Whitmore School

We contacted Whitmore and did everything online. The reps talked to us about the payment plans, because it's not a free online school, and talked us through why it's different. It was very straightforward and easy. I'm not one of those people who like to get all bogged down. If it's getting confusing, I'll bounce. The counselors have a lot of suggestions when you run into a problem like staying up to date on things the way we think my daughter should. At one point, we were gonna disenroll her, based nothing on Whitmore, but because she wasn't keeping up and we were gonna put her in public school. But the principal called and we talked about how my daughter could help her change her mindset and how to keep up with things. So we ended up keeping her in Whitmore and she's been doing a lot better.

Whitmore has been a great place for our kids to complete their high school. The curriculum has been challenging and the teachers have been helpful and responsive. I highly recommend Whitmore to anyone. Also, they teach classic studies and no woke agenda.

As a student at Whitmore, I have nothing but gratitude in my heart. I love the quick responses that the staff bring to the table. Thanks to the amazing classes and overall program that is provided by Whitmore, I am able to graduate early!

Positive experience:

- The school is trying to assure a quality educational level.

The quality of the education with Whitmore seemed higher than a lot of the others. They were paying attention, organized, and accredited. They offered what we needed, which was asynchronous work-at-your-own-pace type of schooling. Not some place where my daughter would have to log in at a certain time every day and interact with other kids and the teacher. She just needed to be able to do it at her own pace. The enrollment process was good. We filled out some information which generated emails, and those emails contained links that allowed us to get on the website and set up a student account and a parent account. Whitmore has fair price and they are certainly more affordable than a lot of the schools that are out there. But there's no loss of the expectation just because we're paying less. We're still receiving a high-end experience.

I was looking for an entirely self-paced virtual high school. We signed up with Whitmore School and had quick responses from the administration and staff. Interactions were positive. My child is a freshman and she's taking performance studies, Algebra 1, US Government, and their freshman seminar class. She can do most of it on her own but she does require a tutor. Whitmore is inexpensive compared to private schools. They have teachers and things are all done by video. It's mastery-based learning instead of being taught to pass. This is another reason I chose it for my child. But Whitmore is not quite right or a good fit for our child and we won't be going back next year.

I have two children that were in need of an alternative educational experience once the pandemic shut down their schools. End of the story is they both finished high school in three years and my oldest is currently in college and my youngest has already been accepted into her college of choice and is scheduled to start in September. My older child is in her second semester and scored a 4.0 GPA for her first semester of college.

My daughter joined Whitmore 3yrs ago when she was facing medical challenges that made it impossible for her to attend physical school and complete assignments promptly. My daughter got a medical cure over the course of time and has returned back to normal way of living. Through the whole ordeal, Whitmore worked with her/us step by step and at my daughter's pace too. My daughter is smarter, more intelligent, and college ready because of the exceptional educational services/classes at Whitmore. Started with a GPA of 2.20 and ending at a GPA 3.40. Yes she is college ready!!!

My son is taking courses one by one with the study-at-home program, and he's doing excellent. He likes it a lot, and the cost is great compared to others as well. He was in Laurel Springs before, which is another online school, and you get as much involvement from teachers at Whitmore for less than 25% of the cost. They respond within one or two hours.

The enrollment process was very easy and simple. They walked me through all the steps and it was pretty seamless. The personnel was very informative. They kept me up to date and were always there to answer any questions. Also, my son really enjoys it. He ahs taken Algebra 1, World History Honors, Geography, and a Government.

Whitmore School is a good online option. Our daughter's taking a full senior year of courses and they're challenging but very good.

Our son's had a positive experience with all the courses at Whitmore. One course has been a little bit more challenging than the others. But overall, it's been a great experience. I would recommend it.

The enrollment process at Whitmore was super easy. My son has a medical condition. I like the fact that he could do it from home. It was a total game-changer. They're really good at Whitmore about making sure that he understands the material. It's not like, “Okay, do your assignment and you're done.” They communicate with him really well. They follow-up. They really try to get the students to be accountable for all the communication. They have an awesome program and they have it really well organized.

Going to Whitmore was safer for me. I didn't feel safe going to regular high school, because I don't like to communicate with others. Their enrollment process was really easy. We just had to send out information about myself and where I lived, and I was good. I took United States History Honors and it's going well so far. I took Algebra 1, which is really difficult to understand. For the math teacher, whenever I tell her about how I don't understand, sometimes she just repeats the same thing she said before and doesn't explain it more thoroughly. Because for sixth grade and seventh, the math was really messed up in my school, so I didn't really learn anything. I hope that she can go a little easier and explain a little slower and better. But all the English courses I've taken are really easy and I love them.

The enrollment process at Whitmore was easy. We did most of it online. The communication was mostly by email. It's a good option if you can afford it and you have a lousy local school system.

