Colere Microschool’s Position on Dual Enrollment

Colere does not oppose dual enrollment as a category. We do, however, hold that it is the wrong default for most students and that placing a young person in college coursework should follow careful, individualized discernment rather than precede it.

Three convictions shape this stance. First, education at Colere is whole-person formation. A student is not only a mind to be filled but a soul, a body, and a member of a family and a community. Coursework that advances the intellect while outpacing the emotional or spiritual life is not a gain but a fragmentation. Second, childhood and adolescence are not stages to be hurried through. Scripture treats each season of life as a gift, and our pedagogy reflects that conviction. The goal is to inhabit the present stage well, not to graduate from it early. Third, parents know their child best. Our role is to walk alongside the family with the school’s particular knowledge of curriculum, classroom dynamics, and the developmental literature, while the family remains the primary decision-maker.