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Faith Lutheran School in Plano offers free trial of online high school classes
By Amy Sandling Crawford
This year, Faith Lutheran High School began offering live online classes using two-way HD-video streaming through the Internet. This allows home-schooled students or others across the country to participate in some of the school's classes in real time.
"The student sees the teacher on his or her home computer or laptop, sees the notes the teacher puts on the e-board, listens to the lecture, and participates in live discussions with other students. Most importantly the teacher will be able to see the student as well. This is vital to verifying understanding, as body posture and facial expressions are half of all human communication," explained Faith Lutheran School Headmaster Tim Merritt of Plano.
Faith Lutheran currently offers Omnibus 1 and Omnibus 3 classes online. The Omnibus class consists of English, Theology, and History (3 credits) and is taught by professional Lutheran school teachers and Pastors with many years of classroom experience. Other classes will be available during the 2013-2014 school year.
Faith Lutheran School is currently offering a free trial of this program for any student who is interested. To learn more, please visit www.flsplano.org or email tmerritt@flsplano.org
About Faith Lutheran School
In 1971, the congregation of Faith Lutheran Church in Plano, Texas established a 4-year-old preschool for children of the congregation. Since then, the school has grown and opened enrollment to others in the community on a tuition basis. Faith Lutheran School is fully accredited and currently provides classes from pre-school 3-year-olds through the 12th grade. School curriculum is based on the classical model of education. The school's educational program also includes both sports and the fine arts. To learn more about Faith Lutheran School, please visit the school's website at www.flsplano.org or call 972-423-7448.
"The student sees the teacher on his or her home computer or laptop, sees the notes the teacher puts on the e-board, listens to the lecture, and participates in live discussions with other students. Most importantly the teacher will be able to see the student as well. This is vital to verifying understanding, as body posture and facial expressions are half of all human communication," explained Faith Lutheran School Headmaster Tim Merritt of Plano.
Faith Lutheran currently offers Omnibus 1 and Omnibus 3 classes online. The Omnibus class consists of English, Theology, and History (3 credits) and is taught by professional Lutheran school teachers and Pastors with many years of classroom experience. Other classes will be available during the 2013-2014 school year.
Faith Lutheran School is currently offering a free trial of this program for any student who is interested. To learn more, please visit www.flsplano.org or email tmerritt@flsplano.org
About Faith Lutheran School
In 1971, the congregation of Faith Lutheran Church in Plano, Texas established a 4-year-old preschool for children of the congregation. Since then, the school has grown and opened enrollment to others in the community on a tuition basis. Faith Lutheran School is fully accredited and currently provides classes from pre-school 3-year-olds through the 12th grade. School curriculum is based on the classical model of education. The school's educational program also includes both sports and the fine arts. To learn more about Faith Lutheran School, please visit the school's website at www.flsplano.org or call 972-423-7448.
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