It is the focus of the GCC Virtual Academy to nurture compassionate, lifelong learners by building strong teams between students, families, faculty, and community partners to empower every scholar to achieve their full potential. We will accomplish this by: Providing equitable solutions for all students to achieve their personal and academic goals; Engaging parents and guardians as integral participants in their students’ educational experiences; and, Focusing on the whole child.  

 

Recognizing that equity does not mean equality, VA works to align systems, accountability, supports and resources to achieve excellence for all students by providing high quality, rigorous instruction, curriculum and equitable opportunities and outcomes by ensuring academic engagement for all students.  

 

The GCC Virtual Academy offers online learning opportunities through multiple platforms and applications. Independent study combined with online instruction and support is provided at the VA.   The non-classroom based instructional model requires students to attend all required classes/meetings each week. Additional assistance is provided, and may be mandated, through structured support in English, Math, and other content areas. Parent/guardian support is necessary and required in order for students to succeed in our virtual program.  

 

Designed for students of all abilities, VA’s online curricula offer courses through dynamic, multimedia, web-based learning platforms. The programs are data-rich and provide teachers with up-to-the-minute snapshots of student academic performance and growth. Students can access their coursework at any time. All digital curricula is Common Core aligned and A-G approved. Interactive tasks and assignments allow students to read, write, explore, create, practice, predict, and more in order to develop analytical and critical-thinking skills. A variety of formative and summative assessments test for mastery and provide immediate, actionable feedback for students and teachers. A full suite of interactive learning tools and scaffolds are also available, including read-aloud and text translation, closedcaptioning, video transcripts, e-notes, and a glossary of directed vocabulary terms to help all students access content, organize information, and complete assignments.