About Cor Deo
Three days in the classroom. Two days learning at home with you. One school, every day of the week.
Cor Deo is a Christ-centered K–10 hybrid school, where the school and parents teach children together. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday our teachers do the heavy lifting in the classroom. On Tuesday and Thursday your children keep learning at home with you, working through the lessons their teachers planned. You get the structure, accountability and expertise of a real school, and the gift of being part of your children’s learning every week.
The weekly rhythm
- Mon
Campus8:30–2:50 - Tue
HomeTeacher-planned - WedCampus8:30–2:50
- ThuHomeTeacher-planned
- FriCampus8:30–2:50
Campus days
Monday · Wednesday · Friday · 8:30am–2:50pm
Our teachers do the heavy lifting. They teach the new material in the classroom, with God’s Word at the heart of the day and every subject taught from a Christian worldview.
Home days
Tuesday · Thursday
You partner with us at home. Your children work through the assignments their teachers sent home while you guide and check the work. There’s no lesson planning for you to do, and plenty of room for music, sports and the things your family loves.
How much time do home days take?
It depends on your child’s age. Younger students need you close by; older students work more and more on their own. These are the school’s estimates, and every child is different.
| Grades | Your involvement | What that looks like | Time on home days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | High | Reading directions together, explaining, staying organized, correcting work | 1–2 hours |
| 1st–2nd | High | Reading directions together, explaining, staying organized, correcting work | 2–3 hours |
| 3rd–4th | Medium | Keeping them organized, explaining, looking over and correcting work | 2–4 hours |
| 5th–6th | Medium | Keeping them organized, explaining, looking over and correcting work | 2–5 hours |
| 7th–8th | Low | Encouraging, keeping them on schedule, some correcting | 3–6 hours |
| 9th–10th | Low | Encouraging, keeping them on schedule, some correcting | Varies |
Partners in teaching your children
Cor Deo partners with parents to teach their children. On campus days our teachers do the heavy lifting; on home days you guide the follow-through.
Cor Deo: the heavy lifting
- Teaches the new material in the classroom three days a week
- Keeps Christ and the Bible at the center of every school day
- Chooses the curriculum and writes every lesson plan
- Sends home clear assignments for Tuesday and Thursday
- Grades the work, sharing it with parents in some grades and subjects
You: the follow-through
- Guide the home-day work, following the teachers’ plans
- Give your kids a good place to study
- Help more in the early grades and step back as they grow
- Grade some of the home-day work, depending on the grade and subject
- Encourage them and help them finish well
- Stay in touch with their teachers
Want the details? Read our Partnering With Parents paper.
Hybrid school, co-op or traditional school?
If you’re weighing your options for Christian education, here’s how Cor Deo compares with what’s typical of a homeschool co-op and a traditional five-day school.
| Cor Deo | Typical homeschool co-op | Typical traditional Christian school | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days on campus | 3 (Mon, Wed, Fri) | Usually 1 day or less | 5 |
| Who plans the lessons | Cor Deo teachers | Parents (co-op classes vary) | The school |
| Grading | Teachers and parents, depending on the grade and subject | Parents | The school |
| Your role | Partner with the teachers: guide the Tue and Thu work | Primary teacher | Support at home |
| Cost | Tuition kept low by the partnership (see below) | Co-op fees plus curriculum | Full-time tuition |
Low tuition
Because students learn at home with their parents on Tuesdays and Thursdays, tuition is kept low: $6,200 a year for kindergarten through 6th grade and $6,325 for 7th–8th grade, with 10% off a second child and 20% off the third and beyond. Tuition assistance is available for returning families.
The full tuition schedule, deposit and payment plans are in our 2026-2027 enrollment packet.
Where our families come from
Families drive in from all over the Portland area: Buxton, Gaston, Beaverton, Tigard, and Northeast and Southwest Portland, to name a few. Our campus at 4545 NW Kaiser Rd, in the Bethany area, is within about 30 minutes of:
- Bethany
- Oak Hills
- Cedar Mill
- Rock Creek
- Beaverton
- Aloha
- West Slope
- Raleigh Hills
- Northwest Portland
- Linnton
- North Plains
- Tigard
- Garden Home
- Downtown Portland
- St. Johns
- Hillsboro
- Southwest Portland
- Multnomah Village
- Durham
- King City
- Sauvie Island
- Tualatin
- Cornelius
- Banks
- Lake Oswego
- Scappoose
Come see a campus day
The best way to know if Cor Deo fits your family is to visit. Tours are with Principal Robert Arndt.