Sora’s onboarding process includes workshops, 1:1 meetings with house advisors, and welcome week icebreakers to help students settle in. Ongoing support includes new student check-ins, parent chats, and events hosted by our Student and Family Experience team.
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Rated the top project-based online school
Parent Every interaction with Sora, from fact gathering before applying to the day to day life, has been excellent. The staff works hard with families and individual students' unique situations. The information for parents is presented intuitively and in depth. My daughter is more engaged in her work than she was at the previous on site private school. I really appreciate that Sora's curriculum is rigorous, has real world applications, and is preparing my daughter to be a life long learner through developing agency and learning from missteps, trial and error, and finding it's not the end of the world to make a mistake. The feedback from the teachers is frequent and actionable. My daughter can use the feedback to deepen her understanding of the topics. The socialization is unlike other online schools, there's no isolation factor at Sora. Other families are open to in person meetings. I wish Sora had been available when I was in school
Parent Sora Schools has been a transformative experience for our family. Transitioning from homeschooling, we were looking for an educational environment that maintained the same personalized and engaging approach. Sora exceeded our expectations. The school offers a variety of innovative programs that actively involve students, making learning both fun and deeply impactful. What truly sets Sora apart are the incredible teachers who bring project-based learning to life, ensuring each child's educational journey is rich and tailored to their interests. We wholeheartedly recommend Sora Schools to families seeking a nurturing and intellectually stimulating educational environment. It's more than a school; it's a community where young minds thrive.
Parent We have a precocious student that would get bored at school. We were looking for engagement at a deeper level and we have honestly found very few schools that branch out of the traditional learning to test approach. Sora’s multidisciplinary and project based curriculum truly transformed our schooling. There is no limit to how deep a student can go while being supported and encouraged by the teachers. Our child is now seeing connection between topics in humanities and science, looking at more advanced topics in each, and adding to it by going down rabbit holes of philosophy, psychology, history, art, and music, to name a few. The same can be said for math. The concepts are followed by the practical applications, such as math art or stock market investments. A huge and equally important point is that Sora is a very close knit community and incredibly social. I would even say that friendships go deeper and are formed faster because of the way the school is set up. Another win.
Parent Our child, previously at Los Altos High, found true joy in learning at Sora. While she was doing really well at her previous school, she was not happy. Sora’s progressive approach resonated with us, especially given our background in education. Joining Sora marked a significant shift: our child is now genuinely excited about school, eagerly awaits class resumption after breaks, and has flourished socially, even online. Yes, she’s making friends. She’s deeply engaged in her ‘expeditions’ (unique courses), thriving in project-based learning and mastery-based assessment makes so much sense to us. You’re not chasing A+’s but truly building your muscles and get better step by step. One day she said “dad i’ve learned more in Sora in two months than in a whole year at LAHS”. She just LOVES her teachers and dynamic curriculum. We love how Sora is radiates positive energy for us parents too. We absolutely recommend Sora - and nice plus we can take trips, as she can attend school anywhere:)
Parent SORA has been great for my teen who attended private school for his entire life. We transferred to Sora sophomore year and he's now a rising senior getting ready for college applications. The pedagogy at Sora is what really sold us. The classes allow my kiddo to express his learning through his passions -- a math final through video game design - a history final through original jazz piano composition -- this type of instruction gave my child a renewed sense of agency and engagement in the topic of study. And, as a parent who works from home, it allows us more time together to focus on his mental health and well-being. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Parent After middle school, our family needed a change of education strategy for my son. We will in a college town with highly graded public and private schools; but I was concerned the structures were not providing the support and guidance my son needed. As a child of 2 public school teachers; it never occurred to me to consider an online school until I found Sora. The first time I read out Sora's education philosophy, strategy, and structure to him my son said "I want to do that!". So starting in 9th grade we took the leap of faith and started with Sora. From the beginning I knew it was the right environment for my son; he had responsibility for his work but he also had agency over how he demonstrated mastery of the learning objectives. The teachers/experts are dedicated and above all interested in my son as a person and in building him up as a person and a learner. He just finished 10th grade with Sora and we are looking forward to being a future alumni in 2 years.
Student My experience with Sora has been nothing but positive. For an online environment, it is truly impressive how much I feel socially connected with others, which often isn't the case in virtual settings. I believe Sora has provided me with so many opportunities that enhanced my educational experience and shaped parts of my character. This school may surprise you with how much it offers, and from an academic perspective, I have been very satisfied.
Student Sora is an incredible online school! With a diverse student body from all around the world, clubs activities and in-person meet-ups it is truly fun! The project based learning and academics are really good. The classes are adaptive to at home learning but still engaging!
Parent Sora has been a great fit for my kiddo who was so frustrated in a brick and mortar school. We transitioned from pulling teeth to complete work to full on independence and excitement about school with this move! Sora is definitely a place that you can make your own, so be ready to put in as much as you get out of it. They push our kids to not just achieve their own personal goals but set goals unique to them. If you’re looking for something different than the status quo, Sora is for you.