Top 6 Benefits of Private Online High School
March 5, 2024
Online education at a highly ranked, private online school like Dwight Global Online School can provide many benefits to students and their families. Learn about six of the most important of these benefits in the blog below.
Scheduling Flexibility and Personalized Learning
Having the flexibility to learn and study from home opens up hours in the day for students to pursue outside interests, travel, spend more time with family, and delve more deeply into academics.
Dwight Global provides students in Grades 6-12 a customized program that allows students to pursue academic passions through a rigorous curriculum. That personalized online learning program also means students are more likely to discover their spark or passion, and gain a love for learning in the areas that interest them most.
Additionally, enrolling in a private online middle or high school can broaden a student’s educational possibilities far beyond what they might be able to encounter near home.
For example, students who are nordic ski competitors like Dwight Global students Gabriele Badino and his sister Beatrice, need to live and train in the mountains, an area where top schools are not readily available. Gabriele and Beatrice’s father Marco Badino saw his children thrive when they enrolled in Dwight Global Online School.
“I strongly recommend online learning to anyone who has a passion and ambition for something outside school, and at the same time doesn’t want to give up an outstanding academic curriculum,” Marco said.
“The advantages to online learning are many, and one of the best is flexibility,” Marco continued. “We strongly believe that this path can lead to success in both academics and sports.”
Strong Academic Programs and Expert College Guidance
From Advanced Placement courses to exciting electives, established private online high schools offer diverse and challenging courses to increase students' curiosity and further their academic pursuits.
The best private online schools have personalized experiences for students, courses often inaccessible elsewhere, experienced online teachers, and a global network of peers.
Private online high schools also have dedicated college guidance counselors experienced in working with online students, as well as long and deep relationships with the best colleges and universities.
Dwight Global’s excellent reputation is well known among admissions officers, and its high school graduates attend top colleges and universities around the world.
Cultural Connections and Global Focus
Online school students spend the day with classmates from all over the world, discussing issues and engaging with a globally-inclusive curriculum. Such interactions build intercultural understanding and respect.
That global perspective is an enormous benefit in the eyes of Anastasia Zaandam, mother to twins and Dwight Global graduates Giselle ’22, an archer studying at Columbia College, and Julian ’22, a tennis player studying at University of California Santa Barbara.
“The kids' multicultural background and travel has set them up well to take advantage of and contribute to Dwight Global's international perspective,” said Anastasia. “This is evident in their ease of understanding and learning from their fellow students from different parts of the world, the ease of managing different time zones, and bringing their background and perspective to class assignments and projects.”
“For example, in a history project, Giselle was able to make a connection between a town 5 km from our house called Breukelen, to Brooklyn in New York, which was named after Breukelen more than 400 years ago,” said Anastasia. “This additional international perspective is a huge added benefit of a truly global education, which Dwight Global provides.”
“Julian and Giselle have been able to relate and put into use what they learn in the classroom during their travels, too; for example, seeing Roman and Greek historical sites first hand in Italy, France and Greece. My children’s enhanced and deeper understanding of all the challenges and the beauty of the different countries, people and cultures is a direct result from their background, further strengthened by Dwight Global's excellent academics and international approach,” she said.
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