My Virtual Academy Blog
My Virtual Academy collaborates with school districts in a partnership to deliver customized online learning academies for K-12 students. While My Virtual Academy is committed to providing the best possible alternative education programs, we also know that parents and guardians need resources for their biggest questions.
The My Virtual Academy blog was established to help answer these questions and provide students with useful information about our program offerings and current education trends. We invite you to read the My Virtual Academy blog. Be sure to review our frequently asked questions for more information.
Teaching Your Teen Tricks to Handle Stress
We live in a world that is full of stressors. As adults, we might think that we are the only ones dealing with stress, after all, we’re the ones paying bills, keeping a roof over everyone’s heads, putting food on the table, dealing with health issues, etc. The reality...
Life Beyond Graduation: Preparing Your Teen
With the blink of an eye, your precious little newborn grew into an adventurous, independent, dreamy teen that is about to graduate from high school. Where did the time go!? Just as you taught them to walk, talk, eat, brush their teeth, and get dressed, you will need...
What’s Got You Down? Depression in Today’s Teens
You probably noticed that around the age of 12, your child became moody, temperamental, rebellious, and wanted to spend more time alone in their room. Adolescence is always a trying time for parents and for their kids! It’s perfectly normal for kids this age to feel a...
Seniors, The Countdown To Graduation is ON!
You’ve made it!!! Graduation is right around the corner and this is such an exciting time in your life, as well as your families. Guess who else is bursting with pride at your accomplishment? Us! Every time a student reaches graduation, we ring the bell in our office...
Worried About Your Teen’s Behavior: Signs Of A Troubled Teen
It seems like every time you turn on the news, they are reporting on another school shooting. Everyone always talks about the warning signs and how people should have investigated further or reported unusual or scary behavior. Every teen gets moody from time to time –...
Teaching Homeschoolers How to Handle Conflict
One of the biggest concerns brought to our attention when parents are looking to switch from a traditional brick-and-mortar school to a virtual academy is will their child socialize? What opportunities are out there to get their middle/high school child interacting...
Hormones Flipping Your House Upside Down?
When your kid is in elementary school, it’s pretty even-keeled in your house. Sure, you have the meltdowns over toys and going to bed when the sun is still shining, but overall, you can distract them easily if a meltdown has started. Then your sweet little dumplings...
Is Your Teen A Couch Potato? Get Them on The Move!
It seems that as the years go on, our children are becoming more and more sedentary. They are turning to their phones instead of riding bikes and hanging outdoors. Since this has become a societal norm, more teens are becoming overweight than ever before. A lot of...
A Different Type Of Summer School
Reality is setting in for your high school junior. They have realized they won’t graduate with their friends if they continue on their current path, and it is time to do something about it. They are in the same boat as countless others across the nation who need the...
Whats So Big And Bad About Math?
Many, many moons ago, a family was on vacation in Canada. The parents decided to take the family (mom, dad, and 4 youngsters) to see one of the 7 Wonders of the World – Niagara Falls! The beauty that beholds the Earth there is breathtaking. The water rushing over the...
The Time Is Now To Teach Your Teen About Money
When it comes to parenting, there are certain things that people stress about teaching their children: potty training; riding bikes; long division and fractions; driving; and money! Once your children enter into high school, it’s time to have some serious lessons with...
The Importance Of Reading Month
Throughout the month of March, kids all across America will be doing a lot more reading because March is National Reading Month! While students and some parents might view the extra emphasis on reading a bit tedious, the boost in reading during this month has huge...
Top 10 Books For Teens
March is National Reading Month and there’s no better way to celebrate that than picking up a best-selling book and snuggling under a blanket for a good read! We’ve scoured around and found the top 10 best-sellers in the Teen and Young Adult category and compiled them...
Literacy Is More Than Just Being Able To Read
It should come as no surprise to most parents that reading is fundamental. It’s something children start learning as early as preschool, even beforehand actually. Teaching your tiny tot their ABC's is the beginning stages of getting them prepared to read. Literacy is...
Fostering A Love For Reading
Think back to your younger days…were you an avid reader or were you the type of child who would rather do anything besides poke their nose in a book? Not everyone starts off with a natural love for reading, but reading is very important across all aspects of life. As...