EDUCATION 2020™ Online Courses - for grades 6-12

Instructional Approach

Education2020 (E2020) offers some of the most engaging and individualized web-based instruction of any virtual school solution available today. It combines best-practice pedagogy with next-gen technology that provides an opportunity for students to set their own schedules, learn at their own pace and make meaningful academic gains. 

The courseware is aligned to state and national standards and has helped students earn and recover credits for graduation and prepare for state, end-of-course and key standardized tests since 1998. 

NOTE:  E2020 courses are accessed through the Internet. They may include online activities that allow the student to link to websites that are outside the E2020 and Clonlara School domains.  E2020 trusts these websites and believes that the content is both appropriate and educational. 

Course Offerings

English

Math

Science

 Social Studies

Electives

Great Books

Cost - $200 per course; plus $150 annual set up fee

Course access is available during the school year from September until June.

Refund Policy

Within 14 days of login assignment, students have the option to (1) change a course at no charge or (2) receive a full refund of course costs and the annual administrative fee less a $25 processing fee. After 14 days of login assignment, refunds are not given.

Written notice must be sent to Clonlara School’s Registrar to cancel or change courses.

Course Credits - High School Only

Courses cover between 0.5 and 1.0 credit each. One credit courses may be taken for less than the full credit, if only a portion of the course is desired or completed.  Students must inform the Registrar’s Office once they have completed the course in order for credits to be applied to their Clonlara transcript before July 15, 2011.

Grades

Grades are determined by the amount of the course completed by the student and the “Actual Grade” function of the E2020 program. Students have constant access to their grade information and parents receive regular progress reports.

If a change in the amount of credit earned occurs, the Actual Grade may be adjusted (e.g., if a student does not complete the amount of course credit as originally intended). The Registrar’s office will guide you through this process.

It is highly unusual that students would score below a C- with E2020^™.  However, the Grading Scale for percentages below 70 is available from the Registrar’s Office upon request.

Computer Requirements - requires high-speed internet access

The following are requirements for the E2020 Virtual Classroom. This information will help determine whether your computer is capable of viewing the E2020 lectures.

Operating System
Windows 7 – PC                Windows XP Home Pro - PC
Windows Vista – PC         Mac OSX 10.4.8+ - Mac
Windows XP Pro - PC         

CPU
1.5 GHz or greater Processor - PC
G4 1.5 GHz or greater Processor - Mac
Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz or greater - Mac

Note: In order to achieve optimal performance on slower Macintosh computers, E2020 recommends running Firefox 3 and Adobe Flash Player 10.

Memory (PC or Mac)
512 MB RAM or greater

Hard Disk (PC or Mac)
100 MB available disk space for browser cache

Display (PC or Mac)
800 x 600 resolution or greater
16 bit colors or greater
128 MB graphics card - Mac

Sound (PC or Mac)
OS supported sound card; speakers or headphones

Web Browser
Internet Explorer 7.x - PC
Firefox 2.0 - PC or Mac
Safari 2.0 (requires 10.4) - Mac


Plug-Ins (PC or Mac)
Adobe Flash Player 9 or greater                       Apple QuickTime Player 7 or greater
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 or greater                 Java Virtual Machine 1.4.2 or greater
Adobe Shockwave Player 10 or greater          Microsoft Silverlight 1.x or 2.x (optional) or greater

Network (PC or Mac)
LAN 10/100 switched to desktop
Internet access >56 kbps per concurrent user or greater
Internet Explorer 7.x or greater
Firefox 2.0 or greater
Safari 2.0 or greater


Additional Notes:
Pop-up blockers must be turned off.
Serving lecture files over local network via E2020 Media Appliance highly recommended.
Network requirements based on serving lectures from Media Appliance.
 

Instructional Policy

E2020 is a teaching tool unto itself. Clonlara’s price allows for access to online courses, but does not cover further direct instruction or content help outside of the program’s guidance.  For additional subject content assistance, students may wish to enlist the help of a tutor. E2020 courses generally require at least five (5) hours of study per course, per week.  Please be prepared for such a time commitment.  Students are responsible for setting a schedule to work on their courses daily.

The E2020 program and courses are designed for schools to enhance their curriculum. Most schools use these courses in conjunction with their classrooms.  You will note that E2020 mentions a teacher in their guides and online courses.  These communications are not available through the Clonlara program because there is no system function that allows Clonlara to give parent access to E2020; access is given only to the student.