Karval On-Line Education
Via email
Dear Sharla and Staff:
We were not sure what to expect two years ago when we signed up our son, Christopher Andersen, with Karval On-line Education for his junior year in high school. We had been told by his counselor at our local “brick and mortar” high school that due to my son’s special education needs, which I believe are minimal, he would be graduating three years after his peer group; the primary reason being that Chris was only able to handle two academic classes per semester. Chris’ special education coordinator at our local high school recommended Karval to us after I had heard a radio advertisement for an on-line school in Southern Colorado and asked her opinion of this type of education. She approved whole-heartedly of the on-line alternative.
Karval’s program allowed Chris to successfully take 6-8 academic classes per semester (earning As and Bs) and work a part-time job at a local grocery store. The on-line classes let Chris do school work on a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends, without being required to change subjects (and thought processes) every 50 minutes. His job provided work study credit and socialization and walking to work gave him physical education credits (not to mention helping keep him physically active). The weekly phone calls from his teacher as well as the email and Instant Message contacts helped bolster Chris’ positive mind-set toward achieving the goals we had all discussed together at the beginning of each year (and reinforced that this type of schooling was “do-able”).
We have been absolutely impressed with the professionalism and quality not only of his education but of the staff at Karval. We are especially grateful to Chris’ teacher, Cheryl Thompson, for making the last two years an incredible success for him. With the constant support he received from Ms. Thompson and the other staff members Chris has completed his required high school graduation requirements two months early instead of three years late! This would never have been accomplished at his local high school.
We cannot say enough about how grateful we are that Karval has provided this opportunity for Chris to earn his high school diploma and graduate on time. This has done wonders for his self-esteem and aided in his transition toward adulthood and independence with solid skills for the “real” world. Thank you, thank you for all you have done. We wish the Karval On-line program much continued success in the future.
Sincerely,
Jeff and Lily Chambers
Christopher Andersen
This student graduated in May 2006 with a high school diploma from Karval Online Education.
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