Cheyenne C.

We pulled our 13 year old from middle school for several reasons:
Undesirable peer influence, indifferent/apathetic teachers, attendance requirements that did not fit our lifestyle as a family, and finally, a threat of violence called into the school that school officials did not take seriously enough.
Connections academy solved all of those problems and has been awesome. The work load has been totally reaaonable for my with grader- actually I think he has less work with CA than he did in public school.
He is expected to spend an average of 6 hours per day on school, but it is easy to do between assignments on the computer, reading, PE, and his art assignments, AND the schedule is pretty flexible for the most part.
They have provided us a computer, textbooks, art supplies, and science lab materials, as well as resources like tutoring, field trips, and counseling.
The teachers have been so helpful and kind, and even though my student is a challenge (as his parent I know this better than anyone!) They are never unkind, and are always willing to come up with out of the box solutions to motivate him.
I have loved our experience with CA so much that I enrolled my first grader for this upcoming semester. I recommend it to anyone who is frustrated with public school but doesn't want to go full blown home school.