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About Whitmore School

Whitmore School, which advertises as the first online high school, offers four diploma options accepted by colleges, universities and other higher learning institutions. As an accredited school, Whitmore prioritizes students’ individual academic experience by promoting self-paced learning.

Pros
  • Accredited
  • Flexible schedule
  • Four diploma options
  • Learn in a safe, home environment
Cons
  • Requires high-speed internet
  • Not ideal if you need firm deadlines

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2023

    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.

    Our experience at Whitmore was extraordinary. The communication between students and instructors was phenomenal. I can say the same for the parental communication with the school staff. Kathleen is a delight to speak to and has helped me with every single situation that has arisen over the last three years, from quarterly reports that their public school required, to choosing classes, to anything related to their education and even switching classes when needed. I will say without hesitation that Whitmore's ability to handle a variety of situations was much easier to navigate and find solutions for than the public schools by virtue of much less red tape. My children have gotten along with and created a nice rapport with each and every teacher they had at Whitmore. They seemed to really click with Clint as well as the many other teachers they had.

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    Thank you for your wonderful review Karen. I am so pleased to hear your daughters are doing so well!

    I have shared your review with our entire staff. You don't know how much we appreciate your comments.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2023

    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!!!

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    Thank you for your Great Review Enita! So Glad Whitmore School made a difference in your daughter's life.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2023

    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.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Sherif!

    Your Son's dedication is very evident. His activity calendar shows solid work everyday and the grades show it!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2023

    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.

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    Thank you for your review Brittany! Your son is a solid student, his activity calendar shows he is submitting work five days a week consistently. Please tell him to keep up the good work.

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2023

    We like that Whitmore is accredited. We also like their schooling options. There are so many online schools now but Whitmore's program offered honors classes which we found a lot of free schools and even some of the ones that cost money didn't offer. Our daughter's in her sophomore year right now. For her junior and senior year, one of the things they offer in the more elevated program is help with college tests. Some of the programs that we know offered good classes, but you had to log in so many times a week or so many times a day and that minimized things because our daughter was having a baby and we didn't know when that was going to happen. With Whitmore, we like the flexibility of the schedule, the classes and the other things that they offer.

    My daughter likes that her teachers are engaged with her when she starts the class. That feels less isolating for somebody that's stuck at home. They ask her who she is as a person and how she's doing. She can tell them why she's choosing online school and what's going on in her life. That feels much more personal. Even though it is just at the beginning of the class and it seems simple, that makes a huge difference.

    I would definitely recommend Whitmore. It's been a great experience and we wanna stick with the program. All of her teachers are great. She just has one teacher whose response time seems a little all over the place. It's a reflection on the school in a way because that's their employee. There'll be a couple of times where he's very responsive for math and it is one of her harder classes she's in for a sophomore. She's in trigonometry and precalculus. But 95% of the time, it's days, so it's dragging out this class. It is a time limit when you sign up. She could complete it early, but she has 12 months to complete everything. That's been an added stress level. She reached out to her counselor and has tried to say a couple of times, "I'm trying to finish this class. How can I get my teacher to respond faster?" I don't know if her counselor misunderstood her email, but her counselor asked, "Do you want to drop the class?" She was not trying to drop the class. She just wants her teacher to respond to her.

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    Response from Whitmore School

    Thank you Christina for your thoughtful review. Our teachers do reach out to their students and try to get to know them. The relationships that develop are very important for the students success.

    When my daughter attended Whitmore School, she said she got to know her teachers here much more here than at her local high school.

    I want to thank you for your feedback regarding one of our Math Teachers. We do monitor their response time and coach them to be prompt with their feedback. Our Math Department Chair is currently working with this specific teacher the issue will be resolved.
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    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2022

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

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Kim!!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2022

    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.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Kelly!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2022

    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.

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    Thank you for your review Amanda. Your Son is an excellent student, looks like all A's and his Activity Calendar shows he is very dedicated to his studies. You both should be very proud!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2022

    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.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2022

    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.

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    Thank you for your review Mark!

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2022

    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.

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    Response from Whitmore School
    Thank you for the review Shontelle. I am happy to hear you are pleased with our self pace learning system. Students do learn at different rates in subjects. By going at their own pace they can Master the material and more likely to retain it.
    I know it can be frustrating when a lesson is difficult for the student. I know this because my daughter graduated from Whitmore School. There were some lessons that some tears were shed, but she persevered and learned the material. The result was she was very, very prepared for college and had a big advantage over the other students. She now describes her hardest teacher as her best teacher.
    Please let us know if we can help in any way, we only succeed when your daughter succeeds.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2022

    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.

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    Thank you for your review Jana!! So glad your daughter is enjoying Whitmore School. I will pass along your kind words to her teachers and counselor.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2022

    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.

    With him having learning disabilities, there's no timeline on when he's got to turn stuff in. He's got three classes opened right now, and we're only working on them one at a time because, with his learning disabilities, that's the only way that we can keep him focused on one task, instead of saying, “Okay, we're going to work on Math, Science, and English today.” We can't do that. If we're going to work on Math, that's what we got to do. We got to do Math completely through, through the whole course lesson, and then we'll swap over to Science or something else. That's the benefit I see of it. The only thing I wish that Whitmore could improve or could do is if he could have some face-to-face time with a teacher, other than all email correspondence.

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    Thank you for your review Joseph. So glad that your Son is achieving success at Whitmore School and your long term plan is to stay with us.

    I appreciate your suggestion on face to face time with the teachers. The problem is our students live in different time zones all over the world, so face time is very difficult. We are trying to add more videos of direct instruction from our teachers, but it is a work in progress.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2022

    I love Whitmore. I am one of their adult learners because when I was in high school, I got really sick and had to withdraw from public school. I couldn't afford treatment at that time for my illnesses, so I never got to finish high school. So, now that I got treatment a couple of years ago, and I'm doing much better, and I get the option to do high school, but sort of traditional way, and not go from a GED but take courses, earn credits, learn, and build a transcript to apply to colleges. I’m so grateful that they have that opportunity. It's amazing.

    I like their idea of mastery learning. They allow you to learn, and there's a time and place to make mistakes and to get things wrong, and to revise, and learn from your mistakes before you actually send in a submission or an assignment that you're proud of and that you know you've completed to the best of your ability. I loved doing things online. It’s very convenient. Everything is at your own pace and in your own time. You can make it work with your schedule, your hobbies, your family, and your work. I also work at a Mathnasium, which is like a Math Learning Center where I'm a tutor. So, I can change my hours to make it work with my work, and with my other extracurriculars like studying for the SAT. You’re not fixed into a strict schedule, which is great.

    In this day and age, with the public school system and how it is in so many different districts across the country, a lot of students are falling behind because the system is not set up to be catered to individuals. So, don't hesitate. Go and get an individualized experience at Whitmore. They're going to cater to you and your strengths and help you with your weaknesses.

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    Thank you for your great review Amber! We really do cater to the individual student and help them learn as much as possible. You are doing great, keep up the solid effort.

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    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2022

    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 teaches to mastery, which means that when a child is not learning something, you have the opportunity to go back, look at your mistakes that you’ve made, and fix those mistakes. So, there’s a lot of learning from your mistakes, which is important, and it's powerful for kids. My kids went from a half online, half in person school prior to Whitmore, and they were not as strong of students they are now. And it’s because teachers took the time to teach and reteach, which was important. The teachers cared about how the kids perform in the classes.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review and enrolling both your daughters with us!! I also want to thank you for bringing the grading problem to our attention. We try to be the best online high school and one way to achieve that is getting feedback from our parents. Your feedback with the Spanish grading issue was very important and helped not only your daughter but I am sure many other students as well. Thank You Keeta!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2022

    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.

    I was an administrator at the last school that my daughter was at. So, I got to see what she is doing with Whitmore and what she has done in the past with the last school that she was at. And we couldn't be more pleased with the education that she's getting at Whitmore. Because of their mastery-based program, she has to get the information and learn it before she's able to move on to the next lesson. So, she, one, has to do her best and make sure that she doesn't have to do all the resubmissions. She puts her best foot forward. She has less work at the end of her school week. She has to prove that she knows the material. So, she's got some great teachers that give amazing feedback. We have enjoyed it. We have already recommended one of our friends and they transferred over from their regular school to Whitmore.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Jenny!! So happy to hear your daughter is following her passion with competitive freestyle whitewater kayaking. That sounds like so much fun, but I am sure it takes a lot of work and dedication to be successful. Our mastery-based program is a lot like competitive sports, once you truly understand and master the concept you can move on the a higher level of achievement.

    Thank you for your kind words about our teachers and having the conference to refer your friends!!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2022

    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.

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    Thank you for your kind words Susan. We do have some great teachers that love to inspire our students.

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2022

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

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Amy!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2022

    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.

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    Thank you for your review Jeremy. We are a self paced school which is really good for the students that need a little more time to master the material and also beneficial for the student that wants to finish a course quickly. The students that commit to a daily school schedule will achieve the most success.

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2022

    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.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Elloise!! So glad you are pleased with our school and I want to thank you for referring other students. That is the best compliment you could give us!!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2022

    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.

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    Thank you David! We do expect our students to master each lesson before they can move on the the next. This learning system truly educates the students and prepares them for their next challenge in life.

    I am sure your Son will succeed in the future. Please tell him Congratulations on Graduating from Whitmore School!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2022

    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.

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    Thank you for your review Dean. So glad to hear your daughter is less stressed and doing so well.

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    Reviewed July 28, 2022

    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.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Kristian! Your daughter is off to a great start, completing Algebra 1, Biology, and Academic Success all since January. Her Activity Calendar shows how dedicated she is, submitting work 6 to 7 days a week. Please tell her how impressive she is!!

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    Reviewed July 23, 2022

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

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Jason!!

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    Reviewed July 9, 2022

    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 have my granddaughter in a program also. And in comparison between the two, there's absolutely none. Whitmore is far superior as far as being able to reach out to counselors, getting a response back, being able to check my son's progress during the day, during the week, to see what he's actually working on, and to see what he has completed. They're very structured.

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    Thank you Jackie!! So glad your Son is showing such responsibilities with both his school work and his job. He is going to be successful at both.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2022

    My daughter loves Whitmore but she can only do the online chatting. She never has a chance for one-to-one talk time and there is a limit where she can do Math. So, I didn’t add tutoring for it. It was useless for our case. My daughter thinks Whitmore is harder for her but she figured it out and slowly, she caught up and liked it. As her parent, the only thing I'm concerned about is that there's no interaction but in that case, we may have to pay more tuition. I understand that. So, other than that, we are good.

    Whitmore is very suitable if the students have side things that they're interested in such as dance or athletics or they want to spend extra time for drawing or anything specific besides school. That was excellent for those are strengths. My daughter is not. So, I wish she is. The program is a self-directed study and even though my daughter started very slow, she learned through her experiences. When she goes to college, she may able to catch up more than when she was in public school. Eventually, in her college years, it’s gonna be a benefit for her.

    My daughter never read aloud so I don’t hear anything. There is auditory at the lecture but there are so many words that even American people don’t know how to pronounce. So, I wish that Whitmore has that system added. She doesn’t know how to say many words because she’s only reading with her eyes. If it is improved, that would be better. Other than that, this is a good program, especially after the pandemic. I don't have to worry about the virus because she doesn't have exposure to kids.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Jenny!! Your daughter is doing excellent work with us. I see she has signed up for Everydae. I hope she is enjoying that as well.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2022

    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.

    The thing that I appreciated about Whitmore was being able to start when we were ready. When school usually starts, we were in the middle of moving across several states. It was a very inconvenient time for us to start right in September. I appreciated that we could start in October once we got settled in and that she has the chance to have a full year to complete the schooling. That was very helpful. They were also super kind and helpful. When I was calling to get things figured out as far as getting her started later, everyone was so understanding.

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    Thank you for your review Ashley! At Whitmore School we try to be flexible for our students. We have students enroll everyday of the year. The students enrollment year starts their first day at Whitmore.

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    Reviewed July 2, 2022

    We highly recommend Whitmore! We were worried before signing up that the classes might not be challenging enough for our daughter, but she had to work hard... and probably even a little harder than she wanted to. We cannot stress how grateful we are that we added the Math tutor option. Unless you are or have access to a Math genius 24/7 I strongly recommend the tutor plan. Beth, our guidance counselor, managed to do just the right amount of encouraging and nudging when needed. Our daughter had a couple of exceptional teachers whose feedback and encouragement made the classes feel much more interactive than we expected.

    Our daughter had enough credits from her previous school to combine her Jr and Sr year at Whitmore and graduate a year early. I confess I was a little worried that this school was too good to be true, but can honestly say that I recommend Whitmore to anyone who has a self-driven student who needs to pursue their high school education on their own terms. For us, it was a bit of a life saver and we are truly grateful.

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    Hi Cheryl,
    Our Math Tutoring Program is great because the students have access to the tutors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When the student needs help, it's there for them.

    Thank you for your feedback on our Guidance Counselor, Beth, she does an amazing job keeping our students moving forward.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2022

    The enrollment process was very smooth. We got the transcripts, and we heard a reply very quickly. My children took high school courses, and they've done outstanding. My oldest daughter graduated this year, and she's an A student. Whitmore was excellent. It's wonderful that the teachers really get back to the students quickly. I've noticed that the teachers will even respond and check students’ work even on weekends and evenings.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Melinda!! Both your daughters are doing well at Whitmore School. They seem to have a dedicated work ethic.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2022

    There are parts of Whitmore School that have worked really well for us, and others just haven't suited my son as well as we had hoped. We're probably going to be going in a different direction next year. My son likes its flexibility. He liked the course offerings that they have. He likes the format of the school for the most part. He doesn't mind being on the computer.

    For a student that might struggle with the amount of reading that might need to happen, things might need to be taken into consideration since it's a very text-based schooling. There's no option for paper or a textbook to get something to be able to print it off so that my son could not necessarily have to scroll as much to go back and look for instruction. If he's struggling with a problem, it can get tedious to go back and forth and scroll, and everything gets lost. There's no way to underline or highlight a thing and that type of thing. So, it's been a little struggle for him in that respect.

    My son has cerebral palsy, so that makes typing and stuff a little difficult. That is also another reason why it was a little hard for him to type in all his answers. There are options to take pictures and submit them, too, but those are extra steps that make it difficult. We told them about that, but I don't see they're having an option for an IEP type of situation or 504 type of situation where there could be accommodations made for certain things like that.

    I feel like the cost is a little high. The curriculum is great, but I do feel like there's nothing tangible that we get, other than his grades. So, for the cost of what it was, it's been hard. The communication side of it worked out well. I just feel like for what I paid, it's been kind of hard to communicate some of the things that I've needed and to wait to hear back, but I could try and use the chat box. I could have picked up the phone as well.

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    Thank you for your review Joy! We are always striving to improve at Whitmore School, so thank you for your feedback. We will continue to be student driven and make updates to insure his success.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2022

    Whitmore seemed to have the most support for my son and it seemed to match our thinking the most. When he was with the school district and we were in lockdown and he was doing online school for a year, Whitmore matched that same process. I also liked that their website mentioned that they want our son to learn and they're not going to go forward until he's mastered the concept. I liked that in theory, and then I found it to be absolutely true, that's what they were doing with my son and it has worked out tremendously well. He's had World Geography, English one, two, three, four, American government class and a career readiness class. It's been great. I've seen him become even more engaged with what he's learning. Every other day or so, he'd come, "Mom, I learned this today," or, "Did you know this?" The price I pay is a good deal for the quality that our son is receiving for his education.

    The staff has also been supportive, easy to reach, willing to spend time to explain and make sure that everything's good. They've been very helpful. Because when you can't go talk to someone face-to-face, that's a concern and it has not been an issue at all. Because this is new, we've had questions and they've been right there and that's been a big relief for me.

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    Thank you for your thoughtful review Teri! We do hold our students accountable for learning the material. It is so rewarding to watch them enjoy learning and retaining what they learn. Please tell your Son to keep up his good work!!

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    Reviewed June 22, 2022

    Whitmore is reasonably priced. The enrollment process wasn't complicated. My child had to take some preliminary screening things and had to get his transcript. He has taken four courses - English, history, and two electives. He's doing well.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Monica! Your Son is a very dedicated student. He has already completed 3.5 credits since his enrollment in April 2022. And he earned straight A's!!

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    Reviewed June 16, 2022

    My daughter was a sophomore when the pandemic hit. Prior to Whitmore, she had been in a public school through elementary, then we switched to private for junior high and the beginning of high school. Then when the pandemic hit, we switched again. So, she's had every experience. But when the pandemic hit and she was handling her academics at home with no problem, and she really enjoyed it. What I was paying at her private school, about two months of that tuition was equivalent to an entire year's tuition at Whitmore. Also, the curriculum was, by leaps and bounds, so much better than the private school. So it was not questionable for us at all when she started. The feedback that we got from the teachers was amazing. Everything was so quick, especially getting ahold of the school itself. They were wonderful. It was a wonderful experience.

    I love the grading. I love that my daughter has to keep pushing herself and not accept the 60%. She goes back and revises it until she gets it correct. The teachers were amazing. The whole staff was wonderful. Even us traveling to West Virginia for her graduation, it was a beautiful ceremony. I would definitely recommend Whitmore 100%. It’s an excellent environment.

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    Thank you for the 5 Star Review Neshira!! We are so glad you made it to Graduation, it is always so fun to meet our students and families face to face. Happy you had a good time!

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    Reviewed May 14, 2022

    My son is autistic with ADHD and struggles in an actual school environment. After doing some research, we chose Whitmore. It seemed to fit us. The enrollment process was very easy. Everybody was extremely helpful. My son seems to enjoy the experience. He's able to do it at his own pace, which is perfect for him. The courses are challenging, but they're not overly challenging to where he can't complete them. The teachers are all very responsive, as the guidance counselor. Overall, we're very happy.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Holly!! So glad your Son is doing so well. Our Self-paced Mastery Program allows our students to work at their own pace and really learn the material. He is doing Great!!

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    Reviewed May 10, 2022

    I sent Whitmore an email and they responded right away. They sent me the necessary forms to fill. I spoke to someone, and they walked me through it. I like Whitmore and my daughter likes it as well. It's affordable and the quality is one of the best. She's doing English, History, Creative Arts, and Math. So far, it’s been okay. The only difficulty is in Math.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Celestine!! So pleased your daughter is having success at Whitmore School. I looked at her Activity Calendar, which tells us how often she is submitting work, and she is a solid student. She is submitting work 5 to 6 days a week. Please tell her to keep up her good work!!

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    Reviewed May 6, 2022

    I talked to the person in the counseling department and she gave me the overview of the school. I wish Whitmore had called me earlier. When I found out their approach to teaching, that pulled me to it. There was no other choice for me. I talk about what a good school it is. Compared to public education, it's not even a little bit on the same level. So, I'm very satisfied with my choice. Whitmore is a great school.

    When you move with the pace that the child can absorb what they're learning, that's the whole concept of schooling. So, that's what I've told everybody in my family and that's why I'm impressed with it. The people who review all his work were very good. The second he turns something in, he'll get feedback, and if he has any questions, it's almost immediate. It's what he's looking for. He's never had a hang up like we saw with all the other tutoring. So that's what made Whitmore so good. I've got nieces and nephews that had online tutoring and it didn't compare to what we're getting through Whitmore. All the people are functioning and doing their job very well. Everything has gone smoothly.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Scott!! So glad to hear our teachers are so responsive to your Son's posts.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2022

    The enrollment experience at Whitmore was super easy. They've always been very responsive and quick, in giving me great information no matter how many times I asked the same questions. My child's enrolled in her first six credits through them. She's taken junior year classes like English 11, Anatomy and Physiology, US History, Government and Algebra. It's been fantastic. She's been very disciplined and moving through the classes at a good pace. I love that the teachers give their feedback and offer opportunities for revision, but she can master the content. We've gotten absolutely great service and quality of education for the cost. I would absolutely recommend Whitmore.

