Why Virtual Schooling Could Be the BEST CHOICE for Your Family

From the teachers and staff at Duval Virtual Instruction Academy, a tuition-free public virtual school available to families in Duval County, Florida.

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These days, there are many options for where and yes, how to send your child to school. Virtual education is on the rise as a successful alternative to a traditional brick and mortar education.

Many parents are choosing online schooling for their young children and for many various reasons. Check out the top 5 benefits, and think about how this could be the best choice for your child.

1. Convenience & Flexibility

Time constraints of a brick and mortar school are not a hindrance to a virtual school student when it comes to other talents and hobbies. If a student is heavily involved in sports or another extracurricular activity, he can attend the practices and games around his virtual school schedule. If the student needs to travel for a competition, he has the freedom to do schoolwork wherever he is located. Another benefit comes to religious families who choose virtual schools so they can supplement the material with their own religious studies. This gives them the freedom from the limitations of what is taught in brick and mortar schools.

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2. Individualized Program

Virtual schooling can be tailored to fit individual academic needs of each student. In this model, parents play a major role in their child’s learning – they can ensure their child is getting the appropriate method of teaching that they need. Students are able to work at their own pace. If they feel their child needs more help, they can arrange a one-on-one session with their supervising teacher. So instead of falling behind the class or if they have the opposite issue – waiting for others to catch up – students focus on getting their own work completed at a comfortable pace.

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3. More Control

Since parents play a major role in the everyday studies of their children, they know first-hand what is going on. They can offer input and have a greater say in the learning strategy. It’s a team effort (parent and teacher) to ultimately guide the student to education success. 

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4. Learning Environment

Students can learn in their own environment without distracting or being distracted by others. This goes a long way to eliminating social and behavioral issues. If a child learns better standing up or pacing, he can do so without hindering other students. Bullying is all but eliminated in the virtual school setting. If your child has a medical condition or anxiety – they are able to feel safe in their homes – which allows them to learn without worrying what others are doing or saying.

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5. Tuition-Free

The cost to attend a virtual school is zero. Students are sent their books and at the end of the school year, they send them back without having to pay for shipping. There are no material fees or extra costs for expensive cafeteria lunches or pre-packaged snacks. Aside from saving on gas money driving your child to and from school, if public transportation is unavailable, there is also the time savings factor. You can spend more time with your child and less time fighting traffic.

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Now, more than ever, parents have more choice and more involvement in their children’s education. Many of them are choosing to harness the latest technology and combine it with the convenience, flexibility, and control of a virtual environment.

Check out Duval Virtual Instruction Academy, with certified-teacher support, the Calvert curriculum – which is a blend of texts and online learning, and an active school community – you may find that a virtual education is the right fit for your family.

Join Duval Virtual families, teachers and staff at our upcoming bowling event at Bowl America Southside! Open to all interested families living in Duval County. So come join us for some bowling fun and learn what virtual schooling and the Duval program is all about! Check out our events page for details and to register.

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