Connections Academy

Making the decision to move my son to Connections Academy was extremely difficult. However, I do not regret it one bit. He went from an average or below average student to all A's & B's. He is thriving with the more individualized attention from teachers, easy communication, and fun of a more stress free environment. He has more time to do things like sports, and lessons. He has gained independence, and confidence in just the one year already.

This was our 1st year homeschooling. At first it was a rocky start for me as the learning coach, new to homeschooling my child but with the daily class check-ins & 1 on 1 check-ins regularly with my daughter's assigned teacher & all the learning coach tools available, I was able to get the hang of it. The teacher has been a tremendous help with assisting us in settling in to homeschool. My daughter has had some struggles with learning to read in school. I was worried that it would affect her learning all together. However, with the help of her teacher, we discussed my concerns about this & she was able to put her in a small reading group where she taught her some extra reading techniques & she set her up with extra online reading sites that give her activities to do to practice even more.

I have nothing bad to say Connections Academy has been a great experience for my son. He has received a lot of help. He is autistic none verbal. He gets services that the County that I live in has not provided for my son. He gets speech and OT therapy. The school has been very helpful and understanding.

I have been more than happy with Connections Academy. My granddaughter struggled with bullies and anxiety in the brick-and-mortar school. She is a different kid being able to home school. It not that it is easy. It is a lot of work for both Caretaker and Student but the communication from the school and Teachers themselves is amazing. They are really invested in helping your child succeed. We will continue to online school next year and plan on staying with Connections Academy.

My seventh and ninth graders are completing their first year at CA Connections Academy and we have had a fabulous year. The curriculum challenges them enough to keep them in learning mode and their classes were selected based on their levels. Customized! The teachers are so kind and supportive, and offer excellent feedback. Learning is provided in various formats so your child can choose what works best for them. As teenagers, they can sleep in as needed, and take all the time they need to finish assignments and do a good job on them.

This is our second year with Connections Academy and we have been thrilled with our experience. 1. The curriculum is fantastic. Each lesson clearly guides learners through the readings, videos, audios, workbooks, activities, quizzes, and assessments each day. For myself (the Learning Coach), I have even more detailed information I can reference to learn more about what and how my student is learning. 2. The teachers are knowledgeable, helpful, prompt in responding, and really know how to get groups of kids active and engaged when they have LiveLessons.

Our journey started in 2020 with the Covid Pandemic bearing down upon us as a family. Our son had a really hard time with bullying in our local public school and we were desperate to find a solution for our family. We are so happy we found Connections Academy. This is our second year and our son has decided to stay enrolled for his Junior year. He is excelling in his classes and enjoys learning this way. The teachers and staff are beyond helpful and kind. They are great teachers who try really hard to bring the lessons to life in live lessons. We have excellent communication with them and I always know where my son is at in his learning through their website. I can sit in on a Live Lesson if I want to and the lessons are accurate and are not political like the public school was. My son can set his own learning schedule and take breaks as needed. Connections Academy has been a breath of fresh air. We highly recommend them as a family.

SC Connections Academy has been a blessing for my daughter and I. She has always struggled in the traditional school atmosphere. When COVID hit and students had to be home I saw that she was doing better and becoming more independent. The decision to switch this year was a no brainer. The teacher and support staff have been amazing and always respond or reach out when needed. Wish we had made the switch sooner.

Connections Academy has changed the way we see education. It allows our family to be safe while also giving us access to high quality education for our daughter. Being a Learning Coach has been a fun and exciting experience. Watching my child learn things and truly comprehend them has been a priceless experience.

We love Connections. They help my daughter excel in school and work with her independently to help her grow to her full potential in learning. With learning disabilities, it can get tough but they help her through it all.

My child joined Connections Academy at the start 2020 school year due to Covid. This is a comprehensive and exceptional curriculum. The support from the teachers and administration is unmatched if you reach out with the mindset to work with them to get help. This is not a leave it to your child curriculum. Your child will need your guidance and support throughout. My child has excelled with Connections Academy to be above my local school system. Connections allows a child to work at their pace with a minimum of the state standards for the student's abilities (IEP/504/standard/gifted). If you have a gifted child they allow your child to work and advance at their pace within the limits of completing the required work and demonstrating successful implementation of the subject matter.

