Each week consists of an ongoing adventure story, a new vocabulary theme and grammar concept, numerous interactive games reinforcing vocabulary and grammar, reading and listening comprehension activities, speaking and writing activities, and multimedia cultural presentations covering major Spanish-speaking areas in Europe and the Americas. The course has been carefully aligned to national standards as set forth by ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).

Lessons examine President Johnson and President Nixon’s involvement in war policy, the invasion of Cambodia, secret diplomacy tactics, and the end of the war. The effects of the Vietnam War, Nixon and Watergate, prisoners of war, war’s aftermath on veterans, and U.S.-Vietnam relations today are also studied. Students explore how events of the war affected United States’ politics, foreign policy, and society. Each unit of the course from our online academy contains quizzes and a test to evaluate progress and student mastery. Projects are included.

Discover a true national treasure! This online academy elective for grades 9-12 reviews America’s origins and the steps that led to the formation of the U.S. Constitution. Students learn how important people and historical events influenced the writing of the United States’ most important document. Students gain understanding of constitutional principles and the amendments and how they apply to everyday life.

Ideal for high school students who wish to better understand the supreme law of the United States, this online academy elective examines the weakness of the Articles of Confederation, the meetings of the Constitutional Convention, the struggles of ratification, the articles and the outlining of the U.S. branches of government, and the ever-changing nature and future of the U.S. Constitution. Each unit of the course contains quizzes and a test to evaluate progress and student mastery. Projects are included.

Students study the lives of key figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, the leaders of the North and South, and gain a glimpse into the daily life of a soldier. Examining pivotal battles and troop movements, students gain an understanding of the importance of war strategy. The course also considers the aftermath of the war, including the Reconstruction Era. Each unit of the course contains quizzes and a test to evaluate progress and student mastery. Projects are included.

Topics in this course from our online academy include an examination of the U.S. presidential terms of Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan and the challenges they faced. Additional topics include a look at the way technology and social and religious changes have affected the American culture, workforce, and economy. Each unit of the course contains quizzes and a test to evaluate progress and student mastery. Projects are included.

Meet state requirements and teach local history! State history and government courses for grades 9-12 are available for each of the 50 United States. For the states of AK, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, LA, MA, ME, MN, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, RI, SD, UT, VT, WV, and WY, students develop their critical thinking and research skills as they complete the course from our online academy by preparing reports on a variety of topics that include state government and leaders, a historical timeline, state growth and population, natural resources, economics and business, tourism and cultural distinctions, and Christian heritage and influence.

For the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI, the course from our online academy is organized in a five-unit format that includes lessons on state introduction, history and culture, government, economy, and citizenship. Research projects and essay questions are included.

Expand students’ understanding of government and the world’s dynamic composition! The first semester of civics and world geography discusses the history and workings of national, state, and local governments, and the privileges and responsibilities of the individual citizen living within this political environment. Showing students how to be citizens of the world, this course from our online academy gives a broader perspective into individual roles and responsibilities in maintaining a peaceful and just environment for mankind.

The second semester covers world geography in both physical and human geography. Lesson topics in this course from our online academy for 9th grade include earth and human interactions, geographical and political regions of the world, human affects on the environment, the tools of the geographer, and man’s interaction in a changing world. Each unit of the course contains quizzes and a test to evaluate progress and student mastery. Projects and reports are included.

Dive into science fundamentals! In 9th grade science, students explore topics in physical science, earth and space science, and life science. In the first semester, students study topics such as matter structure, volume and mass, earth structures and changes, geology and time measurement, and the basics of oceanography, including ocean biology, currents and turbidity, and physical properties of the ocean.

Astronomy, constellations, and space explorations are topics that begin the second semester in this course. Lessons explore body health, infections and diseases, body defense mechanisms, and medical advances. This course from our online academy is completed with a section on science and tomorrow which reviews the impacts of humanity on environments. Each unit of the course from our online academy contains quizzes and a test to evaluate progress and student mastery. Projects and hands-on experiments included.

Additional Details

There are materials required to complete the labs in this course. The academy recommends Home Science Tools as a resource for purchasing these specialized materials. Product codes are included with certain items to help parents purchase the correct materials from Home Science Tools.

As students refine and expand their understanding of physical science, they will apply their knowledge in experiments that require them to ask questions and create hypotheses. Throughout the course, students solve problems, reason abstractly, and learn to think critically.

Earth Science is a two-semester course that will provide a solid foundation for understanding the physical characteristics that make the planet Earth unique and will examine how these characteristics differ among the planets of our solar system.