Connections Academy

I graduated last year. It was quite the ride, and I'm thankful for having the opportunity. I constantly piled overdues, but I was able to pass at the very end because the teachers got out of their way to help me one on one for a week. Big smooch to all of 'em.
Some subjects were bull$#*! and many of the classes were heavily outdated. Some teachers took a lot of time to respond to webmails and phone calls. That's about all for my complaints though.
Thanks to you all. A tip though, teach college enrollment better without the need of a club. You should teach it to everyone anyways.

Students need to be motivated and have a good reason to attend. The school is a for profit owned by Pearson and the focus is to only enroll students to grow. The administrators are very low quality and the special education support and teachers are very poor. The schools are starting to close down due to the low performance and image of only wanting profits over quality.

We have had such a positive experience. Both my boys have IEPs and they have helped them so much more than I ever had in brick and mortar. They were always communicating to us and the teachers had real connections with my boys. They went out of their way to meet extra with them to make them feel comfortable. Mrs. Ebie is amazing and cares so much for her students! Mrs. Hunter was always so positive and really worked hard on her lessons to engage the students. These are just two of the teachers who were amazing. We loved our SLP therapist Amanda and our OT, Eddie. I am so confident in the staff and really was not stressed regarding the IEPs as I knew the school took my concerns seriously. Highly recommend from a parent point of view, but also as an OT who provides services to students in this setting, I really recommend the school from both experiences.

My daughter attended FCA for one year as an interim as she auditioned into an art school because our local public schools aren't the best. My daughter loved her time at FCA, and she improved her GPA and state testing scores on Math and English. I wanted to keep her in FCA, but she wanted the art school! I was most impressed with the teachers and their helpfulness/responsiveness when she was confused with assignments. I would wholeheartedly recommend Florida Connections Academy, we will return if the art school doesn't work out. Education is changing shape and doesn't fit the brick and mortar mold anymore.

Location: Florida Connections Academy

We are going on the 3rd year of school with Connections and we are very satisfied with the quality of academics offered. My child is happy while also learning and applying these lessons in her everyday life.

I pulled my granddaughter from brick and mortar education this semester and we came to Missouri Connections Academy. This was the best decision I could have ever made for her. Her teachers are wonderful. Her IEP is followed, it wasn't in seated school. She's not bullied, she was in seated school. I only wish I had done this earlier.

My kids never enrolled in connections. I was looking into charter/online schools for my boy. I watched the informational video to find out about the school. Within 2 hours I got a call from them, I explained that I was just checking out options and wasn't ready to enroll. He was cordial and said I could call them when I was ready. The very next day I get another call from someone else. Why are you hounding me? I look at the frequently asked questions on website: Is connections a non-profit? Well only part of it... what I gathered is the schools themselves are non-profit. Since other charters in my state only get 80% of the state money for enrollment I am guessing that maybe this works the same? And the "company" gets the other 20%... and they probably aren't non-profit. Now I am just guessing here. I just really had a bad feeling about getting calls from across the county from a call center to enroll in a school in a different state. Seems fishy. But who knows.

So far so great. Great experience so far from bottom to top.

I have been disappointed in the Learning Coach "classes" as they are not geared toward Connected Learning kids. The Connections News also is not inclusive of special needs students or their teachers.
Teachers are great though. Carol Burhans has been super! IEP process has been very good too. I wish I could have gotten some in person support as we discussed.

The worst a-g courses in the world you go from leaning at a brick&moater school to forgetting all that you've learned what a waste of life and your time I rather do time4learing.com very cheap and affordable homeschooling alternative to online schooling (Never Come Here Ever)

On September 17 I made a review about how the admittance is terrible and how they wouldn't let me in because there's two which people in the school. Well they officially let me in the school and I love it so much. The teachers respond to me quickly they let me know what to do if I go on vacation or if I get sick till always answer me almost immediately if I need any help and I think it's just overall a great school. They even sent over a couple textbooks and a computer just in case you didn't have what you needed. The only thing that is bad is when you're rolling because it just takes a very long time but other than that it's a great school

We have a lot of dr appointments and GACA is so flexible it makes things so much easier. Plus a bonus is GACA has amazing teachers and staff that is always there not only for my son but for the parents/learning coaches as well. Love the school all the way around.

