The Details on Dual Credit

Launch partners with Missouri State University and Drury University to offer students dual credit options. When it comes to the benefits of taking a dual credit course in high school, the list is quite long. Students are exposed to advanced …

How to Make Summer Work for Your District

With these helpful tips and Launch, you can help prevent summer slide and enrich your student’s course catalog. 1. Make Your Summer Twice as Long. Offer students Launch’s online classes in both June and July to engage more students. You …

Keep Virtual Learning Public for Missouri Students

As recent legislation requires Missouri school districts to accept virtual course credit and pay for students to take virtual courses, you can turn to Launch as your district’s preferred provider. Since summer 2017, Launch has partnered with 175 Missouri school …

Summer Learning for Every Student: Camdenton

A summer job and off-season colorguard activities helped Camdenton High School student Carmalita Leuenberger earn her Launch PE credit. Meet Carmalita Leuenberger. The Camdenton High School sophomore worked and attended an off-season band camp last summer, and she earned her …

Launch Summer Learning for Grades 1-12

With certified teachers and adaptive software, Launch’s summer academies engage students grades 1-12. Code Academy; Computer Coding Grades: 3-8 This academy was created for all computer-loving kiddos. Students learn how apps and games are created, and they even make a …

Summer Learning for Every Student: Jackson

Jackson High School student Charles Collins attended Boys State—and four other leadership academies—last summer, all while taking Launch’s government course online. It would be hard to find a student more motivated than Jackson High School’s Charles Collins. “I always joke …

Launch Teacher Profile: Chris Bodoin

Launch physical fitness teacher Chris Bodoin, who attended 45 schools before his own high school graduation, shares how his journey helped him develop a passion for helping students. This is my tenth year as a teacher. I taught at Springfield …

Launch’s Future Physicist

Get to know Thayer High School student Cole West, a University of Missouri-bound senior who is currently taking Launch’s AP Physics course. Access Launch: What is your favorite thing about AP Physics? Cole West: What I like about AP Physics …