On a recent Monday in the online learning classroom at Nauset Regional High School, Parker Lang, 14, of Brewster designed a video game while 16-year-old sophomore Abby Bausch prepared for an MCAS science test.
With the Virtual High School (VHS) pilot program underway at Coventry High School, students gave positive feedback to the School Committee during their last meeting.
Coventry High School Assistant Principal for Student Services Lynne Burke had seven students attend the committee meeting to give an update on the program.
Currently, there are 21 students enrolled in classes at the VHS. There are five year-long classes, which are all Advanced Placement (AP), and seven semester-long courses.
The Delaware City School District hopes to share its online success across central Ohio.
Delaware Hayes High School hosted 11 principals and guidance counselors from eight other districts Wednesday, April 17, in a discussion of Delaware's participation in the national Virtual High School program.
Columbian High School students, administrators and teachers discussed the benefits of online learning at their Virtual High School Collaborative Open House Wednesday.
Victoria Adams, a senior at Wheeler High School, thought she wanted to major in psychology in college. With that thought in mind, she signed up for Advanced Placement psychology to see if she really likes it.
The market for PreK-12 online courses has been growing at a double-digit pace annually for the last several years and that same strong growth rate is expected to continue into the foreseeable future as more districts launch virtual schools while existing online learning programs expand the number of courses offered and the number of students reached.
The Fall 2012 Network Newsletter is packed with info about VHS and member schools.