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    Hi Michelle,

    Thank you for your wonderful review. So glad your daughter is doing so well. She is definitely dedicated to her studies, the activity calendar shows a great work ethic.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2022

    This is the first year that we've enrolled online school program. We've been very pleased with Whitmore. Before the class starts, the teachers do a lot of interaction, understanding what your child’s learning style is, and wanting them to understand that they can ask questions at any time. It's a mastery-based program so my kids usually have some interaction with almost all their teachers for each assignment. Sometimes the teacher will have them redo something so it involves communication back and forth. I've been pleased, pleasantly surprised and pleased with all that. The whole school is extremely responsive. The principal called me one time just to see how things are going. So they've been very communicative.

    My kids rolled with Whitmore really well and embraced it for everything they could get out of it. Also, it's neat that Whitmore sets the bar pretty high. They don't just let you get away with a 70 and move on. You need to understand the material in order to move on, which has been a really neat thing to watch. Whitmore has proven to be a good fit for such a crazy time. I’m really glad we found it.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Susan!! Both your students are doing very well with their Honors Courses. When our teachers ask for a redo, we call that revising their work. It's very common to have to make multiple revisions in order to master the material. That's the big difference, our students achieve a master level of course understanding.

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    Reviewed April 14, 2022

    My daughter looked into Whitmore School. And she has liked it. She’s learning a lot. But she said it’s too much. It has been a little overwhelming. And she's an A student, too. There’s too much they’re asking. And it doesn’t seem like she’s getting a lot of help like it was with the other school. When she would ask for help, they would answer quickly. And she does get answers from Whitmore, but it takes a bit longer. So, it delays her doing her work. But it’s a lot harder. She said handing an assignment, there’s a lot of writing. Not as much as the hands-on with the teachers as it was with the other school. She wishes that the teachers would be a little more involved.

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    Thank you for your review Jackie. We can see from the Activity Calandar that your daughter is working very hard and getting very good grades. You are right, Whitmore School does not have a multiple choice curriculum, we require a lot of reading and writing in every lesson. The results are excellent for our graduates. They are able to get into and be prepared for any college of their choice. That is the goal.
    Please tell your daughter to keep up her solid work, it will payoff in the end!!

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    Reviewed April 13, 2022

    My child is thriving at Whitmore. It's been a great opportunity for him to graduate early, which is why we switched over from our public school, and he's doing really well. He wanted some honors classes, which were offered there, and the work-at-your-own-pace approach is really helpful for him. He's a competitive dancer, so he spends 25 to 30 hours a week at the dance studio and it helps that he can do it when it works for him. He doesn't have to be up at 7:00 am for school and he can sleep a little bit later on the days that he needs to and work on the weekend. It's an affordable option and we are getting a good value for the price and the course offerings.

    Also, all the teachers have been very supportive and responsive. It helps him with feedback and knowing what to do and what to correct. He feels very comfortable with it. And we are in a situation where his dad and I are separated and we each pay half of the tuition. I was able to speak with someone at Whitmore. They took my half of the payment and they were able to speak with his dad and take the other half of the payment. Sometimes, that can be complicated but they made it very easy for us and they worked with us really well. It's been a really great experience for us.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Kari!! So glad your Son spent his Senior Year with Whitmore School. He is doing so well in school while following his passion in dance. At Whitmore, student can achieve both goals.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2022

    Homeschooling was not in our options until the pandemic begun. Whitmore provided us an easy enrollment as we lived here Middle East (Qatar), as it was a last-minute decision. The transition from traditional school to homeschooling was not difficult as expected, since my son Lee has interaction with his subject teachers guiding him through the courses. The flexibility that Whitmore offers suits our geographical location despite the time difference.

    There is no one-size-fits-all, however Whitmore offers mastery-based learning that helps my son bring out the best in him. The school is also giving the student a traditional graduation ceremony that most homeschools do not have. We are looking forward to meeting the faculty and the school community once Lee graduates.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Rhodette!! We do have students all over the World. So glad to hear our Mastery Based Learning System is helping your Son succeed. Looking forward to meeting you at Graduation!!

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    Reviewed April 1, 2022

    The pandemic started, and everyone was on lockdown and doing virtually. We were not happy with the education. Our eyes were opened to what was going on in the school. I tried to speak to our local school about it and was completely lambasted. So, we put our house for sale and moved. I just happened to be watching a YouTube channel of a family that traveled the country and they had their kids in this school so I looked into it and it fit what I was looking for. My son is actually thriving in Whitmore School. He's graduating a year early, and I've never been happier. It was the best money I've ever spent.

    Enrolling was very simple. You just go online, you pick the track that you want to take, you process your credit card, and you have your old transcripts sent over to them. They really walk you through it. They’re right on top of everything. You can start on your own time. Most kids who are in online school are just sitting at a computer all day. If they're on virtual with the regular school, it's not healthy for them. So, this is great. You make your own scheduling. You do your courses. You send them in.

    What I like about Whitmore is that you don't do a lesson and then you just get graded and you move on. You have to master it. You don't move on unless you get to a nine or a 10. So, there might be a lot of revisions if you're struggling. For some courses, my son did have a lot of revisions. But he's been really doing well at other courses. The school personnel is all very friendly. They call you right back. They get right back to you. They are very happy, sweet and kind people. They're there to help. I really am blown away. It's funny how I found them and it's been a great thing for our family. My son's on the spectrum and he's really flourished.

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    Wow, thank you for your 5 Star Review Anita! I am so glad to hear you have been treated well and your Son is having a great experience at Whitmore School. You are right, our Mastery Based Learning System helps students achieve academic success because they can learn at their own pace.

    We are looking forward to meeting you at the in person Graduation!!

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    Reviewed March 31, 2022

    Most of my child's teachers have been great and everybody has been responsive. He likes all of his teachers right now and he's enjoying it. There was just one that was kind of a difficult class for him, which was algebra, and my only suggestion is there could be more videos and things like that for the class. It kind of requires a little more assistance. Also, it would be nice if I could send a message to a teacher. I know I have to send it through the guidance counselor and then maybe they can relay it on. But if it's something that's kind of private that I would rather my son not see, it would be nice for me to be able to send a little quick note to a teacher. I can't do that but I get it. Overall, it's been a really good experience.

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    Thank you for your review Will. We are in the process of updating and improving our Math courses with more videos and teacher interaction. So pleased your Son did get an A in the course!

    We did do a major improvement for Parent communication, you now have your own login and private portal. It allows you to communicate directly with the Guidance Counselor and have a private conversation. You can also see all your Son's course work and 100% of all the correspondence with his teachers. If you haven't set up your portal yet, please call the office and we can help you with that.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2022

    Whitmore School has worked out for us so far. My son could work at his own pace with them. So, he would have to have some motivation to do the work every day, which he has been able to do, where the other one we had, they had to be online at certain times to do the work. So, if your child can work at their own pace without having to be scheduled, it works out fine. Also, my son likes the courses.

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    Thank you for your review Teri. So glad your Son is having success at Whitmore School.

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    Reviewed March 29, 2022

    My child signed up for seven classes and he is almost all done. He just got to finish up the English class, which would have been a struggle in normal high school. What he really like is that he was essentially done with school in three hours every day, instead of being there for eight or nine hours. He could finish the schoolwork and he's been very happy with the coursework and the interaction with the teachers. I wish we had done it sooner during COVID. This would have been much more productive than the public school's online version. I felt like he missed a year of high school.

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    Thank you for your review Raymond. Your Son is right, if students at Whitmore School work 3 hours a day, they can achieve their academic goals. He is submitting quality work and his activity calendar shows his daily dedication. Hope we see you both at Graduation!!

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    Reviewed March 24, 2022

    My child had been in a Montessori school environment from pre-K through 11th grade and she couldn't finish her senior year there. We were looking for somewhere else for her to go, but not a traditional public school-type environment. We had found Whitmore online and did a bunch of research about it. It looked perfect for her because she's very much self-led and she doesn't need all that extra hand-holding. She can move at her own pace. Part of the draw for us was Whitmorehad been around for a long time. They had worked out all those initial kinks and they've got their processes flushed out. You don't really have to worry about that aspect. It also seems like their class formats are really easy to follow.

    The teacher interactions have been great and the way everything's laid out lets her move along, but not too fast. My child can look ahead and see what's coming up to help her better plan out. The lesson she's working on right now in English is a longer lesson. She knows it's gonna take a while but she looked ahead to know that the next few lessons should not take days.

    My child really enjoyed Whitmore this year and thrived quite a bit. She hasn't needed any tutoring and only used the actual staff themselves. They seemed really good and responsive. They all seem super friendly. We had one English teacher that was a dud but I talked to the guidance counsellor and got her switched over to somebody else. Since then, it's been smooth sailing and great.

    The onboarding for our child seemed easy enough. I checked log-in and used their calendar and checked her status to see how she is doing and what she is completing. My child and I are really close so I know what's going on. But all that's helpful and we get weekly reports and monthly summaries. We have truly been really pleased. We've been telling other people about Whitmore.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Amber. We have been around for a while, if fact we are the First Online High School in the World. Everyone at Whitmore School is dedicated to our students and their success. I see you found the Activity Calendar, that's a great way to see exactly what is being worked on and submitted. So glad you found us.

    Also, I see you are coming to the in person Graduation in May, looking forward to meeting you!!

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    Reviewed March 18, 2022

    The enrollment process is quick and painless. I had one child attend the junior and senior year, and I have one who's now starting in her sophomore year on up. Every interaction I've had with the staff has been pleasant and helpful. I like the flexibility the Whitmore School offers the students and that they can move at their own rate, and that is proficiency-based. That's a big piece for some kids. I feel the girls have gotten a good education and have choices regarding what electives they can take. I would recommend it for those that are struggling in the public schools.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Cheri. So glad both your daughters have had success at Whitmore School. Learning at your own pace is valuable for all students, whether they need a little more time or they want to excel at a faster pace. The student is in control.
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    Reviewed March 12, 2022

    The two biggest things that we’re impressed with Whitmore are the class choices, and the communication between the student and the teacher and the counselor. The rep was able to communicate with her counselor easily about classes that she wanted, and questions. And the payment process was easy, and got a lot of information. If my daughter had a question to her teacher or counselor, she had a response usually within a day. I had to contact them once about how college advising works, and they got right back to me. She has kept busy through the learning process. A lot of essays and reading. She went to a brick and mortar high school for two years, and she started on this. I said, “Are you actually learning? And tell me the truth.” She said, “Oh, yeah.” She’s learning a lot through it.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Sarah!

    Your daughter has earned straight A's and her Activity Calendar shows she submits work every day. she is doing great!!

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    Reviewed March 4, 2022

    Enrolling at Whitmore School was very simple. You sign up online and they have the online presentation for parents as well as for children. Then you give your information and pay. We enrolled my daughter in the 9th grade high school and she took English, Language, Arts, History, and Science. She also did digital photography, Spanish, and Math.

    We've been learning online before and and we like the flexibility. We can be able to hang out now and go for a walk, then we can do homework on the evening. Some of the classes there felt like they were overwhelming and there was a lot of reading in one lesson. But the learning experience is really good. We always get answers back when my daughter has a question or when she doesn't understand something. However, sometimes it takes a day or day and half for the teacher to answer back. But then, you don't get your essay back from the teacher right away during a traditional school either. Other than that, I really like the teachers. Even if they don't see the children, they try to know them. My daughter feels like she almost knows them, even if she have not even ever met with them. She’s very happy and we’ll be back next year for sure.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Katalin.
    My daughter went to our local public high school and then to Whitmore School. When she graduated from Whitmore she said she felt like she knew her online teachers much better than her teachers at the local high school. It was easier for her to open up when she was working one on one with Whitmore Teachers.

    Your daughter is doing great and so glad you will be back next year!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2022

    I have two children at Whitmore who are both neurodiverse and students in advanced classes. Public schools and in-person schools are often not equipped to handle children who are both academically gifted and neurodiverse. So, Whitmore provided them an option to be able to thrive as a whole student. I'm a college professor and my husband has a degree in K through 12 education. As parents and as educators with a lot of understanding of education, we did a lot of research before choosing Whitmore and once we made a decision, the enrollment process was very quick and easy.

    They are academically rigorous and accredited, which a lot of online schools are not necessarily. Our kids were coming from very good in-person schools. My ninth grader turned 13 this year and she started high school at 12 because she skipped two grades. My 10th grader did so well in the SAT as a freshman that she's already been heavily recruited by colleges. So, the academic rigor and variety of classes was very important to us, which a lot of schools simply did not offer things like advanced classes or the types of classes that my girls wanted to be taking.

    Virtual schooling takes a lot more organization, so it has been a learning curve for it to work for us. For example, we meet at the beginning of every week with our girls, we set their goals for that week because you don't have an in-person teacher the same way checking on them and prompting them to be on top of things. So, it's easier to get behind and there's a little bit more parent involvement, at least in our case. But there are other advantages that make up for it.

    One thing that really made a difference at Whitmore is that students only take three classes at a time. At their in-person school, my daughter was taking seven at a time and she found that the hardest part of her day was not the academic work, but completely switching gears for seven different classes every single day. So, taking only three classes a day allows them to spend more time focusing on what they're doing. Then, when you finish those classes, you move on to the next classes, which has really allowed them to work at their own pace better and to dive more deeply into the classes and understanding the material rather than worrying about rushing from class to class.

    Overall, we're very satisfied with Whitmore and we intend to enroll our girls there again for next year. But while I like that it is mostly asynchronous, I wish that they had a bit more individual interaction with instructors because they have not actually seen any of their instructors and they don't have any Zooms. It'd be helpful to have at least some options for that.

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    Thank you for your review Keri. Your observation and explanation of working on three classes at at time is right on. Students can give their subjects more time and focus which gives them an improved understanding of the material.
    We are so pleased with both your daughters quality of work and effort.

    We are looking at more video teacher interaction. It is a challenge because we have students and teachers located all over the world. Thank you for your feedback.

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2022

    We had lots of great communication back from Whitmore School. Quick responses. My daughter has signed up for a second year with them. And it has gone well. She really liked it. The teachers give good feedback, and helped her with any questions. Casey, the counselor, has always been super friendly and helpful. It has been a great way to do homeschool, and still have a set program. And with it being accredited, it's easy to transfer credits back to a public school if they ever wanted to go back to public school. The cost is high for us, but I know it's a lot cheaper than a lot of other programs. It's fairly priced. I've recommended Whitmore to a 10 people.

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    Hi Dianna, so pleased your daughter re-enrolled with us. Thank you for mentioning Casey, he is great at helping students stay focused on learning. We are lucky to have him.

    Thank you for the referrals!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2022

    I needed a learning pace that was as you go because things happen. My son plans on going into the military and I was looking for a program that wouldn't fill him with trigonometry and all that stuff that we'd have to pass in order to graduate. I needed him to have more realistic courses for what he is going to do without the credits that he doesn't need.

    The enrollment was really simple. The only problem we ever had was we had to switch account numbers. Other than that, it was fine. The teachers have wonderful feedback. If they see that my son is struggling in certain stuff, they sent him links and talked him through it so we could better understand it. Because of the feedback from the teachers and them keeping an eye on my what son's doing, I haven't had to call Whitmore at all for any kind of complications or issues.

    Virtual high school is not for everybody. The child needs to be driven. It's a big responsibility for the parents and children. The kids need the parents just as much. You need to be on hand for issues or just to make sure that they're keeping on task. My daughter was highly driven and I didn't have to keep her on tasks at all because she was always ahead. My son does an awesome job too but he'd rather be outside. Virtual high school may be frustrating for some kids but it seems to work for us really well. We've been in different home school programs and this seems, by far, the best choice. I wish I would have put my daughter in it. She would have had a lot less headaches. I'm happy that I found this program.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Latoya. Happy to hear your son is having solid success at Whitmore School. He is doing very well and his grades show it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2022

    My grandson wanted to try doing the homeschool, so we enrolled him at Whitmore and it's worked out pretty well. It's not like you do a lesson and it's one and done. You get a chance to go back and review if you miss something. That way, you make sure you get the right answers. So, he likes it from that perspective. His teachers are always pretty responsive. I know they have a lot going on, but they usually get his stuff graded and get it back to him pretty quickly. Obviously, some are quicker than the others, but for the most part, they exceed the 48-hour response time.

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    Thank you for your review Harold. Your Grandson is moving right along, he has earned 4 credits just since August. His Activity Calendar shows he is dedicated to submitting work everyday. Please tell him to keep up his good work!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2022

    Whitmore School sounded like it would be a good fit for us. The flexibility was important because my son can do school from anywhere. And with all the pandemic stuff, we didn't have to worry about any interruptions in school. We had communication and we still do all the time from his guidance counselor and from the teachers back and forth with assignments. We're happy with the experience.

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    Donald, Your son is doing very well and if you look at his Activity Calendar, he is working very hard everyday. With this kind of dedication we will be very success at Whitmore School and beyond.

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    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2022

    It's been a great decision going with Whitmore. My son really likes that he can study at his own pace, yet he is still learning more than he did doing it the other way. He got good feedback from one of his teachers that the counselor called on.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Tamara!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2022

    Whitmore is not pace-based and enrollment was great. But, we didn't have enough support in the way of teachers to help. They need to start doing online classes, like visual. Visual helps versus just text messaging and there's no audio. Other than that, it works for a lot of people or are not tied to education.

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    Thank you for your review Carrie. Yes, Whitmore is a Mastery Self Paced School that allows the student to learn at their own pace. We find this is good for both advanced students as well as students the might struggle in a course.

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2022

    Whitmore seemed to have everything I was looking for. They have good courses, and they seem to be highly recognized by colleges. You can advance at your own pace and the teachers are accessible. You can use as much or as little help from them as you want. The enrolment was straightforward. I had to provide them some transcripts from my son's previous school but other than that, it was fast and very painless.

    You get a response from the teacher every time your child sends in an assignment. What I like about it too is that when my son gets questions wrong, he can't just continue, he's got to correct the mistakes. His GPA shows that he's a 4.0. It's very easy for the children to fall off, but the counselor there sent emails when my son was starting to not pay as much attention as he should have. It's good because they are still held accountable.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Pamela. Your son is doing great, please tell him to keep up his good work!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2022

    Whitmore worked out really well for our family. We went with them by looking at the website, how it's built, the ease of going from one tab to the next, looking at the program, and what they have to offer. I like the fact that when my daughter turns in an assignment, if her assumption’s incorrect, they give it back and let her try to figure out what she did wrong. The turnaround from the time that she turns in till they grade it is pretty short, which is good. She's done one math class so far. It's just that she needs a little bit more examples of the problem, so she should have like a math book. Everything else is on point. She loves Whitmore much more than our local public school. I'm pleased.

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    Thank you Tara. You daughter is doing very well, straight A's, even in Geometry!! Tell her to keep up the solid work.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2022

    I happened to read that Whitmore School was the first online school and that it was one of the best online schools. Enrolling was very easy to do. I just sent over transcripts. My son Rex has been there for a year and a half. He has taken all the core classes for junior and senior year. So, English and all the history classes. They have the once you master the course, then you go on to the next one. It has been beneficial to Rex’s learning. It has been better than expected for him. He loves it. It has been terrific.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Yasmine! Many of our students benefit from our Mastery Based Learning System. When they can work at their own pace they can absorb and mastery the information.

    Your son is getting close to finishing, we hope to see you at Graduation!

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2022

    My daughter is doing a good job at Whitmore. I'd recommend it if someone is looking for a homeschooling experience that's online.

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    Thank you for your review Byrene. Your daughter is doing very well, her activity calendar (attendance), is very strong. She is a dedicated student!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2022

    Enrolling with Whitmore was smooth and easy. So far, my experience is fine. I'm getting enough feedback and I like that I can redo my assignments and correct my mistakes. The fact that you get enough help from your teachers and you can interact is helpful.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2021

    My son has been in the self-directed program for under two years now and I like it because it puts a little more responsibility on him. He's graded on every single assignment, which is a contrast from traditional school. The teacher will give him feedback. If he gets too many wrongs, it gets kicked back, and then he'll have to explain how he got those answers. If he doesn't understand something, the teachers are helpful. The material is a little more challenging for him, which is good 'cause it forces him to do research and do his best. But I'm very pleased with the material and the quality of work that he's given his assignments. I'm happy and very satisfied with Whitmore. I've loved it for my son. Every time I have a question or any issue as far as selecting his class, they're always very responsive. I highly recommend it.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Lourdes!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2021

    This is my daughter's second year, so we just rolled over into the new year. She has taken regular general education courses. It seems good so far.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Karta!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2021

    The enrollment was just one day, a couple of minutes. It was simple. Whitmore School called me to give us the welcome and they have recognized my daughter for her great job. It has been good.

