eHarvey Online Preparatory School

Summer Session 2013

mchristie — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:42:28 +0000

eHarvey, the online program at The Harvey School, is ready for its eighth consecutive year of online summer sessions. Students can earn full course credit in just 7 weeks with our summer program.

Our program seeks to give all students the opportunity to take their education in their own hands. Our original intent was to offer online summer school for students who wanted to reinforce content learned in the previous year of traditional school or get a head start on content that would be covered in their next year of traditional school; however, as the program grew, we recognized that students wanted to earn full credit and use their summer to advance!

Our students are given a full year’s worth of academic content in math, world language, English…basically whatever course they want. We use a digital curriculum provided by Apex Learning, which offers a full range of courses for secondary school. We supplement the online content with teacher interaction through a multitude of technologies, including phone, IM, Skype, text messaging and, best of all, a fully interactive online classroom via Blackboard Collaborate. The best part is that, through these technologies, we have been able to connect all over the world and have taught diplomatic students in Qatar, students abroad in China, and students on vacation in the Caribbean.

According to an article in the New York Times back in February 2013 , the success rate of students taking online course is diminished when the course are administered without a teacher to moderate and maintain student engagement. The studies referenced in that article where done at the college level. Imagine how teacher involvement affects the success rate in secondary school online courses?

At The Harvey School, and here I mean the bricks-and-mortar school, teachers strive to provide an environment where students get the level of support they need, right when they need it. At the online school, eHarvey, we are doing our best to provide that same level of support for students who, for whatever reason, want to take an online course. We will use any technology we can to do it.

eHarvey School Summer Session 2013

mchristie — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:17:47 +0000

The Harvey School is pleased to announce our eighth consecutive year of the online summer session. This years’ summer session will begin on Monday, June 24 and end on Friday, August 9…Seven weeks of intensive study online with teacher support. The cost of a course is $875 for all courses except for modern languages and AP which require an additional fee due to the need for additional online speaking practice with an instructor.

The cost includes access to Apex (our interactive online curriculum), our content management system for assignments and course management, and Blackboard Collaborate (our fully interactive online classroom). As always, we commit to a 24-hour turnaround time for any student questions, and 1-3 hours each week of online support and instruction from the course instructor. Additional support is available if necessary. The $875 course fee does not include additional materials, which may be required for certain courses, or the $50 non-refundable registration fee.

In addition to taking a full-year of course content for complete credit, we also offer credit recovery program that will allow students to earn partial credit for courses. Our credit recovery program goes beyond the traditional summer school program by allowing students to customize the course content they need to make up. Students can “test out” of specific content they have mastered and instead focus on the content they struggled with…the topics that landed them in summer school to begin with!

eHarvey summer session is not just for Harvey students; it allows any student to get a taste of the Harvey experience!

General Information About Our Programs

mchristie — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:43:58 +0000

Please excuse us! We are in the process of rebuilding our site. In the meantime, here is some basic information about what we offer:

Credit Recovery – $525 per half credit
We will customize the curriculum to include the content that requires the most review so you do not have to repeat the entire course. This program runs during our summer session.
Summer Session – $899 per credit Get ahead, make up works, review for next year…capitalize on the summer to advance in school or take a class not offered at your school.
Online High School – $1450 per creditIs traditional school not for you? Are you a student professional? Athlete, artist, US student abroad? Get a diploma from The Harvey School while pursuing your dreams, using our blended learning approach.
Home School – $750 per enrollment per year
Take up to 5 standardized courses per year with your home school instructor. Instructor license and training costs $150.

Additional Information:

AP Courses and AP Exam Prep are available for an addition fee.
$75 non-refundable enrollment fee not included
CONTACT Michelle Christie, Director of eLearning, The Harvey School for further details…(914) 401-7081 (direct line) or mchristie@harveyschool.org

History of the Credit Hour

mchristie — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:23:48 +0000

Interested in knowing what it is? How it got started? Why? This is an interesting (and quick) article to read that explains where the credit hour came from. It is good to understand this concept and why it came to be if we are going to truly revolutionize education in this country. Take a peek!

