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The ''Olympia Regional Learning Academy iConnect'' ('''ORLA iConnect''') is an online school located in the [[US]] state of [[Washington]]. | The ''Olympia Regional Learning Academy iConnect'' ('''ORLA iConnect''') is an online school located in the [[US]] state of [[Washington]]. Students may enroll in the school full time, or take supplemental courses while attending their own local school. | ||
Generally students get help from teachers online but teachers are also available face-to-face and by phone. | |||
ORLA's Homeschool Connect programme works with families who provide K-12 home-based instruction to support them in the education of their children. Its mission is to support home-based instruction by providing enrichment classes and resources that may be difficult to provide at home. | ORLA's Homeschool Connect programme works with families who provide K-12 home-based instruction to support them in the education of their children. Its mission is to support home-based instruction by providing enrichment classes and resources that may be difficult to provide at home. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 4 November 2011
The Olympia Regional Learning Academy iConnect (ORLA iConnect) is an online school located in the US state of Washington. Students may enroll in the school full time, or take supplemental courses while attending their own local school.
Generally students get help from teachers online but teachers are also available face-to-face and by phone.
ORLA's Homeschool Connect programme works with families who provide K-12 home-based instruction to support them in the education of their children. Its mission is to support home-based instruction by providing enrichment classes and resources that may be difficult to provide at home.
iConnect and Homeschool Connect were started in November 2006, and currently serve nearly 400 students.
The Olympia Regional Learning Academy iConnect web site is at http://orla.osd.wednet.edu/iconnect
More Details
The iConnect Academy is approved and endorsed as a multi-district online provider by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
ORLA also offers a Montessori education to children in grades 1-3.
References
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/
- Olympia Regional Learning Academy iConnect web site, http://orla.osd.wednet.edu/iconnect