Full-time online, career-focused school available to students statewide in grades 6-12
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Indiana Connections Career Academy, a tuition-free full-time public virtual school, is now enrolling students in grades 6-12 for the 2024-2025 school year.
Indiana Connections Career Academy provides students with a safe, engaging learning environment that offers STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and career-focused courses for specific skill development and career exposure.
“At Indiana Connections Career Academy, we cultivate a dynamic learning environment that allows our students to gain real-world experience while pursuing a high-quality education,” said Colleen Gaard, principal of Indiana Connections Career Academy. “Through our STEAM and career-focused courses, students are able to explore and nurture their interests and passions.”
In its seventh year of operation, Indiana Connections Career Academy students utilize the same long-standing and developed online curriculum and technology as its companion school, Indiana Connections Academy. The difference between the two high school programs is that Indiana Connections Career Academy students pursue graduation requirements to earn a high school diploma while also completing a career-focused program that prepares them for joining the workforce in one of Indiana’s high-growth fields.
Students work with a Career Coach who guides and supports them through interactions with college and industry partners/mentors, keep them on track to earn certifications and dual credit and help them update their portfolios in preparation for life after high school. High school students also have free access to Credly, an industry-recognized company that awards verified, shareable digital credentials recognized by many employers, to help them enhance their career options.
Indiana Connections Career Academy students who complete qualifying courses with a passing grade or who participate in certain college- and career-related activities earn Credly digital badges.
Indiana Connections Career Academy offers many activities throughout the course of the year to help build community and relationships including numerous field trips, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, and prom. The tuition-free full-time public virtual school also offers many course options for students, including core classes in math, science, language arts and social studies; extensive electives including foreign languages, digital technology and career technical courses, as well as honors courses. The school also offers a broad assortment of online clubs, ranging from robotics and gaming to poetry and art.
Enrollment for Indiana Connections Career Academy’s 2024-2025 school year is open for students in grades 6-12. Interested families are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming online information sessions to find out if virtual school is the right fit for their students.
For more information about Indiana Connections Career Academy or to begin the enrollment process, visit IndianaConnectionsCareerAcademy.com.