| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp |
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| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Umbrella Schools and Cover Schools for Homeschool Distance Learning by Julie Shepherd Knapp, copyright 2006 Here are several Distance Learning "Umbrella" or "Cover" schools which can oversee and provide record-keeping services (grades, transcripts, diplomas, etc.) for homeschooled students. Many will customize the curriculum for each student, some will work with the family to incorporate specific homeschool philosophies or preferred materials. Most will allow students to take individual courses without enrolling in their program. Also visit the "School-at-Home" section for institutions and suppliers of standards-aligned curriculum and for "Cyber School" options. Also check out the "Computer Based Instruction" section for ala carte options and a list of free online learning resources. Laural Springs -- preK -12 accredited private school, families choose educational approach - choice-based, project-based, text-based, inter-active web-based, or a "customized learning option", very flexible, good for homeschoolers with other passions, works with each family to create a curriculum suited to each child Clonlara -- K - 12, Is a private day school that also enrolls homeschoolers - accredited, private school high school diplomas issued, provides record-keeping and optional achievement tests, Allows early high school graduation if requirements are met. For high school, has flexible curriculum requirements using student chosen texts, etc. Has optional online program. "...Ours is as close to a "do it yourself' program as we can get it, designed for those who want assistance on the way. You, the parent, are "the expert", more capable of establishing and maintaining a successful educational process for your child than any school could. Clonlara School is your guide, coach, shoulder to lean on, listening ear, records keeper, and all around HELPER..." The American School -- 9 - 12 an accredited curriculum used as supplement by public schools or independently by homeschoolers, issues high school diplomas, college prep independent study based on textbooks, work at your own pace Keystone National High School -- 9-12 accredited correspondence and cyber school, high school diplomas, transcripts, textbook-based correspondence or optional "iSchool" online courses, work at your own pace, 30 years experience North Atlantic Regional High School, 9 -12 an accredited private high school in Maine, issues private school high school diplomas, parents and students select materials to meet school requirements, a custom designed program for each student, work at your own pace, no age limits, West River Academy - 9 - 12 - an private Umbrella school designed for unschooling families, issues high school diplomas - Westbridge Academy - ability-based (rather than age-based) education, individualized academic plans prepared for each student, the school allows acceleration and compaction and supports early graduation, where appropriate. Offers educational options for various academic methods (classical, traditional, unschooling, etc) and is open to student and parent curriculum preferences. The Trent Schools - the world's oldest Internet homeschool service, offers a separate gifted program, all courses are completely online, no books or CD-Roms, ability-based program where children are allowed to work at different grade levels in different subjects, offers a separate "Professional Child" program for children heavily involved in professional pursuits that require extensive travel (such as acting and athletics), 3D Learn Interactive Academy - an accredited private school offering a standards-aligned "multi-sensory 3-D curriculum" for grades 7-12, high tech interactive online environment - a virtual reality learning framework - that requires an estimated 4 - 5 hours online each day, plus additional at-home hands-on activities, offers full or part-time enrollment, boasts a 14:1 student to teacher ratio, issues accredited high school diplomas - World-Wide Learn - a compiled directory of on-line courses for high school and beyond TutorVista -- inexpensive tutoring services out of an Asian call center, straight monthly fee, read a CNN.com article about this service Guide to Online Degrees - a list of institutions that allow students to earn college degrees thru online distance education Pennsylvania Homeschoolers -- online AP test prep classes and SAT essay-writing classes for homeschoolers National Repository of Online Classes: AP -- free, self-study, online AP courses in science, math, and history There are many other "umbrella schools" which do not offer their own curriculum, but will work with homeschoolers to maintain records and approve curriculum choices. Do a Google search for your stateto research that option. There are also many free and subscription online courses, modules and curriculum -- you will find them within each school subject in the Homeschooling by Subject section of the Diner. |
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