Regular Weekly Schedule

Unlike the “go-at-your-own-pace” scheduling used for the K12 K-8 curriculum, our high school courses make use of a weekly schedule of activities and assignments. The student has the flexibility over several days of deciding what work gets done when, so students who work best on some subjects early in the morning can tackle them then, while students who are night owls can burn the candle to get their work done at the time of day that works best for them.

Each week, however, there are due dates and assignments designed into the program to:

• Allow a group of kids to move through material at the same time (or in close proximity); their virtual discussions are a powerful learning engine at this level 
• Enable teachers to run online group activities as needed for each section of students, helping many students to overcome the same (complex) obstacles at the same time 
• Free parents from detailed academic support burdens that may be beyond many at the high school level 
•  Encourage students (with help from family and teachers) to acquire the experience of planning their work and lives week by week, which is a key skill for later in life

While providing students with the needed flexibility for work, extra-curricular activities, and hobbies, the K12912 program’s weekly schedule permits the teacher to ensure that each student is moving along at a reasonable pace, and enables state-of-the-art distance learning techniques to be used (such as conducting a full-class meeting online).

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