After reading, you will begin to understand why it was so important for eHarvey to offer curriculum content that students can learn at a more flexible pace. Student can enroll and complete the content in less time, or more time if necessary, that is available to them in a traditional classroom. Imagine mastering content before moving on to new content!

Summer Session 2012

mchristie — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:17:18 +0000

Whether you want to get ahead in school or need to make up some credits you can take advantage of eHarvey’s 2012 online summer school. All courses, work and meetings with the teacher are conducted entirely online, so there is no need to change your summer travel plans or summer job schedule. Simply to the work required, check in with your teacher during his/her flexible online office hours and earn the credit you need. This year, summer session officially begins on June 25 and runs through August 10. Special accommodations can be made to start earlier or end later. Please contact us for additional information.

Summer School Session 2011

mchristie — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:32:31 +0000

Whether you want to get ahead in school or need to make up some credits you can take advantage of eHarvey’s 2011 online summer school. All courses, work and meetings with the teacher are conducted entirely online, so there is no need to change your summer travel plans or summer job schedule. Simply to the work required, check in with your teacher during his/her flexible online office hours and earn the credit you need. This year, summer session officially begins on June 27 and runs through August 12. Special accommodations can be made to start earlier or end later. Please contact us for additional information.

Harvey to Launch Online School for 2010-11 School Year

mchristie — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:40:15 +0000

The Harvey School is planning to launch an online school program that will run during a traditional school year. The program is expected to be ready for September 2010. In keeping with our integrated method of combining independent online learning with experienced teacher support, we will be able to offer a wide range of courses from basic math to AP Biology. Our list of course offerings will also include electives, such as Music Appreciation, Art Appreciation and Psychology.
Our courses for both summer school and our new online school take into consideration students of varying abilities and learning styles by offering different modes of instruction (auditory, visual, tactile), varying levels of support, and a flexible self-paced schedule.
This online school model is perfect for students who are home schooled, student athletes and professionals, and students who may need to miss a significant portion of their regular school year due to travel, illness, etc.
More information about enrollment and pricing is coming soon!

New Courses Offered for the School Year!

mchristie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:01:30 +0000

New courses will be offered this coming school year starting in September 2010. They are Psychology, Physical Education, Consumer Math, Art Appreciation, and Music Appreciation. Please go to the Course Descriptions page to see more details.

Sign Up for Mr. Kelly’s Precalculus Class!

wowsydowsy — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:03:19 +0000

For those of you who have had Mr. Kelly for math, you know how much fun it is and how much you learn in a short 7 weeks. No one make online math as fun as Mr. Kelly. Sign up for his course today and get all the preparation you need to be ready for Calculus in September!

Online AP Credit to Non-Harvey Students

wowsydowsy — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:05:16 +0000

In September, Harvey will open its doors, it’s virtual doors that is, to non-Harvey students who wish to take AP courses for credit and preparation for the AP exams in May 2010. Many schools are eliminating their AP programs and many students who are homeschooled don’t have the opportunity to take AP courses. Harvey’s program will allow these students the opportunity to take these courses and receive Harvey credit and all the benefits that come from the AP curriculum.

It looks great on a college application and may increase the chance of getting accepted
The content, commitment and effort prepare student for harder classes in college
Students can earn college credit by taking and passing the AP exam
Studies have shown a correlation between performance in AP courses and success in college

The program will use the same online curriculum content that Harvey uses during its summer program, but will extend from mid-September through the AP exams in May. The curriculum content, which has been approved by The College Board, includes a separate AP review module for students to use prior to the AP exams. Live online meetings with the instructor will occur during the evenings and, potentially over weekends, so as not to interfere with students’ regular school schedule. Contact us for more information about courses being offered and pricing.