Kaia的在线学校经历
在连接学院, students with extracurricular interests and commitments can find a better way forward. For Kaia, that meant finding a way to pursue her dreams while continuing to excel at school.
kaia生命中的一天
为大学成功做准备
As a 12th grade student at Connections Academy, Kaia strives for excellence in academics with her sights set on college. 多亏了她更灵活的上学时间, she also has time to pursue her passions—like figure skating, 她参加了好几年的比赛.
学习者的类型
大学预科
竞技体育
灵活性的需求
学习教练
父亲
学校安排
- 6:00 a.m. -起床吃早餐
7:00 a.m. -准备当天的课程
7:30 a.m. — AP® macroeconomics and AP calculus coursework
9:30 a.m. -完成家里的杂务
11:00 a.m. -午休
12:00 p.m. - AP英语文学LiveLesson®
2:00 p.m. -花样滑冰比赛
5:00 p.m. -吃晚饭
5:30 p.m. -完成作业
6:00 p.m. -演讲和辩论俱乐部准备
7:00 p.m. — Personal time writing poetry or coding for a local site
KAIA的故事
寻求两全其美
到她上高中的时候, Kaia’s competitive skating career had taken off—and it was consuming more and more of her time. 她是个好学生，热爱学习, but traditional school with its typical school schedule was no longer working for her. 她需要另一个选择. So she and her parents started asking around.
大家推荐连接学院
Kaia’s fellow competitive skaters faced many of the same scheduling challenges. Kaia and her parents spoke with the families of those skaters and many offered the same recommendation: Kaia should enroll in Connections Academy. 所以，她的父母给她报名了. 这让一切都不一样了.
作为连接学院的学生, Kaia no longer had to conform her learning schedule to a typical school day. Instead, she could arrange parts of her day to fit around the demands of figure skating.
"The freedom to set my own schedule allowed me the time I needed to travel and train,她说.
But then, a career-ending injury put her on a new course.
适应意想不到的变化
No longer able to pursue competitive figure skating, Kaia needed more than flexibility in her school day. 她需要指引. 幸运的是, her passions were expansive—and Connections Academy proved to be the perfect place for her to explore new opportunities and grow as a student and person.
在连接学院之前, I was more limited in the courses I had available to me and in the ways I could challenge myself academically,Kaia说. “When I joined Connections Academy, I found many diverse and exciting course offerings."
建设她的未来
在连接学院, Kaia has taken classes in journalism and used her more flexible schedule to write poetry, 戏剧和故事. She also founded a virtual student club called “Can I Have a Word?” With the help of her 11th grade AP English Language teacher, she established the club as a space for students to share their ideas, 不确定时期的想法和意见.
但Kaia还没说完. She also reached into her local community and coded a website to help people find Asian-owned restaurants. The COVID-19 pandemic had hurt many of these restaurants, and Kaia knew she could help.
为大学做准备
Now, Kaia’s attention has turned to choosing a college. Once again, Connections Academy has been right by her side, helping her along.
“我很 proud of my Asian heritage,她说。. “And I was motivated to help in any way I could. The response and support I’ve received has been so gratifying."
"My counselor has been incredibly supportive and helpful during the college application process,她说。. “I know I can reach out to her whenever I have questions, and she’ll always be there for me. And not just my counselor—many teachers have offered great support and resources to seniors throughout this process."
除了帮她找一所大学, Kaia says Connections Academy has prepared her to thrive once she heads to campus. 她不仅接受了良好的教育, Connections Academy has helped her build her personal responsibility and hone her time-management and organizational skills.
“我很, very pleased with my experience and have enjoyed my time at Connections Academy,她说.
With her energy, passion and Connections Academy education, she’s surely headed for a bright future.
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