Raising Awareness for Educational Options Because Every Child Deserves a High Quality Education
* Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA) qualified for a charter membership in the National Honor Society (NHS) in 2010 and 8 COVA students were inducted as new members in a virtual ceremony held in August. Last night COVA celebrated its 3rd year as a charter member in the National Honor Society and inducted 7 new members [...]
The 2013 American Pioneer of Teaching Award: Now accepting nominations! Once again PublicSchoolOptions.org presents The American Pioneer of Teaching Award to recognize top performing teachers in non-traditional schools. Nominations are now being accepted by completing this Awards/Recognitions Nomination Form. This is a great way to acknowledge and recognize those teachers who go above and beyond [...]
* Thursday, December 6, the Independence Institute co-sponsored a panel discussion entitled “Financing Student Success” . The discussion was moderated by Tony Lewis, executive director of Donnell-Kay and the panel included Colorado State Senator Michael Johnston, State Senator Keith King, Vinny Badolato, VP of Public Affairs at the Colorado League of Charter Schools, and Ben DeGrow, [...]
* Last Thursday Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA) families gathered at Big Bear Ice Arena in Denver for a fun morning of ice-skating and activities. There was cookie decorating and hot cocoa and story time with Marah Merrill, a COVA elementary school teacher. Students also enjoyed visiting the Community Service Station where they had the opportunity [...]
* Our Colorado Online School Families have an abundant amount of social opportunities available to them. Opportunities such as those offered through the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families where families enjoy Colorado Cyber School Park Day, Back-to-School Bowling, and our annual Day at the Capitol. These events are a great way for families to connect [...]
How do you say “no” to drugs? Come join other Colorado cyberschool students in showing how they stay drug free. Simply print out the coloring page by clicking on the link below and get creative with your words and artwork. Contest ends October 31 so hurry and enter for the chance win an iPod shuffle [...]
This year the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families hosted a Back-to-School Bowling event to celebrate the start of the school year. This event was offered at 3 different locations throughout the state. We attended the South Denver event where we were joined by more than 50 cyberschoolers. It was a very fun day getting to [...]
It’s always exciting to go back to school, meet your new teachers and classmates, and start the year’s course work. But for brand new families starting in an online school, it can be all those wonderful things mixed with some apprehension and stress. After all, it’s a new way of learning for both the student [...]
The 2012-13 school year begins in just a few weeks; our start date is August 20. Being a veteran Colorado Virtual Academy parent/learning coach/mentor to 3 children, I have found over the years that getting organized helps to ensure a successful school year. I’d like to share with you a post I wrote last year [...]
* It never gets old; the UPS guy pulls up to our home with our K12 school materials and the excitment is just like it was the very first day we received our school materials back in 2004. In our online school, we receive all of the materials we will need from K12 in order to have a [...]
* Monday, Rachel shared about her experiences at the 2012 Annual Publicschooloptions.org Family Reunion and today I am thrilled that Rachel is joining us again to share her article from her journalism class. A little about Rachel, a 2012 Colorado Virtual Academy Graduate: I’m going to start my journey at Aims Community College, and then transfer to [...]
* Yesterday, Rachel shared about her experience at the 2012 Public School Options Family Reunion and today Tille Elvrum is sharing about her time at the reunion. Tillie is a good friend of mine and VP of the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families. Tillie is also a Mentor for her 10th grader who attends Colorado [...]
* Public School Options, which began in 2008 “is an alliance of parents that supports and defends parents’ rights to access the best public school options for their children.” In the summer of 2008, state coalition parent leaders gathered in Virginia for our very 1st Family Reunion hosted by the Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families [...]
************************************ The Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families (CCCF) and the Colorado Cyberschool Association (CCA) hosted the 2nd Annual Cyber Schools Park Day at Westlands Park last Friday. The sun was shining and we had a great turnout of students, families and school staff with 5 different cyber schools represented: Colorado Virtual Academy, Colorado Connections Academy, [...]
Every once in a while, both my children and I come to a place where we are feeling overwhelmed and overcommitted, and it becomes challenging to maintain our commitment to continue schooling online at home. Back in 2004, I started searching for other educational options for my daughter, because we needed something more than what [...]
This Friday, July 20 is Park Day for Colorado Cyber School Families! This free event is hosted by the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families and the Colorado Cyberschools Association for all students and families who attend a Colorado public online school. When: Friday, July 20 Where: Westlands Park in Greenwood Village Time: 10 AM And if [...]
There are over 550 online courses to choose from this school year, including HS courses offered at different levels- Core, Comprehensive, Honors, and AP. You can mix and match courses at different levels to tailor fit learning to your child’s individual needs. So if your child excels in History, you may want to consider an [...]
I often get asked if colleges and universities will accept a HS diploma from a Colorado online school. The answer is yes if the online HS is accredited. In Colorado, “The Multi-District Online Schools, Single-District Schools, and Single-District Programs listed below offer full-time online education programs and are authorized by a Colorado school district, BOCES, or [...]
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