It’s April 21, and history or legend tells us that Rome was founded on this date in 753 B.C.  We say “legend” because there is a famous myth that twins Romulus (who gave his name to the city) and Remus founded the city.  Another myth says that the city was founded by Aeneas and his descendants after the Trojan War.  No matter which myth or version of history you believe, many historians agree that Rome was in fact founded on April 21, which was the day of the festival sacred to the goddess of shepherds.  On a couple separate occasions American School had a Latin 1 course among its high school correspondence courses, and the founding of Rome was discussed in that course.  Latin 1 has been discontinued, and the founding of Rome and its presence in Latin 1 got us thinking about other discontinued courses and how American School has evolved over the years.  In our very early years, American School offered courses in animal husbandry and heavy machinery and similar subjects because those types of courses were in demand at that time.  Eventually there wasn’t the need for those subjects and they were discontinued.  Other paper-based high school courses might be discontinued because the textbook went out of print or there is simply little or no demand for them.  That does not mean that we will not bring those courses back one day if a new textbook is available or if there is demand for them.  We often replace discontinued courses with courses on material or topics that are more relevant to today’s students because we want to have as many relevant courses as possible available to our students.  Visit our courses page to see a list of our latest offerings, and visit our enrollment page to get started.  Thank you for making us your distance education high school.

 

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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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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