{"id":975,"date":"2022-06-24T11:02:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T15:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/?page_id=975"},"modified":"2024-08-20T08:13:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T12:13:27","slug":"summer-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/pathways\/summer-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer GOALS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1376b720 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> | <span><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/?page_id=942\">Pathways: Unique Programs (Grades K\u201312)<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Summer GOALS<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summer GOALS<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summer Preparation for Online Learning in the Upcoming Academic Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/23-summer-goals-with-bear-1024x465.png\" alt=\"Cartoon bear leaning on Summer GOALS logo\" class=\"wp-image-2172\" style=\"width:655px;height:297px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/23-summer-goals-with-bear-1024x465.png 1024w, https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/23-summer-goals-with-bear-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/23-summer-goals-with-bear-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/23-summer-goals-with-bear-1536x697.png 1536w, https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/23-summer-goals-with-bear-2048x929.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtual Virginia&#8217;s Summer Goal-Oriented Active Learning Series (<strong>Summer GOALS<\/strong>) program helps students prepare for online learning with VVA during the upcoming academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provided at <strong>no cost<\/strong> to families or schools, Summer GOALS features supplemental online instruction geared specifically to introduce students to VVA instruction and AP courses so they&#8217;ll be better equipped to succeed in online learning as soon as the academic year begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer GOALS also gives a new student the opportunity to <strong>set up their VVA account password<\/strong> before the academic year begins in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Enrollment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students enrolled in courses for the upcoming academic year will be <strong><em>automatically enrolled<\/em><\/strong> in their corresponding Summer GOALS course(s). Student participation in Summer GOALS is <strong><em>optional<\/em><\/strong> but <strong><em>highly encouraged.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is <strong>no enrollment fee<\/strong> for Summer GOALS courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Instruction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each preparatory offering will be brief in duration, with synchronous instruction by Virginia-certified teachers and asynchronous online course content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, participating students will create a student success plan that they can use throughout the upcoming academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2024 Offerings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For Summer GOALS 2024, the following brief preparatory offerings will be available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-accordion gb-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"gb-accordion-title\"><strong>Get Ready for Online Learning!<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"gb-accordion-text\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Get Ready for Online Learning!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This course is designed to prepare new (or returning) VVA students for online learning during the upcoming academic year. Students will learn and develop skills that will help them succeed in online learning and their VVA course(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This offering is provided in two grade-level groups, based on the grade level in which the student will be enrolled in the upcoming academic year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Grades K\u20135<\/strong><br>Synchronous instruction: 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, and Thursday, July 25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grades 6\u201312<br><\/strong>Synchronous instruction: 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, and Wednesday, July 24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-accordion gb-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"gb-accordion-title\"><strong>AP Success Strategies<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"gb-accordion-text\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AP Success Strategies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Available to all students enrolled in VVA Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the upcoming academic year, this course will help prepare students for success in online AP courses and provide strategies for excelling in these rigorous courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Synchronous instruction will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, and Wednesday, July 24.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions about Summer GOALS, please email info@virtualva.org.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1942\" height=\"2434\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lil-Bear-Wave.png\" alt=\"Cartoon bear cub waving\" class=\"wp-image-2174\" style=\"width:273px;height:-75px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lil-Bear-Wave.png 1942w, https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lil-Bear-Wave-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lil-Bear-Wave-817x1024.png 817w, https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lil-Bear-Wave-768x963.png 768w, https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lil-Bear-Wave-1226x1536.png 1226w, https:\/\/virtualvirginia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lil-Bear-Wave-1634x2048.png 1634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1942px) 100vw, 1942px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer GOALS Summer Preparation for Online Learning in the Upcoming Academic Year Virtual Virginia&#8217;s Summer Goal-Oriented Active Learning Series (Summer GOALS) program helps students prepare for online learning with VVA during the upcoming academic year. 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