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Many of these options include classes that "meet" on a particular schedule, and students might be interacting with a group of students enrolled in a class. I do not write up individual reviews for most of these options since the courses, teachers, and the dynamics might change with each class group. The courses I have reviewed have a link embedded in their title. (Inclusion on this list does not imply my endorsement of any of these schools or courses.) While these options use online delivery for at least some course content, they might require a textbook or other physical resources.
- AIM Academy debrabell.com/product-category/online-homeschool-classes/ - An assortment of online courses with many different instructors under the leadership of Debra Bell (secular and Christian) grades 5-12
- ALEKS aleks.com (secular) grades K-12
- Asian Language School https://www.asianlanguageschool.com/ - live or pre-recorded courses for Japanese, Korean, or Chinese languages (secular) grades 1-12
- Athena's Advanced Academy athenasacademy.com courses for gifted students (secular) does not use grade levels but is open to gifted students up to age 18
- Blue Tent Online bluetentonline.com (secular) grades 9-12
- BraveWriter bravewriter.com/program/online-classes/about-online-classes - language arts courses (secular) grades K-12
- Calvert Homeschool - calverthomeschool.com/curriculum/online-learning - (secular) grades 3-12
- Carrier Shell Classes - carriershellcurriculum.com/classes history, writing, science, and art (secular) grades 4-8
- The Classical Historian Online Academy - classicalhistorian.com/registration-and-info - history, government, economics courses (secular) grades 3-12
- Classical Learning Resource Center (CLRC) clrconline.com (secular) grades 3-12
- Code Monkey codemonkey.com coding courses (secular) grades K-8
- CodeWizardsHQ codewizardshq.com/homeschool/ - coding courses (secular) grades 3-12
- CompuScholar - compassclassroom.com - computer science courses (secular) grades 6-12
- Coursera coursera.org - low-cost courses from university-level instructors (secular) grades 10-adult
- Create & Learn create-learn.us coding courses (secular) grades 2-12
- CTC Math (secular) grades K-12
- Derek Owens – math and physics courses derekowens.com (secular) grades 9-12
- Discovery Institute Academy discoveryinstitute.academy - complete chemistry lab course with integrated Intelligent Design topics (secular, but supportive of religious views) grades 9-12
- Dreambox Learning dreambox.com - (secular) grades K-8
- DriversEd.com driversed.com - (secular) grades 10-adult
- DuoLingo schools.duolingo.com - free, foreign language courses with a special section for schools (secular) grades 1-adult
- EdisonLearnNow™ edisonlearnow.com - offers over 150 courses (secular) grades 6-12
- edX Courses edx.org - free MOOCs (Massive open online courses) from major universities and institutions (secular) grades 10-adult
- eMedia Music emediamusic.com - music classes (secular) grades K-adult
- Freedom Learning freedomlearning.org - (secular) grades 6-12
- Funda Funda - fundafundaacademy.com (secular) grades 6-12
- GamED Academy gamedacademy.com - Minecraft-based learning for both gaming and academic subjects (secular) grades 3-12
- Gentle Guitar - individual, online guitar lessons via Skype. (Two children close in age might share a lesson.) (secular) grades K-adult
- The Great Courses Plus thegreatcoursesplus.com- I review some of these on my website. Two are: The Foundations of Western Civilization and Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World (secular) grades 9-adult
- Greenways Academy greenwaysacademy.com - wide range of individual courses (including unusual courses such as Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Hebrew language, and Intro to Criminology) or complete curriculum (secular) grades 6-12
- Jamie York Academy math courses jamieyorkacademy.com - blended math courses (secular) grades 5-12
- Khan Academy khanacademy.org - primarily math courses (secular) grades K-adult
- Learn Science Conceptual Academy learnscience.academy - online courses for Conceptual Science textbooks (secular) grades 9-12
- Liberty Park Music libertyparkmusic.com - music courses (secular) grades 10-adult
- The Lukeion Project lukeion.org - courses in the humanities from a classical perspective (secular) grades 9-12
- Mango Language Courses mangolanguages.com - (secular) grades 3-adult
- MathCloud mathincloud.com/public/mainnew.jsp - (secular) grades 6-12
- Middlebury Interactive Languages middleburyinteractive.com - (secular) grades K-12
- Mooc.org mooc.org - offers free MOOCs (Massive open online courses) from major universities and institutions (secular) grades 10-adult
- Mr. D Math - mrdmath.com - (secular) grades 7-12
- MyHomeschoolMathClass myhomeschoolmathclass.com (secular) grades 7-12
- Next Level Home School nextlevelhomeschool.com - many science and history courses and a few for math, language arts, and fine arts (secular) grades 2-12
- Online G3 onlineg3.com courses for gifted students (secular) does not use grade levels but is open to gifted students up to age 18
- Outschool outschool.com - more than 140,000 classes (secular) grades PreK-12
- Pennsylvania Homeschoolers AP™ Online Classes aphomeschoolers.com (secular) grades 9-12
- Recess online courses in tech, design, programming, Minecraft, and more tryrecess.com (secular) ~grades 3-8
- Royal Fireworks Online Learning Community - rfwp.com/pages/online-courses - courses on many subjects with many geared toward gifted students (secular with a few courses on eastern philosophies) grades 1-12
- Saylor Academy learn.saylor.org - FREE courses for college and adults, but some courses can be used for high school or for dual credit (secular) grades 11- adult
- Silicon Valley High School svhs.co (secular) grades 9-12
- Simply Teaching Spanish simplyteachingspanish.com (secular) grades 5 - 12
- Sing and Speak Spanish, singandspeakspanish.com - 7 levels of Spanish instruction, (secular) grades K-8
Singapore Academy USA℠ singaporeacademyusa.com - online, interactive small-class live instruction in STEM subjects using Singapore math and science curriculum (secular) grades 6-12
- SmartBots Makerspace and Tutorials - weekly STEAM workshop classes, camps, and tutoring plus courses in core subjects and electives (secular) grades 2-10
- The Well-Trained Mind Academy wtmacademy.com - classical (secular) grades 5-12
- Williamsburg Academy williamsburgacademy.org (secular) grades 6-12
- WorldOver International School worldover.org - includes project-based learning (secular) grades K-12
- WorldView Software worldviewsoftware.com - history courses (secular) grades 9-12
- Write Ahead: An After-school and Summer Writing Program write-ahead.com (secular) grades 4-12
- Write from the Heart writefromtheheart.org - writing courses (secular) grades 6-12
- Young Wonks youngwonks.com - online coding and engineering classes that include a 45-minute weekly one-on-one session (secular) grades 3-12