In October, 22-year-old Palmer Luckey received the Smithsonian Magazine 2014 American Ingenuity Award, in the youth category, for his virtual reality innovations including invention of the Oculus Rift. To what does he attribute his exceptional success at such an age? He told the Washington Post “I think it’s pretty safe to say that the Rift never would’ve happened had I not been homeschooled.”
One of the Health Sciences electives we offer at Sterling Academy is a class called Pharmacy Technician. This course covers the skills necessary to work in the pharmacy technician field and prepares students to move toward becoming a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).
Once you graduate from high school, you’re expected to choose a direction for the rest of your life – a career path or a college major. How can you know what you want to do if you don’t know what is out there? No teen in the normal course of their life can be expected to acquire a grasp of all the possibilities, without some help.
Sometimes international students prefer to earn an American high school diploma. Here at Sterling Academy we receive inquiries from all around the world asking about attending our online high school in order to earn that desirable American diploma. We welcome these calls. We live in a global environment now, so integrating foreign students into our school is only natural.
Is your high school student looking to attend summer school? Maybe they should be – taking courses online, though, rather than in a traditional brick-and-mortar classroom. There are definite benefits to studying online during the summer, and not just for students who are struggling.
Most American students who attend public schools look forward to a hiatus every summer. Traditionally, many high school students seek part-time jobs during this extended period. It’s an excellent opportunity to earn money to put toward college or necessities, and holding a job teaches teens about the importance of “work ethic,” a life skill they will always need.
As online schools have grown in popularity in recent years, there is more information available about them that interested students and parents can access. Unfortunately not all that information is accurate. The last thing you need when you’re making decisions about something as important as your education is erroneous “facts.”
The beauty of online high school is that it offers distinct advantages for every type of student. By studying online instead of in a traditional brick-and-mortar setting, unusually talented young people can spend all the time they want on their passion without neglecting required courses.
Thousands of American families live outside the borders of the United States. Parents who serve in the military or the US Foreign Service and are stationed overseas may elect to take their family with them to new posts, or you may work for a private company with offices or projects in other countries. Some families simply choose to live somewhere else, permanently or for an extended period of time.
