Heritage International School
Virtural School at HIS
Online School
HIS online courses continue to be instructed by HIS teachers with the additional use of Ontario’s Virtual Learning Environment. Through many web-based collaborative tools, teachers can interact with students both synchronously (real-time) and asynchronous (pre-recorded, discussions, etc.) conveniently any time of the weekdays. To deliver the curriculum, lessons will be expected to do a minimum of 4 to 6 hours of learning each day.
Highlight
- Over 100 high school courses online
- Type of programs offered – online learning, print-based distance education, blended learning (part face-to-face in a classroom, part online away from a teacher)
- Available for high school students, mature students, and high school graduates.
- Grades are made available
- Serves students from other school authorities (i.e. open boundaries)
- All teachers involved in resource sharing
- Up-to-date information relevant to current events
- Synchronous (real-time, online), live instruction is provided
- Face-to-face opportunities provided
- Summer school online courses from Grade 9 to 12
- Dual credit opportunities
The HIS offers two types of online classes: synchronic and asynchronic.
Online Courses (Asynchronous)
Students engage in course activities at any time, contributing at their own pace.
Live Online Classes (Synchronous)
Students engage in course activities at a specific data/time, requiring that everyone be online for a scheduled event.