Learning Online Solves Unique Challenges
As every school administrator knows, August can bring surprises. There are surprises that are minor and relatively easy to handle: the student who discovers a new passion over the summer and wants to change some courses; or the student whose schedule needs fixing because they’ve been double-booked for the same class period. And then there are those surprises that can become full blown challenges pretty quickly: the teacher who needs time off due to a health crisis or decides to abruptly resign; or the student whose life is upended by a family move or a new opportunity. In either minor or major situations, learning online can help solve these unique challenges that arise for schools this time of year.
Here a few ways that we’ve helped schools in August, both minor and major:
Minor: A senior at a top mid-atlantic boarding school wanted to challenge herself by taking AP Latin, but she didn’t have enough room in her schedule. Taking AP Latin online with One Schoolhouse let her pursue her love of classics without giving up any of her other goals.
Minor: A school called One Schoolhouse because they have lower than expected enrollment in Statistics. They wondered if we could teach their handful of students online, in order to better align teaching resources on campus. We were able to take on the students and solve this staffing challenge for the school.
Major: Two weeks before the school year started, we got a call from a boarding school that suddenly lost its AP Physics teacher, and needed us to teach a full class of students. We were able to teach the class for the school and onboard its students to online learning at One Schoolhouse.
Major: We received a call from a school in Texas whose student had been tapped to train for the Olympics… but the training center was in San Diego. We worked with her school to create a course of study for her to complete her graduation requirements from the school online with us, all while being able to live and train in California.
In all of these cases, our relationship with the school was key. The schools wanted to solve the challenges and retain these high achieving students–and they trusted One Schoolhouse to be their partner in the process. Find this year’s course catalog on our website and let us know if we can help your community this school year.
