MYTH: Students who attend online schools lack socialization and social skills.

FACT: Students at the Alaska Virtual Academy have the opportunity to participate in many academic and social outings. These outings and activities may include trips to museums, parks, clubs, and other social events.

MYTH: You’ll spend all day staring at a computer.

FACT: While attendance, planning, and assessment are all recorded online, only about 30 percent of the K-8 lessons are taught online. The rest of the K¹² curriculum relies on printed and/or hands-on materials, including beautifully crafted textbooks, paint, rocks, and microscopes.

MYTH: Attending the Alaska Virtual Academy is a part-time job.

FACT: Students will need to spend, on average, about six hours on schoolwork each day, depending on grade level.

MYTH: Online schools don’t meet the curriculum requirements for public schools.

FACT: The Alaska Virtual Academy is a public educational program that happens to operate outside of a traditional classroom. As public school students, your children will be expected to spend a certain amount of time each day engaged in schoolwork. They will also be required to take standards-based assessments as mandated by the state of Alaska. The K¹² curriculum was developed by experts to meet or exceed Alaska Academic Standards, and has proven to be one of the top-scoring online school curriculum programs in the nation.