THE VIRTUAL

HIGH SCHOOL
ONLINE COURSES FOR
STUDENTS

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Agenda
About The Virtual High School (VHS)
How the Program Works
Course Level, Commitment & Credit
Unique Electives & Career Paths
AP Courses & Exam

Student Success Factors

Summer Courses
Onsite Student Support
Q&A

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About The Virtual High School (VHS)

Non-profit Collaborative
The VHS Mission
Provide quality education
Expand educational opportunities
Develop critical thinking and 21st
century skills

Courses are taught by highly qualified

teachers from participating schools
VHS offers a large selection of semester and
full year courses

Core, Honors & Elective Courses

Advanced Placement Courses
Gifted & Talented Courses
College & Career Readiness Courses

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How VHS Works

Students access courses through the internet
in school and at home
All work is completed and submitted online
Up to 25 students per class:
Participate in class discussions
Use web tools to gather and share resources
and ideas
Collaborate on group projects

High Quality Courses Video

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Course Levels, Commitment & Credit

Time commitment by course level

Standard level = 6 - 8 hours per week

Honors level = 8 - 10 hours per week
Advanced Placement = 10 - 12 hours per week
Credit Recovery = 6-10 hours per week

VHS Credit
Half (.5) credit for a semester course (15 weeks)
One full (1.0) credit for a full year course (36
weeks with 3 week break)

All students follow the VHS calendar

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Unique Courses and Career Pathways

A sampling of unique courses offered exclusively to VHS
students
Animal Behavior and Zoology

Latin I

Art History

Mythology

Computer Science Honors

Personal Finance

Creative Writing

Perspectives in Health

Criminology

Psychology of Crime

Genes and Disease

Sports and Society

International Business

Video Game Design Using Game

Maker

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Advanced Placement Courses & the Exam

AP Art History

AP Government & Politics: U.S.

AP Biology

AP Human Geography

AP Calculus AB

AP Music Theory

AP Calculus BC

AP Physics I

AP Computer Science A

AP Physics C

AP Economics

AP Psychology

AP English Language and Composition

AP Spanish Language and Culture

AP English Literature and Composition

AP Statistics

AP Environmental Science

AP U.S. History

AP European History

AP World History

AP French Language and Culture

All students taking AP courses are required to take the AP exam

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Online Summer Courses

4 Week Courses

Students enroll directly online at www.TheVirtualHighSchool.org/summer

Physical Education I & 2

Personal Finance

Pre-Calculus: Functions

Pre-Algebra & Algebra Preparation

Chemistry

Planning for College

English Literacy Skills: The Novel

U.S. History: Colonial America 1877

English Literacy Skills: Short Stories

U.S. History: 1877 Present

Health

Video Game Design Part 1 & Part 2

8 Week Courses
Pre-Calculus

English 9, 10 & 11

Algebra I & Algebra 2

Geometry

Biology

Government

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Student Success Factors

Self-directed
&
Motivated

Time
Management
Skills

Organizational
Skills

Comfortable
with
Technology

Reading &
Writing Skills

Inquisitive

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Onsite School Support & Enrollment

To enroll in a VHS course please see your
Site Coordinator, [Insert Name & Email]
The site coordinator is the primary contact
for VHS students and parents
The site coordinator will:

enroll students in VHS courses;

monitor student progress;
collect and report student grades; and
provide student support.

To view a complete list of courses visit,

TheVirtualHighSchool.org/Catalog

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Questions
For more information about The Virtual High
School program, please contact:
[Insert SC Name Here]
[Insert SC Email/Phone # Here]
www.TheVirtualHighSchool.org

THANK YOU!

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