This is still very true and I wanted to share it here.... I still think home school is different, (weird is the word that pops in my headfirst actually) kids are weird, parents say weird things like "use your walking feet" or "inside voices" etc. If you walk by my house in the middle of the day, you'll hear something along the lines of “I'm begging you to just sit and do some school” or "shut it." or "Keep running, you can cry to yourself when you get hurt." etc. So many different outcomes and experiences. Overall, it's overwhelming as anything most days. It is NOT easy. BUT It was MY CHOICE. (And my husband's, right.) I hated our public school more than I liked my sanity, time, brain, sleep, patience, All of it. So, I choose. I was lucky enough to have that choice. (ok I'll thank my husband for giving me that option.) I DID.

My children are about to complete their first year with Connections Academy, and I have literally nothing too bad to say about the school. This has been such an easy transition for them and it reinforced how we can prioritize education and family bonds at the same time. The pandemic allowed us to experience the online possibility, and I knew with the state of our country sending them back into the schools would not be a healthy choice. Our neighbor recommended this school and I am so grateful to have had that interaction with her, because this has been a breath of fresh air that we as a family needed. My kids are learning more with more challenging curriculum, they have options for extracurricular activities, field trips, elective courses, and a flexible schedule that allows them to develop proactive time management skills.

I and my child have been with Ohio Connections Academy for 3 years now, next year we are re-enrolling. Plus I am enrolling my other child next year into grade K. We are very pleased with the teachers and staff. They are always prompt about helping my child or me whenever we have questions. The work is not too stressful for my child or me and the time is flexible. We just really are overall very happy with this school.

After a rough 2 1/2 years with my daughter acting out and getting into trouble at school I finally made the decision to pull her out the beginning of the 2nd semester of her freshman year. At first I wasn't sure if it was the best decision or if my girl would do any better. But I was so wrong!! Fast forward to today, she is finishing up the last class of her Junior year, 1 month ahead of time! Not only that but she will start her Senior year with nearly a 4.0 GPA!! She is enrolled in concurrent college courses next year. I'll be honest at one point I didn't think that my daughter would even make it to her Junior year, but now we're planning Senior pictures and she has one amazing future ahead of her!! The teachers, counselors and staff are so supportive and they will go out of their way to make sure that your child as well as yourself has everything you both need to succeed. I will be forever grateful for Connections Academy.

They treat the students amazing, supportive staff, kind and responsive children to interact with. The education can't be beat, and would definitely recommend for children with safety issues, or to free them from unsafe per pressures and bullying.

I heard about Connections YEARS ago when my boys were little but at the time worked full time outside the home, so it wouldn't work for me, but I was intrigued with the idea. As my younger son was about to enter middle school, we were unable to get him into the location that worked best for our schedules, plus he'd been having issues with being bullied in public school, and I had started to look at Connections as an option since he's older and more independent now. We signed him up to start in the fall of 2020 - then COVID hit. The school reopened enrollment for Spring 2020 and we thought let's give it a try! NIGHT AND DAY compared to the B&M offerings for remote learning. Loved the variety of classes and the ease of logging on when it worked for us. My older son (high school) saw how much easier things were for his brother and opted to join him.

This is our first year with Connections Academy (son is in sixth grade), and we will be back next year. It has taken a while for us to get used to it and I have had to work with him a lot to keep him focused. If he was in brick and mortar school I would be spending the same amount of time with him doing schoolwork, this way is better because he can work at his own pace. The only problem I have with this school is all the Social Justice, some is included in the work, most of it is in the activities/groups. Everyone should feel like they belong and not made to feel bad about who they are. The teachers are great!!

My Grandson is Autistic and was being bullied at his brick and mortar school. Starting him in Connections has been awesome. This was our first year. I have no complaints. All of the school personnel have been awesome. And are always willing to help. We love it.

We used Connections Academy when the pandemic hit in 2020. Describing our brick-and-mortar's response to school closure was sad is a gross understatement. Instruction in academics was practically non-existent. I knew I had to act fast so I enrolled my child into Connections Academy. I am so happy I did. We already had problems with our public school - my kiddo is Gifted and Talented, and hardly ever did our teachers give her the challenge she needed. They seem to focus 100% of their attention and energy on the problem kids who constantly disrupt, display bad behavior, bully - to the point of building up tolerance for disruption, defiance and noise.

