How It Works

The Oregon Virtual Academy uses curriculum and services provided by K¹². For Oregon residents, learning can happen at home, on the road, or wherever an Internet connection can be found. While attendance, teacher interaction, and daily lessons are conducted online, our lessons use physical materials and offline tools as well. And because ORVA is a public school, there is no tuition.

• K-8 Program

At the Oregon Virtual Academy, all students interact with one or more Oregon-licensed teachers (depending on the grade level) and communicate regularly with their teachers through e-mail, telephone, and online meetings. Each ORVA family receives a loaner computer and printer, subsidized Internet access, as well as boxes of materials, including a wide array of textbooks, CDs, videos, and other hands-on tools and resources. These materials complement the interactive online elements of our program, ensuring that students receive instruction using the best method for each subject.

ORVA also provides an extensive support system to both parents and students. Working closely with the teacher, the parent (or other responsible adult) serves as a “learning coach” to the child, helping to facilitate his or her progress and working to modify the pace and schedule as needed. In addition, the ORVA school community keeps in close contact.

In addition to providing individualized learning, as an online public school ORVA provides the structure, administrative support, oversight, accountability, and state testing required of all public schools.