High School Curriculum

Many of the curriculum vendors listed in the regular curriculum section carry high school curriculum. Those of particular interest to high school level students are listed below.

Thinkwell - multimedia math, science, and social science courses

The Teaching Company - high school and college-level (very accessible to interested high schoolers) courses on Cassette, CD, VHS and/or DVD. Every course goes on sale at least once a year, so plan ahead and never pay listed price!

Annenberg Media offers Video on Demand courses in science, foreign language, literature, art, etc. that have been aired on public television (broadband required)

Questia Online Library (fee) is the first online library that provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles. You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in the collection. Anyone doing research or just interested in topics that touch on the humanities and social sciences will find titles of interest in Questia.

National Repository of Online Courses is a growing library of high-quality online courses for students and faculty in higher education, high school and Advanced Placement©. NROC partners with academic institutions, publishers, teaching organizations, state and federal agencies, international distributors and others to create a global distribution network to provide courses to students, teachers, and the general public at little or no cost.

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Study skills

How-to-Study.com

Study Guides and Strategies

Sites to Promote Academic Success

Resources for College-Bound Students contains links to articles on concentration, highlighting, critical thinking, memory, listening, note-taking, study skills, time management and much more.

Resources for Writers provides online workshops, writing guides and reference materials, from George Mason U.

Writers' Web covers information on all stages of the writing process from how to get started to editing to documentation to subject-specific information with critiqued student writing samples, from U. of Richmond.

Texas A & M Writing Center is another nice knowledge base covering writing

The Writing Center at U. of Wisconsin covers the writing process, specific types of writing from lab reports to business letters, as well as grammar and documenting sources

Writing Center Handouts from UNC covers the process, mechanics, specific writing assignements, and subject-specific information

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Planning Help

Home Life Academy is a Tennessee-based umbrella school, but the web site is a source of good information about planning a high school course of study.

Center for the Study of the Great Ideas is based on the Great Books curriculum of Mortimer J. Adler.

MIT Open Courseware is for the advanced student -- outlines, readings, notes, assignments, etc. for self-study of a wide variety of college-level courses.

The Guidance Manual for the Christian Home School: A Parent's Guide for Preparing Home School Students for College or Career

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Local Outside Classes

Maggie Hogan has written a series of helpful articles on co-ops -- including pros and cons as well as the nuts and bolts of starting and running one: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Shanan Classical Tutorials offers tutorials in English, foreign language, science, math, logic and more to supplement your high school program.

Teen Learning Center is a co-op that meets at Steele Creek Church of Charlotte every Thursday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. during the school year. As with any true co- op, each family is required to lead teach one class (K-12th).

Arborbrook offers a variety of classes. Check the website for upcoming opportunities.

United Faith Academy, Providence Road, Charlotte, offers individual classes (both core and electives like band, drama and art) to homeschoolers. For more information email the school or call 704.541.1742.

Kyra Gartrell (704-236-1249) offers writing and research classes. Watch for announcements for spring and fall classes.

Grace Academy is based on a college-style schedule adapted to the elementary, middle & senior high school levels. This structure involves courses that are held on a Monday/ Wednesday and/or Tuesday/Thursday basis. Parents can then determine each course at each level for the appropriate integration of the school and home.

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Tutoring

Gabriela M. Ritterspach has a B.S. in Chemistry earned in Europe and a M.A. in Education earned in the United States.  She has taught in Virginia and North Carolina as a math and science teacher for 13 years in both public and private schools.  Current students range from middle school to college.  The teaching subjects within her area of expertise are: Middle School Math and Science, Chemistry, Physics, Algebra, Trigonometry, and SAT/ACT preparation. Click here to view her resume.

Shawn Hill has a Bachelor of Science in Education as well as 11 years of classroom experience, 7 years of tutoring experience, and has worked with learning disabled students. He is available for tutoring in Reading (K-12), Math (arithmetic-Algebra 2), English Grammar/Writing and SAT Prep. He can also administer the Woodcock-Johnson Test. You may also contact him at (704) 607-9092. References available.

Shelley Stout of Creative Prose offers writing classes and tutoring. You can register for fall classes at Growing Scholars and view our other workshops including summer enrichment, seminars for parents, and in-home workshops. For more information contact Shelley at 704-975-2846 or by e-mail.

Katrina Ryder offers tutoring and classes in writing. She is a former teacher with five years of experience in both public and Christian schools. She has a BA in English from Asbury College and has completed 27 hours of graduate credit towards a MA in English at Winthrop University.  She has also tutored at the college and junior college levels, as well as ESL and EFL students from several different countries.  References are available upon request. 

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Concurrent Enrollment at Community College

Once a student turns 16 he or she is eligible to enroll at a North Carolina community college and can receive college credit for successfully completed courses. It is up to you to decide if the same course also counts toward high school graduation. Transferabilty of the credit varies by college, but at a minimum concurrent enrollment provides valuable classroom experience, documents a level of achievement from an accredited source, and may allow the student to place at a higher level at the university program of their choice. Many internet-based courses and other distance learning courses are also available.

