<p>My incoming high school freshman son is planning (with his school's blessing) a year abroad program for his sophomore year. He will be taking Geometry this year as a freshman, and the school says they will offer Algebra 2 to the year abroad kids as a summer program -- first half before the trip, second half after the trip. He will receive full credit from the school under this scenario. (He'll receive credit for English, World History, Bio, French, art and music while abroad, but not math.)</p>
<p>Does anyone know of a school that might offer Algebra 2 in a single summer at a credit granting level? I see lots of places that offer review or prep -- but he needs the whole course.</p>
<p>Cnp55,
My son took Algebra I and II in a local community college (CC) before his first year of HS. The HS did not give him credit (the courses did not become part of his HS transcript), however, they allowed him to take Honors Geometry (a sophomore class at his HS) in his freshman year. So, you might want to look at a CC. Some of the material covered in the HS Algebra II class might not be covered in a CC class and vice versa. For example, Trig was not covered in my son's CC class. As you might expect, if your son takes a CC class, he might be the youngest one in the class and will have to get used to learning and interacting with adults. Thankfully, we did not have any problems. BTW, initially, the CC did not allow my son to take classes (they would have if he had been homeschooled; he was not) because of his age. I had to talk to several people in the CC before they agreed.</p>
<p>Also, some high schools offer algebra and other courses during the summer for students who fail those courses during the regular year. You might want to call the high schools around you, especially the catholic schools.</p>
<p>Have you considered distance courses such as EPGY or ones offered through Virtual High Schools? There is one in PA and, I believe, in other states.</p>
<p>I'm willing to consider it all! As long as his school (an independent college prep day school) will accept the course for credit -- I am open to suggestions. </p>
<p>Cost isn't really an issue -- the issues are transportation, quality of instruction, extra help if needed, and of course his school's willingness to accept the course and allow him to go onto the 4th year of math ... pre-calc?</p>
<p>Maybe the best option is to go with his school's offering -- but that takes a chunk out of TWO summers, precluding summer jobs etc. And because he will turn 16 at the end of June next year, and leave for France before he can get his drivers license ... we have TWO summers to worry about transportation to his school for this course which is 30 minutes away in good traffic.</p>
<p>I would highly recommend EPGY courses. My son has taken EPGY math K-7 (sporadically; he goes through them quickly) and has also taken public school math through 9th grade (he's just finished 7th grade but has been accelerated 2 years). We have gone to the school and asked that he do EPGY math courses instead of the school courses for two reasons: he wants to go at a faster pace, and he's found that the EPGY courses are much more rigorous and that he learns the concepts in more depth.</p>
<p>Transportation, quality of instruction, extra help are not issues; EPGY assigns a tutor to each student. Cost is around $500/quarter (at this level they charge by time, rather than by course). Whether your school will accept the course for credit is another issue, but if they don't want to you might suggest that they test him for Algebra (using their final exam) and allow him to go into 4th year math if he passes. EPGY will provide a transcript if you need it for college applications.</p>
<p>You can also do the EPGY software through Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>EPGY also offers an online HS, and you can enroll for single courses, but it seems to be much more expensive.</p>
<p>our district's summer school does, so be sure to check because that would be the cheapest. I had friends who took Geometry after freshman year so they could take Calculus senior year.</p>
<p>Rice University (Houston, TX) offers original credit courses that my school always accepted as honors/AP level credit. It's a six week program, 9-5 or something crazy like that. I don't know if Algebra 2 is offered, but I do know that biology, (macro)economics, and US government are offered.</p>
<p>i think the EPGY course is your best answer. it is expensive, but that wasn't an issue with you.</p>
<p>it is online -- so no transportation issues. he can go as fast or as slow as necessary (remember that alot of algebra II can be review of algebra).</p>
<p>I would approach your son's school and ask it they will take the credit from the EPGY class.</p>
<p>Wondering aloud here ... and I don't imagine you all have the answer to this one ... but perhaps, just perhaps, he could do the EPGY course online from France. Apparently internet access will not be an issue ... and it opens up his pre and post summers for summer jobs and drivers ed etc.</p>
<p>You should check on internet access from France. There is free internet access (free.fr), but for most people, it's through the phone company and long-distance rates are killers. Could he do the Algebra II through EPGY during the schoolyear as an extra course? A bit heavy, to be sure, but not totally out of the question.</p>
<p>His school has always done the 1/2 summer prior and 1/2 summer after plan on the AlgebraII ... they send 5-10 kids (of a class of 40) on the year abroad program. It's not <em>required</em> to do it this way ... so I am thinking about options. I did ask about taking AlgebraII as a freshman while he was taking Geometry and was shot down.</p>
<p>My son's major interest is French along with world cultures and world history. He's a capable but not outstanding student in the math and science end. At this very moment he is on a camping and language immersion program in Quebec and I hear having a blast!</p>