mamananci Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 for high school, which one would it be? Just wondering......:bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 My older son was THRILLED with American school. I started using it with my younger son too, but was talked into quitting it, and I very much regret that. I ended out resorting to needing to have him take the GED. Both of my boys decided to attend a junior college while underage, as a REGULAR students (not duel enrolled) using FAFSA pell grants. Accredited diplomas are required, or at the very least greatly facilitate this option of schooling in the late teens. This option allows low income students to graduate from college At 18 or 19, financially independent, and not saddled down with any debt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Oak Meadow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 My older son was THRILLED with American school. I started using it with my younger son too, but was talked into quitting it, and I very much regret that. I ended out resorting to needing to have him take the GED. Both of my boys decided to attend a junior college while underage, as a REGULAR students (not duel enrolled) using FAFSA pell grants. Accredited diplomas are required, or at the very least greatly facilitate this option of schooling in the late teens. This option allows low income students to graduate from college At 18 or 19, financially independent, and not saddled down with any debt. Huh. I think American School would top my list of programs *not* to use. Dh's younger brother & sisters used AS, and I helped youngest SIL with some of her lessons. I found the material to be very dry and uninspired, as well as poorly laid-out. This was 9 or 10 years ago, though, so it's possible they've changed their courses since then. Also, American School consistently lost courses for all three of my BIL/SILs. BIL was within one class of graduating when he was told he still needed something like 5 courses. :001_huh: SILs had similar experiences. FIL & MIL got to the point where they made copies of absolutely everything, as they had to send copies of completed coursework and copies of course completion paperwork back to AS on multiple occasions. I'm glad to hear it worked well for you, though! I've looked at Kolbe as something I might use for my dc when they're older, even though we're not Catholic. The History/Literature courses look really good. K12 is something else I'd consider using. No experience with either, though, so would love to hear from people who have actually used them. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamananci Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Thanks! I just enrolled my dd in Environmental Science for 9th grade and English 9 at Oak Meadow..... Just wanting more input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamananci Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Thanks! I just enrolled my dd in Environmental Science for 9th grade and English 9 at Oak Meadow..... Just wanting more input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 We're trying out Kolbe starting next fall. Crossing our fingers! The kids are also enrolled in France, using CNED. But they do not provide a diploma, nor a transcript. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 We have used Keystone for two courses and it gets the job done without a lot of excitement. We are also using Seton for two math courses. I teach and the computer grades and records a test and that is all I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I would use Oak Meadow because I am already using mostly their stuff for high school anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 There was an American School forum, I frequented while my boys were enrolled, where I learned any tips and tricks needed. So many people quit AS only to return. My neighbor wanted a Christian curriculum, so wouldn't allow her daughter to use AS, as as the years rolled on...it turned into a nightmare. All in all, at the end, taking everything into account, I more and more appreciated the total package of AS and the doors it opened for my low income child. Now for moms with more education and more money and more health than I had...maybe there were better options :-0 But I have seen several parents throw so much more time and money at correspondence schools, to get so much less back. It was sad to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 For High School- secular K12 Icademy is the best, but expensive. The clubs and education they get out of it are awesome. For Christian-Veritas tops the cake, they have awesome teachers and classical education. They dont have clubs but are starting. I think the extra curriculars that dd did in Icademy made a difference in college. We will see how it works w/second dd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Clonlara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I will say that I gave someone info about American School last year and they ended up choosing it for their child. I always thought it was NOT a way to go either, but they've been giving me updates on what they're doing and it seems that AS is updating their texts and programming, at least somewhat. They are using the same Brown, Dolciani algebra books that we're using, for instance. And there were some other texts they mentioned to me that I was familiar with, too, that were good options. So I do think they are trying to update.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 And here's another one for you to look at. They do middle and high school: http://www.reginacoeli.org/rca.php They are Catholic and classical. Expensive (like most).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K in MI Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Another vote for American School. 3 of my children graduated with AS, and my "baby" is now using it. It isn't exciting, but it works. They will accept credits from other accredited programs, so my son is also taking some ind. study classes through BYU, and AS adds them to his transcript, either as electives or replacement for AS requirements. I don't know many other programs that offer the ease, low cost, and years of experience that AS has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 using FAFSA pell grants. Accredited diplomas are required, . Hi, What exactly requires the accredited diploma? The FAFSA/Pell or the CC? Thanks :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid Pell Grant: Aid for low-income students based on info from FAFSA cc: community college Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 We are using Park City Independent - http://www.parkcityindependent.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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