Greats Hearts Online Launching National Private Virtual Academy

After 3 successful years operating public online schools in Arizona and Texas, Great Hearts Online is launching a national virtual private school. Great Hearts Online – National Academy provides an award-winning, accredited, classical virtual school option and an exceptional choice for those accessing ESA funds.

While Great Hearts Online in Arizona and Texas will continue to provide tuition-free, public online education, Great Hearts Online – National Academy is a tuition-based model with separate finances from the public charter schools, making it possible to bring the virtual academy to the families across the country that have been asking to attend. It will begin serving students in grades K-9 during its first year beginning in August of 2023, and will add a grade level each subsequent year, growing to K-12.

“Great Hearts Online is designed to give families the flexibility they need without sacrificing educational quality,” says Kurtis Indorf, Founder and President of Great Hearts Nova. “Families of all kinds are thriving at Great Hearts Online, and the launch of our GHO-National Academy expands that opportunity to families across the country.”

Great Hearts Online – National Academy, accredited by Cognia, offers two educational models for parents and students to choose from:

1. The Teacher-led model blends live and independent learning to foster a relationally rich and flexible learning environment. Students will receive live, small-group instruction in their virtual classrooms with peers four mornings a week. Independent assignments, activities, and labs are completed outside of class time.
2. The Flex model offers the most flexibility and freedom for students and families, providing fully asynchronous courses and activities each quarter that can be completed at the student’s pace.

Both models offer live tutoring, office hours, academic interventions, and optional K-2 reading groups to ensure students are thriving. All Great Hearts Online models emphasize human virtue, character development, student wonder and curiosity, and academic rigor.

Parent Jonathan Hornok shares that, “Virtual learning has alleviated many of our frustrations without compromising what we love about homeschooling. The educational community is phenomenal. Our kids’ teachers connect with our children and motivate them toward academic excellence in a way that we as parents could not. Our children also enjoy the daily camaraderie of the online classroom experience. Simply put, our family thrives because we became part of a like-minded educational community not otherwise available in our town.”

Nancy Lipira-Ferrara is the parent of an athlete who needed a different schedule for her daughter’s education without sacrificing quality learning. “Great Hearts Online offers an exceptional educational opportunity. Sophia is thriving and able to balance her demanding ballet schedule while receiving a rich, classical curriculum from the comfort of home.”

To learn more and complete the online interest form, go to https://greatheartsonline.org/great-hearts-national-academy/ or send your contact information to info@greatheartsonline.org to receive additional information and signup for an upcoming limited-capacity information session.

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