HOW ONLINE SCHOOL WORKS IN MICHIGAN

Great Lakes Learning Academy currently serves students in grades 6–12. 

Great Lakes Learning Academy is committed to providing a high-quality education that is personalized to meet each student’s individual needs. This level of personalization is not commonly available in traditional brick-and-mortar schools. Using our accessible technology, we connect parents, teachers, and students from home or anywhere there is internet service. 

Families also benefit from the unique flexibility of creating their schedule, something that typically isn’t possible in a traditional setting. Parents are also able to control their student’s learning environment, ensuring a safe and stimulating atmosphere.

Is online learning right for your student—and for your family? We encourage you to explore the Connections Academy Blog to learn more about the benefits of attending school online—and to get an inside look into what joining the Connections Academy^® learning community may look like for you.

First-Class Curriculum: Our program features curriculum developed by leading educational publishers. Michigan families receive a combination of physical textbooks, online textbooks, workbooks, comprehensive lesson plans, and exciting enrichment courses.

Exceptional Teaching: Our Michigan-certified teachers are specially trained in online instruction and work one-on-one with students and their parents to instruct, review assignments, and customize the curriculum. Great Lakes Learning Academy teachers provide extra help for struggling or gifted students.

State-of-the-Art Technology: Families receive online communication, planning, and learning management tools; online lessons and library resources; and technology literacy courses. At Great Lakes Learning Academy, laptops will be available for households that request and are approved for a technology hardship exception. 

Yes. Connections Academy schools are supported by Connections Education LLC, which is accredited by Cognia, an organization that offers accreditation and certification, assessment, professional learning and improvement services to institutions and other education providers around the world. In addition, Great Lakes Learning Academy is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), an accrediting division of Cognia, formerly AdvancED.

Why is accreditation important? Watch the video.

Families choose Great Lakes Learning Academy because they trust us to give their children a unique, personalized school experience that prepares students for a bright future—whether that includes college, technical training, or career readiness.