Source: Laurel Spring High School
Student athletes achieve their goals with expert support and NCAA approved courses.
Student athletes have a different experience than many high school students. They must balance the challenging demands of a busy sports training and competition schedule, while staying on track with their academic workload. Laurel Springs understands the unique needs of student athletes. Our school benefits serve student athletes by supporting their academics while taking into account their athletic demands. Advantages of a Laurel Springs education include:
Flexibility. Because student athletes can “take school with them,” or complete their lessons at non-traditional times during the week, they are able to take advantage of our flexible, student-centered schedule. Many of our student athletes travel frequently, or spend long hours training in their sport of choice, and are not able to attend a traditional school. Laurel Springs allows student athletes to tailor their academic schedule around their athletic commitments. For example, if a student is playing a tournament Wednesday through Friday, that student may choose to do his schoolwork on Saturday and Sunday to stay on schedule. At Laurel Springs, this kind of flexibility makes it possible for student athletes to pursue their dreams in a meaningful way.
NCAA Approved Courses. Most college athletic programs are regulated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA maintains a set of rules and regulations for eligibility, recruiting and financial aid. Many Laurel Springs courses are NCAA Division I and II approved. We have an excellent track record of working with our student athletes to ensure that they have the necessary flexibility to pursue their sport, while meeting all NCAA guidelines. Not all online high schools have NCAA approved courses, due to the high academic expectations associated with NCAA approval. Laurel Springs has a variety of resources to educate students about NCAA procedures. Please contact our School Counseling department to learn more about NCAA eligibility.
School Counseling Support Services. In addition to our personalized, high-quality school counseling services, student athletes receive additional support from our NCAA specialists, who partner with student athletes and their families to help them achieve their goals for college and athletics. All full-time high school student athletes receive these services as part of their Laurel Springs enrollment. Full-time high school students also participate in grade-level seminar courses, which include NCAA units specific to each year of high school. These lessons cover important topics such as amateurism, NCAA eligibility, and the rules of contact between college coaches and student athletes.
Here’s what our students, parents, and coaches have to say about the Laurel Springs experience for student athletes:
“Laurel Springs gave me the opportunity to continue pursuing rigorous advanced academic classes at a pace that worked well for me. This opportunity enabled me to learn many things beyond the standard high school courses, while maintaining a 4.24 GPA. I scored so well on my 10th grade SATs that I did not have to retake them in 11th grade. All this allowed me to gain acceptance into one of the top 20 universities in the world–one year early.” (Skylar Morton, Laurel Springs alumna)
“Caleb has been consistently a good student and the reason he is moving from ‘good to great’ is because of the Laurel Springs team. Caleb has been very fortunate to study in private schools in USA and internationally, but we have not experienced such quality anywhere else.” (Suresh Chakravarthi, parent of Laurel Springs student)
“What I like best about Laurel Springs is that I can make my own schedule. When I have tournaments, I can focus on the tournament and still get my schoolwork done. I am learning time management and the importance of deadlines.” (Jada Robinson, Laurel Springs student)
Working with Laurel Springs has been great because it gives the students flexibility with their studies. We have gotten the kids in our program to go on to colleges such as Stanford, Harvard, and Vanderbilt. The parents keep in touch with us and the kids are still doing really well.
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