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St. Mary Parish virtual summer program announced

Posted at 2:15 PM, May 02, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-02 15:15:56-04

The St. Mary Parish Virtual Learning Program will once again offer its Summer Learning Institute, a program
that allows students to take advantage of the summer break by enrolling in new courses or retaking courses
for high school credit.

Courses offered during the Summer Learning Institute’s six-week summer session are the same high-quality,
instructor-supported courses offered by the Virtual Learning Program during the school year. For the
summer session, each course has been condensed to 30 instructional days for one credit courses and 15
instructional days for half credit courses. Both core courses and electives courses are available. Successful
students will find themselves working 10 to 20 hours each week, depending on the intensity of the course
selected. Naturally, a core course will require more concentrated effort than most elective courses.

Students can work from home on their own computers or use portable devices to work from other
locations like a hotel room or a relative’s house. The flexible nature of online courses means that students
can still participate in normal summer activities if time is also allocated to keep up with the weekly course
schedule. 

A parent or guardian will serve as the student’s home facilitator and is required to provide
computer and Internet access, as well as encouragement and support in a safe learning environment.
While traditional summer school is usually restricted to students with remediation needs, the SMPVLP
Summer Learning Institute encourages students to consider enrolling in a course if

• The course is not offered at their assigned school.
• Their schedules are too full to add fun or unusual electives.
• They have failed a course and wish to retake it to avoid falling behind.
• Schedule conflicts are preventing students from taking a required course.

Enrollment in the Summer Learning Institute is open to high school students attending public, private, or
charter schools. For students in St. Mary Parish, applications can be obtained from a student’s school
counselor and will be accepted from May 22 through June 7, 2018. A personal check or money order made
out to the St. Mary Parish School Board must accompany each application. All applications must be
approved by the school principal and school counselor.

All courses begin on Monday, June 4, 2018. More information is available at http://stmaryk12.net/sli.