student,;Carli;said;she;has;built;a;strong
connection;with;her;teachers.
“I’ve;really;enjoyed;working;with;all;my
teachers,”;said;Carli.;“They’ve;asked;about
my;horse;shows.;They;care;about;why;I
am;doing;FLVS;and;how;I;am;doing.;They
are;very;interested;in;me;as;a;whole.”
Vicki;Pitts,;Carli’s;mother,;shared,;“The
whole;homeschool;idea;was;very;daun-
ting;to;me;as;I;knew;I;wasn’t;a;teacher.
FLVS;has;been;great;for;us.;This;has;just
made;our;lives;so;much;easier;since;we
travel;so;much.”
The;proud;mom;shared;that;Carli;“did
all;the;research;herself;and;found;FLVS
Global;School,”;but;it;was;very;important
to;her;parents;that;FLVS;Global;was;ac-
credited;and;accepted;everywhere.;“We
wanted;her;to;be;pushed;and;wanted;her
well-prepared;for;college.”
Pitts;added;that;while;Carli;is;already
very;self-motivated,;she;likes;how;FLVS
Global;School;keeps;her;updated;regu-
larly;on;how;her;daughter;is;progressing.
“This;is;really;preparing;her;to;be;on
her;own,”;Pitts;said.;“She;keeps;track;of
her;pace;while;juggling;training;four;to
six;hours;a;day.”
A successful partnership
Studies show that when students have
many caring adults involved in their
learning experience, they tend to be
more;engaged;and;benefit;more.;At;FLVS
Global;School,;the;partnership;and;con-nection among teachers, parents, and
students;is;key;to;students’;success.
Vangalis;is;proud;of;his;Global;School
instructors;and;concluded,;“Our;teach-ers;will;advocate;for;their;students;to;no
end,;which;is;why;our;students;respond
to;them,;because;they;feel;like;they’re;in
their;corner—and;they;truly;are.”
Suzan E. Kurdak is a Community Relations Specialist with Florida Virtual School
and is also a multiple award-winning freelance writer. She lives with her family in
Orlando, Florida, and is a dedicated mom
to two teenagers. She loves mentoring
young adults and encouraging women to
be bold and embrace their life’s purpose.
You may contact her at skurdak@flvs.net.
Endnotes:
1.;John;H.;Wherry,;Ed.D.;Parent Involvement: Nine
Truths You Must Know Now. The;Parent;Institute®
www.parent-institute.com.
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