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Keystone National High School

Name: Keystone National High School
Phone Number:
800-255-4937
Fax: 570-784-2129
Email: info@keystonehighschool.com
Web site:
www.keystonehighschool.com
Principal: Mark Burke, Director
Type of School:
Private High School
Founded: Correspondence since 1974, Online since 1999
Ages/Grades: 9-12
School Size: Over 15,000 students
Departments: Language Arts, Social Science, Mathematics, Science, Health, Foreign Language, Fine Arts, Electives, Honors/AP
Admissions Requirements: Working knowledge of the English language. Minimum eighth grade completion
Notes: Keystone's KeyNotes newsletter is published four times a year, and serves to inform, educate, and entertain students, alumni, and their families. Read current issues to find out more about Keystone National High School

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Tuition

 

Online Courses

$379.00 USD per full-credit course, plus shipping & handling (s & h)
$279.00 USD per half-credit course, plus s & h

Online AP Courses

$429.00 per full-credit course, plus s & h
$299.00 per half-credit course, plus s & h

Correspondence

$279.00 per full-credit course, plus s & h
$209.00 per half-credit course, plus s & h

 

Financial Aid

The Keystone Tuition Plan allows students enrolled in five or more courses to spread the cost of tuition over eight to ten months . With this plan, monthly payments may be as low as $105 (plus s & h), depending on the course format you choose. A processing fee of $38.00 will be added. Learn more.

FACTS Tuition Management can finance tuition over a period of up to six months for students enrolled in four or fewer courses . A processing fee of $25.00 will be added. Learn more.

The Keystone Family Plan provides a tuition reduction for additional members from the same immediate family who enroll . When two or more individuals from your immediate family enroll at Keystone National High School OR another family member enrolls at a later date, your family will receive a 10% reduction in tuition for subsequent enrollments. Learn more.

Curriculum

Course Selection Choose from introductory, core, AP, and honors subjects, as well as dozens of high school electives. Each course is designed for multiple skill levels and courses are sequenced to allow students to advance in a particular course of study.

Course Delivery — Choose to complete online courses or traditional correspondence courses . Our courses are supported by high-quality textbooks, which are written by nationally-known authors, published by major publishers, and are like those found at many college-preparatory high schools. These textbooks are included regardless of course delivery method.

Learning Support — All courses include teacher support , a brand new textbook, and supporting materials.
Testimonials

Access to Answers:
Teachers respond within 24 hours via phone and email to answer questions about the curriculum. Our knowledgeable Student Services team is only a toll-free phone call away to answer any questions about our program. And, Technical Support is available 24/7.

Orientation Course:
The Keystone Orientation Course helps parents and students become familiar with the Keystone online learning environment and get a head start on courses. Learn how to login, navigate through courses and turn in assignments.

Learning Coach:
To make sure you have no trouble getting started, Keystone Learning Coach contacts new students to make sure they know important information such as how to contact teachers, submit assignments, and structure and pace your learning.

Keystone STARS (Students Taking Action and Responsibility for Success):
To help new full-time students to get off to a great start, Keystone offers a fun challenge of accomplishing specific goals within the first 30 days of enrollment. All students who complete the challenge will receive a Keystone STARS backpack and will automatically be entered into a drawing for an Amazon.com gift card worth $75!

Tutoring:
When you are studying and you just need an answer now, full-time students can redeem up to 75 minutes of free tutoring through Tutor.com, the leading provider of online tutoring for high school students. Tutors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
System Requirements

Minimum Requirements
Online courses may not function properly on computers that do not meet the following minimum hardware and software requirements:

Recommended
For best results, it is strongly recommended that students enrolled in online courses use the following hardware and software configurations in addition to or in place of the minimum requirements:

500Mhz Pentium-III (or compatible) with Windows 98 or newer

900Mhz Pentium-III (or compatible) with Windows 98 or newer

500Mhz Macintosh G3 or better with OS 8 or newer

900Mhz Macintosh G3 or better with OS 8 or newer

128MB of RAM

512MB of RAM

250 MB of free hard disk space

1GB of free hard disk space

56.6kbps modem with active internet connection

256kbps internet connection or faster (cable or DSL)

Monitor and video card capable of VGA resolution (800x600 or higher) and 65,000 colors or higher

Monitor and video card capable of VGA resolution (1024x768 or higher) and 32-bit color Sound card and speakers — a microphone is required for online language courses  

The latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or the latest version of Firefox for PC

The latest version of Safari , Firefox , or Netscape for Mac OS

 

Adobe Flash Player 7 or higher  

 

The latest version of Sun's Java JRE  

 

 

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Mission & Philosophy/Belief Statement

Mission Statement:
Keystone National High School is a division of KC Distance Learning, Inc. (KCDL), the leading provider of distance learning programs for the secondary school market. KCDL uses the power of distance learning to bring quality educational opportunities within reach of every student. In addition to Keystone National High School , KC Distance Learning operates the following program.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:
Keystone National High School is a division of KC Distance Learning, Inc. (KCDL), the leading provider of distance learning programs for the secondary school market. KCDL uses the power of distance learning to bring quality educational opportunities within reach of every student. In addition to Keystone National High School , KC Distance Learning operates the following program.

School History

The school's first courses were introduced in 1974 as part of the Learning and Evaluation Center . Keystone took its current name and became a major part of the homeschool market in 1994. Over 200,000 have enrolled in Keystone's educational programs.

Testimonials (Contd.)

The rigors of training for competitive skiing events didn't allow for rapid progress with her schoolwork, so Sasha was grateful for Keystone's work-at-your-own-pace flexibility. "Even though it took me a little longer than if I had given up competitive skiing and continued with public high school, the route I took was definitely the right one for me."
— Sasha W., Anacortes , WA [ Read more ]

"We moved out here three years ago and the school is a small K-12… the honors courses weren't very good… and it just wasn't really working out. I want to get into a good college and to do that I need a better high school curriculum and I need more opportunities. With Keystone, the classes are just right. There's enough in them that I am learning what I'm supposed to."
— Emily S., Florence , MT [Watch video: Broadband  |  Dialup ]

"Sitting in class is not the best way for me to learn. … With Keystone, I can go through the material and learn it my own way, so I'm not trying to learn the same thing twice. … I'm so glad we found Keystone. It's allowed me to take the classes I needed, and it's been a great way to learn.
— Kristin H., San Diego , CA [ Read more ]