Today’s Special Occasion: Midsummer 2025

by | Jun 24, 2025 | New Blog

It’s June 24, and although the season of summer began just four days ago, today is often called Midsummer in various parts of the world.  Summer is often associated with warm weather, vacations and beaches, but it can be a great time to take some homeschool courses...

Today’s Anniversary: The Typewriter

by | Jun 23, 2025 | New Blog

It’s June 23, and Christopher Sholes received a patent for the first typewriter on this date in 1868.  If you don’t know what a typewriter is, you’re not alone.  Typewriters have been replaced by computers, and if you choose to use a computer and word processing...

Today’s Anniversary: West Virginia

by | Jun 20, 2025 | New Blog

It’s June 20, and West Virginia became a state on this day in 1863.  West Virginia’s motto is “Mountaineers are Always Free,” but unfortunately American School’s accredited middle school courses and accredited high school courses are not.  We do keep costs to an...

American School Closed Thursday, June 19, 2025

by | Jun 18, 2025 | New Blog

American School will be closed on Thursday, June 19.  We will reopen with regular business hours on Friday, June 20, and look forward to assisting you with your accredited middle school program, accredited high school program or independent study program at that...

Today’s Anniversary: Switchback Railway

by | Jun 16, 2025 | New Blog

It’s June 16, and Switchback Railway opened at Coney Island on this day in 1884.  It was the first roller coaster, and this anniversary reminded us that education can be like a roller coaster at times with all its ups and downs.  These ups and downs happen to...

I found all the material and methods extremely satisfying.  It made the classes simple enough to learn while still being able to enjoy the process!  I spent my first two years of high school in a public school, but American School made it an enjoyable experience while still giving me the education I need.  My parents have never been so proud to see so many good grades coming from a homeschool program.

Alex from Illinois

I especially liked and appreciated all of the instructors’ positive comments, feedback and helpful hints on my son’s exams.  You cannot put a price tag on a high school diploma, although I felt the fees were quite reasonable.  I’m really thankful that there is a back-up plan for students who are lacking credits to graduate.

Judy from Michigan

My overall interaction with American School has been positive.  I find the study guides essential tools to being able to get the full benefit of the textbooks.  They often explain things in a more understandable detail.  The service of American School has been prompt with addressing my needs, such as requesting more courses, getting progress reports in a timely manner, etc.  I do appreciate the feedback from the instructors on my exams.  My experience with American School has been more than satisfactory.

Khadijah from Florida

The courses from American School have been awesome!  They are challenging but also really enjoyable.  The textbooks were all very clear and detailed.  The study guides were wonderful.  They really helped me understand the lesson concepts.  I have improved by miles!  I definitely will keep using American School until I finish high school.

Carmen from South Carolina

I really enjoy studying through American School.  It helped me prepare for college classes.  You learn to become independent and motivate yourself to finish.

Carissa from California

I found American School’s curriculum very satisfactory.  I enjoyed the material and its methods.  Grammar and math, my toughest subjects, were much easier to understand than any of my previous books.  The comments my instructors left on my graded work were helpful and encouraging.  Overall I was happy with my courses.

Charli from Texas

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We call these our Four C’s

Curriculum

American School’s innovative paper-based and online curriculum offers something for everyone in grades 6-12. Students can choose from more than 100 self-paced courses in traditional subjects such as English, math, social studies and science and take electives in such subject areas as business, career and technical education, fine arts, and world languages.

Cost

As a not-for-profit institution, American School puts students’ educations first. Our tuition is affordable—much lower than many other distance education and online high schools—and all textbooks and study materials are included at no additional cost.  Monthly payment plans are available for students in full years of American School’s middle school or high school program.

Caring Student Service

When students are accepted at American School, they not only receive interesting curriculum at a reasonable cost from a pioneer in distance education; they also receive outstanding, caring student service.  Students may enroll anytime and work at their own pace.  Help is available from American School staff during regular business hours.

Credibility

Founded in 1897, American School later became the first correspondence school to become regionally accredited. Today we are accredited by three reputable accrediting bodies and recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education as a non-public high school.  American School’s diploma is accepted by colleges and universities, and thousands of high schools use our courses for credit recovery.

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