Hilton Head Island, South Carolina –July 26, 2010 / (http://www.myprgenie.com) — We are a 100% online Christian academy offering a broad scope of both core and Advanced Placement courses that will challenge and shape the student into who Christ desires them to be. Our teachers impart both moral and spiritual growth as they develop student leaders.

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Washington’s mother, Alice Peterson, said she knew her daughter was headed down the wrong path.

“I might have been in jail and she might have been in the funeral home somewhere,” Peterson said.

Instead, the cousins heard about Provost Academy, a free public online high school for South Carolina residents. They meet at Refuge Outreach Ministry in Lake City to take their lessons.

“It’s all around the kids’ needs and maybe schools should have been doing that for a long time,” Provost Academy Executive Director Darrell Johnson said. “Our school is very student-centered. It’s all about the kids and success. We don’t allow them to fail, either.”

Students spend an average of six hours a day working on their classes.

Graham said her online classes are harder than classes she was taking at public school.

“You’re by yourself and there is no one beside you; it’s basically you’re on your own,” she said.

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The for-profit e-learning company K12 Inc. grew 40 percent last year, generating $385 million in revenue by providing virtual courses to 70,000 students across the country. Connections Academy, another such provider, generated about $120 million in revenue serving up online courses to some 20,000 students. And last month, the education technology company PLATO Learning announced that it is now offering online Advanced Placement courses, marking the first time the company will do so as part of its courseware for school districts.

Experts say for-profit providers of online courses—long seen as an option for home-schoolers and a potential rival to public schools—are breaking into the public education mainstream as more schools mix face-to-face classes and online courses to expand their curricular offerings. With demand for that “blended” approach expected to grow, other players in the online-coursetaking marketplace, such as Apex Learning, Aventa Learning, Compass Learning, and Kaplan Virtual Education, are also seeking business in public schools.

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DARLINGTON, SC (WMBF) – Students looking to break the mold of the traditional high school experience are turning to their computers for a new, tech-savvy way to earn their high school diploma.

Provost Academy South Carolina is now enrolling students in its state-authorized public online school program, which comes free of charge to South Carolina residents.

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Provost Academy South Carolina, a free online public high school, will host an Open House Tuesday, July 13 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Darlington Library in Darlington, S.C.

During the event, Provost Academy South Carolina community outreach director Josh Brickey will be on hand to meet with parents and students and provide information about this innovative education choice now available to all residents of South Carolina. Parents and prospective students will also have the opportunity to experience the virtual classroom, visit the parent ambassador booth, win prizes and enroll for the fall semester.

Provost Academy South Carolina is a state-authorized public online school that is free of charge to residents of South Carolina, and offers high school students the public school choice of an engaging, adaptable and quality online learning experience. Students work toward their regular public high school diploma – recognized by colleges and employers – as they would in a traditional school, but in the convenient, safe environment of their own home through computer-based educational programs.

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COLUMBIA, S.C., June 22 /PRNewswire/ — Provost Academy, South Carolina’s free online public high school, will offer extended year education beginning July 1, 2010. This new option is being offered for students who would like to accelerate their education or for those who need additional time to complete assignments.

“Flexibility is one of the key benefits of online line learning,” said Dr. Darrell Johnson, executive director of Provost Academy.  ”Extending the school year to meet the individual needs of our students was an obvious step to take.”

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Many schools are cutting arts education, but Ramsey wants to ensure her students have access to such programs.

“I feel like that is a chance for students to develop their confidence,” she said.

Emmanuel Academy also will offer Bible classes as electives, and Ramsey said she hopes churches will allow students to present holiday programs to their congregations.

“Emmanuel means ‘God with us,’” Ramsey said. “That name was not chosen just because it was a beautiful name. It was chosen because of that meaning.”

Teachers at the school also hope to teach students good stewardship by providing ways to give back to the community.

For students moving beyond eighth grade, the school is considering partnerships with virtual high schools and universities’ online programs, Evans said.

School leaders also could guide students into an adult education program or develop a high school program at Emmanuel, she said.

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