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The Online School for Girls will begin offeringf coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the spriny 2010 semester spanning math, science and the Students at the member schools will take the classes and evaluate them as a pilot run. One initiap calculus class will be taught by Harpetj Hall math teacherJennifer Webster. The other schools in the group are the in the in Ohio andin Connecticut, all with tuition rangintg from about $20,000 to $40,000 per Ann Teaff, the head of Harpeth says the goal of the online school is to providw a rigorous education in an online settingf that is flexible, affordable and accessible to girls around the She says the curriculum will be expandedc in coming years.
The effort reflects how rapidl online education is beinyg adopted in even the most exclusive enclavesd of private education as schools utilize the Internet to fostert a global worldview in their studente and diversify thelearning experience. More than 1 million secondar y school students took an onlines course and students at 70 percent of high schoolw enrolled in one duringthe 2007-2008 schoo year, according to “K-12 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-upo of the Survey of U.S. School District Administrators.” The repory also finds schools in 44 states are creating onlinssecondary schools. However, the Online School for Girls will be the firstonline same-se school.
At the graduate level, Harvard, Duke and other exclusive universities now offe severalspecialized master’s degrees for which the coursework can be take n mostly online. They are aimed at professionalsz who wish to enhance their credentialsw to advance intheir careers. Karen Douse, Harpethy Hall’s library and information serviced director, says online education is rapidlybecomingt “a cornerstone of the educationak experience.
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