Customized and Student-Driven Learning
What does "Customized Learning" mean?
Customized Learning means that each student can choose which classes to take and when. It means students can choose to learn in a way that works best for them and at a pace that works best for them. If a student needs to focus on one class at a time, that works! If a student wants to graduate early, we can help them design a path that meets that need. If a student wants to earn a certificate before graduating we can help there too.
What does "Student-Driven" mean?
Students drive their education bus. They decide what route to take, how fast to go, when to turn, when to take a detour, etc. At SROHS, education is not a one size fits all approach. It is tailored to meet the individual needs of every learner.
"SROHS does a good job at giving students the option to be involved with the SROHS community and gives the students opportunities to be social and meet new people."
Student 2023
Student Testimonials
You can choose what classes you want to do and how you want to do them. There is no set schedule saying (for example) you have to do U.S. history, biology, and algebra all in your freshman year. You can wiggle around to where the workload and learning is best for you.
SRO lets us students pick all of our own classes with help and guidance from a Mentor and 4-year plan. We are given the choice to choose what courses we want to use, and how often we want our deadlines, then have to be self-motivated enough to keep it. We always have teachers (our Mentor especially) to help us with any questions we have, and are promised a quick answer, being encouraged for us to do the same if a teacher asks us anything. We have plenty of super helpful resources, but a lot of our learning and getting stuff done is up to us. Unlike a public school, we are given the work and told we can do it in whatever order we want, as long as we get a certain completion percentage done to show that we're using the money and tools provided as we should. This system has been super helpful for me when I have long periods where I cannot work due to physical problems and appointments, or even just a writer's/learner's block. It also allows some of us to be able to take vacations in the middle of the school year to relax and destress for a little bit before getting back to work without having mountains of things to do when we get back. This school has saved me from so much stress I would've had otherwise had I stayed at my previous in-person school.