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This is part three of our 4-Part College Match series with Sage Oak School Counselor, Coral Prendergast. Throughout these episodes, Coral shares informative and tactical resources for navigating the process of finding the right college for your student.  Part 3 focuses on filtering through the thousands of college options and identifying your top 20 schools.

SLIDESHOW: “What Are You Looking For in a College/University?” 

Topic 1: Creating your Top 20 college list

Topic 2: Narrowing Down Your List

Topic 3: Things to Consider

Topic 4: Considering the Cost of College/Financial Aid & Scholarships

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In this episode, Kiley Duncan talks about the wide variety of weekly live instructional opportunities available to students though our Oakschool program.  The catalog of class offerings can be found on the website.

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This is part two of our 4-Part College Match series with Sage Oak School Counselor, Coral Prendergast. Throughout these episodes, Coral shares informative and tactical resources for navigating the process of finding the right college for your student.  Part 2 focuses on identifying what the student wants from the college such as location, size, majors, campus life, etc….

SLIDESHOW: “What Are You Looking For in a College/University?” 

Topic 1: What is important to you?

• Size, location, weather, campus life, etc…

Topic 2: College Planning Websites

Topic 3: College Fact Finder

Topic 4: Reach, Realistic, and Safe Schools

Topic 5: College Admissions Profile

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Liam is a NCAA Sage Oak high school student.  He recently earned a full-ride tennis scholarship to Boise State University.  Liam works closely with his Sage Oak Education Advisor to create a personalized and flexible academic schedule that allows him to spend hours a day training on the tennis court and in the gym all while completing coursework, meeting NCAA requirements, and maintaining his GPA.

Liam shares that his mindset also plays a pivotal role in his ability to deliver on the court while balancing high school and time with friends.

Liam comes from a tennis family.  His father, who is a former professional tennis player turned coach, has been coaching Liam since the age of 5.  Liam hopes to turn pro himself following his time at Boise State.

For more information on our Sage Oak NCAA program, please contact [email protected].

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Show Notes:

This is part one of our 4-Part College Match series with Sage Oak School Counselor, Coral Prendergast. Throughout these episodes, Coral shares informative and tactical resources for navigating the process of finding the right college for your student.  Part 1 focuses on identifying what the student wants from the college.

SLIDESHOW: View Coral’s slideshow “Getting to Know Yourself and What YOU Want From a College” and click on the links throughout the presentation to access several planning resources.

Topic 1: What is important to you?

Topic 2: Take the Self-Survey

Topic 3: Understanding Survey Categories

Topic 4: Processing Your results

Topic 5: What Do You Want College to Do For You?

Thank you for listening to the Sage Studio podcast presented by Sage Oak Charter Schools and hosted by Tiffiny Webster, M.A.Ed. We invite you to follow the show and leave your review below. Sage Oak Charter Schools is an independent study nonclassroom based TK-12 personalized learning public charter school serving students in Southern California. Visit sageoak.education for more information.

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In this episode, Sage Oak alumni, Ava Woodgrift, shares how taking dual enrollment classes in high school is allowing her to graduate from the University of California San Diego with a Psychology degree 1 year early.  The college credits Ava earned in high school were transferred to UCSD.  As a result, she is able to complete her degree in less time.

What is dual enrollment?

Dual enrollment, or concurrent enrollment, is when students enroll in community college courses while in high school.  Students earn both high school and college credits at the same time.  These college credits can be transferred to a 4-year college or university and applied to degree requirements.

Interested in learning more about dual enrollment or the Sage Oak High School program?  Contact [email protected].

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Gloria Farewell is the parent of an ambitious, accelerated 10-year-old Sage Oak student.  In this podcast, Gloria shares how she partners with her Teacher Facilitator to curate a list of advanced curriculum and highly-engaging enrichment activities as well as how she blends multiple resources, learning materials, educational philosophies, learning styles, and languages together to keep her son challenged.

Gloria addresses common questions and concerns she hears from parents who are on the fence about an independent study model such as "will there be enough socialization," and "I'm not a teacher, how do I know if I'm doing enough?"  Gloria shares how she provides an abundance of socialization for her son through participation in Sage Oak field trips and events, as well as lessons with our community providers.  She also calms the fears of parents who don't feel equipped to teach their children by sharing her experience in partnering with her Sage Oak Teacher Facilitator.  Gloria candidly shares how she leans on her Teacher Facilitator as an expert to guide her through advanced curriculum choices that can be one and two grades level above her son's current 4th grade level on certain topics of subjects while also holding her accountable for overall 4th grade standard mastery.

