The conformity of traditional high schools isn’t right for everyone, but it can be especially challenging for gifted children. Often more intelligent, able, and curious than their peers, gifted children can actually lose out, act out, and fall behind when they’re not sufficiently stimulated at school. If your child no longer seems excited by learning […]
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The Gravitas Character Formation course is comprised of short, daily lessons with accompanying assignments. Most of these are designed to be completed in less than 20 minutes, to accommodate students’ daily schedules. Below are some representative samples of the lessons in the course. These lessons build on one another, so it’s common for one to
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Zach Manis At Gravitas, “Character Before Career” isn’t just a slogan. It’s a way of prioritizing the values that are embodied throughout the program. Your career, your work, and your financial future are all important. But they are not, and they will never be, the most important things about your life. The easiest way to
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If you’re considering an online high school, you may wonder how to get to know your peers. Since you won’t be sitting next to them in class or bumping into them in hallways, you might need to make a bit of an effort to make friends. But it’s worth it, and it’s much easier than
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There is much talk of online learning these days. Much of society was thrust into virtual learning and work during the recent quarantine without notice or preparation. Even so, many students have come to enjoy and even thrive in a virtual learning environment. What is it that sets these students apart and makes them excel?
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The world is online more now than ever, and virtual high schools are no longer just a rarity. They are a respected option that many parents and students seriously consider. Especially as more and more students get college degrees online, attending a virtual high school can serve as preparation to eLearning when the content is
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Private schools can often provide students with a caliber of academic rigor, support, and community that many public schools struggle to offer with consistency. Public high schools, by nature, are set up to educate large numbers of students, which means classes are often large and individual students sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Strong college
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If you want the academic excellence that college preparatory high schools can provide without the strictures of traditional high school attendance requirements, an online prep school may be a good choice for you. An online college preparatory high school is a great way to prepare for the rigors of college, and a career beyond, while
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Some high schools, especially independent ones, are doing away with their Advanced Placement (AP) courses. This may seem strange or counterproductive. In reality, the reasoning behind this change is multi-faceted. Following are five reasons why AP is not the only or best pathway for students’ college preparation. There is not one preferred type of college
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The COVID-19 Pandemic taught us all a lot about adaptability and opened our minds to different ways of doing things that we may never have never considered before. Especially with regard to education, the rapid—albeit haphazard—switch to online learning may have been your child’s first foray into the format. Some school districts got it right.
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