Idaho Virtual Academy

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The Idaho Virtual Academy is a full-time, tuition-free, online public school for grades K-12. Learn more at http://idva.k12.com/

Story

The Idaho Virtual Academy is one of the fastest growing schools in Idaho, and here's why:

Our experienced, state-certified teachers, who are available online and by phone.

The exceptional, individualized K¹² curriculum, which covers both the core subject areas and electives. Based on decades of education research, this curriculum packages high-quality lessons with mastery-based assessments that ensure students achieve success at each and every level. Find out more about K¹².

The online planning and assessment tools, resources, and hands-on materials ranging from textbooks to telescopes, from rocks and dirt to beautifully illustrated classic children's stories, and much more.

Our active school community, which organizes fun and informative monthly activities where IDVA parents, students, and staff share their successes, helpful hints, and more.

The high quality, tuition-free public educationthat enables a learning experience that is individualized for each student.

Discover K¹² Series: Live, online seminars, all year long.
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Register to Attend one: http://ow.ly/4iKKO
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Mission

To provide any child access to exceptional curriculum and tools that enable him or her to maximize his or her success in life, regardless of geographic, financial, or demographic circumstance.

Products

-- Full-time online public school
-- Individual course and product sales directly to families

We are focused on being available to any child, anywhere, who can benefit from an individualized approach, whether it’s full-time schooling outside of the traditional brick-and-mortar school, or through part-time or supplemental options available both inside and outside of the traditional classroom.

Address: 1965 S Eagle Rd #190, Meridian, ID 83642, USA

Phone: (208) 322-3559

Website

gro.avohadi@ofni

State: Idaho

Zip Code: 83642

Opening Hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

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Reviews

Yeah 6 hours of school a day on top of 2-3 hours of class connects and multiple projects to where I'm staying up till 10 doing school work every day and weekends if I do my chores. And when they say an hour a class they really mean 2 hours and the make you take all 6 classes you can't just take your core 4 classes so you have time to do all your work. I'm constantly behind and was a B-C student now I'm struggling to maintain C- in all of my classes not uncommon to be in the D range now. Worst mistake I've made all my life is to try again my second semester I'm transferring back to normal school soon thankfully.

 8 years ago (06-03-2017)

I graduated in 2012 from this high school, and I have never regretted it!  I meet one of my best friends, and traveled to Europe because of this school! The teachers are wonderful and actually care!

 9 years ago (03-10-2016)

IDVA was the worst choice I could have made with all 3 of my kids.  They lost confidence and self esteem.  Different standards for different grades, considered truant even when I tried taking them on a "field trip" to the planetarium and contacted the home room teacher, dishonest teachers who are hard to get in contact with when needed, my information changed for no reason and without my permission, not self paced or individualized program for each kid. This school is NOTHING like what they claim to be!!! 

 10 years ago (06-01-2016)

We are very thankful for Idaho Virtual Academy. This is our first year with IDVA and our daughter is enrolled in the 6th grade. She attended a brick & mortar school K-5, her struggles intensified year after year. When her 5th grade teacher said that she wouldn't make it in junior high, I knew it was time to do something different. 

Confidence has replaced despair, she was giving up a year ago. The girl that was called lazy, unorganized & couldn't focus now sets her own schedule, plows through the work, is determined, organized, confident and sets goals for herself. She is a self-directed learner. Math used to bring her to tears, but now she is able to get the help that she needs daily between her wonderful/caring/dedicated math teacher, the internet and having individual help when she needs it. Her computer skills have skyrocketed. The students take daily assessments & so she is getting invaluable test taking practice.

The first few months are quite a learning curve, but it gets easier after that. If you learn to go with the flow and how to handle setbacks to maximize time it makes it a lot more manageable. There have been very few issues overall with IDVA; when there are, the instructors are kind and very helpful. If you're worried at all about whether you can do this with your child/children, I suggest taking an online college class because IDVA is structured much the same way. Being an online student myself has been fantastic preparation for helping my daughter. Also, make sure your student is on board, because if they aren't motivated, this could be like pulling teeth to get them through their work! My daughter was 100% on board when we started because she was having such a terrible time at a regular school that she is grateful for the IDVA experience and says the worst day there is better than the best day at her old school. If she wasn't determined, then this wouldn't work. Can't stress that enough.

The curriculum is something that I'm very pleased with because it is difficult. She is learning that overcoming obstacles is a big part of learning and that is increasing her patience and confidence. My only complaint is that we don't have a textbook for science. She is learning a lot however and we are doing labs/experiments which are often fun and helpful. At her old school, she only studied science once a week, now she is doing 3+ lessons a week. She wants to pursue biology/ecology or engineering and before IDVA, I did not see how that would be possible. But between how much better she is doing in math and the difficult science curriculum at IDVA, I'm optimistic that she can do it.

IDVA is not for everyone; but if your child is very bright, strong willed, thinks differently and isn't succeeding at a brick & mortar school, I think that you should give it some consideration. If your child is being labelled ADD/ADHD, Aspergers/HFA etc, then I really think that online school could be a beneficial change. 

We are beyond thankful for the opportunity to have a choice in our children's' education. I am not qualified to home school & couldn't do this without IDVA; they provide the structure, curriculum and teachers to keep us on track. As her learning coach, I supervise, support, motivate and guide, which are things that I can do. Without this option, our daughter would fall through the cracks of the public school system. If you can relate with our experience, I think that IDVA will be a positive choice for your student(s). 

 10 years ago (16-02-2016)

Getting enrolled is a pain, but once you have access to the curriculum, it's life changing. The curriculum is beyond anything we have experienced, and we had done public schools, private schools and charter schools. This is #1 among other institutional options. The main reason it is superior is the individualized instruction, they must read, write and comprehend the material, for the system checks for understanding prior to advancing to the next lesson. Another main reason is do to the amount of invaluable computer skills they acquire. There is much weight on the learning coach, not much for one child, but I had 3 children starting was rough. The time demand is something I was not ready for, you must have an area for multiple computers or multiple laptops for multiple children. You don't want all kids trying to share one computer it would be impossible, we had this happen for a few days while we switched internet carriers and it was practically impossible for each need 4 hours on the computer. It is best to have them all do it simultaneously. You need entire bookshelf for each child's materials.They do send out a computer, printer and other materials such as: art supplies and science supplies. If you structure your time with this many children you could be done with school 5-6 hours, but it takes time to get the routine down. My first week was 8-6pm! This is mainly because with no access to the lessons until the day the classes loaded day of. This only happens for the very first week of enrollment though, then you have access to the entire year of lessons. The school offers multiple languages, electives and even online clubs. There are field trips you can sign up for, live school events, spirit weeks (crazy socks days), you have access to local school sports and extracurricular activities, as well as  live chat classrooms, full of students. I am very happy with the school, curriculum. If you have the time I wouldn't hesitate! 

 12 years ago (09-11-2013)

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