Going to Whitmore has its pros and cons. I like that my daughter can go at her own pace, but I dislike that she's going to be graduating a year late. I like that she doesn't have tests, but I dislike that it takes so long to finish a lesson to go on to the next lesson. You can't just take a bad grade, on a test and say, “I got a 60 on that. Now, I'm going on.” If you really don't know the material, you're stuck and behind. If you are not likely to ask for help, which is my daughter, then it's a struggle. But she's happy with it. It's expensive, but it's worth it.

We were looking for an online high school for our daughter. In the end, we decided on Whitmore School. And I think we did well. Communication with the school is excellent. I appreciate the work of her school counselor. Karolina does not have English as her native language. Studying is therefore a bit more demanding for her. Nevertheless, she is excited, looking forward to every answer from the teacher. The teachers are amazing. She enjoys studying. Thanks Whitmore.

My son was having difficulties in his own high school and still is. We decided to go online. Whitmore seems to be more highly rated. I have had a lot of good conversations with the teachers and the counselors, and they're always quick to respond. Everything is going well with Whitmore. My child has learning disabilities. So, we explained this to all of his teachers, and they're very understanding. In the beginning, I thought this was just going to be a temporary deal but now, as I continue to deal with the schools, I think this is going to be more of a permanent deal. It’s great. I like that when my son doesn’t understand something, or if he needs some help, his mother or I help him out tremendously.

We were pleasantly surprised with the rigor about the instruction. It was a no-brainer. Whitmore was one of the best schools that we could find online. Anytime that I had a question, I could email the counselor. And there was a question about grading at one point, and there was a mistake. It was for a Spanish grade. When you’re there, you can revise. When you finish, you can get the revised score. And that score was not changed online. One of the main people called me the next day and apologized, and it was fixed. It was just a question regarding their grading policy, and there was a new teacher that had a misunderstanding. But she was grateful that we brought it to her attention. And they fixed it. It was a new Spanish teacher. So, very minor.

Whitmore School gives us the flexibility of my daughter being able to travel back and forth. It also gives my daughter flexibility of being able to train in competitive freestyle whitewater kayaking when the water's on because the water's a different schedule. She's able to get up and train and be on the water when the water's running and be able to do school in the mornings when it's turned off. Whitmore helps with that.

We love Whitmore School. We love the flexibility. I've overheard a few of the classes and now, I want to actively listen in on some of them because the lectures are so spot-on and comprehensive.

Enrolling online was very simple. My child likes the online learning.

It's a little difficult because my daughter is kind of at her own pace and it doesn't really tend to keep her on task. Also, there are some concepts that are a little more difficult to get in an online environment. But overall, it's been a good experience and the cost was reasonable.

Enrolling was easy. I spoke with one of the counselors and he went over some information with me. I went online and I just signed up. Working with the personnel went very well. When my daughter was sick last December, I called them because she wasn't gonna do school for a week or two and they were very helpful. My daughter's learning experience has been very good and they're even preparing her more for college with the thorough research, going back and forth with the teachers, and being able to communicate with them when she can't understand something. I also like that they have an extra math tutor you can sign up for. That was very helpful because she's able to communicate back and forth with the math teachers and the other teachers too to get her work done. I've been telling a couple of my friends who also homeschool their kids to sign up with them.

Whitmore became a great fit for our son, especially their mastery-based instruction. Some classes tailed longer than other classes did, but he had to get it right. There were times when teachers would come back a dozen different times saying, “No, this isn't right. No, you did this incorrectly. No, you got to redo this.” We look back on the last two years, and we are convinced that he got a much better education than his peers did in public high school. He had a term paper due for the end of his senior year. That was a big project and he was working harder. The standards did not waver, which I loved. I respect the fact that they were expecting a certain level of quality of work from him throughout and that was great.

Everything's going very well with our experience with Whitmore. A lot of communication via emails. My child's doing very well. Her anxiety has decreased. She doesn't get stressed out about her school. It's been a positive influence on her.

My brother went to Whitmore School when he was in high school. It worked out for our family very well. So I thought I'd try it for mine. The signup process was explained to us very well. It was easy to do. My child's taking English 9, History and Algebra 1. The quality of the education is very comparable to the cost. The cost was pretty good for an online school.

The flexibility is working out really well for us. My child is working at his own pace and he's doing well.

The classes that are offered are great. The only concern that I had is that my son needed two and a half credits to finish and when he started the program, they told me he needed four and a half. So it was gonna go a little longer than I anticipated. Other than that, my son loves Whitmore. He likes history and the flexibility of being able to work all day if he wants and then work at night and then work on the weekends.

I like that Whitmore was accredited so that all of my child's previous credits from high school going to public schooling would transfer and she could get a diploma when she graduated. I also like the fact that she has teachers that connect with her, that she has communication with them, and she can do her schooling whenever is convenient for her. The courses that she's taken are business English, photography, government, and performing arts.