ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL COURSES:  NMCS is now partnering with Oxford Community Schools to offer their vistrual academy as an expanded option for elective courses. Students will still be able to take the normal electives at NMCS like band, choir, art, communications, creative writing, publications, etc., but now they are able to expand their worldview and knowledge by taking monitored classes through the Oxford Virtual Academy. Offerings are selective and chosen by NMCS and these classes are proctored and monitored by an NMCS administrator to help the student navigate them through a Christ-centered lens. Online classes are also taken on site at NMCS. To learn more about the online options that are offered to students as NMCS credit through Oxford, please contact the front office. More information about the Oxford Virtual Academy can be found HERE. 

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ONLINE COLLEGE COURSES:  At times, students are interested in taking courses which NMCS does not offer, or they are interested in getting a head start on attaining college credits.  Enrolling students in an online course allows NMCS to provide those “out-of-the-box” opportunities.  Online course credits can be taken to meet not only high-school credit requirements but can also allow a student to receive college credit during his/her high-school career.  NMCS has worked closely with Bethel University (Mishawaka, IN), Calvin University (Grand Rapids, MI), Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI), and Taylor University (Upland, IN) which have offered courses to NMCS high-school students in astronomy, computer science, history, oral communication, philosophy, psychology, religion, and sociology.  The student enrolled in an online course works in close communication with the NMCS’s guidance counselor so as to monitor the student’s progress.

 

DUAL ENROLLMENT:  The dual-enrollment program allows NMCS students to fulfill NMCS high-school requirements while earning college credit.  With this “embedded” dual-enrollment model, students are able to complete their course requirements at NMCS during the regularly scheduled class periods, and courses are taught by NMCS instructors.  Most recently NMCS has worked closely with Baker College (Cadillac, MI) and Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI) and has offered dual-enrollment classes in accounting, agriculture, oral communication, and personal finance.  NMCS looks to expand dual-enrollment offerings in the future.

 

For additional information about online offerings and or dual enrollment opportunities, please contact the school’s guidance counselor, Dave VanHaitsma (231-825-2492).