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    Thank you for your Review Sunny. Your daughter is truly dedicated, her activity calendar looks like she goes to class almost every day, 7 days a week! She is very bright, you must be proud of her.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2021

    Whitmore has worked out really, really well for my older daughter because it is self-paced. I love the teacher interaction. It's mastery-based. So the things that my daughter is doing are focused and for the point of making sure that she understands the context in the assignment. When COVID hit, my other daughter was in public school and she was going to be starting her freshman year, and she has dyslexia and ADHD. When the public school said they were going to move to virtual classrooms and have live teachers through the TV, I knew that that was not going to work for her at all. So we decided to try Whitmore for her, and it also works great for her. She wanted to continue for another year, so she's now doing her 10th grade year and my older daughter is doing her senior year.

    I recommend Whitmore to anybody that's looking for a different option, particularly one that’s self-paced and mastery-based. It was super important for me to pick an online high school that was accredited by the same accreditation places that accredit public and private schools so that if either of my daughters elected to go back to a public school, I wouldn't have any issues with having their credits recognized and transferred.

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    Thank you for your Review Stephenie. Our Self-Paced Mastery Learning System helps many students succeed. When they can go at their own pace a much higher level of understanding is achieved.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2021

    With my son's high school's shutdown during COVID, I felt it didn't have a good online program for him. He was not motivated. He wasn't doing much. It just came to me that he may not be learning much. So I started googling and researching online options and I saw that Whitmore among others had already been doing this. I did a lot of research and went with them. Also, they do some sort of a graduation. So it was sort of a hybrid for me. And so far, so good.

    Enrolling my son was very similar to transferring him to another school. We filled out an application online and someone called us and gave us some information. After that, it was pretty much all digital. And they connected with his high school. He was able to get his transcript, then he was enrolled. The guidance counselor, Lucas, is pretty much on top of what Josh was doing. As he hands in assignments, I’m emailed on everything. He has this login and I have it on my phone as well. And pretty much, I get copied on all of his assignments, what he hands in and what's graded. So I'm able to see what he's doing.

    My son became an honor student. And this is someone who was struggling between B's and C's. So it's now almost all A's. And whatever it is, because when you hand something in, the teachers that he has, they keep at him. To the point where he would fail, "Just give me a grade. I don't care." He did that early on. But now I see he's more involved. He sees that their expectation is very high and they know he can do it. They don't let him easily give up. So he has been trying. To the point his college essay blew me away yesterday.

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    Thank you for your wonderful Review Eugenia. It does take some time for students to adjust to our Mastery Learning System, but just like your son, when they start to have success the learning kicks in. He is doing great work!

    I hope to meet you in person at Graduation!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2021

    My daughter is gonna half six and a half classes this year - math, science, history, English and health. SHe's also in photography and the classes are going great. We have really enjoyed Whitmore. The teachers are very responsive, helpful and they have a much better attitude than any teacher she's ever had in a classroom setting.

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    Thank you for your kind words about our teachers Joanna! Your daughter is a very dedicated student, I just checked her Activity Calendar and she works very hard. Please tell her how proud we are of her good work.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2021

    My daughter is taking all of the common core classes at Whitmore, so she's taking English, Science, Math, and some electives. She also took art class and she’s taking digital photography. She started out in the 10th grade and she’s in 11th now. Whitmore made the enrollment process really simple and easy. It was in the middle of the pandemic and we had a few Zoom calls to get on where they answered different questions for incoming students and parents. They have a user-friendly website and system set up. We also get feedback from her teachers and we get the email daily whenever she submits assignments. Being able to log in as a parent to see the teacher’s feedback has been exceptional with her, so I love it. She had the option to go back to regular school this year, but she chose Whitmore again.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review April! So glad you are using the new Parent Portal. You can see all the communication between your daughter and her teachers. Other features are, direct and private communication with her guidance counselor, access to her Activity Calendar which will show you what she is submitting is each class, and all her current and upcoming classes.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2021

    We chose Whitmore because of the accreditation as well as the option to have Math support. The only concern that I had initially was at the time of enrollment, would there be available slots available for students incoming. It was kind of enroll now to reserve your spot. Other than that, there were no issues. The platforms used are easy to navigate for my child. The guidance counselor has been great.

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    Thank you for your review Amanda. Your concern about the available slots last year was a real one. We had no idea what to expect for volume of students that wanted to consider an Online High School option. As you know, all of our teachers work one on one with every student and on every lesson. We did not want to overwhelm our teachers, nor provide an excellent experience for our students. Whitmore grew last year but it was good managed growth that worked out for everyone.

    Your daughter is doing very well with her grades and her Activity Calendar show improved dedication for submitting her work. Please tell her to keep up the good work!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2021

    We've been very pleased with Whitmore. Enrollment was a seamless process. My son who is a senior is taking his two English classes and a physics class. The attention and feedback that he gets from the teachers is very detailed. They reply back and respond to almost every question he turns in for his English class. Students can go back and bring their grade up if they missed something. So, it encourages students to learn whatever they didn't get the first time. I like that.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Mary! You are right, our Mastery Learning System encourages students to keep learning more. And who doesn't like to earn an A?

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2021

    The enrolment process was fine. My daughter ended up taking a lot of courses - English, history and a bunch of basics. She was happy with the feedback and it didn't take long to get her lessons graded back. Everyone there was really nice. Overall, we've been pleased with Whitmore. They've been helpful and responsive. My daughter was able to get her courses done for less money overall.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Erin! Looks like your daughter is taking responsibility for her education. She has done well and I know she will be successful!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2021

    My daughter, Caroline, is in 10th grade with Whitmore now. She's taking Honors Algebra 2 and English 10. We closed out Geometry last night, and she is taking Biology right now. She's an athlete. So, we like the flexibility. It has been a perfect fit for us. We like it and I've been referring. I'm a coach and I've had one child enrolled through Whitmore since we have been doing it. I have three other ones looking at it for high school next year.

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    Amanda, thank you for your Review and Referrals! So pleased Caroline is having success at Whitmore School. Please tell her to keep up her good work.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2021

    We heard about Whitmore when my son was in seventh grade. A friend of ours was using it and she was a student that had done well in public school, middle school. She learns very similarly to how my son is. They like to read and to write a lot of things, but have a lot of hard times putting it down on paper. So, I thought that if she was doing really well in Whitmore, maybe my son Joel would do well in it. We started looking into it more intensely when he got into mid eighth grade. We homeschooled forever, but he was going to go to public school in ninth grade. Then he said he really didn't want to and wanted to stay home. I told him that if he wanted to change his mind in the middle of high school, he was going to need to have an accredited program. It was going to be so much easier if we could transfer credits, and then he could change his mind. And he ended up signing up in the beginning of ninth grade with Whitmore.

    We've loved our experience with them so far. For the enrollment, we sent his middle school transcripts and it turned out we didn't need them. But the enrollment process was really easy. They asked a few questions on the phone, took the paperwork, then we paid the tuition. Whitmore's reps are very helpful and really easy to get ahold of on their online portal and on the phone.

    So far, my son has taken Computer Science, Earth Science, Music Appreciation, Algebra 1, Physical Fitness under Health, and World History. These courses were fantastic. He also took English 9, which took him a little while to get comfortable on. But that's one of the big things that we liked about Whitmore because he's not set in how fast or how slow he has to take a course. It can be longer if he needs it to be.

    Algebra has been a little trickier, too because the teacher took a little while to respond. He’d submit everything, then three or four days later, he'd find out he didn't do a lot of it right and he needed to redo it. If anyone would be enrolling in the Math course, I would suggest that, at least the first Math course that they do, they pay for the extra tutoring because that has been extremely beneficial. We did that the second year with Whitmore and my son is finally completing Algebra successfully. It’s not super slow because they respond instantaneously and they’re able to help him figure out what he's doing wrong when he's doing it wrong. So he's not learning how to do it wrong and then having to learn how to do it right.

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    Thank you Christina for your 5 Star Review!! So glad to hear your son is having success with the YUP Tutoring. When a student is having trouble in Math, they really need help "right now" and that is what YUP can do.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2021

    Enrolling with Whitmore worked out because of the pandemic. My daughter was in the 10th grade classroom, and she enjoyed her experience. Josh was her counselor and I also spoke with Kathleen. They were excellent. The program is very affordable. The only issue was paying for the math. That didn't work out at all. It wasn't the support that was expected. We didn’t get an in-person support. Right now, my daughter's taking a break but I'm hoping that she would resume soon. I'm paying for the tuition fee and I'll continue to pay, but maybe they could extend her date of finishing if possible. I started paying for this school year, but she hasn’t even begun.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2021

    I like the mastery-based learning style that Whitmore uses. Also, the cost is reasonable. Enrolling was very easy and the personnel have been great to work with. My child has taken several courses and it's helping him. He was already doing virtual school with his public school because of COVID and they weren't really doing or learning much. He's definitely back on track and actually making progress. Whitmore is great to work with.

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    Thank you for your review Pamela. You are correct, we don't hand out grades here, students have to earn them. Your son is doing just that, he is doing very well!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2021

    The enrollment was very simple and on the rare occasion I made a phone call, they were very attentive and helpful. The cost was very reasonable and everything went smooth with Whitmore.

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    Thank you for your review Shawn. Your Son had a good year at Whitmore School!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2021

    My granddaughter was short of senior status so she had several different English courses that she had to take. She took a full year's worth of courses - a stress management course and a PE course. The enrolment process was painless. The staff was responsive through emails and when my granddaughter submitted her work, the turnaround time was good.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Keith! Please give our best to your Granddaughter and wish her good luck.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2021

    I was looking for something else for my daughter because she had a lot of health problems her junior year and was missing a lot of school. And it sounded like Whitmore School would be good for her because it's a work at your own pace kind of thing and you can do your class stuff anytime during the day. So, she didn't feel good. She could just do it whenever. Everything went smoothly. We were happy with it. She enjoyed her classes. It was a lot easier for her, not having to be committed to a strict schedule. Her grades went way up. She did much better than when she was in an actual school class, because there's a lot of distractions. She complained a lot about people not being quiet and getting out of their seats, and she doesn't do well with distractions.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Sarah! Working at your own pace with no distractions and drama is a recipe for success. We are so glad your daughter had success with us! Please tell her how proud we are and hope she has a successful future.

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2021

    My daughter did great at Whitmore and she liked it. We like the teachers and I like that it's like homeschool.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Farhan!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2021

    Whitmore School is a little bit better than public school. It was good the first time. But later, it became boring. My kids are losing interest if I keep pushing them. I like that if they don't do things correctly, the school sends them back. When my youngest daughter was studying, she couldn’t figure out things. She sent in the homework and the school sent it back. I pointed her books and told her to figure it out. There’s a way she could do that. I have a kid coming next year in high school and I’m putting my kid there.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Abdulqadir! Both your Son and Daughter have greatly improved their GPA's at Whitmore School! Please tell them to keep up the good work, they will benefit from their success here.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2021

    My daughter did one semester at Whitmore. She was a senior and everything was positive on our end. I don't think that it was challenging for her.

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    Thank you for your review Ann. Your daughter's work ethic is very impressive, most weeks she submitted work on all 7 days! Please tell her how proud we are of her accomplishments at Whitmore School!

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2021

    Whitmore School looks a lot more competent than other online schools. The way they were approaching learning seemed like it relied on a lot more trust with the students rather than babying high schoolers their way through high school. Everything about my experience with Whitmore was amazing. The enrollment process, the actual school, and everything about their graduation were really easy. It was very nice. I also loved the classes I took because they definitely forced me to learn all of the materials there. But it wasn't draining to learn like in-person classes. I definitely know a lot of people who learn a lot better with some videos but that's not me. I never complained, but I feel like I learned a lot better with some videos. However, there weren't a lot of options for that.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Sophia!! You did a great job taking responsibility for your education. Your hard work and dedication paid off, we are so proud of you.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2021

    Whitmore School has minimal appeal. For those actually seeking a positive and productive education it should not be your first option. It is essentially an old archaic style of school using modern technology. It runs on emails where teachers provide minimal feedback as well as fail to elaborate. The success of one's self is entirely on them. The "teachers" are quite literally there to provide a grade. Not only that but if you do not follow the lesson to exactly how they want, you will not receive credit.

    I have just finished my senior year there and it is a horrible option. I cannot tell you anything that I have learned over the course of the school year, leaving me more stressed than ever when going into college. I am surprised that this is an actual substitute for school and allowed. Whitmore school disappoints on all levels, to both students and parents. With a lack of communication due to teachers responding roughly once a week (if lucky), Whitmore fails to educate students.

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2021

    We really enjoyed Whitmore. Our son used it last year when our local high school went virtual. He communicated with his counselor and teachers quite often, and he had no complaints with that at all. The classes were a lot more than what he could get through his public school. We liked the program that they offered and the classes that he could get there. Math is really hard to take online and they offered availability for math tutors. It was more challenging for him than regular school because the courses were a little more advanced. He took several honors classes and a college prep class. But overall, he was very pleased with the curriculum.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Carolyn!! So glad your son had a good experience with Whitmore School. Our College Prep Track is challenging, but you son did very well!

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2021

    We wanted a school that was already online and everything was excellent at Whitmore. They were very helpful and easy to work with. My children enjoyed learning online. If my son had been struggling in math, it would have been a little bit hard to do online but because of the tutoring, that helped a little bit. We didn't quite pace ourselves well so we were scrambling at the end to finish up but other than that, it went well.

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    Thank you for your review Melody! You are right, Math can be a difficult subject to do online. So glad you signed up for the tutoring. The service is live 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and the instructors are very good. Looks like your Son got an A in Algebra I, great job!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2021

    We enjoyed Whitmore School very much. They were flexible and did everything we needed them to do for Sully, our son. We didn't need a lot of counseling so much but the communication was very good. The teachers were reaching out to us more than the other way around. For an online experience, it was pretty personal. It was hardly a sterile environment. We started with another online school that was not accredited and they would just give the classes and you just go at it at your own pace. At Whitmore, you have a teacher that tells you to take a closer look and ask questions. You had to master the course material before you were allowed to go on. It felt like a real school.

    The bulk of the communication was telling us our son's not advancing as quickly as he should be and those are those small kicks in the ** where for the parents and for him were really helpful. Part of Sully's issue was he always had trouble sitting for hours on end. He was more of a hands-on guy and I hear that all the time. Part of it is laziness and part of it is immaturity but sometimes, you need a school that's custom for your kid.

    We had the whole nine yards to help us figure out this path, and Whitmore was the official school component of it. When you're trying to raise your kids and they're malfunctioning and you need a flexible tool, that public school system ain't that. He would have dropped out of high school. Now, he got in the saddle and got out of that high school. The classes he was in the middle of were dropped and we talked to the counselors at Whitmore. We told them what we've done and what we get credit for. They told us what we needed to do to finish to meet the legal requirement for North Carolina.

    Whitmore was pretty easy and manageable. There was good communication and he studied at his pace. He worked two jobs in high school that are in line with his goals, which brought him a tremendous amount of self-esteem. He is a happy, well-adjusted kind of guy. He's in the right place. He has graduated and is enrolled at a community college pursuing an electrician certificate and an associate's degree program. He's on his way to doing exactly what he wanted to do and Whitmore was a great partner. I can't imagine anything being better, easier and more accommodating. Whitmore was perfect and I'd recommend it to anybody.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Sean!! Your Son has done very well. I know he had some struggles, but he graduated with straight A's, mastered all the material, worked two jobs and accomplished his goals. Sounds like he has grown to be a mature adult, hope he is proud of his success!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2021

    We decided to go with a school that had a dedicated online curriculum. My son already had a friend that had been attending Whitmore for at least a year so we had some inside information and it seemed like they were enjoying it. We liked what classes were offered and the ease of my son being able to kind of pace himself. I do stay in contact with his counselor so if I have a question, I can always post it to him and he can help me facilitate that.

    Maybe because of covid, more students were enrolled than there were previously. Teachers were a little spread thin so for some of his classes, the responses from the teachers were taking a little bit longer than what you would think. It took my son a little while to finish all of his classes for his first year but he took a lot of difficult classes. He took all honors, like college prep level classes. It was also getting used to being able to pace yourself. He would have to answer something, send it in then have to wait for it to come back. It doesn't always happen as fast as he would like and he can only submit two per day. But so far, it's been overall positive with Whitmore. If you want something that is affordable and a good self-paced school with a good curriculum, then Whitmore would probably be a good fit for you.

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    Thank you for your review Jeremy. Covid was a challenge last year, most of our teachers were able to keep up with their responses but I am sure there were some delays. Students can submit up to two lessons per day for each course they are taking. Most of our students take 3 courses at a time, so that's 6 lessons they can submit each day.
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    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2021

    Whitmore is accredited and the courses interested my daughter. Also, the price was reasonable compared to other places. We tried Whitmore and we're happy with it. My daughter is independent but there are some instances when she doesn’t get something so when she needs something, she’ll tell me. So, I’ll help her out with that or I tell her to email her teacher. So, it seems she doesn't have any issues with Whitmore and she’s doing well. It seems to be self-explanatory.

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    Thank you Fatima for your 5 Star Review!! Your daughter is doing great, straight A's! Please tell her to keep up the solid work.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2021

    I've tried a lot of schools for my son and Whitmore is good. I liked them and would recommend them. They have good classes. The only thing is they leave no deadline for submitting the work. My son had to submit his requirements and I don't know if I blame the school but my son got behind a little bit at the end. Maybe all schools should put a time restraint on when to submit the work instead of leaving it open.

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    Thank you for your review Nida. As you know, we are a Self Paced Mastery Leaning High School, so our students progress at their own pace through every lesson. Some of our students might struggle in a particular subject so they can take their time to master the material. Other students might excel at the same subject and complete it is half the time. That's why we don't have any deadlines for submitting work. This method also teaches the students to take responsibility for their own education.
    We also have a "Goals Coach" that will reach out to a student that hasn't submitted work in a while. His job is to help the student get back on track and improve their study habits. Looks like your son benefited from that too.
    Thank you,

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    Reviewed July 27, 2021

    Whenever I called Whitmore, I always spoke to somebody immediately and I felt like they really knew everything that was going on. It seemed like some of my child's teachers didn't live in this country or there were time zone differences. So, faster feedback would have been helpful to her but that's the only thing I felt like she complained about.

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    Thank you for your review Emily!!

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    Reviewed July 16, 2021

    The enrollment process could be improved because you don't talk with just one person. First, you do a chat with this person, then the phone with this person and then another person. But once you get through it, it's pretty good. We've got a couple of teachers who wait a little too long to reply when students do homework so that can be frustrating because as a parent, I can't contact them directly. I have to go through a whole series of people with an email. But overall, it's been a good education. It's worked really well for our family.

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    Thank you for your review Emily. We have just launched our new "Parent Portal" which gives our parents their own login to Whitmore School. This should help the communication between our parents and our staff.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2021

    I like the way the school interacts with my daughter, rather than just she does an assignment, they grade it like a normal traditional school. The guidance counselor has reached out to us a couple times to say like, “She's not quite on track,” or, “She's doing great,” or just giving us some tips ahead of time rather than there being a problem, and then calling us. They’ve been proactive on that part.

    I've noticed that my daughter will have to go back and forth with the teacher to really explain her thought process. The teacher or the guidance counselors make sure that they understand the curriculum or understand the content before they move on to the next one. It puts more ownership on my daughter to actually reach out when she feels she's not understanding. I've seen a lot of growth in communication, more similar to what she would have to experience through a college setting rather than a traditional high school.

    My son has just finished middle school. He'll be a freshman next year and we're planning on enrolling him as well. It's been a really positive experience for us. In the switch from more of a traditional school setting, actually going to a physical building versus a virtual high school, the biggest thing to consider is, do you want a homeschool program? How involved or how committed can you be as a parent to teaching your child through a homeschool program versus an online curriculum, where they have guidance counselors and professors?

