Resources to Answer Most Common Questions:
- Parent Handbook – READ FIRST!
- Cadet Handbook (For your information, so you can view the handbook given to Cadets, detailing our expectations of them, as well as procedures to ensure a structured and disciplined IDYCA Residential Life.)
- Staff Contact Directory
- Calendar of Events
- SmugMug Photo Gallery
- SkyWard Family Access (for Academic Grades) (Requires us to have a valid parent’s email address on file.)
- Facebook Page
- Instagram Page
- YouTube Channel
- LinkedIn Profile
Facebook Parent/Guardian Support Page:
- Each class, parents and legal guardians of the current class can choose to join an unofficial Facebook Parent/Guardian Support Group. Once established, the group is accessible from the official IDYCA Facebook page, but is fully administered by a volunteer, who is a parent of an IDYCA cadet graduate. The group offers support, wisdom and guidance to assist current parent/guardians in their journey.
- NOTE: This group is for Parents/Guardians of accepted IDYCA applicants/candidates and Cadets. The group is normally established just prior to the Class Registration Date, and continues throughout the Residential and Post Residential Phases.
- To join, search Facebook for the most current class’ Parent support page (i.e. IDYCA Class XXX Parent/Guardian Support Group).
Recommended Books:
Often parents will ask, “What can be read to help me develop while my Cadet is going through such a maturing transformation at IDYCA?” The following is a short list of books that previous parents have found informative and helpful.
- Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility (Cline & Fay)
- Love and Logic Class (https://www.loveandlogic.com/classes-and-conferences)
- The Anatomy of Peace (Arbinger Institute)
- Love and Respect (Dr. Emerson & Eggerichs)
- Understanding Your Mates Personality (Myers)
- Blending Families (Evans & Martin)
- The 5 Love Languages (Chapman)
- The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers (Chapman)
- Daring Greatly (Brown)
- Boundaries (Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend)
- The Christian Co-Dependence Workbook From Surviving to Significance (Tucker)
- Believe You Can The Power of a Positive Attitude (Mason)