The mission of the Pathways’ Stepping Stones Associate Family program is to inform, encourage, and support local families, especially families with preschoolers who plan to home school when their children reach mandatory age, prospective families who are prayerfully considering homeschooling in the future, and local home school families who are seeking social interaction through the clubs, field trips, and activities offered by Pathways Academy throughout the school year.
Families who are not in need of a legal covering (all children under 6 years old) and families enrolled in other area cover schools are invited to join Pathways Academy as associate members. Associate membership will allow attendance at Pathways’ field trips and events.
Stepping Stones members may also choose to become members of the Pathways Academy Clubs- JR Beta (4th-8th), SR Beta (9th -12th), 4H, Table Top Game Club(4th-12), and the American Heritage Girls Club (1st-12th). However, please note that Club registration fees are not included in the Associate Family fee.
Stepping Stones members may request a free membership card for the teaching parent/guardian.
Additional cards for spouse and children can be purchased for $2 per card.
Stepping Stones Members are allowed to join the Pathways’ Facebook Pages and the private side of our school website for home school information, advice, and support.
Stepping Stones members will also receive access to the Pathways’ Navigator Newsletter. However, some events on the newsletter are only for families enrolled in Pathways Academy. Events such as our High School meeting, diploma evaluations, transcript services, scholarship review and recommendations, senior parent meeting, and senior recognition and graduation ceremony are NOT open to families who are not enrolled with Pathways Academy.
Please note: This program WILL NOT fulfill the legal requirements of a church covering. Alabama state law requires all children, 6-17 years of age, be enrolled with a church school, private school, or public school.
To join, click either of the two links at the bottom or come by our Resource Center located at 1766 Hwy 77, Southside, Al. 35907, where we have all forms available during office hours.
One link is to fill out and pay online, the other is to print the Stepping Stones membership form and the signed Family Liability Release Form (on the back side of the membership form) and return one of three ways:
1. MAIL YOUR FORM AND MEMBERSHIP FEE:
Pathways Academy
PO Box 411
Gadsden, Al 35902
2. BRING FORM & MEMBERSHIP FEE TO THE PATHWAYS’ RESOURCE CENTER:
The Pathways Academy School Offices are open on Thursday afternoons from 10am-4pm and Tuesday from 12-4pm (except during pre-posted holidays, and the months of December & June.) The Pathways Academy Resource Center is located at 1766 Hwy. 77 in Southside, AL (in the same shopping center as the Bridal Garden.)
3. DROP YOUR FORM & MEMBERSHIP FEE IN THE PATHWAYS’ COMMUNICATIONS BOX:
For your convenience, Pathways Academy offers a Communication Box on the front of the Resource Center located at the far-right end of the front of the building. Envelopes dropped into the Inbox can only be removed by an administrator with a key to the box.
Link to fill out form and pay online
Stepping Stones Membership Form download and send in
