Hey there Teaching Adult-

You made a wonderful choice for your child's education.  Welcome to WAVA. Taking classes over the computer, with the computer being a main resource of learning, is the fastest growing educational environment today. 

WAVA students are getting an early foot in the door regarding technology and the unlimited possiblities that can be presented to students in this Virtual Environment.  Many employers are asking about Technological Experience and Online Education Experiences.  WAVA students will have this experience! 

Our children are growing up in a different world today.  I remember when the VCR was an exciting buy!  Many of you remember when the TV was the HOT item!  I was in the MTV era- now that changed society forever! 

Technology is fast to change and vastly changing.  The World Wide Web is still a baby with less than 20 years under its belt.  Yet look at its evolution!  There are millions of web sites, blogs,etc.  We are getting into Podcast, vidoes, imaging, and much more.  We, as the consumer, cannot keep up with the ever changing technology.  A computer is outdated before we really learn how to use it!  So what is the answer?  Get into as much technology as you can.  Learn what is out there and involve you kids in what you find.  Your children will be amazed that they can see Paris in a 360 degree view on their home computer! 

Now we also have education over the web/online that goes hand in hand with computer use at home.  WAVA is part of this technological streamline of moving with the needs of the student and the changes that technology offers.  You are a part of the WAVA GROOVE.  

I am confident you will enjoy the learning experience with WAVA and with your child.     

WAVA SUPPORT:

Feedback Button: The K12 curriculum staff
reads every piece of feedback sent in. Feedback
information helps K12 continuously improve their
materials. K12 appreciates your feedback.

Help Button: This is one of the first places I
go when I have a question. 

At the top left corner of your OLS
you will see the K12 Customer Support Solutions
link. Click and type your question. The search
engine will bring up lots of information on the
topic. You will also find Customer Support and all
of the K12 contact information.

Technology Support:
K12 Customer Care 

1-866-626-6413 

Extended Hours of Operation:
July 17th - Sept 30th
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-11:00 PM EST
Saturday 8:00 AM-6:00 PM EST

Normal Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-8:00 PM EST

Tips and Advice from WAVA Parents:

What kind of advice would you give another parent for using the WAVA
curriculum?

~Be prepared to change you system/strategy of teaching and vary the amount of courses numerous times(even weekly) to suit your childs learning needs/style and accomodate your families changing schedule/needs.

~My advice to a parent about the curriculum is what I told you on the phone.
Don't give up in the fall if it seems hard. You will hit your stride and figure out how each of your children work with the curriculum best. Some kids need more practice than others and some will need the challenge of the optional lessons. Give it time. It won't take 7 hours a day forever. Ha.

~The only advice I can give is be organized from the beginning because it's hard to get them back on track! Wava is the best program I have seen for the layout of the program. I love it. I just wish Codie loved it as much as I do.

~IT GETS EASIER THE MORE YOU GET INTO IT. PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME FOR SCIENCE.

What kind of advice would you give a new WAVA family?

~I am just getting a feel for how to help my daughter after several
months of the program. For us, having the younger kids occupied out of
the home for a few hours every day will gives us the chance to focus
just on her learning.

~To a new WAVA family I would say, this is a curriculum you can be confident of. Your children will be just as challenged as other students in the public school system. You get so much help as a parent with the guides and a teacher to talk to about things. You will feel supported as a parent, without feeling pushed in any way. It is still your child and you together.

~I found with Josiah that making and setting goals to reach a certain milestone in his schoolwork as far as the percentage of work that we had to reach then giving him a reward for his hard work could be a great motivator. He actually had something to work for and it worked really well and allowed for us to spend more time together doing other things. At the beginning it was a little rough as I really did not know what I was doing but Josia is capable when he puts in the effort and is motivated to do so.

~BE FLEXABLE ....BUT DO STICK TO A ROUTINE BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO GET BUSY DOING OTHER THINGS AND SAY WE WILL GET TO IT LATER AND BEFORE YOU KNOW ITS BED TIME.