JaneEyre Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I had a link to a free (online, I think) high school, but now I can't find it or remember what it was called. I think it was new and I remember they had some foreign languages like Arabic and maybe French. Anybody know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Harari College Worldwide . I asked the exact same question in another thread about a month ago; it got quite long and has lots of info about the school, if you do a search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneEyre Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 Thank you so much! Did you enroll in any of the classes? If so, how are the working out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 When I click on the link, I get an error message. Just FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 When I click on the link, I get an error message. Just FYI. I think I fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Thank you so much! Did you enroll in any of the classes? If so, how are the working out? We're doing Spanish 2 with them and it's going well so far. I liked the looks of some of the other offerings this summer, but the schedules didn't work out for us, as it would have meant bypassing an in-person opportunity interning as a counselor at a half-day theater day camp for elementary students.They set up a facebook page specifically for the students in the summer semester for announcements and questions. Because we were only taking one class, the application process was very easy. I don't know about the process if you are enrolling in a specific program of study with them that is more involved. The classes run between 14:00 to 21:00 GMT, which puts them in the morning and early afternoon for us (Eastern time). Their semester schedule is also offset from the more typical Aug/Sept to Dec/Jan and Jan to April/May. Summer is late June to late Sept, fall is late Oct to late Jan, and spring is Feb to late May, I believe. This is making it a bit challenging to coordinate with other classes, but wouldn't be an issue if they were your primary resource. We're doing a mix from a variety of sources, so I'm not sure how the school will work out for us long-term. My daughter has her first exam in 2 weeks, so that should prove interesting :). Spanish is not a popular language with them, from what they've said, so she is actually working one on one with a teacher in Barcelona. They skype for about an hour and a half twice a week in the early afternoon, using a variety of online resources, so there are no books we've needed to buy. The teacher also assigns tasks to be done between classes and emailed to her or discussed in class. Since she's one on one, it was relatively easy to arrange a mutually agreeable time for the class, and the teacher is able to easily tailor the instruction to my daughter's level and areas that need reinforcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pronghorn Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Where does this college get its funding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Where does this college get its funding? It has private grant funding - I believe "Harari" is one of the donors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Virtual Homeschoolgroup - http://www.virtualhomeschoolgroup.com/ We also use this and can recommend them. My daughter has done the Classics book club for two years, and last year, the at your own pace Saxon algebra 1, a live Spanish 1 class, and a live literature class. I've been pleased with all of it. Our biggest issue is that most of the classes are quite Christian-specific, using Apologia for all their science for instance, which doesn't work well for us. I think that Harari is the one the OP is looking for, but if anyone is interested, VHG will open their enrollment on Aug. 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdanigirl Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 We're doing Spanish 2 with them and it's going well so far. I liked the looks of some of the other offerings this summer, but the schedules didn't work out for us, as it would have meant bypassing an in-person opportunity interning as a counselor at a half-day theater day camp for elementary students.They set up a facebook page specifically for the students in the summer semester for announcements and questions. Because we were only taking one class, the application process was very easy. I don't know about the process if you are enrolling in a specific program of study with them that is more involved. The classes run between 14:00 to 21:00 GMT, which puts them in the morning and early afternoon for us (Eastern time). Their semester schedule is also offset from the more typical Aug/Sept to Dec/Jan and Jan to April/May. Summer is late June to late Sept, fall is late Oct to late Jan, and spring is Feb to late May, I believe. This is making it a bit challenging to coordinate with other classes, but wouldn't be an issue if they were your primary resource. We're doing a mix from a variety of sources, so I'm not sure how the school will work out for us long-term. My daughter has her first exam in 2 weeks, so that should prove interesting :). Spanish is not a popular language with them, from what they've said, so she is actually working one on one with a teacher in Barcelona. They skype for about an hour and a half twice a week in the early afternoon, using a variety of online resources, so there are no books we've needed to buy. The teacher also assigns tasks to be done between classes and emailed to her or discussed in class. Since she's one on one, it was relatively easy to arrange a mutually agreeable time for the class, and the teacher is able to easily tailor the instruction to my daughter's level and areas that need reinforcement. What is the. Work load like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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