The Great Books Academy mentors students by using Socratic teaching methods over the internet with live audio, and follows a classical curriculum based on the "good books" and the "Great Books". Their homeschool program is uniquely flexible, allowing the student to tailor their studies and choose curriculum materials. They incorporate a required reading program from the elementary years. 

During the high school years, the student will study Encyclopedia Britannica's The Great Books of Western Civilization, leading upon qualifying oral exams and other required testing to an accredited bachelor's degree upon graduation from their high school program. The model for this educational paradigm is based on the work of the scholar Mortimer Adler (see the "Great Conversation"),  The Center for the Study of The Great Ideas, and St. John's College.