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Student Life

Secondary Education

Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO)

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Increasingly, schools are identifying and putting into practice methods to design, document, and assess meaningful learning experiences that happen outside of the classroom. In response to the need for engaging, relevant, and equitable approaches to teaching and learning, schools are finding ways to support and formally recognize student learning that transpires anywhere and at any time. Across the country, districts have organized such approaches to learning under the category of extended (or expanded) learning opportunities, or ELOs. Broadly speaking, ELOs are learning experiences that take place outside of the classroom—and beyond a traditional course sequence—and allow students to meet graduation expectations. ELOs are proficiency-based, relevant, flexible, and supported by adult community members. Visit Beyond Classroom or Next Steps New Hampshire for more detailed information about Extended Learning Opportunities. Check with your school and learn more about an Extended Learning Opportunity in the Hospitality industry.

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Virtual Learning Academy (VLACS)

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Interested in hospitality and want to learn more? VLACS offers coursework and experiences in hospitality and tourism. Click here to read about Virtual Learning Academy’s “learn at your own pace” programs.

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Career & Technical Education Centers

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New Hampshire Career and Technical Education (CTE) is hands-on, real-world learning that applies directly to a job or career. CTE is offered at the high school level statewide and leads to well-paying jobs and fulfilling careers. Read more here.

CTE Map

Running Start

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The mission of the Running Start program is to provide quality concurrent enrollment opportunities to high school students by offering college courses at a reduced cost to students in New Hampshire and the region. Running Start gives students the opportunity to take college courses for college credit while also completing the requirements for high school graduation.

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Early College

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Take courses at your local community college or your high school that are taught by college faculty.
• Experience a college academic environment
• Earn credits at a fraction of the cost of college tuition – currently half the cost with no fees
• Credits are transferable to other two and four-year colleges across the country

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