Abington Friends School  is now a proud summer member of Global Online Academy (GOA), a non-profit organization made up of an international consortium of schools that provides high-quality online learning experiences for students and educators. In partnering with GOA, AFS is excited to offer this summer learning opportunity to all  Upper School students. The mission of GOA is to reimagine learning to empower students and educators to thrive in a globally networked society. We deepen learning through courses that equip students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be successful in high school, college, career, and life.

GOA’s Summer Program consists of 23 of their most popular semester and year-long courses. These are relevant, passion-driven courses that provide learners in grades 9-12 with the opportunity to dive into topics that are meaningful to them while engaging in hands-on coursework and peer collaboration. These courses are taught by GOA’s outstanding faculty, who primarily come from GOA member schools. Students in GOA courses learn and grow alongside peers with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions.

OPEN NOW: Summer Terms 1 and 2 course registration can be accessed through GOA’s website.

• May 17: deadline to contact Mal Goss for the AFS registration code, in order to get the summer membership cost ($750/course)

GOA Summer Term 1:

• Monday, June 6: Summer Term 1 course homepages published for students and access emails sent
• Tuesday, June 14: Summer Term 1 courses open with orientation (which includes synchronous teacher/student video call). 
• Thursday, June 16: Last day to ADD a course and DROP without financial penalty.
• Monday, June 20: Last day to ADD/DROP. Drop entails 50% refund of enrollment fee.
• Monday, August 1: Summer Term 1 courses end
• Friday, August 5: Final Learning Reports for Summer Term 1 distributed

 

GOA Summer Term 2:

• Thursday, June 30: Summer Term 2 course homepages published for students and access emails sent
• Tuesday, July 5: Summer Term 2 courses open with orientation (which includes synchronous teacher/student video call).
• Thursday, July 7: Last day to ADD a course and DROP without financial penalty.
• Monday, July 11: Last day to ADD/DROP. Drop entails 50% refund of enrollment fee.
• Monday, August 22: Summer Term 2 courses end
• Friday, August 26: Final Learning Reports for Summer Term 2 distributed

 

Courses Offered for Summer Sessions

Abnormal Psychology

Academic English Accelerator

Architecture

Business Problem-Solving

Computer Science I: Computational Thinking

Computer Science II: Java

Creative Nonfiction Writing

Cyber Security

Digital Photography

Fiction writing

Genocide & Human Rights

How to Argue Well

International Relations

Intro to Investments

Intro to Legal Thinking

Intro to Psychology

Medical Problem Solving I

Microeconomics

Personal Finance

Race & Society

Religion & Society

Please visit globalonlineacademy.org to learn more about our Summer Program course offerings. You can email hello@globalonlineacademy.org, for any course-related questions, and you can also contact Mal Goss, Director of College Guidance and Summer Membership Site Coordinator for AFS.