My son has been with CCA since kindergarten. This year he'll be going into 2nd grade. I love that I can spend more time with him and be more involved in his curriculum. Since the pandemic happened I'm glad this program is available. Downside has been the in-person interaction with other kids. I feel he's a bit sheltered sometimes but he doesn't have a problem interacting with other kids when he's at the park or visits his dad over the summer. They do offer field trips to meet up with classmates most had been canceled the due to Covid. Hopefully, this year will be different.

I am reading a ton of bad reviews and can't even imagine what is being said. My child started this school in 8th grade and is now entering 10th. He has finished both years with A's and B's. The workload, in my opinion, is not heavy enough. Some days he is done with all his work in 2 hours. Teachers (with the exception of 1) are wonderful. If he reaches out to them with a question or an assignment he doesn't understand, they are either on the phone, in a live lesson room or through email within the same day helping him understand the issue. I am thouroughly content with his education and this school.

I registered my son during the pandemic. The teachers don't want to offer any help or answer any questions you may have. You are told you are a coach and, not the teacher, that is not true. You teach the kids, not the teacher. If you do have any questions the teachers will send you a link and that is it. They have live lessons. I have attended more than one live lesson. The live lessons are required, but taech nothing. Save yourself the time and effort and go elsewhere. I gave 1 star, but trust me the school does not even deserve the 1 star.

South Carolina Connections Academy is hands down the absolute best decision we made for our son Bentley and soon to join him his older sister Aubrey! We love everything about SCCA! Bentley has several medical issues, and due to weekly treatments, being homeschooled was his only option in order to properly care for all his medical needs. South Carolina Connections Academy has done a phenomenal job of helping to make Bentley's first year of Kindergarten amazing! We have seen a tremendous amount of growth in such a short amount of time. He loves school, his teachers, and so do we! Bentley can't wait for his sister Aubrey to join him next year and live their best life as proud students of SCCA!

Our experience with VACA has been a positive change for our son. He now enjoys learning. We have no regrets with our decision to go virtual. The staff is friendly and we have been blessed with caring teachers.

I enrolled my my son, because of his anxiety problems. The teachers, are no help. Some of the courses are useless. The portfolio projects, are difficult for kids. I had the principle assign my son to detention on a Saturday, she stated his homeroom teacher was not able to get in contact with him. Meanwhile, he had already spoken to her. I had to email the principle, because she was trying to take his detention a step further and have him come in to the school. These people are horrible. If they think you are not doing the work, they will go in a change the attendance that you the parent put in to 0. Avoid if possible.

The teachers are very helpful when there's a problem with the child the do call or email to help them my. My child is doing very well better than puplic school. The school provides everything love it would recommend to anyone with children

I have two kids (7th grade and 12th grade), both have only done Minnesota Connections Academy for their education. I highly recommend this school! My son is graduating this year, and he will start college as a junior this fall because he did PSEO the last two years. He was more than prepared for college because of his educations with Connections. My daughter loves the flexibility and being able to learn at hew own pace.

My daughter was having a really hard time returning to school after Covid. The anxiety was too much for her. Enrolling her in to this school was the best decision we made. The teachers are amazing and work with her.

This was our first year with Texas Connections Academy and I am so glad we made the decision to transfer my son to this program. My son should be a Junior but he failed the 9th grade but when COVID came during his repeat year we realized online school was his thing. So when it came time to send him back in person, it was not a good option for him. We also discovered he was being bullied because he is a Male All-star Cheerleader. He is thriving in the homeschool environment. The teachers stay in constant contact with both my son and myself. Communication is amazing! My son finds the courses are appropriate and able to be understood. If he has questions or needs assistance with an assignment he can always get ahold of a teacher. My Daughter is in Middle school now but in another year she will start HS. Already considering transferring her to this program as I am not impressed with the high schools in our area. Highly recommend TX Connections Academy!

Both of my children started OCA Fall 2020 due to the pandemic. I was concerned they would fall behind in their academics due to the pandemic and switched to OCA due to this and safety. I have been pleasantly surprised at just how much we like OCA! The teachers have been so supportive, lots of additional learning opportunities, clubs kids can be a part of, the classes challenge my children and they have grown so much with their learning this year! We love OCA and how much it is preparing our children for their futures.