As our school counselor, Ms. Laura works with iCademy’s middle school and high school students, helping them set and track their goals. Starting with us in 2019 after teaching english and science abroad, Ms. Laura loves to meet individually with students and...
While some may worry that virtual school would make them feel disconnected from their friends, Everett’s experience has been quite the opposite. Having been homeschooled for most of his life, attending virtual school through iCademy has offered a greater sense of...
Interested in getting involved with a team-oriented extracurricular activity? Join iCademy’s Robotics Team where you’ll learn about CAD, engineering design, coding and more from industry professionals while earning course credit....
Mr. Andy has taught middle school science at iCademy since our very first year as a virtual school 8 years ago! Since he first started teaching at iCademy, he’s worked hard to make consistently good decisions for the growth of our school, our students, our...
Isabelle “Izzy” Nelson decided to start at iCademy during the COVID-19 pandemic after her old school switched to online classes. She’d considered switching to a fully-virtual school for a while, but after the shutdown she quickly realized that she needed a more...
One of the best ways to ensure success for a virtual student is providing support at home through a learning coach. This coach can be a parent, grandparent, guardian or caregiver trusted to engage with the student’s education on a daily basis. Outside of Live Lessons,...
All students can benefit from learning how to healthily manage stress and the tools could benefit their mental health for the rest of their life.
Nine tips for keeping virtual students focused at the end of the school year!
Do you know how many students suffer from senioritis in their last year of school? The not-always-fictional ailment includes a common lack of motivation, excessive tardiness, and long periods of time where students just sit and stare at the clock, wasting time, and...
Today, many companies have some type of work from home policy. For adults, studies have shown that a few work-from-home days a week can lead to an increase in productivity. Workers at home offices tend to take fewer sick days, take shorter breaks throughout the day,...
For iCademy Global students like Lauren, Audrey, Rosendo, and Mike, great learning opportunities don’t happen in a classroom. Busy schedules, athletic events and practices, traveling, and chronic illnesses are just a few obstacles that students at traditional...
While the exact grade levels can vary by location and school district, elementary is usually considered kindergarten through 5th grade, and middle school usually encompasses 6th through 8th grades. The transition from elementary to middle school represents a huge jump...