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Our family joined Connections Academy while living in Phoenix, Arizona. We became concerned with student safety in the public school that our son was attending, so we began looking for alternatives and discovered Arizona Connections Academy! We fell in love with this schooling arrangement within a few short weeks!

There isn't one aspect of Connections Academy that we have a complaint about. The teachers are fantastic; they are always ready to help in any way they can. For example, when our son struggled with Algebra, his teacher called and spent hours, several nights in a row, on the phone with him, until she was sure he understood the concepts. The school website is very easy to navigate, and if there is ever a problem, tech. support is right on top of it!

Our only concern, after finding this great schooling concept, was that when we enrolled our son, Connections Academy only went as high as 9th grade. Imagine how thrilled we were when they informed us they would be adding a year at a time. If our son graduates on schedule, he will be one of the students of the first graduating classes of Connections Academy.

Connections Academy’s flexibility has also made it indispensable to our family. Toward the end of our first year with the Academy, my husband's occupation required us to move to California. Our son never missed a beat with Connections Academy. The transfer and resuming of classes from Arizona Connections Academy to Capistrano Connections Academy went so smoothly we barely knew the difference! We find ourselves transferring again, at the end of our son's 10th grade year to Central California Connections Academy. There is no doubt in my mind that this transfer will go as smoothly as the first. I cannot say enough good things about Connections Academy. Our son has excelled in his classes- an A and B student. He's made several good friends through Connections Academy too, which takes care of the social aspect of learning outside the classroom.

We are thrilled to be a part of the Connections Academy family. Our only regret is not discovering it sooner!

My husband is a commercial truck driver, and his working hours are not the traditional Monday through Friday, 9-5 workdays. He works on the weekends and does not get home until after the children are asleep. Connections Academy allows flexibility in Samantha’s schedule so that she can still spend time with her father on his days off. At a traditional brick-and-mortar school, Samantha would never see her father.

Our teacher is great. She really cares about Samantha, and loves to receive any artwork that my daughter feels compelled to send to her. The curriculum is very stimulating and challenging. Although she is a very talented artist, Samantha’s favorite subject is science. She especially loves to conduct labs and experiments.

We also enjoy going on the field trips with the other students. We are working on getting some informal, casual trips planned for this year, for the students who live within our immediate community.

My favorite aspect of Connections Academy is that I know what my daughter is learning, every day. She would come home from school at the brick-and-mortar institutions and forget what she learned that day. If I want to know how she is progressing in a certain area, I can see for myself, without having to wait for a phone call or visit the teacher in person. She is not getting lost in the classroom, and we have time in our day to focus on areas that she needs more work on. Her school day consists mainly of learning and developing her talents and skills. We feel more in control of our daughter’s education, and that, in turn, makes us better parents.