Global Online Academy

Global Online Academy (GOA) is a nonprofit organization which provides online classes, workshops, and other educational resources for students and teachers.[1] Accredited courses for middle and high school students are offered through GOA by a consortium of about 120 member schools, all independent.[2][3][4]

Global Online Academy
AbbreviationGOA
Formation2011 (2011)
FounderAlbuquerque Academy, Catlin Gabel School, Cranbrook Schools, Dalton School, Germantown Friends School, Head-Royce School, King's Academy, Lakeside School, Punahou School
TypeNonprofit organization
PurposeOnline education
Membership (2021)
117 schools
AffiliationsNew England Association of Schools and Colleges, National Association of Independent Schools, Mastery Transcript Consortium
Websiteglobalonlineacademy.org

Structure

GOA courses are taught online by teachers at Academy member schools.[5] These teachers create the coursework and schedule for each course, but the student experience is largely asynchronous.[6] Each course is 15 weeks long, with students spending (on average) 5-7 hours per week on work related to the course.[7]

Students at member schools have access to any course in the GOA catalog.[4]

References
  1. Adams, Caralee (2020-04-17). "Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Coronavirus closures gave many just days". The Hechinger Report. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  2. "Global Online Academy connects high school students around the world". The Hechinger Report. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. Jordan, Sunny (2020-10-20). "Perspective | Three ways higher education can assist K-12 with current and future challenges". EducationNC. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  4. "GOA's Global Consortium of Member Schools". GOA. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  5. "Global Online Academy | The John Cooper School". www.johncooper.org. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  6. "Student Program | Passion-Based Online Classes". GOA. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  7. "Greenhill School | Global Online Academy". www.greenhill.org. Retrieved 2021-01-14.

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