    Whitmore checks the box for us, especially for the kids getting into high school. It's nice having people there that can really hone in on a particular subject and help us help our kids. So, just to know going into that what your plans are also as a parent, and understanding how much you'll be able to help your child through the curriculum. I would definitely recommend the school. But I also recognize that it's not going to be for everyone. There could be some kids out there that just aren't as self-driven or don't learn well virtually.

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    Thank you for your review Harold. Your daughter is doing very well and her grades show it. You are right when you say this school may not be for everyone because it requires self motivation. However, when a student puts the effort and work into it, they will be much more prepared for challenges in the future.
    Please tell her to keep up the solid work!

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    Reviewed July 1, 2021

    Whitmore's curriculum was really excellent. I also loved their Social Studies curriculum. It was thought-provoking and up-to-date. We have been very happy with Whitmore and their curriculum. I have suggested it to other parents and families. My girls are accelerated learners, so Whitmore was excellent for them because they didn't have to wait for a video to be done before. They could also submit two assignments if they wanted to. Everything was negotiable, which was great. They could work at their own pace. Whitmore provides great feedback and great interaction with the teachers. So it's all good. Also, they have reasonable price for what they offered, which was excellent.

    I homeschooled my kids, but for high school, you need the Carnegie units, and Whitmore was accredited. My kids went back to regular school as well, but they did both. They were able to manage both and they enjoyed it. My other daughter is doing a Creative Writing class with Whitmore right now and it's very good. I'm an English teacher, so I really appreciated that. They had a great teacher for English but he was in a different country. So what was happening was there was too much of a delay between responses and we were on a time schedule. The technical coordinator ended up taking my daughter's English class and she has done a great job. I really appreciated her English honors program as well. She also produced the curriculum, so that was really cool.

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    Thank you for your review Archana. We are so please with both your daughter's success. Both with straight A's and very good Activity Calendars. You are right about self pacing, it is good for the accelerated learners as well as the students that need more time to master the material.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2021

    The advisor was extremely helpful. She takes her time. She's very knowledgeable. She's patient and flexible. She tried to make arrangements with our daughter to help her with either scheduling or incentives, even giving us ideas about incentives at home to get the work done. The teacher was very positive. She was very nice and encouraging. She was even personable, and she tried to introduce some of the issues with her own life and where she came from and her dogs. So it's been very positive. They are pretty timely with getting on top of things. But my daughter feels very, very isolated. So having interaction with other students would have made her feel more like she's part of a movement instead of isolated.

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    Thank you for your review Heather. I think this was a tough year on everyone because of the Covid restrictions. When my daughter attended Whitmore School, she was able to still attend her dance class and go to her part-time job. This helped her have some much needed social time. In fact that's why she loved Whitmore because it gave her freedom to make her own school schedule. Please tell your daughter she has done an awesome job this year!!

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    Reviewed June 24, 2021

    Whitmore has been such a blessing to our family. My son was entering his senior year of high school when Covid emerged and public schools transitioned to home school. This did not go as planned as our local public schools thought it would. It honestly was a complete failure. My son and I were frustrated, confused, and overwhelmed. I struggled as a mom, because as a parent I wanted to see him thrive and succeed but it was totally opposite. I researched tons of online schools and finally found Whitmore.

    The first week of enrollment things were completely different from the prior situation. My son was thriving! He was grasping the lessons and mastering his work. He was enjoying the organization of the daily lessons. Most importantly he was able to have open communication from his Whitmore teachers. If he had a question his teachers were more than willing to help him in any way they could. My son is graduating with straight A’s and has his confidence back that was lost. Parents this school is the one. They are committed to the students unlike no other school my son has ever attended. I could only rate Whitmore 5 stars on here but honestly they deserve 10 stars.

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    Thank you for your 10 Star Review Charita! I am so pleased we helped make a difference in your Son's life. I will make sure his teachers see your review, I am sure they will appreciate it.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2021

    There were some teachers at Whitmore School who were slow at grading, but for the most part, my daughter seemed to enjoy learning there. It's a different concept than what we were used to. She was doing three classes at a time and when she was finished with those, she got her other three classes added. She does a lot of it on her own since she's 16, but the lessons took her a while to do, so it's not like she whipped through them quickly.

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    Thank you for your review Amy. Your daughter is doing great work and her grades show it!

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    Reviewed June 12, 2021

    The enrollment went very, very smooth, and very efficient. Everything has been a great experience. They were quick to respond. Our son has learning challenges and that is why we went with a self-paced program. We paid for an additional fee so we can have access to a tutor 24/7 for any subjects that he would be challenged with. We utilized that and it has been a fabulous experience for us. We have been very pleased.

    We've had 10th grade English, 11th grade English, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Biology through Whitmore. Our son also had to take a Health and Fitness course, which was one of their requirements. Because it's what First State offers and what they needed. He challenged their Earth Science and their US History. Because somehow, the credit is not transferring over properly. So he challenged the exams and passed those with flying colors. He automatically got credit for those. Their school was set up where you only take three a semester because it's self-paced. So if you can get all your work done in three months, you're done with that class. If you pass it, then you go on to the next class. You can add in another class. Our son completed six courses through them.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Holly. Your son has earned straight A's this year!! I am pleased you are seeing success with our Tutoring program, it helps the student through a lesson that they are having difficulty.
    We do strongly recommend students just focus on three courses at a time. They are able to move faster and achieve greater success this way. Once they finish one of those three, they can immediately add an additional course.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2021

    When I first read about the enrollment process, it seemed a little confusing because I was out of the loop. But when I called Whitmore, they were the most helpful. They were wonderful and they got it done. It was done so quick and easy. I was talking to a real person who sounded like they had nothing else to do but answer all my questions. There was no background noise. It was wonderful. They made me feel like I was not a bother.

    My son is very smart, but it's very hard to capture his attention. Even at this moment, he's still trying to finish up the year, but Whitmore gives students a whole 12 months to finish, and that's great for someone like him. The teachers never acted annoyed. They answered his questions and encouraged him to ask more. So he's gonna end up finishing with an A average, and it's not because they're giving it to him. They're making him earn it. He needs someone to be stern and patient, and that's exactly what they are. It makes me thankful for the way things played out. Whitmore is awesome. I can't say enough good things about it from the people we've talked to, to the teachers, and to the lessons.

    I also had my daughter with Whitmore and she finished up very quickly and straight A's. She is a type A personality and she wants everything perfect. She was able to work and get that perfect grade she wanted with Whitmore. They let her do that. She didn't have to worry that if she messed up the first time and got a 90 or if they put it a nine, that she couldn't redo it. Because for her, a nine was not good enough. She wanted a 10.

    Whitmore also has tutors. When my daughter worried so much about grades, she ended up doing her math a lot of times. We called Whitmore and paid an extra $500 for the tutor. With that payment, you can stay on the phone with them 24 hours a day. Through writing back and forth, they tutored her through geometry. There were days she would be on the phone with them five hours for one lesson. You don't get that in public school and $500 would not be near enough to pay for the hours that they spent with us. The tutors were brilliant students and very patient.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Kristen. Both your students are doing very well. I appreciate you noticing our teachers are tough but patient. Our goal is for the students to Master the material and do it on their own pace. When this happens, they are able to retain it.
    Thank you again!

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    Reviewed June 8, 2021

    I'm very happy with Whitmore. My son is learning a lot and he is enjoying the homeschooling experience a lot. All the teachers are really professional and the syllabus is great. I strongly recommend Whitmore.

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    Thank you Marcelo. Your son is doing quality work with us and his grades reflect that.

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed June 7, 2021

    We have been pleased with our first year with Whitmore. We enjoy the flexibility, the simple interface and the speedy responses from support/guidance. His teachers are enthusiastic, encouraging, and very kind. My only critique would be our experience with the algebra teacher my son had. Very slow to respond which slowed his pace of progress, very unhelpful with problems he got wrong, and overall not a great experience with that particular teacher. We ended up hiring a tutor and getting through it.

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    Thank you for your review Dayli. Happy to hear your son is having success at Whitmore School. Math can be very challenging for students. I am pleased you found our YUP Tutoring Service. It's great that you can access tutoring help 24/7, 365 days a year. That way he gets the help he needs, when he needs it.

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed May 27, 2021

    We needed something with flexibility since my son's looking to become a professional athlete and this was an excellent program for him because he could do the work at his own pace and at his own time. He does so many different things during the day, it's much easier than doing a Zoom-type setup. Since it's an accredited school, I found it to be reasonable.

    The guidance counselor followed up when I called her and when I had questions regarding picking classes. He wanted things in sports, nutrition, and anything to do with physical fitness. They have a couple of classes which we were happy about. They also have a work-study program and since he teaches class to children, it can count towards that credit. They also do more practical math, like things with the bank registries and explaining things than some of the other math that was offered for him at school. He found that to be more useful. He's learning more because he can't go on to the next assignment until he masters the first one. He's actually forced to absorb the material more than if he's in a regular school setting.

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    Thank you for your review Jennifer. We are so pleased your son is having success at Whitmore School. One of the best things about our school is the freedom and responsibility it gives the students. They really can have many other interests, at any time of the day, and still have success in High School. Please tell him to keep up the good work!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed May 20, 2021

    My daughter is on a college prep curriculum with Whitmore School and she has been enjoying it. The curriculum is similar to the school she was going to, which was a public high school. Whitmore has been great so far.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Laura!! Please anchorage your daughter to keep up the good work.

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed May 17, 2021

    The whole family was unhappy with the elitist school he had been attending. The pandemic came and it became clear a move to an experienced on-line school would be a good idea. Whitmore is excellent. Students are expected to master material and not for an arbitrary date at the time of a test. He enjoys the freedom to organize himself within expectations of getting the appropriate amount of work done. Our boy is already highly socially adept and emotionally intelligent so the lack there of at Whitmore has not been detrimental.

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    Thank you for your review Henry. Whitmore School has been providing online High School since 1994. We are continually improving our school in order to achieve student success, that is what drives us.

    Your son is doing great work and is dedicated to his studies. He logs on to his student desk almost everyday. Please tell him to keep up the great work!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed May 12, 2021

    Whitmore had been doing it for a lot longer period of time. I liked their mastery program, the way they have it set up where the student doesn't move on until they've attained a certain level. Then through perseverance, they can even get a better grade if they just keep doing the work and trying. There's a reward for the effort there. They can go back to some of the areas that they had difficulty with, redo those, and learn what they missed instead of just saying, “We've given you opportunity. Here’s the test, you take it. Oops, sorry, you didn't do good, but that's your grade.”

    Whenever I call, somebody answers the phone, it doesn't go to an answering service. If the person I'm looking for is not available, they call me back right away. I find them to be very informative and they seem like they actually care. It’s not just more than a business. I am impressed with the curriculum, the level of work that's there. They have a lot of great interactive videos accompany their material. Their interaction with the teachers is great, too, because they're always in communication with the teachers with the platform that they have. They can message back and forth so when my child does part of her work, she submits it, and then the teacher will review it. It's either okay or she should improve this before they move on to the next level.

    If you're looking for a place where you can feel comfortable with your child's actually going to learn something, this is the place. They give high-quality work. It's not just read this and take a test. It's a great alternative and your kid’s gonna get really good education going here. My wife has a master's in Education and she really loved the program as well.

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    Well said Theodore, I can see why your daughter is so successful!!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed May 6, 2021

    My son has never been happier in school. He is free to work at his own pace and at his own time. We are saving time each day on transportation back and forth to school and he is using the extra time to get ahead and graduate early.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Karen. Your son is doing quality work and his grades show it! Hope to see you at graduation.

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed April 30, 2021

    Most of the enrollment with Whitmore was done by email and a few telephone calls, so it was very simple. My child likes being able to work at his own pace and then select which topics he wants to progress through first. The cost against the quality is very good, especially right now with traditional schools not knowing what they’re doing and being a little bit disorganized. The online schooling gives some structure. It has worked out well. The experience has all been very positive.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Terry! Happy to hear he is liking the self pace aspect of our school. Please encourage him to keep up his good work.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2021

    Whitmore answered all of my questions. Their program and user interface seemed really clear. It was very easy to understand what they did and that they were going to meet all of the requirements that we needed for my daughter, like accreditation and her graduating with a diploma so she could apply to college. I chose online schooling during the pandemic because my daughter did not want to sit in a virtual class all day. So we were looking for something that allowed her to work at her own pace. As soon as we enrolled with Whitmore and paid our tuition, we got assigned a guidance counselor and he started working with us. He walked us through the process. Our guidance counselor and teachers were really helpful with my daughter's transcripts because that was a bit confusing. But, they received her transcripts and told us what classes she would need to take. All of our experiences have been great.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Jeannette! Your daughter is doing great, straight A's so far and submitting work almost Every Day (7 days a week)! I will let her guidance counselor know you were pleased with his help.

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    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed April 16, 2021

    Everything is going well with Whitmore School. We'll be finished with it within two months.

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    Douglas,

    Thank you for your 5 Star Review!! Hope to see you at Graduation.

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    After a positive interaction with Whitmore School, Stephen increased their star rating on April 19, 2021.

    Updated review: April 19, 2021

    Whitmore School responded very quickly once I posted this review. The matter was resolved, and may have been due to a series of communications failures.

    Original Review: April 9, 2021

    My son graduated from Whitmore School in 2019. All seemed well until he tried to apply to college here in Canada. The local authority for evaluating transcripts requires a transcript be sent directly from the school. I cannot seem to arrange in any way for Whitmore School to do this. In other words, a diploma from Whitmore School is useless in Canada--and you do not find out until too late. This may well be true for other countries as well.

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    Stephen,
    Thank you for your 5 Star Review. Sorry for the communication issue. I am glad we were able to get your son's transcripts out to the college in Canada. Please wish him well and hope he has a successful college experience in Canada!

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    Reviewed April 1, 2021

    Whitmore School was cheaper among the other online schooling options. I enrolled my teenage daughter. She has pretty much just been on her own program. She has History left and she's still tracking her PE. Whitmore should let their students take more than three courses at a time, so they can do a different subject each day of the week.

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    Hi Heather,

    Thank you for your 5-star review. I see that your daughter is an outstanding student who is earning all A's and B's! I love to see students who are up for taking challenging honors level courses. Fantastic.

    I appreciate your feedback about scheduling students for 3 courses at a time. We have found that this schedule allows students to focus and move through their courses at a pace most comfortable to them. Teens are motivated and feel accomplished when they see their great grades and completed credits. If accelerated students, like your daughter, earn 6 credits in less than a year, they have the option to take a well-deserved break from school, or to re-enroll early to begin their next courses.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2021

    My interactions were exceptionally good. They were straightforward. It's talking to a human being that understands English sentences and speaks English sentences back, polite and professional, and got from point A to point B. That's why we've stuck with Whitmore. It's extremely high quality for how much it costs, and that's ultimately it comes down to. Also, it's extremely flexible to what we need. I can hands-off and they run the thing, even though it's a homeschool, or I can get involved and make sure my son expands on the lessons if we need to.

    One of the key things that Whitmore has that a lot of places don't have right now is humans that you interact with. So much, they try to automate everything to save money. And then, what the consumer actually wants is very difficult to get to when have to follow this automated process. It's a huge pain. Having human beings that you interact with and take responsibility is key. Whitmore should keep doing what they are doing. I've been recommending them like crazy to people. Because a lot of them are like, "Oh, this COVID thing, we're thinking about public school, and I know you've been doing that with your son for a while."

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    Thank you for your review Mark. I will pass along your kind words to our staff. Everyone tries very hard to give our parents and students the information they need to succeed with us. Also, thank you so much for referring your friends to Whitmore School, that is the biggest compliment you can give!!

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    Reviewed March 26, 2021

    The enrollment process was pretty good. The rep was really wonderful to talk to and she answered all my questions. Once we got going, the orientation was easy to follow. It was pretty clear. I like that it's one user account for both me and my son. So we both see the same thing. All interactions we have with the administrators, guidance counselor, and technical support at Whitmore are online. We have our desktop and there are links for me to talk to anybody I want to. When we first enrolled, we went over what his requirements are and what I wanted to enroll him in, and we talked about it. Anytime I send a message, I get an answer within 24 hours. Even on the weekends, they're responsive.

    My son has completed physical science, English 9, US history, a PE class, and US government at Whitmore. He really likes that when he feels good, he can do it. When he's ready to do it, he can work on it. He doesn't have to be on camera. He does record himself for Spanish. He like the revision system a lot. He does his best the first time around. But if there's something he didn't understand, then the teacher can come back and say, “Okay, you got question 5, 7, and 9 wrong and here's why you got them wrong. Here's something to think about if you want to revise your answers and come up with the correct answer.” So they focus on mastery. This way, you're actually doing it and redoing it until you learn it. Also, they don't tell him the answers. He's got to go out there and figure it out himself. Overall, I'm pretty happy with Whitmore. It's a good education.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Pamela! Your son is off to a great start, straight A's in all his classes. He cares about his school work and it shows. Our Mastery Learning System lets the student work and learn at their own pace. We are so pleased it's helping your son achieve success.

    Thank you,

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed March 25, 2021

    I love Whitmore. It's great. My child did a full year there and now, she's gonna be done this month for two more weeks. I would recommend it. Depending on if the student's self-sufficient, then it works.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Vilma!! Your daughter is doing great and yes, she is very close to finishing. Hope to see you both at Whitmore School Graduation in June!!

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    Reviewed March 10, 2021

    I was a little resistant for my son to go to online school. But then when the whole Coronavirus thing happened and after doing some research on finding Whitmore, I'm extremely surprised as to how good the school is, how much support he receives, how good he's doing. Because then he doesn't have to put up with the bullying or the nonsense that the other kids face. I've just had the best experience with them. They're constantly sending me reports about him. They're very supportive and really helpful. I'm really happy. I'm going to keep him there. He is doing really well.

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    Thank you for your great review Rose! We are so happy you are pleased with our Online High School. Your son is doing very well, he is dedicated to submitting work every day. He will be very successful at Whitmore School.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2021

    I needed an accredited program and chose Whitmore. If my daughter goes back to a brick and mortar school here, the requirements are she has to go through an accredited homeschool program. The enrollment was fine and my daughter started in August. When she first started, she was having some major issues submitting some assignments on the computer class. I talked to a guidance counselor, who I don't like that well. I also had a little bit of interaction with the teacher and that was okay.

    The only thing is I don't like that I cannot talk to a teacher privately. My daughter is on the spectrum so that's not always remembered when she does her work. That makes it extremely difficult. There is no private parent-teacher communication option and it's only through the students' portal that everybody has access to. Any time I have to write a teacher, I have to write it through the portal. I don't necessarily want others to know that I even reached out to a teacher.

    There were many times that I didn't want my daughter in the meeting because I didn't want her to use things as excuses. I don't like that my daughter reads everything I say because it can be taken very negatively when discussing challenges and problems. That's my biggest pet peeve about the program. The kid's involved in everything. The child sees every parent that has a discussion with the teacher and this is not always ideal. I asked Whitmore about that and I was told that's not available at this time.

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    Thank you for your comments and review Jennifer. We are working on a parent portal which would provide private communication between our parents and the counselors. The work on this portal has been going on for quite some time but we are getting very close to a launch.
    We are very pleased with your daughters dedication, work ethic, and grades.
    Thank you,

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2021

    My daughter completed the program and she felt fine with whole experience. It was a little expensive. But I'm glad she has graduated, and it's done and over with.

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    Karen, thank you for your review. Congratulations to your daughter completing her requirements for a Whitmore School Diploma. Hope to see you both at Graduation 2021!!
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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2021

    We did a lot of research and Whitmore was A-plus in the Better Business Bureau. They were very well accredited. The references that they had sounded really good and I liked the way that they did things. I'm very connected with what they're doing and how the teachers are responding to them. I've been very pleased with what I see.

