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Cephus De’Moni Johnson has been acting since the age of five. You may have seen him in a commercial for Amazon, Disney, Nickelodeon, or Walmart. Congratulations on your success, Cephus! We’re glad you found the flexibility you need with iLEAD Online!

Our fearless and caring English Department leader and English facilitator Kelly Vojdani has a new book of poetry coming out this January. We are proud of Kelly and are lucky to have her as part of our online family. You can purchase her new book HERE.

With the holiday break looming, it’s natural that your child may be spending more free time online. While we encourage digital detox over the holidays and more time outside, we also want to encourage parents to be proactive about safety in the digital world. Common Sense Media provides excellent evidence-based parent guides to various online … Continue reading “Keeping Your Child Safe Online”

On December 18-22, Newport Beach will be hosting its 111th holiday boat parade. The spectacularly decorated boats will travel along a 14-mile route. Visit their website to learn more and to find a good viewing spot.

iLEAD Online is excited to invite you to participate in our upcoming field studies series. We are providing a variety of overnight trip opportunities, such as Catalina Marine Institute, AstroCamp, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. There will also be opportunities each month for learners to join in on a field study. Field studies are a … Continue reading “Take Advantage of These Exciting Field Studies Opportunities!”

December 12-13: Lancaster Nutcracker Field Trip December 20: Last day to sign up for Science Accelerator opportunity December 13: End of Semester 1 content – no new coursework after this date December 20: End of Semester 1 for full-time learners January 16: Start of semester full-time families for coach meetings and advisory activities January 17: … Continue reading “Upcoming Events”

The California Healthy Youth Act (California Education Code Sections 51930-51939) requires comprehensive sexual health education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention education to be taught at least once in middle school and once in high school. As defined by law, the instruction and materials must be medically accurate, objective, age‐appropriate, and inclusive of all students. … Continue reading “Health Preview for Full-Time Families: January 16”

iLEAD Online learner Ilya Ayupov moved from Moscow, Russia, to Los Angeles seven years ago when he was 11. He followed in his parents’ footsteps and took up the sport of fencing. His parents are former world champions for the Russian National Team. Ilya travels to Europe for international fencing tournaments and is ranked 12th … Continue reading “Learner Highlight: Ilya Ayupov”

If you have ever wanted to visit the Sistine Chapel in Rome to view the work of Michelangelo, consider taking a much shorter trip to Garden Grove. A traveling exhibit is on display at Christ Cathedral through January 11. With the help of technology, Michelangelo’s paintings have been reproduced in their original sizes, and visitors … Continue reading “Michelangelo Exhibit Comes to Orange County”

As parents and educators, one of the most important things we can do is help our kids develop critical-thinking skills that will serve them throughout their lives. There is an overwhelming amount of information at our fingertips, and we want our kids to be able to dive in to important topics as opposed to just … Continue reading “Developing Critical-Thinking Skills”