We are so glad we made the choice to switch to Connections Academy. I have access to ALL content and can view ALL Live Lessons. One thing I appreciated most was concerning an evolution unit. Beforehand, the teacher reached out explaining how it would be taught (strictly scientific and not by opinion). She also let parents know she was sensitive to the fact that the content may not be what the student and their families believe. Every student was given the opportunity to answer questions scientifically as taught and with a rebuttal for their own beliefs. We have 2 older children who have already graduated high school and I can tell you, I have NEVER had a brick and mortar teacher inform us of the content being taught let alone allowing the children to state their case.

We started Connections Academy last year and I can't be more satisfied. Everyone is very helpful and very friendly. They will work with you regardless of your situation and will do anything in their power to make schedule that is best for you and your child. I was scared in the beginning but quickly I've managed to learn the best ways to help my child get the best education possible. I absolutely love spending time with my child while learning and going through lessons together. Thank you Connections Academy!

My son was so unhappy with our local school system. My son and I love the flexibility and safety of learning online! The teachers are wonderful. My son has been attending Washington Connections Academy for two years. It was the best decision that I have made for my son. He has attended one year of elementary and one year of middle school. I honestly, wasn't sure what to expect with the transition between elementary and middle school. It has been nearly flawless. The teachers and staff have been amazing in working with his IEP. He has Type 1 Diabetes and ADHD. We love the flexibility of working online. There are days when my son doesn't feel well and will sleep during the day and do his schoolwork at night. You aren't able to do that with a regular brick and mortar school. He is getting the best grades he ever has. If I have questions or concerns the staff actually address them in a timely manner. We love Connections Academy!

It was 6th grade year, the first year of middle school when our son had crippling anxiety and went through intensive therapy. When it was time to go back to school for 7th grade my husband and I found Connections Academy. They were open to his needs and understand who he is. You see our son was bullied by his 2nd grade teacher which cause PTSD/Trauma. During the year of therapy he was tested in many things. The results he is an Uber genius and an Empath so he feels emotions and that can be too much. He did not trust the teachers and had a hard time during monthly check ins, But he was soaring and could do his work in a safe place.

I can't say enough good about Connections Academy. I home schooled my grown children and it was such a hard process but now starting my kindergartner granddaughter, has been a breeze. The teachers have been spot on with help, encouragement, extra help and the live classes have helped her learn in an environment with other children. The classes are put in a format that helps the learning couches walk them through each lesson with their child. I love this school and will be continuing through to her graduation.

My granddaughter attended CA for almost two years and the curriculum they use through Pearson is the WORST!!! Nothing but tests every other day! Brick and mortar never gave this much work!!! NEVER AGAIN!!!

I find Connections Academy to be a wonderful Cyber Charter Educational Experience. If a parent gave Connections a bad review it's because they didn't want to do the work. Connections Academy goes out of its way to give its students all the tools they need to be successful. However, it is up to the learning coach to be disciplined and responsible making sure their student attends live their classes, studies and utilizes all the tools given to them. It's just not for lazy parents or students. You really have to be disciplined.

After being put behind by his teachers and being bullied, I pulled my child from his school district assigned school and into Colorado Connections Academy. He is bright, and flourishing and happy. It's a great alternative as well to avoid Covid and flu since many parents send their sick kids to public school all the time. We will continue with the Colorado Connections Academy courses. We are very pleased with it.

Teachers only teach subjects for one hour per week live per subject. The kids get different assignments with each subject on different topics everyday. I have transferred my son to K12 which has teachers teach live everyday with homework help daily. Daily assignments parallel weekly topics. Pearson is not worth the money as parents will end up being the student’s teacher (full-time). They will bill you for remaining months even if your student doesn’t attend anymore.

As of this year my 2 kids must do a live lesson everyday, which is a bunch of bologna because I'm my kids teacher and all these live lesson do is get in my child way of doing his lessons. Now it take twice as long to get lessons and and anything they do in the live lesson isn't even noticed. These teachers are in the way of my kids learning and now we are doing homework till about 8pm.