Home Schooling and Independent Study Options
Brilliant Learning
1-877-373-0727
P.O. Box 2054
Kingsland, GA 31548
www.brilliantschools.com
see also:
www.knowledgehq.com
• K through 12 completely online school
• CITA Accredited
• Live tutors and teachers for individual support
• One monthly price of $269 without other fees or contracts
• 27 Foreign Languages
• Curriculum is used by over 20,000 educators worldwide
• Learning centers in 7 countries
Calvert School
Tel: 1-888-487-4652
Maryland, USA
www.calvertschool.org
• K through 8th grade independent study program
• CES MSA Accredited
• Internationally Accredited through CITA
• Cost: Varies depending on grade level
K12
Salvia Giridhar
Tel: 866-512-2273 x 8206
www.k12.com
• Could act as public charter school if applicable in your state
• Elementary through grade 8 (currently)
• Virtual School must have internet access – 20-30% is online
• Curriculum could be purchased separately if charter school is
not available in your state. Rates vary depending on grade.
Laurel Springs School
Tel: 805-646-2473
Fax: 805-646-0186
P.O. Box 1440 • Ojai, CA 93024-1440
www.laurelsprings.com
• K through 12th grade independent study program
• Web based, project based or text based curriculum
• WASC Accredited through 2006
• Cost: Varies depending on grade level
Options For Youth
OFY Home Study Program
Burbank Facility
1701 W. Verdugo Avenue
Burbank, CA 91506
Tel: 818-566-1570
www.ofy.org
• California based independent study program
• Tailored for K through 12 students
• WASC Accredited through 2008
• Offers Independent Study (must attend 2x weekly)
• Offers Home Study (must attend 1x monthly)
• Cost: FREE! Non-profit org. NO FEE!
Seton Home Study School
1350 Progress Drive
Front Royal, VA 22630
Tel: 540-636-9990
www.setonhome.org
• Catholic K through 12 home study school
• Online courses available
• Cost varies depending on age and number of children
• Financing available
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
NU – Independent Study High
P.O. Box 888400
Lincoln, NE 68588-8400
Tel: 866-700-4747
NebraskaHS.unl.edu
• Independent study high school
• Fully accredited college prep high school diploma program
• Issue diplomas
• Online, text based or instructional CD’s
• Can transfer in from other schools
• Oldest independent study program
• Cost varies depending on grade level
University of Tennesee
Distance Education & Independent Study
Conference Center Building
600 Henley Street, Suite 208
Knoxville, TN 37996-4126
Tel: 1-800-670-8657
www.anywhere.tennessee.edu
• High school independent study grade 9-12
• SACS accredited
• DOES NOT ISSUE DIPLOMAS
• Credits earned through UT are transferred back to public
school where diplomas are issued (not all schools are
cooperative)
• Cost: Approx $150 per course per semester