Meet FLVS Student Zac
Meet Florida Virtual School student Zac Pullam. Zac has been with FLVS since the summer of 2014. He is a homeschool student, although he takes a pretty full load of classes with FLVS. In January of...
View ArticleCongrats to our 2015 Photo Contest Winners
This year, we saw all kinds of inspiring and amazing student stories in our fall photo contest. Over the last two months, students have been sharing images on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook showing...
View ArticleWhat Successful People Know
No one likes to fail. No one likes the feeling of failure, that lead rock deep inside your gut weighing you down. And for a long time, I was afraid of failure. This was because I didn’t understand what...
View ArticleWhat Travel Has Meant to My Career
This is the sixth post in a series by the Cooney family about their world travels, made possible by the flexible learning offered at FLVS. Traveling has been such an amazing opportunity for me in so...
View ArticleStudent Researches Sunscreen’s Effects on Oysters
Hi! I’m Madison and I’m a student at FLVS. I attended a Busch Gardens camp in the summer of 2014. There I learned that the park utilizes oysters to naturally filter their lakes. I soon became...
View ArticleSeven Survival Skills for Careers
In his critically acclaimed book, “The Global Achievement Gap,” author Tony Wagner explores what he considers to be “Seven Survival Skills for Careers, College and Citizenship.” After spending time...
View ArticleTravel is the Ultimate Education
This is the seventh post in a series by the Cooney family about their world travels, made possible by the flexible learning offered at FLVS. Recently, friends of ours withdrew their nine-year old...
View ArticleStudent Gives at Animal Shelter and Gains Much More
This month, we asked students to share ways they give back in their communities using #flvsgiving on social media. This post was written by one of our students who volunteers at her local animal...
View ArticleMaintaining a Healthy Lifestyle While Traveling
This is the eighth post in a series by the Cooney family about their world travels, made possible by the flexible learning offered at FLVS. Whether you are planning a “stay-cation” or a global yearlong...
View ArticleThe Value of a Diverse Education
This is the ninth post in a series by the Cooney family about their world travels, made possible by the flexible learning offered at FLVS. Most people who live in the United States believe they are...
View ArticleHow Online Learning Helped Make our Dream Come True
This is the tenth post in a series by the Cooney family about their world travels, made possible by the flexible learning offered at FLVS. As any parent knows who has children enrolled in an online...
View ArticleAre We Teaching Girls to Fear Failure?
March is Women’s History month, so what better time than now to ask a very important question: Are we teaching our girls to fear failure? Several months ago, my colleague Amy Lowyns, who teaches French...
View ArticleA Narrow Piece of Geography
This is the 11th post in a series by the Cooney family about their world travels, made possible by the flexible learning offered at FLVS. Our around the world trek was accomplished in two stages. The...
View ArticleStaying Positive In Spite of Illness
This post was written by FLVS student Aislinn and originally published on her blog offering support for individuals with chronic pain. Without a doubt, pain changes people. However, that does not...
View ArticleA Life-Changing Experience
This is the final post in a series by the Cooney family about their world travels, made possible by the flexible learning offered at FLVS. For the past 12 months, my family and I have been recounting...
View ArticleCelebrating Summer — And You!
The end of the year is such an exciting time for our FLVS students! Our students may continue to focus on educational goals over the summer or they may focus on other areas of growth within their...
View ArticleFLVS Student Succeeds Online and On the Ice
This article was originally written and published in the FLVS student newspaper, News in a Click. At FLVS, teachers and staff often act like proud parents, sharing the stories of exceptional students...
View ArticleFLVS Full Time Class of 2016: Bridget Forster
This article was originally written and published in the FLVS student newspaper, News in a Click. FLVS Full Time Senior Class President, Bridget Forster, had a senior year that consisted of...
View ArticleFLVS Full-Time Class of 2016: Emma Cahoon
This article was originally written and published in the FLVS student newspaper, News in a Click. When Emma Cahoon first logged onto Florida Virtual School as a freshman, she was “amazed by the course...
View ArticleCooney World Adventures Blog Series
If you’ve ever dreamed of traveling the world, it may not be as complicated as you think. In 2008, Mike Cooney traveled the world with his wife, Catrell, and three teenage sons, Morgan, Zach, and...
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