Today’s Anniversary: Moby-Dick

It’s October 18, and Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick was published on this date in 1851.  Herman Melville was a great American writer, and you can read works by more of them when you take our American Literature course.  We are happy to offer it among our high...

American School and the U.S. Open

It’s September 7, and we are down to four men’s semifinalists and four women’s semifinalists in the singles competition of the U.S. Open tennis tournament.  American School students have reached this round many times over the years, but some have gone one or two...

Testimonial Thursday

It’s a Thursday, so let’s hear another testimonial from one of our students.  Brandon from Illinois writes, “It was nice to receive comments on my work.  I liked getting complimented when I did well.”  We thank Brandon for those complimentary words.  It is true that...

Today’s Anniversary: Alcatraz

It’s August 11, and the first prisoners arrived at the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on this date in 1934.  The prison would close in 1963 but remains one of the world’s most famous jails to this day.  We write this blog not to celebrate Alcatraz or any other prison...

Today’s Anniversary: The First Letter from North America

It’s August 3, and on this date in 1527, the first letter was sent from North America.  It was sent by John Rut while he was stationed in St. John’s, Newfoundland in Canada, and the lucky recipient was King Henry VIII back home in England.  We don’t know how long it...

Homeschooling has taught me a lot of new things.  It has taught me self-discipline and made me take my studies more seriously than before.  I have learned to study properly.  The books and materials were very helpful.  It is a fun experience to do homeschooling.  Many people are amazed to know that I did homeschooling.  This has opened and changed a lot of people’s minds.

– Jekah from United Arab Emirates

American School has more to offer than any public school.  Two of my children, two of my grandchildren, and one niece completed their high school education with American School, and my sister and I are enrolled at the present time.

– Marilyn from Missouri

I learned a lot, and the skills are helping me in my college classes.

The most important thing I learned was how to schedule my time and organize my work.  The study guides helped to show me how much work to do at one time.  I’m glad to be part of American School.

– Peter from Illinois

I have found the methods, instruction, textbooks, study guides and service satisfactory because they are all up-to-date and made ready for me to learn.  I am greatly thankful for this service because now I can graduate early with all my credits in.  Thank you very much, American School!

– Ada from Michigan

American School was an easy yet efficient way to earn the extra credit I needed to graduate.

– Elizabeth from Illinois

I greatly enjoyed American School.  The instructors’ comments were very helpful.  I enjoyed this method of learning.  I feel I have learned a lot more than I did in public school.  I was able to keep up with school through all the moves I made without going through the hassle of switching school systems.  I enjoyed the honesty of the

instructors and the overall program.   I will recommend American School to anyone interested.

– Enoch from Texas

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Why you should enroll with American School…
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 business hours and around the clock in American School’s Online Student Center.

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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