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.
