Students follow a rich, flexibly-paced curriculum offering guided by highly-qualified subject area teachers, a teacher advisor, and online teaching staff. We emphasize interdisciplinary connections throughout the curriculum, and also support students in developing study areas of their own interests. WAVE is a 22 credit, high school diploma program. Student diplomas are issued by the home district. 


Key Elements

• Year-round, individualized programming
• Learning community both online and in person
• Strong instructor and student relationships and culture
• Highly individualized curriculum pacing and planning
• Each student is equipped with a computer workstation and internet connectivity in their home, and must schedule classroom time a minimum of two days a week. 

The Learning Environment

• Google Apps for Education for communication and collaboration
• Headrush Learning Management System with standards based grading
• Individualized and interdisciplinary learning materials aligned with county wide initiatives such as adolescent literacy supports and Assessment Literacy
• Nationally recognized offerings such as Big History Project (Gates Foundation initiative) and others
• Scheduled, consistent on-site time with curriculum support for all Michigan Merit Curriculum content areas