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    Thank you Susan! You have to tell me your secret, you have three students with us and they are all Straight A Students!! I guess we must both be doing something right. Thank you again for your kind review.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2021

    Whitmore was nationally accredited and it was a school that my son in Connecticut could actually go to. Enrollment was fairly simple and pretty easy. I spoke to guidance counselor, admissions counselor, and several of the teachers. They were very knowledgeable and helpful. Every question we had, they were able to answer and get us through the processes as we went through it. So far, I've been very pleased. Rates are pretty much in-line with other schools that we looked at. My son is excelling really well, and he's learning quite a bit. In this kind of environment that we're in right now where everyone's kind of remote learning, it’s a really good value.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Robert. Your son is doing fine work and progressing nicely. Please tell him to keep up the good work!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2021

    Whitmore has a military discount and they had the courses my son needed. The pricing was good. We have spoken with a counselor a couple of times and she has been very helpful. She adjusted his curriculum a couple of times so he could get more what he wanted.

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    Thank you for your review Nora! Your Son is getting close to finishing. Please tell him we know he can do it!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2020

    My daughter came across Whitmore. She had some medical issues that made her have to withdraw from the brick and mortar school she was going to. We asked around and somebody suggested Connections Academy and we couldn't get in because it was the middle of the quarter. So we did another online school, Indiana Career Academy, and she passed everything. But she got pretty far behind. But that was when her health was at her worst. Then, after a while, she got better and tried a brick and mortar school. She knew she didn't want to go back to the Indiana Career Academy. She was doing online research on her own for a long time. There was another one we almost signed up for but then she ended up finding another site that really gave it bad reviews. She saw really good reviews for Whitmore.

    When she signed up for it, it was nice. It was really easy to get ahold of somebody. But one thing that was a lot better with Whitmore than the last school is, with the last school, I was getting phone calls every single day. I was getting multiple emails. Part of that was because she was missing the online class because it was timed. One thing that's great about Whitmore is she can do it at her own pace. With her having chronic fatigue, she can't necessarily sign in for class at 8 a.m.

    With math, she was going to get an A because she's going to learn the material because you resubmit until the material was correct. That was good. My daughter learned a lot in math. The only thing that has been a little bit hard was when she was doing assignment, and they would have a redo it, she couldn't figure out what she did wrong for a while. She wasn't able to get that explanation. But that might have been her being shy and not willing to ask. But with math, I do math for a living so a lot of times, I would just help her out. Whitmore has been really great. The level of communication is perfect. It's not taking me away from my full time job. She's able to do it on her own and she's very happy.

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    Thank you for your review Jill! Your daughter is doing really well, I love seeing all A's!
    Working at your own pace is so important, it gives everyone the chance to really master the material. Please tell her to keep up the quality work.
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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2020

    My daughter needed more flexibility with her schedule, which made me choose online schooling. Whitmore offered a diploma and honors classes, and they were rated as one of the top schools. After looking, some of the online schools only offer certificates of completion and I didn't want that. The enrollment process was very quick and easy. I had a couple of phone calls with the personnel and then a couple of emails with information. Then, they took care of everything. They contacted her public school to get her transcripts transferred and once it was transferred, they called me back and let me know what classes she needed for graduation. My daughter was doing an honors English class and an AP US Government. She took five classes last year and has one course left for graduation this senior year. Whitmore’s quality of education is very high and for the price, it’s good.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Tonya! Your daughter is so close to finishing, I am sure she is excited about that. Hope we can see you at Graduation in June!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2020

    My daughter was having a difficult time with public schools in Kansas City. There were bully issues and focus issues so we decided to try a different route. My husband and I discussed it and kinda went through the internet. We wanted to make sure that it was accredited and that she would get an actual diploma and not have to go through a GED type program.

    We looked at the reviews when we were going through trying to pick where to send her. Part of the reason that we ended up going through Whitmore is there was so much positive feedback that we had seen on the website and through other websites. Whitmore seemed to be the best fit for us and it has been amazing. Anytime I have a question, I can message them and I get an answer within a day. My daughter submits her assignments and they say they take sometimes two days but she'd usually get her stuff pretty quick. She did a complete 180 as far as her grades. She was getting Ds and Fs, and she's gone to straight As with an exception of a science class that she got a B in but she was so close to that A.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Jennifer. Your daughter has done a great job at Whitmore. You are right, all A's but that B was actually a B+. We are so pleased with her work, please let her know.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2020

    I researched online for different programs to enroll my daughter in and Whitmore School was one that stuck out to me as a good program. This is her second year in it and from what I have seen as well as my experience in talking to people on the phone, there's a night and day difference between them and another online program that we were in before that's called Penn Foster.

    I have signed up my daughter for the program where I get a weekly update of assignments that she turned in. I also get notified when she turns in an assignment and I can click on it and see the work that she's done. For her, it works fine because I don't really have to follow along behind her and make sure that she is putting in the effort to get an assignment turned in. If it was one of my different kids, I'd have signed up for the option where you meet with a counselor once a week and have more one-on-one.

    She loves the instructors, too. Every teacher she had so far is always so kind and they give great feedback. But she has been struggling with turning stuff in and she's going through a little mental health episode. She feels like she has no motivation whatsoever to turn anything in because she doesn't have any deadline. So in hindsight, that's what's keeping her from turning stuff in and being motivated. But she wants to get better and she wants to turn in two assignments a day for each class.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Shannon!! Your daughter is doing great work with us, straight A's!
    Our teachers do a really good job encouraging students to summit quality work, but you're right, motivation is difficult to learn for a teenager. My daughter struggled with motivation as well, but once she got in a good routine of submitting assignments, she had more success.
    I am glad she is committed to turning in two lessons a day for each subject.
    We are so pleased to hear your happy with Whitmore School.
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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2020

    Whitmore is a wonderful school and we’re extremely happy with them. My daughter is a dancer training at a pre-professional program. She is on a full academic college preparatory course, science, English and social studies on the honors level. Whitmore has very high-quality teaching and excellent administration. We're very pleased with the education there and the support. The personnel are of the highest professional quality. Whitmore is a gem. They do a great job and they're very dedicated. Their teachers are super responsive. I was with other schools and this one is far ahead.

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    So pleased you are happy with Whitmore School. We do try to be the best online high school, but it brightens our day when a parent lets us know!
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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2020

    During the COVID-19 pandemic the institutions in my country gave zero cooperation regarding education. I had to find a good school and while in pursuit of an online school I found Whitmore School, so my parents and I decided to shift here and have loved every part of it since day one. The teachers, my Guidance Counselor and the courses are amazing. The curriculum is very specific but top-notch. There are no time bounds or anything that would stop you from getting your specified goal while at this amazing school. Honestly, I am really amazed to see such dedication and the cooperation that Whitmore School gives.

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    Thank you for your thoughtful review Joshua! We are so pleased with your dedication and success at Whitmore School. You are an amazing student that has a very promising future. All the best,

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020

    We were having some issues with the local public school so we started looking at homeschool options even though I didn't really think that that was gonna be a good option for us. I then started researching some of the online private schools and looked at a lot of the information and the reviews that Whitmore School had. I went to the website and thought they would probably be a good fit for my son. There were a lot of online reviews for the school and I liked that there is a mastery program where he would be made to continue to do it until he gets it. My son enrolled last October. We sent in his transcripts and after they reviewed him, we talked to somebody about which classes he should take.

    Last year, my son's biggest issue when he first started was getting some of the assignments to submit, especially the Math assignments that were really tricky. We called and somebody helped with IP issues. We spoke to him and he still couldn't get it so we kinda did a little conference call. It was me, my son, and them. We got everything resolved and we didn't have any issues whatsoever. I also talked to my son's counselor and we recently discussed some options for his classes for this year. She was very helpful and any interactions I had were great.

    Whitmore is a much better fit for my son simply because sitting in class and listening to somebody talk is not really how he learns. He would tend to kinda zone out during class. Being online, he reads and he spends more time on the things that he doesn't understand as opposed to having somebody talk about the things that he already knows or are not an issue for him. It was an experience at first to try to have the discipline to actually sit and do the classes because the theory was, "I have a year, so I don't really need to do this right now." That was the hardest struggle for him. But we have it now and he's enjoying this. I haven't heard anything about him even wanting to go back to public school.

    Also, I don't have any problem with the cost of the school. I don't think it's outrageous at all given what they get. My son gets a response if he asks a teacher a question or when he turns things in. There's always a response within 24 hours. He gets any help that he needs. We paid for the Math tutor last year which my son used a couple of times right at the beginning, but it was more trying to get technical questions answered. That really should've been the IT person. Otherwise, everything you get for your money.

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    Thank you for your kind review Terri. We are so pleased your son is having success with our mastery learning system. When students can learn at their own pace they achieve a higher level of understanding and retention. Please tell him to keep up the good work!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2020

    My daughter had other commitments that made the traditional school schedule not feasible any longer. So, we needed an online option that could work around her other commitments: to still have the ability to have an excellent education but have the flexibility in terms of the timing, time of day, deadlines on assignments, and teachers who work with them around their schedule. With Whitmore School, I liked that with mastery-based learning, the students are responsible for learning how to master the content with the guidance of the teacher and are able to use the platform to succeed.

    The enrollment process was very easy for us. We looked at the school for a few months before we finally enrolled because she was still enrolled in a traditional school at that point. She finished out the school year, and we were initially intending to enroll a little bit later but the Whitmore enrollments had increased substantially and we didn't want to get locked out. So, we enrolled her a week or two after she finished her prior school year.

    The process was very straightforward. We were able to register for an online open house. She was able to get any questions answered and see a general overview of what the student desk looks like, how different forms of communication are handled, and some sample course work that was available to look at online. She could review a syllabus or a sample demo lesson to give her an overview and see if she was comfortable with the platform. Then, we were able to complete the forms and they were very quick in processing everything and turning it around. This included looking at her prior transcript to get that transferred over and getting her started on her course work. Everyone was very responsive and made the process easy.

    My daughter has been very pleased in terms of the teacher's accessibility and her ability to get questions answered or clarification on certain things. In the beginning, there was a slight learning curve with getting used to the mastery-based structure. She now understands how to manage that work back and forth, and how to ask questions of the teachers. It’s been good! They've been very quick to get back to her, either within the time frame she was told or earlier. We are very pleased with the education that she is receiving at Whitmore School.

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    Thank you for your great review Stacey. I appreciate all your kind words about our admissions department as well as our teachers. Everyone is very dedicated to our students success, it is our primary goal.
    Your daughter is doing very good work with us and her grades reflect it. She is also dedicated to her studies, she is submitting work every day of the week! Tell her to keep up the good work.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2020

    Our daughter, Sophie, is a dancer. She's in the pre-professional program in her school that she was in. Even though it had a dance program, it would not support her in leaving early to go to another studio. So, since she loves dancing so much, we took her out of school and we checked several online courses, and Whitmore seemed to be the best one for her. The enrollment process was easy. They have an excellent program and my daughter's getting a lot out of it. They also have a reasonable price for the whole year for the quality of education that my daughter's getting.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Jacob! Your daughter is doing amazing work at Whitmore. She has achieved two years of straight A's. My only complaint is we don't get to see her dance, maybe someday.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2020

    I chose Whitmore for my son's schooling. We spoke with their counselor and they helped walk us through the process of enrollment. The reps I've spoken to have always been pleasant and helpful. Currently, my son has been taking required Math, English, Science, Labs, Electives, and writing courses. The quality of education has been better than what I expected and he is really thriving with his work. He loves it as it's flexible to fit his hours and he can go at his own pace.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Christopher! So glad your son is has found a good balance of school work and his outside interests. For many of our students, it's about the balance.

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2020

    We did online schooling because my son wasn't interested in the program that he was in regular school. He was struggling with engaging and stuff. Also, we knew he wasn't going to college, so he didn't need all the college requirements that the state wanted him to have. We just wanted him to get a GED. Whitmore was the best option. I read a lot of reviews that said that they were a good option. Everything about them is really easy and great to work with. They're great in communicating and explaining things.

    Any problems I had, I called them directly and they answered right away. We had to work out my son's plan because most of his grades transferred over and what he needed to do. He had classes that transferred over and he had six credits that he still had to do in certain areas and then a couple of electives. They kinda mapped it out for me. There were a couple of courses that were standard ones, like history and stuff, and there were a couple that he got to pick. They had to keep on doing it until they got a certain grade. That teaches them how to use it in everyday life.

    My son graduated from it and he liked it because he could do it at his own pace. He's trying to start his own company. He does filming and stuff like that. It gave him the opportunity to be able to do both. I like Whitmore, too. They do two programs, the regular to get your standard diploma and a program if you're interested in going to a four-year college. They give you the two pathways, which I really like because if my son didn't really fit in at school, he'd still be able to do the pathway. He could go still get into college. It would be great.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Theresa. So great that your son graduated from Whitmore School! He should be very proud of his diploma. As he knows, he had to master every lesson to move on, a real accomplishment.
    Hope he has good luck in his new company.

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    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2020

    We are enjoying the program from Whitmore School. My son is taking Algebra, U.S. history, and Spanish. He’s gotten used to the pattern and interacting with the teachers, especially this year. There has been a great improvement. The teachers and the counselor are very responsive. The enrollment process was very clear and simple. The quality is very good for the cost, especially in comparison to some of the other programs that we've seen and used. We like the mastery format as well.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Sean! Your son is very dedicated to his school work.

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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2020

    At that time when I was looking for a school, I wanted something that had some teachers attached to the school, so someone that we could talk to, versus just something online. Enrolling with Whitmore was mostly online, sign up your kid and pay. And if you have any questions, you could give them a call. My daughter currently just does Math with them because she did Math last year, and she finished up her Math program. Right now, she's preparing to take her GED. She's almost gonna graduate. Her experience with the online instruction and teachers could have been a bit more help, but it was fine.

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    Thank you for your review Vanessa. I hope she does well on the GED.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2020

    Whitmore School is excellent and we like it so far. We wanted to try online school and it was really easy to enroll with them. My daughter did it herself. Everything seems to be fine with her and she's happy.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Bong. So glad to hear your daughter is happy with our school. She is doing very good work, making fantastic grades!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2020

    My kids have been home for six months and they gain very good experience doing online learning. I decided to enroll in online schooling. My older daughter, Crystal, has been practicing advanced learning for a long time. She can skip some grades and also get good education, that's why I chose Whitmore. My daughter is not 14 yet and I needed to contact the Enrollment Director and provided her school records. Then, Crystal had to email her to show her communication skills. They approved her enrollment and we registered to the Diploma PLUS Program, which means my daughter has more support from her counselor.

    Their staff is very helpful, very easy to communicate with, and they respond. We have an online platform so I can directly send a message to the counselor and staff. And when my daughter starts a course, everything is posted, including the different chapters and different units. All the materials are provided on the online platform. There are always some videos so she can watch the videos and then do the assignment. The teacher will grade within 24 hours and if there's some problem or they didn't get it right, they have two chances of revision to get a perfect score.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Linnette. Your daughter is amazing! Not only is she extremely smart, she is also dedicated to her school work. She has been submitting assignments seven days a week since her enrollment. Being able to learn at your own pace is so important. She won't be slowed down by other students in the course. Please tell her how proud we are of her accomplishments!

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2020

    My son is an introvert and he was having some difficulty with a traditional public school, just with bullying and nonsense. It took me a while to decide to go to online school. I was concerned about the social aspect of it. But I knew that no amount of me leaving him in public school would make him social. It was just probably gonna get worse so we decided to go ahead and try the online. I did a lot of research and I saw everything seemed pretty good about Whitmore. So, I thought we would try it and I am so happy we did.

    What I liked about the school is they definitely keep you informed. I get weekly and monthly reports. Also, every time my son posts something or he puts in a class or a lesson, it emails me and lets me know that he did so I can keep track to make sure he's staying on track when I’m working. Plus, you cannot fail a lesson. So, if they post something and my son doesn't get it correct, they send it back for him to do corrections. He never gets a failing grade. He actually learns the stuff instead of just going through the motions. Also, the curriculum seems good. They offer a lot of different classes, which I like, even more than the public school did because they didn't have any computer classes at his public school, which I thought was crazy. My son is really into computers. He has some options there. He's a sophomore now. He's in the second year of Spanish and he really likes that class, which is good. I like it all.

    I have access to have communication with the teachers. The counselor sends the weekly and the monthly reports. And then I have all their emails if I have any questions or anything, but they do stay in contact with my son a lot through email. They would tell him what needs to be done if he's having trouble learning something that they can help him with that. I could stay in contact with them, but he's doing really well so I haven't had the need to reach out to them.

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    Dear Mandy,
    Thank you for your kind review. We do try very hard to keep parents informed about how their student is doing. Success usually happens when parents, teachers, and guidance counselors are all focused on making sure the student is motivated to do the work. Your son's 3.94 GPA suggests it's working on all fronts. Keep up the good work and please tell him how proud we are of his achievements!

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2020

    When I signed up, it was super easy. Everything went smooth. It was a good experience. We had to switch a teacher. But other than that, the teachers were pretty good. They were very interactive with the students as far as communication goes. Assignments were pretty good too. We were pretty pleased with the cost, especially for my daughter coming from a private school going to Whitmore. But they should have better or more communication between the counselor and student.

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    Thank you for your review Angie!

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    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2020

    Whitmore School was very highly ranked online. I weighted my decision on curriculum, ranking and cost. I also looked at schools the graduates have been accepted to. The enrollment process was very easy and simple. I just filled out forms online and provided documents. Everything is mostly handled through the website. But every time I've spoken to their personnel, they've been very accommodating and nice and helpful. The curriculum was very good and challenging for my daughter. It's a self-paced program and there are no deadlines and in some ways, it can be good for certain people. But it just was not a good fit for my daughter. Having some scheduling could be good for her. It's just not for everybody.

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    Thank you for your review Carmella. Your daughter had great success in some challenging courses, Algebra 2 CP, Biology Honors, English 10 Honors, Music Appreciation, Trigonometry / Precalculus, and Creative Arts. She is an amazing student.
    We understand the self paced Mastery Learning system can be challenging for some of our students. They have to learn to manage their own study time and take responsibility for their education. If they can make that adjustment, it will set them up for success with their next challenge, whether it is college or a career.
    Please tell you daughter we are all very proud of her!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2020

    We enrolled my daughter online because she was not behaving in public school. We needed to kinda take her out of that environment and give her a better chance of focusing on school instead of focusing on all the exterior stuff. We went with Whitmore School based on the research we did. They have the highest reviews. That was the number one recommended online and the price was right, and it seemed like it was the best one for her. The enrollment process was super easy. It took a few minutes and it was done.

    Whitmore School's personnel has been excellent every time we talked to them. My daughter just finished her 9th grade year. She did English, Spanish, social studies, Algebra 1, photography class, and another one. I feel that the quality of the teachers was really good. Math was a difficult subject to do online. But the teachers were quick to respond and, even though it was just through email, it seemed to form a relationship with her. The cost of it is excellent. Compared to a private education, it is extremely cheap. The extra money compared to public school is worth it to have the better instruction.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Jeremiah!! Your daughter has done some excellent work with us. I understand that math can be a difficult subject to learn online. When she takes another math course, you may want to consider our Math Tutoring option. It enables the student to contact a tutor immediately and they are available 24/7 365 days a year.

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2020

    Whitmore was recommended by a friend who's daughter is attending school there. I did some research online and found that they had some really great reviews. I couldn't find anything negative about them. So, we pray it's good. Enrolling was relatively easy. They provided me with a list of things they needed from my son's current high school and we were able to get his schedule finalized. The whole thing took about a week.

    I'm extremely satisfied with the people at Whitmore. They provided me with great support. We had an issue where they were concerned about something my son had wrote in one of his posts and they called right away. They could give a little better examples though. For physics, we did a spring thing with springs for spring motion for physics. There was no example. Then, the instructions said to buy a spring. What kind of spring? They have no pictures. Then, the professor said, "Oh, you could've used an online spring simulator. This was after a week of monkeying around with this where I'm like, "Hey, just put the link to the online spring simulator right in the assignment." There was a lack of that kind of stuff mainly in the physics. That was the toughest class for him.

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    Thank you for your review Jeff. I also appreciate your feedback on the Physics Course, we are constantly trying to improve and need parent feedback to do that.
    Please give our best to your son!!

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    Reviewed July 25, 2020

    Enrolling was pretty simple and straightforward. I like the website. It was simple. They always get back to me really quickly, like the next day. They're really nice. They seem like they really want the kids to do well. My son has straight As and I like that they let him work at his own pace. He's able to make correction on things so I feel like he's actually learning. It's a good education and the cost is appropriate.

