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Ok so im gonna be homeschooled and i heard that there are online virtual schools that are free. I live in Georgia and i really need to find one that is free and and can teach high school. Please PLEASE help me. This is really important. Thanks in advance!
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There are a number of options. I live in Ohio and homeschooled my son until this year.
One option in Ohio that is great and I know several people who have used them and swear by them is Ohio Virtual Academy. I did a google search and apparently GA has the same thing. Georgia Virtual Academy's website appears identical to Ohio's so I assume it is the same thing.
The virtual academy is a charter school. It is a public school... just the classroom is your living room. You have to log on so many hours. You have online chats with a school teacher. you will have assignments due, you CAN be considered absent if you do not log on to chats and at testing times. If you miss testing times and other important dates you can face disciplinary measures... just like public school. I cannot get into the GA website without registering but what OH offers is EVERYTHING the child needs to complete the school year except the "disposable" stuff like pens, paper, ink for your printer, etc. They provide you with a computer, fax machine, science stuff like microscopes, etc... everything you need. These items are not yours to keep. They must be returned when you either leave the virtual academy or when they update things and send you new stuff you have to return the old stuff. You are given funds to help out with certain costs. For example, they give you a refund on your high speed internet access... a certain percentage anyway. Once you have met certain attendence requirements they have a certain formula for reimbursing you for field trips... literally everything you get in public school you get with the VA because they ARE a public school, just charter.
Again, I cannot tell you with 100 % certainty about GA because I cannot access the website without registering but the main page looks just like Ohio's.
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There is another great option for Ohio which is OHDELA. This stands for Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy. This is available in PA, CO, and other states but I do not immediately see it in GA.
Try a google search for Georgia Homeschooling. There are a number of options that pop up including Home schooling support groups who might have suggestions.
there are options and we loved homeschooling. May go back to it in the future. It is only the end of the 2nd week of school here but things are going great so far. But as a previous homeschooling parent I know all too well there is most CERTAINLY a plan B for education and would go back to it in a heartbeat if things werent going as well as they are so far.
Best of luck.
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