If you found yourself in a conversation about curriculum, you would likely hear the terms “scope” and “sequence”. Scope describes the amount of content covered in a unit of time. Sequence describes the logical order the teacher will introduce the content. In other words, the scope is US History; the Read more…
For science-loving students, the Health Sciences Track is a focused, specialized program that gathers advanced students to work on in-depth research projects while guided by our experienced Track Advisor Maria Hernandez, former hospital corpsman and NASA payload specialist, in their intended field of study.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected roughly 1.5 billion students across the world through school closures. Many parents have been dissatisfied with K-12 public schools that have provided at least some remote learning. The most common concern? Parents worry that their children are falling behind. But not all parents feel this Read more…
At Sora, students explore their interests and future careers. For some, that journey leads them to pursuing their more creative outlets in our Design Track.
In the world of COVID, brick-and-mortar-schools have had to shift physical operations to digital ones. While most schools were pretty quick to download Zoom for teachers to host classes, another important gap appeared in their operations: how could prospective students actually visit their schools? One of the most important activities Read more…
Students at Sora are builders. Through our Engineering Track, they work with experienced engineers to design and create their projects.
Our educational philosophy at Sora boils down to two key facets: help students explore their interests and discover themselves, and accelerate them towards their future careers and fields of study. For the first year and a half of our school’s existence, we have spent significant resources, time, and focus on Read more…
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced traditional schools across the world to adopt remote learning strategies–with varying degrees of success. If you’ve had a bad experience with your public school’s switch to remote learning, you might be wondering when it’s going to end. When are things going to return to normal? Read more…
Online education grows in popularity with each passing year. Florida requires high school students to take at least one online course before graduation. As of 2018, 35% of college students enrolled in at least one online course. About 17% of these students enrolled in exclusively distance education courses. With online Read more…
Most regular online schools are not engaging experiences. The virtual learning options that school offer during the COVID-19 pandemic are not much better. They’re recorded lectures, a series of multiple choice quizzes, or YouTube videos to watch. Students and teachers feel disconnected from one another, and when engagement is low, Read more…
