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Connections Academy is a leading, fully accredited provider of high-quality, highly accountable virtual schooling for students in grades K–12. Through tuition-free public schools, full-time and part-time private school programs, and turnkey online courses for brick and mortar schools, Connections Academy delivers superior, personalized education for students, with the freedom and flexibility to experience our online learning community from anywhere. The combination of certified teachers, a proven curriculum, technology tools, and community experiences creates a supportive and successful online learning opportunity for families and children who want an individualized approach to education.

Media Coverage

April 17, 2012
Minnesota Connections Academy's Sloane Wesloh is a member of the Quartet Tzigane. Listen as the the quartet appears on NPR's "From the Top," which features America’s best young classical musicians.

April 16, 2012
Meet Capistrano Connections Academy 11th grader and nationally-ranked tennis player Dante Saleh! OC Family magazine features CapoCA and how it supports the needs of competitive student athletes.

April 11, 2012
Arizona Connections Academy Principal Brian Rosta and student Ria Cheruvu discuss virtual learning with AZ Family! "I love Connections Academy because it enables me to learn at my own pace," Ria says.

April 10, 2012
"We log on to the computer and start school”—Louisiana Connections Academy’s Ehrhardt family is interviewed by WDSU in a story explaining online learning and LACA's recent enrollment cap increase.

April 9, 2012
California Connections Academy expands to several more counties and opens enrollment in a story featuring Vincent Zhou—an 11-year-old ice skating phenomenon! Read more in the Contra Costa Times.

April 5, 2012
Commonwealth Connections Academy students participate in a massive clean-up event at Wilkes-Barre Huber Park in accordance with The Great American Cleanup of PA in the Times Leader!

March 14, 2012
Connections Education’s Senior VP of Curriculum & Instruction Pat Hoge discusses online learning and Connections Academy with the host of EduTalk—an Internet radio show. Listen to this high energy interview about our program and the benefits of virtual learning.

February 12, 2012
Unique field trip project! MTS Minnesota Connections Academy students got together in person at the Duluth Depot to make a movie about the historic location using iPads. Learn more in the Duluth Budgeteer.

February 12, 2012
Commonwealth Connections Academy student Royce Black is working to gather statewide support to name Celestine PA’s official state rock. Read more in the Erie Times-News and Sun Gazette.

February 10, 2012
South Carolina Connections Academy students toured the CN2 newsroom, but the news anchors may have learned more from students and families. Watch this CN2 piece on SCCA and how the virtual program works.