30,000/-  plus charges of 2 residency
2. Full payment with a discount of Rs. 2000/- i.e. Rs. 28,000/-  plus charges of 2 residency
3. Payment in 2 installments with a discount of  Rs. 1000/-  i.e. 2 installments of Rs. 14,500/- plus charges of 2 residency 

Payments can be made in the following ways for a couple: 

1. Monthly instalment of  Rs. 4,000/- for 10 months i.e. Rs. 40,000/- plus charges of 2 residency
2. Full payment with a discount of Rs. 2000/- i.e. Rs. 38,000/-  plus charges of 2 residency
3. Payment in 2 installments with a discount of  Rs. 1000/-  i.e. 2 installments of Rs. 19,500/- plus charges of 2 residency 

The course fee includes online teaching, residency teaching, group spiritual accompaniment at the residencies, feedbacks on the monthly online discussions and feedback and coaching on the practical work at the end of the program.

Please note that the course fees do not include the residency cost, travel to or from the residencies, or purchase of books. The residency cost will depend on the location and the charges there.

We sincerely hope that no one should miss out due to financial constraints. Though With-God Education is run on a self-sustaining business model ministry and we do not have a reserve fund to offer financial aid, please feel free to write to us and we can mutually discern the path ahead.

We desire to engage meaningfully and be present to every participant. For this purpose we will be able to take a total of 25 participants in each cohort.

The study load will include the following:

We will use the web-based learning platform Moodle for all the above discussions and assignments.

1) 1 online lecture of 2 hours every week

2) 1 academic and praxis discussion online every month.

3) Monthly small group meetings

4) Weekly readings

5) Submission of 1 paper at then end of every module

In the last month of the program, every participant will work collaboratively with other participants and create unit models as per the With-God Education framework discussed in the 3rd module. In this month we will also work towards creating coops of families locally or online to facilitate schooling in community.

The residencies are an integral part of the learning process in the course. These residencies will not only help build community among the participants, but also give space to do crucial reflective work. Many of the topics from the course will be covered at the residencies.

Please feel free to write to Royce or Lydia at withgodeducation@gmail.com for any query regarding the program.