Central Piedmont Community College

South Piedmont Community College

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Online/Correspondence Courses

Note that some of the institutions that offer complete diploma programs also offer individual classes. Even if you do not plan to use these courses it can be helpful to look at their scope and sequence list and/or the texts they use to aid your selection in studying on your own.

Free Education on the Internet is committed to providing an online "school" where users from around the world can study, take courses, and participate in online community activities at no cost to supplement their studies and prepare for entrance exams, as a source of study guides, learning materials, and teaching ideas, and as a means of continuing their education and satisfying their own curiosity about the subjects that interest them.

Gelfand Correspondence Program in Mathematics is a correspondence program for ages 13-17 organized by I. Gelfand in 1990. GCPM is administered by faculty and staff at the Department of Mathematics of Rutgers University and is open to high school students all over the Unites States. The assignments for GCPM have been carefully prepared to present clearly the concepts of mathematics and to encourage students to use these concepts in creative ways to solve interesting problems.

Write Guide Individualized Writing Courses

Writing Assessment Services

Write On!

Write at Home

Memoria Press Online Classical Academy

Scholars Online

Regina Coeli

The Potter's School

Oxford Tutorials

Schola Classical Tutorials

Escondido Tutorial Service

Talisker Tutorial Service

Alexandria Tutorials

Online Humanities

Bob Jones HomeSAT

Apex Learning

Global Student Network

Seton Home Study School Catholic online courses

Pennsylvania Homeschoolers Online standard and AP Classes

Northstar Academy offers both parent-led and teacher-led classes in standard subjects as well as AP classes, Business, Computer Science, and Christian Foundations

K12 offers standard and AP high school courses

Most community colleges and universities offer distance learning classes. Some offer courses specifically for high schoolers. Below are a sample of some of the longer running programs.

Brigham Young University Independent Study offers a huge variety of classes available in either online or correspondence format

Louisiana State University offers standard core courses as well as Family Life, Business, Journalism and more

University of Missouri offers a wide selection of core classes as well as elective and AP classes

University of Kansas offers freshman and sophomore level classes for independent study to qualified high school students for dual credit

University of Texas at Austin offers a variety of core and elective courses

Portland State University offers core classes, AP classes, and dual credit intro-level college courses.

Indiana University offers core classes and dual-credit undergraduate classes

University of Tennessee offers individual courses as well as web-based Information Technology courses

University of Arizona offers a large variety of courses from accounting to business to psychology

Texas Tech University offers standard subjects plus Business, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Economics

 

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Complete High School Programs

Many of these programs offer individual classes as well as complete diploma programs.

The American School has been offering correspondence courses for over 100 years

Citizens' High School offers a complete program of standard core courses as well as topics in Life Management and Business

Laurel Springs School offers a complete program of standard and honors classes

University of Nebraska High School offers a complete diploma program as well as individual courses

University of Oklahoma High School has been offering correspondence classes since 1910 and offers a complete high school program that can be completed at the student's own pace

Clonlara has been supporting home education for a long time and has an unusual slant on the high school experience

Indiana Academy Distance Learning offers AP math and science as well as Japanese and Russian

National University Virtual High School

Virtual High School

Compu High

Keystone National High School

Ashworth University High School Online offers a complete college preparatory diploma program and also individual courses

Kaplan College Preparatory School offers individualized instruction, dedicated Academic Advisors, College Counselors, full technical support, and a menu of more than 75 courses, including a core college preparatory curriculum, AP courses, and honors classes.

International Christian Academy Online offers academic consultation, placement testing, guidance counseling, grading assistance, achievement testing, tutorial courses, and educational programs which may lead to a diploma.

Angelicum Academy is a Catholic homeschool and liberal education program based on the liberal arts and the classical great books of Western civilization (with optional, Socratic discussion seminars).

 

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Transcripts and portfolios

Inge Cannon's Education Plus offers a list of Dos and Don'ts for transcripts as well as a Transcript Book Camp DVD and software or a manual system to help you produce a transcript or track credits.

Transcript hints from Homeschool Central

CHASE, a support group in SC, offers a number of sample forms for transcripts, course lists, and more. (Be sure to scroll down for the listings.)

Sample transcript (Word document)

Sample transcript from NCHE

Sample transcripts and forms from HSLDA

Covenant College homeschool transcript sample and suggestions

Ave Maria University homeschool transcript sample

Mary Baldwin College sample homeschool transcript

Sample transcript from Homeschool Oasis

Report cards, transcript, and diploma forms

Box Free Concepts offers inexpensive Word templates for a professional-looking diploma and transcript.

Transcripts Made Easy by Janice Campbell is a book detailing the process, provides forms to help you keep good records, and also has blank transcript forms as well as completed samples.

A to Z Home's Cool provides more links to information on transcripts and diplomas.

Academic Records by Classical Conversations offers a secure, turn-key system to manage all your academic information, where you can instantly produce and print professional class records, report cards and transcripts to meet all your administrative needs.

Graduation

NCHE Graduation Information

CHEA/ZOE Graduation

HSLDA Diploma

Homeschool Diploma

Milligans Graduation Supplies

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