Capistrano Connections Academy

This is our 3^rd year at Capistrano and have had nothing but wonderful experiences. The only issue we ever did have was a lack of socialization. But this year they are changing that with Café and fireside chats where your child could interact with others. I am surprised to hear that others have had trouble reaching instructors as we have always had a return call/​email within 24 hours. I think that some families expect an immediate return, but they have to remember that the Instructors are very busy and it is not the same as being able to go into a brick and mortar school to speak with an instructor. I am laughing too by the complaints of too much work. Really? This is High School and real life. My daughter is Asperger and it is even a bigger struggle, not to mention that I also work. But, if you are organized and face the realization early that this is preparing them for life. than you will be fine. It is not easy, but neither is life and if you want them to be successful, it will take hard work. They offer wonderful electives and many educational field trips. There are also MANY clubs to chose from that offer even more socialization for your child. All in all… this is a wonderful school. This our 3^rd year and we have 2 more to go until completion…

My daughter is in this school for 3 years since 4^th grade and it is just outstanding! We were very hesitant to start homeschooling, both me and my husband work full time and didn’t expect that homeschooling may work for us, we worried that our daughter will lose her pace and drive to learn, but had no choice because of a lot of travels for her tennis tournaments. Academics are always on the first place in our family and I am so happy we made this move because it gave my daughter not only flexibility in her daily schedule, but an advantage to move faster with her studies. The curriculum is great and teachers are fantastic, efficiently organized system developed by this school provides unlimited possibilities for kids. Teachers pay very close attention to every child’s individual needs and abilities, they are always there if any help needed. My daughter loves math and it was a bit boring for her in a regular school, at Connections she was able to move at her pace and she is now 2 years ahead of her classmates, just finished 9^th grade Geometry being in the 7 grade in fact and is in a GATE /​gifted program for all her subjects. Also I don’t have any worries about bullying or any other problems that regular schools often have, she wasn’t sick once for the past 3 years, because of infections, or flu… Even though most time kids and teachers communicate thru Skype –like Live Lessons and discussions, they have great system of field trips and activities where children actually meet and have fun. Every semester she gets her Honors Certificate and it is overwhelming. Before we started this Academy we lived in Palos Verdes, CA because of their outstanding school ranking, now I can live anywhere in the world and get the best education for my daughter… one more thing — the self study techniques and communication tools between students and teachers make kids 100% ready for College. My older son was absolutely lost first year in College — because was not ready for the amount of self-​studies expected, I don’t have to worry about my daughter at all, I see that she will be at the top of the game and the way she writes emails — not all top management corporate level executives can do… Thank you, Connections!

Recommend for motivated, forward thinking parents. A highly organized time flexible, easy to follow education model, with quality teachers and support staff.