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Compare Online and Independent Program
The following comparison chart will illustrate how our
home school program differs from our teacher-led online academy:
| NorthStar
Independent vs. NorthStar Online |
NorthStar
Independent |
NorthStar
Online |
| Lesson resources provided online |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tests and quizzes provided |
Yes |
Yes |
| Internet access to the NorthStar Online Community |
Yes |
Yes |
| Access to the Student areas inside the NorthStar
Online Community |
Yes |
Yes |
| Maintains student records and transcripts |
Yes 1 |
Yes |
| Provides daily interaction, tutoring, feedback,
and test correction from the teachers |
No |
Yes |
| Provides the parent(s) with his/her own personal
online account in NorthStar |
No |
Yes |
| Provides all of the texts, videos, and/or CD's
needed for each class |
Yes 2 |
Yes |
| Is the program accredited |
No |
Yes |
| Can student graduate with a diploma |
Yes 3 |
Yes |
| Yes 1 |
NorthStar HomeSchool will maintain
academic records for the student whose parent(s) provide the
NorthStar HomeSchool staff with the needed information. |
| Yes 2 |
NorthStar HomeSchool will provide textbooks for
the classes but parents will have to purchase consumable resources
if they are needed |
| Yes 3 |
When the NorthStar HIS student has completed all
of the credits required for a NorthStar HIS certificate (as sent to
NorthStar HIS from the parent(s)), the student may purchase, for a
$25 purchase price, a "certificate of completion" from NorthStar
HIS. The requirements for earning a certificate are listed below
(NOTE: this certificate is not from an accredited program; it is
from NorthStar HomeSchool and not NorthStar Academy): |
NorthStar Academy Canada
#107, 1001 -20th Avenue, Didsbury, AB
Email:
cdninfo@nsaschool.ca
1-403-335-9587
1-877-335-1171 (toll free)
1-403-335-9513 (fax)
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