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Visit www.sageoak.education to register for one of our upcoming webinars to learn about the TK-8 Personalized Learning Academy, TK-8 Virtual Learning Academy, and High School programs

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You can view our recorded program overview webinars in 15 minutes or less on our YouTube channel.

At Sage Oak, families partner with a credentialed teacher to select a program that works best for their student's schedule and learning style. The teacher guides them through curriculum choices, helps them plan and pace their lessons, and meets with them regularly to review the learning, answer questions, and provide additional support. There are also multiple field trips and events every month so families can build community and stay connected!

We serve Southern California students in grades TK-12 in the following counties:

• San Bernardino
• Riverside
• Los Angeles
• Orange
• San Diego
• Imperial
• Ventura
• Kern 
• Inyo

In our independent study model, students are able to work from home and at their own pace. In addition, students are able to take various classes with our community providers within the local areas we serve.

Personalized Learning Academy- The Personalized Learning Academy offers a personalized educational experience for students in grades TK-8 and grades 9-12. 

TK-8 Virtual Learning Academy- The TK-8 Virtual Learning Academy offers 3 days of virtual instruction (on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two days of independent study (on Monday and Friday). The class teacher assigns work and grades assignments via our learning management system, Canvas.  Students in this program do not have instructional funds.

High School- Students are required to complete a minimum of 220 credits to graduate from Sage Oak in the subjects of Social Studies, English, Math, Science, a Language Other Than English or Fine Arts, Career Exploration, Electives, and PE.  Link to graduation requirements.

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In this episode, we talk with Traci King,  High School Principal. Traci shares about the variety of ways high school students can personalize courses to meet graduation requirements and prepare for college and career paths. For more information visit www.sageoak.education.

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Website:  Sage Oak High School

What makes Sage Oak High school unique?

The Personalized Learning Academy for high school offers a personalized educational experience for students in grades 9-12. In our independent study model, students have the opportunity to take courses with a textbook and syllabus at home or with our approved community provider with both in-person and virtual options. In addition, students can take classes a la carte through our Sage Oak Virtual Academy.

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 COURSE CATALOG

Our passionate and dedicated Sage Oak teachers partner with students and parents to create an individualized learning plan tailored to each student’s unique strengths, skills, needs, and interests. Our highly trained, credentialed Education Advisors create a four-year high school plan, pace out assignments, provide resources, support, and academically counsel students in college and career readiness to prepare them for life after high school. We understand that students come to Sage Oak at various educational levels. We offer accelerated education support for our students working above grade level and credit recovery for students needing to make up credits to graduate. In addition, Sage Oak provides research-based required support and programs for our students below grade level to help them achieve their academic goals.

While recognizing that students learn in different ways and at different paces, we strive to guide all of our students on their own personal, educational journey while on the path to graduate. Offering diverse and innovative curriculum, project-based, and concurrent enrollment options with community colleges, we aim to prepare students to be lifelong and independent learners who think globally, act locally, and civically engage with their community. 

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In this episode, we chat with Lana Beshara, Principal of the Sage Oak Virtual Learning Academy. Lana talks about the unique structure of the VLA program. VLA is a hybrid learning model consisting of 3 days a week of online learning taught by a Sage Oak teacher coupled with two days of independent study. VLA students also have access to Oakschool, field trips, events, Sage Stage, and other enrichment and intervention opportunities. You can find out more information about the Virtual Learning Academy program by visiting www.sageoak.education.

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Sage Oak Virtual Learning Academy Website: TK-8 | Sage Oak Charter Schools

What makes VLA unique?

The TK-8 Sage Oak Virtual Academy is a unique program where community and collaboration are fostered and students build relationships with their peers.

We offer engaging, hands-on, project-based learning with three days of virtual instruction (on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two days of independent study (on Monday and Friday).

The class teacher is responsible for assigning work and grading assignments. Students are placed in grade-level classes and for the 2022-2023 school year there will be two classes per grade level.

Please check out our Virtual Academy Guidebook with links, resources, and tutorials to help parents and students!

Thank you for listening to the Sage Studio podcast presented by Sage Oak Charter Schools and hosted by Tiffiny Webster, M.A.Ed. We invite you to follow the show and leave your review below. Sage Oak Charter Schools is an independent study nonclassroom based TK-12 personalized learning public charter school serving students in Southern California. Visit sageoak.education for more information.

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