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    Thank you for your review Cassie. So pleased to hear your son is enjoying our Mastery Learning System. We find that everyone learns at a different rate, but we can all master a subject if we can take the time we need to understand.
    Please encourage him to keep up his good work!
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    Reviewed July 10, 2020

    My son wanted to do online schooling. Whitmore's program seemed to be the one that he gravitated to most with the way that the subjects were taught and the mastery aspect of it. It seemed to be more suited to him and his learning style. They worked with me to figure out a monthly payment plan, which was really wonderful since I'm a single mom. Their staff were always so helpful and got back to us right away. If my son had a question, he would type it in and get a response very quickly. According to the reviews of other schools that we compared it to when we were looking for the school, seems like other online schools are not as proactive and on top of things. There were a lot of complaints with other schools in most areas, like slow response time and not being very helpful for individual students.

    My son was a senior so we only had 4.5 credits to go. He took Business English and anatomy. He did two electives based on his natural interest and talents, which are music that he had focused on the previous three years of high school. He was happy to be able to continue with a passion of his and get credit for it. Those two classes were called creative arts and performing arts. He was able to fulfill his 4.5 credits that he needed to graduate as a senior.

    He is actually considering going to college to become a physician's assistant because of the anatomy class he took. It really sparked an interest in him with learning about the body and the different systems of the body. It had a lot of good information and it made him think and he realized he has an interest in it. If he hadn't taken that class, maybe he would've never realized that. His counselor, the principal, and his teachers were all extremely supportive. It couldn't have been a better learning experience for my son.

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    Hi Kimberly,
    So pleased to hear your son was inspired by our Anatomy Class. I passed along your review to our teachers and made sure his Anatomy teacher, Pam, saw it. It means so much to us when we hear positive feedback. Thank You!!

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    Reviewed July 2, 2020

    We got the tutor option with Whitmore and the enrollment process was fairly straightforward and simple to navigate. The program was flexible and mostly pretty solid. But my daughter can't move forward within the course until each lesson is approved for whatever expectation the teacher is looking for. One of her classes held her up quite a bit. She couldn't get past that one lesson that she kept having to do it again and again and again. When all of the lessons through most of the courses end up with effectively 100%, by statistical speaking, even if we burn that one lesson so that she can move on, she'd still end up with an A. So it cost her more than it was worth because it ate up a lot of unnecessary time. My daughter was confused on that one and she didn't know what was needed to be able to move forward. She just kept getting it back and saying, “You need to do it again.”

    When you're stuck on one particular lesson for over three months, it's time to evaluate and whether they could circle back to it later or just kill it entirely. But in one way, the teacher should have been aware of the time frame and decided that her approach wasn't working and what else can she do so that the student can move forward. Because while that was going on as a whole, my daughter was losing interest. So she got to a point where she said she didn't know what to do and she didn't wanna do it. But things got resolved. The overall quality was very solid.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star review!

    We are looking forward to your daughter's graduation. I just put up her awesome pictures in the slideshow.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2020

    I sent my daughter to my country in Indonesia. She can follow the online schools the government has but the time is different. So, that means she has to wake up the right time to study because of the 24-hour time difference. I talked to one lady who has a daughter that also goes to online school. I told her my trouble with the government online school and she gave me the online price for Whitmore School and I thought that it might be better.

    In the first year, my daughter didn't wanna stay there. So I lost my money because she didn't want to study. The next year, I told her that if she would go to college someday, she would have to finish school first. Then I will bring her back again to the United States someday and she can get a college degree here. So I signed her up for the second year.

    I'm really very happy with Whitmore School. Every week I get the report card and if we call them, they answer us and they don't put us on hold for too long. It's a little bit hard to understand them on the phone. Then after some time, I asked a friend of mine to sit down with me when we call Whitmore. We were confused about why we would have to pay this and that. But their reps answered very nicely and they try to explain why we had the charges on the last bill.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Lily! Your daughter is so close to graduating, so pleased she is successful.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2020

    I primarily chose Whitmore School for the flexibility of when we could start and how we could work the program. Aside from their model for pricing versus buying different courses, I like the way they approached online schooling with you buy for a year. I also I liked the way that they evaluated other GPAs. Enrolling was super easy, very smooth, and quick. They’re very attentive. I was able to talk to a lot of different people and have my questions answered before I made the decision.

    My son really met the majority of his curriculum required to graduate, so he had a lot of flexibility in the courses that he took. He needed four and a half credits within the school based on their general requirements. He took courses that on the outlook wouldn’t be super hard, but the material was interesting. He found it was more interesting than he expected it to be. In a lot of cases, it was more work than he thought it would be. But it was pretty good because there was value in it versus just going through the motions ‘cause he had to get the credits. It was a great experience. In fact, I’ve referred several other people to Whitmore. One of my son's friends is enrolling for next year. We would certainly be a reference and we’ll continue to share it with others.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Erin! Please give our best wishes to your Son, hope he has success in his future endeavors.

    Thank you for your referrals too!!

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    Reviewed May 21, 2020

    The reviews about Whitmore School really stood out for me and their enrollment process was easy. We just had to submit the paper that we had from the school and that was all for the current grade that my daughter was going. My interactions with them all went smoothly. My daughter is more independent in her studies with Whitmore School and she’s doing better than in a regular school.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Gabriela! So glad to hear your Daughter is doing better in our school. Please tell her to keep up her good work!
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    Reviewed May 19, 2020

    We were looking for a new opportunity for my daughter's school. It’s a bit of a challenge getting her up and moving in the morning. With some research online, we came across Whitmore and we thought this would be the way to go. She’s done really well with Whitmore School. I like the communication from the counselor once a week and the communication monthly from the counselor with the real updated report. She can have constant contact with her teachers, pretty rapid response, and they actually are learning. Being able to do the revisions on work assignments means that she’s actually learning and not just moving on without learning the core details.

    The professors are great. I love the fact that my daughter's Spanish teacher lives in Chile. That’s amazing. They’re all over the place and she seems to develop a pretty good relationship with all of them. My daughter's confidence level is very strong now. I’m really impressed with Whitmore School and I tell everybody about it. With all of this COVID-19 that’s going on, she’s ahead of the curve here now.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Courtney! Your Daughter is doing very well with us. We are so pleased she enjoys Mastery Learning, it's so important to learn and retain the core principles of every lesson.
    I will let Christine know your Daughter is enjoying her Spanish Class.
    Thank you!!

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    Reviewed May 16, 2020

    My son had been going to a private school for years. The cost of private school for high school here jumps about $10,000 a year on top of what we were already paying, plus my daughter is in college and so the cost for private high school was not feasible at that point. The public schools here were not even an option. They were beyond bad. So our options were online school or homeschooling of some other fashion.

    I did a lot of research. There is a local to Texas online school, but it’s a public school, which I wasn’t crazy about because my kids have never been in public school, so I didn't know that the curriculum would match up with what they were used to. Also, we flat-out weren’t eligible for it because the kids should have been in public school to be eligible for the online public school option so that wasn’t an option for us. But Whitmore was the best ranked and the most highly recommended. They were also accredited and being accredited really meant a lot to us. The cost was not that steep. In fact, it costs less to go to Whitmore than to play one sport. This was a very reasonably priced option.

    I talked to the counselor before we decided to join. I really liked her and she was very nice. She actually helped me and walked me through the enrollment process. I emailed the school, explained our situation, asked for some information, and talked to them quite a bit. Once we finally decided to enroll, it was super simple. It was just essentially follow a website, fill out some links, and give them my credit card number.

    The adjustment period was a little rough. When my son first started there, it took a little bit of time for him to get into the groove of organizing and managing his time himself, so that was a little bit of a learning curve. It took him a little time to get the interface set up as well. But once we got all of that working, he jumped right into it and really loved it.

    My son has some learning differences. He’s dyslexic and he has dyspraxia so he worked with tutors for years to fix all of that. He reads fine now and on grade-level, but very slowly. Being able to work at his own pace was hugely beneficial for him so that he could spend as much time as he wanted with the subject matter and think it through and work at the hours that suited him and not have to be working in a class for 45 minutes. Then by the time he'd finally get into it, he'd move on to the next thing so being able to focus on particular subjects in any given amount of time was really helpful to him. We really enjoyed our experience and we plan on him coming back in the fall.

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    Hi Kellie,
    So pleased to hear your Son has made the adjustment to online learning. He is doing very well and the Activity Calendar shows his dedication to his school work.
    It looks like he has completed the 6 credits for his enrollment year. He can re-enroll anytime he's ready to start school again, he does not have to wait to August if he is ready.
    Thank you for your 5 Star Review!!

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    Reviewed May 10, 2020

    My daughter is sick and can’t attend school. With Whitmore, it’s three days and she likes that. Enrollment was very easy and cost is reasonable. My daughter finished Whitmore. Their personnel were all very attentive, and they would answer back quickly. She took pre-Calculus, English, Performing Arts, Chemistry and History. The only thing we didn’t like was the program itself in Math wasn’t very explanatory. We had to get tutors. All the Calculus related subjects are not okay. They don’t explain them well for the sit-in that I’ve had from that.

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    Thank you for your review Ana. Math is a difficult subject to learn online, I am glad you chose our Tutoring Program to help with it. So pleased to see your daughter was able to get an A in the course. We are always trying to improve and our Math courses are getting worked on as we speak.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2020

    My daughter didn’t wanna go to public school. When I researched schooling options online, Whitmore got very good rating, and it was affordable. The enrollment process was fine. Because my daughter hadn’t met the age yet, she was asked to submit an essay, which she did. Then the dean contacted me after she did that, and then she told me about the program and explained different stuff to me. I chose one and then I paid the tuition, and she was able to start the next day.

    Whitmore's team is great. They have reached out to me if there were bumps on the road. They had a point in time where my daughter was kinda behind, and they telephoned me. We talked about it, and we were able to figure out what the problem was and how to solve it. It’s been a very good experience. Whitmore is harder than public school. My daughter has to do a lot of research. She has to put in a lot of effort. It’s not like you just answer this questions. For everything, you have to kinda look for additional information. Every lesson kinda takes her a bit to do. When I looked at it, I realized she has to really put a lot into the assignment. According to her, she prefers it than public school. She said she likes it and she’s learning.

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    Thank you for your review Ikusha. Your daughter is doing very high quality work with us. We can tell she is putting in a lot of effort. That is the key for success at our school. Students that put the effort in will achieve success. Please tell her to keep up her great work.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2020

    My eldest son prefers to do school online. He’s more of an introvert and did not want the traditional high school experience. Whitmore was suggested to us by the guidance counselor at the institution that he attended before we withdrew. All the communications are through their website. If you need to talk to someone, there are ways to contact people and have an interaction that way. Almost everything is done via email. It is a fairly comprehensive program. It stands up against a rigorous curriculum that he had when he was attending a more traditional school.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Charlotte. Looks like your Son is getting close to graduating. He just needs one more push to get over the finish line!

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    Reviewed April 27, 2020

    Whitmore was discovered by my wife and I through research on-line for an accredited high school for our son, Daniel. He had transitioned from going to a private Catholic School atmosphere to a public-school setting for his Junior year. The whole situation did not agree with him and he was experiencing many obstacles. When we contacted Whitmore, we immediately were put at ease. The administration was extremely helpful in the registration process. Within a few days of making contact, Daniel was taking the full allowable class load and thoroughly enjoying it.

    My wife and I have always tried to be on top of both of our children’s schoolwork. Again, going from a Catholic School setting to a public one was not only difficult for him, but for us as well. We were very surprised and pleased with the course work he was doing and felt (and feel) he is getting a strong basis for his upcoming college life.

    Now that he has almost completed his senior year course load, we have had opportunities to communicate with the administration staff as well as the teachers. All of them have been responsive, receptive and extremely helpful to not only him with his classwork, but also with parents that were skeptical at first. We are believers now though. Daniel applied to three universities of his choice and was accepted to all of them. Thank you to the administration, staff and teachers at Whitmore. You are providing a service more than you may even know.

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    Dan, thank you for your very kind words and 5 star review. We are so pleased to hear your son was accepted to all three of his chosen universities. He has taken responsibility for his education and that will serve him very well in college.
    We are still planning on holding our graduation in Morgantown, WV on June 20th. Please let us know if there is anyway you and your family can attend.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2020

    My daughter had dropped out of public high school and needed to finish her education. I looked at different options and online schooling with Whitmore seemed like the best option for her. I sent an email then they called me and we talked about it. Then everything was done online. The school personnel have always been very supportive. The quality is pretty good. They don’t let her get away with good enough. They make her do the assignments until she gets them right, like revise, redo, until they’re correct. Whitmore has been very good with me for flexibility because my daughter didn’t finish in the time that we originally intended for her to finish her schooling. They worked with me on extensions. She stopped for a while and she was able to start back with just a phone call and starting right where she left off with no loss of credit or anything.

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    Thank you for your review Kathleen. Your daughter is doing very well and getting close to graduating!

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    Reviewed April 22, 2020

    My daughter went to her private school through 8th grade, and then we decided to do the online schooling for 9th through 12th. I wanted to have more time to do other things. And some things that you do every day count as class work. That’s more experiential learning opposed to just in a classroom learning, so that’s a lot better. There were a lot of schools to choose from and it was really overwhelming. But Whitmore School was affordable and they had really good reviews. My daughter loves it. She’s old enough to pretty much be independent and do a lot of the school work, so there’s not a lot of parent involvement much. So, unless there are questions or anything like that, I can reach out to the counselor. Otherwise, you get to go in, check the status and make sure they’re on track for the graduation at the end of the year. You have the whole 12 months to actually do a year’s worth of work, and she should be done in another month or so.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Christina. So glad your daughter has transitioned well into online learning. She is very dedicated to her studies and is doing very well. I sure she is enjoying her life outside the classroom as well.
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    Reviewed April 18, 2020

    I dropped from high school to pursue my dancing career, and I'm glad I found this school that allowed me to complete high school and get a diploma. After I searched online for many schools, I'm so happy that I chose Whitmore School. The staff and the teachers are fantastic. I found each course challenging and interesting. I definitely recommend this online high school.

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    Thank you Filippo for your 5 star review. I checked your transcript and congratulations on your Straight A's at Whitmore!! Hope your dance career takes off and some day we would love to see you dance.

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    Reviewed April 14, 2020

    I have kids who have interests outside of school and who were bored in traditional school. They came to me. They campaigned to try an online school. They wrote an essay. For the proposal, they enumerated they wanted to do this. They're very independent-minded anyway, so I told them they could do online school, but I was not going to be the school police. If I ended having to be the school police, they're going back to regular school. “Don’t make me the school police. I’ll help you. But I’m not gonna be riding you every day.”

    Whitmore School was a nice, super-flexible kind of program. They were used to working with kids who had different interests and who were pursuing other things outside of school. And they were fully accredited everywhere that I could find. They also had their own program. They didn't have those canned programs. We first tried online school through the school district we were at, and they used Odyssey and that was horrible. When I called, the woman I talked to was really nice and she knew her way six ways to Sunday through that program, so it was pretty simple.

    My son is finishing up high school. My daughter is going to be 15. They’ve taken all the basic stuff. Plus, things like Michael is taking Digital Photography. Amanda, right now finished Anatomy and Physiology, American History. She’s taking math class. It seems to be going well. They’re able to contact their teachers. In case they needed help with Math, I also signed them up for the tutoring and they seem to do pretty fine. They correspond with their teachers. I’ve been pretty happy with what's going on.

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    Thank you for your review Nancy. I am so glad you are not the "School Police" for you two students! I checked both of their activity calendars, it shows me if they log in and submit work and they both are doing fantastic. School work is being done 6 to 7 days a week, with no police. Very impressive!!

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    Reviewed April 11, 2020

    My son was having some social issues at school. A friend at school said her sister’s daughter used Whitmore. We just contacted the high school and filled out things online. Enrollment was very easy. My son has English 10 and a science lab course about the human body. He seems to think that they teach a lot more in-depth than they do in the high school. The content is more direct and there's not a bunch of fuss. We’re told, “This is what you need to know, what you're gonna learn, and what you need to do to get there.”

    There were just a couple things that he struggled with and it depended on the instructor. Although he ended up with a 10 on the assignment, they mentioned, “Maybe you could do this a little bit better.” He repeated that and set it back but was told, “Okay, now let’s work on doing this better.” To me it looked more like it was something that they're maybe told to do, to have the students revising things multiple times.

    But for a parent, Whitmore is an easy experience. I’m a board-certified teacher, so I kinda know what I’m doing. But I look at this stuff and I’m like, “This is exactly what they need to prepare if they were going to go to college.” They had to do parents’ ethical citations. I’m like, “What the heck? They're not gonna do that in high school.” But that is something you would need if you go to college. You're gonna have to write essays in-house. It’s intense, but it’s exactly what they need.

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    Thank you for your review Barbara. Your son is doing very fine work with us. Not only are his grades outstanding, his activity calendar shows he is extremely dedicated to his studies.
    Our teachers do take college prep seriously. The more we can teach him now, the more successful his college experience will be.
    Thank you,

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    Reviewed March 18, 2020

    We shifted just for my son's senior year. He was unhappy and stressed out in public school. A lot of the pace of the courses were moving very quickly, so instead of learning, he would just enroll in a course and end up excited and then would end failing it within a month. So, the online gave him time to work at his own pace, to work towards mastery, and also give him time to pursue interest that he had that he wasn’t able to do in public school because he was always doing homework.

    I did a bit of research and noticed Whitmore is accredited. And just in looking at reviews and ratings, there are some you’re not always sure about the reliability. And so, the feedback I got on Whitmore, I felt it was the most trustworthy. And then, I liked that it’s a rolling enrollment, that my son could just start. We initially just had him enroll in a single course, and then at the end of his junior year decided to go full-time. We just went online, enrolled him and paid the fee, and they got him set up. At first, it was just the chemistry course, and then when we went full-time, he was still continuing the chemistry and then they did two additional courses. The reps were always very pleasant and accommodating to whatever your individual needs were. My son really took his sweet, old time with the courses. But that was okay, and there was no stress of, “Well, you need to get it done by this date.” They were always very friendly.

    My son's biggest learning experience resulted from having the stress and drudgery lifted and having the time where he could really pursue his own interest. This was more a lot of self-educating type stuff. So, I knew he was getting some of the academic fundamentals through the online courses but then he could really enhance it. That really helped to build for him a STEM identity because he really is interested in the sciences. If all he did was take science courses, he probably would not have developed that STEM identity. But it was being able to go out and listen to lectures and podcasts and follow series like Cosmos that really got him excited, and then not being held to a school schedule. We did some travelling and he was able to go to the lectures. It was like almost like a co-curricular benefit that he would not have had in the other setting.

    The chemistry course benefited him to be able to go at his own pace and to work until he got everything right, because then that way, he wasn't moving on and he had errors and didn’t know what the errors were, and then he would go deeper into a hole. I have no background in chemistry, but it sometimes felt like we were just jumping into a session. So the development of the course curriculum started more basic and fundamental and building. Sometimes it felt like there was information that we didn’t have, and then we had to go outside and research at other sites. And then eventually, I hired a tutor to work with my son as well. It was a tutor who’s an instructor at Virginia Tech, which is close to where we live. Also, the different lessons felt a little cut-and-paste. I don’t know if Whitmore purchased some of their curriculum from other sites or if it was actually developed by the instructor of the class.

    There’s a lot of writing in English, probably more than my son would’ve done in a typical English class in a high school, so that was good. I teach as well, but a critique I have across the board is a lot of times, we give students assignments and correct the assignments but we don’t do enough instruction, like how do you do this, how do you set up the writing and so forth. I know it’s a little more difficult in an online format, but in all of the sessions, there could’ve been more direct instruction of how to. I don’t know if Whitmore ever plans to upgrade its learning management system and maybe integrate more where you actually have the teachers doing short lectures themselves so it’s not just reading but that there are students who are actually listening.

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    We are so pleased that Whitmore School was a good fit for your son. Yes, many students do well when the stress of deadlines is removed. Even though he "took his sweet old time" in the end, he graduated and earned all A's at Whitmore. This is quite an accomplishment considering he completed very challenging courses and even honors level courses!
    Thank you.

