California Virtual Academies

From Researching Virtual Initiatives in Education

The California Virtual Academies (CAVA) is a full-time, free online public school located in the US state of California. Private partner K12 Inc provides its curriculum, using both web-based lessons and other instructional materials (books, videos, CDs, and other resources) which are shipped directly to each student's home.

There are K-8 and high school programmes available. Students spend no more than 20-25% of their time on the computer in early years but more as time progresses.

In 2011 CAVA had a graduating class of 365 students.

The California Virtual Academies web site is at http://www.k12.com/cava.

References

• "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
• "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/
• California Virtual Academies web site, http://www.k12.com/cava.

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