Mom of Many: Calvert Homeschool Online: A TOS Crew Review

Friday, November 1, 2019

Calvert Homeschool Online: A TOS Crew Review

Calvert Homeschool Online from Calvert Homeschool

Do you wish you could find the perfect curriculum for you? We've been exploring online learning with our six months of access to Calvert Homeschool Online.

This program offers access to over 45 courses in four subjects of history and geography, language arts, math, and science for grades 3-12 on either an Individual Plan or a Family Plan, all you need to provide is internet access and the device and all the planning and curriculum is taken care of.

The program is well-designed and easy to use. Calvert Homeschool is a well-established and award winning supplier of homeschool curriculum that has been around for a long time. You will have access to great support and customer service with a simple phone call.

To begin, you need to set up your Parent Account, which allows you to create student accounts, assignments, monitor your student's progress and more.

One aspect we really like about Calvert Homeschool Online is the ability for us to customize grade levels we are working on for each course. This is a great way to reinforce a subject that you may be struggling to complete, or allow your child to work ahead where they are gifted. A student can even work in multiple courses all at different levels.

A handy, downloadable PDF Student Guide will help them navigate through the program and how it works...I highly recommend starting here!

My testers are working in American History and Science. I love that with my family plan - everyone can work in a different place. You choose the course and level in your parent dashboard.

Once your student logs in with their personal login, they are taken to the Assignment screen. It's so easy - the program automatically takes them to where they left off, no need to remember. If you prefer, you can create specific dates in your parent dashboard for assignments.

From their log in - they can work on assignments in their course or several other options (determined by the parent in the setup)like working with flashcards for Times tables or State Capitals or learning the Periodic Table. There are also some games that they can access for review and fun.

The assignments my testers were working on - for grades 5,6, and 8 contained text to read along with embedded video and audio components. The reading is followed by multiple choice questions or matching exercises to test comprehension. The family plan includes access for 3 students.

For science courses, hands-on lab work is included. Students are encouraged to conduct the experiments and complete written lab reports. Frankly, we had a hard time with experiments because we didn't have all the supplies needed... test tubes, bunsen burners and Benedict's solution are not things I have lying around the house. But, we simply clicked our way through them and kept going (it will skew the online grading system if you choose to do this).

My testers favorite part was the Vocabulary Arcade - where they could play games with the vocabulary words from the lessons. Incorrect words are shown after the student misses.

If you have a very independent learner and are a fan of traditional learning, or if you are looking for high level learning for upper grades, or you prefer a solid, well-designed curriculum that has been put together for you - Calvert Online may be a great option. The courses are interesting and the information has all been planned out for the student to work independently.

Overall, we enjoyed this program. I'm impressed with the scope of courses and will definitely be continuing to use it as a supplement.

You can try it yourself with their FREE TRIAL and see if it's a good fit for your family.

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