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    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2020

    We chose online schooling because my daughter is a pre-professional ballerina, so she trains during the school day. Whitmore is not our first online school that we’ve been with, and we liked the focus on mastery learning and not just taking tests and getting a score. She’s able to complete an assignment, turn it in, then the teacher gives fantastic feedback and opportunities for revision. My daughter is learning a lot more through the process of revisions of assignments. The enrollment was very easy too. They were quick to communicate back. And looking at her transcripts, they were very helpful in choosing the right program. They're polite and seem knowledgeable. Everything’s been great and it’s a great learning environment. Whitmore is the best online school we’ve tried for sure.

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    Melinda, thank you for your review. Your daughter is very dedicated to her school work. I looked at her Activity Calendar and many weeks she is submitting work 7 days a week! With that drive I'm sure she must be an incredible ballerina.
    So glad she sees the benefits of Mastery Learning. It's not easy to make revisions but the results are much better retention and understanding.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2020

    My son trains in another state so we decided to go with online schooling. Whitmore offered guidance counseling and some of their reviews were good. And it did not take long at all to get him enrolled. We sent in a transcript and they reviewed it, then we went over a schedule. He has Math and English, and the quality of education is good. My son will complete his assignment, and then he’ll receive feedback from the teacher regarding the assignment he has completed. At this point, we’re happy with Whitmore.

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    Brenda thank you for your review. Your son is doing very well at Whitmore School. He is taking some difficult courses and getting very good grades.

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2020

    I love this online school. My 22 year old son started this school in Texas when he was 16 and in 9th grade. We moved to Georgia and he finished high school a total of 2 years. Eric, my younger son went to public school for 9th grade last year. He started 10th grade with Whitmore High School and loves it. The teachers are great, and they work with you! Just ask them if you don't understand something. Funny thing is my younger son has some of the same teachers my older boy had. I have nothing but great things to say about this school. Well worth the money! I do have to sit with him sometimes to encourage him, but I love that time together. Whitmore/CompuHigh has a very professional staff. We are very happy!

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    Carolyn,
    Thank you for your kind words. I am so pleased you commented on our teachers, many of them have been with us since our beginning (1994).
    Your son is doing very well and his attendance is great. Please tell him to keep up his good work.
    Thank you,

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2020

    My kids were having a really hard time with public schools. I didn’t like a lot of the things the public schools were teaching. It didn’t seem to be adequate. I checked out the different schools online and Whitmore School seemed like it had a better curriculum than most everywhere else. Their enrollment process was simple and straightforward. I just had to transfer their records. My youngest took a few courses while my oldest daughter is taking American History and another English, and she has to take an elective too. My oldest daughter is 18, so she is handling all of hers on her own. Then my youngest daughter who's 16 seems to be doing really good with it. Sometimes, she struggles but we found her some good tutors to help out, as far as what she doesn’t understand. The cost seems good. I'm really comfortable with everything.

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    Phillip, so glad your daughters are doing well at Whitmore School. Thank you for your kind words and 5 Star Review!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2020

    We’ve homeschooled all our kids and they got to the older grades and they decided they needed some wiser help than me. I researched a bunch of different schools online and Whitmore looked like they'd been around for a long time. Most of the comments were good too, so I went that route. I liked the format they used, how you have to keep redoing the work in order to pass on to the next lesson and we’re now starting our second year. My kids take science, history, geometry, and English classes and enrolling them is very easy. The school is very easy to work with as well. It’s competitive and as good as any. It’s also good cost-wise. We’re happy with what we’re doing.

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    Nancy, thank you for your 5 Star Review! So pleased your son had a good transition into Whitmore School. We find most homeschoolers have success with us because they take responsibility for their education. Please tell your son to keep getting A's!

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2020

    I like Whitmore School's program flexibility and their independent pace. They're very affordable for what they're offering. My son can work at his own schedule in the classes and then he can get a diploma through them. The enrollment process was super easy. Their reps have been very helpful. They were very clear, easy to call and they walked us right through the process. It didn't take very long. Everything is going great, so far. We're loving Whitmore School and we're happy with their program.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Tressa!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2019

    We adopted our son at age 12 and we had a lot of things that we needed to work through as a family, but public school was pretty much taking over our lives. We needed time with our family, and he needed the additional support of me being here and for him to be just working at his own pace so we could also be doing things that we needed to do as a family to work through trauma issues. We got him enrolled with Whitmore based on the reviews, and being a teacher, I saw that their educational philosophy seemed like the best fit. It felt like a lot of our stress came from always preparing for a test instead of learning the material. And my son can prepare for a test, but he doesn't learn it. So, I wanted the focus to be on him actually learning and spending time with the lessons until he mastered the material.

    My son has taken a lot of courses through Whitmore, like English 9, English 10, Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology as well as US Government. He's just starting Chemistry, and he has also taken some Career Studies. There were also electives, like Spanish 1, which he has completed. I appreciate that the personnel from Whitmore were there when I had a question or when Marcel has a question, but it's not like a you have to always be talking to them, it's only as needed. I have the information I need and I know how to connect to them if I need it but it's not an overwhelming always type of thing.

    Being with Whitmore, I think my son walks away feeling like he can do it and that he feels successful. I also think that he's motivated because the ball is in his court and he has all the information and he can take the time to learn it, or he can learn in a few lessons, and he just slacked off and didn't do well, and then he has to go back and redo it. So, there's no point in doing that. And so, I feel like it's very doable and he can be successful but it takes him putting in the effort. And that has been a really good lesson for him.

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    Caroline,
    Thank you for your 5 Star Review! Your son is doing fine work at Whitmore School, his grades and dedication are evident.
    Both our children are adopted and you are so smart to focus on your family and actually learning the material. Both will insure his success!
    Thank you,

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2019

    Due to my son’s health I decided for him to attend online school. I liked what people had to say about Whitmore, so I went online and enrolled him. They give me weekly updates. I was very pleasantly surprised that they are on top of things and very responsive when I have a question or an email or call. It's not like because it's online, you never see them or hear from them. My son is learning English, Geography and Business. I'm very satisfied. Their website is also very friendly, even for old people like me.

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    Thank you for your review Andrew. Your son has done very good work with us. He is close to the finish line, tell him to finish strong. We all hope he can make it to Graduation on June 20, 2020 in Morgantown, WV.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2019

    My daughter requested to be enrolled in an online school. Whitmore School's price was good so we enrolled with them and the process took a few days. She took 11th grade classes. She has taken Algebra, Science, English, etc. She's struggling with some classes because it's difficult not having an instructor to answer questions, like with Math. Now, she’s taking a Computer, Web Design class, which she thought was gonna be really easy, but it’s coding and it’s proving to be nearly impossible to figure out how to do that without an instructor. But the other things like English, it was not so bad. Online schooling is fine just for finishing up high school, but it would not be a great idea to do it for several years. The administrators were good and super helpful whenever I called.

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    Thank you Susan!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2019

    Public school was not working out with some health conditions my daughter had. She was getting Cs, Ds and Fs even though she was trying to do her work. I did a lot of searching online. Whitmore was different than anything else, and it worked perfectly for the situation with my daughter. I spoke on the phone with somebody who helped me get started. I received emails and a password and recommendations for classes. I communicated with a counselor online. When I call, they get answers to questions. I feel like they work really hard to help me choose the right classes. When I message my daughter's counselor, she gets back to me quickly.

    My child is in English 11, chemistry and algebra 2. My husband and I really like that they don’t test, but they don't let her advance until she masters the materials. And so, she’s able to message her teacher who answers her questions and gives feedback on her homework over and over until she masters it. We really like it ‘cause it’s a very simply laid out lesson plan with no extra. When you're in public school or whatever school, a lot of times, you gotta do a poster board or a brochure or a diorama that doesn't really necessarily help the learning process. It just takes a lot of time. With Whitmore, it's very direct. My daughter can just sit and read her assignments. Now, her GPA is higher. She’s getting As and Bs, mostly. She has a biter shot at getting into college. We can sit and read her lessons and know exactly what she needs to do. Her tutor can read her lessons. Whitmore is the best choice out there.

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    Kristen, thank you for your review. So glad to see your daughter is having success. She has gone from a C student to and A student! I believe the self paced nature of our Masery Learning System helps students learn and understand the material.
    Please tell her to keep up the good work and dedication!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2019

    My daughter is studying at Whitmore and I could not be happier. There are just so many good things to say about the school, they would not fit into one short review. The price is very competitive, the interface and IT side of school is easy to navigate, informative, logically organized and well thought through. But most importantly, it's the school people.

    All the teachers are knowledgeable, professional, very responsive. The Admin staff is the nicest you can find and very easy to deal with. Everyone works in partnership with you and your child. You will never feel looked down upon or just a number. You will feel like they are your extended family now. The teachers constantly communicate with your child and make sure that she learns and produces quality work. Only work that reaches the expected standard is accepted for marking. Otherwise, it is returned back to the student. Then the teacher and the student work together to reach a better outcome. It's like daily individual tutoring! My teenage daughter has been with the school for only three months. However, she is very impressed with her own improvement on all subjects. What could be a better compliment to a school than a child's words to her university educated family: "Mum, after this school, I am going to know more than any of you!"

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    Dear Elena,
    Thank you for such a meaningful review. At Whitmore School we try to be student focused and when we hear from a parent that it is working and their daughter is excelling, it makes it all worth it.
    Your daughter's dedication to her studies is excellent. She has taken responsibility for her education and achieving success. You should be very proud of her!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2019

    My older son suffers from clinical depression and anxiety, and he was hospitalized a lot this year. So, we took him out of his regular high school. Whitmore School is a good fit for him. Also, their price is reasonable and they are accredited. He is taking two English courses. He’s on the second history course, as well as practical math. He started in junior year, and now he is in senior year. The mastery level is good, and going with your own pace is what he needed. Enrollment was very easy, too. The only thing that took some time was from his high school sending his transcripts from the old high school to Whitmore. Overall, it has been a great help for us. It is working for him.

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    Hi Susan,
    Thank you for your 5 Star Review! Your son is doing great work at Whitmore School and earning solid grades.

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2019

    When my daughter started high school, it was very stressful for her to go to school everyday. Aside from that, we also move a lot. So, I was looking for a perfect online school, and got with Whitmore given the price. They have very nice people and they answer quickly. The enrollment process was easy and fast as well. My daughter has taken Geometry and Physics. She liked it with Whitmore and she wanted to continue.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Solenn. Your daughter is dedicated to her studies and it shows with her excellent grades!!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2019

    Online schooling was much more convenient for us and for my daughter, and when we looked at all the online reviews, we decided on Whitmore. My daughter has taken English, government and history. She just did her work and turned it in. The experience was fair and we had some concerns at the end. The information was very jumbled but they addressed it with the administrator and straightened out a few things out for us. Other than that, everything was fine.

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    Thank you Danielle!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2019

    My daughter and I live in Uruguay. I wanted her to be bilingual but the schools here are terrible. We found Whitmore and the principal, guidance counselor and teachers give more than any school ever would. My daughter gets such detailed feedback on her work and they are keeping her future options open, something that would not have happened here in Uruguayan schools.

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    Karen, thank you for you kind review. Your daughter is doing exceptional work with us. So glad you are pleased with our teachers and their dedication to our students!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2019

    Whitmore School's personnel were so nice and they answered my questions. My child is on 12th grade now and doing full-time school. And so far, our experience with them has been good.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review!!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019

    We were living in Mexico and my daughter wasn't liking the schools there, so we went to online schooling. We had a friend of ours that went to Whitmore, and they said it was really good. We looked at everything and it looked like a good school. Enrolling was fairly easy and the personnel helped my daughter out. When she messaged the teacher, she'd get right back to her. Now she's doing really well. She's gonna be finishing up and going to college now that we're back in the States. We're in Texas and some of these schools only care about passing these government tests and don't really get into the school part of education. Whitmore is much better.

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    Thank you for your review Troy. Your daughter is doing very well with us, you should be very proud of her.
    Your assessment of the public schools caring more about test results is correct. Sometimes I think they care more about the test results than teaching the student how to think critically and take responsibility for their own education.
    Please tell her to keep up the good work!!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2019

    My son was in a situation with his high school classes where he only needed one required course to complete, because he had done AP and everything like that ahead of time. The course offerings that they gave him at a local school were just not very compelling. And so, he felt that he could focus online and get some other stuff done as well. The high school he attended recommended Whitmore and he graduated. For the most part, they just gave my son assignments and communication happened sort of asynchronously, which worked well for him, but I was just expecting more some virtual training and stuff like that. We didn’t have to deal with Whitmore very often, but when we needed the transcript, they got them to us and away he went.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star review David. So glad our program helped your Son finish up his High School requirements.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2019

    We took our daughter out of school for being bullied and decided to go with something online. I like some of the reviews I've read about Whitmore, so I thought we would give it a try. My daughter had a pretty positive experience. I think it's a hard school but she's gotten through it. She's done English, Spanish, just normal standard high school stuff. I definitely feel like she's learned a lot, a lot more than she will learn in actual high school. The enrollment process was very simple. I just had to submit her records of her high school and just filed paperwork. It's been very positive with Whitmore. If I have an email or question, I get a response very quickly.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Dawn!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2019

    Whitmore School is more up-to-date and both my kids are on it. My daughter is used to this. Whitmore seemed to have more of what she needed and more of what she wanted. The enrollment process was easy. You could go online and read what you needed. It was very clear. It was very easy to understand and to deal with. If you had a question, you could call them and they would answer it. Their people were wonderful. When I needed something, they took care of it within 10 minutes.

    Both my kids have taken many classes like English and Chemistry. They are doing very well. The ones at Whitmore are probably more advanced than in a regular school. In a regular school, you have to stay with other people. Whitmore education has been excellent. Compared to what was being taught in a regular school, my kid was already advanced beyond what they were teaching.

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    Thank you for your review Cyndy. I agree with you, our biggest difference compared to other schools is, our students study and learn at their own pace. Not the pace of other students in their class. Both your son and daughter are doing great, please tell them to keep up their good work.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2019

    The school system where we live in Egypt is not very good. I’ve seen the children here struggling. We were with Keystone online high school for a couple of years but it seemed like they didn’t care that much about the students. It was like a business and the work was just too much for my kids to handle. I found Whitmore, read the reviews, and tried it. I like it because it allows the student to keep working until he gets the best grade.

    The enrollment process was simple and very easy. I like home school because it prepares you for college. It’s kinda like college. You’re on your own and makes you do your own research. My son did the Government class. My children had English and Algebra I. They did Web Design too. The teacher works with you and she doesn’t just leave you alone. But I noticed that the Math can be complicated sometimes. Also, my son was hoping for like a multiple-choice once in a while instead of just everything question-answer. With Whitmore, I felt like sometimes the teacher would accept an answer and sometimes she wouldn’t accept an answer. But I still think it’s better than Keystone.

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    Thank you for your review Rita. Both your sons are doing quality work with us and their grades reflect it. I agree with you regarding the school being like college. The students need to take responsibility for their own education and when they do, we see success.

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2019

    My daughter expressed interest in doing online schooling. Whitmore was accredited and we looked at the people that had gone to that school and the different colleges that they had gotten into, so we chose it. The enrollment was pretty easy. We talked to the counselor several times to find out if it was a good fit my daughter. She is now on her second year there. She has English, Math, Environmental Science, History, and Algebra 1. She has told me several times that she has learned more with Whitmore than she ever did in the public school. She is very disciplined and very self-motivated to get her work done. But she's doing more online than she did in the public school. Whitmore offers really good quality of education.

    I am overall very satisfied. And so is my husband because he was not really on board with trying this with our daughter because she's the youngest of three, and her older two brothers never expressed interest in doing online schooling. We also paid Whitmore extra to have the math tutor, and she really liked that. We really enjoy talking to the counselor. Everyone has been very helpful and we're very satisfied.

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    Hi Gina,
    Thank you for your kind review. We are so pleased with your daughter's work ethic and it shows with her excellent grades. She is taking responsibility for her education which will serve her well in any challenge she takes on.

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2019

    We use Whitmore School for my child. We do disaster relief work so we need to be able to leave at a moment’s notice and my son actually did the research. He wanted to try Whitmore so we let him and I have been satisfied with it so far. He's taking the curriculum and although there was one particular teacher that he felt was holding him back, that was the only thing. Other than that, everything went good.

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    Sonya, thank you for your 5 Start Review!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2019

    We're in South Carolina and we moved from Ohio. Our schools are overcrowded here, and I feel that my children get one-on-one attention with SC Whitmore. During the enrollment process, they require proof of residency and a transcript from the previous school. This year, they're doing an i-Ready math and English, and we enrolled. The re-enrollment was a lot easier this year. My children have taken Algebra 2, geometry, biology, English and history. The school has met their needs.

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    Charlotte,
    Thank you for your 5 star review, we are so pleased your son is doing well @Whitmore School.

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed July 30, 2019

    We moved from a different city and the high school is massive compared to where my daughter went, and it was very overwhelming. So, we moved into online schooling and found Whitmore School. The enrollment process was fairly simple. We just went online and filled out the forms and sent over transcripts. I talked to a few people in between there, and the interactions had been fine. They get back to my questions. If I had any, I called the school. Everybody seemed pleasant.

    My daughter went to Whitmore to finish high school, so whatever requirements were necessary to graduate high school through Whitmore, that’s what she’s been taking. The classes are fine. One of the things that I know is frustrating for her is that she doesn’t just get graded on her work. The teachers make her correct things four or five times before they’ll give her a grade and not only that’s time consuming, she thinks it’s annoying, which I understand. Since she has a high grade point average if she were to get even an A minus on a class, it wouldn’t do much to her grades, but they still make her get a 10 and that kind of is irritating to her. Still, our overall experience with them is good.

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    Ashely, thank you for your 5 Star Review and your comment on our Mastery Learning approach. We understand that some teens may get frustrated when their teacher request revisions to their work. However, we have found students learn more and retain more when they revise their lessons and earn a better grade.
    We are thrilled to see that your daughter is earning straight A's.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2019

    Whitmore School and Staff are outstanding! My son was able to complete his high school studies at his own pace, and he got it done completely on his own. His GPA is better, his confidence is better, and I believe he got a better education than our local school system. The teachers are excellent, just can't say enough about how everything came together beautifully. Thank you Whitmore School and all involved.

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    Thank you for your 5 star review Willem. Your son definitely applied himself while attending Whitmore School. His grades reflect his dedication to school work. We all hope he has continued success!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed July 17, 2019

    My son has definitely done better with online school than going to a brick-and-mortar school. He had some anxiety with lots of people. And he’s a computer kid. He learns better on a computer than he does within a classroom. We did some research with his Connections Academy when we were in New Mexico. And it went well, except then they lost their charter. And then we moved to Arizona, and we wanted to have something where he would have just a little bit more help if he needed it in terms of tutoring and talking to teachers, and we decided that we’re probably better off paying for it rather than doing a free state school. So, with all of our research, it ended up with Whitmore.

    The enrollment process was fine. I’ve talked to the guidance counselor, and we were talking to the school in regards to when my son can finish the last semester. We had him take one class over the summer so that he could keep plugging along. And they were able to do that for him. The quality of the education that his been receiving is going well. He’s gotten straight A's because they don’t just kinda let him skirt by. They make him get it all right, which I like.

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    Jennifer, thank you for your great review. Your son is doing very good work at Whitmore and his grades show it. Huge improvement, please tell him to keep up his song effort!!

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    Reviewed July 16, 2019

    I enrolled my daughter in an online schooling with Whitmore, and everything has been going fine. I haven’t had any issues. The enrollment process was simple, and the cost and quality of the education with Whitmore are fine.

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    Thank you for your 5 Star Review Amber!

    Steve Ray

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    Reviewed July 10, 2019

    I had a child who had a medical issue and I thought that it would be better for her to be homeschooled. Considering the online reviews, we went with Whitmore. They were the only school at that time who didn’t have any negative reviews or had only a few compared to the other schools. But when I enrolled my daughter, it took too long for them to set up the classes. I had just called them to switch her to another school, and then finally, the classes were posted. That process took them about three weeks.

