Starting a new high school year at Heritage Christian Online School (HCOS) is an exciting opportunity to grow academically and spiritually – while also learning how to manage your time, goals, and responsibilities. Whether you’re new to HCOS or returning, here are five essential tips to launch your year with confidence. 1. Connect Early with […]
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At HCOS, we believe an intentional and supportive community is vital for students to flourish. Surrounded by family and teachers, students are able to thrive and grow. We also strive to ensure students have the freedom to pursue their interests through flexible programs and schedules. That is what allowed Grade 11 student Lucy to advocate
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When passion meets learning, great things can happen. Silas B., a grade 9 student at HCOS used his skills and some community resources to build a guitar all while receiving credit for his passion project in the areas of ADST, Science, Fine Arts, Math and English to complete this project. Congratulations to Silas for being
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I love the change of seasons. It feels like a new beginning, a time to refresh and recharge. Spring is an exceptionally good time for this as we come out of the cold, wet, snowy winter feeling, into a world re-emerging in new growth and beauty. And it got me wondering, do you Spring clean
This year we announced that HCOS will be introducing Student Awards in June! We are so excited to celebrate the achievements and successes our students have experienced throughout the year. These awards were developed to reflect our Head, Heart and Hands model to align with our Learner Profile and Biblical Attributes. Today we would like
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Wow, we are halfway through our readathon! So far we have raised over $19,000! It has been so much fun to see your reading goals and all the wonderful books you are all reading! I am wondering though, is it hard to know what to read next? If you are feeling a bit stuck, or
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Wow, what an excellent first week! We are thrilled to have more than 120 participants signed up already for our annual readathon and cannot believe that we have already raised over $13,000! If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s not too late! [Instructions to sign up] Read for Change is more than just a name.
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HCOS Forward Together is excited to announce a generous contribution from Richmond Pentecostal Church (RPC) Childcare (https://www.rpcdaycare.com). RPC Childcare has gifted HCOS $6,000 to provide 30 students with bursaries of $200 each. RPC Childcare believes in tithing on their own profits, and HCOS Forward Together is encouraged by their faithful example of Christian service. One of
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One of the key pieces in our Distributed Learning model at HCOS are the Home Visits. Our teachers schedule these visits throughout the year, connecting with students and families during each of the two terms. Frequently I’m asked by families if the teacher is coming to test their kids, and to that I answer “No!”.
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