How does the Global Village program work?
Our standard school year runs from September to June. However, students can enroll at any time of the year and can continue working through the summer if they wish. Students are free to choose from Web-based or text-based courses. Most people prefer to take some of each. Each year-long course is divided into thirty-six lessons. Semester-long courses are eighteen lessons. Students access their Web-based lessons from our password-protected Web site. Text-based courses are accompanied by a written study guide. Students receive credit when they have completed all the lessons. Elementary students have one teacher. High school students are assigned a teacher for each course. They can correspond with their teachers via phone, mail, e-mail, fax, or in person if they live locally. Teachers are available to answer questions from students or parents. Students are free to work at their own pace and to collaborate with their teachers in customizing the curriculum to match their unique interests and