    Ten months into the program, my daughter had schoolwork that Whitmore sent back like two or three times. At first, I was annoyed and was like, they should just grade the work. Then I thought about it and at least they are making sure she understands the work. But part of the problem I’m having now is that she couldn’t go on. She hasn’t finished it yet because she can’t go on to the next thing until they’ve graded the previous one. When I talked to them on the phone, they said they can go on with the program as fast as they want. But my daughter hasn’t been able to do that because she’s waiting for stuff to be graded.

    I was told that she can finish it under a month, or as fast as she wants, but it’s against the law supposedly to finish it within 30 days. That’s okay because I knew she wasn’t gonna go fast. She’s a little bit lazier than my other kids. But then, when she has submitted stuff fast, they say she can’t submit that. I was also told that she could do two assignments a day in each class, which hasn’t been the case. And a lot of times, we’re still waiting for stuff to be graded. Her last three assignments for her English class took two months to be finally graded. And then, they were saying that she needed to review this and that. Now, because of all of this, she only has over a month to finish her last three classes, which the Math was really hard. They sent her questions for the first assignment, and it took forever for them to get back to her on that. I’ve had to call the school a couple of times because I want to see the grades already.

    My daughter wants to go back to public school in August because of all of this. But I don’t think she’s gonna be finished with this so I can't get her transcript. And then, we just got back from a vacation and we’re going to another vacation in two weeks and it’s hard for them to do schoolwork when they’re at the beach. I have another child that’s gonna be homeschooled next year, but I’m not using Whitmore. I’m not happy with them. It's not one of the cheapest ones, but I was looking at what I was getting. When I’m paying $1,800 a year for a school, I expect a lot better than what I got because public school is free. They probably need more staff. I was not impressed with it at all.

    The schoolwork they give is good quality, but I shouldn’t have to call the school all the time. And then I get people on the phone that don’t know what I was talking about. They would go, “Well, let me look here.” And then I have to correct them. I shouldn’t have to do that. They should be professional. People on the phone should be able to look in that file. These people that work there are probably a lot younger than me, so they should be able to maneuver around this program fast and get to where I am talking about.

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    Thank you for your review Kim.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2019

    We were not living in the US and I wanted my son to have a US education. I liked the format of Whitmore School. It was self-paced and he didn’t have to set times where he had to be in class. The enrollment was fairly simple and it didn’t seem much different with enrolling in a non-US school that was local, except we had to scan and send everything instead of bringing them in person. We needed to get transcripts and the birth certificate, all the stuff proving that he's him and the things that are with normal US schools.

    The personnel have been great and any time I had questions, they would stay on the phone with me and answer them. My son has special needs and the teachers were helpful when he got a mistake on something like doing a thorough job at explaining it, so he understood where he went astray. He would go back and revise that. So, we've had really good interactions. He has taken Government, Algebra, Geography, Geology, English classes and a practical math class. The quality of education that Whitmore offers has a really good value.

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    Thank you for your 5 star review Amy! I am glad you mentioned our self-paced approach to teaching. Students can learn the required material if they can do it on their own pace. Your son is a good example, just look at his grades.
    Thank you,

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    Reviewed July 4, 2019

    We were moving so we chose to enroll our child in online schooling. We did a lot of research and our son is very tech-oriented. He was looking for a school that was not book-bound. Whitmore's curriculum, books, and everything are online so we chose them. The enrollment was pretty dang easy. We filled it out online and paid. We ran into Common Core English and that was a total nightmare. There were grammatical mistakes and the lessons didn't make sense. My son ended up only doing one semester of English and then he was also taking courses. This is another reason we went there. My son has been going to junior college since he was 14. We put more of his English junior college and he took off. He thrived quite well at junior college. But most of the other courses have been fine. Although it's been hard, because of the move, to keep him motivated. He's having difficulty kind of wrapping up and finishing.

    It's been nice to be able to reach live people and talk to people. Everybody we've talked to speaks English and we've been able to ask questions and find out where things were at. They've done a pretty good job of making sure our son takes the right courses at junior college and they take some of his college coursework and apply it to what he needs to get his diploma. There has been some flexibility. We've made some changes along the way and that has been nice. If I had a friend that was looking for the kind of the things we were looking for, I'd definitely recommend Whitmore but I'm pretty empathic about making sure it's the right fit for somebody.

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    Tiffany,
    Thank you for your review. My wife and I had the same goal when we were enrolling our daughter, no books, no tests. Allowing students to work at their own pace and truly mastering the material breeds success for everyone.

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    Reviewed June 30, 2019

    Jenna dances competitively and she was missing so much school due to her dance. She still has straight As in school, but they were threatening to take away her credits because she was missing nine days per semester and they just won’t let them do that here. So, I chose to enroll her in online schooling, which was easier to do. We then looked at all kinds of different options. Whitmore was one of the first online schools, and I looked at their ratings on some websites, as well as the price. I also looked at a lot of reviews of students and parents that have had students enrolled there. And I like what Whitmore had to offer.

    So I sent in all of her information to get enrolled, and they sent back confirmation to my email. They sent me a link to request for her transcripts to be sent, and then Whitmore requested the transcripts. And they emailed Jena back, not just me. I like that they took her in instead of just asking everything through me. She then talked with her academic advisor and was able to choose the classes that she wanted. Then they started right away.

    It is a little bit of a different process than what she’s used to at high school. She can’t just walk up to the teacher or raise her hand and ask a question. Any time Jena’s stuck or has a problem with a question, she has to email, and the staff at Whitmore has always been awesome at responding within 24 hours. Obviously, over the weekend, there’s gonna be a little bit of a delay, but they’ve even gone back to her in the same day and even on the weekends. There was a time that she was having a hard time in a couple of her classes, and rather than waiting for Jena to reach out, they actually reached out to me and asked if there’s any way that they could help. I appreciated that too because then, we were able to solve a bunch of problems with her classes and with class time.

    Then for the whole of last year and a half, Jena and I had to take care of my mother as she was bedbound. Jena was the only one helping out, and there was a lot of time that she couldn’t even get to her computer. My mother passed away in March, and Jena has been able to get back since and catch up. We wouldn’t have been able to get through what we got through had she been enrolled in a regular brick-and-mortar school.

    All of Jena's advisors and teachers at Whitmore have gone out of their way to accommodate her for missing a lot of time. They were able to make exceptions for her. Some of her classes that were supposed to be semester-long, one credit classes, were changed to half credits to where she was able to finish a half a credit, and then finish that class. That way she could move on to a different class rather than just keep her stuck in that one class. That was super helpful and I appreciate them being able to work with her.

    Plus, she’s able to call them and talk to them on the phone, not necessarily the teachers but the academic advisors, and work through scheduling issues or class time issues, questions or anything that she’s stuck with. And they are just right there. They don’t have to call you back because they answer and talk to you right away. There was no delay in communication, which is wonderful when you work in an online school. And compared to what else is out there, there’s just no better option than Whitmore. There are other programs that are more well-known with higher branding, but they are four to five times the cost. So, looking at the quality versus the cost, there’s just no comparison. I would recommend Whitmore School to anybody.

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    Toni,
    Thank you for your 5 Star Review! You daughter is doing very well at Whitmore School. I am glad that she is dedicated enough to succeed in both dance and school. You should be very proud.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2019

    I liked Whitmore's approach. I liked the fact that when my daughter hands in her paper, it isn't the end. They work on it and she learns from the back and forth, the corrections and the support that she gets. Other schools that we were choosing prior, at that time of her life and with what was going on, were not working. But this is working. For the first time in her whole life, she has not had any problems with or complaints about school. Even when the assignments weren't her favorite, she plugged through them and did the assignments. Afterwards, we would be glad she did it and had to experience it.

    She has taken science, English, math and history. She does Whitmore year-round but this summer, she's a little lagging. She's got one more class of her AP English and maybe one more assignment of her algebra. She's waiting to finish them both before she starts new classes. But studying at Whitmore School has made her structure her own time and do her own thing. Every once in a while I'd ask her how it’s going but I also have updates every week. Those are wonderful because then I don't have to nag on her. In fact, I haven't really had to nag on her at all.

    In terms of going off to college, a lot of kids get nervous by the time they get there. They don't have anybody telling them when to do something or how they should do it. But my daughter would be ready to tackle that on her own. People have asked me about Whitmore and I’ve recommended them. The cost is amazing and the enrollment process was very easy. Even when I've checked in or had a question, those interactions have been great. They're there and they’re very supportive. They know exactly who my daughter is and where she is at.

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    Louise,
    Thank you for your 5 Star Review! Your daughter is doing quality work with us, I just looked at her GPA with her pervious school and Whitmore. What a difference! Please tell her to keep up the good work.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2019

    My daughter was missing too much school for her sport. Plus, with all of the problems and violence in schools, I chose to enroll her in online schooling. I live really close to Santa Fe, and it was shortly after the Santa Fe shooting. I did a Google search and looked at the top 10 schools. Whitmore is content mastery-based and not test-based. To enroll, I filled out a lot of forms online and I submitted her public school records.

    She's taking typical 10th-grade classes. She’s still finishing up geometry. We enrolled in August, so she has until August to complete her six credits. Geometry, earth science, English, and social studies are one each. PE and health were half a credit each. She did Spanish too and I had to get a tutor for it because she went from Spanish 1 being taught verbally at school to being taught online, which was difficult for her. She has always struggled in math and I got her a tutor in math as well. She has been doing well otherwise. The quality of education she is getting is good. The cost in relation to the quality is good too. I paid less than $2,000. I’d recommend Whitmore School to everybody.

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    Tanya, thank you for your review. Your daughter is doing fine work with us. She received an A- in Geometry, which is not an easy math course. It looks like she utilized our Tutoring Program for that course, so pleased it helped.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2019

    My son was having issues with public schooling and I've been interested in homeschooling for a long time. Using the online schooling program was the best fit for us. I like the way that the faculty and the staff of Whitmore worked with us and made things easier and the experience that Whitmore School had over the others.

    They were always easy to get ahold of. Any time we emailed them or called any one of them, they were always professional and were always quick to answer any questions. If there was anything that they weren't sure of or didn't have the answer, they just said that they didn't know exactly or were not sure but they'd get back to us. Then they found the right information and got back to us as soon as possible.

    The quality of education offered by Whitmore was so much better than any place else I've seen. My son's biggest thing was his being in public school. I wish we would have done this a lot sooner. He was doing very poorly in public school because of the rigidity. "Hey, this is how you have to do everything." Like for math for instance. We live in Illinois so it was all that "Chicago style math" or the new math trying to get kids to think outside the box and think abstractly at a younger age, when most of them aren't just ready for that. But the school wouldn't accept anything else other than that style of learning. Even though my child was always really good with math, up until we moved here to this state and then, he went from being an A-B student in math to a C-D student in math. He just couldn't catch it because they wouldn't let him, the traditional way.

    So when we started homeschooling and using Whitmore, we were able to teach, and he was able to learn best and still got the correct answers. And then, the ability to schedule what time of the day you wanna take your classes and how fast you wanna go through it how slow you wanna go through it. It was tough here at home because we had to make sure that our son took the time to sit down and do his studies and keep him focused when it was time to focus. Each individual child has their issues. But as far as working with us and pushing my son to do and continue to learn more, the teachers were wonderful at doing that. The counselor was very supportive and guided him wonderfully along the way. Everything was terrific.

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    Hi William,
    Your son had a dramatic turn around when he came to Whitmore School and his grades reflect that. He proved he can do the work when he applies himself. I am sure you are very proud of him, we are!
    It was wonderful to see you at Graduation, thank you for making the effort to travel at a difficult time.
    Thank you,

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    Reviewed June 9, 2019

    Whitmore School came as a referral from my daughter's friend who had great success at Whitmore. We also enrolled our daughter and the process was very simple. We went online and studied all the information and then we had to have her previous school send them her transcripts. I had the email correspondence from a counselor who guided us after enrollment as to what classes she needed to take for her sophomore year. My correspondence with them was extremely informative and they were very prompt.

    My daughter took English, Geography, Geometry, Spanish 1 & 2 and Biology in Whitmore. It was a great learning experience for her and she enjoyed it. For our first online educational experience, it was easy to follow, informative and extremely educational. Also, the cost is very economical. She was attending a private school prior to that and we spent way more on private school than we did for Whitmore. It was right in line with what we were getting. Whitmore is a great online school and I tell everybody about them.

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    Heather,
    Thank you for your 5 Star review. Your daughter is achieving impressive grades with us. Please tell her to keep up the good work!

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    Reviewed June 8, 2019

    I saw a lot of good reviews from others who have gone to Whitmore before so I had confidence that they're doing well in there. The cost was another factor I went with Whitmore. The enrolment process was easy. We got it done within a couple of hours. The staff is responsive and helpful. The program provides the kids with a flexible schedule to study and do their work.

    My son has been more responsible with Whitmore School compared to how he was when he went to public school. He needs people to get the answers to his questions and with Whitmore, he gets better instruction from the teachers. It's not easy to learn, but it's more interactive or the way the course goes, it encourages him to keep doing it. He finished all his courses in just a short period of time because he enrolled late. But he's able to do well.

    The only thing though is they don't have a lot of options for elective courses, especially in language. They only have Spanish. But other than that, I'm happy that I enrolled my son with Whitmore School. I'm also happy that I see my son doing better and as a parent, it is important when I see my son being more responsible and interested to do his school work.

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    Hi Nina,
    Thank you for your kind review. Your son is doing very high quality work with us and his grades reflect it. He is also very dedicated, the activity calendar shows he submits work almost everyday!! Thank you for commenting about our teachers, this wouldn't be possible without their dedication to their students.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2019

    My daughter is in the ninth grade in Whitmore School. She's taking social studies, Geometry, English, health science, and history. It has been a good opportunity for my daughter to become more independent in her studies. They have been reviewing her work and they give her appropriate feedback for her to correct whatever she needs to correct. She's been studying at her own pace, which was helpful for her and it gave her lots of extra time to do other things that she's interested in.

    Although I didn't have any experience of homeschooling and I didn't know exactly how to help my daughter with it, Whitmore did the part very easy so she was able to accomplish the goals on the academic goals for this year. I also didn't have a problem with the board of education here after I submitted reports that the school provided me with. The learning experience for my daughter is very good and I feel good about it. Whenever I have any doubts, I call them, and they answer my questions promptly.

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    Roxana,
    Thank you for your 5 star review. Your daughter has taken responsibility for her education, she is submitting work almost everyday! Her grades are fantastic, you must be very proud of her. Please tell her to keep up the good work.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2019

    I thought online schooling was better for my son to have a better learning environment so he wouldn’t have to feel the pressures of regular public schools. I decided to go with Whitmore due to the fact that it was all about mastery learning. I think that’s just better. They don’t pass you unless you master the subject and that’s something that’s invaluable to me and my family. The enrollment was very easy. I was able to go online and put in his basic information. About an hour later, I decided to call them and they already had my information up and basically stated down. We had to prove them with two transcripts from his prior schools and he was enrolled that very same day after payment was set up. The pricing of the school was also very good.

    The instructors were very nice to my son at all times, even at times when he felt frustrated. They exercised great patience and always kept him focused on the end goal, which was to master the subject that they were learning at that time. He took English 11 and 12, Spanish 1 for half a semester for half the credit, and Spanish 2 for the whole credit. He also took Geometry and Algebra. The education is very high quality and we should let more people know about Whitmore.

    It was a wonderful opportunity for my son to excel and know that school isn’t a bad place. You can go to online school, really enjoy yourself, learn at the optimal level and achieve the goals that you had set out. The primary reason for school is learning and Whitmore School emphasizes that. It’s a great organization and school. They've definitely helped my son achieve his goals of high school success. It was a very satisfying experience. It was great for my son and he would totally agree also. My child is very happy knowing that he graduated and got a very quality education. The graduation ceremony that they put on was wonderful too, especially getting kids from all over the United States to come together in one area.

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    Thank you for your review. I agree, mastery learning is a great way to truly learn the material and be able to retain it.
    Thank you for coming to the 2019 Graduation, it was great to meet you and Tyler in person. We all hope Tyler has a successful future.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2019

    My child has health issues so we enrolled her in online schooling. We like the course offering in Whitmore School and their personnel have been very helpful. Her learning experience has been well suited for her situation. She's enjoyed her teachers, and they'd given good feedback. Also, the cost has been appropriate in relation to the quality of education she's receiving. I love the communication options too. We just signed up, where they email us and keep us up-to-date, and that's been great.

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    Stephanie, thank you for your review. Your daughter has done excellent work at Whitmore School. We wish her the best and success in her next chapter of life.

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    Reviewed April 24, 2019

    My daughter was having increased issues at the public school. She was classified as having an IEP so she has a disability. I'm an advocate for young peoples with those types of disabilities and it is important to me that they receive the resources that they need to be successful. She is also a dancer so we travel a lot. We wanted a better fit for her socially and to impact her dancing too, making it a lot easier for her and Whitmore is the best decision that we have made. When I was checking the reviews and the curriculum of that nature as I was fairly new to the process of public or private schooling at home, Whitmore had awesome reviews and their mastery program was exceptional. It allows the child to make sure that they exhibit the factors that they needed for that section to be successful.

    My daughter has been with Whitmore since January. We went through a pretty simple enrollment process and their staff was amazing. They walked me through it. Kathleen was awesome. There were also several different staff members at Whitmore School that can help the parents, assist the parents and be available. We came from public school and she was able to do second-semester 9th grade and finished it pretty much early. We took the basic classes that were needed to complete 9th Grade and had the awesome opportunity to start 10th Grade classes a whole month before the normal school would be out.

    As a parent, I am extremely pleased with Whitmore and there is so much I can say about it. The program has helped my daughter extremely. Her grades have extremely changed. She is excelling and I'm telling people, even in her dance community. When asked if my daughter goes to public school, I tell the moms to check out Whitmore.

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    Dear Marquita,
    Thank you so much for your 5 Star Review. Your daughter is doing some incredible work with us! So pleased she has made a schedule that works for dance as well as school. She is taking responsibility for her education which is a huge achievement! You should be very proud of her.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2019

    My son has Asperger's and our local public school wasn't working out with him, so we chose to enroll him in online schooling. But we had done online schooling before and we weren't happy. I did a search and Whitmore School came up. Then I read about them and thought we'd try this one. My son is still in high school, so he's getting his diploma. Whitmore is accredited so he can get into college when he graduates. The enrollment process was easy and the school personnel were great.

    My son is 19 now and he is just finishing up. He does everything himself and that's really great. They give him lots of time there. There's a lot of communication with his teachers through the emails and he gets help. He would tell me that he wrote a paper and his teacher sent him an email that he is a good writer. I really like that they communicate with him and they build his confidence. I wish I had known about this school five years ago because then he would have graduated on time and everything would have been smoother. Our experience with Whitmore has been easy. My son is getting a good education because he’s actually mastering content and not just learning and moving on. It worked out with Whitmore, so so I'm happy and my son is happy.

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    Thank you for your review Amie. Your son is having great success with us. At Whitmore School we believe students learn the most when it's at their own pace. So pleased he is dedicated to learning the material.

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    Reviewed April 12, 2019

    My daughter is an athlete and she does ballet from 9:00 to 5:00 every day. She's in high school and she's trying to graduate. We needed something that her school wouldn't provide in her time off, so we looked into online schooling. a friend referred us to Whitmore School. We checked into this school and the reason we choose them was because they're a self-paced school. Some schools make you stay with a curriculum per semester, but Whitmore lets you do it as long as you get it done, then you can move on. The cost of the service was very affordable compared to some of the other programs that I had looked at which were much more expensive. The enrollment process was easy and I did it online with one of the counselors.

    My daughter has good interactions with the school personnel. They've helped her a lot and she likes her counselor. Her teachers have always replied back quickly within a good amount of time if she had a question. My daughter has done her schooling with Whitmore for a couple of years and she has made straight A's there. It has been a great experience for us and it fit our needs.

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    Thank you for your wonderful review Sidney. We have quite a few ballerinas that attend our school. Their schedule is very challenging and the student has to be dedicated to school as well. Your daughter has done that, hope your are very proud of her, we are.

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    Company Name:
    Whitmore School
    Year Founded:
    1994
    Address:
    235 High Street Suite 507
    City:
    Morgantown
    State/Province:
    WV
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.whitmoreschool.org