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Online Schools With Enrichment Activities

Parents who want to give their kids extra help with a tough subject, help them excel or help them explore a topic of interest may seek enrichment courses outside of school. Unfortunately, the time it takes to shuttle kids to and from these enrichment programs can be the one thing that keeps some families from participating. With online schools, enrichment programs can become a reality right from the comfort of your own home, a favorite park or a cozy cafe.
  1. National Connections Academy

    • National Connections Academy is a private online accredited school for students K-12. The academy has a full-time program for all grades but also offers an ala carte option for students seeking single course study. Each enrichment course begins around $225 and there are no extra registration fees. The academy has more than 500 online enrichment courses including foreign languages, science, PE, art and photography. During the summer months, the academy offers online summer camp featuring poetry camp, robotics camp and environmental camp, to name a few. These camps begin at $125.

      For upper grade students who need to brush up on core academics, the academy offers "recovery" courses. Text books and course materials are supplied; however, basic school supplies are the responsibility of the student. The enrollment period has a set deadline for each session. The program is PC and Mac compatible.

    K12.com

    • K12.com takes public school outside of the traditional building and brings it directly to students in their homes. K12.com partners with state public school districts to offer families a free online full-time curriculum. However, for a fee, parents can choose enrichment courses from its exhausting list of subjects.

      Courses may be taken independently or with teacher support. Independent courses may begin on your desired date, but teacher supported courses must be scheduled. There is a materials fee for some courses. Course fees vary, starting at $120. The program is PC and Mac compatible.

    Time4Learning

    • Time4Learning is a home-based online program offering full-time curriculum for homeschool students, summer students and enrichment students. The program has a supplementary enrichment reading and math program for grades preschool through 8th grade. Time4Learning is based on a month-to-month $19.95 membership fee. The program is PC and Mac compatible.

    Supercharged Science

    • Blast off with Supercharged Science online.

      If your kid is the next rocket scientist or merely interested in science, then Supercharged Science offers enrichment science courses for kids K-12. Supercharged Science is taught by rocket scientist, Aurora Lipper. The courses such as rocket science, chemistry, physics of motion, electricity and more are taught online via videos downloaded on your computer. Every 2 to 4 weeks, Supercharged has an interactive tele-class video for students. Text is available on PDF. Parents must purchase supplies for experiments or purchase ready-made kits from Supercharged Science. The e-science courses are on a month-by-month schedule for $37 a month.

      By nature of this online course, the classes are PC and Mac compatible.

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